Municipal Code (formerly Key Ordinances)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What's New
Last Update: 31 January 2011
NEW shoreline master program update: The Planning Commission has prepared a final draft of the proposed Shoreline Master Program and forwarded it to the Council for review and adoption. Sometime in the next two or three months, the Council will hold at least one public hearing to hear comments from residents about this draft. To view the current draft of the Program document and appendices, please use the following links:
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Final draft Shoreline Master Program as of January 19, 2012 (this is the main document) |
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Draft SMP Appendix A (this Appendix is now incorporated into the main SMP document above) |
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Draft SMP Appendix B (this Appendix is now incorporated into the main SMP document above) |
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Final draft SMP Appendix C as of January 19, 2012 (this Appendix presents the Town's restoration plans) |
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Final draft SMP Appendix E as of January 19, 2012 (this Appendix recaps the Town's Critical Areas regulations) |
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Draft SMP Appendix F (this Appendix lists Native Plants) |
If you have comments on any of these documents, you are welcome to submit them to Clerk-Treasurer Sue Ann Spens at townhall@beauxarts-wa.gov at any time. Please be advised that no action will be taken on those comments until the Council holds its public hearing(s) on the topic. Residents are also encouraged to attend those hearings and express their views in person. Information about the date(s), time(s), and location(s) of these hearings will be posted here and on mailstands as soon as the information is available.
FREE WOOD-DEBRIS RECYCLING for King County residents will be available on Jan. 28-29, and again on Feb. 4-5 at four locations:
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The Shoreline, Enumclaw and Cedar Falls solid waste facilities. For directions and hours, visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/index.asp. |
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At Kent’s Russell Road Park, 24400 Russell Rd., Kent. Clean wood debris will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. |
The collection sites and events are exclusively for wood debris from the recent storms. Stumps, logs and limbs no longer than six feet in length are allowed – no brush, leaves, grass clippings, sod or soil can be accepted. These events are open to all King County residents. People bringing wood debris are reminded to secure their loads.
King County Solid Waste Division reminds residents that they have several additional storm debris disposal options available, including curbside recycling (yard waste cart) and commercial recycling companies that charge a fee for their service (but may prove to be more convenient for some residents).
Storm debris disposal information is available online at http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/index.asp, or by calling the recycling hotline at 206-296-4466 or 1-800-325-6165 ext. 64466.
FEES FOR BELLEVUE FIRE-MARSHAL REVIEWS: Effective February 1, 2012, the Bellevue Fire Department will begin charging building-permit applicants for their review of building plans. Previously, the cost to perform these reviews was included in our contract with Bellevue and, thus, was paid by all taxpayers in Beaux Arts. Now, permits applicants, as users of the service, will pay a nominal fee for the review. This change is consistent with the process in place for Bellevue residents.
To view the fees for this service, please click here. For more information about who must obtain a fire-marshal review, please visit the Permit Center & Building Dept.
FREE RECYCLING ENDS: Beginning February 1, 2012, King County is eliminating the collection of standard curbside recyclables at the Cedar Falls, Enumclaw, Houghton, Renton, and Shoreline transfer stations. These include: glass bottles and jars, tin and aluminum cans, plastic bottles, mixed paper, newspaper, and cardboard. Providing this service at the transfer stations cost solid waste rate payers $400,000 each year. Collecting these materials at the transfer stations is duplicating a service that is available to 99 percent of King County residents through their curbside garbage collection which includes, at no extra cost, the collection of recyclables. Extra material that does not fit in your bin can be placed curbside in clearly marked containers, also at no extra cost. By subscribing to curbside collection you are also helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing individual trips to the transfer stations. Thank you for doing your part. For more information . . . (suggest either putting a link to the city’s webpage that can guide the customer to the local hauler and/or the king county solid waste page WDIDW http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste.)
