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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 08
Chapter 08.16
Section 08.16.060
 

Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.16 Transportation Benefit District

Section 08.16.060 Transportation Improvements Funded
  1. The funds generated by the TBD may be used for any purpose allowed by law including to operate the TBD and to make transportation improvements that are consistent with existing state, regional, and local transportation plans and necessitated by existing or reasonably foreseeable congestion levels pursuant to chapter 36.73 RCW. The funds shall be used for improvements to operation, preservation, and maintenance of the City’s facilities, functions, activities, and programs set forth in the most recently adopted versions of the following City of Spokane transportation plans: Six-Year Comprehensive Street Program, Six-Year Pavement Maintenance Program, Bicycle Master Plan, and the Pedestrian Master Plan; including the allocation of at least ten percent of revenue generated pursuant to chapter 08.16 SMC to implement the pedestrian program of the City’s six-year comprehensive street program.
  1. The transportation improvements funded by the TBD shall be made with consideration of the most recent guidance for selecting transportation improvements in RCW 36.73.020, including an effort to reduce risk of transportation facility failure and improve safety, improve travel time, improve air quality, increase daily and peak period trip capacity, improve modal connectivity, improve freight mobility, improve accessibility for, or other benefits to, persons with special transportation needs as defined in RCW 47.06B.012, and preserve and maintain optimal performance of the infrastructure over time to avoid expensive infrastructure replacement in the future.
  1. The transportation improvements funded by the district shall be made on an annual basis as funding is made available.
  1. The district shall not be obligated to continue the operation and existence of the district if the City Council elects to dissolve the district pursuant to chapter 36.73 RCW.
  1. The TBD projects may be amended in accordance with the material change policy described in SMC 08.16.040 and in accordance with the notice, hearing and other procedures described in chapter 36.73 RCW, including RCW 36.73.050(2)(b), as the same may be amended from time to time.

Date Passed: Monday, June 28, 2021

Effective Date: Sunday, August 8, 2021

ORD C36065 Section 3