HomeMy WebLinkAbout3117Ordinance No. 3117
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=140 - Construction Standards
Passed 5/18/1993
Repealing Ord. 1142, Amending Sec. 14.02030 (Ord. 3052) and Enacting
New Construction Standards for Public Works Related Improvements in the
City of Kent
Sec. 3 Repealed by Ord. 3415
Repealed by Ord. 3927
ORDINANCE NO. -3 II
AN ORDINANCE of the City of
Kent, Washington, repealing
Ordinance No. 1142, amending KCC §
14.02.030 (Ordinance No. 3052), and
enacting new construction standards
for public works related
improvements in the City of Kent.
WHEREAS, the City last developed and enacted construction
standards for public works related improvements on August 8, 1962;
and
WHEREAS, since 1962, construction techniques have changed
dramatically, necessitating revision of the City's construction
standards; and
WHEREAS, City Public Works Department staff has
undertaken extensive review and analysis to develop revised
construction standards that more properly conform with the needs
and demands of current public works related improvements; and
WHEREAS, because the City's Public Works Department in
large part directs the issuance of Excavation and Grading permits,
it has also been determined that the Director of Public Works
should administer and enforce issuance of Excavation and Grading
Permits under the authority of the Uniform Building Code and the
newly revised construction standards; and
WHEREAS, continuing changes in construction techniques in
the future may require occasional adjustment to the revised)
construction standards' appendices or may require interpretation of
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the construction standards' applications; and
WHEREAS, the City has published its proposed revised
construction standards for public comment and review; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on May 4, 1993, after
giving proper notice, at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Kent
City Council, wherein public comment was invited regarding thel
proposed revised construction standards; and
WHEREAS, at the close of the public hearing, the Kent
City Council approved, by majority vote, adoption of the revised
construction standards; and
WHEREAS, upon the advice of the City's legal counsel,',
certain amendments to these standards have been added to invest;
additional discretionary authority in the Director of Public Works
for the ongoing administration of these construction standards;
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NOW, THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES`'
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Repealer. Ordinance 1142 of the City ofs
Kent, creating and providing construction standards and
instructions to developers, adopted on August 6, 1962, is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. Construction Standards Adopted. The City's
newly revised construction standards for public works related
improvements, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein
by this reference, are hereby adopted.
Section 3. Ordinance 3052 Amended. Section 14.02.030 of
the Kent City Code (section 5 of Ordinance No. 3052) is hereby
amended as follows:
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Sec. 14.02.030. Building code appendices adopted.
((Ehept-ce�)) Chapter 10,- ((ate)) chapter 11� ((ate))
division II of chapter ((�)) 12, ((ate)) chapter 32, and
chapter 70 of the Appendix of the Uniform Building Ccde, 1991
Edition as adopted in section 14.02.0101, are adopted except
that the Director of Public Works shall have the authority to
enforce and interpret chapter 70 of the Appendix of the
Uniform Building Code 1991 Edition and, accordingly, all
references to the "building official" in chapter 70 of the
ADDendix shall be substituted with the words "Director of
Public Works."
Section 4. Enforcement/Interpretation. The City'sI
director of Public Works is authorized and directed to enforce all
the provisions of these construction standards. The Director ofl
Public Works shall also have the power to render interpretations
and to adopt rules and regulations of these standards in order toy,
clarify the application of their provisions. The Director of 11
Public Works interpretations, rules and regulations, however, shall
be in conformance with the intent and purpose of these construction
standards.
Section 5. Amendment of Appendices. The City's Director
of Public Works is authorized to amend the appendices to the
construction standards from time to time as he or she may deem
necessary. However, any amendments to the appendices shall conform
with the intent and purpose of these construction standards.
Section 6. Purpose/Effect. The following statement of
purpose and effect regarding these construction standards shall be
added which shall appear before Section One, "Permits and
Approvals":
This document sets forth the requirements and conditions
that apply to all improvements or extensions of the City
of Kent street, storm drainage and utility systems. Also
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included are design requirements for private developments
and their interface with the City of Kent utility,
street, and drainage systems. It is the responsibility
of the developer, developer's engineer and contractor to
follow these standards. For definition of terms,
abbreviations, records or pronouns, refer to Section 2.1
herein.
The City recognizes that Engineers must use their best
judgement in design and construction decisions and must
consider many factors including but not limited to
external environmental constraints, existing geometry,
sub -surface conditions, and others. As regards the
City's projects, the City faces the additional factor of
limited economic resources which are constrained by the
City's taxing authority. This document should not be
used to create legal liability for the City or its
employees, but should provide for various engineering
treatments depending on individual circumstances.
This document sets forth the requirements and conditions
of new construction only, within the scope of the
designated project. This document does not require that
existing facilities which adjoin a new project be rebuilt
to comply with these standards, but the Director of
Public Works reserves the right to require upgrades in
any particular circumstances.
Section 7. Savings. Ordinance No. 1142, which isf
repealed by this ordinance, and Kent City Code section 14.02.030
(section 5 of Ordinance No. 3052), which is amended by this
ordinance, shall remain in full force and effect until the
effective date of this ordinance.
Section 8. Severability. The provisions of this)
ordinance are declared to be separate and severable. The',
invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application'.
thereof to any person or circumstances shall not affect thee!
validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity of its;
application to other persons or circumstances.
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Section 9. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the time of its final
approval and passage as provided by law.
KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER,,= `CI
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CLERK
A. LUBOVICH, CITY ATTORNEY -
PASSED the �� day of , 1993.
APPROVED the 1 day of 1993.
PUBLISHED the �/ day of � 1993.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Ordinance No. 3//7 passed by the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent
hereon indicated.
BRENDA JACOBER,�CI CLERK
CONSTRCT.ord
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