HomeMy WebLinkAbout1741Resolution No. 17 41
(Amending or Repealing Resolutions)
CFN = 121-Rezones
Passed -11 /21 /2006
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RESOLUTION NO. --L./_7'--tf-'---/-
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washmgton, denymg the rezone appl1cat1on for
property located at 25410 142nd Avenue Southeast from
SR-4.5 (S1ngle-Fam1ly Res1dent1al, 4.5 un1ts per acre) to
SR-6 (S1ngle-Fam1ly Res1dent1al, 6 umts per acre).
(Orme Rezone, #RZ-2006-6).
RECITALS
A. An appl1cat1on was f1led on Apnl 20, 2006, to rezone approximately
5.67 acres of property located at 25410 142nd Avenue Southeast m Kent,
Washington, from the current zonmg of SR-4.5 (S1ngle-Fam1ly Res1dent1al, 4.5
umts per acre) to SR-6 (S1ngle-Fam1ly Res1dent1al, 6 un1ts per acre). (Orme
Rezone, #RZ-2006-6).
B. A public hearing on the rezone was held before the heanng
exammer on September 27, 2006. On October 9, 2006, the heanng exam1ner
1ssued fmdmgs and conclus1ons and recommended approval of the rezone.
C. Having rev1ewed the record before 1t on the matter, the Kent City
Council denied the Orme Rezone on November 7, 2006. The Council found that
the ev1dence presented 1n the record showed that the proposed SR-6 zon1ng was
mcompat1ble w1th development m the VICinity, and would burden the
transportation system 1n the VICinity w1th Significant adverse 1mpacts that cannot
be m1t1gated.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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RESOLUTION
SECTION 1. -Incorporation of Recitals. The precedmg recitals are
incorporated heretn.
SECTION 2. -Rezone. The Kent City Counctl dentes the Orme rezone
appltcatton because the proposed rezone does not sattsfy all the cntena established
tn Kent City Code (KCC) 15.09.050(C).
A. Counctl dtsagrees wtth the heanng exammer's conclusion that the
proposed rezone and subsequent development of the stte would be compattble wtth
development tn the vtcmtty. KCC 15.09.050(C)(2). The real property tmmedtately
surroundmg the subJect stte ts developed at a gross denstty of 4.5 umts per acre or
below. For mstance, the Heather Glen plat to the north of the Orme stte IS butlt at
a gross denstty of 3.1 untts per acre. Stmtlarly, the Tahoma Vtsta plat tn the
vtcmtty wtll be butlt at a gross denstty of 3.9 untts per acre. The tncrease tn
denstty caused by a rezone from SR-4.5 to SR-6 would not be compattble wtth
development m the vtctntty.
B. Council dtsagrees wtth the heanng examiner's concluston that the
proposed rezone wtll not unduly burden the transportation system m the vtctntty of
the property wtth stgntftcant adverse tmpacts whtch cannot be mtttgated. KCC
15.09.050(C)(3). As dtscussed at the publtc heanng, the tntersectton at Southeast
256th Street and 132"d Avenue Southeast currently expenences stgntftcant trafftc
delays at peak trafftc hours. The area IS charactenzed by streets wtth narrow
traffiC lanes, narrow or no shoulders, and substandard pedestnan faciltttes. A
rezone resultmg tn htgher denstty development wtll exacerbate these problems.
SECTION 3. -Severability. If any section, subsectton, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of thts resolutton ts declared unconstttuttonal or mvaltd
for any reason, such dectston shall not affect the valtdtty of the rematnmg porttons
of thts resolutton.
SECTION 4. -Effecttve Date. Thts resolutton shall take effect and be m
force tmmedtately upon 1ts passage.
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PASSED at a regular open public meetmg by the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, th1s _2l_ day of /1-vvu}·J...eJv , 2006.
CONCURRED 1n by the Mayor of the City of Kent th1s 0/tJ...... day of
~ ,2006.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: : ....
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I hereby cert1fy that th1s IS a true and correct copy of Resolution No.
l?tf( passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washmgton, the I day of
d/J.U~v , 2006.
A~~ BRENDAJACOBER, CLERK
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