HomeMy WebLinkAbout6420 ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 2 0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
1.9.02.050 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATED TO
SCHOOL IMPACT FEES
WHEREAS, from time to time, amendmer�ts to the City of Aubum code are
appropriate, in order to update and better reflect the current developmeM needs and
standards of the City; and
WHEREAS, during the2011 Mnual Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle, the
City Council requested that school impact fee adjustment requests that resuft in an
increase be submitted�to the City for review when the school district submits their capital
facilities plan rather than later in the process; and
WHEREAS, following proper public notice, the Planning Commission considered
the proposed code amendment at a public hearing on July 3, 2012; and
WHEREAS, after fully considering the testimony and information presented at the
public hearing, on July 3, 2012, the Planning Commission made its recommendations
on the code amendment to the City of Aubum City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Community Development Committee reviewed the
Planning Commission's recommendation at their July 9, 2012 meeting and forwarded
their recommendation to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the environmental review on the proposal has been completed in
accordance with the requirements of the State Envimnmental Policy Act (SEPA) with a
final Determination of Non-signficance (DNS) issued June 13, 2012; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, the proposed zoning code
amendments were sent to the Washington State Department of Commerce, Growth
Management Services, and other state agencies as required with expedited review
requested and acknowledgment received on June 14, 2012; and
WHEREAS, no comments regarding the proposed zoning code amendments
have been received from the Department of Commerce or other state agencies; and
WHEREAS„ the Aubum City Council finds that the proposed amendments
provide clarification to the subdivision title and comply with recent changes to state law
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to Citv Code. That section 19.02.050 of the
Aubum City Code be and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
19.02.050 Submission of district capital facilities plan and data.
A. On an annual basis (by July 1�or on a date egreed to by district and the city
and stipulated in the interlocal agreement), any district for which the city is collecting
impact fees shall submit the following materials to the city council:
1 The district's capital facilities plan (as defined herein) as adopted by the school
board;
2. The disVict's enrollment projections over the next six years, its current
enrollment and the districYs enrollment projections and actual enrollment ftom the
previous year;
3. The districYs adopted standard of service;
4 The districYs overall capacity over the next six years, which shall take into
account the available capacity from school facilities planned by the district but not
yet built and be a function of the disfict's standard of service as measured by the
number of students which can be housed in district facilities; and
5. An inventory of the districYs ezisting facilities��
6. If the school imaact fee adiustment rectuest tiv the school district increases
the school imoact fee, the reauest shall be in writin4 to the Citv arid submitted
concurrentiv with the districYs capital faoilities alan..-
B. To the exteM that the distrioYs standerd of service identifies a deficiency in its
existing facilities, the districYs capital facilities plan must identify the sources of funding
other than impact fees for building o�acquiring the necessary facilities to serve the
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exi§ting student population in order to eliminate the deficiencies within a reasonable
period of time.
C. Faoilities to meet future demand shall be designed to meet the adopted
standard of 'service. If sufficient funding is not projected to be available to fully fund a
capital facilities plan which meets the adopted standard of service, the districYs capital
facilities plan should document the reason for the funding gap, and identify all sources
of funding that the distrid plans to use to meet the adopted standard of service.
D The district shall also submit annually to Uie city a report showing the capital
improvemerrts for which the impact fees have been used.
E. In its development of the financing plan component of its capital facilities plan,
the district shall plan on a six-year horizon and shall demonstrate its best efforts by
taking the following steps:
1 Establish a six-year financing plan, and propose the necessary bond issues,
levies, and/or financing measures required by and consistent with that plan and as
approved by the school board consistent with state law; and
2. 11Vhere,applicable, apply to the state for funding, and comply with the state
requiremeMs for eligibility to the best of the districYs.ability (Ord. 6341 § 2, 2011,
Ord. 5078 § 1, 1998.)
Section 2. Imulementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this
legislation.
Section 3. Severabilitv. The provisions of this ordinance are declared
to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, section or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application
thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of
this ordinance, or the validity of its apptication to other persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: �UL 16 2012
PASSED:
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APPROVED: - JUL 1.6 2012
CI A
'_ B. LEVUIS
MAYOR
ATTEST
Danie te E. Daskam, City Cle�lc
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
� Danie . Heid; omey
Published: o�-d o�.��`°'��
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