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.
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(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
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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De ie Clark Leland B. Kerr
City Clerk City Attorney
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