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Ordinance No. 0725
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO725ANORDINANCEESTABLISHINGFINDINGSOFFACTINSUPPORTOFORDINANCENUMBER724CONTINUINGTHEMORATORIUMUPONACCEPTANCEANDISSUANCEOFBUILDINGPERMITSWHEREINTHETOTALSQUAREFOOTAGEOFALLFLOORSINTHEPROPOSEDSTRUCTURESEXCEED13500SQUAREFEETWHEREAStheCityofMedinaadoptedOrdinanceNumber724onOctober8f2001fcontinuingthemoratoriumupontheacceptanceandprocessingofbuildingpermitswhereinthetotalsquarefootageofallfloorsintheproposedstructuresexceeds13500squarefeetandWHEREASRCW35A63220requiresthattheCityCouncilconductapublichearingandadoptfindingsoffactwithin60daysafteradoptionofthemoratoriumandWHEREAStheCityCouncilscheduledandconductedapublichearingonthemoratoriumonOctober82001NOWTHEREFORETHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSECTION1FINDINGSThecityCouncilherebyadoptsthefollowingfindingsoffactinsupportofthemoratoriumcontinuedbyOrdinanceNumber724AInrecentyearsfincreasingnumbersofresidentshaveconstructedextremelylargehousesfmegahousesMedinaknownasBMegahousesinterferewithviewsandsunlightofneighborsViewsandsunlightcontributetotheattractivenessandlivabilityoftheCityofMedinaSeeChapter1816fMMCfadoptedin1995CMegahousesaremorelikelytobeusedfornonresidentialpurposessuchasbusinessmeetingsandlargescalecharitableeventsDMegahousesrequiremuchmoredomestichelpthantraditionalhousesfcausingincreasedtrafficORD7251 EMegahousesraiseconcernsaboutfutureuseastheymaybedifficulttosellassinglefamilyresidencesandmoresuitableforinstitutionalormultifamilyuseFItisnecessarytolimitthesizeofstructurestopreserveneighborhoodcharacterandcompatibilityandtoprotectMedinasdistinctivefinformalfnaturalenvironmentGLotconsolidationfwhichusuallyaccompaniesmegahousesfcanleadtodecreasedpopulationHExtensivestudiesbytheCityCouncilandCityStaffhaverevealedthatmegahousesareawidespreadproblemthroughouttheUnitedStatesandthatotherlocaljurisdictionshaveenactedregulationstopreventtheirproliferationIArecentsurveyofMedinaresidentsestablishedthatproblemsrelatingtomegahouseswereamajorconcerntotheseresidentsJ13f500squarefeetisalargeramountthanfoundinsomeotherordinanceslimitingtheoverallsquarefeetperresidentialcomplexKThe13f500squarefootrestrictionisconsistentwiththesizeofaresidencewhichcouldbebuiltona30fOOOsquarefootlotinMedinaapplyingthetraditionalbulkcontrolsofpercentageoflotcoveragesetbacksandheightlimitationsLMegahousesfrequentlytakemorethantwoyearstoconstructftherebyinterruptingthepeaceandserenityofneighboringpropertiesforanunreasonableperiodoftimeMMegahousescausemorewearandtearonCitystreetsbecauseofthevolumeofmaterialsimportedandexportedfromthesiteandtheuseofcommercialconstructionmethodsandmaterialsNThemoratoriumonstructuresexceeding13f500squarefeetsubstantiallyadvancesthepublicinterestanddoesnotdepriveownersoftherighttoenjoYfpossessanddisposeofpropertyandexcludeotherstherefromOTheoriginalsixmonthmoratoriumdidnotprovideadequatetimeforthePlanningCommissionandCityCounciltostudytheissuespresentedbylargehomeconstructionandtodevelopfinalregulationswhichwillbefairtoallcitizensofMedinaORD7252 SECTION2MORATORIUMCONTINUANCEBaseduponthefindingssetforthabovethemoratoriumdeclaredinMedinaOrdinanceNo724shallcontinueinforceforsixmonthsfromtheeffectivedateofOrdinanceNo724SECTION3WORKPLANADOPTEDThefollowingworkplanisherebyadoptedAThePlanningCommissionshallreportmendationsforregulationsdealingwithconstructionwithinsixty60daysitsrecomlargehomeBTheCityCounci1shalladoptregulationspriortoexpirationofthemoratoriumSECTION4SEVERABILITYIfanyprovisionofthisordinanceoritsapplicationtoanypersonorcircumstanceisheldinvalidftheremainderoftheordinanceortheapplicationoftheprovisiontootherpersonsorcircumstancesisnotaffectedSECTION5EFFECTIVEDATEThisordinanceshalltakeeffectfivedaysafteritspublicationorthepublicationofasummaryofitsintentandcontentsPASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS8thDAYOF2001ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFITSPASSAGETHE8thDAYOFOctoberI2001nJIfMayorApprovedastoformORD7253 A44KirkRWinesfCityAorneyAttestfd1uCarollPWedlundfCityClerkPassedFiledpublishedEffectiveDate100801100801101201101701ICarollPWedlundlmtheCltyroftheCltyofMedlnaIMtVIilia725ENTITAnOrdinanceEstablihIgtndlngsofFactinSupportofOrdinancN6724ContinuingtheMoratoriumuponAcceptanceandlssuanceofBuildingPermitsWhereintheTotalSquarbeingthetrueandcorrectcopyof8UCbordItllllDwhIclhpubIIIhedJpostedeccordlngtothelawsortheStateofWaIIatonIDtlUrdClIaaCllUelbeginningfivedayaormenbeforelIaelllciiMlEAf2ageofallFloorsintheProposedStructuresExceed13500SquareFeetORD7254 SUMMARYOFORDINANCENO725oftheCityofMedinaWashingtonANORDINANCEESTABLISHINGFINDINGSOFFACTINSUPPORTOFORDINANCENUMBER724CONTINUINGTHEMORATORIUMUPONACCEPTANCEANDISSUANCEOFBUILDINGPERMITSWHEREINTHETOTALSQUAREFOOTAGEOFALLFLOORSINTHEPROPOSEDSTRUCTURESEXCEED13500SQUAREFEETThefulltextofthisordinancewillbemaileduponrequestAPPROVEDbytheCityCouncilattheirmeetingofOctober8f2001fLZJCarollPWedlundCityClerkORD717