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AN ORDINANCE relating to unincorporated area councils; making technical corrections; amending Ordinance 2165, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.98.020, Ordinance 2165, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.98.060, Ordinance 15728, Section 7, and K.C.C. 2.110.030, Ordinance 14214, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.14.070, Ordinance 7737, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 10.24.020, Ordinance 13147, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.030, Ordinance 13147, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.060, Ordinance 13147, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.070, Ordinance 13147, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.120, Ordinance 16950, Section 10, and K.C.C. 20.20.035, Ordinance 13022, Section 2, and K.C.C. 21A.06.217, Ordinance 13022, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.20.190, Ordinance 15032, Section 26, and K.C.C. 21A.22.035, Ordinance 13129, Section 2, and K.C.C. 21A.27.010 and Ordinance 15170, Section 13, and K.C.C. 21A.45.080 and repealing Ordinance 14214, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.14.080, Ordinance 14214, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.14.090 and Ordinance 14276, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.14.095.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Ordinance 17139 was enacted on July 15, 2011, establishing a framework for public engagement in unincorporated areas of King County.
2. The council-adopted framework broadens the county's goals for public engagement with unincorporated communities as required by the King County Strategic Plan and supersedes the public engagement guidelines delineated in Executive Order PRE-7-1 (AEO) and Motion 9643.
3. On April 19, 2012, Executive Order PRE 7-1 (AEO) was repealed by Executive Order.
4. The Strategic Plan's public engagement goals encourage King County to engage with a wide range of community based organizations in addition to unincorporated area councils, such as community councils, community development associations and other community groups.
5. The engagement framework sets forth steps for improving community engagement and interaction with residents of unincorporated King County, including development of clearly defined community service areas, development of interbranch work programs supporting the service areas and convening public meetings in the service areas.
6. The Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council, the Greater Maple Valley Area Council, the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council, the Upper Bear Creek community council, the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council and the West Hill Community Council will no longer be recognized as official Unincorporated Area Councils described in repealed Executive Order PRE-7-1 (AEO) in the context of more inclusive community engagement with a wide range of community members and organizations.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 2165, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.98.020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
For the purpose of this chapter:
A. "Department" means executive departments and administrative offices, the sheriff's office, the department of assessments, the department of judicial administration, the department of elections, county boards, commissions, committees and other multimember bodies. However, "department" does not include the legislative branch and all offices established under Article 2 of the King County Charter, the hearing examiner, the board of appeals, the personnel board, the board of health, superior courts, district courts and the prosecuting attorney's office.
B. "Penalty" means a punishment established by ordinance or other law imposed as a consequence of failing to abide by or comply with the law, ordinance or a rule adopted under ordinance or other law.
C.1. "Rule" means any department order, directive or regulation of general applicability:
a. the violation of which subjects a person outside county employment to a penalty;
b. that subjects a person outside of county employment to the payment of a fee;
c. that establishes, alters or revokes any procedure, practice or requirement relating to a department hearing; or
d. that establishes, alters or revokes any qualifications or standards for the issuance, suspension or revocation of a license to pursue any commercial activity, trade or profession.
2. "Rule" includes the amendment or repeal of a prior rule, but does not include:
a. a statement concerning only the internal management of a department and not affecting private rights or procedures available to the public;
b. a declaratory ruling issued in accordance with an ordinance; or
c. a traffic restriction for motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians established by the director of the department of transportation or designee if an official traffic control device gives notice of the restriction.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 2165, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.98.060 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A.1. Prior to the adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule, each department shall give at least forty-five days' notice of its intended action by:
a. filing a notice with the executive department responsible for archives and records management functions;
b. providing, at least in writing or by electronic format, the notice to: all persons and other parties who have made timely request of the agency for advance notice of its rule-making proceedings on a specific topic; the clerk of the council; and each member of the county council; ((and each unincorporated area council;)) and
c. giving public notice by one publication in the official newspaper of King County.
