MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Adoption of Redmond Zoning Code Amendment: Type III Appeals to the City Council
a. ORDINANCE NO. 2924: An Ordinance Amending the Redmond Zoning Code in Order to Make the Interim Amendments Adopted by Ordinance No. 2902 Permanent; Amending RZC 21.76.050, Permit Types and Procedures, and RZC 21.76.060, Process Steps and Decision Makers, to Remove the City Council as an Appellate Body on Type III Permit Approvals and Providing for Decisions of the Hearing Examiner on Such Permits to be Appealable to the King County Superior Court; Providing for Severability and Establishing an Effective Date
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Adopt the attached ordinance to amend the Redmond Zoning Code Section 21.76, Review Procedures, to remove the City Council as the appeal body for all Type III permits.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Deputy City Administrator,
Interim Director, Planning and Community Development 425-556-2457
Steven Fischer, Manager, Development Review 425-556-2432
Gary Lee, Senior Planner 425-556-2418
Scott Reynolds, Planner 425-556-2409
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
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On June 20, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2889 which amended
Section 21.76 of the Redmond Zoning Code. This action removed the City Council as the appeal body for all Type I and Type II permits and reduced the review type for Conditional Use Permits from a Type IV to a Type III review. Shortly afterwards, the City Council raised the question of whether they should be the appeal body for Type III permits, as they would like to be able to advocate for their constituents without creating a conflict of interest and, thus; possibly endangering t...
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