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GRANT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
RESOLUTION NO. 99-4o-CC
ORDINANCE NO. 99- 4aCC
RE-ADOPTING 1NTERIM OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN 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
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 (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 Man�gement Act
(GMA) comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that interim off"icial controls prohibiting cornmercial and
residentia�l 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
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution/Ordinance No. 9&-32-CC on March 24, 1998,
adopting interim official controls in the Agricultural zone,which expires on or about SeptemUer 26,
1998; and
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution/Ordinance No. 98-145-CC on September 23,
1998, adopting interim official controls in the Agricultural Zone,which expires on or about March
23, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Board desires to extend the protections and interim official controls in
Resolution/Ordinance No.98-32-CC for an additional six(6)months,pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390;
and
NOW,THEREFORE,THE SOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO HEREBY
ORDAIN AND ESTABLISH AS FOLLOWS:
I. Interim of�cial 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 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;
and
III. A public hearing will be held on said interim official controls before the Board sixty
(60) days from its adoption of this ordinance/resolution; 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
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
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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 this�day of March, 1999.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT CO n . , WASHINGTON
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Tim Snead Ch i
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LeRoy C. A ison, M mber
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Deborah Kay Moor , Member
ATTEST:
Clerk of t oard
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