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SUBJECT:
Proposed amendments to Appendix A (Glossmy), Appendix B (List of Acronyms) and Appendix D (Bibliography) of the Whatcom County
Comprehensive Plan.
ATTACHMENTS:
(1) Proposed amendments
(2) Planning Commission Findings of Fact, Reasonsfor Action, and Recommendations
(3) Planning Commission minutes
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X ) No
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) No
Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( x' ) No
Requested Date:
' A hearing must be held bathe Council changes the Planning Commission
recommendation OFCC 20.10.110.
SUMMARYSTATEMENT:
Pursuant to RCW 36.70A. 130, Whatcom County is required to review and
revise its comprehensive plan, as needed, by December 1, 1004.
The proposed amendments update sections of the Whatcom County
Comprehensive Plan, in accordance and consistent with the GMA, County wide
Planning Policies and the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan.
Note: The subject proposal is one of number ofeomprehensive plan amendments
initiated this year. These amendments must be considered concurrently by the
County Council so that the cumulative effect of the various proposals can be
evaluated (RCW 36.70A. 130). Additionally, pursuant to the review schedule
established in WCC 20.10.120, final Council action on these amendments should
occur on or about November 30.
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INTRODUCTION DATE: 10/12/04
ORDINANCE NO. 2005 -014
REVISING AND AMENDING THE OFFICIAL WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
APPENDIX A (GLOSSARY), APPENDIX B (ACRONYMS) AND APPENDIX D
(BIBLIOGRAPHY)
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act requires counties and cities to review and, if
needed, revise comprehensive plans to ensure continued compliance with the GMA (RCW
36.70A. 130); and
WHEREAS, it is also appropriate to review the comprehensive plan in light of new
information and changed County priorities; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70.390, legal notice was published in the Bellingham
Herald on Thursday, July 29, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held public hearings on the proposed amendments
on August 12, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has evaluated the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, the County Council has considered the Planning Commission's Findings of Fact
R Reasons for Action, and Recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council finds the amendments to be within the interest of
the public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the County Council has adopted the following Findings and Conclusions:
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
1. Notice of the Planning Commission public hearing forthe subject amendments was published in
the Bellingham Herald on July 12, 2004.
2. The Whatcom County Planning Commission held a public hearing on August 12, 2004.
3. The proposal is exempt from the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Threshold
Determination pursuant to a letter from the Deputy SEPA Official dated September 13, 2004,
4. State law requires that Whatcom County review its Comprehensive Plan by December 1, 2004
to ensure continued compliance with the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.130).
5. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040, Whatcom County adopted the Whatcom County Comprehensive
Plan on May 20, 1997.
6. The proposed amendments are consistent with the Growth Management Act, County Wide
Planning Policies, and the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that:
Section 1. The Official Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan be amended as shown in Exhibits 1,
2, and 3.
Section 2. Adjudication of invalidity of any of the sections, clauses, or provisions of the
Comprehensive Plan shall not affect or impair the validity of the plan as a whole or any part thereof
other than the part so declared to be invalid.
25 dayof January 1 2005
APP VED as to form
aren Frakes, Civil Deputy Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Iaurie Caskey- Schreiber, ComcilChair
( Approved () Denied
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Kremer, Executive
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EXHIBIT 1
Appendix A
GLOSSARY
Act: The State of Washington's Growth Management Act.
Affordable housing: Residential housing that is rented or owned by a person or household
whose monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed 30
percent of the household's monthly income. (WAC 365 - 195 -210) The definition of
"affordable housing" is to be developed by individual jurisdictions as part of their
Comprehensive Plan Process.
Agricultural land: Land primarily devoted to the commercial production of horticultural,
viticultural, floricultural, dairy, apiary, vegetable, or animal products or of berries, grain, hay,
straw, turf, seed, Christmas trees not subject to the excise tax imposed by RCW 84.33.100
through 84.33.140, or livestock, and that has long -term commercial significance for
agricultural production. (RCW 36.70A.030(2))
Alluvial fan: A fan - shaped deposit of sediment and organic debris formed where a stream
flows or has flowed out of a mountainous upland onto a level plain or valley floor.
