ORD 06-542CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
ORDINANCE NO. 06 -54d
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING FEDERAL WAY CITY
CODE (FWCC) CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE XI, "DISTRICT
REGULATIONS," SPECIFIC TO THE CITY CENTER CORE DISTRICT
AND RELATED TO THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES
CONTAINING RESIDENTIAL UNITS (AMENDING ORDINANCE NO'S.
90 -43, 93 -170, 96 -270, 97 -291, and 06 -515)
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way.adopted Ordinance No. 96 -270 in July 1996, which significantly
revised the Federal Way City Code (FWCC) Chapter 22 (Zoning), specifically related to the Federal Way
City Center;
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way finds that amending FWCC Chapter 22, Article XI, "District
Regulations," related to the maximum height limit for structures containing residential units the City
Center Core District, furthers the intent of Chapter 36.70A RCW, Growth Management;
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way finds that these code amendments will implement and are
consistent with the Federal Way Comprehensive Plan;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing on these code
amendments on October 18, 2006, and forwarded a recommendation of approval to the City Council;
WHEREAS, the Land Use/Transportation Committee of the Federal Way City Council considered
these code amendments on November 6, 2006, following which it recommended adoption of the text
amendments as recommended by the Planning Commission;
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the code amendments to raise the maximum height limit to
200 feet for structures containing residential units in; the City Center Core zoning district provide greater
incentives for development in the Federal Way City Center, encourage "smart growth" in one of King
County's designated Urban Centers, help fulfill the vision, goals and policies of the Federal Way
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Comprehensive Plan, and are consistent with the intent and purpose of FWCC Chapter 22 (Zoning) to
provide for and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the general public.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings. After full and careful consideration, the City Council of the City of Federal Way
finds that the proposed code amendments will protect and will not adversely affect the public health,
safety, or welfare.
Section 2. Conclusions. Pursuant to FWCC Sections 22 -216 and 22 -528, and based upon the
Findings set forth in Section 1, the Federal Way City Council makes the following Conclusions of Law
with respect to the decisional criteria necessary for the adoption of the proposed amendments:
1. The proposed FWCC text amendment is consistent with, and substantially
implements, the Federal. Way Comprehensive Plan goals to accommodate future City
residential growth within the City Center "to create a higher- density, mixed -use `center'
for Federal Way, and become an Urban Center as envisioned in VISION 2020."
Specifically, City Center.Goal. #13 in the Comprehensive Plan indicates that the City
Center zoning districts are intended to "(f)ocus growth, with resultant increasing demands
for infrastructure and transportation, in the City Center, specifically the core area ... (and)
(a)llow for higher intensity uses for efficient use of land."
By pursuing additional residential development in the City Center -Core zoning district
through the incentive of greater height, for the reasons listed above, the proposed
amendment would fulfill this general Goal. In addition, this amendment would further
the following specific City Center Policies:
• CCP3 — Continue to support land use regulations that allow the higher intensity
development expected over the next 15 to 30 years; and
! CCP8 — Provide incentives to encourage residential development in the City
Center core area.
2. . The proposed FWCC text amendment bears a relationship to the public health,
safety, and welfare by furthering several important City Center goals and policies.
Consequently, the text amendment promotes the public health, safety and welfare by
fostering "smart growth" in concert with the Comprehensive Plan.
And
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3. . The proposed FWCC text amendment is in the best interest of the residents of the
City because it fosters "smart growth" by encouraging greater redevelopment investment
in the City Center, in fulfillment of the Comprehensive Plan's goals and policies.
Redevelopment of currently vacant and/or. under-utilized City Center land for residential
and mixed -use development may provide the following, and other, benefits to City
residents:
The City Center is more capable of accommodating demands for future
residential growth, relieving pressure on the neighborhoods for additional
and/or denser development;
The City Center is adjacent to Interstate 5 and serves as a regional transit
hub. New residential development in this location is, therefore, very well
served by both conventional and mass transportation modes, thereby
reducing the relative traffic impacts of such new development on the
remainder of the City;
The potential for development of high -rise residential may trigger greater
interest in City Center redevelopment. Through redevelopment of currently
under- utilized City Center parcels, these and surrounding parcels see
substantial appreciation in assessed value. Consequently, as more and more
redevelopment occurs, the City Center incrementally contributes more to the
City tax revenues and shoulders an increasing percentage of the overall City
tax burden;
The development of higher - density residential uses in the, City Center
increases the likelihood that a fuller array of retail goods and services will
have a ready market of consumers, thereby increasing the array of such
goods and services for: all City 'residents;
The development of higher- density residential uses in the City Center also
increases the likelihood that the Federal Way Transit Center will see greater
usage, thereby increasing the likelihood that.future investments in transit
enhancements will be seen favorably by regional decisionmakers.
Section 3. Amendment. FWCC Chapter 22, Article XI, "District Regulations," is amended as set forth
in the attached Exhibit A.
Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared separate and severable. The
invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this ordinance, or the
invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the
remainder of the ordinance, or the validity of its application to any other persons or circumstances.
Section 5. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this
ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed.
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Section 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective five (5) days after passage and
publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way at a regular meeting of the City Council on
the 1_ L day of Dr, a, , 2006.
APPRO
or, Mike Park
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO:
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