HomeMy WebLinkAbout5354ORDINANCE NO. 5354
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, repealing Section 11.12.085 BMC and
creating a new chapter, Chapter 11.10 relating to the Complete
Streets Program.
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2012, the City of Bremerton adopted Ordinance No
5184 establishing the City's Complete Streets policy; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that the City's Comprehensive Plan vision is
implemented, further development of the Complete Streets Ordinance is necessary; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the City is to update the Complete Streets Ordinance to
incorporate Smart Growth America's Elements of a Complete Streets Policy guidelines; and
WHEREAS, Bremerton's Complete Streets guiding principle is to design, operate
and maintain Bremerton's streets to promote safe and convenient access and travel for all users
including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and people of all ages and abilities as well as
freight and motor vehicle drivers, and
WHEREAS, Bremerton's Department of Public Works and Utilities will develop
and implement Complete Streets Policies to design, operate and maintain the transportation
network to improve travel conditions for bicyclists, pedestrians, transit and freight in a manner
consistent with, and supportive of, the surrounding community, and
WHEREAS, amending the current Complete Streets Policy into the City of
Bremerton Municipal Code also opens up additional funding opportunities and makes the City
eligible for additional grant monies; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to repeal the provisions of Section
11.12.085 of the Bremerton Municipal Code relating to Complete Streets and create a new
chapter, Chapter 11. 10, relating to the Complete Streets Program; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION]. Section 11.12.085 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Complete Streets" is hereby repealed in its entirety.
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SECTION2. Anew chapter, Chapter 11.10, entitled "Complete Streets
Program" is hereby created and added to Title 11 of the Bremerton Municipal Code as follows:
CHAPTER 11.10
COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM
11.10.010 VISION.
(a) The City of Bremerton's vision for Complete Streets is of a community in which
all residents and visitors, regardless of their age, ability, or financial resources, can have access
to an affordable, safe, and accessible transportation system that meets or exceeds their travel
needs. The City shall seek to create a well-connected, well-balanced, local and regional
transportation system for all modes of travel including, but not limited to, walking, biking,
driving, riding public transit, delivering goods and services, and emergency response
transportation. The City recognizes that safe, comfortable, convenient travel for users of all ages
and abilities encourages the use of public rights of way and can improve the environment,
encourage physical activity and promote a vibrant, healthy, equitable, and livable community.
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SECTION2. Anew chapter, Chapter 11.10, entitled "Complete Streets
Program" is hereby created and added to Title 11 of the Bremerton Municipal Code as follows:
CHAPTER 11.10
COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM
11.10.010 VISION.
(a) The City of Bremerton's vision for Complete Streets is of a community in which
all residents and visitors, regardless of their age, ability, or financial resources, can have access
to an affordable, safe, and accessible transportation system that meets or exceeds their travel
needs. The City shall seek to create a well-connected, well-balanced, local and regional
transportation system for all modes of travel including, but not limited to, walking, biking,
driving, riding public transit, delivering goods and services, and emergency response
transportation. The City recognizes that safe, comfortable, convenient travel for users of all ages
and abilities encourages the use of public rights of way and can improve the environment,
encourage physical activity and promote a vibrant, healthy, equitable, and livable community.
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11.10.020 COMPLETE STREETS — DEFINITIONS
(a) "All Users," means Transportation facility users of all ages and abilities,
including, but not limited to, automobile motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, transit vehicles and
riders, freight providers, people with disabilities, emergency responders, commercial vehicles,
delivery/service personnel, and adjacent land users.
(b) "Complete Streets," means streets that are designed and operated to enable safe
access for all users of all ages and abilities.
(c) "High Need Area / Community of Need," means:
(1) any census tract in which the median household income is less than eighty
percent (80%) of the statewide average median based on the most current census tract -level data
from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, or
(2) an area that has a high number of pedestrian and/or bicycle collisions, or.
(3) areas with the highest risk factors for and cases of chronic disease such as
but not limited to high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stroke and obesity.
