Ord 92-133
ORDINANCE NO.
92-133
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO
APPEALS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, AND
PROCESS II OF THE FEDERAL WAY ZONING CODE
PROVIDING FOR A REQUIREMENT OF PREPARATION OF
A WRITTEN TRANSCRIPT IN THE EVENT OF AN APPEAL
FROM A HEARING EXAMINER DECISION TO THE CITY
COUNCIL AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT THEREOF BY
APPELLANT; AMENDING FEDERAL WAY ORDINANCE NO.
90-40 AND ORDINANCE NO. 90-43.
WHEREAS, the State Environmental Policy Act and related
regulations require the city Council to make provisions related to
appeals of threshold determinations or the adequacy of final
Environmental Impact Statement for the conditioning or denying of
an action;
WHEREAS, the City Council has so provided in Title 20,
Environmental Policy, and has determined that written transcripts
of SEPA appeals to the city Council from the Hearing Examiner
decision shall be required as a part of the staff report the cost
of which should be borne by the Appellant; and
WHEREAS, the Council further determines this procedural
requirement is appropriate for all Process II appeals of the
Hearing Examiner to Council; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Federal Way Zoning Code text
are authorized pursuant to Federal Way Zoning Code § 135 and § 160;
and
WHEREAS, Federal ¡'Iay Zoning Code § 135.15 and 160.75.2
contains criteria for amending Zoning Code text; and
WHEREAS, a threshold review of this proposal having been
considered by the Federal Way city Council on March 5,
1991,
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pursuant to Federal Way Zoning Code S 160.20; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way city Council, having determined
the proposal to be meritorious,
referred the proposal to the
Planning Commission for its review and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission having considered the
proposal at a public hearing on February 12, 1992, and on March 4,
1992, and all public notice having duly been given, pursuant to
Federal Way Zoning Code S 160.30 and S 160.40; and
WHEREAS,
following the public hearing,
the
Planning
Commission submitted its recommendations for proposed zoning text
amendment to the Council; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section 1.
The Federal Way City Council makes the
following Findings:
1.
The Federal Way Zoning Code as written does not
require those hearings conducted by the Hearing Examiner and
appealed to the city Council to have transcripts prepared.
This is
in conflict with the FWC Title 20.
2.
Transcripts have been identified as an essential
source of information for the City Council when appeals are heard.
The requirement of preparing written transcripts
needs
to be
reflected in code language.
3.
It is clearly demonstrated that existing fees do not
cover the cost of processing the appeal.
The costs should be
distributed between the party filing the appeal and city providing
the appeal process.
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section 2.
Pursuant to Federal Way Zoning Code § 135.15
and § 160.75.2 and based upon the above Findings, the Federal Way
City Council makes the following Conclusions of Law:
A.
The proposed amendments are consistent with the
applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Plan:
A review of the
city's comprehensive plan does not disclose any provisions that
wo~ld specifically support the recommendations.
However, the code
revision does address an obligation for the city to provide for
efficient processes within the ordinances that have been adopted to
implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the comprehensive
plan.
Definition of the procedural requirements and financial
obligation provides citizens with an understanding of the appeals
process that they are involved in.
B.
The proposed amendments bear a substantial relation
to. public health, safety and welfare.
The amendment being proposed provides the City with
a more efficient process for responding to legislative actions
proposed either by the public sector or private sector.
The
improved process
is
viewed
as
a
positive
action
and
is
not
anticipated to adversely affect the public health,
safety,
or
welfare.
C.
The proposed amendments are in the best interest of
the residents of the City:
Amending the municipal and zoning code to address
deficiencies, particularly where city process issues are involved,
would indubitably be in the best interest of the citizens of
Federal Way.
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Section 3.
Chapter 150 of the Federal Way Zoning Code
is hereby amended as follows:
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CHAPTER 150 P~OCESS II
150.05
150. 10.
~50.15
150.20
150.25
150.30
150.35
150.40
150.45
150.50
150.55
150.60
150.65
150:70
150.75
.9150.80
150;oS
. 150.90
150.9S
.. 150..100.
150.:!.OS
150.110
150.11S
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150.1':2S' "
150.130
150.:!.35
150.:!.40
150.:14S
150.0S
150.10
User Guide
Proposals Re~~iring Approval Thro~gh Process
II or III
Applications
Co~Dlial1ce With SE?A
Official File
Notice
Staff ReDoct
Public H~ar il1g
Electronic Sound Recording
Burden of Proof
Public Co~el1ts al1d ?articipatio~ at the
Hearing
Contil1uation of the Hearillo
Hearing Exa~ine~/s Decisic;
Effect of the Decision
Request for Recol1sideration
ÀDDeals .'
N~tice of the Appeal Hearing
?artioiDation ill the ÀDDeal
SCODe of the ÀDDeal '.
f.. Staff ReDort oñ- the À~eal
Public Úaring . .
El~ctronic Sound Recordings
Burden of Proof
. ': Continuation of the Eearillg
Decisio~ o~ the ÀD-¡:eal .
