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Clerk 09/17/2014
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AN ORDINANCE relating to transportation concurrency; and amending Ordinance 14050, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.270.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 14050, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.70.270 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The concurrency map shall be reviewed and updated ((annually as part of the budget process)) in even-numbered years or when ((authorized)) directed by the ((county)) council ((by ordinance)) by motion. The update process shall ((include)) reflect the most recently adopted roads CIP, updated traffic volumes and updated travel time surveys and standards and methodologies as described in K.C.C. 14.70.220 and 14.70.230. If the update requires changes in the concurrency map, ((T))the new concurrency map shall be submitted to council for its approval by ordinance no later than July 31, together with the reports required in subsections B. and C. of this section. The ((updates)) approved map shall be deemed adequate for the purposes of concurrency analysis and ((the concurrency map))shall be used to determine the concurrency of proposed development projects.
B. ((An annual report shall be prepared by t))The roads services division shall prepare a report on the concurrency program update for submission to the council by July 31, together with any ordinance required by subsection A. of this section. The ((annual)) report shall explain the technical assumptions, land use changes, network changes and other parameters used to update the concurrency map and((/or)) travel shed boundary map. ((The annual report shall be submitted to the council along with the annual update required by subsection A. of this section. A paper copy and an electronic copy of the report shall be filed with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the paper original and shall forward electronic copies to each councilmember and to the lead staff of the council's transportation, economy and environment committee, or its successor.))
C.1. An independent expert review panel on concurrency shall be established to:
a. review the ((annual)) report on the concurrency update; and
b. evaluate proposed changes to the transportation concurrency process, analysis and test developed by the road services division.
2. The panel shall be comprised of four to six persons and include representation from the development community, the environmental community, transportation planning professionals, the unincorporated area, the public at large and multimodal transportation interest groups. Each representative shall be appointed by the executive and confirmed by the council.
3. A summary of the panel's review of the ((annual)) report on the concurrency update and its evaluation of proposed changes to the transportation concurrency process, analysis and test shall be included with the submittal of the ((annual)) report ((to the council)) required by subsection B. of this section.
D. ((The concurrency map is a result of the concurrency analysis and test, as described in subsection A. of this section. The concurrency map indicates if an area does or does not comply with adopted level of service standards.)) Any changes to the concurrency status of an area or areas on the concurrency map other than those resulting from the update process may only be accomplished by the council, through an ordinance, by changing any combination of the adopted level of service standards((,)) or the list of funded projects in the most recently adopted CIP.