HomeMy WebLinkAbout3926ORDINANCE NO. ~3? J..(;,
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending Title 2 of the
Kent City Code, entitled "Administration and
Personnel," to reorganize City departments,
offices, and boards.
RECITALS
A. For more than a year, Kent citizens, developers, and City
staff have been reviewing the development permit review and approval
process.
B. As a result of that analysis, City administration determined
that the permit process could be significantly enhanced if City
departments were restructured so that all permit processing functions
were administered from a single, unified department.
C. Accordingly, the City Council has determined to restructure
City departments consistent with this goal, moving all permit processing
functions into a new City department to be known as the Economic and
Community Development Department.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. -Amendment to Section 1.01.100 KCC. Section
1.01.100 of the Kent City Code, entitled "Conflict Amending Code
Sections," is amended as follows:
Sec.1.01.100. Conflict Amending Code Sections.
A. Intent. The current version of the Kent City Code reflects an
iterative drafting process that has been developed and amended over the
life of the City. In particular. various councils have elected to reorganize
the City's departmental structure at various times in order to meet the
demands of a growing city and changing laws. Because of this ongoing
process. despite best efforts. it is not always possible to capture and
resolve all conflicts that may arise within the code.
B. Definition of References Made. References to specific departments
or specific department directors or generic references to "department" or
"director" should be construed to refer to the department or director that
has authority over the code subject or function in question as established
in Title 2, Subtitle 2, of the Kent City Code, entitled "Departments and
Offices."
Any otherwise unreasonable conflict amending code sections shall be
resolved in favor of the section most recently enacted.
SECTION 2. -Amendment to Ch. 2.09 KCC. Chapter 2.09 of the
Kent City Code, entitled "Departments," is amended as follows:
CHAPTER 2.09. DEPARTMENTS
Sec. 2.09.010. Established. There are hereby established
departments of the City of Kent as set forth in Chs. 2.10 through 2.30 ~
KCC as follows:
Ch. 2.10, Employee Services Department;
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Ch. 2.12, Finance Department;
Ch. 2.14, Information Technology Department;
Ch. 2.20, Legal Department;
Ch. 2.22, Police Department;
Ch. 2.24, Fire Department;
Ch. 2.26, Parks and Community Services Department; a-A-El-
Ch. 2.28, Public Works Department-;; and
Ch. 2.30, Economic and Community Development Department.
These departments shall report to the Mayor, or his or her designee,
unless otherwise provided in this Title 2 KCC. ·vvith the exception of the
public 'Norks department 'v'v'hich shall report to the chief administrative
officer or his or her designee.
SECTION 3. -Amendment to Ch. 2.28 KCC. Chapter 2.28 of the
Kent City Code, entitled "Public Works Department," is amended as
follows:
CHAPTER 2.28. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Sec. 2.28.010. Department created. There is hereby created
the public works department for the purpose of performing all public works
functions of the City, except for public and private development permitting
functions. The department shall be supervised by the director of public
works who shall serve as its director and who shall have complete charge
of all of the work and who shall be responsible for hiring and supervising
employees of the department. The department, through the director, shall
report to the chief administrative officer or his or her designee. The
divisions of the public works department which report to the director of
public works are as follows:
1. Engineering;
2. Street maintenance and operations;
3. Fleet services;
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4. Water;
5. Sewer, storm water, and drainage utility; and
6. Solid waste ...
Sec. 2.28.020. Director of public works -Position created.
There is created a position known as the director of public works.
Sec. 2.28.030. Appointment. The director of public works shall
be appointed by the Mayor in accordance with the provisions of the City of
Kent Policies and Procedures Manual solely on the basis of his or her
professional qualifications with special emphasis on professional
experience and education and demonstrated knowledge of accepted
practices relating to the duties of his or her office. The director of public
works shall report to the chief administrative officer.
Sec. 2.28.040. Qualifications. The director of public vwrks shall
have, or be capable of obtaining, ·.vithin a reasonable period of time after
appointment, a certificate of registration 'Nith the state board of
registration for professional engineers and land surveyors. The public
works director must shall have the following or equivalent qualifications:
he or she must be a graduate of a recognized college or university and
have at least a minimum of five (5) years' experience in a
supervisorymanagement engineering capacity. It is preferable, although
not a requirement of the position, that the director be a graduate of a duly
accredited four (4) year college or university in civil engineering and have
a certificate of registration with the state board of registration for
professional engineers and land surveyors. If the public works director is
not a registered professional engineer, the public works director shall
ensure that the deputy public works director or City engineer is a
professional engineer.
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Sec. 2.28.050. Responsibilities -Duties. The director of public
works shall organize and supervise each division that reports to him or her
pursuant to KCC 2.28.010 in the most efficient manner possible so that the
interests of the citizens of the City shall be best served. The director of
public works shall coordinate engineering done for the City by consultants
and have ultimate responsibilities for all such projects. The director of
public works shall create an effective working relationship between the I
department of public works and all other City departments. The director of
public works shall supervise each of the divisions reporting to him or her
and make periodic reports to the chief administrative officer.
Sec. 2.28.060. Powers and duties. The general powers and
duties of the director of public works shall be to:
1. Supervise and assist in the engineering, surveying, and
drafting work involved in public works and improvements of the City or its
utilities such as preparation of estimates, plans, specifications, reports and
recommendations, and public improvements.
2. Supervise the keeping of plans, plats, maps, drawings,
dedications, final estimates, and specifications relating to City
projectsaffairs.
3. Be responsible to the Mayor for the construction, inspection,
and repair of public streets and City-owned utilities, and provide technical
and advisory engineering assistance to other departments of the City.
Sec. 2.28.070. Salary. The salary of the director of public works
shall be that as established in the City's annual budget.
SECTION 4. -Repealer of Ch. 2.29 KCC. Chapter 2.29 of the Kent
City Code, entitled "Offices," is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 5. -Amendment to Ch. 2.30 KCC. Chapter 2.30 of the
Kent City Code, entitled "Planning Office," is amended as follows:
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CHAPTER 2.30. ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENTPLANNING OFFICE
Sec. 2.30.010. Department Created. The economic and
community development department is created for the purpose of
performing all public and private permitting and development review
functions. The economic and community development department director
shall supervise the department and shall have complete charge of all of
the work in the department and shall be responsible to hire. supervise,
and discipline department employees. The department. through the
director, shall report to the chief administrative officer or his or her
designee. The functions of the economic and community development
department shall be as follows:
A. Community planning:
B. Permit processing:
C. Development engineering:
D. Building code development review and inspection:
E. Critical Areas and stormwater development permitting review:
F. Code enforcement: and
G. Economic development.
Sec. 2.30.020. Economic and Community Development
Director -Creation and Appointment. The position of economic and
community development director is created and shall be subject to
appointment by the Mayor in accordance with the provisions of the City of
Kent Policies and Procedures Manual.
Sec. 2.30.030. Qualifications. The economic and community
development director must have the following or equivalent qualifications:
he or she must be a graduate of a recognized college or university and
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have at least five (5) years' experience in economic and community
development permit processing or similar fields.
2.30.040. Duties and Powers. The economic and community
development department director shall have the following duties and
powers:
A. With the exception of those aspects of permit issuance pertaining to
the fire code under the supervision of the fire department, to examine,
review, condition, deny, or approve all aspects of public and private
development permits issued by the City, including public and private
street, utility, and other infrastructure construction.
B. To operate all economic development functions within the City to
encourage and support new residential and business development and
redevelopment.
C. To operate the duties and responsibilities of the planning division, as
specified in this chapter.
D. To implement the building codes, under the state Building Code Act,
when examining, modifying, conditioning, approving, or denying building
plans and when conducting building inspections.
E. To collaborate with affected departments on inspections of all
development extensions or connections to public utilities.
F. To conduct code enforcement of all areas of the City code that
implement the duties and powers vested in the economic and community
development department.
Sec. 2.30.050. Salary. The salary of the economic and
community development director shall be that as established in the City
budget.
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Sec. 2.30.060949. Planning Division -&Authority. The City
Council hereby declares its intention to perform all planning functions
under Chapter 35A.63 RCW regarding planning and zoning in code cities.
Sec. 2.30.061™· OffieePlanning Division Created. There is
created the planning divisioneffiee, which shall serve as the City planning
agency in conjunction with the land use and planning board. The planning
divisioneffiee shall perform planning and zoning functions, conduct plan
reviews and issue building and development permits, enforce building
codes, .,_and perform other duties as established by the City Council. The
divisioneffiee shall be supervised by the economic and community
development directorplanning manager.
Sec. 2.30.063™· Planning Division Duties and
responsibilities Office. The planning divisioneffiee shall have the
following duties and responsibilities.
A±. The planning divisioneffiee shall be responsible for all planning
matters, including, but not limited to, comprehensive plan formulation and
amendments, annexation zoning, and the zoning code, subdivision code.1-
and other assigned codes. It shall be the duty of the planning divisioneffiee
to set the agenda for the land use and planning board hearings,
workshops, and meetings.;_7 to prepare all materials, such as agendas, staff
reports.1-and special reports for the land use and planning board.;_7 to
collect, and to analyze and use technical data to determine logical matters
of urban development within the City. The planning divisioneffiee shall be
responsible for preparing and updating the comprehensive plan and
preparing amendments to the zoning code, the subdivision code.1-and any
other related codes or ordinances .