Judicial Reviev "
LaDse of ÀDDroval
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Complete C~~pliance Required
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User Guide
Various Dlaces i~ this Code indicate that certai:'!
èevelop=ènts, activi-.:ies or~ses a~e pe~itted only
if approved using Process .!..:.. This Chapter
describes Process II. Ullder Precess II the Hearing
Exa~iner ~ill ~axe -.:he illi-.:ial ¿ecisio:'! iolloving a
public hearing. ci-.:y council vill èecièe appeals.
?roDosals Re~~i~inc ADDroval 7h~ouch Process.
If the deveIoD~el1t, Use or activitv that reC'Uires
apP~oval thro~gh Process II is pa~ of a pn;posal
that also re~.¡ires approval through Process III,
t"", entire :::rC::ocsêl ...ill be decided UDon usillG
Process !II,' if the ?lal'.l1ing Direc-.:or dete~ine~
tha-.: -':his viII res-.:lt ill ::ore efficient decisioll
::aJdng.
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150.20
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jl,DDlications
1.
~ño Hav jl,DDlv - Any person nay, personally or
through an agent, apply for a decision
regarding prope~y he/she o~~s.
2.
;;0\.1 to ADDlv - The applicant shall file: the
fol10'../ing infoDatio~' ',.,ith the Planning
Departnent:
a,
A co::opleted application, ...,ith supporting
affidavits, on for-...s provided by the
Planning Depart;::ent.
b.
Sta::ODed e~velopes \.lith adåress labels
obta l"ed f::o:l 'Ki;,g Co>.:nty, ..., i thin the
p::ior six ;::cnt::s, containing the na::es
and aèè.::esses of the. Derso"s receiving
the p::operty tax sta-te:;.ents for the
subject property "nå ,,11 DroDerties
:,.¡i.thin 300 feet of each bounò,,-ry -of the
subJect prope~ty.
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c.'
sta::ODed enveloDes \.lith address labels
¡:¡"rkèd "reside;,t". containing the
addresses of all property on or adjacent
to t....e s~ject p::operty. c" ".
d.
A copy of t.'1e King County Assessor's Hap
identifying. the properties specified:'" in
paragraphs 2.b and ¡.c of this section,
e.
A vicinity r.ap sho...,ing the subject
property a;,d all property 'within <\ 00 feet
of each boundary of the subject property.
f.
MY ii.!or:oatio;, or ::oate:d"l that. is
sDecified in the "ro'"ision of this Code
that desc::ibes tne-applied for decision.
g.
MY ad-õitional bfor=ation or J:>aterial
that the ?lam'1il1g Official dete~ines is
reasonablY ;,ecessar-v fo:: a èecision 0:"1
the ::oatte:. -
:¡ .
:ee Wit:. the aDDlication, the a?:?licant
shall sub:!it t::e fe~- establis::ed by the city.
The application '..ill not be accepteå u;'lless it
is 2.cco~:?anied by t.~e re~ùi::ed fee.
Co~Dliance ....ith S~?~
S:t:PA applies to sc::e of t;.,e èecisic:-.s that '-'ill be
::>ade using this C;.,~;:te::. 7he ?la:-.ning Official
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150.25
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shall evaluate eðch application' and, "'here
appl icabl e, co!:\ply ..,i th SEPA ðnd '" i th State
regulations and City ordinances issued under the
authority of SE?A.
Official File
1.
Contents - The Plðnning Official shall compile
an official file on the application containing
the following:
a.
All aDDlication
the a pp-lic ant"
by
x:aterials
submitted
b.
The st~ff report.
c.
All
on
the
'.-ritten
received
co=ents
:oatte::.
d.
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'I.he electronic recording
hearing on the!:\atte::.
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The decision of the Hearing Examiner.
of
the
public
e.
f.
If the decision of the Hearing Exa¡:¡iner
'.. is. appealed". t.~e f,ollo...ing ....i11 be
included in the file:
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(l{ The letter of appeal.
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(2) All -...ri tte.¡¡ ...' submitted
co=en~s
regarding the appeal.
. (3)
(4)
The staff report on.~~e appeal.
Th.e electronic sound recording and
::inutes of the heari;)g on the
ðppeal.
(5)
The decision of City Council on the
appeal. .
g.
À,--.y cti1er
=atter.
i¡;fc=atie:1
t::e
relevant
to
2.
-Availabilitv - The o:..ficial file is a Du.blic
record. It is avaihble fer insDecti;n and
copying in the Planning Depa::t¿ent during
regular business hours.
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Notice
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Contents ~ The ?lanning Official shall prepare
a notice of each application containing the
fo110~ing infor=aticn:
a.
.b.
c.
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The na=e of the applicant and,
cable, the project na:::e.
if appli-
The street address of the subject
property or, if' this is not available, a
10catioi".al description in non-legal
lanquage. Except for notice published in
the official ne"'spaper of the City, the
notice J:ust also include a vicinity :::ap
that identifies the subject property.
. The citation of t..'1e Drovision of this
Code describing the applied for decisicn,
d.
À brief verbal ¿escription
. requested decision.
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of
the
e.
The. date, - ti=e and place of the public
hearing.
