HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 93-133-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING COUNTY- )
WIDE PLANNING POLICIES PURSUANT )
TO THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT )
OF 1990 AND ITS 1991 AMENDMENTS )
CONTAINED IN REESHB 1025 )
RESOLUTION NO. 93 -133 -CC
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Growth Management Act of 1990 and its 1991
amendments contained in ReESHB 1025, Chapter 36.70A RCW, Grant County and the
cities and towns within Grant County established an interlocal -governmental committee
entitled the "Grant County Planned Growth Committee" (hereinafter the "Committee")
for the sole purpose of determining and establishing, through a collaborative process,
the County -Wide Planning Policies required by ReESHB 1025, Section 2; and,
WHEREAS, meetings have been held regularly by the Committee to work on the
county -wide planning policies, commencing in September, 1991 meeting at least once a
month through September, 1993; and,
WHEREAS, the Committee on two (2) successive meeting nights voted
unanimously to adopt the final planning policies; and,
WHEREAS, all meetings have been open to the public and have been advertised
in the local news media; and,
WHEREAS, upon completion of the proposed final policies by the Committee,
public hearings were conducted throughout the County to gather further input from
the public; and,
WHEREAS, members of the staff of the Grant County Planning Department have
spoken to various fraternal organizations and organizations regarding the county -wide
planning policies; and,
WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly advertised and conducted on Monday,
October 4, 1993 to gather further public input regarding the subject policies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners
of Grant County hereby accepts and adopts the County -wide Planning Policies as
approved by the Committee at their last meeting held on September 21, 1993. True and
accurate copies of said policies are attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by
reference herein.
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ADOPTED by the Grant County Board of Commissioners, this / % day of
November, 1993.
ATTEST:
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Peggyg, Clerk "the Board
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Helen Fancher, Chairman
Tim Snead, Member
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LeRoy Aly6n, Member`
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FINAL ADOPTED POLICIES
OF THE GRANT COUNTY PLANNED
GROWTH COMMITTEE
5-6-93
POLICY 1
POLICY REGARDING URBAN GROWTH AREAS AND THE DESIGNATION OF URBAN GROWTH
BOUNDARIES
I. DESIGNATION OF URBAN GROWTH AREAS/BOUNDARIES
A. An Urban Growth Area (UGA) shall be designated for each city and town in Grant County (RCW
36.70A.110).
1. Urban growth, as defined in RCW 36.70A.030, shall be encouraged within designated
UGA's.
2. Growth can occur outside a UGA only if it is not urban in nature.
3. At a minimum, each city and town in Grant County shall have included in its UGA the
area within the corporate limits of the city or town.
4. A UGA may include territory that is outside of the city or town if such territory is
characterized by urban growth or is adjacent to territory already characterized by urban
growth.
B. UGA's, based upol the population forecast [Wade for Grant County by the Washington State Office
of Financial Management, shall include areas and density sufficient to permit the urban growth
that is projected to occur in Grant County within the next 20 years. Each UGA shall permit urban
densities and shall include green belt and open space areas (RCW 36.70A.110)(2).
C. Each city and town in Grant County shall provide to Grant County a UGA with urban growth
boundaries for its jurisdiction (RCW 36.70A.110)(2).
1. The county shall attempt to reach an agreement with each city and town on the
establishment and location of a UGA and urban growth boundaries for each city and
town.
2. UGA's, which includes territory outside the corporate limits of a city or town, shall be
established by examining criteria including, but not limited to, the following:
a. Existing commercial and residential developments bordering the corporate limits
of the city or town.
b. Estimated population growth of the city or town.
C. The capacity of the city or town for expanding urban governmental services as
defined in RCW 36.70A.030(16).
d. Availability of land suitable for development in the city or town or the area
adjacent to the city or town.
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3. If an agreement is not reached with each city or town as to a UGA, the county shall
justify in writing, supported by findings consistent with RCW 36.70A, as to the reasons
why it does not agree with the city or town's proposed UGA.
4. A city or town may object formally, with the Washington State Department of
Community Development, over the designation of the urban growth area within which
it is located.
S. The Washington State Department of Community Development, when appropriate, shall
attempt to resolve any conflict between the county and a city or town where a difference
of opinion exists as to the location of an urban growth area. The Department of
Community Development may use mediation services if necessary.
6. UGA's shall be reviewed every five (5) years and amended as necessary.
D. Urban governmental services should be provided by cities and urban governmental services should
not be provided in rural areas. Urban governmental services include those governmental services
historically and typically delivered by cities and towns, and includes storm and sanitary sewer
systems, domestic water systems, street cleaning services, fire and police protection services,
public transit services, and other public utilities associated with urban areas and normally not
associated with non -urban areas (RCW 36.70A.110)(3).
