Ordinance No. 2025-05 Relating to Revising Bonus Floor Area Regulations (Approved 022525)Page 1 of 2
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-05
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, relating to bonus floor area ratio, amending
Ordinance No. 2021-10 to extend the sunset provision
provided for in the terms of the ordinance by six months.
WHEREAS, within the express terms of the Growth Management Act, the
Washington State Legislature has specifically conferred upon the governing bodies of
Washington cities the right to establish and adopt zoning controls and other regulations
related to land uses; and
WHEREAS, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 2021-10 relating to bonus
floor area ratio on August 24, 2021, with an effective date of September 10, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2021-10 provided that the ordinance
shall sunset one year from the effective date of the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2022, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2022-
16, extending the sunset provision in Ordinance No. 2021-10 by eighteen months, until
March 10, 2024, then on January 23, 2024, the City Council approved Ordinance No.
2024-01, again extending the sunset provision in Ordinance No. 2021-10 by an additional
twelve months, until March 10, 2025, to provide for sufficient time to appropriately
consider potential changes to bonus floor area ratio policies through the update to the
Winslow Subarea Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission is currently discussing the Winslow
Subarea Plan, including analyzing how development standards could be modified to
better meet City housing and transportation goals, and this work will not be completed
prior to March 10, 2025, the current sunset date for Ordinance No. 2021-10; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance extends the sunset provision of Ordinance No. 2021-
10 by six additional months, until September 10, 2025, to provide for sufficient time to
complete the update to the Winslow Subarea Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2021-10 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 8. The amendments to the Bainbridge Island Municipal
Code approved by this ordinance shall sunset three four years and
six months from the effective date of this ordinance.
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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 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 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from its
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 25th day of February, 2025.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 25th day of February, 2025.
Ashley Mathews, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
Christine Brown, MMC, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: February 21, 2025
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: February 25, 2025
PUBLISHED: March 5, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 10, 2025
ORDINANCE NUMBER: 2025-05