Ordinance No. 2022-16 Relating to bonus floor area (Adopted 062822)Page 1 of 2
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-16
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 eighteen
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, the City Council provided direction at its regular business meeting
on June 14, 2022, that it desired to extend the sunset provision in Ordinance No. 2021-10
by eighteen months to provide for sufficient time to appropriately consider potential
changes to bonus floor area ratio policy.
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 one two years and
six months from the effective date of this ordinance.
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 28th day of June, 2022.
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APPROVED by the Mayor this 28th day of June, 2022.
Joe Deets, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
Christine Brown, MMC, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: June 24, 2022
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: June 28, 2022
PUBLISHED: July 8, 2022
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 13, 2022
ORDINANCE NUMBER: 2022-16