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RESOLUTION NO. 3 9 6 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING
FOR A SIX MONTH EXTENSION OF THE MORATORIUM ON
ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES,
PERMITS AND APPROVALS RELATING TO TRANSITORY
ACCOMMODATIONS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION
NUMBER 3808
WHEREAS, in conformity with the responsibilities of the City of Auburn to provide
for zoning and land use regulations pursuant to state law, and the City's authority to
regulate land use activity within its corporate limits, the City intends to develop appropriate
zoning and land use regulations for transitory accommodations, which for the purposes of
this Resolution, the term "transitory accommodations" shall mean the use of property for
housing persons on a temporary basis, whether the encampment uses tents or other
transitory structures; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority of Washington State law, including Sections
35A.63.220 and 36.70A.390 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), the City
established, by Resolution No. 3808, passed on January 18, 2005, a moratorium, for an
initial period of one year, on the operation, and processing of applications for transitory
accommodations, to act as a stop-gap measure:
(a) to provide the City with an opportunity to study the issues concerning the siting of
such transitory accommodations and prepare appropriate revisions to the City's codes and
regulations;
(b) to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Auburn by avoiding and
ameliorating negative impacts of transitory accommodations; and (c) to avoid applicants
possibly establishing vested rights contrary and inconsistent with any revisions the City
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may make to its regulatory scheme as a result of the City's study of this matter; and
WHEREAS, the evaluation and review of code options have not been completed, it
is appropriate to consider extending the moratorium for an additional six months, with the
work plan likewise being extended; and
WHEREAS, it is also appropriate to hold a public hearing to hear from all persons
interested in speaking to the moratorium and work plan extension.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1. Public Hearing Scheduled. That a public hearing is hereby scheduled
to be held on January 17, 2006, at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be
heard, at the City Council Chambers, Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn,
Washington, to consider the extension ofthe moratorium imposed on the filing with the City
or the Courts of any applications for licenses, permits and approvals for licenses, permits
and/or approvals for transitory accommodations as defined and set forth in Resolution No.
3808
Section 2. Effective Date. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon
passage and signatures hereon.
ADOPTED by the City Council this ?f~
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Attest:
Danielle Daskam, City Clerk
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Approved as to Form:
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Daniel B. Heid, City Attorney
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