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Ordinance No. 0624
CITYOFMRDINAORDINANCENO624ANORDINANCEESTABLISHINGANEIGHBORHOODCHARACTERPRESERVATIONDISTRICTWITHINANEXISTINGR16ZONINGDISTRICTIMPOSINGATWENTYFOOTHEIGHTLIMITATIONANDPRESERVINGALLOTHERLIMITATIONSIMPOSEDINR16DISTRICTSWHEREASresidentsoftheeityapproachedtheMedinaCityCouncilrequestingdesignationofanareawithintheMedinaHeightsneighborhoodwhereinspecialeffortswouldbemadetopreservetheexistingcharacteroftheareaandWHEREAStheCityCouncilrecognizedthatanuniqueneighborhoodexistedwithintheMedinaHeightsareaasaresultofuniquetopographythemannerinwhichtheareahadbeenplattedandthehistoricaldevelopmentofresidenceswithintheareaandWHEREAStheCityCouncilaskedtheneighborsandthePlanningCommissiontostudythespecialconcernsandcharacteroftheareaandWHEREASconcernedresidentssurveyedtheirneighborsandconductednumerousneighborhoodmeetingsandthePlanningCommissionconductednumerouspublichearingsontheissueswhichincludedadditionalheightandsetbackrestrictionsandidentificationofthepreciseboundariesofanareawhichwouldbenefitfromtheimpositionofadditionalzoningrestrictionsandWHEREASconstructionofnewstructureswhichcomplywithexistingregulationsbutweredesignedtotakeadvantageofthemaximumallowablebuildingenvelopewouldbelikelytoadverselyaffecttheexistingcharacteroftheneighborhoodbydominatingneighborsandaffectingexistingviewsprivacyandthepassageoflightandairandWHEREASthePlanningCommissionandCityPlannershavestudiedvariouswaysofpreservingthescaleandharmonyoftheareawithoutundulyrestrictingtheabilitytodevelopindividualpropertiesand1 WHEREASthePlanningCommissionhasaskedtheCityCounciltodeferimplementationofadditionalsetbackrequirementsuntilthePlanningCommissionhascompleteditsstudyofchangingsetbackrequirementsthroughouttheR16zoningdistrictsandWHEREASasubstantialmajorityoftheresidentswithintheareaaffectedbythisordinancehavesupporteditspassagenowthereforeTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINAORDAINSASFOLLOWSSECTION1NEIGHBORHOODCHARACTERPRESERVATIONDISTRICTESTABLISHEDThereisherebyestablishedaNeighborhoodCharacterPreservationDistrictwithintheCityTheboundariesofthedistrictareassetforthintheNeighborhoodCharacterPreservationDistrictMapacopyofwhichisattachedheretoandincorporatedhereinbyreferenceSECTION2ZONINGMAPAMENDEDTheOfficialLandUseandCirculationMapisherebyamendedtoincludetheNeighborhoodCharacterPreservationAreadescribedinSection1SECTION3HEIGHTLIMITATIONTheheightofanybuildingorstructureintheNeighborhoodCharacterPreservationDistrictshallbelimitedtotwentyfeetmeasuredfromthelowestpointoforiginalgradeorfinishedgradewhicheverisloweratthebuilingswalltothehighestpointoftheroofproperSECTION4R16REGULATIONSPRESERVEDExceptastoheightallregulationsgenerallyapplicableinR16districtsshallapplytotheNeighborhoodCharacterPreservationDistrictSECTION5NONCONFORMINGSTRUCTURESStructureswhichconformedtoallzoningregulationspriortotheenactmentofthisordinanceshallnotbedeemedtobenonconformingforfailuretomeettheadditionalheightlimitationsetforthinSection32 StructureswhichconformtoallzoningregulationspriortotheenactmentofthisordinancemayberebuilttothesameoralesserbuildingfootprintheightbulksetbackandrooflinewithoutavarianceSECTION6EFFECTIVEDATEThisordinanceshalltakeeffectfivedaysafteritspublicationorthepublicationofasummaryofitsintentandcontentsPASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS12thDAYOFMaY1997ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFITSPASSAGETHE12thDAYOFMay1997SusanPottsMayorProTemApprovedastoformIrkRWinesCityAttorneyAttestFwcC52973 597HON1203P03 g2UXRYOFORDININCENOotheCitoMednaWashingtonOnMsyl1997theCityCounciloftheCityofMedinaashingtonapprovedordinanceNo623themainpointsofwhicharesummarizedbyitetitleasfollowsANORDINANCEESTABLISHINGANEIGHBORHOODCHARACTERPRESERVATIONDISTRICTWITHINANEXISTINGR16ZONINGDISTRICTIMPOSINGATWENTYFOOTHEIGHTLIMITATIONANDPRESERVINGALLOTHERLIMITATIONSIMPOSEDINR16DISTRICTSThefulltextofthisordinancewillbemailedrequestAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilattheirmeetingofMa121997uponrwoodTEdvalson