Chapter 17.02
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
17.02.040 Relationship to other regulations.
17.02.005 Authority.
This title is adopted pursuant to RCW Chapters 35.63 and 36.70A that empower a town to enact a zoning ordinance and provide for its administration, enforcement, and amendment.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.02.010 Title.
This title shall be known and may be cited as “The Mattawa Zoning Code.” It shall consist of the text hereof, and a zoning map marked “Exhibit A” and by this reference made a part hereof. Said ordinance and each and all of its terms are to be read and interpreted in light of the commitments of said zoning map. In the event a conflict should arise between the text and zoning map, the text of this title shall prevail.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.02.020 Purpose.
The general purposes of this title are: to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare; to assist in the implementation of the comprehensive plan for the town of Mattawa; to encourage the orderly growth and development of the town; to promote compatible uses of land; to provide desired levels of population density and intensity of land use; to facilitate adequate levels of community services and utilities; to provide workable relationships between land uses, the transportation system and the environment; and to comply with the applicable provisions and objectives of state laws.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.02.030 Compliance.
The regulations established by this title within each district shall be the minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided:
A. No structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered except in conformity with all regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
B. No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered to exceed the height or bulk as required by this title; to accommodate or house a greater number of families as required by this title; to occupy a greater percentage of lot area as required by this title; to have narrower or smaller rear, front, side yards, or other open spaces than herein required; any other manner contrary to the provisions of this title.
C. No part of a yard, or other open space, or off-street parking, or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this title shall be considered as providing a yard, open space, off-street parking, or loading space similarly required for any other building.
D. No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this title shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this title.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.02.040 Relationship to other regulations.
Other official controls, ordinances, regulations and plans have a direct impact on the development of land in the town. The number and type of such ordinances may vary from time to time. Where provisions of other official controls and regulations overlap or conflict with provisions of this title, the more restrictive provisions shall govern.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.02.050 Administration.
Administration of this title shall be the responsibility of the mayor, or his/her designee, and shall be conducted as described herein and in Title 14 “Development Code Administration.”
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.02.060 Enforcement.
Enforcement of the provisions herein, and any violations thereof, shall be as described in this title and in Title 14 “Development Code Administration.”
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).
17.02.070 Severability.
Shall any chapter, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this title be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this title.
(Ord. 453 § 1(part), 2007).