Drafter
Clerk 12/04/2003
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to parks and agricultural product sales; designation of large active recreation and multiuse parks; amending zoning provisions relating to new uses for parks; amending Ordinance 10870, Section 331, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.040, Ordinance 10870, Section 332, as amended and K.C.C. 21A.08.050, Ordinance 10870, Section 334, as amended and K.C.C. 21A.08.070, Ordinance 10870, Section 340 as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.030 and adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 7.02 and K.C.C. chapter 21A.06.
Body
PREAMBLE:
King County is the steward of a significant system of regional parks, trails and natural areas.
The Phase II Business Transition Plan, completed by the department of natural resources and parks in August 2002, and Ordinance 14509, adopted November 12, 2002, set forth the vision and implementation strategies for the King County parks and recreation system in 2003 and beyond. The plan identified ways to reduce the parks division budget while keeping key regional parks assets open and preserving local rural facilities where practical.
The plan identified a next step to achieve the department's new vision as a submittal by the executive of an ordinance proposing changes to the King County Code.
This ordinance revises the land use code to allow for new uses in the parks that will create an opportunity for the division to support the parks programs and provide additional amenities in the parks to serve park users.
Projects proposed for development will be evaluated for appropriateness for the park and the system. Department policies and procedures will be developed to provide criteria for project evaluation; the City of Redmond and Friends of Marymoor Park will be included in the development of criteria for project evaluation for projects proposed and evaluated for Marymoor Park.
The department of natural resources and parks will conduct a public outreach element and will consult with adjacent juri...
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