HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 0916Ordinance No. 916
N ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY" OF MEDINA,
ASSHINGTON; AMENDING SECTIONS 20.12.070, 20.12.090, AND 20.12.200 OF
THE MEDI A MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE RENTING OF MULTIPLE
ROOMS IN A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING TO UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS;
PROVIDING FOR EVERABIL1 ; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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` WHEREAS, theCity of Medina is classified as a non -charter code city under Title 35A
RCW; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Growth Management Act (GMA), chapter 36.70A RCW, the
City Council has adopted the City of Medina Comprehensive Plan, as last amended by
Ordinance No. 78, passed March 14, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 000 on July 8, 2013, creating a
Unified Development Cade, last amended by ordinance No. 011 on October 13, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City is a developed community that consists almost exclusively of
C detached single-family homes on individual lots, and Goal t.U-G1 of the Medina Comprehensive
Plan provides that the ity's first land use planning goal is: "To maintain Medina's high -quality
residential setting and character; and
WHEREAS, Goal H-G1 of the Medina Comprehensive Plan provides that "The City shall
t preserve and foster housing; development consistent with Medina's high -quality residential
setting; and
WHEREAS, Housing Policy H-Pg states that "The City shall not discriminate between a
residential structure occupied by persons with handicaps and similar residential structure
t; occupied by a family or other unrelated individuals; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council heard concerns from residents about the rental of multiple
y; rooms in single-family dwellings to unrelated individuals under separate lease agreements, and
the impact of such rentals of rooms; and
WHEREAS, the concerns and impacts identified by residents including a loss of single-
family neighborhood character, increased density and increased on -street parking, traffic and
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noise; and
WHEREAS, according to the 2010 United States Census, the average household size of
an owner -occupied housing unit in Medina as 2.81persons; and
t WHEREAS, the City Council at their October 23 and December 9, 2013 meeting, and at
> their February 10 and March 10, 2014 meetings, discussed amending the code regarding the
} renting of multiple rooms in single-family dwellings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Unified Development Code to protect
the single-family neighborhood character from the potential impacts of property" owners renting
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multiple rooms to unrelated individuals under separate lease agreements not including persons
with handicaps within the meaning of Title 42 of the United State Cede, Section 3602(h), and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106(3)(b), a notice of intent to adopt was
transmitted to the Washington State Department of Commerce on November 3, 2014,
requesting Expedited Review, which was granted on November 17, 2014,; (material ID# 20773);
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the code amendments at their March
2, 2014, meeting and after considering the proposal; voted to recommend the City Council
adopt the code amendments; and
WHEREAS, after providing notice, the City Council held a public hearing on December
, 2014,`to receive public testimony concerning the proposed code amendments and voted to
approve adapting the cede amendments; and
WHEREAS, a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) threshold Determination of Non -
significance (DNS) for the proposed code amendments was issued on November 19, 2014,
pursuant to WAC 197-1-340(1); and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts the foregoing recitals as findings of fact in support
of this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amend Section 20.12.070 Section 20.1 .0` 0 of the Medina Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. "Family" means (( )) one or more ((a))
persons ((
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thefeef)). Iivin together as a sin le housekeeping unit in a dwellin unit:
Section 2. Amend Section 20.12.090. Section 20.12.090 of the Medina Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
F. "Household staff' means individuals who spend more than 50 percent of
their working time employed at the residence site and in no event work
less than 20 hours per week, including caregivers.
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((H-)) "Housekeeping unit" means one or more gersons living to ether
sharing household responsibilities and activities whichmay include
sharino ex enses chores eatina evening meals together and
Darticipating in recreational activities and having close social economic
and s cholo ial commitments to each other. A housekeeDina unit dogs
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Spa. See definition under "hot tub."
((�}) "Sport court" means an area of ground defined by permanent
surfacing, equipment and/or fencing for the purpose of playing tennis, as
badminton, basketball and similar social games.
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((0))R. "Mate Environmental Policy Act (SEP )" means environmental
review procedures required under Chapter 43.21 C RCW, Chapter 1 Oi-11
WAC, and Chapter 1804 MMC.
((R)) . `Story" means that portion of a building included between the
upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above,
except that the topmast story shall be that portion of a building included
between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof.
((S))I. "Street" means a right-of-way, opened or unopened, that is
intended for motor vehicle travel or for motor vehicle access to abutting
property. "Street" includes all the ` area within the right-of-way, such as
roadways, parking strips, and sidewalks. For the purposes of the zoning
code, "street" shall not include private lanes.
((T)) I. "Street frontage" means the property line abutting streets.
((U))V. "Structural coverage" means the area of a lot covered by
structures. (See MMC 20.23.030.)
((V))W. "Structure" means that which is erected, built or constructed,
including an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially
built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite mariner.
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((W)%. "Subdivision" means the division or redivision of land into five or t
more lots, tracts, parcels, sites, or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease,
or transfer of ownership.
(( ))Y. "Subdivision, accumulative short" means multiple short
subdivisions of contiguous existing lots held under common ownership,
which would result in the creation of five or more lots within a five-year
period of the initial shortsubdivision approval. "Ownership" for the
purpose of this definition means ownership as established` at the date of s
the initial short subdivision approval.
((Y)) .' "Subdivision, short" means the division or redivision of land into
four or fewer lots, tracts, parcels, sites, or divisions for the purpose of
sale, lease, or transfer of ownership.
{{ )} "Substantial destruction" means to remove more than 60 percent
z, of the existing exterior wall framing of a structure, as measured by the
horizontal linear length of all existing exterior walls. Any partial removal of
existing framing shall count towards the; measurement of horizontal linear
length the same as if the entire framing within that horizontal linear length
was removed, except partial removal shall not include replacement of
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windows or doors when no beamsorstruts are removed. For the purpose t
of substantial destruction, existing exterior walls shall exclude exterior
walls built less than 18 months prior to submittal of a building permit
application. The calculation of the 18 months shall include to the time
after the date the last permit involving construction of a new exterior wall e
was finalized by the city.
((AA))BB. "Substantially"means significant in the size or amount and has a
noticeable impact on the current situation to a degree that would satisfy a l
reasonable person as significant.
"Support structures" means the structure to which antennas and
other necessary associated hardware are mounted, including, but not
limited to, lattice towers, monopoles, utility support structures, and r
existing nonresidential buildings.
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(( ) D. "Swimming pool" means any artificially; constructed -water -holding }
device that has a minimum depth of 42 inches and is of sufficient size for
swimming, wading, immersion, or therapeutic purposes.
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Section 4. Severabiiity. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be pre-empted by state or
federal law or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section a." Effective Date. A summary of this ordinance shall be published in the official
r newspaper of the City, and the ordinance shell take effect and be in full force five () days after the
date of publication.
ADOPTED Y" THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGU17MEETI G T ERE TH 9TH Y
OF FEBRUARY 2015.
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{ Approved as to form: Attest:
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Kari Sand, City Attorney Aimee Kellerman, City Clerk
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