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Ord 91-109 ORDINANCE NO. 91-109 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, APPROVING THE WATER SYSTEM PLAN OF THE FEDERAL WAY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, PURSUANT TO RCW 57.16.010, AND AMENDING FEDERAL WAY CODE TITLE 20.230 (ORDINANCE NO. 90-40) TO ADOPT THE FEDERAL WAY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT WATER SYSTEM PLAN AS A CITY OF FEDERAL WAY SEPA POLICY. WHEREAS, RCW 57.16.010 requires that the Federal Way Water and Sewer District's General Comprehensive Water System Plan shall be submitted to and approved by resolution of the governing bodies of cities which are included within the boundaries of the district, prior to the Plan becoming effective; and WHEREAS, the Water System Plan is consistent with the City of Federal Way's existing land use policies contained in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the Federal Way Zoning Code and Zoning Map; and WHEREAS, the Water and Sewer District Water System Plan is consistent with the Growth Management Act as it contains the following components: (A) an inventory showing the location and capacity of existing capital facilities; (B) a forecast of future needs per capital facilities; (C) the location and capacity of proposed new or expanded capital facilities; (D) a six-year capital improvement plan identifying sources of public money to fund these improvement; and (E) the need for consistency in coordination between the land use element, capital facilities element and financing plan; and COpy WHEREAS, approval of the Water system Plan will allow the District to insure cost efficient, timely and adequate water supply to existing and proposed land uses within the City; and WHEREAS, approval of the Water System Plan will allow the Water and Sewer District to use the Plan as a basis for ongoing coordination with regard to proposed amendments to the City's Comprehensive Land Use Plan; and WHEREAS, a Determination of Non-significance under SEPA was issued for the Plan on May 17, 1991, and WHEREAS, the Water System Plan constitutes an appropriate basis for the exercise of substantive SEPA authority by the City of Federal Way, pursuant to RCW 43.21C.060; and WHEREAS, the formal designation of agency SEPA policies do not require environmental review and are categorically exempt as a procedural action under 197-11-800 (20); NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Water System Plan of the Federal Way Water and Sewer District is hereby approved pursuant to RCW 57.16.010. Section 2. The City of Federal Way Code Title 20, Environmental Policy, Section 20.230, (Ordinance No. 90-40), is amended as follows: 20.230 SEPA - Policies .10 The policies and goals set forth in this chapter are supplementary to those in the existing authorization of the city. - 2 - .20 The City designates and adopts by reference the following policies as the basis for the city's exercise of authority under this chapter: A. The City shall use all practicable means, consistent with other essential considerations of state policy, to improve and coordinate plans, functions, programs, and resources to the end that the state and its citizens may: (1) Fulfill the responsibilities of each generation as trustee of the environment for succeeding generations; (2) Assure for all people of Washington safe, healthful, productive, and aesthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings; (3) Attain the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health or safety or other undesirable and unintended consequences; (4) Preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage; (5) Maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice; (6) Achieve a balance between population and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life's amenities; and (7) Enhance the quality of renewable resources and approach the maximum attainable recycling of depletable resources. B. The City recognizes that each person has a fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment and that each person has a responsibility to contribute to the preservation and enhancement of the environment. - 3 - The city adopts by reference the following City codes, ordinances, resolutions, plans and policies as now exist or as may hereinafter be amended: C. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) ill section 3. The Federal Way Comprehensive Plan. The Zoning Code and the Official Zoning Map. The Subdivision Ordinance. The Shoreline Management Ordinance. Ordinances relating to Surface Water Runoff, Ordinance #90-31, and Surface Water Management, Ordinance #90-32. Ordinance titled Methods to Mitigate Development Impacts. Federal Wav Water and Sewer District Water system Plan 1991. Severabilitv. If any section, subsection, be invalid clause or phrase of the sections herein are for any reason held to or unconstitutional, or unconstitutionality shall such invalidity not validity or affect the constitutionality of the remaining portions of the chapter. section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective days an five (5) after passage publication of and approved summary consisting of the title hereto. PASSED by the City Council of the city of Federal Way this ~ day of September , 19~. CITY OF FEDERAL WAY ~f3 MAYOR, DEBRA ER~ - 4 - ATTEST: ~1T~~.~ctu- ~ " TO FORM, '~Á ~~f ~- TO~~SCOU FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: August 28, 1991 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: September 17, 1991 PUBLISHED: September 20, 1991 EFFECTIVE DATE: September 25, 1991 ORDINANCE NO. Ql-1Oq LA\EF\ORD\91-0103.CAL - 5 -