11.10.030 COMPLETE STREETS POLICY STATEMENT.
(a) The City of Bremerton will plan for, design, construct, operate and maintain a
transportation system that is safe, convenient, and integrated into a network for All Users in a
balanced, responsible, and equitable manner consistent with and supportive of the surrounding
community.
(b) Complete Streets are intended to benefit users equitably, particularly vulnerable
users and the underinvested and underserved communities. Transportation projects will provide
safe, convenient, reliable, affordable, accessible, and timely transportation choices regardless of
race, ethnicity, religion, income, gender identity, immigrations status, age, ability, languages
spoken, or level of access to a personal vehicle.
(c) Transportation facilities that support the concept of complete streets include, but
are not limited to, pavement markings and signs; street and sidewalk lighting; sidewalk and
pedestrian safety improvements; Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VI compliance; on
street parking; transit accommodations; bicycle accommodations including appropriate signage
and markings; and appropriate streetscapes, furniture and art that appeal to and promote
pedestrian use.
11.10.040 SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY.
(a) The Complete Streets Program shall apply to all phases of City transportation
capital projects. Those involved in the planning and design of new transportation projects,
reconstruction projects, and retrofit projects within the public right-of-way shall give
consideration to All Users and modes of travel from the start of planning and design work though
construction. Transportation improvements shall be viewed as opportunities to create safer,
more accessible streets for All Users.
(b) Those involved in performing construction, repair, maintenance, and routine
operations projects shall accommodate, as practical, the needs of all modes of transportation and
All Users during performance of the work.
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(c) To the extent feasible, private development projects that require frontage
improvements or installation of new and/or retrofitted road construction, to design and construct
to the City's Complete Streets requirements.
11.10.050 EXCEPTIONS.
(a) The following activities and projects are exempted from the Complete Streets
Program as follows:
(1) Ordinary and routine maintenance activities such as mowing, snowplowing,
sweeping, spot repair, joint or crack sealing, pavement patching/potholing,
shoulder repair, pavement marking refreshing, and restoration of drainage
systems; this exception shall not be applied beyond the scope of that activity;
(2) Emergency utility repair requiring roadway repair or reconstruction;
(b) The Public Works Director may allow an exception from the Complete Streets
Program for transportation projects as follows:
(1) If application of this policy would require the accommodation of street uses
prohibited by law;
(2) Requires more space than is physically available;
(3) Significantly increases project costs and equivalent alternatives exist within
close proximity;
(4) Have adverse impacts on environment resources such as streams, floodplains,
wetlands, or on historic structures or sites above and beyond the impacts of
currently existing infrastructure;
(5) The cost of accommodation is disproportionate to the current need or probable
future use;
(6) Where complete streets elements are not practical, is contrary to public safety,
or is prohibited;
(7) Where other available means or factors indicate an absence of current or
future need;
(c) The Public Works Director will notify the Public Works Committee of project
exceptions to the Complete Streets Program set forth in subsection (b) above, prior to exception
being granted to provide the committee opportunity to give advice.
11.10.060 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION & PARTNERSHIPS.
(a) The City will cooperate and collaborate with other transportation agencies to
encourage those agencies to incorporate the principles and practices of complete streets within
those agencies' activities in the City, and to facilitate seamless transportation connections
between jurisdictions.
(b) It is the goal of the City to foster partnerships with Washington State
transportation funding agencies including the Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT), the Federal Highway Administration, Tribes, Kitsap County, Kitsap Transit,
Bremerton School District, Olympic College, School and College Districts, Kitsap Public Health
District, residents, businesses, interest groups, neighborhoods and other stakeholders to
implement the Complete Streets Program.
11.10.070 BEST PRACTICE DESIGN CRITERIA.
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(a) The City's design and construction engineering standards and deviations will be
used to implement complete streets best practices as identified in BMC 11. 12.080 or as amended
hereinafter. Additional design resources to be used in developing complete streets standards
shall include, but are not limited to, the latest editions of: Institute of Transportation Engineers
(ITE) and National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) publications.