Annexation: The act of incorporating an area into the domain of a city.
Aquifer: A geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding
asignificant amount of groundwater to wells or springs. (WAC 173 -160)
Built environment: Elements of the environment developed by humans, including land uses,
transportation systems, and public services and utilities.
Cluster Development: Cluster Development provides the flexibility to maintain open space
and plan around distinctive site features or constraints by clustering development on smaller
lots than conventional development. As a result, an undeveloped tract is created, while
maintaining the same overall density.
Compatible: Capable of existing together in harmony (as distinguished from "identical ").
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EXHIBIT 1
Appendix A
GLOSSARY
Act: The State of Washington's Growth Management Act.
Affordable housing: Residential housing that is rented or owned by a person or household
whose monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed 30
percent of the household's monthly income. (WAC 365 - 195 -210) The definition of
"affordable housing" is to be developed by individual jurisdictions as part of their
Comprehensive Plan Process.
Agricultural land: Land primarily devoted to the commercial production of horticultural,
viticultural, floricultural, dairy, apiary, vegetable, or animal products or of berries, grain, hay,
straw, turf, seed, Christmas trees not subject to the excise tax imposed by RCW 84.33.100
through 84.33.140, or livestock, and that has long -term commercial significance for
agricultural production. (RCW 36.70A.030(2))
Alluvial fan: A fan - shaped deposit of sediment and organic debris formed where a stream
flows or has flowed out of a mountainous upland onto a level plain or valley floor.
Annexation: The act of incorporating an area into the domain of a city.
Aquifer: A geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation capable of yielding
asignificant amount of groundwater to wells or springs. (WAC 173 -160)
Built environment: Elements of the environment developed by humans, including land uses,
transportation systems, and public services and utilities.
Cluster Development: Cluster Development provides the flexibility to maintain open space
and plan around distinctive site features or constraints by clustering development on smaller
lots than conventional development. As a result, an undeveloped tract is created, while
maintaining the same overall density.
Compatible: Capable of existing together in harmony (as distinguished from "identical ").
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Compensation: Something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss injury,
etc.
Comprehensive plan: An integrated policy planning document designed to guide land use
decisions, including the designation of urban growth areas, based on a consideration of land
use alternatives, likely impacts, and possible mitigating measures.
Concurrency: Adequate public facilities are available when the impacts of development
occur (i.e., they are in place or a financial commitment is in place to provide them within a
specified time). "Adequate" facilities have the capacity to serve development without
decreasing levels of service below locally established minimums. (WAC 365- 195 -210)
Conditional use: A use permitted only after public review and approved by the Hearing
Examiner, and to which special conditions may be attached by the Hearing Examiner.
(Whatcom County Zoning Code 20.97.075)
Cottage industry: Small industrial, commercial, or service operations, on a parcel where the
operator resides; frequently with an art or craft orientation or related to information processing
or to the natural resources of the area. However, it may be of any type, so long as the scale
of the operation is in keeping with the surrounding area and off -site impacts are comparable
in intensity to those generated by residential uses allowed in the zone. (Whatcom County
Zoning Code 20.97.087)
County -Wide Planning Policies (CWPP): As required by GMA, the County Council and the
City Councils of all the cities adopted a set of policies which embody a vision for the future of
Whatcom County. They are a framework intended to guide the development of
comprehensive plans for each jurisdiction in the county.
Critical Areas: As defined by each jurisdiction, including at least the following areas and
ecosystems: (a) wetlands: (b) areas with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable
water; (c) fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; (d) frequently flooded areas: and (e)
geologically hazardous areas.
