Drafter
Clerk 09/30/2024
Title
A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the King County Code Title 23 update report in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 90, as amended by Ordinance 19712, Section 64, Proviso P1.
Body
WHEREAS, the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 90, as amended by Ordinance 19712, Section 64, Proviso P1, states that $250,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits a King County Code Title 23 update report, a proposed ordinance implementing the recommendations in the report, and a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the report. The proviso also states that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. A description of the county's existing code enforcement process, as outlined in K.C.C. Title 23 and administrative procedures, and a description of the ways the code enforcement process has changed from what is described in 2015-RPT0150;
B. An evaluation of any changes made to the code enforcement process from what is described in 2015-RPT0150, including whether the timeframe between initial complaint through resolution has been shortened;
C. Recommendations for ways that the county's existing code enforcement process, including K.C.C. Title 23, and other parts of the King County Code that address land use code enforcement and the county's administrative procedures could be revised to reduce the length of time between initial complaint and resolution; and
D. Recommendations for provisions of the county's development regulations, including but not limited to, K.C.C. Titles 6, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19A, 20, 21A, 27 and 27A, that could be amended in order to simplify the land use code enforcement process, including to reduce the length of time between initial complaint and resolution.
Additionally, the proviso states that the executive should electronically file the report, proposed ordinance, and motion required by this provis...

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