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ORDINANCE NO. 95-7 3
• of Community and Economic
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department o ty
Development; renaming the division now known as the Office of
Housing and Neighborhood Conservation to be known in the
future as the Office of Neighborhood Development Services,
amending Section 1 18.060 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, in order to more clearly identify the division of the Department of
Community and Economic Development now known, pursuant to Yakima Municipal
Code Section 1 18.060(2), as the Office of Housing and Neighborhood Conservation, it is
desirable that that division be known in the future as the Office of Neighborhood
Development Services, and that Yakima Municipal Code Section 1.18.060(2) be
amended accordingly, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1 Section 1 18.060 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read as follows.
1.18.060 Community and economic development.
41) Under the direction of the director of community and economic development,
the following offices and divisions shall perform the responsibilities and duties
generally described as follows.
1 Office of Environmental Planning. Under the supervision of the planning
manager, this office shall.
a. Conduct studies and research relative to the development and
redevelopment of the city of Yakima and its environs,
b Conduct studies and research relative to the amendment of and additions
to the general plan of the city, and relative to zoning, rezoning and
subdivision of property,
c. Administer policies and procedures relative to annexations to the city,
growth management, and the extension of city utilities to serve property
outside the city;
d. Provide all staff assistance and counsel, secretarial and clerical services
required by the city planning commission,
e. Perform such other duties as may be directed by the director of
community and economic development.
2. Office of - :. • - : • : • - • • : - : :: : = Neighborhood
Development Services. Under the supervision of the community
development block grant manager, this office shall.
a. Conduct studies and research and administer programs relative to
110 housing neighborhood rehabilitation and environment, and community
development and redevelopment;
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b. Provide staff assistance and counsel required by various housing and
neighborhood conservation- related committees and groups, •
c. Administer community development block grants,
d. Perform such other duties as may be directed by the director of
community and economic development.
3. Code Administration and Facility Maintenance Division. Under the
supervision of the code administration manager, this office shall.
a. Enforce all laws, rules and regulations relative to zoning, housing,
building, fire prevention, life safety, construction codes and litter control,
b Provide staff assistance and counsel to the board of adjustment, building
code board of appeals, board of plumbing examiners, mechanical code
examining board and the housing advisory and appeals board,
c. Be responsible for the maintenance of the City Hall building;
d. Perform such other duties as may be directed by law or by the director of
community and economic development.
4. Cable TV Programming -- Convention Center and Capitol Theatre Liaison.
Under the supervision of the department director, this function shall.
a. Be responsible for city staff support and advice to the Convention Center
board and the Capitol Theatre board, and act as liaison between those
boards and the city goverrunent;
b Cable TV franchise operations, coordinates and administers public cable
TV programming, and serves as staff support to the cable television
advisory committee, develops and administers cable television training
programs, and develops and administers a cable television budget.
5. Office of Engineering. Under the supervision of the director of community
and economic development, this office shall perform the sanitary and civil
engineering for the city, including the following specific functions.
a. Provide for the preparation of all estimates, plans and specifications for all
types of public construction projects,
b Provide surveying and inspection services and maintain suitable files and
records of all official maps, plats, surveys and construction projects,
c. Prepare legal descriptions and arrange for the acquisition of all street
rights -of -way by dedication, purchase or condemnation,
d. Negotiate with property owners and prepare cost estimates and
assessment rolls for all local improvement district projects,
e. Administer construction contracts and authorize progress payments on
public improvement projects,
f. Coordinate with other departments and provide survey and cost data
needed in planning projects and applying for federal grants,
g. Prepare and review geometric designs of city streets and intersections,
h. Perform such other services as may be required by law or by the director
of community and economic development.
6. Rebound Plus Program. Under the supervision of the director of community
and economic development, this program shall.
a. Conduct efforts to abate public nuisances and other law violations
associated with drug trafficking."
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, 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 /1ay of December, 1995.
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ATTEST Mayor
City Clerk
Publication Date /A- a a - 9S
Effective Date: 1 /- 9(
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