1. Urban growth should first be located in areas already characterized by urban growth that
have existing public facilities and service capabilities.
2. Urban growth should secondarily occur in areas already characterized by urban growth
that will be served by a combination of both existing public facilities and services that
are provided by either public or private sources.
E. Commercial and industrial development must be confined within a UGA if urban governmental
services are required or cannot be supplied by said development.
POLICY 1A
IL PROCEDURE FOR SETTLING URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY DISPUTES
A.. If the affected jurisdictions are unable to reach consensus and arrive at an impasse, all affected
jurisdictions shall enter into mediation. All participating jurisdictions shall jointly select a neutral
mediator within thirty (30) days of reaching an impasse in negotiations. If they cannot agree upon
a neutral mediator within thirty (30) days of impasse, then any jurisdiction may apply to the
Washington State Department of Community Development or the Eastern Washington Planned
Growth Hearings Board for appointment of a neutral mediator. No mediator may be an employee
or elected official of any of the participating jurisdictions. Each mediator must possess
professional mediation skills and/or dispute resolution skills.
B. The affected jurisdictions shall enter into mediation within thirty (30) days following the failure
to reach consensus through negotiations and the mediation shall be concluded within forty-five (45)
days of its inception.
C. Any affected jurisdiction may appeal the results of mediation to the Growth Management Hearings
Board as provided for by RCW 36.70A.
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POLICY 1B
III. PROCEDURES FOR AMENDING URBAN GROWTH AREAS/BOUNDARIES
A. The amendment procedure allows for the opportunity for a jurisdiction to request an amendment
of that jurisdiction's established UGA. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that a consistent
administrative procedure and a consistent method will be used in evaluating any proposed
amendments.
B. Within thirty (30) days of receiving a request for an amendment, all affected jurisdictions shall
enter into negotiations for the purpose of considering the request. Such negotiations shall be
conducted in good faith by all participating jurisdictions. Such negotiations shall be concluded,
by either reaching consensus or an impasse, within forty-five (45) days of the date of the request.
C. An electronically recorded record and minutes shall be kept of all negotiations conducted pursuant
to a request for amendment.
D. [f the affected jurisdictions reach a consensus as to the amendment, each jurisdiction shall amend
its Comprehensive Plan as necessary to reflect the agreed upon amendment. Any amendment
agreed to in this process shall be presumed to be with the authority of that jurisdiction's entire
governing body.
POLICY 2 & 2A
POLICIES TO PROMOTE CONTIGUOUS ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROVISION OF
URBAN GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES TO SUCH DEVELOPMENT
I. Definitions:
A. Public facilities - means streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting systems,
traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems, park and recreational
facilities, and schools [RCW 36.70A.030(1 2)].
B. Public Services - means fire protection and suppression, law enforcement, public health,
education, recreation, environmental protection, and other governmental services
[36.70A.030(13)].
C. Urban Growth - means growth that makes intensive use of land for the location of buildings,
structures, and impermeable surfaces to such a degree as to be incompatible with the primary use
of such land for the production of food, other agriculture products or fiber, or the extraction of
mineral resources. When allowed to spread over wide areas, urban growth typically requires
urban governmental services. "Characterized by urban growth" means land having urban growth
located on it, or to land located in relationship to an area with urban growth on it as to be
appropriate for urban growth [RCW 36.70A.030(14)]
D. Provision of Urban Governmental Services - means those governmental services historically and
typically delivered by cities and includes storm and sanitary sewer systems, domestic water
systems, street cleaning services, fire and police protection services, public transit services, and
other public utilities associated with urban areas and normally not associated with non urban areas
[RCW 36.70A.030(16)].
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I1. Phasing of Urban Development
In order to achieve the intent of the State of Washington's growth management legislation, Grant County
shall consult with each city and town within Grant County and each city or town shall propose the location
of an Urban Growth Area (UGA). Grant County shall designate UGA's, after holding the aforesaid
consultations, which will be associated with each city and town in Grant County and further, shall designate
a rural area surrounding the established UGA according to the following [RCW 36.70A.110(2)]:
A. A short term urban growth boundary shall be established within the UGA within which urban
growth will occur over the next ten years. Policies and actions will emphasize urban land uses
and the provision of urban governmental services by cities and towns and the intended gradual
phasing outward from the corporate limits of the city or town as opposed to converting
undeveloped land into unplanned sprawling low density development [RCW 36.70A.020(1) and
RCW 36.70A.020(2)].
