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0662CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO662ANORDINANCEAMENDINGTHEGOALSANDPOLICIESOFTHECITYOFMEDINASHORELINEMANAGEMENTMASTERPROGRAMRELATINGTOCIRCULATIONANDPUBLICACCESSANDESTABLISHINGANEFFECTIVEDATEWHEREAStheMedinaShorelineManagementMasterProgramwaslastrevisedonJuly91990andWHEREASTheMedinaPlanningCommissionconductedseveralpublichearingsfollowingregularandpropernoticethereoftogatherpublicinputonproposedamendmentstotheShorelineManagementMasterProgramandWHEREASTheMedinaPlanningCommissionafterfullyfairlyandcarefullyconsideringthepublicinputandstaffmaterialsrelevanttotheamendmentproposalsforwardeditsrecommendationstotheCityCouncilandtotheStateDepartmentofCommunityTradeandEconomicDevelopmentandWHEREASTheonlycommentsontheproposedamendmentscamefromtheWashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportationandWHEREASconcernsoftheWashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportationwereaddressedbymodificationstotheproposedamendmentsandWHEREASafterafurtherpublichearingonthemodifiedamendmentsthePlanningCommissionrecommendedapprovaloftheamendmentsassetforthinthisordinanceandWHEREASincompliancewithallofthetermsconditionsandproceduresoftheStateEnvironmentalPolicyActandChapter1804oftheMedinaMunicipalCodeanenvironmentalassessmentoftheproposedamendmentstotheShorelineManagementMasterProgramwasconductedandanenvironmentalchecklistcompletedandupondeterminationthatnoprobablesignificantadverseenvironmentalimpactwouldresultfromtheproposaltheCityPlannerresponsibleofficialissuedadeterminationofnonsignificanceand WHEREAStheCityCouncilfindsthatallproceduralrequirementsforadoptionoftheattachedamendmentssetforthinstatelawandintheMedinaMunicipalCodehavebeencompliedwithandthatadequateenvironmentalreviewhasbeengivenNOWTHEREFORETHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINAWASHINGTONDOORDAINASFOLLOWSSection1AmendmentsAdoptedChapterIIoftheCityofMedinaShorelineManagementMasterProgramSectionCCirculationandSectionDPublicAccessareamendedtoreadasfollowsCCirculationGoalThepresenttransportationsystemwithinMedinashorelineshallbemaintainedbutanyexpansionshallbcminimisedormodificationoftheexistintransportationsystemtoaccommodaterowthshallbedesignedinamannerwhicheffectivelymitiuatestheimpactsofthefacilityontheadjacentneiuhborhoodsandthecityasawholeusinthebesttechnolovandscienceavailablePolicies1Additionaltransportationoystcmsmustbcdcsigcdtominimi2canyincrca5cinnoiocairandwatcrpollutionabovccxistinglcvcl5InadditionthccxlunsionofcxistingfaoilitieieEvcrgrccnPointSridgcmuotreduoctothcmEimumcxtcntandmitigatcanypoosiblcauoociatcdimpactsfromupgradingorimprovcmcntsNewtransportationfacilitiesortheexpansionOfexistinfacilitiesmustbedesignedtominimizeairnoiseandwaterPollutionadverseimpactsonaquatichabitatandwildlifehabitatandtheadverseimpactsofexcessiveliahtclareandcommunityseparation2NoadditionalcrosslakebridgesshallbebuiltonMedinasshoreline3ProvisionsforMETR0PublicTransitorothermasstransitshallbeimplementedinalltransportationfacilitiescrossingLakeWashington4Pdc5trianandbicyclcpathwaysshouldbcincludedinanymodifioation5ofthcEvcrgrecnPointBridgc5PedestrianandbicyclepathwaysshouldconnectcityownedshorelinesfacilitiescityparksandpublicschoolsDPublicAccess GoalAssureAccesstoMedinasPublicShorelinePolicies1ViewsoftheshorelineandwaterfrompublicparksshouldbepreservedandenhancedEnhancementofviewshallnotbeconstruedtomeanexcessiveremovalofvegetationViewpreservationmayincludeobtainingairrightsoverpropertiesbetweenparksandtheshorelineormajorlimitedaccesstransportationfacilitieswhereappropriate2Thecityshoulddcvclopapolicyofuhorclincacquiuition3WhenappropriateMedinashouldconsiderjoiningwithothergovernmentalbodiesinacooperativeefforttoexpandpublicaccesstotheshorelinesthroughprogramsofacquisitionanddevelopmentSection2CopyonFileAcopyoftheCityofMedinasShorelineManagementMasterProgramshallbekeptonfileforexaminationbythepublicSection3UseofShorelineManagementMasterProaramTheCityofMedinasShorelineManagementMasterProgramasamendedbythisordinanceshallbeusedbyalldepartmentsboardsandcommissionsandbytheCityCouncilasapolicyguidelineforalldevelopmentoccurringwithinorotherwiseaffectingtheshorelinesandadjacentlandwithin200feetoftheshorelineswithintheCityofMedinaTheCityofMedinaShorelineManagementMasterProgramasamendedbythisordinanceshallbeconsideredasasourceofsubstantiveenvironmentalpolicyinallenvironmentalconsiderationsbythecityunderthetermsoftheStateEnvironmentalPolicyActandChapter1804oftheMedinaMunicipalCodeSection4ValidityIfanysectionsubsectionclauseorphraseofthisordinanceisforanyreasonheldtobeinvalidorunconstitutionalsuchdecisionshallnotaffecttheremainingportionsofthisordinanceSectionSEffectiveDateThisordinanceshalltakeeffectfivedaysafteritspublicationorthepublicationofasummaryofitsintentandcontents PASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS12thDAYOFJuly1999ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFITSPASSAGETHEDAYOFJulyi99RecerMayorApprovedastoform12thirkRWinestAttestPassed71299Filed7699Published71ffetDat SfidYOFORDINANCENO662theCitosdnaWashintonANORDINANCEAMENDINGTHEGOALSANDPOLICIESOFTHECITYOFMEDINASHORELINEMANAGEMENTMASTERPROGRAMRELATINGTOCIRCULATIONANDPUBLICACCESSANDESTABLISHINGANEFFECTIVEDATEThefulltextofthisordinancewillbemailedrequestAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilattheirmeetingofJuly121999upont