File #: 2014-0270    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/7/2014 In control: Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee
On agenda: Final action: 8/18/2014
Enactment date: 8/29/2014 Enactment #: 17860
Title: AN ORDINANCE approving the Soos Creek Water & Sewer District Water Comprehensive Plan.
Sponsors: Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn
Indexes: Comprehensive Plan, Soos Creek, Water and Sewer Districts
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 17860.pdf, 2. 2014-0270 Legislative review form.pdf, 3. A. Soos Creek Water & Sewer District Water Comprehensive Plan, 4. 2014-0270 Transmittal Letter.docx, 5. 2014-0270 Fiscal Note.xls, 6. 2014-0270 Matrix.docx, 7. 2014-0270 Staff Report - Soos Creek water plan.docx
Staff: Zoppi, Leah
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Clerk 06/25/2014
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AN ORDINANCE approving the Soos Creek Water & Sewer District Water Comprehensive Plan.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County has adopted K.C.C. chapter 13.24, which requires approval of comprehensive plans for water and sewer utilities that provide service in unincorporated King County as a prerequisite for operating in unincorporated King County, receiving approval for annexation proposals, being granted right of way franchises, and being given approval for right of way construction permits. K.C.C. chapters 13.24 and 28.84 and chapter 57.16 RCW prescribe the requirements for approval of such plans, including consistency with state and local planning requirements.
2. The district's last comprehensive plan was prepared in 2005. Washington state Department of Health and King County regulations require water plans to be updated every six years.
3. The district's service area is within King County and the district has adopted a comprehensive plan update ("the plan").
4. King County has adopted a Comprehensive Plan that includes water policies in its provisions for facilities and services (applicable portions of policies F-101 through F-254) that call for consistency with other adopted plans, pursuit of reclaimed water, water conservation and protection of water resources.
5. K.C.C. chapter 13.24 requires the utilities technical review committee to review and make a recommendation to the King County executive and council on the plan, the requirements under K.C.C. chapter 13.24 and consistency with the King County Comprehensive Plan. The utilities technical review committee has reviewed the planning data and district operations and has found:
a. The plan uses population and employment forecasts developed by the Puget Sound Regional Council and acknowledges the housing and job growth targets adopted by the Growth Management Planning Council for the district's service area;
b. A portion of the district's serv...

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