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HomeMy WebLinkAbout097 93 - - .~ Jefferson County Resolution 97 - 93 Port Townsend Resolution '13 - {< l?' A JOINT RESOLUTION of the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County and the Port Townsend City Council, updating the regional growth management strategy. WHEREAS, Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend are complying with the regional growth management strategy entered into in September 1990; and WHEREAS, the regional growth management strategy needs to be updated to reflect amendments to the workplan and schedule; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND that the attached Regional Growth Management strategy of the County and the City is hereby adopted as the amended overall strategy of the County and the City to provide for orderly, coordinated management of growth within our jurisdictions in implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2929, the Washington State Growth Management Act, as amended. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend and ! approved by the Mayor this 5' tit d of 993. , 41 ;~¡J: ~~~ NL- City Clerk Approved as to form: ~~~~ '--. Dennis McClerran, City Attorney - .' " , ,\ " r ! ~:, . I II ¡'-'r: I' . 1 . -, . ' "' IW'. 4t .... .- . ~ ~. .'...' It' // ""';1 l' ."",/ -' r'" '1""'6. 6" r, '.; . ,.: ì - I " "" u:? ~ ~ {>-. ii- JEFFERSON COUNTY ~PORT TOWNSEND REGIONAL GRQWTIlMANAGEMENT STIlA TEGY .. . . .. . INTRODUCTION Purpose This is the strategy by which Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend will provide for orderly and coordinated management of growth as intended by the legislature in its enactment of Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2929, as amended by Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1025 (hereafter referred to as "Growth Management"). Since the City of Port Townsend is the only incorporated community in Jefferson County, this agreement includes all of the local governments of region. Overall Planning Concept In order to assure that each comprehensive plan element, as well as implementing actions are considered within a unifying policy framework, the regional strategy builds upon a visioning project (Jefferson 2000) to assess community values and develop an over-arching framework, and includes a process for developing a regional county-wide planning policy. The visioning process has included many opportunities for public involvement. in addition to the Jefferson 2000 process, and the remaining process of implementing GMA will comply with the Public Involvement Plan described in Exhibit A. The comprehensive plans will be dynamic documents, build on the foundations of existing comprehensive plans of the City and County. These plans will be amended to conform with the requirements of Growth Management as each element is prepared. The County and City intend to adopt the ordinances and plan amendments necessary to meet the requirements of Growth Management in an iterative fashion. This will require considering and adopting comprehensive plan elements and implementing ordinances as they are prepared (see Exhibit B), rather than compiling full sets of revisions and adopting them en mass at one time. This method is chosen over a linear planning model for two important reasons: 1. Current growth pressures require that priority planning elements be implemented as soon as possible. Past experience in Port Townsend and Jefferson County has shown that effective citizen participation more readily occurs when implementing measures are under serious consideration. 2. Smaller Cities Assistance As the only City within the County, Port Townsend's planning needs will be accommodated through funding as described in the budget included in this strategy (see Budget below). Contractual Horizon The proposed workplan is a conceptual framework that commits Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend through December 1994. Workplan deadlines are considered statements of the jurisdiction's intentions to comply with Growth Management requirements, but both jurisdictions reserve the right to negotiate amendments to the timing or nature of deliverables after July 1992. 2 , , .