Ordinance 1670-89 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the City is currently developing a 2 computer traffic model which will act as the framework for measuring traffic 3 impacts and developing mitigation measures; and 4 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that until such time as said traffic 5 model is completed and a formal traffic mitigation ordinance is adopted, 6 terms and conditions for traffic mitigation will have to be established to 7 mitigate the impacts resulting from the proposed developments; and 8 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that where contributions from 9 developers to the City for the purpose of mitigating traffic impacts may be 10 an appropriate method for generating funds to mitigate development-related 11 traffic impacts, the amount set forth in this ordinance to be assessed on a 12 per development trip basis is based on the best data available and is 13 reasonable; and 14 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that by relating the interim traffic 15 mitigation policy to SEPA that there exist traffic impacts generated by SEPA 16 exempt projects which will not be addressed by this policy; and 17 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the traffic impacts generated by 18 SEPA exempt projects are relatively de minimus when compared to projects 19 which are subject to SEPA; and 20 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that all development projects subject 21 to SEPA, regardless of size, have a cumulative impact on the transportation 22 system which must be mitigated; and 23 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that these cumulative impacts on the 24 transportation system are difficult at this time to accurately measure; and 25 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an assessment in the amount of 26 Eighty Dollars ($80) per daily trip for each development actually 27 understates the cumulative effect of the impact; and 28 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that on an interim basis SEPA is the 29 most responsible and efficient tool for evaluating and addressing the 30 traffic impacts generated by the majority of developments within the City; 31 and 32 2