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AN ORDINANCE relating to comprehensive planning and zoning; adopting amendments to the 1994 King County Comprehensive Plan and area zoning, in compliance with the Washington State Growth Management Act, as amended; and amending Ordinance 263, Article 2, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.010 and Ordinance 12824, Appendix A.
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PREAMBLE:
For the purpose of effective land use planning and regulation, the King County council makes the following legislative findings:
King County has adopted the 1994 King County Comprehensive Plan, to meet the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act.
While the Washington State Growth Management Act and K.C.C. chapter 20.18 generally require the county's Comprehensive Plan to be amended only once a year, a subarea plan may be adopted at any time.
King County, with assistance of citizens of King County, business and community representatives, other public agencies and service providers, has studied and considered the proposed Fall City subarea plan recommendations and has considered their cumulative environmental impacts.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 263, Article 2, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Comprehensive ((p))Plan adopted.
A. Under the ((provisions of the)) King County Charter, ((King County's constitutional authority)) the state Constitution and ((pursuant to)) the Washington State Growth Management Act, chapter 36.70A RCW, the 1994 King County Comprehensive Plan is adopted and declared to be the ((c))Comprehensive ((p))Plan for King County until amended, repealed((,)) or superseded. The ((c))Comprehensive ((p))Plan shall be the principal planning document for the orderly physical development of the county and shall be used to guide subarea plans, functional plans, provision of public facilities and services, review of proposed incorporations and annexations, development regulations an...
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