- (;1:) 1- 767 ,,' i.' '~" f GOVERNMENTAL FRAMEWORK Joint Growth Management Committee: Project management and oversight is provided by a joint committee formed of three Jefferson County Commissioners, two members of the Port Townsend City Council and the Mayor of Port Townsend. The committee provides overall policy direction and coordination, and make joint policy-level recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and the City Council. Lead Agency: Due to the high level of trust and sense of common purpose between Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend, Jefferson County will serve as lead agency. The County will convene meetings, act as fiscal agent, and make administrative decisions without unduly cumbersome intergovernmental arrangements. Major decisions may have to be formalized by memoranda of understandings. PRIORITY TASKS Jefferson 2000: A survey of public opinions was conducted as a joint City-County project in 1991 which, in conjunction with meetings of taxing districts, produced a regional strategic plan for coordinating service and capital facility planning for taxing districts within Jefferson County. The results provide a community values backdrop for policy analysis, both geographically and by plan elements, throughout the Growth Management planning process. . To implement the strategic plan produced in the Jefferson 2000 process, meetings will be developed to formalize the intergovernmental coordination processes included in the regional strategic plan. Lead Responsibility: Target Completion Date: Jefferson County Ongoing Population Projections: A joint process was established in 1992 to coordinate population projections between the City and County, as well as other taxing districts whose capital facilities planning assumptions must conform with the City and County. A document was prepared in 1992 and will be updated at:lnually to incorporate new OFM findings. Lead Responsibility: Target Completion Date: Jefferson County September 1993 County-Wide Planning Policy A framework to develop a County- Wide Planning Policy was adopted by the County and City by Joint Resolution on October 1, 1991. Policies were adopted jointly by the County and City in December 1992 in accordance with the Joint Resolution. Lead Responsibility: Completion Date: Jefferson County Completed 3 .. ,.1 I",,' Lt) :1 768 Public Involvement Jefferson 2000 and a variety of public information and policy-making opportunities have provided significant, early and continuous public involvement opportunities to date in Growth Management. Each jurisdiction will establish independent coordinating committees to provide guidance to the public involvement process throughout the process of amending the comprehensive plans. Lead Responsibility: J~fferson County Target Completion Dàte: Ongoing . An overall public involvement program has b_een prepared to direct public involvement opportunities for the remainder of the Growth Management process (see Exhibit C). Lead Responsibility: . Target Completion Date: Jefferson County/City of Port Townsend Continuous throughout GMA process Resource Lands & Critical Areas Interim Protection While neither jurisdiction met the March 1 extended deadline for classifying, designating and protecting resource lands and critical areas, the City of Port Townsend adopted a Critical Areas Ordinance October 19, 1992. Jefferson County anticipates completing the procedural steps necessary to protect Critical Areas. by December 1993. The County also anticipates adoption of policies to designate and regulations to protect Resource Lands by January 1994. . Lead Responsibility: Target Completion Date: Jefferson County/City of Port Townsend January 1994 Urban Growth Areas A joint program to define level of service standards for urban growth areas and prepare county-wide planning policies for un-annexed urban growth areas is proceeding. Consistent with the County-Wide Planning Policies as interpreted to comply with 1993 amendments to the GMA requiring designation of interim UGA's, the County will assess adopt interim UGA designations in October 1993. Lead Responsibility: Target Completion Date: Jefferson County October 1993 Comprehensive Plan Amendments The County-Wide Planning Policies will identify elements that will be amended or added to the Comprehensive Plans to conform to the requirements of GMA including provisions for affordable housing, transportation, open space, capital facilities, transportation, and utilities. The County will also provide elements for rural lands and master planned resorts. Both jurisdictions will inc()rporate changes necessitated by interim protection policies for resource lands and critical areas, and boundary designations and policies for urban growth areas. For City work program, see attached. Lead Responsibility: Target Completion Date: Jefferson County/City of Port Townsend December 1994 Implementing Ordinance Updates Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend will operate independently to review and revise their implementing ordinances to assure consistency with their revised Comprehensive Plans in conformance with Growth Management requirements. Lead Responsibility: Jefferson County/City of Port Townsend Target Completion Date: December 1994 4 , . ': f, ' \. ; .1769 BUDGET Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend will allocate Growth Management funds based on the population, according to the 1990 census. The census indicates that the City of Port Townsend had a