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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO.
CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
3/16/10 P & D Committee/
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TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Docket of proposed amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and
associated amendments to the Zoning Ordinance that are to be considered for initiation this year.
ATTACHMENTS:
1 . Proposed Resolution Initiating Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Amendments
Note: Background materials are available for review at the County Council office (see February 23, 2010 agenda — AB2010-113).
SEPA review required? ( x ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes ( x ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( x' ) NO Requested Date:
' SEPA will be completed on those amendments initiated by the Council prior
to final Council action.
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Under the Growth Management Act, the County Council is to consider amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
no more frequently than once per year (with certain exceptions) . Additionally, Whatcom County Code
2 . 160. 050 indicates that Comprehensive Plan amendments submitted by private citizens, council members, and
cities are to be "initiated" for further review by a majority vote of the County Council. Planning and
Development Services is forwarding the proposed amendments so that the Council can determine which items
to initiate for further review.
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION:
3 / 16 / 2010 : Amended and forwarded to Council 3 / 16 / 2010 : Council Approved amended version
for approval 7 - 0 Res . 2010- 008
Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Res . 2010- 008
Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing
on the County 's website at: www. co. whatcom. wa. us/council.
Sponsored by: Consent
Proposed by: PDS
Introduction date: 3 / 16 / 2010
RESOLUTION NO . 2010- 008
INITIATING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (RCW 36 . 70A. 130) requires that the County
Council may consider amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan no more
frequently than once per year;
WHEREAS, Whatcom County has adopted procedures for amendment of the Whatcom
County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code;
WHEREAS, Whatcom County has received timely applications for amendment of the
Comprehensive Plan and suggestions for revision to WCC Title 20 or the Whatcom County
zoning map;
WHEREAS , the Whatcom County Planning and Development Services Department has
forwarded a docket of proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments, along with associated zoning
amendments, to the County Council for consideration;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Council hereby
initiates for formal review the amendments shown on attached Exhibit A.
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Docket # File Name Applicant Description Location
2010 Comprehensive Plan Docket Additions
Reinstate portion of Blaine UGA south of Dakota
PLN 2010- Blaine UGA — Skip Jansen Creek and west of Blaine Road for existing lots Blaine UGA
00003 Harbor Shores ( Harbor Shores) and rezone the area to UR4.
Proposal includes approximately 35 acres
PLN 2010- Amend land use designation from agricultural Paradise Road NW
00005 Ag to Rural Gerard/Stoner resource lands to rural. Also includes rezone request Of Ferndale
to R10A. Proposal includes approximately 60 acres
The proposal includes reviewing and updating the
County's Six-Year Capital Improvement Program
PLN 2010- CIP Amendment Whatcom County (CIP), Appendix F of the Whatcom County Countywide
00005 PDS Comprehensive Plan . Amendments to the Capital
Facilities Chapter of the Whatcom County
Comprehensive Plan will also be considered.
Comprehensive Plan Previously Approved Docket
Forestry to 4M2K, LLC Request to apply Mineral Resource Land overlay Doran Road near
2009-F Mineral (Concrete designation to approximately 280 acres of land in
Wickersham
Resource Land Nor'West) Commercial Forestry.
Review and revise the urban growth areas ( UGAs)
10-year UGA located in Whatcom County as required by the
2009-G Review and Whatcom County Growth Management Act and Growth Management County-wide
Hearings Board Final Decision and Order 08-2-0021c.
Revision Revise the Comprehensive Plan and zoning as
necessary to comply with the order.
Docket # File Name Applicant Description Location
Adopt a new Foothills Subarea Plan and make
Foothills related modifications to the Whatcom County
2008-C Subarea Plan Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and the Official Whatcom Foothills Subarea
County Zoning Ordinance. Repeal the 1988 Foothills
Subarea Plan .
Parks Update the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan
2008-E Amendment Whatcom County for consistency with the Parks, Recreation & Open N/A
Space Plan .
2008-G Agricultural Whatcom County Consider transfer of development rights and other Agricultural and
Program Update innovative agriculture protection methods. Rural lands
Amend the text of the Whatcom County
Birch Bay Fire Comprehensive Plan and Birch Bay Community Plan
Protection and to correct inaccuracies with regard to the ability of
2008- I Emergency Fire District No . 13 Fire District 13 to provide urban levels of fire Birch Bay UGA
Services protection and emergency service to the Birch Bay
Urban Growth Area
Review the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan
and zoning districts for compliance with the " limited
areas of more intensive rural development"
2008-L LAMIRDS Whatcom County ( LAMIRD) criteria as required by the Growth County-wide
Management Hearings Board . Revise the
Comprehensive Plan and zoning as necessary to
comply with the LAMIRD criteria.
Docket # File Name Applicant Description Location
Update the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan,
including the Transportation, Capital Facilities, and
Recreation elements, in association with the
Concurrency comprehensive concurrency management program.
2008-M Management Whatcom County This includes, but is not limited to, special district N/A
coordination, level of services revisions, adoption of
school capital facilities plans, adoption of school
impact fee schedules and impact fee background
information .
2010 Suggested Zoning Amendments Initiated
PLN 2010- Councilmember Amend URMX and Resort Commercials zone to Bellingham and
00013 Drive up service Crawford remove "without drive-up service" Birch Bay UGAs
PLN 2010- Council initiation Councilmember Amend WCC 20.90.030/040 to allow Council
of zoning initiation of zoning amendments without deadline of Countywide
00009 amendments Crawford December 31st
PLN 2010- Birch Bay R10 to Councilmember Amend zoning map from R10A around Birch Bay UGA Birch Bay
00010 R5 Crawford to put R5A zoning where lands removed from UGA