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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4013 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. L4 61 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington, Amending Section 12.36.020 "Definitions" Providing and Clarifying the Definition of "Development Activities" to Include Business Licenses, Occupancy Registration, Special and Conditional Use Permits WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Growth Management Act, the City has adopted concurrency requirements to insure the City's transportation and utility systems will be adequate to serve current and future development within the City without an unacceptable reduction and level of services; and WHEREAS, the development activities triggering these concurrency requirements are changes in the use of real property, and to avoid ambiguity, require a specific definition sufficient for general understanding; and WHEREAS, to clarify those activities constituting "development activities", wording has been added to include "licensing", "occupancy registration" and "conditional or special permits"; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 12.36.020 entitled "Definitions" of the Pasco Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows: 12.36.020 DEFINITIONS. Except as specifically defined in this Chapter or elsewhere in the Pasco Municipal Code, all words shall carry their customary meaning. (1) Adequate — means transportation or utility facilities meet or exceed the City's level of service as established in the Comprehensive Plan and or the Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan. (2) Capacity for Transportation—means the maximum number of vehicles that can be accommodated during a specific travel period at a specific level of service. (3) Capacity for Utilities — means the number of equivalent residential units that can be accommodated by the water and sewer system. (4) Completion of Development — means that a certificate of occupancy, ep rmit issuance, or other formal approval has been issued by the City authorizing occupancy and/or the use of development. Ordinance Amending Section 12.36.020 - 1 (5) Concurrent—means physical improvements or transportation and utility strategies are in place at the completion of development, or the financial commitment is in place to complete the needed improvements or strategies within six years. (6) Development Activities—means any construction or reconstruction that expands a building, platting a division of land, or change of use requiring a business license, occupancy registration, conditional or special permit, or any use of real property which requires review, approval and/or permitting by the City. (7) Financial Commitment—means revenue designated in the most currently adopted Transportation Improvement Plan for transportation facilities or the most current adopted Capital Improvement Plan for utility facilities through a six-year period or revenue that is assured by an applicant in a form approved by the City. (8) Incidental Residential Permit — means a permit for any activity other than the initial permit for the construction of a single family dwelling on a lot. (9) Transportation Facility —means arterial, collector and local streets maintained by the City and transit routes operated by the Ben Franklin Transit Authority. (a) Existing transportation facilities—are those facilities in place at the time a concurrency test is applied. (b) Planned transportation facilities — are those facilities identified in the Comprehensive Plan and/or scheduled to be constructed as shown in the Six-year Street Improvement Program. (10) Utility Facility—means the water and sewer system maintained by the City. (a) Existing utility facilities — are those facilities in place at the time a concurrency test is applied. (b) Planned utility facilities — are those facilities identified in the Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan and/or scheduled to be constructed as shown in the Six-year Street Capital Improvement Program. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days after its approval, passage, and publication as required by law. PASSED by the City Counc 1 f the City of Pasco, Washington, and approved as provided by law this_ day of Mc , 2011. Matt Watkins Mayor Ordinance Amending Section 12.36.020 -2 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ,,A 0-0 0'e- 1() 0 a —L-.. De ie Clark Leland B. Kerr City Clerk City Attorney Ordinance Amending Section 12.36.020 -3