HomeMy WebLinkAbout1231RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City of Kent,
Washington, resulting from the Planning
Department Housing Element Work Program,
amending the Kent city Zoning Map designations
for three areas in the West Hill Area.
WHEREAS, the City Council, by Resolution 1123, evidenced
a desire to achieve reduction in the density of multifamily
housing through revisions to Kent's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning
Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, by Resolution 1172, directed
the Planning Department to conduct a study and proposed update of
the housing element of the city's Comprehensive Plan, including an
area by area analysis of multifamily density for East Hill, West
Hill and Valley Floor Planning Areas; and
WHEREAS, the Council directed that the results of said
area-wide study are to be proposed for implementation through text
andjor map zoning amendments to be presented to the Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council had directed that the Planning
Department work with the City Council to develop a work program
for the area by area analysis; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.63.020, RCW 35A.63.100(2) and
RCW 35A.63.140 empowers a city council to authorize the Planning
Commission to hear and make recommendations to the City Council on
Zoning Map amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council by Ordinance 2796 granted to
the Planning Commission authority to consider and make
recommendations to the Kent City Council on Zoning Map amendments,
and authorized the Planning Commission to hear and consider
Comprehensive Plan Map amendments simultaneous with or prior to
amendments to the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, public notice and opportunity for input on the
Work Program process, procedure and results has been of the
highest priority to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Kent city Zoning Map changing
certain designations in three areas within the West Hill were
recommended to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of
RCW 35A.63.100(2} of the Revised Code of Washington and the Kent
City Ordinance 2796, hearings were held before the Planning
Commission of the City of Kent on July 24, 1989 and August 14,
1989 to consider the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, after the final hearing of the Planning
Commission and its final deliberations, the Planning Commission's
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and recommendations for the
proposed amendments were issued on August 28, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Findings of
Fact, Conclusions of Law and recommendations of the Planning
Commission at a public meeting on September 19, 1989; NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
and recommendations of the Kent Planning Commission dated
August 28, 1989 are adopted by reference in totality by the Kent
City Council.
Section 2. Areas MF-01, MF-02 and MF-03 are legally
described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by
reference.
Section 3. The Kent city Zoning Map is amended to change
the designation for areas MF-01 through MF-03 as indicated on
Appendix B -"West Hill Study Area Map" incorporated herein by
reference as follows:
multifamily
multifamily
multifamily
a.
(MRM}
b.
(MRM)
c.
(MRH)
Amend Area MF-01 designation from medium density
to garden density multifamily residential (MRG).
Amend Area MF-02 designation from medium density
to garden density multifamily residential (MRG).
Amend Area MF-03 designation from high density
to garden density multifamily residential {MRG).
All use designations are defined in the Kent Zoning Code.
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Section 4. The City of Kent Zoning Map, its appendices
are amended to provide that all references to said areas MF-01
through MF-03 shall be in conformity with the changes in those
area designations as set out in Section Three.
Section 5. The amendments to the Kent City Zoning Map
shall be filed with the City Clerk and in the office of the
Planning Department and made available for public inspection upon
request.
Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington this d..-0 day of .._2c=-t'V 1990.
Concurred in by the
day of .;;3-eJ/1.,.; , 1990.
Mayor of the City of Kent, \.1S.·~"-~-DA KELLEHER, MAYOR
this~ I
ATTEST:
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BRENDA JACOBE~PUTY CITY CLERK
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
of Resolution No. /~_3/ , passed by the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, the dO day of J ~, 1990.
7630-270
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~(SEAL)
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
EXHIBIT "A"
WEST HILL LEGALS
WEST HILL AREA MF-2
That portion of the SE \ of the NW \ of Section 15, Township 22
N., Range 4 E., W.M., King County, Washington, defined as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of said Subdivision; Thence north
along the west line of said Subdivision a distance of 385 feet to
the True Point of Beginning; Thence continuing north along the west
line of said Subdivision a distance of 610 feet; Thence N 88 •18 '20"
E a distance of 660 feet to the Kent city limits line; as
established under Ordinance #1347; Thence south parallel with the
west line of said Subdivision a distance of 490 feet; Thence in a
southwesterly direction a distance of 670 feet plusjminus to the
True Point of Beginning.
WEST HILL AREA MF-01
That portion of the sw \ of the sw \ of Section 10, Township 22
North, Range 4 East, W.M., King County, Washington, defined as
follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of said Subdivision, being the
True Point of Beginning of property herein described; Thence N
00•52'28 11 E 150 feet; Thence s 89•33'04" W 440.45 feet; Thence s
01•45'29 11 W 0.64 feet; Thence S 89•42 1 29 11 W a distance of 430.41
feet to the east margin of Military Roads., Thence south along
said east margin to the south line of said Subdivision; Thence east
long the south line of said subdivision to the True Point of
Beginning.
WEST HILL AREA MF-3
That portion of the SW \ of the SW \ of Section 15, Township 22
N., Range 4 E., W.M., King County, Washington, defined as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of said Subdivision; Thence north
along the west line of said Subdivision a distance of 30 feet to
the True Point of Beginning; Thence continuing north along the west
line of said Subdivision a distance of 1,040 feet; Thence east
parallel with the south line of said Subdivision a distance of 150
feet to the westerly margin of Interstate Highway #5; Thence
southerly along said westerly margin to a point which lies 60 feet
north of the south line of said Subdivision; Thence west parallel
with the south line of said Subdivision a distance of 75 feet;
Thence south parallel with the west line of said Subdivision a
distance of 30 feet; Thence west parallel with the south line of
said Subdivision to the True Point of Beginning.
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