Drafter
Clerk 02/02/2026
Title
AN ORDINANCE adopting and ratifying amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies were adopted by King County via Ordinance 19384, which established 2019-2044 growth targets for King County jurisdictions in Table DP-1.
B. On November 19, 2025, the King County Growth Management Planning Council approved Motion 25-3, which recommended revised growth targets for the Black Diamond Potential Annexation Area and the Unaffiliated Urban Unincorporated area.
SECTION 2. The amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies, as shown in Attachment A to this ordinance, are hereby adopted by King County and ratified on behalf of the population of unincorporated King County.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the provision to persons or circumstances is not affected.