shoreline master program update: Beaux Arts is in the midst of a state-mandated update of our Shoreline Master Program. The Planning Commission continues its work on this important update. To view the current draft of the Program document and appendices, please use the following links:
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Draft Shoreline Master Program (this is the main document) |
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Draft SMP Appendix A (this Appendix gives the background of these regulations from inception through the process of completing these updates) |
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Draft SMP Appendix B (this Appendix contains the definitions of terms used in the main document) |
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Draft SMP Appendix C (this Appendix presents the Town's restoration plans) |
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Draft SMP Appendix E (this Appendix recaps the Town's Critical Areas regulations) |
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Draft SMP Appendix F (this Appendix lists Native Plants) |
If after viewing any of the draft documents, you wish to comment on one or more of them, you may offer your comments during the public hearing or submit them in writing at least 24 hours prior to the hearing to Deputy Clerk Angela Kulp at bldgdept@beauxarts-wa.gov.
108TH PROJECT UPDATE: Construction is now complete, though we'd love to add more native shrubs and ground cover! If you have either in your yard and would be willing to share some with the Town, please contact Councilmember Tom Stowe.
WHICH MAILBOX IS WHICH? There continues to be a lot of confusion about which box to use for various payments, correspondence, and outgoing mail. Here is a brief reminder about which box to use:
| WATER PAYMENTS: All payments for water bills may be placed in the locked box on the mailstand nearest the water tower. This box is identified as "TOWN OF BEAUX ARTS VILLAGE / BEAUX ARTS WATER DEPARTMENT". Of course, you may continue mailing your payments to BAWD, 10530 SE 27th Street, Beaux Arts, WA 98004. |
| TOWN CORRESPONDENCE: Correspondence intended for the Town Council, staff, and other boards and commissions may be placed in the locked box on the mailstand nearest the water tower. This box is the same as for WATER PAYMENTS and is identified as "TOWN OF BEAUX ARTS VILLAGE / BEAUX ARTS WATER DEPARTMENT". You may also mail correspondence to Town of Beaux Arts Village, 10550 SE 27th Street, Beaux Arts, WA 98004. |
| WABA PAYMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE: All correspondence and payments to the Western Academy of Beaux Arts (WABA) may be placed in the locked box on the mailstand on SE 28th Street just west of 104th Avenue SE. This box is identified as "WABA". You may also mail payments and correspondence to WABA, 10100 SE 28th Pl, Beaux Arts, WA 98004. |
| OUTGOING MAIL: All outgoing mail, i.e. stamped mail you want the postal carrier to take back to the Post Office for delivery to another address should be placed in the green mailbox just west of the mailstand on SE 28th Street just west of 104th Ave SE. This mailbox is identified as "OUTGOING MAIL" and "U.S. MAIL". |
Please remember that the Town of Beaux Arts Village and the Western Academy of Beaux Arts are two completely separate entities. Each employs its own clerks to conduct business in their own spaces. If you place mail for one entity in the box of the other, the clerks will do their best to place your mail in the correct box in a timely manner. But delays are inevitable, so please use the correct box to avoid possible late charges and/or lost mail.
ZIP+4 LOOKUP: Beaux Arts will benefit greatly from recent changes in the way sales tax is collected and distributed in Washington State IF residents will use their ZIP+4 zip code for all online purchases and local purchases delivered to your home. If you don't already know your ZIP+4, please click here for a link to the lookup feature at www.USPS.com.
VILLAGERS, PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Beaux Arts is a Blockwatch Community. To ensure that Blockwatch works quickly and efficiently, the Town has created a Blockwatch Email Alert list, which is maintained by our Town Clerks. If you have not already done so or if your email address has changed, please forward your current email address to Clerk-Treasurer Spens at townhall@beauxarts-wa.gov or to Deputy Clerk Kulp at blgddept@beauxartsw-wa.gov so that we can keep the distribution list for this vital service as up-to-date as possible.
Some additional safety tips from the King County Sheriff: While Beaux Arts is a safe and family-friendly community, we are not immune to crime, particularly crimes of opportunity where a thief can get into and out of a vehicle, home, garage, etc. quickly. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO:
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Lock your vehicle, even when your are parking it in a locked garage. |
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Remove all valuables from your vehicle and take them into your home. |
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Lock your home and garage, even when you are home. |
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Report ANY suspicious activity to the King County Sheriff by calling 911. |
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