.. À' statêJ:ent of t.",e
official file.
availability of the
g.. . A stateJ::lent. of the-right of any person to
sub~it -.-ritten co=ents to the Hearing-
Ex~iner 2000 to a'O'Oear at the 'Oublic
-..-.---- neãrbg" of' the :"eaiing Ex'a:>iner tõ give
co~ents orally.
2.
h.
À state:ent that only perscns ....ho sub¡:,i t
-.-ritten or oral co=ents to the Hearing
Exa~iner .:::ay appeal. the Hearing
Exa:>iner's decision.
Distribution
a.
The ?lan:1ing Official. s!-.all distribute
this notice at least fourteen (14)
calendar days :,efore the public hearing
as follo'w's:
1)
)." CODY '"ill be se:1t to the perso:1s
recej..~ing t..':e propere] tax
state::ei".ts for all property '~'ithi:1
300 fee"- of each boundary of the
su=ject property.
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3.
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2)
À copy ~ill be sent to the resident
of each piece of property on or
adjacent to the subject property.
3)
À copy ~il1 be pllblished in
official ne~spaper of the city.
the
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À copy ~ill be posted on each of the
official notification boards of the
city.
Public Notification Sian
a.
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General - The applicant shall erect at
least one publi~'notification sign ~hich
co~plies ~ith standards developed by the
Planning Department. This sign shall be
located en or near the subject property
facing the right-of-way or vehicle
acces§ ease~ent or. tract providing direct
vehicre access to the subject'property.
The Planning Official ~ay require the
place~ent of additional public notice
signs on or near the subject property if
he/she dete~ines that ~~is'is
appropriate to provide notice to the
public.
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b. - Timing -The public notification sig1; or
- signs :::ust be in -olace at leist fourteen
-., ---,.:" -c:.':'-,.-..-.--. (:1.4) <;:alendar day;; before the public
hearing-and re:::oved ~i~~inseYen (ï)
calendar days after the final decision of
the City on"the :::atter.
150.35
sfa ff ~eport
1.
Contents - The Planning Official shall prepare
a staff repor':: containing the follo'"'ing
infor-.-ation:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Àll pertinent application ~aterials.
All CC~~ents recardino the :::atter
received by the ?la;ning Depart:::ent prior
to distribution of the staff report.
~, analysis of the application under the
relevant provisio~s of this CcdQ ~nd the
Co~prehensive Plan.
À state::e:- t of the facts found by the
Planning Official and the conclusions
dra~~ f=o~ those facts.
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150.~0
1.
2.
150.';5
e.
À reco~e~èation on the ~atter.
Distribution .>.t least seven (7) calendar
days before the hearing, the ?lanning Official
shall distribute the staff report as follo~s:
a.
À copy ...,ill
Exa1:>iner.
Hearing
be
se"t
to
the
b.
À copy ...,ill be se~t to the applicant.
c.
À copy ...,ill be sent to any person ...,ho has
specifically re~ested it.
?ublic ::'earlno
General - The :-':eariilg =:xa::iner shall hold
p~blic hearing 0" e~c~ a~plication.
a
Hearil".o -Declared CDën. - T:-::e :..ëarincs of t~e
Hearing =:xa~iner are open to the pUbíic.
Electronic Sound Recordina
, .The., Hearing,. Exa:niner . shall 1:a)(a a co!:lplete
electronic sound recording of eac~ Dublic hearing.
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~The~òOp~icant~has~~~ë-resDonsibiilty_of~conviñëina--
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150.55
;>ubl ic Co!:\;::e!1ts
Heari~a
?i! ct iei Di!t ion
and
at
the
Any person :a1' participa'::e in the public hei!ring in
eiëher or bo'::h of the follo...i11; ...ays:
1.
3y subDitëing ...ritten cc~"en'::s to the Hearing
Exa1:>iner, ei'::he:::- by èelive:::-ing these cc=e;-¡ts
to ~"e ?la~!1i"g Deþar':.:e;-¡t prior to the
heari~g Dr by giving -::hese èirectly to the
::.earing ExaDiner at '::he hearing.
2.
3y appearing i;-¡ perso;-¡, or through a
representative, at the heari~g a~d 1:>aking o:::-al
CG~"e~ts direc'::ly to '::he Eearing Exi!::iner.
The ::'earing Exa~iner :ay reasonably li:oit the
extent of oral co;:"7.e;-¡ts '::0 facilitate the
o==erly and tiDel] co;-¡duct of the hearing.
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Continuaticn of the HearinG
The Hearing Exa"iner tay contim~e the hearing if,
for any reason, he/she is unable to hear all of the
public co=ents on the tatter or if the Hearing
=:xa"iner deter:Dines that he/she needs more
infor=.aticn on the ::atter. If, "èurir:g the hearing,
the Hearing =:xa,"iner announces the ti;;,e and place
of the next hearing on the J:atter and a notice
thereof is posted on the door of the hearing rOO1:,
no further notice of that hearing need be given.
HearinG Exa::>iner's Decision
1.
