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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 95-187-CC1011. 7 F.e'er ,�,'rs��� LAY (_ �....,�� � ~ � _ :, 1 ILI BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE MATTER OF DESIGNATING RESOLUTION NO.99-1R7-CC THE INTERIM URBAN GROWTH ORDINANCE NO. 95 -187 -cc AREA FOR THE COULEE CITY COULEE CITY. GRANT COUNTY WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A RCW (hereinafter GMA) requires Grant County to designate interim urban growth areas; and WHEREAS, the cities and towns of Grant County have participated in the development of County Wide Planning Policies; and WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act requires that all cities and towns within the county be included within an urban area; that urban growth be located first in areas already characterized by urban growth that have sufficient existing public services and facilities to serve the development, and second, in areas already characterized by urban growth that will be served by a combination of existing and proposed services and facilities; and WHEREAS, the Coulee City has proposed and interim urban growth area for the Coulee City on the basis of the following criteria which include: 1) The final Adopted Policies of the Grant County Planned Growth Committee 5-6-93. 2) Draft Coulee City Comprehensive Plan including goals with respect to land use, housing, economic development, open space recreation, transportation, utilities, and capital facilities. 3.) Data and information developed by the Coulee City and the analysis of such data and information by the Coulee City Citizen Advisory Committee for the development of the Coulee City Comprehensive Plan including population and land capacity analysis and financing strategies. 4) The Coulee City has received input from the Comprehensive Plan Citizens Advisory Committee, and the Planning Commission and held public hearings. 5) The Town Council of the Coulee City has adopted the proposed IUGR. WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development was provided 60 days notice and opportunity to comment and no comments have been received; and WHEREAS, the Grant County Planning Director is the SEPA Responsible Official for the State Environmental Policy ACT (SEPA) purposes, and has reviewed a SEPA Environmental Checklists and issued a Mitigated Declaration of Non -Significance (MDNS) on May 16, 1995 for the establishment of the proposed IUGA; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on November 14, 1995, upon notice, at which time the Board of County Commissioners heard comments in regard to the proposed IUGA and continued the public hearing until December 91995, upon notice, in the Board Room of the County Commissioners at the Grant County Courthouse, Ephrata, WA; and WHEREAS, the Grant County Board of Commissioners makes the following findings and conclusions: 1. The Washington State Legislature has adopted the Growth Management Act. Grant county has been mandated to plan under the Growth Management Act. The Growth Management Act requires that Interim Urban Growth Areas be designated for cities, towns and rural urban nodes within Grant County. The Coulee City has made a proposal for an interim urban growth area to the Grant County Board of Commissioners. A final urban growth area will be developed and proposed by the Coulee City in the completed Coulee City Comprehensive Plan. 2. The Washington State Legislature has determined the following. Growth and development is inevitable. Growth, development and population increase will effect the human and natural environment. The development of comprehensive plans and implementing development regulations as required by the Growth Management Act will constitute mitigation tools to mitigate potential adverse impacts to the human and natural environment resulting from growth, development and population increase in a planned, coordinated and funded manner consistent with growth, development and population increase. 3. The Coulee City has determined that its IUGA proposal represents a reasonable area to which the Coulee City may provide urban services, facilities and utilities over a 20 year planning horizon. The Coulee City has proposed an Interim Urban Growth Area providing sufficient area for development. The Coulee City Comprehensive Plan, implementing development regulations, capital facilities plans and capital funding plans will address: land use; transportation; utilities; capital facilities; housing, economic development; open space and recreation; and, design in the Coulee City and the proposed Interim Urban Growth Area. 4. The Coulee City and Grant County may develop Interlocal Agreements for joint planning to implement the GMA 5. The IUGA proposal by the Coulee City and supporting documentation addresses criteria including but not limited to the following: a. Existing commercial and residential developments bordering the corporate limits of the Town. b. Estimated population growth of the Town C. The capacity of the city to expand existing governmental services as defined in RCW 36.70A.030 (16) d. Availability of land suitable for development in the city or the area adjacent to the city. e. Anticipated growth and development over a 20 year period of time. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the IUGA proposal by the Coulee City is established by the Board of County Commissioners as identified in Exhibit A with the following stipulations: 1. The final urban growth area shall be proposed by the Coulee City and designated in compliance with the Growth Management Act, the County Wide Planning Policies, the Washington State Environmental Policy Act, and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, rulings or requirements. 2. The final urban growth area shall be proposed by the Coulee City and designated in conformance, as required by the GMA, with revised population projections for Grant County as prepared by the Washington State Office of Financial Management. The 20 year population projections released by OFM for Grant County in 1992, which were underestimated by OFM are to be used as a base population projection. OFM will issue revised population projections in late 1995. Final urban growth areas shall include areas and densities sufficient to permit urban growth that is projected to occur in Grant County within the next 20 years based upon official population projections for Grant County. 3. The final urban growth area proposal by the Coulee City and designation shall take into consideration SEPA Prethreshold Decision Scoping Review Comments and additional comments submitted by persons, agencies with jurisdiction, the Washington State Department of Ecology, affected indian tribes, and each local agency or political subdivision whose public services would be changed as a result of implementation of the IUGA proposal 4. The interim urban growth area shall be considered as a long term urban growth area boundary providing capacity in keeping with the Coulee City's plans and projections for population growth and development in the agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial, and public sectors of the community and for the preservation and enhancement of the rural environment and life style enjoyed by the citizens of the Coulee City consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act. 5. Modification of interim urban growth areas may be made by the County based upon revised data or changed circumstances. The interim urban growth area designated by this ordinance shall remain in effect only until such time as a final urban growth area is designated pursuant to the requirements of the GMA. 6. The Coulee City has proposed future land use designations within the IUGA under the jurisdiction of Grant County to be used as a guide for the development of the final Urban Growth Area and the development of land use and development regulations. The Coulee City and Grant County may work jointly to develop defined future land use designations within the IUGA and to create land use and development regulations for the IUGA consistent with the requirements of the GMA. DONE THIS %o DAY OF i!per, 1995 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Tim Snead, Chairman Helen Fancher Constituting the Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Washington