The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-13

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the County Commissioners
will, at 10 o'clock AM. on Mon
day, April II, 1914, at their of
flee in Prosser, Benton County,
Washington, consider for final
passage the following ordinance:
a.. g., ORDINANCE NO. 1854.
An ORDINANCE providing for
the restriction of the location
and use of land within Benton
County, Washington; providing
for the enforcement of this Or
dinance and fixing penalties for
the violations thereof.
The COUNTY COMMISSIONS
Frs OF THE COUNTY OF BEN
TON ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 1: That for the purpose of
promoting public health, safety,
general welfare and to protect
the domestic water supply of the
peoples Of Kennewick and vicinity,
e there is hereby established dis
trict to be known as Restricted
District No. II, which is described
as follows: e
Commencing at a point where
the West Boundary line Of Sec
- ton %, Township 9 North,
Range % E.W.M. intersects the
North boundary line Of the Yak
ina River, thence in a general
Easterly direction along the
South bank of said River to the
intersection with the West bank
of the Columbia River, thence
South and East along the South
and West bank of the Columbia |
River to a point where the same |
intersects the West boundary
line of the Corporate limits of |
the City of Kennewick, thence in
a general Southerly direction to
the intersection with the North
boundary line of the right of |
the Columbia Irrigation District
Canal, thence in general West
erly direction along the North
boundary line of said right of
way to point where said line
intersects the West boundary |
line of Section % aforesaid,
thence North to a point of be-
ginning
Sec. 2: Hereafter no building or
premises in Restricted District No. !
l shall be used, nor shall any
buildings or structure be hereafter |
erected or altered thereon, except |
for one or more of the following |
uss:
1. Truck gardening, general |
farming and horticulture.
2. One or two family dwellings, |
subject, however, to the follow
ing restrictions:
(a) No dwelling shall be erected |
upon any lot or plot having an |
area less than one acre, within
fifty feet of any other dwelling, |
or within one hundred feet Of /
State Highway No. 8, as now con-
structed through said dirtrict
Sec. 8: The lawful use, under
State and County regulations, of
the land or premises existing at |
the time of the adoption of this
ordinance may be continued, al
though such use does not conform
to the provisions hereof. If such
non-conforming use is discon-
tinued for a period of one month
or more, any further use of those
lands or premises shall be in con-
formity with the provisions of
this ordinance. 81 %e
Sec. a: This ordinance shall in
no way amend any existing county
regulation, except as they may be
in direct conflict Herewith. '@-
Sec. S: The enforcement of this
ordinance shall be under the di-
rect supervision and control of
the County Health Officer Of
Benton County, Washington, and
any violation of the provisions
hereof shall authorize the County
Health Officer to institute pro-
ceedings to abate the violation
hereof in addition to the other
penalties provided herein.
Sec. 6: Any person, firm or cor
poration who violates any pro-
vision of this ordinance shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and shall
be fined any sum not to exceed
$4,000, or Imprisonment in the
city Jail for a period not to exceed
thirty days for each offense. Each
day that violation is permitted
to exist shall constitute sep
arate offense.
Dated this 18th day of April, 1914.
H. E. CHAPMAN, County Auditor
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