Genera 1 After cons ide ring a 11 of the
infor=.ation aT'.d co~ents s~b~itted on the
::atter, the ::earing Exa::li!1er shall issue a
.ritten decision.
2.
TiJ:1inq - Unless .a longer period is agreed to
by the. applicant, the Hearing Exa,"in~ J:ust
issue the decision ~ithin ten (10) ....orxing
days after the close of the public hearing.
3.
Decision criteria - The Hearing =:xaJ:iner shalL
" "use the criteria listed- in the provision of
~~is.Coòedescribi!1g the requested decision in
deciding upon ~~e application. In addition,
the Hearing Examiner 1::ay. approve the
application only if -
a.
It is consistent .ith the.Cò::>prehensive
?lan;
b.
It is 'consistent '",ith all
provisions of this Code; and
applicable
c.
It is consistent ,-,ith the :,:>\.:blic health,
safety and welfare.
4.
Conditions and ~estrictions The Hearing
Examiner shall include in the written decision
any co..ditioi1s and rest:::-ictio..s. that the
Examiner deter::>ines a!"e reasonably necessary
to eliminate or J:ini::ize any undesirable
effects of granting the application. ;'~--.y
conditions and restrictions tha"C are iJ:posed
becoJ:e part of the decisio...
5.
Contcnts - 7~c E¿êrin; ~^a~ii1Qr shêll i~cl~èe
the follO'o'ing i:-> the Exa:oiner's ....ritten
decisio:1:
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a.
b.
. c.
d.
e.
~ state::ent granting, ~odifying
granti~g or denying the ðFPlication.
ð!'>d
A...y co:-.åition and
i::.pcseå.
restrictions
that
are
A state::e!'>t of facts presented to hi~/her
t;,at SUpport t;,e decision, including ar..¡
ccnditio:-.s and rest:dctions that are
i::pcsed.
.\ state::ent of t;;e :;eari1'.g :::xa;:¡ine::'s
conclusions ~ased on these facts.
À state::.ent of t;;e c::-ite::ia used by t)-:e
':;ea::i1'.; :::xa~iner in ~axi1'.g the decision.
The date of issIJance of the decisicn and
a S\::O--:2r',1 of t:,e rio;,ts, 2S es-:ablis:,ed
i;-¡ , this' Ch2pte::-, of the applicant a:-.è
,,~.ot;""da::s to ::e~es;t.~rë(:cnsiè~::aticn and'to,
appeal tne' decisio;-¡'" of the. Hearing
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-- ...._-~:,(2),,"",?rki11g day.s.after_th~.,.r.eari11g, Exa:ciner's
'...ritte;) è.ecisic;-¡ is issued, the ?lam'ling
Official,:', shall... distribute the decision as
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a.
À copy '...ill be sent to" the app1 icant.
b.
À copy \Jill be sent t"o each ::erson '..;ho-
sub:::>itted "'ritten or oral testi::\ony to
the r.e2ri;'\g Exa:::>i;)er.
c.
>. COD',1 '...ill be sent to any pe::-scn '...no has
specifically re~~ested it.
:::ffec~ of the ~ecisio;'\
The a::Dlical1t :02:',1 not el1cace in 2no; ac::. i v i tv ::a s ed
on th-e- decision -\::-.-..11 the -thi::-:! ,,";r:Üng èaŸ a:;;te::-
the ti::.e to a::::eal h2s ex-oireò. :;:f the èecisicn is
aDDealed or off a ::ec---es-t for ::econsièe::-ation is
g~"~nted, t;-.e 2ppl ic2-nt ::ay not eng age in 2ny
activity based c;'\ the decision '--:1ti1 the thi::d
~orxi~g åay afte:: the City issues a fi~al èecisicn
on the -:::atter. H t~e èecisio;'\ of t);e :-:eari;-;g
.:.Xë;:¡lne;: is ;cC'C ècoceëleè 0;: ::eccnsi¿e::ed. ",,::ë-:
òecisic~ is t::e fin;i ¿ecisio:1 of t::a city.
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150.75
Bequest for Reconsideration
1.
Ge~e-al - Àny person ~hD has a right tD appeal
a èecisiD:l u:-:èer Section 80 of this Chapter
=ay re~est the ~earing ~xa~i~er to reconsider
any aspects of his/her decision by delivering
a ....ritten request for reconsièe:-a1:iDn 1:0 1:r.e.
Planning Depart=ent \Jithi71 seven (7) calendar
days after the date of issuance of the Hearing
:;:xa¡:¡iner's decisio:l. The person re~estir>:;
the reconsièe:-ation s):al1 specify in tr.e
re~est '",hat aspec':: Of t:-:e decision he/she
~ishes to have reconsidered ar>d the reason for
the reÇlJest.
:2 .