B. A long term urban growth boundary shall be established within the UGA within which urban
growth will occur over the next eleven (11) to twenty (20) years as urban growth expands beyond
the short term urban growth boundary. Policies and actions will emphasize planning for the
longer term and will continue to emphasize urban land uses and the provision of urban
governmental services by cities and towns and the intended gradual phasing outward from the
short term urban growth boundary as opposed to converting undeveloped land into unplanned
sprawling low density development [RCW 36.70A.020(1) and RCW 36.70A.020(2).
III. Rural Area:
A rural area shall exist outside of the UGA within which very low intensive land uses will prevail over the
next twenty (20) years. County policies and actions will emphasize rural residential densities and the
protection of agricultural lands and natural resources. Urban growth will be prohibited. Development will
be encouraged in UGA's where adequate public facilities and services exist or can be provided in an
efficient manner. The inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling low density develop-
ment will be also prohibited [RCW 36.70A.020(2)].
IV. Provision of Urban Governmental Services, Public Facilities, and Public Services:
Cities should be the primary providers of urban governmental services, public facilities, and public services
in the UGA [RCW 36.70A.110(2)].
V. Policies on Development Standards:
All development within a UGA but outside the current corporate limits of a city or town shall conform with
all city construction standards, performance standards, land use, and circulation patterns. Any development
proposed within a UGA but outside the corporate limits of a city or town shall be jointly reviewed by the
city and county to ensure compliance with the aforesaid and the intended development goals and
requirements as stated in both the city and county comprehensive plans.
POLICY 2B
URBAN DENSITIES - DEFINITION OF LOT SIZES
Urban densities typically make intensive use of land to such a degree as to be incompatible with the primary
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use of such lands for the production of agricultural products or mineral resources. When allowed to spread over
wide areas, urban growth typically requires a high level of urban governmental services. (based on RCW
36.70A.030 (14)
Recognizing that a variety of urban densities will occur within each municipality and urban growth area,
that each municipality's vision of its future is different, and that any one minimum density designation for urban
growth within such areas would be overly restrictive and inappropriate for inclusion within a regional policy:
A. It is appropriate that urban densities within the corporate boundaries of each city be defined by
such jurisdiction in its comprehensive land use plan.
B. Urban densities within designated urban growth areas, but outside the corporate boundaries of
adjacent cities, shall be designated jointly by the adjacent city and county in each jurisdiction's
comprehensive land use plan.
C. Urban densities within designated urban growth areas that do not include a city shall be designated
by the county in its comprehensive land use plan.
D. Urban densities are prohibited outside of established urban growth areas except for the
establishment of master planned resorts and new fully contained communities consistent with the
requirements for reserving a portion of the twenty (20) year county population projection. (RCW
36.70A.350 & RCW 36.70A.360) The county will determine appropriate densities outside of
designated urban growth areas in its comprehensive land use plan consistent with the goals of the
Growth Management Act
E. The comprehensive plan of the county and of each city shall be coordinated with, and consistent
with, the comprehensive plan of other counties or cities with which the county or city has in part
common borders or related regional issues. (based on RCW 36.70A.100)
POLICY 3
POLICIES FOR SITING PUBL(C FACILITIES
OF A COUNTY -WIDE OR STATE-WIDE NATURE
Identify and Siting Essential Public Facilities:
A. The Comprehensive Plan of each city, town and county that is planning under the Growth
Management Act shall include a process for identifying and siting essential public facilities. (RCW
36.70A.200(1)
B. Essential public facilities including those facilities that are typically difficult to site, such as
airports, state education facilities, and state or regional transportation facilities, state and local
correctional facilities, solid waste handling facilities, and in-patient facilities including substance
abuse facilities, mental health facilities, and group homes.(RCW 36.70A.200(1)
C. No city, town or county comprehensive plan or development regulation may preclude the siting
of essential public utilities. (RCW 36.70A.200(2)
Il. Development of Essential Public Facilities: When essential public facilities are proposed the potentially
effected city(s) and/or town(s) and the county shall:
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A. Establish an Advisory Project Analysis and Site Evaluation Committee composed of citizen
members and government representatives selected to represent a board range of interest groups.
The Committee shall develop specific siting criteria for the proposed project and to identify,
analyze, and rank potential project sites. In addition the Conunittee shall establish a reasonable
time frame for completion of the task.
B. Insure public involvement through the use of timely press releases, newspaper notices, public
information meetings, and public hearings.
C. Notify adjacent cities and towns and other governmental entities of the proposed project and solicit
review and comment on the recommendations made by the Advisory Project Analysis and Site
Evaluation Committee.
