HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 98-032-CCGRANT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
RESOLUTION NO. 98- 32 -CC
ORDINANCE NO. 98- 32 -CC
ADOPTING INTERIM OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN THE AGRICULTURAL
ZONE, AND OT'HEIt 1VIATTEIZS P1201'EItLY RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) of Grant County Washington
intends to fully comply with the orders of the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings
Board; and
WHE1tEAS, 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;
WHEREAS, RCW 36.70A.390 empowers the Board with the authority to a adopt interim
official controls to protect, inter alia. , the Agricultural zone, without holding a public hearing
on the proposed interim official control ordinance/resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Grant 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
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WHEREAS, the Board finds that interim official controls prohibiting commercial,
industrial and residential rezones within the Agricultural zone, with exceptions as set forth in
Section V herein, are reasonable and necessary to protect the Agricultural zone during the period
of time required to adopt a comprehensive plan, adopt and establish new zone categories in the
Agriculture zone and comply with the aforementioned orders of the Eastern Washington Growth
Management Hearings Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH AS FOLLOWS:
I. An emergency exists.
II. Interim official controls are required because Grant County is complying with
previous orders of the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board
and the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act.
III. Interim official 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 Agricultural
zone.
IV. A public hearing will be held on said interim official controls before the Board
of Grant County Commissioners within 60 days from its adoptiion of this
ordinance/resolution.
V. Commercial, industrial and residential rezones 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; and siting of
legitimate natural resource based agricultural commercial/industrial uses as
allowed by the Growth Management Act (GMA) and/or 1997 GMA amendments
pursuant to ESB 6094.
VI. This interim official control sha11 be in force and effect to the earlier of 6 months
from the date of adoption of this resolution/ordinance by the Board of Grant
County Commissioners, or the adoption of new zoning categories for the
Agricultural zone.
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VII. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THE GRANT COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS adopt this ordinance effective immediately.
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PASSED this � day of March, 1998.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
LeRoy . Allison, Chair
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Tim Sne , Me ber
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Clerk a e Board
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