733 Amen of Ord 597CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE N0.733
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YELM AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 597 by amending Chapter
15.49, Integrated Project Review Process, of the Yelm Municipal Code. The amendment adopts a
revised annual review time line for Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
WHEREAS, on April 16 and April 25, 2001, pursuant to notice duly given, a public hearing was held
and findings were duly made pursuant to RCW 35.63A.070; and
NOW, THEREFORE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM ORDAINS THAT CHAPTER 15.49 OF THE YELM
MUNICIPAL CODE SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. Section 15.49.150 Amendments shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 15.49.150 Amendments. Amendments relating to regulations for the Environment (Title
14), Building and Construction (Title 15), Subdivisions (Title 16), and Zoning (Title 17), to the extent
these regulations are governed by the Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations, may be
processed as follows:
.010 Amendments to Comprehensive Plan, including rezones of Land Use Map.
(A) Time Line. Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and rezones are
authorized only on a annual basis, except for an emergency if initiated by the
City or Thurston County (an emergency exists if delaying the amendment
would cause substantial public harm). The City staff shall, throughout the
year, accept applications for such amendments, but they will not be reviewed
by the Planning Commission until the 15` or 2nd Quarter of each year and not
acted upon by the City Council until after a public hearing is held during the 2"d
Quarter of each year. If the requested amendments are approved, they will
become effective July 1 of that year. Any amendment applications received
after the last working day in October will be held until the next annual review
cycle beginning July 1 of the following year.
Section 2. Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance or its application to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the provisions to
other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passa e, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passe by Ye ity Council this 25`h day of April, 2001.
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Ada Ri s, Mayor
ATTEST:
in A Schnepf, Deputy City Clerk
PASSED and APPROVED: April 25, 2001
PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, May 4, 2001
EFFECTIVE: May 9, 2001