III. Siting Considerations: In siting of essential public facilities the Advisory Project Analysis and Site
Evaluation Committee shall consider at least the following:
A. Essential public facilities shall be developed in a timely, orderly, and efficient arrangement and
be so located so as to not adversely affect the safety, health or welfare of the citizens residing
around or near the facility.
B. Essential public facilities sited near public water and sewer services shall be required to utilize
such services.
C. Essential public facilities sited where public water and sewer services are not immediately
available shall be required to be constructed so as to be able to be serviced by public water and
sewer services when they are available and, further, the essential public services shall be required
to connect to such water and sewer services when they are available.
D. Land adjacent to existing and proposed essential public facilities which may be developed in the
future shall be compatible with such uses.
E. Proposed essential public facilities shall be compatible with existing land uses.
F. Adequate fire protection water supplies shall be required in all developing areas where essential
public facilities may be sited.
G. Undesignated landfills, dredging, waste discharges, and other activities with potential deleterious
environmental impacts shall be controlled with appropriate rules and regulations adopted and
enforced by the jurisdiction with authority.
H. Essential public facilities shall not locate in resource lands or critical areas if incompatible.
I. Essential public facilities shall not be located outside of UGA's unless they are self-contained and
do not require the extension of urban governmental services.
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POLICY 4
POLICIES FOR COUNTY -WIDE
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND STRATEGEES
A county -wide transportation plan developed pursuant to the Growth Management Act shall be consistent
with the land use elements of the comprehensive plans developed for the jurisdictions within the
transportation planning area.
II. A county and regional review process shall be established to coordinate transportation programming
decisions and to ensure consistency with the regional transportation plan.
A. Local six-year programs should identify all regionally significant projects meeting adopted regional
criteria. These projects will be submitted to the Quad -County Regional Transportation Planning
Organization for certification of consistency with the regional transportation plan.
B. Transportation priority programming methods should be required for all jurisdictions. This
requirement should apply to the functionally classified roadway system, as well as to transit capital
expenditures. Priority programming should be integrated as a standard of good practice.
C. Local governments may want to obtain ongoing technical assistance from the state (WSDOT).
III. As a component of a county -wide transportation plan, each comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to the
Growth Management Act, will contain a transportation element which includes a financial sub -element
including:
A. A multi-year financing plan;
B. An analysis of the jurisdiction's ability to fund existing or potential transportation improvement
which identifies existing sources and new revenue sources which may include impact fees;
C. If identified funding falls short, land use assumptions will be reassessed to assure that the level
of service standards are being met or are adjusted to be consistent with the land use element.
IV. Transportation improvements which are identified in the transportation plan shall be implemented
concurrent with new development. Concurrent with development means that improvements or strategies
are in place at the time of development, or that a financial commitment is in place to complete the
improvements or strategies within six years.
V. The county -wide transportation planning effort should produce a methodology and/or tools for jurisdictions
to use in evaluating the impact of development proposals and identifying related transportation
improvements.
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VI. The county -wide transportation plan should address:
A. Economic growth.
B. Cost-effective accessibility for goods, services and people.
C. The quality of life issues.
D. Alternatives which will provide convenient and safe access to employment, educational, and
recreational opportunities for citizens in both urban and rural environments.
E. Transportation improvements necessary to provide for a balanced transportation system that will
work effectively and safely over the next twenty years.
F. Energy -efficiency in transportation systems.
VII. An integrated transportation system is conceived as a cooperatively developed, integrated system of public
transportation services, road facilities, transportation system management (TSM)/demand management
programs, and land use policy. The integrated system should enhance mobility by providing a range of
transportation choices for the public. The transportation plan element shall address air, water and land
transportation facilities including but not limited to:
A. Airports and airstrips.
B. Facilities related to commercial water transportation.
C. Major and secondary arterial and collector roadways.
D. Transit routes.
E. Non -motorized modes of transportation including bikeways, equestrian ways, and pedestrian
routes.
F. Railroad systems.
G. Bridges.
H. Truck Routes.
VIII. The Transportation Plan element will provide a summary and analysis of
planning information including:
A. Land use assumptions which provide a summary of the current population, employment by type,
recreation, and comprehensive land use designations, and the ratio of single and multi -family units
to total housing units.
B. Inventory and analysis of existing services and facilities should include:
1. Function and scope of the facility (local/regional).
2. Traffic and volume patterns including peak hour traffic congestion and current capacity.
3. Jurisdiction.
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4. Accident problem areas.
