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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE relating to buildings, modifying requirements of moved
building permit applications to include consideration of
the moved building's effect on property values of the
neighborhood into which it is proposed to be placed,
updating the title of the involved official from "Building
Inspector" to "Code Administration Manager ", and
amending City of Yakima Muni(' nal Code Section 11 50.040.
WHEREAS, the continuation of the property values in this municipality's
neighborhoods is a prime factor in the ability of neighborhoods to maintain
the stability critical to resist increases in the rate of crime in such areas; and
WHEREAS, it is possible to identify those elements of real property that
need to be maintained in a neighborhood in order to avoid property
devaluation when a new structure is introduced into an area, and
WHEREAS, the moving of existing structures onto a new site in a new
location is the time at which it is most feasible to consider the impact of the
4IP new structure on the neighborhood's property values and to require
adjustments to assure continuity of such values, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1 Section 11 50 040 of the City of Yakima Municipal. Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"11.50.040 Application for permit -- Information
required.
An application for permit required by Section 11 50 030 of
this chapter shall be made to the office of code administration of
the city of Yakima and shall include the following information:
1 Name and address of applicant;
2. Address and legal description of the premises upon
which the building or structure to be moved is situated, and of the
premises to which the same is to be moved,
3. A description of the route over which it is proposed
to move the building or structure and full description of the
means to be employed in moving such building or structure;
4. A plot plan of the premises to which the building or
structure is to be moved, showing the size and location on the lot
of the building or structure to be moved and the size and location
• on the lot of any existing or other proposed buildings or
structure;
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S. An eight by ten inch, or larger, photograph of the
building or structure to be moved,
6 A detailed plan of work proposed to be performed
and material to be used, subject to approval by the code
administration manager, in order to assure that the moved
building or structure and the property on which it is placed are
sufficiently visually compatible to real property within 300 feet
that such other real property does not suffer significant
property devaluation, for which purpose the code administration
manager shall consider relevant aspects of the property,
including but not limited to the following: building size, finish
materials, architectural style, building age, setbacks, utility
areas, storage building, signage, and site development (ground
cover, paving, fencing, open spaces, land contouring, lighting,
plantings, etc ), provided that, as to residential buildings or
structures that have been substantially remodeled or
rehabilitated, the plan must show that the moved structure
conforms to all requirements of Yakima city ordinances
applicable to neNN construction,
7 An estimate of the cost of the work and materials
referred to in subsection 6 of this section, together with other
information deemed necessary or desirable by the code
administration manager to administer the provisions of this
chapter "
Section 2 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after
its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City
Charter
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this l T" day of
, 1992
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ATTEST Mayor
City Clerk
Publication Date: \'a /1 ( 6 f'D 2
Effective Date: ' /l 4 b (9' 3
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