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
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The policies and goals set forth in this
chapter are supplementary to those in the
existing authorization of the city.
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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.
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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
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MAYOR, DEBRA ER~
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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
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