Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Municipal Code to Clarify Provisions Related to Zoning and Tree Protection
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Land Use and Environment Committee recommends approval of the proposed amendments to Title 16 and Title 18 of the Olympia Municipal Code.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Land Use and Environment Committee recommendation of the proposed amendments to Title 16 and Title 18 of the Olympia Municipal Code.
Report
Issue:
Whether to adopt minor amendments to Title 16, Buildings and Construction, and Title 18, Unified Development Code.
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3722
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis has not changed from first to second reading.
The Olympia Municipal Code (OMC) is made up of several Titles, Chapters, and Sections that pertain to a wide variety of topics related to laws and requirements. The Planning Division of the Community Planning and Development Department deals primarily with Title 14 (Environmental Protection), Title 16 (Buildings and Construction), Title 17 (Subdivisions), and Title 18 (Unified Development Code) of the OMC.
It can be challenging to keep code sections consistent with each other and to update the code when clarification is needed or to correct errors. In some cases, such as for the new sign code that was adopted in early 2019, staff seeks amendments related to questions that have come up over the course of using the new code for a year or two. In addition, sometimes a code amendment is desired but by itself does not warrant the time it takes to go through the code amendment process. City staff keeps a list of these types of code amendments, generally thought of as minor or of a housekeeping nature, and periodically compiles the proposals into a set of code amendments for review. The last set of such code amendments w...
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