Distribution' of Ke,=,~est T:-:e ",erson
reÇlJesting reco~sièe:-ation s:-:all, 'o'ith,in the
same ti:>,e li::.its establis:,ed in ",araara",h 1.
of, this S,,<:tio.:1, :-,ail o. ;;,==s<:"a1'1., è;'li:;er a
copy of th" re«-:"st for r"econsièer-atio¡-¡ alo¡-¡g
'",ith a ¡-¡otice of- the è"adline for responàing
to the r"C"~"st for reconsièeratio:1 as
,established. i~ tarabratn 3. 'of this Section to
those persons \Jho h~ve'a richt to atteal under
Sectioñ 80 of this - Çhapte:;.. ?ro~f of such
::oail 0::- personal- delivery shall be ::oade by
affidavit attach"å to' the reC'Uest for
, -:-rec:6nsideration:.~ deliver'ed-'-.to the- Planning
Depart::oe..t.
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3.
?es'Co!)se to Ke=est - }.-"1'j :¡::e:-scn receiving a
,copy- of.. the .:. rec¡uest fo!:' :reconsideratio!1
pursua¡-¡t to påragraph 2 of" t);is Section ¡oay
file. a ....ritten res;:,o!)se to the reC'Uest. Such
response 1:>\Jst be - :received by thè Planning
Depart:ent vithin seven (7) calendar days
af~er ~he ~ritten re~es~ for reconsideration
....as filed vith t)¡e p'lanni71g De?er~::ent" A..y
perso~ fili~g a res?c~se s~all èistribute that
res~o..se a~d file an affidavit Df èis~ributio¡-¡
as ~stablis~ed in paragraph :2 of ~his Sec~icn"
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Decision tD ;:<ec:cnsièer ',;i-¡:hin ".:e.. (10)
""or>cing days after receivi~g a req-c:es".: fo!:'
recc~sièeratio", t):e ::'ea::ing :;:xa~i"e¡:- shall
notifv t~e 1:>erSC:lS '-'hD ~ave a richt to a~~eal
under- Sec".:i'O" 80 Df this Cha:>t,,'r '-'hethè; or
not the decisio:l '...ill be rec~nsièered. TJ':e
Heari..g :::xa:::i:-:er ::ay reco:1sièe::- the decision
o¡-¡ly if he/she cc:lch,èes ~ha,;: the::-e is
s'~stè:l,;:ièl ::e::i,;: 1:1 the re~est.
s.
Effect
re~es~
If ".:he :;eo::i"g :::xa"'l:-:e::- 9:-a..ts a
".:0 reccnsièe:- a;-:: aspec:,;: of the
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6.
decision, the city ~ay not process any appeals
of the decision until the Hearing Exa:ciner
issues his/her \.Iritten decision on the
reconsidered aspect.
Process - If the Hearing Examiner reconsiders
any aspects of the decision, the provisions of
section 30 through 70 'of this Chapter will be
fol10\.led, except that the Hearing Examiner may
li~it the reconsideration by - .
a.
Limiting the persons \.Iho ~ay participate
in the reconsideration to those perso'r.s
\.Iho have a right to appeal the decision
under sectio¡¡, BO of this ChaDter. If
this occurs, only such person"s will be
give¡¡, notice u¡)è.er section 30 of this
Chapter;
b.
,
Limiting the aspect of the decision that
will be reconsi~red; and/or.
Li:citing. .--the-- nature of the
reconsideratio¡¡, by only receiving vritten
co~ents and by not holding a new p~lic
hearing. .' ..--
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c.
Any licitations ....ill be include~ in the notice
given under Se~tion 30 of this Chapter.
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"-DDeals
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w~o May ÀDDeal - The decision of the Hearing
Exa~iner may be appealed by any person vhe is
to receive C!. copy of that decision under
section 65 .of this Chapter.
Ro'", and ....-tien t'o À!:oeal - The appeal, in the
foI"J:\ of a letter of ¡n::::.eal, must be de'livered
to the Planning Depårtment ....ithin fourteen
(14) calendar days after the issuance of the
Heari¡¡,g Exa¡:ine='s decision or, if a re~est
for reconsideration is filed the¡¡, ....ithin
fourteen (14) calendar days of either the
¿ecisio:1 of the Hea=ing Exami,..,er de.-:ying the
re~est for reconsi¿eratio¡¡, or the
re¿onsidered decision, as the case ::.ay be.
The letter of appeal ::.u?t contai:1 -
:2 .
a.
A clear reference
appealeè.: a"d
being
the
matte:::-
to
b.
À state:-.ent of the sDecific factual
findings and co.-:clusions' of the i-'.ea=i"g
150 - 10
150.85
150.90
Examiner disputed by the person filing the appeal.
3.
~ - The person filing the appeal shall include, with the
letter of appeal, the fee established by the City.
ð....
In addition to the aDDeal fee. the ADDellant shall Dav
an amount sufficient to cover the cost of Dreparina the
written transcript of the Hearinq Examiner hearinq. at
the cost of Sl~ 00 per hour.
!h
In lieu of payment of the transcript preDaration costs.
the Appellant may choose to Drepare the transcript from
taDes of the hearina Drovided bv the City. at ADDellant
sole cost. The prepared transcript shall be submitted
to the City Hearinq Examiner Secretary for distribution
no later than twenty 120\ days prior to the date of the
hearina on aDDeal. and shall be accomDanied bv an
affidavit or certification bv the ADPellant as to the
accuracy and comDleteness of the transcript.