Critical facilities: Mean the definition in Whatcom County's Critical Areas Ordinance
16.16.800(19). (Ord. 97 -956). These include:
a. Emergency Facilities
i. Fire and police stations,
ii. Tanks or other structures containing, housing or
supporting water or other fire - suppression materials or
equipment required for the protection of essential or
hazardous facilities, or special occupancy structures;
iii. Emergency vehicle shelters and garages;
V. Structures and equipment in emergency - preparedness
centers;
V. Stand -by power generating equipment for essential
facilities;
vi. Structures and equipment in government communication
centers and other facilities required for emergency
response.
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b. Hazardous Facilities. Structures supporting or containing sufficient
quantities of toxic or explosive substances dangerous to the safety of
the general public if released.
C. Special Occupancy Structures.
i. Covered structures where primary occupancy is public
assembly;
ii. Buildings for schools, colleges, adult education or day-
care centers;
iii. Hospitals and other medical facilities;
V. Jails and other detention facilities.
Current -use taxation: Taxing farm and forest lands under their current use, instead of at the
higher rate appropriate to lands available for development.
Density: A measure of the intensity of development, generally expressed in terms of dwelling
units per acre. It can also be expressed in terms of population density (people per acre).
Density transfer: See "transfer of development rights."
Development: Any activity that requires federal, state, or local approval for the use or
modification of land or its resource. These activities include, but are not limited to,
subdivisions and short subdivisions, binding site plans, planned unit developments,
variances, shoreline substantial development, clearing activity, fill and grade work, activity
conditionally allowed, building or construction, revocable encroachment permits, and septic
approval.
Distribution pipeline: Means a pipeline other than a gathering or transmission line or as
defined at 49 CFR 192.3, as amended.
Downzone: Reclassification from the current zone designation to one where the density of
permitted development is lower.
Easement: The right, privilege, or interest that one party has in the land of another.
(Dictionary of Real Estate Terms)
Essential State or Regional Transportation Facilities: The interstate highway system,
interregional state principal arterials including ferry connections that serve state -wide travel,
intercity passenger rail services, intercity high -speed ground transportation, major passenger
intermodal terminals excluding all airport facilities and services, the freight railroad system,
marine port facilities and services that are related solely to marine activities affecting
international and interstate trade, and high- capacity transportation systems serving regions
as defined in RCW 81.104.015.
EFSEC: Is a common abbreviation to refer to Washington's Energy Facility Siting Evaluation
Council.
FERC: Is a common abbreviation to refer to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Forest land: Land primarily devoted to growing trees for long -term timber production on land
that can be economically and practically managed for such production, including Christmas
trees subject to the excise tax imposed under RCW 84.33.100 through 84.33.140. (RCW
36.70A.030(8))
Gathering Pipeline: Means a pipeline that transport gas from a current production facility to
a transmission or main or as defined at 49 CFR 192.3, as amended.
General aviation airport: A facility where airplanes can take off and land that is publicly
owned or privately owned but used by the public. It can include a terminal, hangers and
refueling facilities and other accessory uses. Aircraft landing areas used solely for personal
use, agricultural use, forest management, or to serve the Eliza Island community are not
general aviation airports. Airports used solely for commercial service or military use are not
general aviation airports.
Geographic Information System (GIS): An automated or manual system capable of
organizing, storing, analyzing and retrieving geographically related (mapped) information. It
is intended to support sound decision - making regarding the management of a community's
resources. Increasingly, the term is applied to computerized systems which combine digital
mapping with automated land use data files.
Greenbelts /Greenways: These are undeveloped open space, natural areas, including
agricultural lands, recreational lands, wildlife corridors and other similar uses.
Groundwater: All water that exists beneath the land surface or beneath the bed of any
stream, lake or reservoir, or other body of surface water within the boundaries of the state,
whatever may be the geological formation or structure in which such water stands or flows,
percolates or otherwise moves. (RCW 90.44)
Group Home: A residence that is licensed by the state as either a boarding home or an adult
family home.
Growth management: A method to guide development in order to minimize adverse
environmental and fiscal impacts and to maximize the health, safety, and welfare of the
community.
