Drafter
Clerk 07/15/2002
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to requests for interpretation of the King County Code; and amending Ordinance 14033, Section 9, and K.C.C. 2.100.900
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Ordinance 14033 was adopted in compliance with the findings and orders contained in a September 11, 2000, King County superior court decision. In the decision, the court determined that the county failed to adopt procedures for rendering administrative interpretations of code as required by RCW 36.70B.030(3) and 36.70B.110(11). The county was ordered to adopt, by ordinance, procedures for administrative interpretations no later than one hundred fifty days from the date of the decision.
2. In its adoption of Ordinance 14033, the council included a provision, contained in Ordinance 14033, Section 9, and codified as K.C.C. 2.100.900, that called for the transmittal within twelve months of the effective date of the ordinance, a report to the chair of the growth management and unincorporated areas committee evaluating the effectiveness of the ordinance and recommending any necessary revisions to better carry out the intent of the ordinance.
3. Although the department of development and environmental services had several inquiries about the code interpretation process during the first year (February 2001-2002) it has been in effect, no formal request for a code interpretation was submitted to any county departments in that period. No evaluation of the effectiveness of the process was possible.
4. In April and May, two requests were received by the department of development and environmental services. Neither interpretation decision has been issued to date. Based on the limited number of requests submitted to date and the fact that no formal interpretation has been issued on those limited requests, the executive has no recommended changes to the ordinance or process at this time.
5. The need for the subsequent evaluation anticipated at the time of or...

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