2. The notice shall include:
a. reference to the authority under which the rule is proposed;
b. a statement of either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved; and
c. the time, place and manner, including at least in writing or by electronic format, in which interested persons may present their views on the rule. To the extent practicable, the department should permit persons to present their views at a public meeting, according to rules established by the department.
B. The department giving the notice required in this section shall consider all comments received by the prescribed time and shall make reasonable efforts to provide written responses to the comments before the rule is adopted.
C. Adoption of a rule by a department other than a county board, commission, committee or other multimember body is accomplished by the department's director or the sheriff ((or)), assessor or director of elections, for his or her respective department, signing the proposed rule. Adoption of a rule by a county board, commission, committee or other multimember body is accomplished by majority vote in favor of the rule by the members of the body, as evidenced in the approved minutes of the body, and in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act of 1971, chapter 42.30 RCW, as applicable.
D. A rule adopted under this section is not valid unless adopted in substantial compliance with this section. In any proceeding, a rule shall not be considered invalid on the ground of noncompliance with the procedural requirements of this section if two years or more have elapsed from the effective date of the rule.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 15728, Section 7, and K.C.C. 2.110.030 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. There is hereby created a King County Flood Control Zone District advisory committee, referred to in this section as "the advisory committee."
B. The advisory committee is created to provide expert policy advice to the board of supervisors of the King County Flood Control Zone District on regional flood protection issues. The committee shall review and recommend an annual work program and budget for the district, including capital improvement program projects and funding levels, subject to approval or approval and modification by the board of supervisors. Eleven copies of the recommendations shall be filed with the clerk of the King County council no later than August 31 of the preceding year, for distribution to all councilmembers.
C. The advisory committee shall be composed of fifteen members, consisting of permanent seats and two-year seats, as follows:
1. Ten permanent seats shall be held by:
a. each mayor, or a council member alternate designated by the mayor, of the following cities: Tukwila, Auburn, Kent, Renton, Snoqualmie, North Bend, Carnation, Seattle and Bellevue; and
b. the King County executive;
2. Four two-year seats shall be held by either mayors or city council members, or mayor or council member alternates, as nominated by the Suburban Cities Association or its successor, from the remaining cities in King County to ensure the goal of diversity in the geographic location and size of jurisdictions on the advisory committee; and
3. One two-year seat shall be held by an individual ((chosen from lists of no more than three nominees submitted to the King County council by each of the Unincorporated Area Councils, alternating between a resident of the urban unincorporated area and the rural unincorporated area)), nominated by the county executive, who is a resident of unincorporated King County.
D. The members for two-year seats allocated to representatives of ((Unincorporated Area Councils)) unincorporated King County and the Suburban Cities Association or its successor shall be subject to confirmation by the King County council.
E. Each seat on the advisory committee shall have one vote, unless rules adopted by the advisory committee provide otherwise.
F. The advisory committee shall adopt other rules governing its operations, at or promptly after its first meeting.
SECTION 4. Ordinance 14214, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.14.070 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
The Vashon-Maury island groundwater protection committee is hereby created and shall continue in existence until December 31, 2013. The Vashon-Maury island groundwater protection committee shall be referred to as ''the groundwater protection committee" or "the committee" throughout this section.
A. The groundwater protection committee members shall be selected from within the Vashon-Maury island groundwater management plan area and shall consist of the following representatives:
1. One representative from the groundwater advisory committee;
2. One representative from water purveyors;
3. Two representatives from sewer and water utilities and associations;
4. One representative from residential well users;
5. One representative from business owners;
6. One representative from commercial agriculturists;
7. One ((representative from the unincorporated area council)) Vashon-Maury island community resident;
8. One representative from chambers of commerce; and
9. One representative from local environmental organizations.
B. The county shall invite each of the tribal nations with federally recognized rights within the Vashon-Maury island groundwater management area to recommend candidates for the committee. The committee shall include a representative from each tribal nation with federally recognized rights within the Vashon-Maury island groundwater management area, if the tribal nation provides to the county a candidate for appointment to the committee.