Growth Management Act (GMA): State law requiring jurisdictions with certain projected
growth rates to prepare a comprehensive land use plan.
Impact/Mitigation Fees: A payment of money imposed upon new development as a condition of
approval as defined and provided by RCW 82.02 and /or 43.21c. This fee must be used
exclusively to finance improvements in capital facilities that are necessitated by the development.
(CWPP).
Inclusionary Zoning: Zoning that requires developers to provide a portion of housing units in a
specific project or area to meet the needs of low and moderate income people.
Incompatible: Not capable of existing together in harmony.
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Incorporated area: Area inside city limits.
In -fill: The practice of using developable land that lies within a city, UGA, or developed area
outside resource lands, where services are available rather than passing over such parcels in
favor of land farther out or farther from available services. (CWPP)
Infrastructure: Streets, water and sewer lines, and other public facilities basic and
necessary to the functioning of an urban area.
In- patient facilities: Buildings and accessory uses primarily utilized to provide health care
service or medical attention, care or treatment that requires at least one overnight stay.
Interlocal agreement: An agreement intended to apply within designated Urban Growth
Areas to set clear and reasonable criteria for orderly annexations, including guidelines on
size and timing of annexations and urban levels of development, appropriate development
standards and tax revenue sharing provisions. Participants in the agreement could include
the county, any adjacent city, affected fire districts, (if applicable) and any other utility
provider. (CWPP)
Level of service (LOS): An established minimum capacity of public facilities or services that
must be provided per unit of demand or other appropriate measure of need. (WAC 365 -195-
210) For example, the level of service of a road segment is expressed by a declining letter
scale ( "A" is free - flowing traffic; 7" is a traffic jam). For most other facilities, the standard is
units of the facility (acres of park land, number of jail beds, square feet of office space) per
1,000 people.
Local Improvement District (LID): A defined geographical area or special district set up by
ordinance to finance streets, sewers, and other public improvements that directly benefit
properties in the district. The improvements are paid for by the benefitted property owners
over a period of time, usually 10 to 20 years.
Long -term commercial significance: Includes the growing capacity, productivity, and soil
composition of the land for long -term commercial production, in consideration with the land's
proximity to population areas, and the possibility of more intense uses of the land.
(RCW 36.70A.030(10))
Low Income Housing: The federal government defines low income housing as housing provided
for individuals earning 50% or less of the average family wage of the local jurisdiction.
Master planned resort: A self contained and fully integrated planned unit development, in a
setting of significant natural amenities, with primary focus on destination resort facilities
consisting of short-term visitor accommodations associated with a range of developed on -site
indoor or outdoor recreational facilities. A master planned resort may include other
residential uses within its boundaries, if the residential uses are integrated into and support
the on -site recreational nature of the resort.
Mineral resource land: Land primarily devoted to, or with the documented presence of
and /or potential for, the long -term and commercially significant extraction of minerals such as
precious metals, coal, sand and gravel, etc.
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Mitigation: Measures taken to avoid, minimize, or compensate for adverse environmental
impacts associated with a (project or non - project) land use action.
minerals.
New fully- contained community: A development proposed for location outside of the
existing designated urban growth areas which is characterized by urban densities, uses and
services and meets the criteria of RCW 36.70A.350. (WAC 365- 195 -210) The criteria
include new infrastructure, traffic demand management programs, buffers, a mix of uses,
affordable housing, environmental protection, development regulations, mitigation of impacts
on resource lands, and protection of critical areas.
Non - compatible: See "incompatible."
Nonconforming use: A building or premises occupied by a use that does not conform with
the regulations of the use district in which it is situated. (Whatcom County Zoning Code
20.97.270)
Non - federal land: The areas of Whatcom County not under federal management (i.e., the
areas not included in the Mt. Baker National Forest or North Cascades National Park).
One - number locator service (one- call): Means a service through which a person can notify
utilities and request field marking of underground facilities.
Open space: Any parcel or area of land or water not covered by structures, hard - surfacing,
parking areas and other impervious surfaces except for pedestrian or bicycle pathways.
