Ord 92-137
ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING FEDERAL WAY CODE
TITLE 20.230 (ORDINANCE NOS. 90-40, 91-109,
91-114, 92-130, AND 92-136) TO ADOPT VARIOUS
FEDERAL WAY PLANS AS CITY OF FEDERAL WAY SEPA
POLICIES.
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way has previously adopted
various plans and policies including the Solid Waste Management
Plan, Recycle Plan,
Transportation Improvement Plan, Hazardous
Waste Management Plan, and Surface Water Management Plan; and
WHEREAS,
in
addition,
these
Plans
constitute
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);
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
The City of Federal Way Code Title 20,
Environmental Policy, Section 20.230, (Ordinance No. 90-40, No. 91-
109,
No.
91-114,
No.
92-130,
and No.
92-136),
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:
COpy
B.
C.
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.
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.
The City adopts by reference the
following City codes, ordinances,
resolutions, plans and policies as now
exist or as may hereinafter be amended:
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
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 Way Water and Sewer District
Water system Plan 1991.
The Federal Way Comprehensive Parks,
Recreation, and Open Space Plan.
The King County Fire Protection
District No. 39 Long Range Plan.
(10) The Federal Way School District No.
210 Capital Facilities Plan.
L!1l The Federal Wav
Improvement Plan.
Interim
citv
ílll The Federal Wav Solid Waste
Manaqement Plan (Ordinance No. 90-
TI.L.
i1dl The Federal Wav Recvcle
(Resolution No. 91-861.
Plan
~ The Federal Wav Transportation
Improvement Plan (Resolution No. 91-
flL.
il2l The Federal Wav Hazardous Waste
Manaqement Plan (Resolution No. 90-
llL.
1.l.2l The Federal Wav Surface Water
Manaqement Plan (Ordinance 90-311.
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section 2.
Severabilitv.
If any section, subsection,
clause or phrase of the sections herein are for any reason held to
be
invalid
or
unconstitutional,
such
invalidity
or
unconstitutionality
shall
not
affect
the
validity
or
constitutionality of the remaining portions of the chapter.
section 3.
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 S~ day of MCUA. , 19-!.L.
.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
~~~~
MAYOR, ROBERT STEAD
D AS TO FORM:
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED: May 8, 1992
EFFECTIVE DATE: M,w 11 1997
ORDINANCE NO. 92-í 17 ' ~.
April15, 1992
Hay 5, 1992
92L280
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