C. Each county abutting the Vashon-Maury island groundwater management plan area boundary shall be requested to provide to the county a candidate for appointment to the committee on an advisory, nonvoting basis;
D. The Seattle-King County department of public health and the Washington state departments of Ecology and Health shall be requested to provide to the county a candidate for appointment to the committee on an advisory, nonvoting basis; and
E. Each member of the committee shall coordinate internally with the entity the member represents.
SECTION 5. Ordinance 14214, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.14.080 are each hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. Ordinance 14214, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.14.090 are each hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. Ordinance 14276, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 9.14.095 are each hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. Ordinance 7737, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 10.24.020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The division shall maintain an updated comprehensive solid waste management plan and shall review and propose plan revisions, if necessary to the council at least once every five years in accordance with RCW 70.95.110, as now enacted or hereafter amended.
B. The ((King C))county solid waste advisory committee shall review and comment upon the proposed plan before its submittal to the council for adoption.
C. The interlocal forum shall have the following responsibilities:
1. Advise the ((King C))county council and county executive and other jurisdictions as appropriate on all policy aspects of solid waste management and planning, and consult with and advise the ((King County solid waste)) division on technical issues;
2. Review and comment on alternatives and recommendations for the county comprehensive solid waste management plan and facilitate approval of plan by each jurisdiction;
3. Review proposed solid waste interlocal agreements between ((King)) the ((C))county and cities for planning, recycling and waste stream control;
4. Review disposal rate proposals;
5. Review status reports on: waste stream reduction, recycling, energy and resource recovery; and solid waste operations with interjurisdictional impact;
6. Promote information exchange and interaction between waste generators, local governments with collection authority, recyclers and county-planned and operated disposal system;
7. Provide coordination opportunities between ((King County solid waste)) the division, local governments, private operators and recyclers; and
8. Aid cities in recognizing municipal solid waste responsibilities, including collection and recycling, and effectively carrying out those responsibilities.
D. The division shall seek public comment on the preliminary draft comprehensive solid waste management plan, in addition to conducting the public review and comment procedures required by the state Environmental Policy Act. Copies of the plan should be provided to ((King C))county cities, ((unincorporated area councils)) community organizations and the ((King C))county council, and ((should be available for public review at all King County libraries)) shall be posted on the county's web site. The public comment period on the preliminary draft shall be at least thirty days and shall be completed before the division transmits the preliminary draft to the Washington state Department of Ecology. The division should provide ((the unincorporated area councils)) community organizations, commissions, cities and individuals an opportunity to submit written statements. If necessary, the division should revise the preliminary draft to address comments received.
E. The council's committee of the whole or another committee designated by the council may hold hearings on the preliminary (([draft plan])) draft plan and the council shall hold a public hearing on the draft plan and another public hearing on the final draft plan before adoption of the plan. Any city using county solid waste facilities shall be notified of these public hearings and shall be requested to comment on the plan.
F. The division shall submit to the council by May 1 of each year an annual report of its progress toward objectives identified in the plan.
G. Solid waste interlocal agreements between the county and cities wishing to plan jointly with the county or to authorize the county to plan for them shall identify which party is responsible for city solid waste operational plans, tonnage forecasts and recycling goals.
H. The division shall provide staff support to the metropolitan solid waste management advisory committee and the interjurisdictional technical staff group.
SECTION 9. Ordinance 13147, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.030 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The King County Comprehensive Plan shall be amended in accordance with this chapter, which, in compliance with RCW 36.70A.130(2), establishes a public participation program whereby amendments are considered by the council no more frequently than once a year as part of the amendment cycle established in this chapter, except that the council may consider amendments more frequently to address:
1. Emergencies;
2. An appeal of the plan filed with the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board or with the court;
3. The initial adoption of a subarea plan, which may amend the urban growth area boundary only to redesignate land within a joint planning area; or
4. An amendment of the capital facilities element of the Comprehensive Plan that occurs in conjunction with the adoption of the county budget.
