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Home My WebLink AboutResolution 98-107-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE MATTER OF DESIGNATING THE INTERIM URBAN GROWTH AREA FOR THE TOWN OF ELECTRIC CITY RESOLUTION NO. 95 -107 -CC ORDINANCE NO. 95 -107 -CC TOWN OF ELECTRIC 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 and Grant County have participated in the development of County Wide Planning Policies; and, WHEREAS, The GMA requires that all cities within the county be included within an urban growth 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 Town of Electric City has proposed an interim urban growth area for the Town of Electric 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 Town of Electric City Comprehensive Plan including goals with respect to land use, housing, economic development, open -space and recreation, transportation, utilities, and capital facilities. 3) Data and information developed by the Town of Electric City including population and land capacity analysis and financing strategies. 4) The Town of Electric City has received input from the Citizens of Electric City, its Town Council, and held public hearings. 5) The Town Council of Electric City has adopted the proposed IUGA. WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development was provided 60 day notice and opportunity to comment and 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 Declaration of Non -significance (DNS) on March 22, 1995 for the establishment of the proposed IUGA; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on July 25, 1995 at the Town Hall of Electric City, upon notice, at which time the Board of County Commissioners heard comments in favor of the proposed IUGA and continued the public hearing until August 21, 1995 at 2 p.m., upon notice, in the Board Room of the County Commissioners at the Grant County Court House, Ephrata, WA; and, WHEREAS, The Grant County Board of County 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 Town of Electric 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 Town of Electric City in the completed Electric City Comprehensive Plan. 2. The Washington State Legislature has determined the following. Growth and development is inevitable. Growth, development and population increase will affect 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 concurrent with growth, development and population increase. 3. The Town of Electric City has determined that its IUGA proposal represents a reasonable area to which the Town of Electric City may provide urban services, facilities and utilities over a 20 year planning horizon. The Town of Electric City has proposed an Interim Urban Growth Area providing sufficient area for industrial development requiring expansive land area and for rural residential living environments requiring expansive land area. The Town of Electric 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 Town of Electric City and the proposed Interim Urban Growth Area. 4. The Town of Electric City and Grant County may develop Interlocal Agreements for joint planning to implement the Growth Management Act. 5. The IUGA proposal by the Town of Electric 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 City. B. Estimated population growth of the City. C. The capacity of the city for expanding urban 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 Town of Electric City is established by the Board of County Commissioners as identified in Exhibit A with the following stipulations: Stipulations: The final urban growth area shall be proposed by the Town of Electric 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 Town of Electric City and designated in conformance, as required by the Growth Management Act, 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 abase 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 Town of Electric 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 City of Warden'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 an enhancement of the rural environment and life style enjoyed by the citizens of Electric City consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act. 5. Modification of interim urban growth areas may be made by the County based on 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 Growth Management Act. 6. The Town of Electric City has proposed future, presently undefined, land use designations within the IUGA 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 Town of Electric 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 Growth Management Act. 7. The open space designations on the Proposed IUGA Map, Alternative 4, 11-9-93 shall be revised in keeping with the request of the City of Warden to urban reserve designations. The designations reflect the desire to have the land available for future development for appropriate urban uses. DONE THIS c, 9tLDAY OF ATTEST:Qe-�Aj A. Clerk e Board Id APPROVED AS TO FORM: l l m Snead, dj'tx� 1995. 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