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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF DESIGNATING RESOLUTION NO.99-1R7-CC
THE INTERIM URBAN GROWTH ORDINANCE NO. 95 -187 -cc
AREA FOR THE COULEE CITY COULEE CITY. GRANT COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW (hereinafter GMA)
requires Grant County to designate interim urban growth areas; and
WHEREAS, the cities and towns of Grant County have participated in the development of
County Wide Planning Policies; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act requires that all cities and towns within the
county be included within an urban area; that urban growth be located first in areas already
characterized by urban growth that have sufficient existing public services and facilities to
serve the development, and second, in areas already characterized by urban growth that will
be served by a combination of existing and proposed services and facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Coulee City has proposed and interim urban growth area for the Coulee
City on the basis of the following criteria which include:
1) The final Adopted Policies of the Grant County Planned Growth Committee 5-6-93.
2) Draft Coulee City Comprehensive Plan including goals with respect to land use,
housing, economic development, open space recreation, transportation, utilities, and
capital facilities.
3.) Data and information developed by the Coulee City and the analysis of such data and
information by the Coulee City Citizen Advisory Committee for the development of
the Coulee City Comprehensive Plan including population and land capacity analysis
and financing strategies.
4) The Coulee City has received input from the Comprehensive Plan Citizens
Advisory Committee, and the Planning Commission and held public hearings.
5) The Town Council of the Coulee City has adopted the proposed IUGR.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic
Development was provided 60 days notice and opportunity to comment and no comments
have been received; and
WHEREAS, the Grant County Planning Director is the SEPA Responsible Official for the
State Environmental Policy ACT (SEPA) purposes, and has reviewed a SEPA Environmental
Checklists and issued a Mitigated Declaration of Non -Significance (MDNS) on May 16, 1995
for the establishment of the proposed IUGA; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on November 14,
1995, upon notice, at which time the Board of County Commissioners heard comments in
regard to the proposed IUGA and continued the public hearing until December 91995,
upon notice, in the Board Room of the County Commissioners at the Grant County
Courthouse, Ephrata, WA; and
WHEREAS, the Grant County Board of Commissioners makes the following findings and
conclusions:
1. The Washington State Legislature has adopted the Growth Management Act. Grant
county has been mandated to plan under the Growth Management Act. The Growth
Management Act requires that Interim Urban Growth Areas be designated for cities,
towns and rural urban nodes within Grant County. The Coulee City has made a
proposal for an interim urban growth area to the Grant County Board of
Commissioners. A final urban growth area will be developed and proposed by the
Coulee City in the completed Coulee City Comprehensive Plan.
2. The Washington State Legislature has determined the following. Growth and
development is inevitable. Growth, development and population increase will effect
the human and natural environment. The development of comprehensive plans and
implementing development regulations as required by the Growth Management Act
will constitute mitigation tools to mitigate potential adverse impacts to the human and
natural environment resulting from growth, development and population increase in a
planned, coordinated and funded manner consistent with growth, development and
population increase.
3. The Coulee City has determined that its IUGA proposal represents a reasonable area
to which the Coulee City may provide urban services, facilities and utilities over a 20
year planning horizon. The Coulee City has proposed an Interim Urban Growth Area
providing sufficient area for development. The Coulee City Comprehensive Plan,
implementing development regulations, capital facilities plans and capital funding
plans will address: land use; transportation; utilities; capital facilities; housing,
economic development; open space and recreation; and, design in the Coulee City and
the proposed Interim Urban Growth Area.
4. The Coulee City and Grant County may develop Interlocal Agreements for joint
planning to implement the GMA
5. The IUGA proposal by the Coulee City and supporting documentation addresses
criteria including but not limited to the following:
a. Existing commercial and residential developments bordering the corporate
limits of the Town.
b. Estimated population growth of the Town
C. The capacity of the city to expand existing governmental services as defined in
RCW 36.70A.030 (16)
d. Availability of land suitable for development in the city or the area adjacent to
the city.
e. Anticipated growth and development over a 20 year period of time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the IUGA proposal by the Coulee City is
established by the Board of County Commissioners as identified in Exhibit A with the
following stipulations:
1. The final urban growth area shall be proposed by the Coulee City and
designated in compliance with the Growth Management Act, the County Wide
Planning Policies, the Washington State Environmental Policy Act, and all
applicable federal, state, and local regulations, rulings or requirements.
2. The final urban growth area shall be proposed by the Coulee City and designated in
conformance, as required by the GMA, with revised population projections for Grant
County as prepared by the Washington State Office of Financial Management. The 20
year population projections released by OFM for Grant County in 1992, which were
underestimated by OFM are to be used as a base population projection. OFM will
issue revised population projections in late 1995. Final urban growth areas shall
include areas and densities sufficient to permit urban growth that is projected to occur
in Grant County within the next 20 years based upon official population projections
for Grant County.
3. The final urban growth area proposal by the Coulee City and designation shall
take into consideration SEPA Prethreshold Decision Scoping Review Comments
and additional comments submitted by persons, agencies with jurisdiction, the
Washington State Department of Ecology, affected indian tribes, and each local
agency or political subdivision whose public services would be changed as
a result of implementation of the IUGA proposal
4. The interim urban growth area shall be considered as a long term urban growth area
boundary providing capacity in keeping with the Coulee City's plans and
projections for population growth and development in the agricultural, residential,
commercial, industrial, and public sectors of the community and for the preservation
and enhancement of the rural environment and life style enjoyed by the citizens of the
Coulee City consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act.
5. Modification of interim urban growth areas may be made by the County based upon
revised data or changed circumstances. The interim urban growth area designated by
this ordinance shall remain in effect only until such time as a final urban growth area
is designated pursuant to the requirements of the GMA.
6. The Coulee City has proposed future land use designations within the IUGA under the
jurisdiction of Grant County to be used as a guide for the development of the final
Urban Growth Area and the development of land use and development regulations.
The Coulee City and Grant County may work jointly to develop defined future land
use designations within the IUGA and to create land use and development regulations
for the IUGA consistent with the requirements of the GMA.
DONE THIS %o DAY OF i!per, 1995
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Tim Snead, Chairman
Helen Fancher
Constituting the Board of County Commissioners
of Grant County, Washington