B. Every year the Comprehensive Plan may be amended to address technical updates and corrections, and to consider amendments that do not require substantive changes to policy language, changes to the priority areas map, or changes to the urban growth area boundary, except as permitted in subsection B.5, 10. and 12. of this section. This review may be referred to as the annual cycle. The Comprehensive Plan, including subarea plans, may be amended in the annual cycle only to consider the following:
1. Technical amendments to policy, text, maps or shoreline designations;
2. The annual capital improvement plan;
3. The transportation needs report;
4. School capital facility plans;
5. Changes required to implement an amendment to a joint interlocal((/)) or development agreement in existence on January 1, 2008, between King County, another local government and one or more private parties, only if the amendment to the joint interlocal((/)) or development agreement includes a provision to alter the urban growth area boundary to add areas to the urban growth area, requires that an area four times the area that is added to the urban growth area be permanently designated as park or open space and requires the transfer of development rights on terms as provided in the amendment;
6. Changes required by existing Comprehensive Plan policies;
7. Changes to the technical appendices and any amendments required thereby;
8. Comprehensive updates of subarea plans initiated by motion;
9. Changes required by amendments to the countywide planning policies or state law;
10. Redesignation proposals under the four-to-one program as provided for in this chapter;
11. Amendments necessary for the conservation of threatened and endangered species; and
12. Site-specific comprehensive land use map amendments that do not require substantive change to comprehensive plan policy language and that do not alter the urban growth area boundary, except to correct mapping errors.
C. Every fourth year beginning in 2000, the county shall complete a comprehensive review of the Comprehensive Plan in order to update it as appropriate and to ensure continued compliance with the GMA. This review may provide for a cumulative analysis of the twenty-year plan based upon official population growth forecasts, benchmarks and other relevant data in order to consider substantive changes to policy language and changes to the urban growth area (UGA). This comprehensive review shall begin one year in advance of the transmittal and may be referred to as the four-year cycle. The urban growth area boundaries shall be reviewed in the context of the four-year cycle and in accordance with countywide planning policy FW-1 and RCW 36.70A.130. If the county determines that the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan are not being achieved as evidenced by official population growth forecasts, benchmarks, trends and other relevant data, substantive changes to the Comprehensive Plan may also be considered on even calendar years. This determination shall be authorized by motion. The motion shall specify the scope of the even-year amendment, and identify that the resources necessary to accomplish the work are available. An analysis of the motion's fiscal impact shall be provided to the council before to adoption. The executive shall determine if additional funds are necessary to complete the even-year amendment, and may transmit an ordinance requesting the appropriation of supplemental funds.
D. The executive shall seek public comment on the Comprehensive Plan and any proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments in accordance with the procedures in K.C.C. 20.18.160 before making a recommendation, in addition to conducting the public review and comment procedures required by SEPA. The public((, including unincorporated area councils,)) shall be afforded at least one official opportunity to record public comment before to the transmittal of a recommendation by the executive to the council. County-sponsored councils and commissions may submit written position statements that shall be considered by the executive before transmittal and by the council before adoption, if they are received in a timely manner. The executive's recommendations for changes to policies, text and maps shall include the elements listed in Comprehensive Plan policy RP-307 and analysis of their financial costs and public benefits, any of which may be included in environmental review documents. Proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan shall be accompanied by any development regulations or amendments to development regulations, including area zoning, necessary to implement the proposed amendments.
SECTION 10. Ordinance 13147, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.060 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Beginning in 1999, and every fourth year thereafter, the executive shall transmit to the council by the first business day of March a proposed motion specifying the scope of work for proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan that will occur in the following year, which motion shall include the following:
1. ((t))Topical areas relating to amendments to policies, the land use map and/or implementing development regulations that the executive intends to consider for recommendation to the council; and
2. ((a))An attachment to the motion advising the council of the work program the executive intends to follow to accomplish ((SEPA)) state Environmental Policy Act review and public participation.
B. The council shall have until April 30 to approve the motion. In the absence of council approval, the executive shall proceed to implement the work program as proposed. If the motion is approved, the work program shall proceed as established by the approved motion.
