ORD NO. 2014-13 AMENDING ORD. 2014-08 INTERIM ZONING REGULATIONS TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTIONORDINANCE NO. 2014-13
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, amending
Ordinance 2014-08, which adopted interim zoning regulations governing
temporary parking for commercial businesses, other than ferry commuter parking
and noncommuter ferry parking; adopting findings in support of such
amendments; providing for the interim regulations to remain in effect for a period
of six months from the date Ordinance 2014-08 was adopted, unless permanent
regulations are adopted sooner or unless the interim regulations are extended;
declaring an emergency and establishing an immediate effective date.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bainbridge Island previously adopted Ordinance
2014-08, which established interim zoning regulations governing temporary parking for
commercial businesses, other than ferry commuter parking and noncommuter ferry parking, in
the Core, Gateway, Ericksen, Ferry Terminal, and Madison (Mixed Use Town Center) districts
and High School Road Zones I and II; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2014-08 allows commercial businesses in the above-mentioned zoning
districts to create temporary surface parking lots for use by employees and/or the general public
where anticipated construction activities would reduce the availability of existing parking spaces
or the business, having outgrown its original parking accommodations, is in the process of
seeking a permanent solution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council understands that businesses needing to take advantage of the
interim temporary parking regulations due to construction activities will also likely need to store
construction-related equipment, materials, and supplies to support the construction activities; and
WHEREAS, current regulations relating to temporary storage containers, found in BIMC
18.09.030.J.2, contain restrictions regarding the number of containers, length of time in which
they may be placed at a property, and the location on a property upon which they may be placed
which are prohibitive of commercial businesses using storage containers for purposes of
temporary construction storage; and
WHEREAS, local businesses have expressed a need for temporary construction storage where
the business is either remodeling or undertaking a construction project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide flexibility in accommodating construction
storage needs for businesses in these limited circumstances; and
WHEREAS, there is at least one commercial business within the Mixed Use Town Center zone
with a current need to store construction-related equipment, materials, and supplies due to the
circumstances described above; and
WHEREAS, unless the City acts immediately to address temporary construction storage needs,
businesses within the City may suffer while the City endeavors to prepare permanent parking
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