11.10.080 COMMUNITY CONTEXT.
(a) The Complete Streets Program implementation shall take into account the City's
existing planning documents including the Comprehensive Plan, Non -motorized Transportation
Plan, and Subarea Plans in order to identify existing and future community context elements and
land use. The surrounding land use and context shall be used to define complete streets projects.
Special attention shall be paid to planned buildings, parks and trails, as well as communities'
current and expected transportation needs.
(b) Complete streets should provide walkability and other non -motorized
transportation routes within and between Centers, neighborhoods, and key locations.
(c) Complete streets should take into account the goal of enhancing the context and
character of the surrounding built and natural environments adjacent to a project.
(d) The City shall make efforts to address unintended consequences, such as
involuntary displacement due to transportation projects.
11.10.090 PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.
(a) The Complete Streets Program will track the performance measures for the following
objectives:
(1) Health
(i)
Improve Access to Park and Recreation Facilities;
(ii)
Enhance Infrastructure Supporting Bicycling;
(iii)
Enhance Infrastructure Supporting Walking;
(iv)
Improve Access to Public Transportation;
(2) Access
(i)
Enhance access to transportation facilities for those with
disabilities;
(3) Safety
(i) Improve the safety of transportation facilities for bikers and
pedestrians;
(b) The Public Works Director and/or designee shall report to the Public Works
Committee on a biennial basis on the performance measures listed above and the extent of which
the objectives have been met.
11.10.100 IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) The Public Works & Utilities Department is responsible for implementing the
Complete Streets Program with cooperation from other City departments and oversight from the
Public Works Committee. The Public Works Director has the authority to create and modify
policy to implement the Complete Streets Program in accordance with this Chapter.
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SECTION 3. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences
of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten
(10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council the day of K)-D)/embe,- , 2018.
ERIC YOUI GER, ouncil President
Approved this -I-f''1 day of , 2018.
GREG ELER, Mayor
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PUBLISHED the day of N040n' Y' 12018.
EFFECTIVE the r6j day of , 2018.
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ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 5354
AN ORDINANCE of the City
Council of the City of Bremer-
ton, Washington, repealing
Section 11.12.085 BMC and
creating a new chapter,
Chapter 11.10 relating to the
Complete Streets Program.
ORDINANCE NO. 5355
AN ORDINANCE of the City
Council of the City of Bremer-
ton, Washington, amending
Chapters 3.48 of the Bremer-
ton Municipal Code entitled
"Business and Occupation
Taxes", Chapter 3.50 entitled
"Utility Taxes", and Chapter
3.86 entitled "Administrative
Provisions for Taxes".
ORDINANCE NO. 5356
AN ORDINANCE of the City
Council ofthe City of Bremer-
ton, Washington, establish-
ing the amount to be collect
ed in 2019 by taxation on the
assessed valuation of tax-
able property within the City
limits of Bremerton and set-
ting the property levy rate.
ORDINANCE NO. 5357
AN ORDINANCE of the City
Council ofthe City of Bremer-
ton, Washington, reestab-
lishing and amending rates
and fees for services relating
to Animal Control, Bremer-
ton Kitsap Access Television
("BKAT"), Department of
Community Development,
Department of Financial
Services, Fire Department,
Gold Mountain Golf Course,
Ivy Green Cemetery, Kitsap
Conference Center, Munic-
ipal Court, Parking, Parks
and Recreation Department,
Police Department, Public
Records, Department of Pub-
lic Works and Utilities, Tax &
License, and Telecommuni-
cations.
ORDINANCE NO. 5358
AN ORDINANCE of the
City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington,
amending and reestablishing
the assessments, rates, fees
and charges established in
Ordinance No. 5340 regard-
ing rates and fees relating
to the Department of Public
Works and Utilities for water,
wastewater, stormwater and
other related services.
PASSED by the City Council
on the 7th day of November,
2018.
The full text of this ordinance
is available from the City
Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth
Street, Suite 100, Bremerton,
WA 98337.
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