C. Beginning in 2000, and every fourth year thereafter, the executive shall transmit to the council by the first business day of March a proposed ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan, except that the capital improvement program and the ordinances adopting updates to the transportation needs report and the school capital facility plans shall be transmitted no later than the annual budget transmittal and shall be adopted in conjunction with the budget. All transmittals shall be accompanied by a public participation note, identifying the methods used by the executive to ensure early and continuous public participation in the preparation of amendments. ((The note shall specify how the unincorporated area councils were involved in the comment process.))
SECTION 11. Ordinance 13147, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.070 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The executive shall transmit to the council any proposed amendments for the annual cycle by the first business day of March, except that the capital improvement program and the ordinances adopting updates to the transportation needs report and the school capital facility plans shall be transmitted no later than the annual budget transmittal and shall be adopted in conjunction with the budget.
B. All transmittals shall be accompanied by a public participation note, identifying the methods used by the executive to assure early and continuous public participation in the preparation of amendments. ((The note shall specify how the unincorporated area councils were involved in the comment process.))
C. Proposed amendments, including site-specific land use map amendments, that are found to require preparation of an environmental impact statement shall be considered for inclusion in the next amendment cycle following completion of the appropriate environmental documents.
SECTION 12. Ordinance 13147, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.18.120 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Notice of the time, place and purpose of a public hearing before the council to consider changes to area zoning shall, at a minimum, include publication in the official county newspaper and another newspaper of general circulation in the area for which the area zoning is proposed at least thirty days before the hearing. The county shall endeavor to provide such notice in nontechnical language. The notice shall indicate how the detailed description of the ordinance required by K.C.C. 20.18.100 can be obtained by a member of the public.
B. Notice of the hearing shall also be given by mail to affected property owners, appropriate to the scope of the proposal, whose names appear on the rolls of the ((King C))county assessor and shall at a minimum include owners of properties within five hundred feet of affected property, at least twenty property owners in the vicinity of the property, and to any individuals or organizations that have formally requested to the department or department of development environmental services to be kept informed of applications in an identified area. Notice shall ((specifically be given to any unincorporated area council that includes the subject property in its territory.)) also be posted on the county's web site. The county shall endeavor to provide such notice in nontechnical language. The mailed notice required ((herein)) in this section shall be postmarked at least thirty days before the hearing. If the county sends the mailed notice by bulk mail, the certificate of mailing shall qualify as a postmark. Failure to notify any specific property owner shall not invalidate an area zoning proceeding or any resulting reclassification of land.
SECTION 13. Ordinance 16950, Section 10, and K.C.C. 20.20.035 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
When an applicant is required by K.C.C. chapter 21A.08 to conduct a community meeting, under this section, before filing of an application, notice of the meeting shall be given and the meeting shall be conducted as follows:
A. At least two weeks in advance, the applicant shall:
1. Publish notice of the meeting in the local paper and mail and email to the department ((and to the unincorporated area council serving the area in which potential sites are contemplated)); and
2. Mail notice of the meeting to all property owners within five hundred feet or at least twenty of the nearest property owners, whichever is greater, as provided in K.C.C. 21A.26.170 of any potential sites, identified by the applicant for possible development, to be discussed at the community meeting. The mailed notice shall, at a minimum, contain a brief description and purpose of the proposal, approximate location noted on an assessor map with address and parcel number, photograph or sketch of any existing or proposed structures, a statement that alternative sites proposed by citizens can be presented at the meeting that will be considered by the applicant, a contact name and telephone number to obtain additional information and other information deemed necessary by the department of development and environmental services. Because the purpose of the community meeting is to promote early discussion, applicants shall to note any changes to the conceptual information presented in the mailed notice when they submit an application((.));
B. At the community meeting at which at least one employee of the department of development and environmental services, assigned by the director of the department, shall be in attendance, the applicant shall provide information relative to the proposal and any modifications proposed to existing structures or any new structures and how the proposal is compatible with the character of the surrounding neighborhood. An applicant shall also provide with the applicant's application a list of meeting attendees, those receiving mailed notice of the meeting and a record of the published meeting notice((.)); and
C. The applicant shall, in the notice required under subsection A.2. of this section, and at the community meeting required under subsection B. of this section , advise that persons interested in the applicant's proposal may monitor the progress of the permitting of that proposal by contacting the department or by viewing the department's website, the address of which will be provided in the notice and at the community meeting.
