ORD 10-653ORDINANCE NO. 10 -653
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to short
subdivision notice requirements; amending FWRC 18.30.080. (Amending
Ordinance No. 07 -554.)
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the need to periodically modify Title 18 "Subdivisions,"
of the Federal Way Revised Code (FWRC) in order to conform to state and federal law; codify
administrative practices; clarify and update subdivision regulations as deemed necessary; and
improve the efficiency of the regulations and the development review process; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance, containing amendments to development regulations and the
text of Title 18 FWRC, has complied with Process VI review, chapter 19.80 FWRC, pursuant to
chapter 19.35 FWRC; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the City Council to adopt a new amendment for
the FWRC which establishes development regulations that reduces the number of onsite short
subdivision public notices from three to one onsite notices within the City of Federal Way; and
WHEREAS, an Environmental Threshold Determination was not necessary as the
amendment is related solely to governmental procedures and therefore, categorically exempt
from the State Environmental Policy Act; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission properly conducted a duly noticed public hearing
on these code amendments on February 17, 2010, and forwarded a recommendation of approval;
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WHEREAS, the Land Use /Transportation Committee of the Federal Way City Council
considered these code amendments on March 1, 2010, and recommended adoption of the text
amendments as recommended by the Planning Commission;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings. The City Council of the City of Federal Way makes the following
findings with respect to the proposed amendment.
(a) This code amendment is in the best interest of the residents of the City and will
benefit the City as a whole by reducing duplicative notice posting and unnecessary use of staff
time and resources.
(b) This code amendment complies with Chapter 36.70A RCW, Growth Management.
(c) This code amendment is consistent with the intent and purpose of Title 19 FWRC and
will implement and is consistent with the applicable provisions of the Federal Way
Comprehensive Plan.
(d) This code amendment bears a substantial relationship to, and will protect and not
adversely affect, the public health, safety, and welfare.
(e) This code amendment has followed the proper procedure required under the FWRC.
Section 2. Conclusions. Pursuant to chapter 19.80 FWRC and chapter 19.35 FWRC, and
based upon the recitals and 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:
(a) The proposed FWRC amendment is consistent with, and substantially implements the
following Federal Way Comprehensive Plan goals and policies:
LUP4 — Maximize efficiency of the development review process.
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LUP6 — Conduct regular reviews of the development regulations to determine how
to improve upon the permit review process.
(b) The proposed FWRC amendment bears a substantial relationship to the public health,
safety, and welfare because it will remove duplicative land use notice signs on properties within
the city, while still meeting public notice requirements.
(c) The proposed amendment is in the best interest of the public and the residents of the
City of Federal Way because reduces costs associated with duplicative sign posting.
Section 3. FWRC 18.30.O8O(2)(b) is hereby amended to read as follows:
At least Offee eepies A cony of the notice will be conspicuously posted e near •• the ° eet
pmpeAy. Of these, M least ene will be posted en or- adjaeeat te every 500 lineal feet of property
adjoining a public right -of -way_ providing e l oess to any propefty t M abi
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. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to
make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of
scrivener /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
Section 6. 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 7. 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 this 6 th day of April, 2010.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:.
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CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 3 -9 -2010
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 4 -6 -2010
PUBLISHED: 4 -10 -2010
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4 -15 -2010
ORDINANCE NO.: 10 -653
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