HomeMy WebLinkAbout2667Ordinance No. 2667
["Beginning July 1, 1998111
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Repealed by Ord. 3434
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ORDINANCE NO. ,
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, amending Section 1 of Ordinance No.
2178, as amended by Ordinance No. 2249 and last
amended by Ordinance No. 2403, pertaining to
the schedule of fees for applications filed
with the Kent Planning Department; and revising
the Environmental Policy Chapter 12.12A of the
Kent City Code, as adopted by Ordinance No.
2494.
The City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, do
hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2178, as amended
by Ordinance No. 2249 and last amended by Ordinance No. 2403, is
emended as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established the following
',schedule of fees to be paid for applications filed with the City
of Kent Planning Department:
Eame of Application Fee
',Rezones, ((General-Varlanees-)) $500
!Conditional Uses, + $10 per acre,
Blsles;-Pla�r�eer-�}�-Be�tefepteas)) . or fraction
thereof
Non Single Family Residential ((General)) (($219)) $300
Variances and Sign Variances
�ingle Family Residential Variances $75
Lombining Districts, Planned Unit Developments $210 + $10 per
acre or fraction',
thereof
Short Plats, Creating Up to 4 Lots $100
Phort Plats, Creating Up to 9 Lots $300
binding Site Plan (($l99)) $300
Subdivisions
A) Preliminary () $500
+ $20 per lot or
per acre, which-
ever is greater
B) Final
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Shoreline Substantial Development Permits
Shoreline Conditional Uses and Variances
Environmental Assessments
$250 + $20 per
lot or acre,
whichever is
greater
$300
(($t}g)) $500
+ $10 per acre
or fraction
thereof
$210 + $10 per 1
acre or fraction
thereof
(($399))
(($58)) $150
jzoning Permits $25
;Appeal of Administrative Interpretation $100
';Appeal of SEPA Environmental Threshold $150
Determination
Section 2. Kent City Code Section 12.12A.720 is hereby
'amended as follows:
12.12A.720. FEES. The City shall require the following
,fees for its activities in accordance with the provisions of: this
ordinance:
A. Threshold determination. For every environmental
checklist the City will review when it is lead agency, the City
shall collect a fee of $150 from the proponent of the
proposal prior to undertaking the threshold determination. The
time periods provided by this ordinance for making a threshold
determination shall not begin to run until payment of the fee, and;
,receipt of the checklist by the Planning Department. When the
City completes the environmental checklist at the applicant's
request, an additional fee shali be collected. This fee shall be
i
based on the actual preparation time and rate of salary and
benefits for staff time.
B. Environmental impact statement.
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1. When the City is the lead agency for a proposal I
,requiring an EIS and the EIS is prepared by employees of the City,
the City may charge and collect a reasonable fee from any
applicant to cover costs incurred by the City in preparing the
IEIS. Costs will be determined based upon the costs of staff
assigned to the preparation of the EIS, including hourly salary
;land benefits. The responsible official shall advise the
applicants) of the projected costs for the EIS prior to actual
preparation. The applicant shall post bond or otherwise ensure
,payment of such costs.
2. The City ((xday)) reserves the right under
WAC 197-11-420 to contract directly with a consultant for the
,preparation of an EIS, or a portion of an EIS, at the ((request
sf- art -applieant--er-t-he-appli7ear3t-FMay-eer;tr-aet-Wi7t-h-a
eer3su4:tant)) determination of the City. Consultants shall be
selected by the City after a call for proposals. ((Cansultants
�a���-k�e-se}ee�ee}-ley-�l�e-appl}ear3�-a€der-ees€��r�a��er3-w��l�-tke
;City-)) Consultant actions in preparing an EIS or portions
thereof shall be exclusively managed and administered by the City
to assure that the EIS is prepared in a professional manner and
with appropriate interdisciplinary methodology. The applicant
shall post a minimum $1,500 deposit with the City to ensure
;payment of consultant costs and the preparation of an EIS.
(Further, the costs incurred in the preparation of an EIS shall be
paid by the applicant to the City, who shall then make payment to
;the consultant.
3. If a proposal is modified so that an EIS is no
;longer required, the responsible official shall refund any fees
collected under ((a)) 1 or (W) 2 of this subsection which
,remain after incurred costs are paid.
C. SEPA Appeals. For every appeal filed under
12.12A.720(A), the City of Kent shall collect a $150 fee.
((E.))D. The City shall not collect a fee for
,performing its duties as a consulted agency.
The City may charge any person for copies
of any document prepared under this ordinance, and for mailing thel
document, in a manner provided by chapter 42.17 RCW.
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Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this
,Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance or the application of the
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
Section 4. Consistent Acts. Any act consistent with the!
authority and prior to the effective date of this Ordinance is
hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage,
(approval and publication as provided by law.
DAN ELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
7-142AR�I�JE ' , CI'�YCL�ERX
,APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PASSED the ,;�C-) day of
C7 -r- , 1986.
APPROVED the C> day of - , 1986.
PUBLISHED the day of f ? , 1986.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. -,;),Lo �, 7 , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon!
indicated.
(SEAL)
MARIE :J SEN, C Y CLERK
04030-150
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