ORD 16-015ORDINANCE N0.16-015
AN ORDINANCE related to land use and zoning, declaring an
emergency, and adopting a moratorium on the establishment of any
wireless communication facilities, wireless communication support
structure, monopole support structure, or lattice support structure,
hereinafter collectively referred to as "Wireless Communication
Facilities", within the limits of the City of Camas; and providing
for an immediate effective date.
WHEREAS, Camas Municipal Code Chapter 18.35 sets forth certain regulations for the
placement, development, permitting, and removal of Wireless Communication Facilities; and
WHEREAS, for the purposes of this Ordinance, wireless communication facilities, wireless
communication support structure, monopole support structure, or lattice support structure, as
defined pursuant to Camas Municipal Code Section 18.35.030, shall be collectively referred to herein
as "Wireless Communication Facilities"; and
WHEREAS, approved Wireless Communication Facilities shall be vested for the terms
as otherwise specified in the land use decision or as per the Camas Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, Camas Municipal Code Chapter 18.35 was initially established pursuant to
Ordinance 2299, on July 23, 2001; and
WHEREAS, while minor amendments to Ordinance 2299 have occurred, the City has
not undertaken a comprehensive review of CMC 18.35 related to Wireless Communication
Facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Camas has made significant changes in the Comprehensive Plan,
Zoning Districts, as well as expanded both the Urban Growth Areas and City Limits multiple
times since Ordinance 2299 was passed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Camas, through Ordinance 16-010, has adopted a 20-year
Comprehensive Plan titled "Camas 2035"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to review its zoning and use codes related to Wireless
Communication Facilities for consistency with the vision, goals, and policies established through the
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"Camas 2035" Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to explore best available information on wireless
technology, stealth technology, and alternatives to the placement of additional Wireless
Communication Facilities through the City of Camas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the regulatory requirements established by this
Ordinance are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and
for the immediate support of City government and its existing public institutions,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF CAMAS:
Section 1. The City Council adopts the foregoing recital clauses herein as fmdings in support
of the adoption of the moratorium provided by this ordinance.
Section 2. Pursuant to the provisions ofRCW 36.70A.390 and RCW 35.63.200, a land use
authorization moratorium is hereby enacted prohibiting until August 7, 2017, within the City of
Camas, the application for and the permitting, placement or development of any Wireless
Communication Facilities, as defined herein.
Section 3. Work Plan. The following work plan includes target dates, but it is the
intent for staff to have some flexibility in scheduling to accommodate for quorums, workloads,
and notice requirement. The City Council moratorium hearing will occur October 3, 2016; a
public hearing to hear from citizens on the record regarding allowing the permitting of Wireless
Communication Facilities will occur on November 15, 2016 before the Planning Commission;
staff will prepare of list of options based upon the testimony received and research conducted
and present the options to the Planning Commission in a workshop on Wednesday, February
22, 2017 and to the City Council in a workshop on March 6, 2017; staff will draft a report and
amendments available by May 5, 2017; the Planning Commission will conduct a hearing on
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May 16, 2017; and the recommendations of the Planning Commission together with the record
will be forwarded on to City Council for consideration in a hearing on June 19, 2017;
Ordinance Adoption will occur July 3, 2017.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance is designated as a public emergency
ordinance necessary for the protection of public health, public safety, public property or public
peace, and shall be effective upon adoption, provided that it is passed by majority plus one of
the whole membership of the City Council.
Section 5. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this
ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be adjudged by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such order or judgment shall be confined in its
operation to the controversy in which it was rendered and shall not effect or invalidate the
remainder or any parts thereof to any person or circumstances and to this end, the provisions of
each clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part ofthis law ar ereby declared to be severable.
PAS SED BY the Council and APPROVED by the
2016.
ATT ~M.A.iu ~~
Clerk
APPROVED as to form:
City Attoniey