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ORD 86-02 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE00~5.20005 WDT:jt 11/22/85 ORDINANCE NO. 86-02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 15.20.100 OF THE WINSLOW MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND THE VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION CALCULA- TIONS FROM A "PER ACRE" BASIS TO AN "IMPERVIOUS SURFACE" BASIS; AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 15.20.130 TO THE WINSLOW MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 15.20; AND AMENDING SECTION 15.20.060(B) TO REVISE FEES. WHEREAS, the City has enacted Ordinance No. 85-13 which, among other things, imposed requirements for drainage control on certain development in the City of Winslow, and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 85-13 also provided that the Land Use Administrator was authorized to accept voluntary contri- butions in lieu of installation of certain improvements, and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 85-13 had established suggested guidelines for computation of the voluntary contribution based on the size of the particular lot being developed, and WHEREAS, there have been difficulties in applying the suggested guidelines based on gross developable area, and WHEREAS, the City's consulting engineer has recommended adopting revised figures based on the number of square feet of impervious surface being proposed, and WHEREAS, the Council finds that this revised method will be easier to administer, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the suggested amounts adequately reflect the cost of constructing stormwater retention/detention facilities in the various drainage basins, now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSLOW, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 15.20.100 of the Winslow Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: A. Amount. The Land Use Administrator is authorized to accept voluntary agreements to pay a portion of the cost of constructing regional stormwater faci- lities. The amount of contribution shall be suffi- cient to mitigate the direct impacts of the development. The amount of contribution shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, but the Land Use Administrator shall use as a guide the following: Basln Impact Cost/lO0 Square Feet Impervious Area Basin A - Sportsman Club Basin B - Weaver Road/Grow Ave. Basin C - Madison Avenue Basin D - The Canyon Basin E - Wing Point Way Basin F -Wlng Point $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $ 4.50 $15.00 $11.00 The Land Use Administrator is authorized to adjust these guidelines periodically based on the Engi- neering News index of construction cost or slmilar construction cost index. Computation. Appropriate adjustments shall be given for construction of stormwater retention/detention or transmission facilities, which, in the opinion of the Land Use Administra- tor, lessen the requirements for construction of stormwater facilities by the City. Payment shall be made prior to final City approval of the development. Credit for LID. At such time as an LID or ULID is formed to construct all or part of the improvements for which the contributions have been made, any contributions made under this section by an affected property shall, to the extent allowed by law, be credited to that property's assessment under the LID up to the amount of assessments. Expenditure of Funds. The contribution shall be held in a reserve account and may be expended to fund a capital improvement agreed upon by the applicant. The contribution shall be expended within five years, unless otherwise agreed by the applicant. Section 2. A new section 15.20.150 is hereby added to the Winslow Municipal Code to read as follows: 15.20.150 Enforcement. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, includin9 failure to comply with an approved drainage plan shall be 9uilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as set forth in Section 1.24.010 of the Winslow Municipal Code. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the Land Use Administrator is authorized to issue stop work orders in the same manner as specified in the Uniform Building Code to persons failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, includin9 failure to comply with an approved drainage plan. Failure of the person upon whom a stop work order has been issued to cease work shall be a violation of this chapter and such person shall be 9uilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be punished as set forth herein. Section 5. Section 15.20.060(B) is hereby amended to read as follows: Fee. A review fee of $25 shall be paid for residential development of a single family residence, duplex or trlplex. All others shall pay a $100 fee, plus $25 per hour for review time beyond four hours. In addition, all applicants shall pay the actual expenses incurred by the City if the City hlres outside consultants for review of a drainage plan, or for advice to an applicant, prior to application for approval of the drainage plan. Section 4. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitu- tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalldity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitu- tionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance. Section 5. This ordinance or a summary thereof con- sisting of the title and Section 2 in its entirety, shall be published in the offlcial newspaper of the Clty, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after the date of publication. APPROVED: ~YOR , ALICE 'B . TAWRESEY ' ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: BY ~ FILjDW~~I~THE CITY CLERK : December 4, 1985 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: January 2, 1986 PUBLISHED: January 8~ 1986 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 1986 ORDINANCE NO. 86-~2 - 5 -