Ord 92-130
ORDINANCE NO. 92-130
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, APPROVING THE KING COUNTY
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 39 LONG RANGE
PLAN AND AMENDING FEDERAL WAY CODE TITLE
20.230 (ORDINANCE NO. 90-40, 91-109, AND 91-
114) TO ADOPT THE KING COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT NO. 39 LONG RANGE PLAN AS A CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY SEPA POLICY.
WHEREAS, the King County Fire Protection District No. 39
Long Range 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 King County Fire Protection District No. 39
Long Range 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
WHEREAS,
approval of the King County Fire Protection
District No. 39 Long Range Plan will allow the city 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 December 13, 1991, and
COpy
WHEREAS, the King County Fire Protection District No. 39
Long Range 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
does not require environmental review and are categorically exempt
as a procedural action under WAC 197-11-800 (20);
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the proposed plan
on January 22, 1992, before the Federal Way Planning commission,
and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the public hearing, the
Planning commission evaluated the King county Fire Protection
District No.
39 Long Range Plan for compliance with the Growth
Management Act, and found it to be in compliance, and
WHEREAS, the Planning commission recommends City council
approval of the Plan, NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section 1.
The City Council makes the following Findings
with respect to the King County Fire Protection District No. 39
Long Range Plan:
A.
The Fire Plan is consistent with the city of Federal Way
Comprehensive
Plan.
The
Fire
Plan
and
the
city's
Comprehensive Land Use Plan both use PSCOG population
forecasts as a basis for planning.
Policies contained in
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D.
the
Fire
the
Plan
found to be
consistent with
are
Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
B.
The Fire Plan is fully consistent with the Federal Way
Zoning Code, including those adopted by reference from
the Comprehensive Plan.
There is internal consistency
between the Fire Plan, Federal Way Zoning Code, and the
Federal Way Comprehensive Plan.
C.
The
approval
Fire
of
the
Plan
bears
a
substantial
relation to public health, safety, and welfare.
Approval
of the Fire Plan will allow the City to ensure cost
efficient, timely, and adequate service to the City and
surrounding incorporated areas provided that unsecured
funding sources,
including a bond issue,
impact fees,
benefit charge, excess levy, and the lifting of the 106%
property tax lid, are approved by the citizens of Federal
Way.
The Fire Plan is consistent with the Growth Management
Act.
The Fire Plan fully satisfies these informational
requirements for a capital facilities plan as defined by
the Growth Management Act, as it contains the following
components:
1.
An inventory showing the location and capacity of
existing capital facilities.
2.
A forecast of future needs for capital facilities.
3.
The
location
or
capacity
and
of
proposed
new
expanded capital facilities.
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4.
A six-year
capital
improvement plan
identifying
sources of public money to fund these improvements.
5.
The need for consistency and coordination between
the land use element, capital facilities element,
and financing plan.
E.
Approval of the Fire Plan will allow the city to use the
Fire Plan as a basis for ongoing coordination with regard
to piecing together the city of Federal Way Capital
Facilities Plan.
F.
Approval of the Fire Plan will allow the city to make
progress
in
preparing
and
adopting
an
impact
fee
ordinance for fire protection facilities.
Section 2.
The King County Fire Protection District No.
39 Long Range Plan of the City of Federal Way is hereby approved.
section 3.
The City of Federal Way Code Title 20,
Environmental Policy,
section 20.230,
(Ordinance No.
90-40 and
Ordinance No. 91-109), 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.
.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:
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C.
(5)
(6)
(7)
(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;
Maintain, wherever possible, an
environment which supports diversity
and variety of individual choice;
Achieve a balance between population
and resource use which will permit
high standards of living and a wide
sharing of life's amenities; and
Enhance the quality of renewable
resources and approach the maximum
attainable recycling of depletable
resources.
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.
B.
The City adopts by reference the
following city codes, ordinances,
resolutions, plans and policies as now
exist or as may hereinafter be amended:
(1)
(2)
(3 )
The Federal Way Comprehensive Plan.
The Zoning Code
Zoning Map.
and the
Official
The Subdivision Ordinance.
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(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
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Section 4.
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 Way Water and Sewer District
Water system Plan 1991.
The Federal Way Comprehensive Parks,
Recreation, and Open Space Plan.
The Kinq Countv Fire Protection
District No. 39 Lonq Ranqe Plan.
Severability.
If any section, subsection,
clause or phrase of the sections herein are for any reason held to
be
invalid
or
unconstitutional,
or
unconstitutionality
shall
such
invalidity
not
validity
or
affect
the
constitutionality of the remaining portions of the chapter.
section 5.
Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be
effective five (5) days after passage and publication of an
approved summary consisting of the title hereto.
PASSED by the City Council of the city of Federal Way
this ~ day of
March
, 19-2L.
~~
MAYOR, ROBERT STEAD
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ATTEST:
Þ CITYI' CLERK,
~
ACTING CITY ATTORNEY, CAROLYN A. LAKE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED: March 20, 1992
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 25, 1992
ORDINANCE NO. 92-130
February 27,1992
March 17, 1992
LA\EF\ORD\92-64.FIR
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