SECTION 14. Ordinance 13022, Section 2, and K.C.C. 21A.06.217 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Community identification sign: a sign identifying the location of a community or geographic area such as unincorporated activity centers or rural towns designated by the comprehensive plan ((or communities recognized and delineated by a recognized unincorporated area council)).
SECTION 15. Ordinance 13022, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.20.190 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Community identification signs are permitted subject to the following provisions:
A. Only Unincorporated Activity Centers, urban planned developments or Rural Towns, or designated and delineated by the Comprehensive Plan((, or specific geographic areas (communities) recognized and delineated by a recognized unincorporated area council)), are eligible to be identified with community identification signs. Identification signs for Unincorporated Activity Centers, urban planned developments or Rural Towns shall be placed along the boundaries identified by the Comprehensive Plan((. Identification signs for specific geographic areas (communities) recognized and delineated by a recognized unincorporated area council shall be placed along the boundaries delineated by the unincorporated area council.));
B. Two types of community identification signs are permitted. Primary signs are intended to mark the main arterial street entrances to a designated community, Unincorporated Activity Center, urban planned development or Rural Town. Auxiliary signs are intended to mark entrances to a designated community, Unincorporated Activity Center, urban planned development or Rural Town along local access streets((.));
C. Primary signs are subject to the following provisions:
l. No more than four primary signs shall be allowed per Unincorporated Activity Center, urban planned development, Rural Town or designated community((, unless a recognized unincorporated area council permits up to two additional primary signs.));
2. Each primary sign shall be no more than thirty-two square feet in area and no more than six feet in height((, except that a recognized unincorporated area council may permit consolidation of two primary signs into one larger sign no more than sixty-four square feet in area and no more than fifteen feet in height, to be located only in commercial/industrial zones.)); and
3. Primary signs shall only be located along arterial streets, outside of the right-of-way((.));
D. Auxiliary community identification signs are subject to the following provisions:
1. There shall be no limits on the number of auxiliary community identification signs allowed per Unincorporated Activity Center, urban planned development, Rural Town, or designated community((.)); and
2. Each auxiliary sign shall be no more than two square feet, and shall be located only outside of the right-of-way((.));
E. No commercial advertisement shall be permitted on either primary or auxiliary signs except as follows:
1. When located on property within the RA, UR, R1-8 and R12-48 zones, signs may have a logo or other symbol of a community service or business group (((e.g.)), such as Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce((, etc.))) or a similar group, sponsoring construction of the signs(((s))) or signs. Any permitted logo or symbol shall be limited to an area of no more than two square feet on primary signs and no more than seventy-two square inches on auxiliary signs; or
2. When located on properties within the NB, CB, RB, O and I zones, signs may have a logo or other symbol of the company, community service or business group sponsoring construction of the sign(((s))) or signs. Any permitted logo or symbol shall be limited to an area of no more than four square feet on primary signs and no more than seventy-two square inches on auxiliary signs((.)); and
F. Community identification signs shall be exempt from the provisions of K.C.C. 21A.20.060.A. that require signs to be on-premise.
SECTION 16. Ordinance 15032, Section 26, and K.C.C. 21A.22.035 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Not later than thirty days after the department provides the notice of application to the public required by K.C.C. 20.20.060 on a mineral extraction or materials processing site or for an expansion of an existing mineral extraction or materials processing site or operation beyond the scope of the prior environmental review, the applicant shall hold a community meeting. The notice of application shall include notification of the date, time and location of the community meeting. At the meeting, the applicant shall provide information relative the proposal, including information on existing residences and lot patterns within one-quarter mile of potential sites and on alternative haul routes. The applicant shall also provide a preliminary evaluation at the meeting of any alternative routes that have been provided to the applicant in writing at least five days in advance of the meeting. The applicant shall provide to the department within fourteen days after the community meeting a written list of meeting attendees and documentation of the meeting.
