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GRANT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
RESOLUTION NO. 99-155-CC
ORDINANCE NO. 99-155-CC
RE-ADOPTING INTERIM OFFICIAL CONTROLS 1N THE AGRICULTURAL
ZONE, AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) of Grant County Washington
intends to fully comply with the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board; and
WHEREAS,the Board adopted Resolution No.97-143-CC entitled,A Resolution Adopting
Grant County's Plan For Continued Compliance With The Growth Management Act,and Resolution
No.98-25-CC entitled,A Resolution Adopting GMA Work Plan/Critical Path Schedule,Expressing
An Intent To Approve Supplemental Budget To Complete Elements Of Approved GMA Work Plan,
And Designating Review And Consideration Of Additional Interim Measures; and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.70A.390 empowers the Board with the authority to adopt interim
of�cial controls to protect,inter alia.,the Agricultural zone,without holding apublic hearing on the
proposed interim official control ordinance/resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Grant County (the "County") is currently studying and preparing code
amendments to its zoning code regulating its Agriculture zone to establish new zone categories, to
protect the Agriculture zone; and
WHEREAS, the County is currently studying and preparing its Growth Management Act
(GMA) comprehensive plan, which is to be adopted by October 1, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that interim official controls prohibiting commercial and
residantial rezones within the Agricultural zone, with exceptions as set forth in Section IV herein,
are reasonable and necessary to protect the Agricultural zone during the period of time require to
adopt a GMA comprehensive plan, adopt and establish new zone categories in the Agriculture zone
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and comply with the aforementioned orders of the Eastern Washington Growth Management
Hearings Board; and
�VH��A�, the Board adopted Resolution/Ordinance No. 98-32-CC on March 24, 199�,
adopting interim official controls in the Agricultural zone,which expired on or about September 26,
1998; and
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution/Ordinance No, 98-145-CC on September 23,
1998, re-adopting interim official controls in the Agricultural Zone, which expired on or about
March 23, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution/Ordinance No. 99-40-CC on March 23, 1999,
re-adopting interim official controls in the Agricultural Zone,which expires on or about September
23, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to extend the protections and interim official controls in
Resolution/Ordinance No. 99-40-CC, for an additional six (6) months, puxsuant to RCW
36.70A.390; and
NOW,THEREFORE,THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO HEREBY
ORDAIN AND ESTABI,ISH AS FOI.LOWS:
I. Interim official controls are required because the County is complying with previous
orders of the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board and the
requirements of the GMA; and
II. Interim of�cial controls are required to protect the Agricultural zone while Grant
County is studying and preparing code amendments to its Agricultural zone to
establish new zone categories,and drafting interim zoning for the Ag�icultural zone;
and
ITI. A public hearing was held on September 27, 1999, on said interim official controls;
and
IV. Commercial and/or residential rezones and regulated subdivisions in the Agricultural
zone of Grant County, are hereby prohibited, with the following exceptions: siting
of essential public facilities (RCW 36.70A.200); new fully contained communities
(RCW 36.70A.350); master planned communities (RCW 36.70A.360); major
industrial developments (RCW 36.70A. 360); expansion of existing projects; siting
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of legitimate natural resource based agricultural commercial/industrial uses as
allowed by the GMA and/or 1997 GMA amendments pursuant to ESB 6094;and"in-
filling" of existing commercial, industrial or residential uses already sited or
developed within the Agricultural zone; and
V. This interim official control shall be in force and effect for the earlier of six (6)
months from the date of adoption of this resolution/ordinance by the Board or the
adoption of new zoning categories for the Agricultural zone.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ���" day of September, 1999.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT CO T , WASHINGTON
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Tim Snead, C air
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LeRoy C. Allison, Member
Deborah Kay Moore, Member
ATTEST:
Clerk of oard
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