.£."
The appeal will not be accepted unless it is accompanied
by the required fee and approDriate costs.
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The cost of the transcript shall be refunded to the
ADDellant if the ADDellant substantially Drevails on
aDPea1. The City Council shall decide whether ADDellant
substantially prevailed on appeal and that decision
shall be final. The transcript refund shall be limited
to actual costs of transcript DreDaration as follows:
.L.
h
City Staff preparation:
preparation.
ADDellant preDaration from tapes: Actual costs
as shown bv certified receipt or other evidence
sufficient to the City.
hourly
cost
of
4.
Reauest to Reconsider Not Reauired - The decision of the
Hearing Examiner may be appealed whether or not there was a
request to reconsider the Hearing Examiner's decision.
5.
Jurisdiction - Appeals from the decision of the Hearing
Examiner will be heard by City Council.
Notice of the ADDeal Hearina
1.
Contents - The Planning Official shall prepare a notice
of the appeal containing the following:
a.
The file number and a brief ~ description of
the matter being appealed.
A statement of the scope of the appeal, including
a summary of the specific factual findings and
conclusions disputed in the letter of appeal.
b.
c.
The date, time and place of the City Council
public hearing on the appeal.
d.
A statement of who may participate in the appeal.
e.
A statement of how to participate in the appeal.
2.
Distribution - At least ten (10) calendar days before
the hearing on the appeal, the Planning Official shall
send a copy of this notice to each person entitled to
appeal the decision under Section 80 of this chapter.
Participation in the ApDeal
Only those persons entitled to appeal the decision under
Section 80 of this Chapter may participate in either or both
of the following ways:
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150.95
150.100
1.
By submitting 'wTitten co=ents to the Planning
Department prior to the hearing or to the city
Council at the hearing.
2.
By appear ing in person, or through a
representative, at the hearing and making oral
co~ents directly to the City Council. The Council
may reasonably .limit the extent of the oral
co~~ents to facilitate the orderly and timely
conduct of the hearing.
Scope of the Appeal
The scope of the .appeal is limited to the specific
factual findings and conclusions àisputed in the letter
of app~al. The appeal will be con;idered.only on the
record developed in the hearing before the Hearing
Examiner and the city Council will not consider new
factual information.
staff Report on the Appeal
1.
Contents - The Planning Official shall prepare a
staff report on ,the appeal containing the
following:" .
a.
The staff report prepared for the
hearing befor; the Hearing Examiner.
The ~itten decision of 'the Hearing Examiner.
public
b.
c.
All ~itten.comments submitted to the Hearing
. Examiner.
d.
A su=ary of the co=ents and information
presented to the Hearing Examiner... ~ a
statement of the availability of the
electronic sound recording of the hearing.L. and
a 'wTitten transcript of the Hearincr Examiner
proceedinos.
e.
The letter of appeal.
f.
All 'wTitten co~"ents received by the Planning
Department from. persons enti tled to
participate in the appeal and within the scope
of the appeal.
g.
An analysis of the specific factual findings
and conclusions disputed in the letter of
appeal. .
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150.i05
150.110
150.115
150.120
150.125
2.
Distribution Th.e Planning Official shall
distribute copies of the staff report as follows:
a.
Prior to t~e ~earing, a copy ~ill be sent to
each ~erober of the city Council.
b.
At least seven (7) calendar days before the
hearing, a copy will be sent to -
1)
the applicant;
2)
3 )
the person .ho filed the appeal; and
each Derson who received a copy of the
Heari~g Examiner's decision.
Public Heari!1o
1.
Hearino in General - city Council shall hold
public hearing on the appeal.
a
2.
Heari!1q Declared ODen - The hearings of the City
Council are open to the public.
Electronic Sound Recordincrs
1.
city Council shall-~~e.a.co~plete electronic sound
recording of each hearing.
Burden of Proof
The person filing the appeal has the responsibility of
convincing the city council that the Hearing Exa:miner
:made an incorrect decision because of erroneous findings
of fact or conclusions.
Conti!1uation of the Heari!1q
city Council may continue the heari!1g if, for any reason,
it is unable to hear all of the Dublic comments on the
appeal. or if city Council determiñes that is needs ~ore
information within the Scope of the appeal. If, during
the hearing, the ti¡¡¡e and place of the next public
hearing on the matter is announced and a notice thereof
is posted on the door of the hearing roo~, no further
notice of that hearing need be given.
Decision on the ADDeal
After considering all com¡¡¡ents within the scope of the
appeal submitted by persons entitled to participate in
the appea 1, City Council sha 11, by ......................
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::ootion approved by a !:ajority vote of :ceI:\bers
present, taKe one of the folloving actions:
L
2.
:I .
If city council detenines that the disputed
fi;-,èi;-,gs of fact a;-,d c:o;-,cl\;s10ns are the
correct findin<;s of fact and conclusions, the
Council shall affin -:he decision.