population of 7,001, or approximately one-third of the total County population of 20,406. Thus, this budget assumes that the City of Port Townsend will receive one-third of the County allocation for Growth Management. Any joint planning activities, such as those related to the development of County-wide Planning policies, or consulting services to analyze demographic trends, will be funded cooperatively out of the funds allocated according to each jurisdiction according to the following allocation of 1993-1995 funds: Jefferson County City of Port Townsend Total $122,812 61.405 $186,087 5 .. .' fil ,t7'70 . t} ; ,,' \P.. --- EXHmIT A GROWm MANAGEMENT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN Introduction Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend have taken the mandate of Growth Management for "early and continuous public participation" to mean that there should be opportunities for public involvement from the outset of and throughout the process of policy development. This will ensure that the final outcome reflects the values that are most important to our community. Growth Management in Jefferson County began with a series of public forums designed to inform the public about G.M.A. topics and issues. The forums also provided for facilitated group discussion of the information and issues. Public comments and recommendations from these forums were compiled for use by elected and appointed policymakers. Videotapes of the forums were aired over public access television on a schedule advertised in the local newspapers, and copies are available for checkout from the county library and Planning & Building Department. The County also produced two articles related to Growth Management that were printed in the Port Townsend Leader, and has provided regular open channels of communication to members of the press related to Growth Management. Following up on suggestions received at the forums, two citizen workgroups were formed-- one to deal with Critical Areas and one for Resource Lands. Their task was to draft specific policy recommendations to the County Commissioners for the interim protective ordinances. Both groups met weekly (with many subgroup meetings in addition) for a period of ten weeks. A total of 42 people representing a variety of backgrounds and interests, including representatives of both the City and County Planning Commissions, served on the workgroups. A professional facilitator conducted the meetings with both groups. The report was completed, and copies made available to the public. Following the Work Group process, the recommendations were considered in separate processes by City and County elected officials to tailor them to the specific requirements of each jurisdiction. The City of Port Townsend Planning Commission met throughout the Spring to incorporate the Work Group recommendations into a form compatible with City needs. The City's Environmentally Sensitive Areas Ordinance was adopted by the City Council on October 19, 1992. A public forum was held in December 1991 where members of the public met and discussed the recommendations with the workgroup members, Planning Commission, and County Commissioners. Advertised public meetings were held repeatedly the Winter of 1991-92 and Spring of 1992 where the Jefferson County Planning Commission discussed the Work Group recommendations with additional public comments accepted. In addition, presentations were made in several locations in the County where the Board of County Commissioners and/or County staff presented policy options to groups and received comments. Exhibit D highlights major public meetings and group activities sponsored by Jefferson County to date as components of the public involvement and intergovernmental coordination process of Growth Management. As both the jurisdictions move forward with drafting the interim ordinances and revising the ¡ 1"- {St't _t~.t71 Comprehensive Plan, each is committed to a continued high level of public involvement, incorporating the standards and approaches outlined below. Committees have been formed in response to citizen requests to participate in developing proposals for interim urban growth areas and to develop community plans. In addition to these committees. public meeting have been sponsored by the County to provide training and receive public input on GMA issues on affordable housing, transportation, and rural design. Public Outreach Policies An important element for encouraging public participation is ongoing information and education throughout the process. This will continue to include open access to all public activities, notice through local newspapers, mail list development and maintenance to disseminate notices and materials regarding draft policies, public forums to provide opportunities for public input on specific topics, wide dissemination of all draft