HomeMy WebLinkAbout4116 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. J I I "C
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Pasco, Washington,
Amending Sections 3.29.020 "Park Planning Districts";
Section 3.29.030 "Deposit of Moneys"; and Section 3.29.050
"Expenditure of Funds" Establishing Park Planning Districts
WHEREAS, the City is authorized pursuant to the Washington State Growth
Management Act (RCW 36.70A and RCW 82.02) to insure that adequate facilities, including
parks, are available to serve new growth and development; promote orderly growth and
development by establishing standards by which the cities may require an Ordinance that new
growth and development pay a proportionate share of the costs of parks needed to serve new
growth and development; and to insure impact fees proposed for that purpose establish
procedures and criteria so the specific developments do not pay arbitrary fees or duplicative fees
for the same impact; and
WHEREAS, the growth of the City has made the current system of park planning district
impractical; and
WHEREAS, all of the City's parks are available to and used by its residents residing in
all parts of the City,NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 3.29.020 entitled "Park Planning Districts" of the Pasco
Municipal Code, shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follow:
3.29.020 PARK PLANNING DISTRICTS.
A) Neighborhood park planning districts are established and identified by numbers one
through and including three. - -, • - - - .. • . • - - - • • • • - . -
. •' . .. - - - . . - - .. . . . . . - . -• - - -- . The three
neighborhood park planning districts are described as follows:
(1) Neighborhood Park Planning District 1 bounded by the existing or future
Pasco urban growth boundary on the north and east, Road 36, I-182 and Hwy 395 on the
west, and the Columbia River on the south.
(2) Neighborhood Park Planning District 2 bounded by the existing or future
Pasco urban growth boundary on the north and west, Road 36 on the east, and I-182 on
the south; and
(3) Neighborhood Park Planning District 3 bounded by I-182 on the north,
Hwy 395 on the east and the Columbia River on the south.
Ordinance Amending Sections
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B) The Community park planning district 1—shall consist of neighborhood park
planning districts one, two and three., four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, sixteen,
C) Community park planning district II shall consist of neighborhood park planning
districts twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, and twenty one.
DC) The park fund shall have separate accounts numbered to correspond to the park
planning districts described in this section.
Section 2. That Section 3.29.030 entitled "Deposit of Moneys" of the Pasco
Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
3.29.030 DEPOSIT OF MONEYS.
A) Ninety percent of all moneys derived from the fees collected pursuant to Chapters
25.80 and 26.20 shall be credited to the account corresponding to the Neighborhood Park
Planning District from which the fees were derived.
B) Ten percent of all moneys derived from the fees collected pursuant to Chapters
25.80 and 26.20 shall be credited to the account corresponding to the Community Park Planning
District from which the fees were derived.
Section 3. That Section 3.29.050 entitled "Expenditure of Funds" of the Pasco
Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended and shall read as follows:
3.29.05 EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
A) Moneys credited to a Neighborhood Park Planning District shall only be
expended for park purposes in that district or in that portion of an adjoining district that is within
one-half mile of the district boundary.
B) Moneys credited to the a-Community Park Planning District account shall only be
expended for community park purposes in a community park in that district. "Community park,"
as used in this chapter, shall include the existing Memorial Park and any other park of fifteen
acres or larger in size. To be a community park, the park must be utilized in a manner generally
consistent with the City's Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan, or as it may be hereafter
amended. Community park shall may also include a community park district wide or
trail systems.
C) No monies shall be expended from this fund without the approval of a majority of
the City Council. Before ruling on any proposed expenditure, the Council shall receive a report
from the City Planner reviewing the proposal for its impact on community planning and from the
City Attorney reviewing the proposal for its legality under this chapter. The Administrative &
Community Services Director shall provide all needed information for these reviews and shall
report on the proposal as it relates to park and recreation plans and needs of the City.
Ordinance Amending Sections
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Section 4. 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 Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, and approved as
provided by law this 3rd day of September, 2013.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Debbie Clark, _1 y Clerk ' Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney
Ordinance Amending Sections
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