HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 3639CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 3639
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
ESTABLISHING FACTS, EXTENDING A MORATORIUM ON
DEVELOPMENT BEYOND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACT (SEPA) THRESHOLDS IN PORTIONS OF THE HEAVY
INDUSTRIAL (ffl) ZONE AND ESTABLISHING A TERMINATION
DATE FOR THE MORATORIUM.
WHEREAS, the City of Renton has substantial acreage that is currently zoned Heavy
Industrial (IH); and
WHEREAS, the regional trend has been away from heavy industrial uses to other types
of use; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet the demand for other than heavy industrial uses, the City
will need to review its Comprehensive Plan for the Comprehensive Plan designations of Employee
Area Valley, Employee Area Industrial, and Employee Area Transition and its IH zone; and
WHEREAS, development or redevelopment of properties within the IH zone may result
in potentially significant traffic impacts on regional roads at a time when the electorate has
significantly reduced the amount of available money for transportation improvements; and
WHEREAS, certain areas within the IH zone have had a temporary Comprehensive Plan
designation which is to be reviewed at the next review of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, approval and construction of additional development and redevelopment
projects within the IH zone, without review of the Comprehensive Plan policies, may undermine
the benefits of coordinated planning, and may foreclose or irreparably damage long-term
Comprehensive Plan goals; and
RESOLUTION NO. 3639
WHEREAS, the Boeing Company has requested a review of the Comprehensive Plan and
Zoning with respect to its manufacturing site property in Renton; and
WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being prepared for the Boeing
request but has not been issued in draft form; and
WHEREAS, the review process for the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning is part of the
Growth Management Act (GMA) process; and
WHEREAS, both the EIS and GMA processes strongly encourage public involvement;
and
WHEREAS, there has been insufficient time for meaningful public involvement and an
extension of the moratorium would allow time for that public involvement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has not had the benefit of the draft or final EIS, or public
comment on the EIS or the GMA process and would benefit from both; and
WHEREAS, there is substantial public interest in the reuse of the Boeing property that
has been surplussed and the possible uses of the remainder of the Boeing property, which public
interest will be at least partially satisfied by continuing the moratorium to allow for further public
involvement; and
WHEREAS, the staff has dedicated substantial time and effort to gathering, analyzing,
and organizing information in order to make recommendations on Comprehensive Plan policies
and zoning, but needs additional time to finish that effort; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the extension ofthis moratorium was held June 9, 2003;
and
RESOLUTION NO. 3639
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that certain changes to the Comprehensive
Plan during the normal review process should be sufficient to satisfy concerns in the Valley area
south of 1-405 and west of SR 167; and
WHEREAS, there is limited time and funding to do review, so that it would be
advantageous to limit this moratorium to the most crucial areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The above findings are true and correct in all respects.
SECTION II. There exist sufficient facts to justify the extension of the
moratorium.
SECTION III. There is hereby extended a moratorium on development beyond
State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) thresholds in certain areas within the Heavy
Industrial (IH) Zone in order to provide adequate time for the staff to draft, review, and present
to the City Council, and for the City Council to review and adopt changes to the Comprehensive
Plan policies underlying the Heavy Industrial (IH) zone and to the permitted uses under that zone,
and possible rezone of properties within that zone; provided, that this moratorium does not apply
to the construction, modification or operation of any airplane manufacturing facility (or
supporting uses) located in the IH zone. This moratorium is limited to that property shown on
Exhibit A attached hereto.
SECTION IV. This moratorium shall be in place for a period not to exceed
December 2, 2003, which period may be extended or renewed for one or more additional periods,
but only if a subsequent public hearing is held and findings of fact are made prior to each renewal.
RESOLUTION NO. 3639
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 9th day of _______ , 2003.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 9th day 0f June ? 2003.
Approved»as to form:
Kt^t/
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
RES.984:5/29/03:ma
Jesse Tanner, Mayor
•
CO SK ..
• • *' „ft v-
RESOLUTION 3639