HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2017-014 Making Certain Findings and Adopting By Reference Amendments to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the City of Arlington ORDINANCE NO. 2017--014
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF ARLINGTON
WHEREAS the City of Arlington maintains a transportation system consisting of
roadway, trails and multimodal transportation facilities in the City of Arlington; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arlington is required to periodically take legislative action to
review and, if needed, revise its comprehensive transportation plan, including capital
improvement plans, service levels, and operational and maintenance plans to ensure
compliance with city policies, state and federal regulations, to identify any deficiencies
which present threats to public health and safety, and to develop and identify funding
sources and requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arlington's comprehensive transportation plan was last
amended in 2016; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2017, the City Planning Commission first considered the
amendments to the comprehensive transportation plan for the City of Arlington; and
WHEREAS, based on its review of the requirements of WAC Chapter 173-240 and
other requirements of state law, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and
took public testimony on August 15, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the recommendation of the Planning
Commission at its workshop on October 9, 2017 and thereafter took the matter under
consideration at its October 16, 2017 public meeting; and
WHEREAS, based on its review of the requirements of state law, the analysis and
proposed revisions prepared by the Planning Commission and staff, and the public
comments received, the City Council finds and declares that the review and needed
revisions have been prepared in conformance with applicable law, including Chapter
36.70A RCW, Washington Administrative Code Chapter 173-240, RCW Chapter 43.21C
RCW, and the approved public participation and adoption process; and
WHEREAS, based on its review of the requirements of state law, the analysis and
proposed revisions prepared by the Planning Commission and staff, the recommended
findings on review and proposed revisions forwarded by the Planning Commission, and the
public comments received, the City Council hereby finds and declares that Arlington's
comprehensive transportation plan as revised by this ordinance complies with the
requirements of state law;
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-014 1
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON,
WASHINGTON, DOES MAKE THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS:
1. Findings. The Arlington City Council finds that:
a. The City has established and followed a public participation program in
accordance with RCW 36.70A.130(2)(a), which program was formally adopted and
followed by the City via City of Arlington Resolution #2014-022.
b. The City Council believes that the SEPA Determination of Non-Significance
issued by the City's Responsible Official for the comprehensive transportation plan update
adequately evaluated all known significant environmental issues associated with the
adoption of the updates to the comprehensive plan.
C. The comprehensive transportation plan identifies operational and capital
improvement projects and has been updated to address changes established in the
Arlington General Comprehensive Plan,amended on September 18, 2017.
d. Notice of all amendments to the comprehensive transportation plan adopted
to fulfill the state law was sent to the Washington State Department of Ecology.
e. The City Council finds that the review and needed revisions to the
Transportation Comprehensive Plan have been prepared in conformance with applicable
law, including Chapter 36.70A RCW, Chapter 43.21C RCW, WAC Chapter 173-240, and the
approved public participation and adoption process and, taken collectively, are in the best
interests of all its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Adoption of Sewer Comprehensive Plan. The City Council approves
that Transportation 2035 Plan, 2017 Update (July 13, 2017) prepared by the City of
Arlington Public
Works Department with assistance from Perteet, Inc and Shockey Planning Group as
amended, a true copy of which is attached to the original of this ordinance as Exhibit "A"
hereto.
Section 2. Severability. If any provision, section, or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity
of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid
or unconstitutional.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof consisting of the
title shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in
full force five (5) days after publication.
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PASSED BY the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 16th day of October,
2017.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
Attest:
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Kristi Banfield, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
I, Kristin Banfield, being the duly appointed and acting Clerk of the City of Arlington,
Washington, a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance No.
2017-014 was approved at the October 16, 2017 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-014
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF ARLINGTON"
A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached.
Dated this 181h day of October, 2017.
Kristin nfield
City Clerk for the City of Arlington