5. Geometry and structural adequacy of arterial and collectors.
6. Traffic control devices.
7. Facility specific plans and routes.
8. Origin and destination data and commute distance for the urban area.
9. Methods of evaluating changes.
10. Transit facilities.
11. Environment and geographic limitations in the study area.
12. Demand management (carpools, public transit, etc.)
C. Level -of -service (LOS) standards for arterial and collectors.
D. An analysis and forecast of future transportation needs including:
1. An issues assessment and prioritization for the study area and for each facility.
2. A forecast of future travel demand for each facility.
3. An analysis of deficient transportation facilities based on adopted LOS standards.
4. An identification of facility expansion needs.
IX. Level -of -service standards for arterial, collectors and transit routes should be coordinated at a county -wide
level.
X. Transportation plans should be designed to have services that are specific to conditions to include growth,
employment diversification, environmental quality, mobility needs, and quality of life and the future
environment of Grant County. An integrated plan should help support the operations of buses, ride -sharing
programs, para -transit, and special services within the region; and coordinate services that link Grant
County to other counties.
A. Air quality. Jurisdictions should be encouraged to look at a balanced approach to reduce vehicle
exhaust emissions as a means of maintaining federal air quality standards. The transportation plan
should address means of providing and promoting:
1. Alternatives to the single occupant vehicle.
2. The use of cleaner fuels.
3. Optimum maintenance of individual vehicles.
4. Improved operating efficiency of the transportation system.
B. Water quality. Levels of harmful pollutants generated by transportation activities should be
minimized and controlled to prevent their entry into surface and groundwater resources.
C. Fish and Wildlife habitat. Where feasible, fish and wildlife habitat populations should be
protected, restored and enhanced within transportation corridors.
D. Wetlands. Natural wetlands which are adversely impacted by transportation -related construction,
maintenance, and operations activities should be protected, restored, and enhanced in support of
federal and state "no net loss" policies.
E. Noise control. Strategies should be adopted to minimize noise impacts from transportation
systems and facilities.
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POLICY 5
POLICIES THAT CONSIDER THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SUCH AS HOUSING FOR
ALL ECONOMIC SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION
The housing element of each comprehensive plan shall:
A. Provide a range of housing alternatives which takes into account price, tenure type, and density
which meet the urban area and regional housing needs.
B. Provide for the development of a balanced variety of dwelling unit types and densities within the
county with maximum choices of living environment, considering the needs of the public at all
economic levels.
1. The development of a balanced variety of dwelling unit types and densities shall be
encouraged.
2. Site constructed and factory manufactured housing shall be recognized as needed and
functional housing types.
3. Provisions shall be made for the location of manufactured (mobile) homes in planned
manufactured (mobile) home subdivisions and parks, or on single lots when in
conformance with standards governing location (on lot) of site constructed housing.
C. Provide areas for the location of a variety of residential uses while minimizing the impact on
surrounding areas.
1. Plan provisions for the location of high, medium, and low density residential development
shall be made within the urban growth area where possible and within or adjacent to
existing communities.
2. Plan provisions for the location of rural housing shall be made in a manner consistent
with preserving agricultural lands and maintaining the rural lifestyles of the county while
minimizing conflicts with commercial agricultural activities.
D. Preserve the viability of existing single-family residential areas.
1. Existing viable single-family residential areas shall be given sufficient protection to
prevent the encroachment of incompatible land uses which may lead to the deterioration
of such residential.
2. Rural residential areas located outside of urban growth areas shall be discouraged from
becoming urbanized as UGA's.
E. Promote housing that meets the needs of all socio-economic groups in the county.
1. Develop performance standards governing the placement of manufactured homes.
2. Encourage the rehabilitation of substandard housing.
3. Encourage efforts to renew and rehabilitate as well as maintain existing housing.
F. Develop land uses that will preserve and enhance the quality of life and desired lifestyles.
1. Encourage builders and developers to deliver housing with a variety of price ranges,
amenities, natural settings, and conveniences.
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2. Protect residential neighborhoods from incompatible land uses.
a. Maintain natural boundaries (roads, creeks, outcroppings, etc.).
b. Cluster developments off main arterial roads with vegetated buffer strips
between houses and main roads.
3. Buffer future developments from existing farm activity to minimize nuisances generated
by either use.
G. Incorporate Washington State Community Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) requirements
and actively solicit grant monies through ESS, HOPE 1, 2, & 3, CIAP and SH programs.
POLICY 6
POLICIES FOR JOINT COUNTY AND CITY PLANNING WITHIN URBAN GROWTH AREAS
I. Zoning, Subdivision Controls, Development and Land Use Compatibility:
The zoning and subdivision ordinances and performance standards adopted in the UGA's and the related
policy planning measures should be used to implement the provisions of the Growth Management Act and
the comprehensive plans of each city, town and county to ensure development and land use which are
compatible with surrounding uses and which do not create traffic, safety or health hazards, or undue
adverse economic impacts.
