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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 0784OrdinanceNo784ANORDINANCEOFTHECITYCOUNCILOFMEDINAWASHINGTONADOPTINGTHE2005AMENDMENTSTOTHECRITICALAREASORDINANCEASRECOMMENDEDBYTHEMEDINAPLANNINGCOMMISSIONWHEREASthePlanningCommissionengagedinopenpublicdiscussionoftheCriticalAreasOrdinanceUpdateatvariouspublicmeetingsspanningfouryears20022005andWHEREASincompliancewiththeGrowthManagementActRCW3670A172theCitvhasbasedtheseregulationsontheBestAvailableScienceasdetailedintheFebruary2005reportentitledUseofBestAvailableScienceintheCityofMedinaCriticalAreasRegulationspreparedbyTheWatershedCompanyandWHEREAStheCityhasdevelopedtheCriticalAreasOrdinancetobeconsistentwiththe2005CityOfMedinaComprehensivePlanUpdateandWHEREASanenvironmentalchecklistaccordingtotheSEPAGuidelinesChapter19710WACwaspreparedfortheactionofadoptingtheproposedamendmentsandWHEREAStheCityResponsibleOfficialissuedaDeclarationofNonSignificancepursuanttotheStateEnvironmentalPolicyActChapter4321CRCWonJanuary312005andWHEREAStheCityhasprovidedpublicnoticeoftheproposedamendmentstotheCriticalAreasOrdinanceandheldthreepublichearingsandWHEREASitisnowappropriatefortheCityCounciltoadoptthe2005amendmentstotheMedinaCriticalAreasOrdinanceNOWTHEREFORETHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSection1The2005MedinaCriticalAreasOrdinanceUpdateisdeclaredandfoundtobeconsistentwithapplicablesubstantiveprocedurestateandlocallawsSection2The2005MedinaCriticalAreasOrdinanceUpdateisapprovedandadoptedaspresentedbythePlanningCommissionpursuantandwithchangesbroughtoutduringCouncildiscussion Section3Citystaffisdirectedtoimplementthe2005MedinaCriticalAreasOrdinanceUpdateasprovidedbystateandlocallawincludingsubmittingtheCriticalAreasOrdinanceUpdatetotheWashingtonStateDepartmentofCommunityTradeandEconomicDevelopmentPassedbytheCityCounciloftheCityofMedinaonthe14thdayofMarch2005andsignedinauthenticationofitspassagethe14thdayofMarch2005ThisOrdinancebecomeseffective60daysafterpublicationMaryOdatMayorATTESTAUTHENTICATEDRank3IeMCityClerAPPROVEDASTOFORMwayneTahakaCityAttoeyFILEDWITHTHECITYCLERKMarch142005PASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILMarch142005EFFECTIVEDATEMay192005ORDINANCENO784