HomeMy WebLinkAbout6976ORDINANCE NO. 6976
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING MAP
WHEREAS, since 1986 the City of Auburn has maintained a Comprehensive Plan,
periodically updated and reaffirmed by the City Council, that includes a Map establishing
the location of the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designations throughout the City;
WHEREAS, the City also maintains a "Zoning map," labeled the "Comprehensive
Zoning Map of the City of Auburn, Washington," dated June 1, 1987, adopted by
Ordinance No. 4230;
WHEREAS, the zoning map is adopted and made a part of the comprehensive
zoning ordinance, with the most current amended copy serving as the official zoning map;
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designations and Zoning Districts
were updated under the periodic Comprehensive Plan Update completed under
Ordinance No. 6960;
WHEREAS, as part of the periodic Comprehensive Plan Update, six parcels were
(land use) designed as Mixed Use but erroneously identified as P-1, Public Use. The
parcels were King County parcel numbers: 0004200010, 0004200020, 0004200027,
0004200011, 0004200028, and 0004200021;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, the P-
1, Public Use zone implements the Public/Quasi-Public land use designation and R-NM
Neighborhood Mixed -Use zone implements the Mixed -Use land use designation;
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the zoning districts to implement the Comprehensive
Plan Land Use Designations and must be consistent with the future land use map;
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WHEREAS, pursuant to ACC 18.68.030 an "Area -Wide Rezone" is a rezone
initiated either by the city or by multiple property owners that applies to a significant
number of properties, as determined by the director of community development and is
processed as a legislative nonproject decision, consistent with ACC 14.03.060;
WHEREAS, pursuant to WAC 197-11-800(6)(c)(i)-(iii) a rezone is exempt if the
project is in an urban growth area in a city or county planning under RCW 36.70A.040,
the proposed rezone is consistent with and does not require an amendment to the
comprehensive plan, and the applicable comprehensive plan was previously subjected to
environmental review and analysis through an EIS under the requirements of this chapter
prior to adoption and the EIS adequately addressed the environmental impacts of the
rezone;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 36.70A RCW, a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) completed for the periodic Comprehensive Plan Update, and the City
did not act upon the FEIS until November 8, 2024;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Commerce guidance a 60-day notice is not required for
on site -specific rezones that does not include an amendment to the comprehensive plan;
they are considered a project permit application and not a development regulation
amendment even though the decision may be expressed in a resolution or ordinance of
the legislative body of the county or city;
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Ordinance to correct the erroneous zoning of the
six parcels; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Change the zoning district of King County parcel numbers:
0004200010, 0004200020, 0004200027, 0004200011, 0004200028, and 0004200021
from P-1, Public Use to R-NM Neighborhood Mixed -Use, as set forth in Exhibit "A".
Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is authorized to implement those
administrative procedures necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation.
Section 3. 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 of it to any person
or circumstance, will not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity
of its application to other persons or circumstances.
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Printed On: 3/14/2025
Map ID: 6327
Proposed Zoning Amendment P-1 to R-NM Zone
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EXISTING
PROPOSED
R-4 Residential High
R-2 Residential Low
PUD Planned Unit Development DistrictP-1 Public Use
C-2 Light Commercial
Parcel BoundaryR-NM Neighborhood Mixed-Use
Existing Zoning
Proposed Zoning ORDINANCE NO. 6976
EXHIBIT A