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Ordinance No. 0717
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO717ANORDiNANCEESTABLISHINGFINDINGSOFFACTINSUPPORTOFORDIMANCENUMBE715IMPOSINGAMORATORIUMUPONACCEPTANCEANDISSUANCEOFBUILDINGPERMITSWHEREINTHETOTALSQUAREFOOTAGEOFALLFLOORSINTHEPROPOSEDSTRUCTURESEXCEED13500SQUAREFEETWHEREAStheCityofMedinaadoptedOrdinanceNumber715onApril92001imposingamoratoriumupontheacceptanceandprocessingofbuildingpermitswhereinthetotalsquarefootageofallfloorsintheproposedstructuresexceeds13500squarefeetandWHEREASRCW35A63220requiresthattheCityCouncilconductapublichearingandadoptfindingsoffactwithin60daysafteradoptionofthemoratoriumandWHEREAStheCityCouncilscheduledandconductedapublichearingonthemoratoriumonMay142001NOWTHEREFORETHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSECTION1FINDINGSThecitycouncilherebyadoptsthefollowingfindingsoffactinsupportofthemoratoriumadoptedbyOrdinanceNumber715AInrecentyearsincreasingnumbersofMedinaresidentshaveconstructedextremelylargehousesknownasmegahousesBMegahousesinterferewithviewsandsunlightofneighborsViewsandsunlightcontributetotheattractivenessandlivabilityoftheCityofMedinaSeeChapter1816MMCadoptedin1995CMegahousesaremorelikelytobeusedfornonresidentialpurposessuchasbusinessmeetingsandlargescalecharitableeventsDMegahousesrequiremuchmoredomestichelpthantraditionalhousescausingincreasedtrafficORD7171 EMegahousesraiseconcernsaboutfutureuseastheymaybedifficulttosellassinglefamilyresidencesandmoresuitableforinstitutionalormultifamilyuseFItisnecessarytolimitthesizeofstructurestopreserveneighborhoodcharacterandcompatibilityandtoprotectMedinasdistinctiveinformalnaturalenvironmentGLotconsolidationwhichusuallyaccompaniesmegahousescanleadtodecreasedpopulationHExtensivestudiesbytheCityCouncilandCityStaffhaverevealedthatmegahousesareawidespreadproblemthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthatotherlocaljurisdictionshaveenactedregulationstopreventtheirproliferationIArecentsurveyofMedinaresidentsestablishedthatproblemsrelatingtomegahouseswereamajorconcerntotheseresidentsJ13500squarefeetisalargeramountthanfoundinsomeotherordinanceslimitingtheoverallsquarefeetperresidentialcomplexKThe13500squarefootrestrictionisconsistentwiththesizeofaresidencewhichcouldbebuiltona30000squarefootlotinMedinaapplyingthetraditionalbulkcontrolsofpercentageoflotcoveragesetbacksandheightlimitationsLMegahousesfrequentlytakemorethantwoyearstoconstructtherebyinterruptingthepeaceandserenityofneighboringpropertiesforanunreasonableperiodoftimeMMegahousescausemorewearandtearonCitystreetsbecauseofthevolumeofmaterialsimportedandexportedfromthesiteandtheuseofcommercialconstructionmethodsandmaterialsNThemoratoriumonstructuresexceeding13500squarefeetsubstantiallyadvancesthepublicinterestanddoesnotdepriveownersoftherighttoenjoypossessanddisposeofpropertyandexcludeotherstherefromSECTION2MORATORIUMCONTINUANCEBaseduponthefindingssetforthabovethemoratoriumdeclaredinMedinaOrdinanceNo715shallcontinuefortheoriginallengthofthemoratorium6sixmonthsfromtheeffectivedateofOrdinanceNo715ORD7172 SECTION3SEVEIBILITYIfanyprovisionofthisordinanceoritsapplicationtoanypersonorcircumstanceisheldinvalidtheremainderoftheordinanceortheapplicationoftheprovisiontootherpersonsorcircumstancesisnotaffectedSECTION4EFFECTIVEDATEThisordinanceshalltakeeffectfivedaysafteritspublicationorthepublicationofasummaryofitsintentandcontentsPASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS14DAYOFMay2001ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFITSPASSAGETHE14DAYOFMay2001DnfeBeckerMayorApprovedastoformKirkRWinesCityAttorneyAttestCarollPWedlundCityClerkPassed051401FiledPublishedObllOlEffectiveDate052201ORD717CarollPWedlun4cMuemCCnesceseMx717MAnOrdinanceEstablishingFindingsofFactinSupportofOrdinanceNolimposingaMoratoriumuponacceptanceandofBuildingPermitsWhereintheToMquareFootageAllFloorsintheProposedStructuresExceed13500SquareFeet SUMMARYOFORDINANCENO717OftheCityofMedinaWashingtonANORDINANCEESTABLISHINGFINDINGSOFFACTINSUPPORTOFORDINANCENUMBER715IMPOSINGAMORATORIUMUPONACCEPTANCEANDISSUANCEOFBUILDINGPERMITSWHEREINTHETOTALSQUAREFOOTAGEOFALLFLOORSINTHEPROPOSEDSTRUCTURESEXCEED13500SQUAREFEETThefulltextofthisordinancewillbemaileduponrequestORD717APPROVEDbytheCityCouncilattheirmeetingofMay142001CarollPWedlundCityClerk