HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2019-007 Denying the Grandview North Property Arlington Land Use Map Amendment and Concurrent Rezone (PLN #509) ORDINANCE NO. 2019--007
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, DENYING THE GRANDVIEW
NORTH PROPERTY ARLINGTON LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT AND CONCURRENT REZONE (PLN
#509)
WHEREAS, the City of Arlington has the authority to regulate land uses within the City,
and is in the process of its periodic annual review and update of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, included in the review of the Comprehensive Plan was a series of proposed
amendments to the City of Arlington Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission considered the proposed Grandview North
Property Land Use Map amendment and Concurrent Rezone (PLN #509) and conducted an open
record public hearing on April 16, 2019 and recommended denial to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the same at a workshop held on April 22, 2019,
and considered them along with the Planning Commission recommendations, at their public
hearing conducted on May 6, 2019; and the City Council having determined denying said
amendment was in the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed Grandview North property
comprehensive plan amendment and concurrent rezone and finds it is not in the overall best
interests of the citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington do hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Findings. The City Council adopts the following findings:
a. The subject property is already suitable for development in general
conformance with existing land use and the surrounding development
pattern, and with zoning standards under the existing zoning classifications.
b. While the amendment may be consistent with certain provisions of the
comprehensive plan, it is inconsistent with others.
c. When weighing the proposed amendment, the following factors weigh most
heavily in favor of denial of the proposed amendment:
i. PL 1.5—"Generally this designation is appropriate for lots that are
located on the corner of an intersection where at least one adjacent
road is classified as an arterial or greater" (this proposal is not located
on the corner of an intersection).
ii. PL 7.1—" recommended changes in residential densities should be
based on the following: a) The overall impact to surrounding
properties".
iii. GL-8—" Preserve and promote the character, scale, and quality of
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existing neighborhoods as new development occurs".
iv. PL 10.1—"A re-designation and rezoning of lots to neighborhood
commercial" is discretionary with the City and only if certain goals are
met.
d. Following a balancing of the interests of the property owner and the
neighboring property owners, the City concludes that the land use map
amendment and concurrent rezone is not in the best interests of the citizens,
and the property that is the subject of the amendment should be developed
for the uses allowed in the existing zoning classification.
Section 2. The City Council denies the Grandview North Property Arlington Land Use
Map Amendment and Concurrent Rezone (PLN #509).
Section 3. 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 4. Effective Date. The title of this Ordinance, which summarizes the contents
of this ordinance, 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.
ASSED BY tle City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 6t" day of May, 2019.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
Attest:
Erin Keator, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Stev J. iff
City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
I, Erin Keator, being the duly appointed and City Clerk of the City of Arlington, Washington, a
municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance No. 2019-007 was
approved at the May 6, 2019 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-007
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
DENYING THE GRANDVIEW NORTH PROPERTY ARLINGTON LAND USE MAP
AMENDMENT AND CONCURRENT REZONE (PLN#509)
A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached.
Dated this 8th day of May 2019.
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Erin Keator
City Clerk for the City of Arlington