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Council committee forwards paired ordinances to require sewer connection in many development scenarios
Summary
Staff presented linked amendments to Federal Way Revised Code Titles 18 and 19 that would require sewer connection for land divisions and new development when a public sewer is within 200 feet and for failing septic systems when sewer is adjacent; committee voted to forward both ordinances to first reading.
Planning staff presented paired code amendments to Titles 18 (sewer connection code) and 19 (subdivision and zoning provisions) that would establish clear, objective requirements for when properties must connect to sanitary sewer.
Staff explained the city currently lacks a clear, enforceable sewer-connection standard; the proposed ordinances define connection triggers for three primary circumstances: (1) land divisions (short plat, long plat, binding site plans, unit lot subdivisions) where public sewer is available within 200 feet of any point on the subject property; (2) developments adding sanitation facilities on existing lots when sewer is within 200 feet; and (3)…
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