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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 21-081-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. A Resolution Relating to Comprehensive Planning in Grant County in Accordance with the Washington State Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70 A) and amending the Comprehensive Plan, associated Zone Changes and Unified Development Code Amendment. WHEREAS, in 1990, the Washington State Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law the Growth Management Act (GMA.) as contained in SHB No 2929Washin ton Laws ( g ' 19901st Ex. Sess., Ch 17), which was subsequently codified as among other othchapters, p Chapter 36.70 A RCW; and WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act requires all counties and cities in the State to do some planning and the fastest growing counties and cities with them to plan extensively in keeping with state goals and policies on: sprawl reduction affordable housing, economic development, open space and recreation regional transportation, g environmental protection, property rights, natural resource industries, historic lands and buildings, permit processing, public facilities and services, and earl and continuous public participation; and Y WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act requires all counties and cities within the state to classify, designate, and conserve natural resource lands(agricultural and •.. mineral) and protect critical areas (wetlands, geologically hazardous areas, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, aquifer recharge areas, and frequently flooded areas)• and WHEREAS, Chapter 36.70 RCW required Grant County to adopt a Comprehensive Plan that met specified GMA goals and addressed the mandated GMA elements' and WHEREAS, after complete review and public record of the State Environmental Review process, Grant County issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement on July, 2, 1999• and subsequent amendments through 2018; and WHEREAS, on June 3, 2021 Grant County issued a SEPA Determination of Non - Significance (DNS) for these non -project proposals; and WHEREAS, over the past years, the Comprehensive Plan's policies may changed hed to g insure that the development patterns in the County remain consistent with the intent of the communities' vision for the future and the Plan's goals and policies; and WHEREAS, it is important that amendments to this plan retain the broaders ectives p p articulated in the community vision statements, satisfies the goals andolicies of this Plan i p ' and remain consistent stent with the intent of the GMA; and Grant County Board of County Commissioners Grant County Comprehensive Plan Amendment Resolution for the Year 2021 1 WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (GMA) establishes procedures for the review and amendment of Comprehensive Plans governing counties and cities planning under the Act; and WHEREAS, the County has established a public participation program identifying procedures whereby proposed amendments or revisions of the Comprehensive Plan are considered by the governing body of the County no more frequently than once every year; and WHEREAS, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan fall into several major categories or types and different review application and review criteria apply to each. The kinds of amendments identified herein may include: • Urban Growth Area Boundary Changes; • Plan policy or text changes; • Plan Map changes; • Supporting document changes; emergency amendments; and • Site-specific amendments; and WHEREAS, policy amendments may be initiated by the County or by other entities, organizations or individuals through petition; and WHEREAS, petitions were received on forms provided by the Department, containing appropriate maps showing the proposed change . and addressing the policy or map evaluation criteria as described in the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, On April 12, 2021 the Board of County Commissioners directed staff to initiate the SEPA review process and schedule each of the complete amendments proposed, along with staff recommendations before the Planning Commission for public hearing; and WHEREAS, public hearings were conducted by the Planning Commission on August 5 and August 6, 2020, to hear staff recommendations and take public testimony on each of the. proposed amendments to the Grant County Comprehensive Plan and proposed Zone Changes; making recommendations and listing Findings of Fact on each amendment and zone change; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission staff reports and recommendations are made a part of the record of this public hearing as it relates to SEPA and the attached amendments and zone changes; and WHEREAS, a non -project proposal to consider adoption of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, including site-specific land use designation changes, changes to various Urban Growth Areas were considered, as well as associated Zone Changes; and WHEREAS, copies of the SEPA DNS were distributed to agencies, organizations and individuals listed on the Planning Department distribution list and requesting that comments be submitted in accordance with WAC 197-11-340 (2); and Grant County Board of County Commissioners Grant County Comprehensive Plan Amendment Resolution for the Year 2421 2 WHEREAS, a copy of the amended Unified Development Code text can be found in Attachment 'C'; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners conducted an open -record public hearing on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 to consider the 2021 requests for amendments to the Grant County Comprehensive Plan, and the recommendation from the Planning Commission for each of the proposed amendments and their respective zone changes (if applicable). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners for Grant County adopts the attached Findings of Fact per Attachment "B" and the attached record pertaining to the approval or denial of the 2021 Comprehensive Plan amendments and Zone Changes. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners for Grant County adopts Findings of Fact as per Attachment "A" in support of these actions. "I DATED this day ofmt&, - 2021. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Yea Nay Abstain GRANT COUNTY,. W INGT H ON S S, Cindy Carer Chair -A 7TTEST: Danny E. tone, Vice -Chair 0arbara J s qu Clerk of tVBio rld,' R jo kroes, M emb er Grant County Board of County Commissioners Grant County Comprehensive Plan Amendment Resolution for the Year 2021 3