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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3480 Ordinance } ORDINANCE NO. 3480 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington, Amending Section LA of Ordinance 3423 Imposing a Moratorium on Special Use Permits Applications, Building Permit Applications, or Business License Applications Within the Pasco Downtown Development Association Boundaries. WHEREAS, the City Council established a moratorium on Community Service Facilities in the general downtown area in July 2000, pending completion of the study of appropriate zoning regulations for the downtown area; and WHEREAS, the public hearing conducted by the City Council on July 2, 2001 revealed a predominant concern by citizens that churches are unnecessarily included in the moratorium; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds the continued inclusion of churches within the scope of said moratorium to be unnecessary; WHEREAS, RCW 36.70A.035(2)(b)(v) authorizes amendments to a moratorium imposed pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390 without additional public review and comment; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 1 entitled "Definitions" of Ordinance No. 3423, Passed by the Council of the City of Pasco on the 22" day of May, 2000; supported by Findings of Fact adopted in Ordinance 3428, Passed by the Council of the City of Pasco on the 17' day of July, 2000; and extended for a period of six months by Ordinance 3477, Passed by the Council of the City of Pasco on the 2' day of July, 2001; shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows: Section 1. Definitions. For the purpose of this ordinance, the following definitions shall apply: A. "Community Service Facilities" includes, but is not limited to, daycare centers, nursery schools, hospitals, sanitariums, ehur-ehes; drug abuse and alcoholic treatment centers, halfway houses, charitable organizations, nonprofit service groups,juvenile care and treatment centers, governmental and quasi-governmental activities, and other similar uses which provide social, health, and welfare services for citizens; except any such use which limits the activity solely to organizational or administrative office functions, whereby the actual community service is provided elsewhere, shall be excluded from this definition. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after its approval, passage and publications required by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington and approved as provided by law this 6" day of August, 2001. Y Michael L. Garrison, Mayor ATTEST: APPRO S TO FORM: Catherine D. Seaman, Deputy City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney