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Ordinance No. 0645
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO645ANORDINANCEAMENDINGMEDINAMUNICIPALCODECHAPTERS1712DEFINITIONSAND1760NONCONFORMINGUSESANDSTRUCTURESTOAMENDTHEDEFINITIONSOFCOSTOFCONSTRUCTIONANDTRUEVALUEANDTOMAKETECHNICALCHANGESWITHINTHECHAPTERANDTOELIMINATEADMINISTRATIVEVARIANCESWHEREASundercurrentcitycoderequirementsevenminorremodelingofexistingnonconformingstructureswithinthecityrequireshomeownerstoobtainavarianceandWEREASitisthegoalofthisordinancetoamendthecurrentcodetoencouragerenovationorremodelingofexistingnonconformingstructuresreducethenumberofprojectswhichrequireavarianceandeliminateadministrativevariancesTHEMEDINACITYCOUNCILORDAINSASFOLLOWSSECTION1MEDINAMUNICIPALCODECHAPTER1712ISAMENDEDTOADDTHEFOLLOWINGDEFINITIONBuildingenvelopemeansthespacedefinedbytheverticalhorizontalandmixedplanesofanexistingstructureincludingthatportionofthestructurewhichisatorunderthegroundSECTION2MEDINAMUNICIPALAMENDEDTOREADASFOLLOWSSections176001017600201760030CODECHAPTER1760ISDefinitionsRegulationofnonconformingusesRegulationofnonconformingstructures 1760010DefinitionsAsusedinthischapterACostofconstructionincludingmaintenanceandrepairsmeansthetruevalueintheopenmarketofallworkrequiredtoaccomplishtheproposedconstructionasdefinedbytheUniformBuildingCodeforthepurposeofcomputingbuildingpermitfeesThetruevalueshallincludereasonabletruemarketvalueforthematerialsandlaborandincludefifteenpercentadditionalfornormalcontractorprofitandoverheadbutexcludeWashingtonstateandlocalsalestaxesBNonconformingstructuremeansanybuildingorstructurewithinthecitynotwhollyconformingtothecurrentzoningandlanduseregulationsinforceinthelandusedistrictinwhichthebuildingorstructureislocatedwhetherornotsuchnonconformitywaspermittedbyavarianceCNonconformingusemeansanyuseoflandwithinthecitynotpermittedunderthecurrentordinancesinforceinthelandusedistrictwheresuchuseislocatedDReconstructionmeansmaintenancerepairalterationsadditionsimprovementsandassociatedworktheaggregatevalueofwhichexceedssixtypercentofthetruevalueoftheexistingbuildingorstructureETruevalueofbuildingorstructuremcanthcaucocdvalucfortaxpurpocofthcbuildingorstructurcinthcoonditioncxiztingatthctimcofmakingapplicationforabuildingpermitisdeterminedbyamultiplyinqthepersuuarefootcostoftheProPosedconstructionbythenumberofsuarefeetintheexistinstructureorbmultiplVintheaDDropriateperscruarefootcostofconstructionassetforthinthemostcurrentversionoftheMeansResidentialCostDatabVthenumberofsuarefeetintheexistingstructureincludinallapplicableaddonsandmodificationcostsasdescribedinMeansResidentialCostData1760020RegulationofnonconforminqusesAAnonconformingusewhichlawfullyexistedpriortotheeffectivedateoftheordinanceregulatingsuchuseispermittedtocontinueandbemaintainedandoperatedinaccordancewiththissectionBAnonconformingusethathasbeendiscontinuedforaperiodofthirtydaysormoreisdeclaredtobeabandonedandtheabandonednonconforminguseshallnotsubsequentlybepermittedwithoutapprovalgrantedthroughthespecialuseorconditionalusepermitprocessofthecityCAbuildingorstructurecontainingorusedinsupportofanonconformingusemaybeordinarilymaintainedandrepairedtoitsoriginalconditionandforthepermittedusewithlikematerialsandconstructionmethodsbutmaynotbealteredimprovedenlargedexpandedorreconstructedwithoutapprovalgrantedthroughthespecialuseorconditionalusepermitprocessofthecityDOrdinarymaintenanceandrepairshallnotexceed2 twentyfivepercentofthetruevalueofthebuildingorstructureinanyonecalendaryearEWheneverabuildingorstructurecontainingorusedinsupportofanonconforminguseisbyrulingofthebuildingofficialdestroyeddamagedordeterioratedtothepointwhererepairswouldcostinexcessofsixtypercentofitstruevalueanysubsequentuseofthebuildingorstructuretocontainorsupportthenonconforminguseisnotpermittedwithoutapprovalgrantedthroughthespecialusepermitprocessofthecityFAnonconformingusemaynotbeincreasedenlargedorexpandedwithoutapprovalgrantedthroughthespecialuseorconditionalusepermitprocessofthecity1760030ReGulationofnonconformingstructuresAAnynonconformingstructurewhichcompliedwithzoningandlanduseregulationspriortotheeffectivedateoftheordinancewithwhichitdoesnotconformispermittedtocontinueandbemaintainedinaccordancewiththissectionBAnonconformingstructuremaybemaintainedrepairedalteredimprovedremodeledexpandedenlargedorreconstructedifthenonconformingconditioniseliminatedaspartoftheworktobeperformedCAnonconformingstructuremaintainingtheconditionofnonconformityshallnotbereconstructedwithoutavarianceDAnonconformingstructuremaintainingtheconditionofnonconformitymaybeexpandedorenlargedwithoutthenecessityofavarianceonlyunderthefollowingconditions1Anyadditiontotheexistingstructureconformsinallrespectstothecurrentlanduseregulationsofthelandusedistrictincludingbutnotlimitedtosetbacksheightandlotcoverageanddoesnotincreaseanyexistingnonconformity2TheexistingstructuretoremainiflocatedonabuildingsiteintheR16orR20districtsandqualifyingforproportionalsetbacksmaynothavesetbacksoflessthantwentyfeetastorearandfivefeetastosidemeasuredfromtheestablishedpropertylinestothefurthestextentoftheexistingstructure3Themaximumheightoftheexistingstructuretoremainmaynotexceedthemorerestrictiveofeitherthirtyfeetinheightmeasuredfromthehighpointoforiginalgradeatpointofcontactwiththebuildingwallorthirtysixfeetinheightmeasuredfromthelowpointoforiginalgradeatpointofcontactiththebuildingwalltothchighctpointofthcroofpropcrorparapctwallexclusiveofchimneysorantennae4Thetotalproposedlotcoverageofallstructuresonthesitedoesnotexceedthecoverageallowableundercurrentregulationsforthelandusedistrictinwhichthesiteislocated 2ThecitymanagerdeterminesthatthecombinationoftheexistingnonconformingstructureandthepropesedexpansionandorcnlargcmcntdoesnotcreateaconditionwhichwillhavcanadvcrzccffcctonadjaccntproperriceorcreateaprcccdcntdetrimentaltothcMcdinacommunityBeforemakinganyuchdecisionthccitymanagershallcauscthepropertytobcpostedinaconspicuouslocationforatleastuevcndayudescribingtheproposalandadviuingthatdetailedplansarcavailablcatCityMallThedecisionofthecitymanagermaybcappealedtothecityboardofadjustmentwithintendayufromthedateofthedecisionbyanyaggrievedpartyAnypcroonmayfileawrittenrequestatCityHallforacopyofthecitymanagcrsdccision5ThecostofproposedconstructiondoesnotexceedsixtypercentOfthetruevalueoftheexistinbuildinaorstructureEAnonconformingstructurethatisincorporatedintoalargerstructurereconstructedandwhichrequiresavariancemustdemonstratetotheboardofadjustment1Theextentofthenonconformingstructurewhichwillremain2CertificationbyaqualifiedprofessionallicensedarchitectorengineerthattheyhavethoroughlyinspectedallloadbearinelementsoftheexistinstructureandverifiedthatthedesignatedportionoftheexistingstructuretQoremainoanbcrctaincdarestructuralivsoundCOmDlVwithaDDlicablebuildinacoderequirementsandwillbeincorporatedintotheDrODosedstructureTheboardofadjustmentmayrequestaseparateinspectionbythecitybuildingofficialorengineerSuchinspectioncostsshallbepaidbytheapplicantFThcadministrativereviewfccmaybcappliedtowardthcfccforavarianocifthecitymanagerdenicetheapplicationandthcapplicantcocksavarianocFIntheeventofanaturaldisasterwhichdamagesanonconforminstructuretotheextentthatitwouldcostmorethan50ofthetruevalueofthestructuretorestoreittoitspriorconditionitmaybereconstructedwithinthepriorexistinbuildinenveloDewithoutthenecessityofavarianceNaturaldisastershallincludefirefloodearthmovementwindandfallinorflyingobiectsSECTION4EFFECTIVEDATEThisordinanceshalltakeeffectfive5daysafteritspublicationorthepublicationofasummaryofitsintentandcontents4 PASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS14THDAYOFDECRMRFR1998ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFITSPASSAGETHE14THDAYOFDECBMER1998DanBeckerMayorApprovedastoformkirkRWinesCityAttorneyAttestvasonCityerk121498FLEDWrrMCrrY9q98EFECrrVEDATl99985 SUMMARYOFORDINANCENO645oftheCityofMedinaWashingtonOnDecemberl41998theCityCounciloftheCityofMedinaWashingtonapprovedordinanceNo645themainpointsofwhicharesummarizedbyitstitleasfollowsANORDINANCEAMENDINGMEDINAMUNICIPALCODECHAPTER1760NONCONFORMINGUSESANDSTRUCTURESTOAMENDTHEDEFINITIONSOFCOSTOFCONSTRUCTIONANDTRUEVALUEAMDTOMAKETECHNICALCHANGESWITHINTHECHAPTERANDTOELIMINATEADMINISTRATIVEVARIANCESThefulltextofthisordinancewillbemaileduponrequestPDiytheCityCouncilattheirmeetingof1998HCityClerk