Parcel: With regard to the agricultural protection zone, a parcel is defined as contiguous land
held in the same ownership but without regard for segregation made for tax purposes. To be
contiguous the land must share a common boundary on at least one side. Land is not a
contiguous parcel if bisected by a public right -of -way, a Category I stream or a Category 1 or
2 wetland, or divided as part of a subdivision or exempt land division approved pursuant to
Chapter 58.17 RCW or Title 21 Whatcom County Code or created after 1959 or created as a
legal lot of record.
Plat: A detailed drawing of a land subdivision, recorded with the county. Along with the
property lines, it may include notations of easements, rights, and restrictions.
Potable: Potable describes water whish that is suitable for drinking by the public. (WAC 246-
290)
Private Utilities: Water and /or sewer service owned and operated by an entity other than a
political subdivision of the federal, state or tribal governments.
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Productive: Capable of economically producing wood fiber or food products.
Public Utilities: Water and /or sewer services owned and operated by a political subdivision of
federal, state or tribal governments (includes water and sewer districts and Public utility districts).
Recreation Resource Management Areas: Large undeveloped parcels with unique or
attractive features where public access is maintained and unique scenic areas preserved
through public ownership or private easements.
Resource Based Industry: A business or industry that has a direct relationship to natural
resources such as agriculture, minerals, forestry , fishing and aguaculture. This type of industry is
generally located in close proximity to the resource or resource land.
Restoration: Bringing back into existence the natural functions and aesthetic character of a
site, including the integrity of its surficial geology, topography, soils, hydrology, and /or
vegetative regime. Within the context of threatened and endangered species goals and
policies, restore or restoration means an action that improves habitat of threatened and
endangered species that is:
(1) Undertaken voluntarily by the landowner; or
(2) Undertaken voluntarily by the County on county property or right -of -way, in
accordance with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan; or
(3) Undertaken as a condition of a permit when the condition has been imposed
pursuant to adopted regulations and there is a nexus between new development
or new clearing activity and the required restoration.
Rezone: Reclassification of an area from its current zoning to a different use.
Right -of -way: A recorded right to use or travel over a specified area or strip of land. Most
commonly it refers to land on which a street, sidewalk, or railroad is located. It can also be
occupied by utilities, transmission lines, oil or gas pipelines, drainageways, or similar
facilities, although pathways for these facilities are more commonly referred to as easements.
Rural lands: All lands which are not within an urban growth area and are not designated as
natural resource lands having long -term commercial significance for production of agricultural
products, timber, or the extraction of minerals. (WAC 365- 195 -210)
Short- Term /Long Term Boundaries: Short Term boundaries are used as a tool for facilitating
provision of urban levels of services and preventing sprawl. The Long Term boundary includes
the short term boundary-and as well as areas that have unresolved issues within the identified 20
year Urban Growth Boundary.
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA): 1971 state law paralleling the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which requires state and local agencies to consider
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environmental impacts in the decision - making process. A determination of environmental
significance must be made for all non - exempt projects or actions which require a permit,
license or decision from a government agency. If the action does not have significant
adverse environmental impacts, a Declaration of Non - Significance is issued. If the action or
project could have major impacts, an Environmental Impact Statement is required. SEPA
requires consideration of alternatives and mitigation of environmental impacts for major public
and private projects and programs.
Sprawl: Low - density development unfolding from the edges of cities and towns. It is
unplanned, land- consumptive, automobile- oriented, and designed without attention to its
surroundings.
Subarea: A geographic division of the county, created for planning purposes. There are ten
subareas in Whatcom County.
Subdivision: Division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, or parcels
or other divisions of land for sale or development. (Black's Law Dictionary)
Sustainable: Sustainability is an economic state where the demands placed upon the
environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity of the
environment to provide for future generations. (Paul Hawken, The Ecology of Commerce)
Third -party damage: Means damage caused by a party other than the owner /operator of a
utility facility or a contractor working for such owner /operator.