B. Public notice of the community meeting required by this section shall be prepared, posted and distributed in accordance with K.C.C. 20.20.060 at least two weeks before the community meeting. In addition, the department shall:
1. Publish a notice of the meeting in a local newspaper of general circulation in the affected area;
2. ((Mail the notice of the meeting to the unincorporated area council serving the area where the site is located; and
3.)) Mail the notice of the meeting to all property owners within one-quarter mile of the proposed or expanded site or to at least twenty of the property owners nearest to the site, whichever is greater; and
((4.)) 3. Mail the notice of the meeting to all property owners within five hundred feet of any proposed haul route from the site to the nearest arterial.
SECTION 17. Ordinance 13129, Section 2, and K.C.C. 21A.27.010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
When a new transmission support structure is proposed, a community meeting shall be convened by the applicant prior to submittal of an application.
A. At least two weeks in advance, notice of the meeting shall be provided as follows:
1. Published in the local paper and mailed to the department ((and to the unincorporated area council serving the area in which potential sites are contemplated)), and
2. Mailed notice shall be provided to all property owners within five hundred feet ((())or at least twenty of the nearest property owners, whichever is greater(())), as required by K.C.C. 21A.26.170 of any potential sites, identified by the applicant for possible development, to be discussed at the community meeting. When the proposed transmission support structure exceeds a height of one hundred twenty feet, the mailed notice shall be provided to all property owners within one thousand feet. The mailed notice shall at a minimum contain a brief description and purpose of the project, the estimated height, approximate location noted on an assessor map with address and parcel number, photo or sketch of proposed facility, a statement that alternative sites proposed by citizens can be presented at the meeting ((which)) that will be considered by the applicant, a contact name and telephone number to obtain additional information and other information deemed necessary by King County. Because the purpose of the community meeting is to promote early discussion, applicants are encouraged to note any changes to the conceptual information presented in the mailed notice when they submit an application.
B. At the community meeting at which at least one employee of the department of development and environmental services, assigned by the director of the department, shall be in attendance, the applicant shall provide information relative to existing transmission support structures and other nonresidential structures, such as water towers and electrical transmission lines, within one-quarter mile of potential sites, and shall discuss reasons why those existing structures are unfeasible. Furthermore, any alternative sites within one-quarter mile, identified by community members and provided to the applicant in writing at least five days in advance of the meeting, shall be evaluated by the applicant to the extent possible given the timeframe, and discussed at the meeting. A listing of the sites, identified in writing and provided to the applicant at or before the community meetings, shall be submitted to the department with the proposed application. Applicants shall also provide a list of meeting attendees and those receiving mailed notice and a record of the published meeting notice at the time of application submittal.
SECTION 18. Section 19 of this ordinance expires January 1, 2015.
SECTION 19. Ordinance 15170, Section 13, and K.C.C. 21A.45.080 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
The managing agency, in partnership with the sponsor, shall:
A. At least fourteen days before the anticipated start date of the homeless encampment, provide notification to all residences and businesses within five hundred feet of the boundary of the proposed homeless encampment site, but the area shall be expanded as necessary to provide notices to at least twenty different residences or businesses, as well as any ((unincorporated area council, if applicable, and any)) homeowner association representing residents receiving notice. The notice shall contain the following specific information:
1. Name of sponsor;
2. Name of host if different from the sponsor;
3. Date the homeless encampment will begin;
4. Length of stay;
5. Maximum number of residents allowed;
6. Planned location of the homeless encampment;
7. Dates, times and locations of community informational meetings about the homeless encampment;
8. Contact information including names and phone numbers for the managing agency and the sponsor; and
9. A county contact person or agency; and
B. Conduct at least one community informational meeting held on the host site, or nearby, at least ten days before the anticipated start date of the homeless encampment. The purpose of the meeting is to provide those residences and businesses that are entitled to notice under this section with information regarding the proposed duration and operation of the homeless encampment, conditions that will be placed on the operation of
the homeless encampment and requirements of the written code of conduct, and to answer questions regarding the homeless encampment.