HomeMy WebLinkAbout5359 ORDINANCE NO, 5 3 5 9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.48 ENTITLED "STORM
DRAINAGE UTILITY," SECTION 13.48.010 ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS," TO
CLARIFY THE DEFINITIONS OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AND NON-SINGLE
FAMILY PARCEL AND TO ADD THE DEFINITION OF 'TWO FAMILY
(DUPLEX) RESIDENTIAL PARCELS.
WHEREAS, the City desires to update City Code Chapter 13.48, Section
13.48.010 to clarify the definitions of impervious surface and non-single family
parcel and to add the definition of two-family (duplex) residential parcels;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this ordinance is as follows:
To amend Chapter 13.48, "Storm Drainage Utility", Section 13.48.010
entitled "Definitions," of the Auburn City Code as set forth in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference for the purpose of
clarifying the definitions of impervious surface and non-single family parcel and
to add the definition of two-family (duplex) residential parcels.
Section 2. CONSTITUTIONALITY OR INVALIDITY: If any section,
subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence, of this Ordinance, is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, as it is being hereby expressly declared
that this ordinance and each section, subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence,
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hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted, and approved and
ratified irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, clause,
phrase, or sentence, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of
this legislation.
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Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five' (5) days
from and after its passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: MARCH 20, 2000
PASSED: MARCH 20, 2000
APPROVED: MARCH 20, 2000
CHARLES A. BOOTH
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam,
City Clerk
Michael J. Reynolds,
City Attorney
PUBLISHED:
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EXHIBIT "A"
'13.48.0'10Definitions.
The following words when used in this chapter shall have the following
meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
A. "City" means the city of Auburn, Washington, a municipal corporation
created and existing under the laws of the state of Washington.
B. "Detention" means the temporary storage of storm and surface water
runoff with provisions for the controlled release of the stored water.
C. "City of Auburn design and construction standards" means the manual of
the requirements established by the city's public works department for storm
drainage, water, sanitary sewer, and street design.
D. "Developer's public facility extension manual" means the manual of the
requirements, established by the city's public works department for the
construction of publicly owned facilities by private developers consisting of storm
drainage, water, sanitary sewer, and street.
E. "Equivalent service unit" (ESU) means a configuration of development or
impervious surfaces estimated to contribute an amount of runoff to the city's
storm drainage system which is approximately equal to that created by the
average single-family residential parcel. One ESU is equal to 2,600 square feet
of impervious surface area or any portion thereof.
F. "Impervious surface" Means those portions of a property which are
covered with either asphaltic, concrete surfacing, Portland cement concrete
surfacing or building roofs.
G. "lmporvious curfaco" moans that hard ourfac, o aroa which oithor provontc
or rotards the carry of wator into tho coil mantic as it ontorod undor natural
conditions prooxistont to dovolopment and/or that hard cuffaoo area which
caucoc wator to run off tho SUrfaGO in groator quantitioc or at an inc, roacod rato of
flow from that procont undor natural conditions prooxietont to dovolopmont.
Common impervious r.,urfacos inc, ludo, but arc not limitod to, rooftopc, conerote
or asphalt paving, wallGray, patios, drivowayc, parking Iotc or r.,torago arcas, and
oilod, gravol or othor r.,uffacos which similarly impado tho natural infiltration of
eurfaco wator.
H. "Parcel" means the smallest separately segregated unit or plot of land
having an identified owner, boundaries, and surface area which is documented
for tax purpose and given a tax lot number by the appropriate county assessor
for the county in which the parcel is sited.
I. "Developed parcel" means any parcel which has been altered by grading
or filling of the ground surface, or by construction of any improvement or other
impervious surface and which affects the hydraulic properties of the parcel.
J. "Single-family residential parcel" means any parcel of land having on it a
single detached dwelling unit which is designed for occupancy by one family or a
similar group of people.
K. "Two-family (duplex) residential Darnel - as defined in Chapter 18.16 of
ACC.
~,L. "Non-Single family parcel" means any parcel of developed land other
than single family or two family (duplex) residential.
Exhibit "A"
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~=M. "Undeveloped parcel" means any parcel which has not been altered
from its natural state by grading or filling of the ground surface, or by
construction of any improvements or impervious surfaces.
MN. "Retention" means the storage of storm and surface water runoff with no
provisions for release of the stored water other than by evaporation and
infiltration.
NO. "Storm' drainage facility" means any natural stream/creek or constructed
component of Auburn's storm drainage system.
QP. "Storm drainage system" means the total system of storm drainage
facilities as described in ACC 13,48.030. -
P_Q,. "Utility" means the city storm drainage utility created by the ordinance
codified in this chapter.
Q_R. "Water Quality Treatment" means a facility to remove contaminants in
the existing flow regime of storm water.
Ex/libit "A"
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