planning documents, public hearings where formal comments are received, and dissemination of all formal recommendations. The County Planning & Building Department has appointed a staff public involvement coordinator who is responsible for public involvement activities for which the County is responsible. These activities include preparing press releases, keeping records of public comments, scheduling public activities, providing staff support for the various citizen workgroups and committees, acting as a liaison with other agencies and community groups, and answering public questions throughout the process. Citizen Steering Committee The work of the citizen workgroups involved in developing policy recommendations for interim regulations was completed in December 1992. This process, which involved 42 people, proved to be a useful vehicle for educating the public, providing an opportunity for the public to work intensively with staff and appointed officials and thereby give specific, structured input to the County. It has also created a pool of informed community members, of whom a substantial number are interested in further involvement. The next major steps in revising the Comprehensive Plan included the projection of population growth, the establishment of level of public service standards, the designation of urban growth areas, and addressing such matters as affordable housing, economic development and employment. Sub-committees of the County Planning Commission will be established consist of members of the community representing the broad spectrum of people who live in each jurisdiction. For the Jefferson County Growth Management Steering Committee, special attention will be given to ensuring geographical representation, especially from those areas which may be designated as urban growth areas. The initial meeting of the committees will be a workshop designed to inform members of the over-all policies and time lines for implementing the GMA and the specific policy recommendations which are needed from the group. Following the workshop, members will be asked to participate in a series of ad hoc subcommittees for each of the specific elements of the Comprehensive Plans, to participate in drafting, reviewing and commenting on impending policy decisions. It is anticipated that additional interested persons and staff members will join these subcommittees where appropriate. For example, when designating urban growth areas, persons from those areas will be recruited to serve on the subcommittee, and public forums will be conducted in those areas to encourage public comments and answer questions. Meetings of the entire steering committee will be held periodically so that they continue to be informed and offer comments on the activities of subcommittees. ¡ J ; ,:,: r. "; , ,i. ~1~~'=' OJ, , "IIW Conclusion The processes outlined here represent the intent of the both Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend to implement the public involvement requirements of the Growth Management Act. Each jurisdiction retains the right to adjust the public involvement workplans of their jurisdictions to meet special needs as they arise in order to tailor public involvement to the needs of their jurisdiction to provide continuing opportunities for the public to review and comment on impending policy decisions. ; ,1 ¡;.;~ U() ~~773 EXHmIT B ITERATIVE PLANNING PROCESS : t . I : U '. t 7ft 4 'J ".,. . ' ,', ... =- . DTERATßVIE COMIPIREIHIEINISDVE, PILAINIINJDfNlG METHOD ....-~ ,'-' " " " ~ ,} "-Í OMMlif1tTY VISION & MISSION OALS APITALIMPROVEMENTS EGULATJONS ' Timellne -: - - ~ Þ- ResourceICn'flC31 Lands Planning I' T T I I I lnformation & Analysis Urban Commerdal . Planning 1111'1 lnformation & AnalysIs .,.., .. TransportatIon , , Other Elements Planning, " , , , , I , lnfo.rrnation & Analysis , I I I , I' lnformalion & Analysis " EXHmIT C PORT TOWNSEND WORK PROGRAM "r" , ,:1:1776 ';.,,' l",l' ~ City of Port Tomlsend CO;\IPLETED PLANNL'-:G ACTIVITIES July 1992-July 1993 1. Adopted Interim Ei1vironmentally Sensitive Areas Ordinance (No. 2319). In effect as of November, -1992. ( See Exhibit 2). II. Assisted County in Development of County 'Vide Policies Jefferson County and the City agreed", - by resolution, to develop county wide planning policies which address the eight policy areas required by the GMA. The legislative intent of the county-wide policies is to serve as an overall framework for the county and city in guiding the development of thei~ respective comprehensive plans. The County Wide Policies were adopted by City Council resolution in December, 1992. (See Exhibit 3). III. 1\Janaged Port Townsend 2020: Getting Together IIVisioningll process for Gatherin-g Community Input for the Comp-rehensive Plan- Community Direction Statement, Goals and Policies. Conducted in March .through June 1993. (See - Exhibit 