Title 20: Whatcom County Zoning Code.
Transfer of development rights (TDR): A program in which the unused portion of a
"sending" property's zoned capacity - -one of the separable rights of property - -is sold to the
developer of a "receiving" site, who is allowed to add the capacity to the zoned limit of that
site. TDRs can be used to prevent the demolition of affordable housing units, especially in
downtowns, or to protect historically significant property or open space.
Transmission pipeline: Means a natural gas or hazardous liquid pipeline that transports
within a storage field, or transports from an interstate pipeline or storage facility to a
distribution main or a large volume user, or operates at a hoop stress of twenty percent or
more of the specified minimum yield strength or as defined at 40 CRF 192.3, as amended.
Transportation analysis zone (TAZ): Geographic area defined for transportation modeling
purposes. (COG, 1996)
Unincorporated area: Area of the county outside city limits.
Urban Fringe Subarea Plan: A plan pertaining to the Bellingham Urban Growth Area and a 4Mai
portion of Whatcom County surrounding Bellingham and containing most of Bellingham's
suburban growth. It is a plan designating the interface between urban and rural land uses. Some
part of the Urban Fringe Area will be included in an Urban Growth Area. Some of the area
already lies within Bellingham's Urban Service Area.
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Urban growth: growth that makes intensive use of land for the location of buildings structures
and impermeable surfaces to such a degree as to be incompatible with the primary use of land for
the Production of food, other agricultural products or fiber, or the extraction of mineral resources
rural uses, rural development, and natural resource lands designated pursuant to RCW
36.70A.170.
Urban growth: Growth wh Gh makes RtGRS YP -SP Rf 'ARPI fAF the !eGat on of bu idings,
ab Gt end mpepmeAhip. rf..rnn to such a degree as to be pat ib n with the
of the land for the product on of food of ethe. a9F G611twal .eduiat . OF f lbor or the
Urban growth area (UGA): An area designated, within which urban growth will be
encouraged and outside of which growth can only occur if it is not urban in nature. (CWPP)
Urban growth areas around cities are designated by the county in consultation with the cities;
urban growth areas not associated with cities are designated by the county.
Urban Level of Service: The minimum level of urban facilities and services, including sanitary
sewer, water service, police protection, fire protection and emergency medical services, parks
and recreation programs, solid waste management electric service land use controls
communication facilities and Public schools, to support urban levels of development. A full range
of services would add urban public transit, natural gas, storm drainage facilities, street lighting,
libraries, local parks, local recreation facilities and services, and health services.
Utility corridor: Means an area where an existing utility transmission line is situated, which
includes the right -of -way occupied by the existing line and areas immediately adjacent to
such rights -of -way in which siting additional utility transmission lines could potentially be
considered appropriate.
Visioning: A process of citizen involvement to determine values and ideals for the future of
a community and to transform those values and ideals into manageable and feasible
community goals. (WAC 365- 195 -210)
Water association: A private corporation which distributes potable water to residential
customers.
Watershed: A geographic region within which water drains into a particular river, stream or
body of water.
WUTC: Is a common abbreviation to refer to the Washington Utilities and Transportation
Commission.
Zoning: A measure by which the community is divided up into districts or zones. In each
zone there are permitted uses and special uses, as well as regulations governing lot size,
building bulk, placement, and other development standards.
