HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 97-150-CCGRANT COUIVTY
OFFICE OF
BOARD O�' COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
POST OFFiCE BOX 37
EPHRATA, WASHINGTON 98823
(5091 754-2077
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF
EXTENDING INTERIM
ZONING ORDINANCE 97-39-
CC FOR TEMPORARILY
AMENDIIVG THE GRANT
COUNTY R-1 (RESIDENTIAL),
R-2 (RESIDENTIAL),
SUBURBAN I (S-1),
SUBURBAN II (S-2),
suBURSAN iii �s-3�, P-D
PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT, AND O-SR
OPEN SPACE
RECREATIONAL ZONING
DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE FOR
A MII�IMUM LOTAREA OF
TWO AND ONE-HALF (2.5)
ACRES AND MAXIMUM
RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT DENSITIES
FOR THESE DISTRICTS AT
TWO AND ONE-HALF (2.5)
ACRES PER LIVING UNIT.
ORDINANCE
N�. 97-i 5�-CC
AN EXTENSION OF THE
INTERIM ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE GRANT
COUNTY RESIDENTIAL,
SUBURBAN, PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMEN3', AND OPEN
SPACE RECREATIONAL
ZONES TO PROVIDE FOR
RURAL RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT DENSITIES
FOR THESE ZONING
DISTRICTS ON AN INTERIM
BASIS AS A PART OF
GRANT COUNTY'S PLAN
FOR CONTINUED
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
ACT
WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Grant County
Washington intends to fully comply with the Eastern Washington
Growth Management Hearings Board; and,
WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Grant County
Washington adopted Resolution No. 96-108-CC entitled, A
FZ�SOLUTION ADOPTING GRANT COUNTY'S PLAN FOR
CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
ACT, a"�nrork plan98 as required by 36.70A.390 RCW; and,
V\/hereas, Said resolution stipulates that the County will adopt interim
residential zoning density regulations for the existing zoning districts
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of Suburban (S-1, S-2, S-3), Residen#ial (R-1, R-2}, and apen-space
(0-SR�; and,
Whereas, The Board of Gaunty Gommissioners af Grant County
Wasf�ing#on adopted ardinance No. 97-39-CC on March 25, 1997,
AN C}DINANCE ADC�PTING 1NTER(M ZtJI�1NG FflR TEMC?RARILY
AMENDING GRANT C{JUNTY R-1, R-2, S-�, S-2, 5-3, P-D, ANQ 0-
SR Zoning Districts; and,
WHEREA�, 3G.74A.39Q RCW pr�vides for �h� adop�ion of interim
zc�ning can#rols provided the County halds a public hearing on the
propos�d inferim zc�ning ordin�nce within at Ieast sixty �60) days of
its adoption; and, that the interim zoning ordinance may be effective
for not longer ihan six (�) months, but may be effective for up to one
year if a work plan is developed; and, thai the interim za�ing
ordinance may be exterrded for one or more six-manth periods; and,
Whereas, Grant County Zoning ardinance Na. 97-39-CC was
adopted and implemented as stipulated in Grant Counties "work
plan", C�esolu�ion 96-1 a8-CC, and that extending C}rdinance 97-39-
CC complies with the direction pravided in 3G.7�A.390 RCW; and,
Whereas, the Baard of Counfiy Gommissioners makes the fQllowing
findings:
� , An emergency exists;
2. There is not enough time to satisfy normal notice fvr a public
hearing; 1t is appropriate to renew the existing Zoning C�rdinance
because Gran� County has a work plan within the contemplation
c�f RCW 36.70A.39Q;
3. Densit�r resfiriction are required because Grant County is
camplying with the previous arder of the Eastern Washington
Growth Management Hearings Board,
Nt�W, THEREFURE, BE IT C}RDAINED BY THiS tNTER1M
Oi�D[NANCE, as follows:
The Baard of County Commissioners hereby extends in#erim
C7rdinance 97-39-CC for six �6� months, efFeetive September 25,
1997 through March 25, 1997', which temporari[y amer�ds the
foliowing �ections of the Grant G�unty Zoning Qrdinance to establish
a minimum lot area af two and one-half {2.5� acr�s and a maximum
residential density o�F one {1) residential uni� per twa and one-ha[f
acres �2.5 acres� for the fallowing districts entifi[ed: SECTICJN V1--A,
R-1 �RESIDENTdAL}; SECTION - VI--B, R-2 (RESIDENTIAL);
SECTION - SUBURBAN - {S-1 }; SECT�ON - SUBURBAN-11 (S-2};
SECTI{�N - SUBURBAN -1(l {S-3}; SECTIaN -XII O-SR (C}PEN
SPAGE RECREATIaN). Addi�ionaEly, ihe Board of County
Commi�sianers hereby extends the temporary interim amendments
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which amend the Pianned Unit DeveCopmenfi 4rdinance {P.U.D.j to
not take precedence over the affected Interim Zflning Chapters. l"he
�rant County Cc�mmissianers hereby sets a Pubic �iearing date on
this emergency ordinance far ���g��� ��. 1997, at
�:�a p.�,
D�iNE TH1S 23rd DAY OF September 1997.
ATTEST: �,���►.� �
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Attomey
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' ` ✓� �sRoy Atiison, Cha�rman
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Hal�Fancher, Commissioner
�ead,� Commissioner
Board of County Commissioners
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