Ordinance 12-009 Amends SVMC Appendix A •
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON
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ORDINANCE NO. 12-009 •
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING APPENDIX A OF THE SPOKANE VALLEY MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO DEFINITIONS THAT CONTAIN INACCURATE CROSS
REFERENCES WITHIN THEM; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley previously adopted Spokane Valley Municipal Code
Appendix A in order to define terms used throughout the Spokane Valley Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, some of the definitions within Appendix A contain inaccurate cross references and
citations due to scrivener's errors, amendments,or repeals; and
WHEREAS, the inaccurate cross references and citations contained within Appendix A should
be amended in order to reflect the proper cross references and citations in order to promote internal
consistently within the Spokane Valley Municipal Code and external consistency with State law.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington ordains as
follows:
Section 1. Amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A Definition for "hazardous
waste." Spokane Valley Municipal Code section Appendix A is hereby amended as follows:
Hazardous waste: All dangerous or hazardous waste materials, including substances
composed of,or contaminated by, radioactive and hazardous components as defined in
RCW 70.105.010(11).
Section 2. Amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A Definition for "ecological
functions or shoreline functions." Spokane Valley Municipal Code section Appendix A is hereby
amended as follows:
Ecological functions or shoreline functions: The work performed or role played by the
physical,chemical, and biological processes that contribute to the maintenance of the
aquatic and terrestrial environments that constitute the shoreline's natural ecosystem. See
WAC 173-26-200(2)(d).
Section 3. Amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A Definition for "forest land."
Spokane Valley Municipal Code section Appendix A is hereby amended as follows:
Forest land; Land identified as of long term significance for growing trees for
commercial purposes(WAC 365-190-030(7)).
Section 4. Amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A Definition for"mineral resource
lands." Spokane Valley Municipal Code section Appendix A is hereby amended as follows:
Mineral resource lands: Lands primarily devoted to the extraction of minerals with
potential for long-term commercial significance(WAC 365-190-030(13)).
Section 5. Amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A Definition for "shorelands or
shoreland areas." Spokane Valley Municipal Code section Appendix A is hereby amended as follows:
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Shorelands or shoreland areas: Those lands extending landward for 200 feet in all
directions as measured on a horizontal plane from the ordinary high water mark;
floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward 200 feet from such floodways; and
all wetlands and river deltas associated with the streams, lakes(RCW 98.58.030(2)(d)).
Section 6. Amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A Definition for "shoreline of
statewide significance." Spokane Valley Municipal Code section Appendix A is hereby amended as
follows:
Shoreline of statewide significance: A natural river or segment thereof east of the crest
of the Cascade range downstream of a point where the mean annual flow is measured at
200 cubic feet per second or more and lakes or impoundments of 1,000 or more acres
(RCW 98.58.030(2)(f)).
Section 7. Amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A Definition for "shoreline of the
state." Spokane Valley Municipal Code section Appendix A is hereby amended as follows:
Shoreline of the state: All of the water areas of the state, including reservoirs,and their associated
shorelands,together with the lands underlying them; except:
1. Shorelines of statewide significance;
2. Shorelines on segments of streams upstream of a point where the mean annual flow is 20 cubic
feet per second or less and the wetlands associated with such upstream segments; and
3. Shorelines on lakes less than 20 acres in size and wetlands associated with such small lakes.
(RCW 98.58,030(2)(e)). Shorelines of statewide significance are shorelines of the state.
Section 8. Amending Spokane Valley Municipal Code Appendix A Definition for "liquor."
Spokane Valley Municipal Code section Appendix A is hereby amended as follows:
Liquor: All beverages defined in RCW 66.04.010(25).
Section 9. Remainder of Appendix A Unchanged. The remaining provisions of SVMC Appendix A
are unchanged by this amendment.
Section 10, Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should be held
to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance.
Section 11. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after the
date of publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof in the official newspaper of the City.
Passed this 14th day of February 2012.
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Mayor,Tho n5 as E.Towey
City Clerk, Christine Bainbridge
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Office other City Attorney
Date of Publication: Z C/%e
Effective Date: -el /e
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