HomeMy WebLinkAbout2708Ordinance No. 2708
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Amended by Ord. 3424
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ORDINANCE NO. c�,2Z50
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to land use and zoning,
amending Kent City Code 15.09.050 relating to
procedures for application of the C -suffix to
TO the industrial park districts and specifying
standards and criteria for granting a request
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for rezone.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
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WASHINGTON DOES
Section 1. Section 15.09.050 of the Kent City Code is
amended as follows:
15.09.050. AMENDMENTS.
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A. Purpose. This code may be amended by the City
Council by changing the boundaries of zoning districts (rezones
'which change the official zoning map) or by changing any other
provi- sions thereof (text amendments which add, delete or
otherwise modify the text of the zoning code) wherever the public
necessity and convenience and the general welfare require such
amendment, by following the procedures of this section.
1. An amendment may be initiated by:
a. Zoning code text and official zoning map
amendments may be initiated by resolution of intention by the City
Council. (Text amendments are heard by the Planning Commission
and City Council; zoning map amendments are heard by the Hearing
(Examiner.)
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b. Zoning code text amendments may be
initiated by resolution of intention by the Planning Commission.
2. Public hearing. The Hearing Examiner shall
hold at least one public hearing on any proposed amendment, and
shall give notice thereof in at least one publication in the local
newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing.
a. Notice shall be given to all property
owners within at least two hundred (200) feet and, when determined
by the Planning Director, a greater distance of the exterior
';boundaries of the property subject of the application. Such
;notice to be sent ten (10) days prior to the public hearing.
The failure of any property owner to
receive said notice of hearing will not invalidate the proceedings,
b. Public notices shall be posted in three
conspicuous places on or adjacent to the property subject of the
application at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the public
hearing.
3. Standards and Criteria for Granting a Request
for Rezone.
The following standards and criteria shall be
fused by the Hearing Examiner ana City Council to evaluate a
;request for rezone. Such an amendment shall only be granted if
,9the City Council determines that the request is consistent with
these standards and criteria.
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C. Official zoning map amendments (rezones)
including the application of the C -suffix may be initiated by
application of one or more owners, or their agents, of the
property affected by the proposed amendment, which shall be made
j on a form prescribed by the Planning Department and filed with the!
I� Planning Department. Said application shall be submitted at least
forty-five (45) days prior to the next regularly scheduled public
! hearing date, and shall be heard by the Hearing Examiner within
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;one hundred (100) days of the date of said application --provided,
however, that this period may be extended in any case for which an'.
drenvironmental
impact statement is required.
2. Public hearing. The Hearing Examiner shall
hold at least one public hearing on any proposed amendment, and
shall give notice thereof in at least one publication in the local
newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing.
a. Notice shall be given to all property
owners within at least two hundred (200) feet and, when determined
by the Planning Director, a greater distance of the exterior
';boundaries of the property subject of the application. Such
;notice to be sent ten (10) days prior to the public hearing.
The failure of any property owner to
receive said notice of hearing will not invalidate the proceedings,
b. Public notices shall be posted in three
conspicuous places on or adjacent to the property subject of the
application at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the public
hearing.
3. Standards and Criteria for Granting a Request
for Rezone.
The following standards and criteria shall be
fused by the Hearing Examiner ana City Council to evaluate a
;request for rezone. Such an amendment shall only be granted if
,9the City Council determines that the request is consistent with
these standards and criteria.
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a. The proposed rezone is consistent with the;
Comprehensive Plan.
b. The proposed rezone and subsequent
development of the site would be compatible with development in
the vicinity.
C. The proposed rezone will not unduly burden
the transportation system in the vicinity of the Property with
significant adverse impacts which cannot be mitigated
d. Circumstances have changed substantially
since the establishment of the current zoning district to warrant
;the proposed rezone.
j e. The proposed rezone will not adversely
;affect the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of
the City of Kent.
4. The Hearing Examiner and the City Council shall
;use the standards and criteria provided in Section 15 09 050(D) to
evaluate a request for rezone to MI -C. In addition, the Hearing
;Examiner and City Council shall evaluate a request for M1 -C on the!
basis of the following standards and criteria. Such an amendment
shall only be granted if the City Council determines the request
is consistent with these standards and criteria.
a. The proposed rezone is in close proximity
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or contiguous to major arterial intersections identified on the
;Comprehensive Plan map as being appropriate locations for
'commercial type land uses.
b. Rezoning to MI -C shall not be speculative
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in nature but shall be based on generalized development plans and
uses.
5. Recommendation of the hearing examiner.
'Following the aforesaid public hearing, the Hearing Examiner shall
make a report of findings and recommendations with respect to the
,;proposed amendment and shall forward such to the City Council,
which shall have the final authority to act on said amendment.
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6. City Council Action. Within thirty (30) days
of receipt of the Hearing Examiner's recommendation, the City
'.,.ill? Council shall, at a regular public meeting, consider said
recommendation.
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it If the application for an amendment is denied
by the City Council, said application shall not be eligible for
!resubmittal for one year from date of said denial, unless
specifically stated to be without prejudice. A new application
affecting the same property may be submitted if, in the opinion of
the Hearing Examiner, circumstances affecting the application have
;changed substantially.
Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority and
,prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified
and confirmed.
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Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take f
yeffect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage,
japproval and publication as provided by law.
;ATTEST:
MARIE JENSEIK,ITY CLE t
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APPD AS TO FORM:
ISCOLL, CITY ATTORNEY
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PASSED the day of , 1987.
APPROVED the // day of , 1987.
PUBLISHED the S > day of �,; A ,� ,{ , 1987.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance'
No. r%l
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon
;indicated.
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CITY CLE(SEAL)
MARIE E , RK