HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2018-002 Amending Arlington Municipal Code Chapters 13.04 and 13.12 Pertaining to Utility Rates Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units ORDINANCE NO. 2018-002
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTERS 13.04 AND 13.12 PERTAINING TO UTILITY RATES RELATING TO ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS
WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has the authority to set rates and charges for its utility
system; and
WHEREAS, the City is interested in encouraging the use of accessory dwelling units
(ADUs) and wishes to amend provisions in the Arlington Municipal Code relating to utility
charges which may be applicable to said ADUs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered this amendment at their workshop on March 12,
2018 and at their regular meeting held on March 19, 2018, and determined approving the
amendment was in the best interest of the City and its citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington do hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code Section 13.04.180 shall be and hereby is amended
to read as follows:
13.04.180- Engineering and design requirements.
(a) General.
(1) The property owner is responsible for water system design.
(2) The water system designer must be a civil engineer licensed in the state of
Washington and qualified by both experience and educational background in the
design of water facilities.
(3) Engineering and design shall conform to the City of Arlington Design and
Construction Standards and Specifications manual.
(b) Water facility requirements.
(1) Whenever property is developed or redeveloped in any way such that water
demand or use is altered, new water facilities are required whenever necessary to:
A. Meet fire flow and other fire protection requirements, including the
number and location of fire hydrants and fire sprinkler components, as
determined by the fire marshal's office of the jurisdiction in which the project
is located.
B. Meet domestic and irrigation flow requirements. See the engineering
standards.
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C. Meet pressure requirements. See the engineering standards.
D. Replace or relocate existing facilities as required or authorized by the
utility.
(2) Whenever property is developed or redeveloped, water mains shall be extended
through and to the extremes of the property being developed as required by the
utility when needed for the orderly extension or efficient gridding of the public water
system.
(c) Water service design.
(1) Water services shall be sized and designed in accordance with the Engineering
Standards.
Each premise shall have appropriately sized and designed separate water service or
services. All services shall be metered. (3) No water service or water main shall be
located under or within five feet of any building.
(d) Cross-connection control. All connections to the public water system shall comply
with the backflow prevention requirements of AMC 13.04.280.
Section 2. Arlington Municipal Code Section 13.12.020(a) shall be and hereby is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Single Family Residential (SFR) Unit. A single-family residential building, or a single-
family detached dwelling unit, that is designed for, permitted for, and occupied exclusively
by one family, and includes manufactured homes and mobile homes, and is served by a
single metered water meter and a single sanitary sewer connection. In addition to providing
water service to the single-family residential building, the metered water service can also
serve a single Accessory Dwelling Unit that is located on the same property and as defined
in AMC 20.44.042. Each single family residential unit shall be charged a minimum of one
base charge based on the meter size, as hereinafter defined, plus a charge based on the
amount of water consumption.
Section 3. 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 preempted by state or
federal law or regulation, such decision or preemption shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in
the official newspaper of the City.The Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days
after the date of publication.
PASSED BY the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 19th day of March, 2018.
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CITY OF ARLINGTON
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Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
Attest:
Kristin anfield, 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. 2018-002 was approved at the March 19, 2018 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-002
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 13.04 AND 13.12 PERTAINING TO
UTILITY RATES RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS."
A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached.
Dated this 20t" day of March, 2018.
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Krist Banfield
City Clerk for the City of Arlington