HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2025-013 Amending AMC Chapter 20.56 Streets and SidewalksORDINANCE NO. 2025-013
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING CHAPTER 20.56
OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS REGULATIONS
UNDER CITY PLANNING NO. PLN 1294
WHEREAS, the city has proposed an update to the Street and Sidewalks regulations to the
City zoning code; and
WHEREAS, the Arlington Planning Commission considered the revisions on June 3, 2025
and at a public hearing conducted on June 17, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made findings and provided its recommendations to
the City Council concerning the proposed changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the same at a workshop held on July 14, 2025, a
meeting on July 21, 2025, and considered them along with the Planning Commission
recommendations; and the City Council having determined approving said amendment was in
the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the amendments were presented to the Department of Commerce for
comment and said Department had no comments on the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed amendment to the municipal
code and finds it to be consistent with city and state law and in the best interests of the citizens;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code section 20.56.060 shall be and hereby is amended
as follows:
20.56.060 Neighborhood Access and Coordination with Surrounding Streets.
(a) All developments which shall create or cause to exist more than 49 dwelling units or more
(new or a combination of new and existing) or non-residential developments that may attract
150 or more people (including employees and customers) at any one time (new or a
combination of new and existing) shall have more than one point of access to the surrounding
public street. An applicant may request in writing a waiver of this code requirement. The
City, in its sole discretion, may waive this requirement when, in the opinion of the °`
:6do 'Dffidal or his or her designee, adverse life and safety issues are adequately addressed
by the proposed development. For the purposes of this section, an emergency access (crash
gate) shall not be considered a vehicular access point, and a boulevard shall be considered
one access point.
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-013
Section 2. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be pre-empted by state
or federal law or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 3. Effective Date. The title of this ordinance which summarizes the contents shall
be published in the official newspaper of the City. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force five (5) days after the date of publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Arlington and APPROVED by the Mayor this 21st
day of July, 2025.
CITY RLINGTON
Don E. Vanney, Mayo'
ATTEST:
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Wendy Van D4 Meersche, City C erk
APPROV � AS TO FORM:
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Oskar E. Rey, City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-013 2
1, Wendy Van Der Meersche, being the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Arlington,
Washington, a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance No.
2025-013 was approved at the July 21, 2025 City Council meeting.
CHAPTER 20.56 OF THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS REGULATIONS UNDER
CITY PLANNING NO. PLN 1294"
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Wendy Van er Meersche
City Clerk for the City of Arlington