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AN ORDINANCE relating to comprehensive planning and zoning; adopting the King County Comprehensive Plan 2004 amendments to the Comprehensive Plan 2000 and area zoning, in accordance with the Washington State Growth Management Act; and amending Ordinance 263, Article 2, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 21.12.010, Ordinance 12824, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.050 and Ordinance 10511, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.36.100.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings. For the purposes of effective land use planning and regulation, the King County council makes the following legislative findings:
A. King County has adopted the 2000 King County Comprehensive Plan to meet the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act ("GMA");
B. The King County Code authorizes a review of the Comprehensive Plan and allows substantive amendments to the Comprehensive Plan once every four years and the King County Comprehensive Plan 2004 amendments represent the second major review of the Comprehensive Plan since 1994;
C. The GMA requires that the Comprehensive Plan and development regulations be subject to continuing review and evaluation by the county;
D. The GMA requires each county that designates urban growth areas to review the urban growth area at least every ten years and the GMA requires that King County complete the review and evaluation of its urban growth area on or before December 1, 2004;
E. The GMA requires that King County adopt development regulations to be consistent with and implement the Comprehensive Plan; and
F. The changes to zoning contained in this ordinance are needed to maintain conformity with the King County Comprehensive Plan, as required by the GMA. As such, they bear a substantial relationship to, and are necessary for, the public health, safety and general welfare of King County and its residents.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 263, Article 2, Section 1, as amended, and...
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