.6.-2-. Under the direction of the economic and community development
director, =Fthe planning divisioneffiee shall advise the Mayor and City
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Council on planning matters. The planning divisione-ffiee may carry out
special projects at the request of the City Council which requests shall be
forwarded to the economic and community development
departmentplanning office through the office of the Mayor .
.C.3. The planning divisionagency shall be responsible for all planning
matters, including, but not limited to, comprehensive plan formulation and
amendments, annexation zoning, zoning code, subdivision code.1-and other
assigned codes. It shall be the responsibility of the planning
divisiondepartment office to prepare the plans and codes for these
planning matters and the responsibility of the land use and planning board
to hold public hearings on these plans and codes when advised to do so by
the planning divisiondepartment office. The planning divisione-ffiee shall
forward items for consideration to the land use and planning board. _The
land use and planning board, after holding one (1) or more public
hearings, shall forward its recommendation on the planning office's
proposals to the City Council for final action. The Council may hold public
hearings and perform other related functions on specific planning matters
in addition to or in lieu of delegating this function to the land use and
planning board.
Sec. 2.30.065989. Pian n i ng =D~iv"'"'i'""'s:.::..;io"'"'n..._ __ __,__P"""la::..:n...,n:..::.:i'"""'n~g
directormar1ager -Position created£ 8ftd salary, and appointment.
There is hereby created the position of City planning directormanager who
shall be appointed by the economic and community development
directorchief administrative officer or his or her designee, in accordance
with the provisions of the City of Kent Policies and Procedures Manual
solely on the basis of professional experience, education.1-and
demonstrated knowledge of accepted practices relating to the duties of the
divisione-ffiee. The salary of the planning director shall be that as
established in the annual City budget. All references in the Kent City Code
to the planning managerdirector with respect to the functions of the
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planning divisione#iee as set forth in this codechapter, shall mean the
planning directormanager.
Sec. 2.30.06799. Planning Division -Planning director -
Qualifications. The planning director manager must have the following
or equivalent qualifications: he or she must be a graduate of a recognized
college or university and have at least three (3) years' experience io_as--a
municipal planning.planner or similar field as deemed appropriate to the
position by the appointing authority.
Sec. 2.30.069400. Planning Division -Planning director -
Duties and responsibilities Matlager.
A. The planning directormanager shall be in charge of the planning
divisione#iee. The planning directormanager shall prepare an annual
planning program and an annual budget to implement this program. The
divisione#iee shall represent the Citye#iee before government agencies
and the public as deemed necessary. The planning directormanager or a
designated planning staff member shall be present at all City Council and
land use and planning board meetings and public hearings. The planning
directormanager shall perform such other duties as the economic and
community development directorchief administrative officer may direct or
as may be required by the laws of the state.
B. The planning directormanager, or his or her designee, shall act as
the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) responsible official as set forth
in Ch. 11.03 KCC.
See. 2.30.110. Salar·,-. The salary of the planning manager shall
be that as established in the annual city budget.
Sec. 2.30.070. Building official -Position created and
appointment. There is hereby created the position known as building
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official. The building official shall be appointed by the economic and
community development director in accordance with the provisions of the
City of Kent Policies and Procedures Manual on the basis of professional
experience, education, and demonstrated knowledge of accepted practices
relating to the duties of the office.
Sec. 2.30.072. Building Official -Qualifications. The building
official must have the following or equivalent qualifications: he or she must
be a graduate of a recognized college or university, have at least three (3)
years' experience in the field of building and land development, be familiar
with the international and uniform building codes, or have experience in a
similar field as deemed appropriate to the position by the appointing
authority.
Sec. 2.30.074. Building Official -Duties and powers. It shall
be the duty of the building official to examine building plans and perform
building inspections as prescribed by the Kent City Code.
The building official shall perform such other duties as the economic
development director, or his or her designee, may direct or as may be
required by the laws of the state.
SECTION 6. -Repealer of Ch. 2.40 KCC. Chapter 2.40 of the Kent
City Code, entitled "Building and Development Services Office," is repealed
in its entirety.
SECTION 7. -Repealer of Ch. 2.42 KCC. Chapter 2.42 of the Kent
City Code, entitled "Permit Center," is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 8. -Severability. If any one or more section,
subsections, or sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional
or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 9. -Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage as provided by law.
ATTEST:
/BRENDA JACOBER, 9l7
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
+ct~lli~ ~NEY
PASSED:
APPROVED:
_J(_(jj._,_ day of August, 2009.
t;A_,
tf day of August, 2009.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. 1 d lo
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved
by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated.
h A, .c ~s=J/ii ~(SEAL) /~DA JACOBEiR, CITY CLERK
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