4). The City of-Pon Townsend received å MuniGipal,Achievement Award, from the Association of Washington Cities for Inn-ovative Public Participation Programs. - , - - , ' - - - - A primary principle of the GMA -~s to provide early and continuous publiC involvement. This "visioning- process" was very popular among citizens, and has helped to gather community in pm from which to develop goals and to provide the first step toward shaping-the nex"t 20 years of projected growth in the City. The goals _and community direction stat~me_nt will be used by the community and decision - - makers in-guiding the preparátion and update of the-comprehensive plan and capital improvement plan, and meeting the requirements of the GMA. - _. - The PT2020: Gerring TogeTher process included "coffee hours" held at citizens', homes to discuss seŸen questions pertaining to existing conditions and future growth in Port Townsend. The City staff and !vIayor also facilitated essay and drawing activities with students of all ages, and held wrap-up meetings to discuss the results of the process. and- "where we go from -here!' issl1es. A group of volunteers from the , PT2020 process, joined together to establish the Port Townsend Community Forum, a citizen based effort to continue the coffee hour public participation process throughout the GMA planning process. 2 f" r ,.i') ,,~\..,...., '--,' --L ( t I City of Port Townsçnd G:-.-tA Work Program - Planning Projc:cts in Progrçss July 1993-Dc:cçmbçr 1994 PLAi\"NING PROJECTS IN PROGRESS 1. Land Use Element for Comprehensive Plan All comprehensive plan elements are depe!}dent on accurate land use information and data. Background documentation anà research is one of the first steps required provides the foundation for subsequenJ planning activities and the preparation of alternative futures. - Undertake data collection for land use element as required by the Gr.-lA. 1. Collect and prepare background information on: a. Environmentally Sensitive Areas and maps (completed). b. Open space buffers and networks (ongoing) . c. Map location and determine capacity of public tltilities.(ongoing)- . d.. Incorporate preliminary drainage and storm water management plan(ongoing). - Determine estimates of future population growth for next 20 - years (cômpreted). . - -" Pr~pare build-out analysis and estimate ruture building - intensities and population densities. (completed)." "- 2~ ' - Conduct preliminary public workshop to address possible community growth scenarios, - urban growth boundary, and likely concerns. (scheduled for' October, 1993). " , Prepare Existing Conditions/Background Document to be used for EIS Scoping. (document to be completed by November, ,1993, and EIS Scoping process scheduled for November through December 1993). . Prepare alternatives and undertake SEP A review of alternatives (see- GMA work program matrix). - e. A. f. - 3. - - - "4. - , TI. " 'Transportation Element for the Comprehensive Plan Three transportation-related planning processes have been initiated by staff and the Transportation Planning Citizen Advisory Committee: 1) a transport~tion" el.ement to be incQrpor;ited into the Comprehensive Plan, 2) the analysis and revision of current street standards, and 3) the development of an Interim Arterial Street Plan (to be completed in November 1993) in and future arterial right-of-way needs. A. B. Adopt Gateway Development Plan (Adopted by City Council in August 1993). Prepare preliminary transportation element as required by the GMA. ' 1. Appointed 15 member Transportation Plan Citizen Advisory Committee 3 ti¡:"; 1.7'78 III. - IV. V. '"'" ,. " " -" ". ," , .", City of Port Townsend G~I A \VorK Program - Planning Projects in Progress July 1993-December 1994 2. (November 1990). Incorporate the information required by GìvlA into the transportation element. (Draft transportation goals and policies are attached as Exhibit 5).. , , Conduct preliminary works_hops on background information (EIS Seoping packets completed oy Nov. 1993). Complete environmental review ( EIS) concurrent with development of plan alternatives. . 3. 4. Housing Element for the Comprehensive Piano A. Prepare preliminary housing element as required by GMA. ' . 1. Appoint cItizen steering committee to assist in the development 'of the Housing Strategy. -" Incorporate the fonowing information into housing eleoment: a. Statement of goå1s and policies. b. Inventory and analysis of projected housing needs. ' c. '~onsider zoning changes to allow for all housing types. - 'd.. " . Adopt d.etìnition of "affordable housing" and provision for all- . , economIc types. . , 3. ~ Prep-are EIS Scoping Document.(Nòv. 1993). - '. 4. - -' Complete environmental review (EIS) including public input concurrent' -- with the- development of plan alternatives. 