Washington Local Government Pipeline Information

Contents

• Introduction
• General Information
• Documents
• Related MRSC Pages
  • Planning Near Pipelines: Sample Land Use Ordinances

Introduction

This page has links to several documents that provide background information on a range of pipeline issues. The page also has links to franchise ordinances and related documents from a number of local governments in the State of Washington.

Our main Pipeline Safety page provides easy navigation to specific pipeline topics. If your primary concern is planning issues, you should definitely review our Planning Near Pipelines page.

General Information

• Counties, Cities and Towns with Interstate Pipelines within City or within One Mile of City Limits - Association of Washington Cities, 2002
• Land Use Planning in Proximity to Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Transmission Pipelines in Washington State: Report (), 06/2006 - This report is the result of a collaborative effort between state and local governments and the pipeline industry. The information was shared and discussed in stakeholders groups across the state. The consultation process was the subject of a series of five workshops with local governments in 2005.
• Setbacks and Zoning for Transmission Pipelines (), by Jim Doherty, Legal Consultant for Municipal Research and Services Center, 08/2004.
• Pipeline Maps, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission - The UTC maintains maps which show the routes of hazardous liquid pipelines and high-pressure natural gas pipelines (>250 per square inch gauge) to meet the needs of first responders and local governments. The UTC offers free map atlases by county to interested fire department, emergency management agencies and local governments, by means of a public records request

Documents

• Bellevue
  • Ordinance 5603 () - Grants franchise to Olympic Pipe Line Company , passed 05/26/ 2005
• Bellingham
  • Ordinance No. 2001-11-081 () Grants franchise to Olympic Pipe Line Company, passed 11/20/2001
  • City Council Agenda Bill 19350, November 2011, recommending renewal of 10-year franchise with Olympic Pipe Line Company.
• Federal Way Ordinance No. 05-483 - Grants franchise to Olympic Pipe Line Company, passed 04/05/2005
• Kirkland Ordinance No. 4298 ()- Grants franchise to Olympic Pipe Line Company, passed 05/2011
• Newcastle Ordinance No. 2008-0388 () - Grants franchise to Olympic Pipe Line Company, passed 06/24/2008
• Redmond
  • Redmond Zoning Code Ch. 21.26 - Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
  • Redmond Technical Committee Report () - Recommends amendment of the Redmond Comprehensive Plan and Redmond Community Development Guide to add policies and regulations for hazardous liquid pipelines, 05/22/2002
  • Ordinance No. 2136 () - Amends the Utilities Chapter of the Redmond Comprehensive Plan to adopt policies related to hazardous liquid pipelines, passed 10/01/2002
• SeaTac Ordinance No. 06-1002 () - Grants franchise to Olympic Pipe Line Company, 01/10/2006
• Whatcom County
  • Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Background Report (). This 50-page report, issued by the Whatcom County Planning and Development Services Department, provides an overview of the regulatory issues involved with pipeline franchising and operation. It is a good starting point for planners and local government officials wanting to orient themselves on basic pipeline issues, 10/2001.