Ordinance 06-012 Amending Use Matrix and Off-Road Vehicle Use CITY OF SPO.K4iYE VA1aI,EY
5I'OKAi\°)1 COUNTY, WASFIII'GTON
ORDINAL\°C)? NO. 06-012
Ai\' ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKAi\=E VALLEY, Sl`'UKANF COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, AN[ENDING THE ZONING CODE it)JGULATIONS TO DEP+Ii\'E "OFF-ROA_D
VF>`IICI.~F USE," A.ND A?\'IENDING 1'liE 175Ir" MATRIX TO PR.I:CLUDE SUCTI USF IN
RFSIDENTiAi.. 70\TES; PI20V1D1NG FOIL SEVE1tA]3CL1'I'Y AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
~VH~RFAS, the City has the duty and authority to maintain and protect the health; safety and
welfare of its citi-rcn-hand
WWFRf~AS, certain uses on private property in residential areas are detrimental to the public
interest and interfere with the use and enjoyment of public and private property in the community; and
WHEREAS; the City is able to prohibit certain uses of property in an effort to improve the quality
of life within the City through regulations limiting dte uses to which private property may be used; and
~Vl-iER~,AS; the operation of gas-powered recreatignal vehicles is detrirnentztl to the public health,
safety and welfare in residential zones, interfering with the quiet enjoyment of homes, patios and yards of
adjacent uses by creating dust. repetitive noise and odors.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, ordains as
follows:
Section 1. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to amend SVIViC
10.30.060 to provide a definition for "off=road vehicle. use," and to list which zones in the City in which offi
road vehicle use will be prohibited.
Section 2. Amendment. Spokane Valley Municipal Code section 10.30.060, which codifies
the City's Interim Toning Code, is amended as follows:
1. AddinE definition for "Off-road vehicle use" to 1.4.300.1.1.10.
The followinj definition is added to the Interim Spokane Valle}r %oning Code: "Off=road
vehicle use" is the operation of any gas-po+vorcd mgtorired vehicle by which persons maybe transported,
including but not limited to motorcycles and/or all-ten-ain vehicles, on private property fqr rccrrational
purposes. This definition is not intended t:o include vehicles which were designed constructed for yard or
garden work in residential areas."
2. Adding "Off-road vehicle use" to Interim Zoning Code 14.605.020,
residential use matrix.
UR-1 UR-3.5 UR-7* UR-7 UR-l2 UR-22
Off-road vehicle use N N N N N \r
Section 3. Application to New. Expanded and 1J~isting Uses. These provisions will
prohibit new or expanded off-road vehicle use on the effective date of this ordinance. Nohvithst~lnding
the provisions of 14.508 to the contrary, any existing off road vehicle use shall be abated no later than sip
months following the effective date of this ordinance.
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Section 4. Remainder of SVMC 10.30.060 Unchanged. The remaining provisions of
SVMC 10.30.060 arc unchanged by this amendment.
Section 5. Severability. if any section, sentence, clause or phrase ofthis Ordinance shquld 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 ofthis Ordinance.
Section b. Fffective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full farce and effect five (S) days aver
publication ofthis Ordinance or a summary thereof occurs in the official newspaper of the City as provided
by la~v.
PASSED by the City Council this 9th day of May, 2006.
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Mayor; Diana 1~'ilhite
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- ~ Clerk, Christine 13ainbrid~;e
Approved as Lo Form:
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Of~ficc of t City Atto y
Hate of Publication: / cj' D~
Effective Date:
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