II. Development of Lands in UGA's:
City, town, and county governments shall:
A. Encourage the development of lands in the UGA's rather than allow the inappropriate conversion
of undeveloped rural lands into urban sprawling, low density development. [RCW 36.70A.020(1)
and RCW 36.70AA20(2)].
B. Encourage the development of lands adjacent to the incorporated limits of a city or town prior
to developing outlying areas in a UGA.
C. Discourage urban encroachment on agricultural areas.
D. Encourage the determination of land use by the inherent capability of the land to sustain that use
without creating problems that require a publicly funded solution.
III. Establishment of Zones in UGA's:
City, town and county governments shall:
A. Encourage the establishment of zones in UGA's which allow a variety of land uses.
B. Establish zones in UGA's which discourage lineal or strip development.
C. Encourage land uses which require medium size lots or lower intensity usage which will serve as
a buffer between rural areas and urban areas.
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D. Encourage the development of vacant and unused lands within the corporate limits of each city or
town.
E. Encourage the location of business and industry in clusters where appropriate in or near the towns
and cities except where they would cause or allow a public nuisance.
F. Encourage city services be extended to areas adjacent to cities prior to serving outlying areas.
IV. Community Councils and Special Purpose Districts: Established community councils of unincorporated
urbanized areas and all special purpose districts should be made aware of and encouraged to comment on
developments proposed within or adjacent to the urbanized area in which they reside.
V. Agreement Between Cities, Towns, Established Community Councils in Urbanized Areas and the County:
A. Since each individual municipality within Grant County is unique in its needs, situations, services
and interests, and each is unique in population and geographic characteristics, each community
will negotiate joint city and county planning procedures and policies on an individual basis. each
municipality should meet with the county individually, at a time coinciding with the establishment
of the UGA's.
B. Agreements, which include joint development standards between cities, towns, established
community councils in urbanized areas, and the county should be established. These agreements
shall coordinate land use planning and decision making within UGA's.
VI. Expansion of UGA's:
Cities, towns and the county shall:
A. Require that any expansion of a UGA be negotiated between the city or cities within the UGA and
the county, with direct notice to affected landowners (pursuant to RCW 36.70A. 140).
B. Allow the inclusion of agricultural lands in a UGA after it has been determined that all other
lands have been developed and that the agricultural lands to be added are marginal and do not
possess prime and unique farmland soils as defined by the United States Soil Conservation
Service, unless prime and unique farmlands are all that is available to that city or town.
POLICY 7
POLICY FOR COUNTY -WIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
EMPLOYMENT
I. To encourage, strengthen, sustain, and diversify the County's economic base.
A. Emphasis on the County's stable agricultural base shall be maintained, and protected.
B. That development be encouraged by seeking and providing incentives to environmentally
acceptable industries.
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lI. Encourage Grant County's economic base instituting plans to promote employment opportunities.
A. Emphasis should be given to promote the processing of locally produced goods, and the value
added industries related to our existing ag-related base.
B. Stabilize the work force by seeking industries that provide employment on a year-round basis and
operate on multiple shifts.
C. Emphasize strong County -wide economic development promotion to attract new business and
industry investments to Grant County through a pro -active marketing strategy.
D. To encourage community leadership involvement in the strategic planning process that facilitates
the development of sound capital, social and human infrastructures that are conducive to and
fosters an environment that attracts and enables new and existing business to grow and thrive.
III. Encourage a diversity of industrial development.
A. Examine alternative industry that in the past have chose not to locate in our economic circle.
B. Utilize economic development, and commerce organizations expertise to enhance goals.
C. Concentrate maximum efforts on the strengths of existing industrial park developments.
D. Support and maintain capital improvement projects for utilities and services to existing and
proposed industrial park site development.
E. Target proposed industrial parks in, or as near to, existing or planned utility services as identified
by the joint urban growth boundary designations of the comprehensive plan.
F. To encourage the development of local programs (County and City) that provide incentives to
environmentally acceptable industries.
G. That new development be encouraged which provides the most positive overall impact on the
environment, quality of life and services within Grant County.
H. Encourage each community to develop their own Community Development Task Force/Response
Team. This team would be a cross-section of local business, agencies and community leaders
organized for the purpose of bringing together stronger planning and communication links
concerning current and future community needs, schools, housing, sewer, water, and other
infrastructure needs.
I. Each Task force should develop an economic development marketing profile based on a
comprehensive assessment of it's strengths and weaknesses and the type of industry it can
realistically expect to attract.
