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AN ORDINANCE relating to transportation concurrency; adopting a new concurrency test results map; adopting a new map indicating the boundaries of the concurrency travel sheds; and amending Ordinance 14050, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.220, Ordinance 14050, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.230, Ordinance 14050, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.240, Ordinance 14050, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.260, Ordinance 14050, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.270, and Ordinance 15030, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.285, and repealing Ordinance 14050, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.210.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS: K.C.C. 14.70.270 requires the concurrency map to be updated in even-numbered years, or when directed by the council by motion, and be submitted to council for approval by ordinance no later than July 31.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 14050, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.210 are each hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 14050, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.220 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Concurrency shall be determined by the application of travel time standards to designated principal and minor arterials associated with the adopted travel shed((s as defined in this chapter. This may also include portions of certain highways of statewide significance that are not limited access and that function similar to county arterials. Travel time data for collector arterials shall not be included as part of the concurrency test. Selected collector arterials shall be monitored using traffic counts. If counts indicate congestion could be approaching level of service standards on one or more collector arterials, travel time data shall be collected for all collector arterials, and such collector arterial data shall be included in the concurrency test)) map.
B.1. The travel time standards are levels of service based on average...
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