If City council dete=ines that the disputed
findings of fact and c~:"'clusions are' not
co::::ec':. a;-.d that co:::ct findings of f2-ct a;-.è
conc1\.1sio;-.s do not s~==o::t the decision of the
~ea::ing ~xa~ine::, th~-Council shall ::ooàiiy or
reverse the decision.
I.. 2-11 ot:,e!' cases, the cc\;;-,cil shall eithe!'
di::ec':. -':':-.e :-::a::;-.;; :::xa::in::: to :":olà 2-
::e-hea::inq en -:::e ::.,,--:-:e:: or decide to hold 2-
city Co\:;-.cil :-,ea:-i;-,'1 c;-. -:::,e ::oatte::. The
~otio.. =ay li=i-.:. the sco~e of the ~2-tters to
~e co;-,sièe'::ëd 'at - thi's . re-)-,earing or city
council hearing. The provisions of' Sections
30 thrc1.:gh 50 cL this. Chapter - a?ply to 2-
re-he2-::ing 0:: citico~~cii hearfng ~nèer this
pa::2-<;raph, except if City council holds 2-
heariI".g,-,-~~--!~:,-.?,~tt::..._::- -:- ~ -_.-:.~-~.;
a;
. It ~2-Y. -.either:_szant._or-, der>Y, the- per::>it or
2-pp::ova1 .only_.!;y ":';öti'on'- approved ':;y
::O2-j ò::íty-' of-- i 1:S -i'öt'aY 'Ù!iõe::ship. This.
:ootio.. :.-e?laces, - the_~Tittln decis io..
rec;:.¡ired in 5ection_.55 of, th_s Chepter.
The decision of city council is the final
decision of the ci~y.
'"otice of -:-inal Pecision --
b.
4.
2-.
General - :-ollo~ing the final decisio.. of
the City Cc\;ncil, the ?lannin<; Official
shall prepare a ;-.otice of the City's
final decision o~ L~e ap?lic2-tio~.
b.
Dis":'-~:'\J,;:io;) '"it~i~ t....o (2) '...o:::'::i1':<;
å2-vS after "~e Citv cc\Jncil's decision is
::"~e, "1':e ?l,,;-.;i:-:g official s;.a11
èist:.-i'::>u';:e ';:):e ;-.otice of the decision ~s
follo'...s:
1)
A CO?: ~ill be se~~ to the
applicant.
:2 )
~ ccpy '...i11 ':::e sent to
~ho filed -:he "F?eel.
the
persc;)
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3)
A copy ....ill be sent to any perso;'\
....ho sub¡;¡itted ""ritten or oral
co~ents to the City Council.
5.
150.130
Effect - The decision of City Council is the
final decision of the City.
Judicial Revie\J
The action of the City in granting or denying an
application under this Chapter ~ay be revie.ed for
illegal, corrupt or ar:,itrary or capricious actio;)
in the King County- Superior Ccurt. The petiticn
for revie\J :::ust be filed ...ithin fou~een (1~)
calendar days after the final decisicn cf the City.
150.135
LaDse of ^DPrcval
-;
-.,-,L._,.General.-- -,,-The'- applicant :toust begin
construction or.sub:toit to the City a co~plete
Building -- .?eait application for, the-
-',::-:---~_:.,:'~-= develop:::e;)t_activity, use of land or other
actions aDDroved under this ChaDter ,-,ithin o;)e
-.'... "-"'~--':.~':"!:~;::'(l)~year-:after~-the..final decision on the
-- -, ::Iatter,--or the decision-- becomes void. - The_-
- -~-~:-':. -": --::;-::: z::,:n:::-:,.,"- :: T::êäppïië-ánt7" _:-.. -~!l_s-( ---- š'ú.bstantially co!::>plete -
- -.. - construction for the: developJ:>ent activity, use
of--land,- or other. actions' approved \ll1der this
ChaDter and cc:::Dlete the aDDlicable conditions
listed in the decision ...it.hin five- (5) years"
after the final decision of the city on the
:catter, or -the decision becoJ:>es void. 'If
litigation is initiated pursuant to Section
130 of 'Chis Chapter, - the tbe ,li:ci t of this
paragraph are autoz:atically extended by the
length of ti:::e bet'...een the co¡;oüoence:::ent and
final 'ç.eainaticn of that liti<;aticn. If the
develop;:,ent activity, use' of land, or ot11er
actions aDDroved under this ChaDter i:-:cluèes
phased coñ~trücticn, the ti:::e li:cits of this
paragraph :oay »e extended'- i" t:~e decisicn 0:->
the applicaticn.
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2.
Tiõ7,e Exte;1sion
a.
^'O'.:>lication ?rior to the lapse of
approval under paragraph 1. of this
Section, the applican'Cs :::ay sub:oit a
""ritten aDPlicatie:-> i:-> the fer;:¡ of a
letter '...it~ supporting doc'~:::e:->tation to
the ?la"ni~,g Depart=e;-¡t re,,~esti;1g a cr,e
ti=e exte~sien of these ti~e li~its of ~?
to e;oe year.