IV. Direct commercial activity towards existing and proposed regional and local transportation access.
A. Encourage commercial, and industrial distribution centers at highway interchanges serving the
urban areas.
B. Maximize the extent of existing industrial, and commercially zoned property.
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C. Encourage the development of commercial centers, where the need has been established, and/or
where future planning consistent with the comprehensive plan has them established.
V. Emphasize recreational and tourism as an alternate source of revenue, and economic impact for Grant
County and its municipalities.
POLICY 8
AN ANALYSIS OF THE FISCAL IMPACT
I. Fiscal Impact
A. In order to ensure that our county -wide policies and future individual growth plans and capital
facilities funding programs adequately address cumulative potential impacts on the revenues of
local government, a joint fiscal impact study should be conducted, focusing on:
1. Capital facility debt financing capabilities and burdens of the individual local
governments, and the options and potential for sharing debt capacity and responsibility
for capital facility financing among and between local governments, special purpose
districts, and the private sector;
2. The structure of revenues that operate local government and the potential for new
revenues or an alternate system of distributing existing funds.
II. Impact Fees
A. Each jurisdiction is encouraged to adopt fair and reasonable impact fee ordinances to ensure that
new growth pays its fair share of the cost of capital facilities, such as transportation
improvements, parks, and schools.
POLICY 9
PROVISIONS FOR THE REVIEW OF NEW FULLY CONTAINED COMMUNITIES, MASTER PLANNED
RESORTS AND RECREATIONAL TYPE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS
A. Fully contained Communities
I. A county required or choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 may establish a process as part
of its urban growth areas, that is designated under RCW 36.70A.110, for reviewing proposals to
authorize new fully contained communities located outside of the initially designated urban growth
area.
a. A new fully contained community may be approved in a county planning under this
chapter if criteria including but not limited to the following are met
1. New infrastructure is provided for and impact fees are established consistent
with the requirements of RCW 82.02.050;
2. Transit -oriented site planning and traffic demand management programs are
implemented;
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3. Buffers are provided between the new fully contained communities and adjacent
urban development;
4. A mix of uses is provided to offer jobs, housing, and services to residents of the
new community;
S. Affordable housing is provided within the new community for a broad range of
income levels;
6. Environmental protection has been addressed and provided for;
7. Development regulations are established to ensure urban growth will not occur
in adjacent non -urban area;
8. Provision is made to mitigate impacts on designated agricultural lands, forest
lands, and mineral resource lands;
9. The plan for the new fully contained community is consistent with the
development regulations established for the protection of critical areas by the
county pursuant to RCW 36.70A.170.
b. New fully contained communities may be approved outside established urban growth
areas only if a county reserves a portion of the twenty-year population projection and
offsets the urban growth area accordingly for allocation to new fully contained
communities that meet the requirements of this chapter. Any county electing to establish
a new community reserve shall do so no more often that once every five years as a part
of the designation or review of urban growth areas required by this chapter. The new
community reserve shall be allocated on a project -by -project basis, only after specific
project approval procedures have been adopted pursuant to this chapter as a development
regulation. When a new community reserve is established, urban growth areas
designated pursuant to this chapter shall accommodate the unreserved portion of the
twenty-year population projection.
Final approval of an application for a new fully contained community shall be considered
an adopted amendment to the comprehensive plan prepared pursuant to RCW 36.70A.070
designating the new fully contained community as an urban growth area.
B. Master Planned Resort
Counties that are required or choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 may permit master planned
resorts which may constitute urban growth outside of urban growth areas as limited by this
section. A master planned resort means a self-contained and fully integrated planned unit
development, in a setting of significant natural amenities, with primary focus on destination resort
facilities consisting of short-term visitor outdoor recreational facilities. A master planned resort
may include other residential uses within its boundaries, but only if the residential uses are
integrated into and support the on-site recreational nature of the resort.
A toaster planned resort may be authorized by county only it:
a. The comprehensive plan specifically identifies policies to guide the development of master
planned resorts;
b. The comprehensive plan and development regulations include restrictions that preclude
new urban or suburban land uses in the vicinity of the toaster planned resort, except in
areas otherwise designated for urban growth under RCW 36.70A.110;
C. The county includes a finding as a part of the approval process that the land is better
suited, and has more long-term importance, for the master planned resort than for the
commercial harvesting of timber or agricultural production, if located on land that
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otherwise would be designated as forest land or agricultural land under RCW
36.70A.170;
d. The county ensures that the resort plan is consistent with the development regulations
established for critical areas; and
e. On-site and off-site infrastructure impacts are fully considered and mitigated.