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Appendix B
LIST OF ACRONYMS
ADU
Accessory Dwelling Unit
AG
Agricultural zone
ARCO
Atlantic Richfield Oil Company
CDBG
Community Development Block Grant
CEDS
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategv
CERB
Community Economic Revitalization Board
CF
Commercial Forestry zone
CIP
Capital mprovement program Improvement Plan
CTAC
Citizens' Transportation Advisory Committee
CTR
Community Trip Reduction
CWPP
County -Wide Planning Policies
CWSP
Coordinated Water System Plan
CZM
Coastal Zone Management
DLI
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
DOC
Department of Corrections
DOE
US Department of Energy
DUI
Driving under the influence
ECA
Environmentally Critical Area
EDA
Economic Development Administration
EDTF
Economic Development Task Force
EFSEC
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Committee
EIS
Environmental impact statement
EMF
Electromagnetic field
EPFAC
Essential Public Facility Advisory Committee
ESA
Endangered Species Act
ETF
Environmental Task Force
FAWS
Forest And Wildlife Stewardship
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
GC
General Commercial zone
GI
Gateway Industrial zone
GIS
Geographic Information System
GM
General Manufacturing zone
GMA
Growth Management Act
G -P
Georgia- Pacific
HII
Heavy Impact Industrial zone
HUD
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
HPA
Hydraulic Project Approval
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Interstate -5 (north -south freeway)
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Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Appendix
B - List of Acronyms
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LID
Local improvement district
LII
Light Impact Industrial zone
LMI
ITS
Intelligent Transportation Systems
JRA
Junior Rehabilitation Administration
kV
Kilovolt
LID
Local improvement district
LII
Light Impact Industrial zone
LMI
Low- toModerate- Income
LOS
Level of service
mbf
Thousand board feet
MRL
Mineral Resource Land
MVA
Megavoltampere
MW
Megawatt
NC
Neighborhood Commercial zone
NSEA
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
OCD
Office of Community Development
OEDP
Overall Economic Development Program
OFM
Washington State Office of Financial Management
ORV
Off -road vehicle
PHS
Priority habitats and species
PSE
Partnership for Sustainable Economv
PUD
Public utility district OR Planned unit development
PUGA
Provisional Urban Growth Area
R
Rural zone
RC
Resort Commercial zone
RCW
Revised Code of Washington
RF
Rural Forestry zone (on the Lummi Reservation, Rural Farm)
RHAC
Residents' Housing Advisory Committee
RRI
Rural Residential - Island zone
RRMA
Recreation F^^^UF^^ ^R^^^^eMeRt ^•^^ Resource Management Area
RR1
Residential Rural zone (1 dwelling per acre)
RR2
Residential Rural zone (2 dwellings per acre)
RR3
Residential Rural zone (3 dwellings per acre)
RTPO
Regional tTransportation- gPPlanning -qOrganization
RV
Recreational vehicle
R2A
Rural zone (1 dwelling per 2 acres)
R5A
Rural zone (1 dwelling per 5 acres)
R1 OA
Rural zone (1 dwelling per 10 acres)
SCTF
Secure Community Transition Facilities
SEPA
State Environmental Protection Act
SMAC
Surface Mining Advisory Committee
SR9
State Route 9
SR 547
State Route 547
STB
Surface Transportation Board
SVCA
Sudden Valley Community Association
TC
Tourist Commercial zone
TDR
Transfer of development rights
TTAC
Technical Transportation Advisory Committee
UGA
Urban growth area
UPAC
Utilities Planning and Advisory Committee
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UR
Urban Residential zone
UR4
Urban Residential zone (4 dwellings per acre)
USDA
United States Dept. of Agriculture
WAC
Washington Administrative Code
WA -CERT
Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Team
WCCOG
Whatcom County Council of Governments
WRIA #1
Water Resource lnyentorV Area #1
WTA
Whatcom Transportation Authority
WUTC
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WWU
Western Washington University
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EXHIBIT 3
Appendix D
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Western Washington University Center for Economic and Business Research:
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Western Washington University Center for Economic and Business Research: Trade
Sector Profile, Fall 2002
Dean Runyan Associates for Washington State Business and Tourism Development
Washington State County Travel Impact Report, October 2002
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Property Counselors, 1991.
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ECONOMICS
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies
Coordinated Water System Plan
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Key Policies (Goals & Strategies) Related to Local Economic Development
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The Economic Futures Study of Whatcom County, 1983
The Stanford Research Institute Study, 1983
Whatcom County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies Project List
UTILITIES
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RECREATION
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