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Home My WebLink About6232 ORDINANCE NO. 6232 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON RELATED TO THE CURRENT USE ASSESSMENT TAX PROGRAM, ADOPTING CRITERIA FOR 2009 APPLICATIONS, APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE JOINT DETERMINING AUTHORITY, AND ASSESSING AN APPLICATION FEE WHEREAS, Chapter 84.34 of the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW") provides for certain properties within the City to be assessed based on the current use of that property instead of at the highest and best use of the property in order to preserve open space and other public benefits; and WHEREAS, when property is located within a city, the application must be approved by a Joint Determining Authority (JDA) consisting of three County Council members and three City Council members; and WHEREAS, RCW 84.34.030 allows the City to charge a reasonable processing fee for evaluation of these applications; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Current Use Assessment Program Criteria. For purposes of evaluating Current Use Assessment applications for properties located both within the City of Auburn and within Pierce County that are to be decided in 2009, the City Council adopts Pierce County's Public Benefits Rating System criteria as set forth in Chapter 2.114 of the Pierce County Code. Section 2. Appointment of Members. The chairs of Finance, Public Works and Planning & Community Development Committees are hereby appointed to the Joint Determining Authority (JDA) until December 31, 2009. The chair of the Municipal Services Committee is hereby appointed as an alternate to the JDA. Ordinance No. 6232 April 14, 2009 Page 1 of 2 , Title 2 - Admixistration 2. ! 14.100 - Appendix 'A" , Appendix "A" , ~ ' Categories Point System Priority High Priori tv 5 points each Resource • Critical Salmon Habitat ~ • Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas • Marine Waters ~ • Streams i • Wetlands, Estuaries, and Tidal-Marshes • Wooded Areas I Medium Priori tv 3 points each ~ • Agricultural Lands • Aquifer Recharge Areas • Flood Hazard Areas • Lalces • Private Open Space Passive Recreation • Privately Owned and Operated Recreationa! Facilities ! • Private Trails and Corridors ~ Low Prioriri i point each i • Archaeological Sites - Historic Landmark Sites ~ • Landslide Hazard Areas (Steep Slopes) • Private Parks and Private Golf Courses with Developed ~ Facilities • Scenic View Points and Comdors - Seismic Hazard Areas • Volcanic Hazard Areas Bonus Public Access Granted 5 ints Conservation/Historic Easement Granted in Perpetuity 10 points forever Site Within a Designated Urban Growth Area (UGA) or the 5 points , Com rehensive Urban Growth Area CUGA ; Site is Adjacent to (abuts) or Creates Linkage With Another 5 points en S ace Parcel ' Super Properties with at least five priority resource points and , 25 points ' Bonus which allow a degree of public access appropriate to the sensitivity of the resource(s) and which provide a qualifying ' conservation or historic easement in eriu . (Ord. 2004-112s § 2(part), 2004; Ord. 98-114S § 3(part), 1999) 2.114 24 Title 2 - Administration ' 2.114J00 Appendi.r „B„ ~ Appendix "B" 2 ~ +ah ss b 7i1 ~ ' i f . 1 MW 1~k; ya $*~^~~~~i~~~~t7"e~~'~~~y `~"y~ fj ! ~i~~' ~`~"'ilrv' ; ~ bf ` ~ ' F(~y¢~ Y Y 4 ~.i~u~~~ ~ ~ YS'• y) ~ ~/H N . 1 ~ True and Fair Percent Value Current Use Point I Market Value Reduction Assessment System ; 100% 0% 100% 0- 2 points 100% 20% 80% 3 points ~ 100% 30% 70% 6 points I 100% 40% 60% 9 points ~ 100% 50% SO% 12 points ' 100% 60% 40% 15 points ~ i 100% 70% 30% 18 points i 100% 80% 20% 20 points 100% 90% 10% 25 points or more ` (Ord. 98-114S § 3 (part), 1999) ~ 2.114 25 ~ _ Section 3. Processing Fee. Applicants shall pay the Miscellaneous Administrative Planning fee in effect when the application is received by the City. Section 4. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 5. Severability. 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 application to other persons or circumstances. Section 6. 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: APR 9,0 2009 PASSED: APR 2 Q 2009 AP RO D: 200 . . ~ PET R B. LEWIS, MAYOR ATTEST: Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk API' VED RM- nie B. Hei , Attorney~ Published: z---'> Ordinance No. 6232 April 14, 2009 Page 2 of 2 CITY OF ~ AliBURN Peter B. Lewis, Mayor WASHINGTON 25 West Main Street * Aubum WA 98001-4998 * www.auburnwa.gov * 253-931-3000 STATE OF WASHINGTON ) )ss. COUNTIES OF KING AND PIERCE ) I, Danielle Daskam, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the' City of Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the counties of King and Pierce, State of Washington, certify as follows: 1. The foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 6232 (the "Ordinance") duly passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn, on the 20th day of April, 2009, as that ordinance appears on the minute book of the City. 2. Ordinance No. 6232 was published as provided by law in the Seattle Times, a daily newspaper published in the City of Auburn, and of general circulation therein, on the 23rd day of April, 2009. Witness my hand and the official seal of the City of Auburn, this 29th day of June, 2009. Danielle Daskam, City Clerk City of Auburn AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED