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NO. 1999 - 380
CLEARANCES Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned To
Orig. Dept.: County Council
9/29/99
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WHATCOM COUNTY
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9/28/99
Introduction
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SUBJECT.-
Ordinance adopting amendments to WCC 20.85, Planned Unit Development , -7— T
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Ordinance adopting amendments to Whatcom County Code Section 20.85, Planned Unit Development
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RECOMMENDED MOTION (for final action):
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.
1999 - 380 9/28/99: Introduced
10/12199: Held /Council
10/26/99: Adopted 7 -0, Ord. #99 -063
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Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
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Sponsored By: Planning
Proposed By: Planning
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ORDINANCE NO. 99 -063
ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE WHATCOM. COUNTY CODE
20.85, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING ACCESSIBLE PARKING
WHEREAS, Whatcom County Code, Title 20, Chapter 90 provides direction
for docketing zoning map and text amendments and such docket was initiated and
processed for 1998; and
WHEREAS, The Deputy SEPA Official for Whatcom County issued a
determination on non - significance on November 4, 1998; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to RCW 36.70.590, legal notice was-published in the
Bellingham Herald on October 31, 1998, November 26, 1998, January 4, 1999,
January 14, 1999, February 11, 1999, February 27, 1999, March 11, 1999, March
25, 1999, April 11, 1999; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held public hearings on the proposed
amendments on November 12, 1998, December 10, 1998, January 14, 1999,
January 28, 1999, February 11, 1999, February.25, 1999, March 11, 1999, and April
8, 1999 and considered all testimony; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission held a work session on April 22, 1999
to consider all the amendments concurrently, as required by WCC 20.90.070; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission has evaluated the merits of each
amendment in relationship to the County Wide Planning Policies and the goals,
policies and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan, as required by WCC 20.90.070;
and
WHEREAS, The County Council has considered the Planning Commission's
Findings of Fact, Reasons for Action, and Recommendations for all the amendments,
as required by WCC20.10.110; and
WHEREAS, The County Council decided to split the batch of proposed zoning
map and text amendments into separate ordinances to allow for public hearings and
adoption of revisions to some of the proposed amendments in advance of the other
proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, The County Council finds the zoning text amendments in the best
interest of the public, safety, and welfare, based on the. following findings and
conclusions:
FINDINGS
1. Public notice was published November 26, 1998 in the Bellingham Herald.
2. SEPA: A Declaration of Non - Significance was issued for the proposed
amendments on November 4, 1998.
3. Staff finds that there is a need to clarify which disabled parking requirement,
state or federal, takes precedent in the event of a conflict between the two. Staff
Ends that the state regulations are generally more definitive and therefore should
be given precedence in the event of conflict.
CONCLUSION
Amendments to the Official Whatcom County Zoning Ordinance text should be adopted
as set forth in Exhibit 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that:
Section 1. The Official Whatcom County Zoning Ordinance text (Title 20) is hereby
amended as shown in the attached Exhibit 1.
Section 2. Adjudication of invalidity of any of the sections, clauses, or provisions of the
Ordinance shall not affect or impair the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part
thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid.
ADOPTED this 26 day of October, 1999
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
'T: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Dana Brown - Davis, Council Clerk Marlene Dawson, Chairperson
APP VED as to form:
Civil Deputy r ecutor
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Approved () Denied
ete Kremen, Executive
Date:
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EXHIBIT 1
20.85.585 Accessible Parking: amend the language of 20.85.585 to read as
follows:
Parking shall be installed in accordance with federal and state regulations for ADA
accessibility. In the event there is a conflict between the state and the federal
regulation(s), the state regulations) shall apply.
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