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Grant County; Washington
ORDINANCE RELATING TO AN
AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER AND ORDINANCE No. 25- -CC
SECTION 23.12.075 — CLUSTERING
STANDARDS
WHEREAS, Adequate accommodations have been made for agencies, individuals and interest
groups to be heard and the Planning Commission has thoroughly considered the testimony in the record,
and;
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are consistent with adopted Comprehensive Plan goals,
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objectives and policies, and do not create adverse impacts to offsite properties, and promote flexibility of
property use, and;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners have found that the proposal is consistent with
the general purpose and intent of the Grant County Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has found that, the UDC Amendment will serve
the public use and interest, and;
WHEREAS, Appropriate notice has been given to the Washington State Department of Commerce
Growth Management Services in accordance with RCW 36.70A. 106, and;
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are consistent with the applicable portions of RCW
36.70B, and;
WHEREAS, Grant County Development Services Staff shall have the ability to modify the
approved development code text to ensure proper formatting, spelling, etc. as well as correct any errors that
may be discovered, and;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on October 8, 2025, and
recommended to the Board of County Commissioners approval of the proposed code amendments, and;
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners held a pre -decision open record public hearing
to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission on December 16, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED THAT the Grant County Board
of Commissioners ADOPT the attached amendments to Grant County Unified Development
Code Section 23.12.075 — Clustering Standards; and
BE IT ALSO FURTHER ORDAINED that the effective time and date for these
amendments shall be 5:00 p.m. on the date of BOCC signature.
P25-0192 — Clustering Standards Amendment Ordinance
DATED this 3 G day of Jle-2025.
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P25-0192 — Clustering Standards Amendment Ordinance
Summary of Proposed Amendments
• Affected Code Section(s): 23.12.075(c), 23.12.075(e)(4), 23.12.075(e)(9)(C), 23.12.075(e)(16)(C),
23.12.075 -Table 4
• Summary Table:
Code Citation
Current Language
Proposed Change
23.12.075(c)
Applicability: Clustering of is permitted only
Applicability: Clustering of is permitted only in the
in the following zones:
following zones:
(1) Urban Residential 1 (UR1);
(1) Urban Residential 1 (UR1);
(2) Urban Residential (UR2);
(2) Urban Residential (UR2);
(3) Rural Residential 1 (RR1);
(3) Rural Residential 1 (RR1);
(4) Rural Remote (RRem);
(4) Rural Remote (RRem);
(5) Shoreline Development 1(SD1);
(5) Shoreline Development 1(SD1);
(6) Agriculture (AG);
(6) Agriculture (AG);
(7) Rural Resource (RRES); and
(7) Rural Resource (RRES);
(8) Rural Community (RC).
(8) Rural Community (RC); and
(9) Open Space Conservation (OSC).
23.12.075(e)(4)
Clustering shall ensure that the proposed
Clustering shall ensure that the proposed
development will not adversely impact
development will not adversely impact
agricultural and mineral resource uses on
agricultural and mineral resource uses on
adjoining and nearby lands in Agricultural
adjoining and nearby lands in Open Space
(AG) and Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO)
Conservation (OSC), Agricultural (AG), and
Zoning Districts;
Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO) Zoning Districts;
23.12.075(e)(9)(C)
When clustering in the Agricultural Zone,
When clustering in the Agricultural (AG) and Open
open space shall be located in such a
Space Conservation (OSC) Zones, open space
manner that promotes open space for
shall be located in such a manner that promotes
agriculture activities, continuity of the areas
open space for agriculture activities, continuity of
environmental functions and characteristics,
the areas environmental functions and
and preserves the rural character of both the
characteristics, and preserves the rural character
development site and surrounding
of both the development site and surrounding
properties.
properties.
23.12.075(e)(16)(C)
Except, lots larger than two and one half (21/2)
Except, lots larger than two and one half (21/2)
acres within the Agricultural Zone shall be
acres within the Agricultural (AG) and Open Space
allowed when no residential development
Conservation (OSC) Zone shall be allowed when
capacity is allowed and such restriction is
no residential development capacity is allowed
recorded on the face of the plat.
and such restriction is recorded on the face of the
plat.
23.12.075 -Table 4
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units per
Maximum Number of Dwelling Units per Cluster
Cluster allowed in Open Space Conservation
allowed in Open Space Conservation (OSC) -4.
(OSC) - Not Allowed. Minimum Number of
Minimum Number of Dwelling Units required for
Dwelling Units required for Clustering in
Clustering in Open Space Conservation-2.
Open Space Conservation - Not Allowed.