2. Capital Facilities Element for the Comprehensive, Plan A. Prepare capital facilities element as required by GMA 1. Inventory of all capital facilities in city (completed). 2. Coordination with all City åepartl1!ems and other compo plan eìef!lems in preparing Capital Facilities element of the comprehensive plan. Prepare EIS Scoping',Pocumem (Nov. 1993). ' Complete environmental review (EIS) including public input concurrent with the devèlopment 0'[ plan alternatives).' : 3,. 4. , - ' ' Utilities Element for the Comprehensive Plan A. Prepare uti1ities element as required by the GMA. 1. Inventory and mapping of all utilities in cooperation with Public Works Department (complete). Inventory of deficiencies in system with Public Works. Identify future capacity needs. 2. 3. 4 r '1: '1 P"'oII"'C9 ¡:'~,~ l;t( __.It VI. VTI. Economic Development Element for th~Lomprehensive Plan A. Prepare economic development element as an optional element under GMA. 1. Initiated discussions with the Jefferson County Economic Development Council and working cooperatively with them to develop Economic Development element. Inventory of existing conàitions and background census data (completed). - Prepare EIS Scoping Document .(Nov. 199~).. . Complete environmental review (EIS) including public input concurrent with the .development of plan. Storm Water lVlanagement Plan - A. Undertake inventory and planning of st.Q,fmwater- basins - 1. Appoint citizen ~dvisory committee with "three sub:.committees to work on Technical Issues, Policy Development, am! Public Education and - Involvement. (completed). - .Collect dat~ and information on the followiI)g: a. Detìne water quality goals. b. Inve.ntory drainage basin.s (completed). c. Assess and evaluate treatment options. d. Identify needed facilities. -- Summarize information for use in the land use, capital facilities and utility eh~ments of the comprehenslŸe plan Incorporate intO above EIS p~~cess. 4. 5. B. City of Port Town~~m.! G:\IA Work Program - Planning Proj~cts in Progress July 1993-D~cemhèr 1994 Prepare EIS Scopi ng Docul11en t (N ov. 1993). Complete environmental review (EIS) including public input concurrem with. ~he development of plan alternatives. ~ , 3. It -.. 2. 3. 5 , , ,\ - . -'. \..'- ~- t) ',.- 1.780 I ~ Compr~h~nsi\'~ ~ Plan Elements - !i ¡ PT ~O~O ' ! ' S"11 11.." ~ '"'" - ~ . . Po"'" In...,ivumun' . . ~=?', ?,.",..., Community Goals S,"'"11.0" r~nl . ' Pu";'" In""w,.",.n' i ~n~ ~:: p=~, - -j. s"rf\\"nrli- - " , (d,: ., Pub", Invoivc:mcn' S::?', ,,==. Transportation ," ., s:.:.r:Wo:l; . Ik... , Pubü< lnoolv""""" SEP A Ì'ro<= Housing ., SUf'.""on; 'on k '"-" Pun;" In.""""",n. ,. SEP~ Pr""." Utilities Suif "'or\¡ I." PoO", In,'o;,-""""" I ~ ¡. , S=~.. h........ . . cc l Capitai FacilitieS i . 5'"1;' W.", ¡,m.. r . Pun.., In','~,","",,' ¡' , I; Economic : Development I . 5",," W"r. I . r ! . SEP.; "."",. r.m... ".,.'."m", S=~" .',n,,' I A I s 10 93! ! 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WHEREAS. the Washington State Grov.rth Manageme::J.c Ace (GMA) requires that Environ.me:lt.a.iiy Se::J.sitive AIe.as within the City or Port To~'!lse::J.¿ are to be preee.ced by est2.b¡is~g i.!:!œnm reg1..lìations and standards fer m.inimizing the impact of properties within Environme::ltaily Sensitive .-\.Teas, the City Council or ~e City or Port Townsend m.a.kes the following findings: .. . ", A. .1 -,; - The GMA manàates that counties and cities address protection of Environmentally'Se::J.sitive Areas on an interim bas,is until final regulations are adopted as part of the planning proces's required . under the GMA. These areas. as deñned iIÏ the GMA. are mõre expansive than the City or Port . Townsend's current definitions and categories of Environmentally Sensi~ive A.reas. This Chapter is designed to meet the challenges and satisfy the requirementS of the G.\1A with regard to all Environmentally Sensitive Areas in the City by amending 'and revising the goal,s, and policies and -. regulations for the City's Environmentally Se~itive Areas. - " Ð. The criticaf environmental featUres identified as Environmentally-SenSitive .~eas which require regulation by the City of Port Townsend are: Aquifer Recharge A.reas. Fish and Wildlife Habitat- Areas, Frequently Flooded .-\.Tw. Critical Drainage Corridors; Geologically Haz3Idous Areas, and Wetlands and Streams. These Sensitive Areas wiil ~ regulated by adoption or this chapter, . establishing an interim Environmentally Sensitive .~eas Protection Ordinance. C, . - The City of Port Townsend is experiencing rapid growth. The development of residences, businesses, shopping areas and other deveiopme::J.t all have the potential to often adverselyãffect the City's natUral environment. D. Reguiation of Environmentally Sensitivi' Areas benefits and protects proper:y O\Vl1ers by , preventing and avoiding deveiopment which wouid have wverse impacts on property. since many of these areas have characteristics that are potentially hazardous to adjoining property and to development. E. Development in Geologically Hazardous .