POLICY 10
ANNEXATION PLANS, INCORPORATION PLANS, AND THE ROLE OF THE BOUNDARY REVIEW
BOARD
Accept the laws currently in the statutes regarding annexation plans, incorporation plans, and the role of the
Boundary Review Board.
POLICY 11
MONITORING, REVIEW AND AMENDMENT OF COUNTY -WIDE PLANNING POLICIES
I. Throughout the ongoing planning process Grant County or any city or town within Grant County may
request that the Grant County Planned Growth Committee reconvene to discuss problems or concerns
regarding specific policies as they may relate to the development, implementation, management, or
amendment of the county's or any city's or town's comprehensive plan. The committee shall meet twice
per year to consider the requests.
POLICY 12
POLICIES REGARDING DIVISION, ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF GROWTH
MANAGEMENT FUNDS/COUNTY - CITIES MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ADOPTING METHOD
FOR DISTRIBUTION OF STATE GROWTH MANAGEMENT FUNDS ALLOCATED TO GRANT
COUNTY BY THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
I. RECITALS.
A. Pursuant to the Growth Management Act of 1990 (hereinafter the "Act") and its 1991 amendments
contained in ReESHB 1025, Grant County and the cities within Grant County have established an
inter -governmental committee entitled the "Grant County Planned Growth Committee: (hereinafter
the "Committee") for the purpose of implementing the requirement of the County -Wide Planning
Policies required by ReESHB 1025, Section 2 and subsequent adoption of individual
comprehensive plans.
B. The Committee is comprised of representatives from the County and each of the participating
cities and towns.
C. The Act provides that State funds be made available to counties and citiesitowns through the
Department of Community Development (hereinafter "DCD") to assist them in meeting the
requirements of the Act. The Committee's information received by the State DCD indicates that
an initial allocation of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars will be distributed to each
County with an additional per capita allocation. The purpose of this memorandum of agreement
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is to memorialize the Committee's agreement as to the method by which these State funds will be
divided amongst the parties hereto.
Il. PARTIES.
The parties to this agreement include the three Commissioner Districts of Grant County and the following
cities and towns: Moses Lake, Ephrata, Soap Lake, Quincy, Royal City, Grand Coulee, Coulee City, Mattawa,
Electric City, Krupp, Wilson Creek, Coulee Dam, Hardin Warden, and George.
III. DEFINITIONS.
A. "BASE" allocation means the lump sum amount of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars
expected to be distributed to the County by the State DCD.
B. "PER CAPITA" allocation means the additional amount per capita amount that will be distributed
to the County by the State DCD.
C. "PER CAPITA POPULATION FIGURES" shall mean those most recent population figures
established through the Washington State Office of Financial Management (hereinafter "OFM").
VI. AGREEMENT
The Parties adopt the following procedure and methodology for dividing
amongst them all future State Growth Management funds allocated through DCD:
All "base" allocations will be divided equally amongst all parties, and all "per
capita" allocations will be divided amongst the parties on a per capita -
population basis. The population figures used shall be derived from the OFM's
population figures and shall be amended as necessary to reflect the most
current OFM population figures available.
V. TERM
This agreement shall continue to have full force and effect and shall be binding upon all parties for as long
as State funds and/or grants are available to assist Counties and Cities/Towns in their efforts to comply with the
Act, as now enacted or hereafter amended.
[SEE ATTACHMENT FOR SIGNATURES]
POLICY 13
DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICTS AND POLICIES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH
SPECIAL-PURPOSE DISTRICTS, i.e., SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HOSPITAL DISTRICTS, FIRE DISTRICTS,
ETC.
[Incorporated within Policy 61
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POLICY 14
POLICIES TO PERMIT FLEXIBILITY WITNIN LOCAL POLICY PROCEDURE
It is understood that these policies are meant as general framework guidelines for the county and each
municipality, however flexibility must be maintained in order to adapt to different needs and conditions.
[ADOPTED AS THE PREAMBLE TO THE COUNTY -WIDE PLANNING POLICIES IN LIEU OF POLICY
#14.]
POLICY 15
POPULATION FORECAST DISTRIBUTION
I. County -wide projected population shall be allocated among jurisdictions through the combined application
use of the following factors applied to each jurisdiction:
A. Documented historical growth rates over the last decade, the last two (2) decades, and the last two
(2) years.
B. Developing or current planning programs which a jurisdiction has, and which identify quantitative
increases in business and industry development, and housing construction activity.
C. Intangibles.
Formally ratified this day of , 1993, Grant County Commissioners
Helen Faucher, Chair Date
Sid Winzler Date
Tim Snead Date
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