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Clerk 11/27/2012
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AN ORDINANCE relating to adoption and ratification of the King County Countywide Planning Policies; adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 20.10, decodifying K.C.C. 20.10.010, K.C.C. 20.10.020, K.C.C. 20.10.030, K.C.C. 20.10.040, K.C.C. 20.10.050, K.C.C. 20.10.065, K.C.C. 20.10.075 and K.C.C. 20.10.076 and repealing Ordinance 10450, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.10.060.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The Countywide Planning Policies ("CPPs") are adopted in accordance with the state Growth Management Act, under 36.70A.210 RCW.
2. The Growth Management Planning Council ("GMPC") was formed in 1992 to guide the development of the CPPs. The GMPC is a representative body of elected officials from King County, the city of Seattle, the city of Bellevue and the Suburban Cities Association. Representatives of the special districts serve as ex officio members.
3. The CPPs establish a framework for guiding development in all King County jurisdictions.
4. The CPPs are deemed adopted when ratified by King County and the requisite number of cities and satisfying the required population percentage.
5. The GMPC recommends CPP amendments to the King County council for consideration, possible revision and ratification.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. On September 21, 2011, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion 11-1 approving the 2011 King County Countywide Planning Policies.
B. On March 31, 2012, the school siting task force issued a final report.
C. On April 4, 2012, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion 12-1 adding land on the west bank of the Duwamish river to the city of Seattle Potential Annexation Area.
D. On June 6, 2012, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion 12-2 implementing the recommendations of the school siting task force by adding new policies and the Report of the School Siting Task Force as Appendix 5 to the Countywide Planning Policies.
E. On June 6, 2012, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion 12-3 adding a new housing chapter and revised housing appendix to the Countywide Planning Policies.
F. On June 6, 2012, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion 12-4 adding land on the west side of 216th Ave SE to the city of Black Diamond Potential Annexation Area.
G. Attachment A to this ordinance incorporates Motions 11-1, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3 and 12-4 into the 2012 King County Countywide Planning Policies.
SECTION 2. The amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies, and renamed the 2012 King County Planning Policies, as shown in Attachment A to this ordinance, are hereby adopted and ratified on behalf of the population of unincorporated King County.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 3. There is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 20.10 a new section to read as follows:
A. After the Growth Management Planning Council approves or amends the Countywide Planning Policies, the executive, as its chair, shall timely transmit to the King County council an ordinance adopting the Countywide Planning Policies or amendments thereto.
B. The King County council shall refer the proposed ordinance transmitted by the executive under subsection A. of this section to the committee on transportation, economy and environment or its successor for review and consideration. If the King County council recommends substantive revisions to the Countywide Planning Policies or amendments approved by the Growth Management Planning Council, the King County council may refer the proposed revisions to the Growth Management Planning Council for its consideration and response.
C. Within ten days after the ordinance transmitted by the executive under subsection A. of this section, as amended by the council, is effective, the clerk of the King County council shall send the notice of enactment and the Countywide Planning Policies and amendments to each city and town in King County for ratification as provided for in the Countywide Planning Policies. Each city and town must take action to ratify or reject the proposed Countywide Planning Policies or amendments as approved by the King County council within ninety days after the date the ordinance approving the Countywide Planning Policies or amendments was enacted. Failure of a city or town to take action and notify the clerk of the King County council within ninety days shall be deemed to be approval by that city or town. The notice shall include the date by which each city or town must respond with its response to ratify or reject the proposed Countywide Planning Policies or amendments and where the response should be directed.
D. Countywide Planning Policies or amendments are ratified if approved by the county, cities and towns representing at least seventy percent of the county's population and thirty percent of the jurisdictions. For ratification purposes, King County is the jurisdiction representing the population in the unincorporated areas of the county.
E. Within ten days after the date for response established by the clerk of the King County council under subsection C. of this section, the clerk of the King County council shall notify the executive, as chair of the Growth Management Planning Council, of the decision to ratify or not to ratify the Countywide Planning Policies or amendments.
SECTION 4. K.C.C. 20.10.010, K.C.C. 20.10.020, K.C.C. 20.10.030, K.C.C. 20.10.040, K.C.C. 20.10.050, K.C.C. 20.10.065, K.C.C. 20.10.075 and K.C.C. 20.10.076 are each hereby decodified.
SECTION 5. Ordinance 10450, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.10.060 are each hereby repealed.