HomeMy WebLinkAbout2375ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to interim surface water
drainage controls for those developing proper-
ties within the City of Kent which are tributary
to the Green River.
WHEREAS, the jointly sponsored SCS Eastside and Westside
Green River Watershed Projects were anticipated to resolve the
valley drainage problems; and
WHEREAS, past approval of development plans for proper-
ties being on the valley floor were on the assumption that the
Watershed Projects would be built; and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 1982, the sponsors of the Watershed
Projects formally withdrew their support thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City has presently under contract the
development of a Comprehensive Drainage Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, said study is not scheduled for completion until
the 1st quarter of 1983; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Purpose.
The purpose of this Ordinance is to prevent further
health, safety and environmental problems caused by development
which might occur before completion of the Drainge Master Plan;
and to enable coordinated and timed planning of the development to
occur for the East and West Side Basins through the implementation
of the Master Drainage Plan.
Section 2. Definitions.
A) The "West Side Basin" is that land area within the
City limits which lies westerly and southerly of the Green River
and draining in thereto directly or indirectly.
B) The "East Side Basin" is that land area within the
City limits which lies easterly and northerly of the Green River
and draining in thereto directly or indirectly.
Section 3. Scope.
This
Ordinance shall apply to all applications
and/or
requests for
the following permits and/or approvals and
no such
permit and/or
approval shall be granted until the terms,
condi-
tions, and/or
requirements herein have been satisfied:
A)
Grading permit
B)
Substantial development permit required under RCW
90.58 (Shoreline Management Act)
C)
Subdivision approval
D)
Short subdivision approval
E)
Binding site plan approval
F)
Rezones
G)
Conditional Use Permits
H)
Building permits where the permit relates
to 1,000
or more square feet of development coverage
within
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4. Interim Controls.
All persons applying for any of the permits and/or
approvals contained in Section 3 herein shall submit to the Public
Works Department for approval a drainage plan with said applica-
tion and/or request. Said drainage plan shall contain and provide
for the following conditions and/or requirements:
A) The design storm for the purpose of calculating the
storm water storage requirement on properties shall be as follows:
1) Properties which outlet into the Green River
via the Black River channel: the design storm shall be the 100
year, 24 hour storm.
2) All other properties which outlet into the
Green River: the design storm shall be the 100 year, 7 day storm.
B) Where, in the opinion of the Public Works Director,
storm water release from the property occurs, the Public Works
Director shall determine the rate thereof.
C) In all cases for calculating the on site storm water
storage capacity requirements, the storm water release rate from
the property shall be considered zero.
D) Property designated in the maps adopted by Ordinance
2282 as "floodway" and "floodway fringe," and those ponding areas
designated by the Public Works Director shall be prohibited from
development unless the storage attributed thereto is equivalently
provided for.
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E) The storage capacity provided shall be contained on
the surface of the property and in such a manner that it shall be
distinct from the storm water conveyance system.
Section 5 Exemptions.
Applications or requests for a building permit to con-
struct a single family residential dwelling shall be exempted from
the terms and conditions of this ordinance except; PROVIDED,
Section 7 shall apply to such applications or requests.
Section 6. Deferral of Construction of the Storm Water
Storage Facility.
The Public Works Director or his authorized designee is
authorized to grant up to a one year deferral of the construction
of the storm water storage facility as herein required. Upon
completion of the Drainage Master Plan, the Public Works Director
may modify or waive the requirement for construction of the storm
water storage facility whereon in his opinion an alternative solu-
tion is provided for.
Section 7. Permit and/or Approval.
Prior to receiving the permit or approval applied or
requested for under Section 3 herein, the property owner applying
for same shall execute a No Protest L.I.D. or U.L.I.D. covenant
for constructing the improvements depicted by the Comprehensive
Drainage Master Plan as necessary for the resolution of the
drainage problems.
Section 8. Additional Regulations. Application of these
conditions, requirements, and/or controls of this Ordinance to any
application or request for the permit and/or approval noted under
Section 3 herein shall not relieve the applicant from the require-
ments of any existing or subsequently adopted ordinances or regu-
lations, including, but not limited to, the Surface Water and
Drainage Code.
Section 9. Effective Date.
The requirements of the Ordinance shall be in effect
until the date of adoption by the City Council of the Drainage
Master Plan or twelve (12) months whichever is sooner. The
Ordinance shall apply to all plats receiving preliminary approval
subsequent to November 1, 1982. In the case of all additional
actions enumerated in Section 3 of this Ordinance, the terms of
this Ordinance shall apply where the application or request there-
fore has not been received and accepted by the City prior to the
effective date of this Ordinance. Also, in those particular
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instances where the final detailed construction plans for the
drainage system of a development for which a permit or an approval
is sought were approved prior to the effective date of this
ordinance, said approval will be honored. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Section 10. Severability. If any provision of this
Ordinance or its application to any person or property is held
invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance or the application of the
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
LABEL HOGAN, MAYO
ATTEST:
MARIE JE EN, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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P. STEP EN DiJULIO, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED the / day of November, 1982.
APPROVED the f( day of November, 1982.
PUBLISHED the day of November, 1982.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. f%_� , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereof
indicated.
3356-91A
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MARIE J-RNSEN, CITY CLERK
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