~eas (Erosion Hazards, Steep Slõpes, L3ndslides and ' Seismic Hazards) and Frequently Flooded .~eas ::laY result in: . 1. Potential threat to the health and safety of residents and employees of businesses within the City; 2. Potential d.a.mage or loss to public and private property within the City; . . 3. Potential losses to' the public as a result of increased expenditures for replacing or repairing public facilities: providing publicly funded facilities to reduce or eliminate potential hazards to life and property; providing emergency rescue and relief operations: and from potential litigation resulting from incompatible development in these areas. . (,; ': r ~ r ~ ; í ~78Z --- . ' \ - '. ~/.I. --.:- - , ;, ..' f; t -:': J... "..':.~,. "' ~- '~-:-'" . . .., . '.. ,,~ 1: "'" ~_:.j:~.i.~'~ 7:~-":'~;' I:. ,(~ i~a~':'¿ :~... ~ 't....:.'Z .,Ji . ,1;";:i;'f];1':'! ~ ," ,'J, ,!r".:-..""'-..'"lJ, .. .! """,..."""".1..:...... ,.'~, ~~ :::=.~~::.~~~-;... ~ Board ;""- "-' jefferson Coun1y of County Commjssjoners P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, Washington 98363 Phone (206) 385.9100 ' 1-800.831.25ìB JE;:ï=E:=ISCN COUNTY C~URTHCUSE ""r:O'UL ",s-.ORIC SITE "CRT 7::WNSENO, W..s~.NGTON RO8E~ H. HINTON, DIS,R:CT j GLEN HUNTINGi=ORD. DISTRICT 2 RICHARD E. WCJT. CIS,nlC7 3 January 12, 1993 TO: County-wide Planning Policy 1Iai1ing List) Pubìic Servic~ Providers / Cammunitv ~"íembe:s ~t urze ,.,-; / FROM: Davi~ Gold~ith~ Dire~t~1 ' muDity Services - I - SUBJECT: County-wide Planning ides "~h~:1-" . ~:-~ v ¡ ,1"'1"',"" . L "" ... - I~= j JEI- í'::;t;-':'~I'J " v ï "rOI""""""::'~ ~ '- . . Enclosed please find your copy oÍ the adopted County-wide Planning,Policy. Tnis policy document was cr-afted with the héIp and advice of numerous persons and organizations. It wiH be -., used as a guide in the pending update oÍ the County and City-compreh~~sive plans. ,The. policy was developed to provide considenible flexibilitÿ in addressing loear-community issues,- while -~- being specific enougb to meet the' gen~-ral rèquirements of the GrõW1h _Management Act. Over thf? course of the next several years these policies wiil assist all of us in the deiiyery oÍ public' servIces. I thank those of you who panicipated in the proc:ss for your input. Your commentS, conc::rns and coITections were invaluable in the development of these policies. . DRG -, -, EXHIBIT, -. -:::; .; í,' . , ""', f)!! 1783 C. 'IJO", ;:¡e'.:",'r::eC °3cer JEFF:=RSON COUNì'r'/CITY OF POF,T ïOvVNSEND STATE OF V.¡;..SHINGTON In the Martef of The Adoption} of County-wide Planning Policy} COUNTY RESOLUTION NO.12S-92 CITY RESOLUTION NO. ~..;-'/:.. WHE.::::¡EAS, Chapter 3ô.ìOA.210 R.C.W. (the Growth Management Act, GM..l.) djrec~s the c:::unty; in cooperation with its chies, to develop a County-wide P!anning Policy to be used as - a policy framewori< from which county an'd city comprehensive plans are to be developed and ad~pted; and WHE.=ìEAS, by joint resolLItion (County Resolution No.1 Oì -91, City FìesolU'tion No. 91-90) Jefferson County and the City at Port Townsend estabiished a Growth Management Committee to oversee the deveiopmem ot this policy; and ',r'/HE=1EA.S, the County and City have jcintfy develoced this policy as a fct.;i1da~¡ûíì tícm W\',iC.ï to judGe consis~enc',¡ ber\\leen CountY and City comorehensive plans, an~ the requirements -at GMA; and' . . - . WHEREAS, pursuant to the joint resolution, the Growth Management Commirte.e conducted, on September 21, 1992, a public hearing for the adoption at the County-wide Planning Policy; and . WHEREAS, following the public hearing, and review and discussion of the public testimony, the County-wide Planning Policy was revised by the Growth . Management Committee;- and . . , - .-.:: WHEREAS, the Gro'Nth Management ComlT!.ittee .did, on November 24; ,'- 1992, conduct it:> .finàl review of the County-wide Plan~ng Policy, ,and by formal motion.. . recommends that the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners and the City Council' - of the City of Perf Townsend jointly adopt these policies consistent with the-- requirements of the GMA . . . NOy.¡ THEREFORE BE /T RESOLVED, that 1he County-wide Planning Pc:ïcy, attacped M"Exhibit A, is hereby adopted by Jefferson County and the City of Port Tow¡1S~rsu~nt to the joint resolution and Chapter 36.ìOA21 0 R.C.W. ""')1.."1..... t :;:'~<~ A~PR"òVEþ.ÃND SIGNED th~ él.Lday:of_~-(~ ,1992. . ... f - . J.. , SEA,~.'. \ " " . '. 4ö " ATIEST:,.Þ -'.7-'.-' ..' d~~~.'J.'M~~ , Lorna .L. Delaney, '<f"" - . Clerk of the Board ! I , JEFFERSON COUNlY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. ... APPROVED AND SIGNED this 2./.:/"day of A.~-../' , 1992. d ~¿~~-- ~'"' -.;¡íùve, Ciry Cie~ ~ t - ATIEST: r. .. '..'. 11A18" t>;' t".