HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2007-071WHA TCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO.
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CLEARANCES
Initial
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Date Received in Council Office
Agenda Date
Assigned to:
Originator:
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11-20-07
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Paula J Cooper
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Introduction
Division Head:
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12-4-07
Public Hearing
Jon Hutchings
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Dept. Head:
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Frank Abart
Vtt!-!s'rCnro, COUNTY
Prosecutor:
Dan Gibson
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Purchasing /Budget:
Executive:
TITLE OF DOCUMENT. A Resolution by the Governing Body of the County -Wide Flood Control Zone
District (WCFCZD) extending the current WCFCZDjunding mechanism and levels for the
SumasINooksacklEverson Subzone
ATTACHMENTS:
SEPA review required? Yes X ) NO
Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? X ) Yes NO
SEPA review completed? Yes NO
Requested Date:December 4, 2007
SUMMARYSTATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public
hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCWor WCC as appropriate.
Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors of the Flood Control Zone District that the activities funded through
the District and this Subzone be continued for the next year, as the District needs a continuing source of
funding during that time.
This resolution will extend the funding mechanism through 2008.
COMMITTEE ACTION.
COUNCIL ACTION.
11/20/2007: Introduced
12/4/2007: Council Approved 7-0
Res. 2007-071
Related County Contract
Related File Numbers:
Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Res. 2007-071
Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing
on the County's website at. www.co.whatcom.waus/council.
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SPONSORED BY: CONSENT
PROPOSED BY: PUBLIC WORKS
INTRODUCTION DATE: November 20, 2007
A Resolution by the Governing Body of the
County -wide Flood Control Zone District
hereinafter referred to as the Whatcom County
Flood Control Zone District (WCFCZD)
RESOLUTION NO. 2007 -071
AMENDING THE CURRENT WHATCOM COUNTY
FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT (WCFCZD)
FUNDING MECHANISM AND LEVELS FOR THE
SUMAS /NOOKSACK/EVERSON SUBZONE
WHEREAS, the WCFCZD was duly created by Whatcom County to provide
a governmental entity and structure through which to address flooding and achieve
flood damage reduction in Whatcom County; and,
WHEREAS, the Sumas /Nooksack/Everson Subzone was established, in
terms of governance structure, as set forth thoroughly in the preamble to
Ordinance 97 -051; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2006 -071 provided for a funding mechanism
through December 31, 2007 and is now expiring; and,
WHEREAS, since it is the intent of the Board of Supervisors of the flood
control zone district that the activities funded through the Subzone be continued
for 2008, the district needs a continuing source of funding during that time; and,
WHEREAS, the use of assessments is a proper funding mechanism for
Subzone activities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the WCFCZD Board of
Supervisors that the funding mechanism for the Sumas /Nooksack/Everson
Subzone, be as follows:
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following parcels are exempt from paying
fees to the Sumas /Nooksack/Everson Subzone:
a. All parcels owned by the Federal Government,
b. All parcels classified as Indian Lands held in trust,
C. All parcels exclusively classified as mineral rights,
d. All parcels owned by the State, classified as "bedlands or
tidelands ",
e. All parcels with total fair market value (per County Assessor
records) less than or equal to $2,500.
APPROVED this 4th
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day Of December
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WHATCOM COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
ZONE DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
CARL W R, COUNCIL CHAIR
"Pp () Denied
Days IDVVIVEF6vis ouncil Clerk Pete Kremen, County Executive
Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Daniel L. Gibson, Senior Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney
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Type of Parcel
Sub -zone Fee
Minimum Fee
Unimproved,
$0.25 /acre
$5.00 /parcel
outside flood hazard area
Improved,
$0.375 /acre
$5.00 /parcel
outside flood hazard area
Unimproved,
$0.50 /acre
$5.00 /parcel
within flood hazard area
Improved,
$2.50 /acre
Improvement Value / Minimum fee
within flood hazard area
$1 — $24,999 = $5.00 /parcel
$25,000 - $49,999 = $30.00 /parcel
$50,000 - $100,000 = $55.00 /parcel
$100,001 - $300,000 = $75.00 /parcel
greater than $300,000 = $200.00 /parcel
Unimproved, part in
and out of flood hazard area Prorated by area $5.00 /parcel
$0.25 /acre out, and
$0.50 /acre in
Improved, part in Prorated by area Improvement Value / Minimum fee
and out of flood hazard area $0.375 /acre out, and $1 — $24,999 = $5.00 /parcel
$2.50 /acre in* $25,000 - $49,999 = $30.00 /parcel
$50,000 - $100,000 = $55.00 /parcel
$100,001 - $300,000 = $75.00 /parcel
greater than $300,000 = $200.00 /parcel
*If the improvement can be shown to be located entirely outside of the flood hazard
area, the rate applied to the acreage within the flood hazard area can be reduced to the
unimproved rate of $0.50 /acre in the flood hazard area.
For purposes of this resolution, the term "parcel' is defined to include auxiliary
residential units, such as condominiums and mobile homes when they are not included
in the parent land parcel.
Fees for all parcels designated as "Open Space ", Classified Forest Land, Designated
Forest Land and Non - commercial Forest and Forest Reserves will be reduced by 40 %.
However, in no instance shall the reduction operate to reduce the amount owing below
the $5.00 minimum per parcel.
Flood hazard areas, for purposes of this resolution, are defined as those areas mapped
as 100 -year floodplains or alluvial fans as shown on the latest maps produced by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency and being used by the County for
administering the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.