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e. . '];'D'Deals - Any person ....ho is aggrieved by
the granti~g or èenying of a reques~ for
~ --- a- ti1"e-'extension \.mèer' this. section :may
a'D'Deal that decision. The a'D'Dellant ~ust
flie a letter of. appeal indiêàting how
.y.-... the decision 'on: the: ti~e extension.
. effects t.'Je appellant's property ar\d
- :.;. 'prešëñtirig- any relevan~ :materi.al or.
- --::7U,-.-~,'= info=at,ion:. supportiD9:,tl)e., a?p_el:!,~nt' s
... - -- - - ._--, contention'. The> å-Dt,èal~ "Will be heåid- årid ,.._'
. decided upon usini?rocess II, èescribed
..., ._n'.' "-'in Chapter 150 of t..'1is' code-
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b.
criteria - The request !Oust de:::>onstrate .
that the applicant is ~aking substantial
progress on the develop~ent activity, use
of land or other actions approved under
this Chapter and that circu:::>stances
beyond the applicant's control prevent
co~pliance "With the ti:::>e li~its of
paragraph 1 of this section.
c.
~ - The applicant shall include, ~ith
the letter of re~est, the fee as
established by the city. The application
"Will not be accepted unless it is
acco:mpanied by the required fee.
d.
~evie~ ?rccess'- An application for a
ti:::>e extension ~ill be revia~ed and
decided u;on by the planning Official-
The Hearing. Exa:::>iner and City council ~ay
re~ire a bond under Cha'Dter lõO of this Code
to "insure co=?liance "'it~ any aspect of a
pe=it or approval.
150.145
Co~plete co~pliance ~ë~i~ad
l.
2.
General - Exca::t as specified in -.::arao::-a-:::'1 2
of this sec"Cièn, tha- applican-.:. ';ust" cc"=.ply
vith all aspects. incluåing conditions and
=estrictio¡;s, of a:. approval gra¡;ted u¡;c:er
this Chat::ter i;-¡ order to do eva::-vthing
authorlze¿ by that approval. -
Exce'Dtio:. SubseC'\Jent 1-'.oõification If a
specific use or site pla;-¡ for the subject
property vas approved under "Chis Chap-.:er 0::-
any quasi-juèic:.al process unc:e" a previous
zoning ccc:a, the applicant is :'0-': requi"ed t,
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section 4.
hereby amended as follows:
Title 20.240 of the Federal Way Code is
20.240
Administrative Appeals
.10
.20
.30
.40
Any interested party may appeal to the
Hearing
Examiner
a
threshold
determination, or the adequacy of a final
EIS
conditioning
an
and
or denial
of
action except as provided in section .20
below.
The appeal shall be conducted
under
provisions
the
of
Process
II,
Chapter 150 of the Zoning Code.
Any governmental action not requiring a
legislative decision that is conditioned
or denied by a nonelected city official
shall
be
directly
appealed
to
the
legislative authority (City Council) as
provided by RCW 43.21C.060.
All appeals filed under this section must
be filed in writing with the city Clerk
within 14 calendar days of the date of
the decision appealed or the conclusion
of the comment period or completion of
the giving of required notices, whichever
is longer.
All appeals shall contain a
specific statement of reasons why the
decision of the Responsible Official is
alleged to be in error.
All relevant evidence shall be received
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.80
during the appeal and the decision shall
be made de novo.
The determination by
the
city's
shall
Responsible
Official
carry substantial weight in any appeal
proceeding.
Far aflY appeal \H~àer ~his see~ioR,
~he
ci~y
shall pro'dàe
fer
a
reeard ~hat
shall eaflsis~ af ~he fallo~in~:
A.
Findin~s and eaflelusions.
B.
TestimaflY ~fldor aa~hl anà
c.
A taped ar '~ittefl traflseript.
The decision of the Hearing Examiner on
an appeal filed under this section shall
be final.
Appeals of the Hearing Examiner's final
decision shall first be to the Federal
Way City council as provided in Process
II,
Chapter
Way
of
the
150,
Federal
Zoning Code.
For anv appeal under this section. the
Citv
shall provide
for
a
record that
shall consist of the followinq:
A...
Findinqs and conclusions.
1!....
Testimonv under oath: and
A taped or written transcript.
Q....
Upon filing an appeal to the citv council
.Q.t:.
judicial
any
certified
appeal,
a
copies or written transcripts required
for such shall be prepared by the city
~ at the expense of the appellant,
subject
to
possible
reimbursement
of
transcript preparation costs as provided
in Federal Way Zoning Code 150.80 (3) (D).
section 5.
Severabilitv.
If any section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional
by
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction,
such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance.
section 6.
Effective Date.
This ordinance shall
be effective five (5) days after publication of an approved summary
consisting of the title hereto.
PASSED by the City Council of the city of Federal Way
this
21st
day of
April
, 1992.
~~
MA OR, ROBERT STEAD
(y
. SWANEY, CMC
~PM~ AS TO ro~,
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ACTING CÍTY ATTORNEY, CAROLYN
A. LAKE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED: April 24, 1992
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 29, 1992
ORDINANCE NO. 92-133
April 1, 1992
April 21, 1992
LA\SUSANM\ORD\92-99.SUB