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Home My WebLink Aboutord1997-038WIIATCOM COUNT' COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 97 -170A I^I EARANCES Initial Date ive .in Counc l cep. Agenda date Assigned to: Aginator: Michael Knapp a'% - I d �U`IN 2 5 1997 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL my /1/97 Introduction Division Head: Sylvia Goodwin 7/15/97 Hearing Dept. Head: Michael Knapp Prosecutor: 61"127 Purchasing/Budget: Executive: -1 Y - 9 SUBJECT. Adoption of zoning overlay maps to implement the Short Term Planning areas designated in the adopted Whatcom County Comprehenisve Plan on an interim basis. ATTACHMENTS: SUMMARYSTATEMENT. Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below. Related County contract #: n/a Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO / / YES / X / Requested date: July 15, 1997 Amount budgeted for this item/project: S n/a Is it (or will it be) within budget? YES /X—/ NO /_/ (Please explain below) n/a` Budget line item number(s): n/a Emergency Ordinance No. 97 -025, May 20, 1997 adopted zoning overlay maps to implement the Short Term Planning areas on an emergency basis valid for 60 days. RCW 36.70.795 requires that the Council hold a public hearing within at ± 60 days of adopting an interim zoning map. The interim maps may be effective for not longer than six months, but 11.4 be effective for up to one year if a work plan is developed for related studies providing for such a longer period. ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION: The Director of Planning and Development Services recommends Council conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance adopting the Interim zoning overlay maps to implement the Short Term Planning areas that were originally adopted by Emergency Ordinance No. 97 -025. COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN: COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: 1997- 170A 7/1/97: Introduced 7/15/97: Amended substitute and adopted as emergency, 5-1, Nelson absent & Brenner opposed. Ord. 97 -037. Also, amende substitue and adopted as interim, 5-1, Nelson absent & Brenner opposed. Ord. 97 -038 Related File Numbers: 10- 97.ZM, 23 -94: GMA Ordinance. or Resolution Numb 2 File Refi 10-972M SPONSORED BY: Consent PROPOSED BY:. Council INTRODUCTION DATE: 7/1/97 ORDINANCE.NO. 97 -038 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING ZONING OVERLAY MAPS TO IMPLEMENT THE SHORT TERM PLANNING AREAS DESIGNATED IN THE OFFICIAL WHATCOM COUNTY_ COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON AN INTERIM BASIS. WHEREAS, the 1990 State Growth Management Act as amended requires the County to adopt a comprehensive plan and development regulations that are consistent with and implement the comprehensive plan on or before July 1, 1994, with a six -month extension on the adoption of development regulations allowed; and WHEREAS, Whatcom County adopted a Comprehensive Plan on May 20, 1997 following a lengthy public process; and WHEREAS, in order to find compliance with the Growth Management Act, interim amendments to the Official Whatcom County Zoning Map, implementing new land use direction proposed in the Comprehensive Plan are necessary, and should be adopted following adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, Whatcom County adopted interim Short Term Planning Area zoning overlay maps (attached as Exhibit A) under Emergency Ordinance No. 97 -025 which became law on May 22, 1997; and WHEREAS, In accordance with Section 2.40 of the Whatcom County Charter, the provisions of the Emergency Ordinance expire on July 23, 1997, the sixty -first day following the date on which the ordinance became law; and WHEREAS, the County is not prepared to adopt permanent amendments to the County's zoning map at this time, and will require up to six months for adequate analysis and public review to occur; and WHEREAS, an error in mapping the County Council's recommendations resulted in omitting from the Short Term Planning Area a parcel of approximately 58 acres, south of Arnie Road, that meets the criteria for establishing Short Term Planning Areas as indicated on Exhibit B, Revised Map #28 -H; and WHEREAS, SEPA requirements have been met by the Environmental Impact" Statements and associated documentation prepared in conjunction with adopting the Comprehensive Plan. Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 5 46 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that: Section 1. To preserve the integrity of the process and directives mandated by the Growth Management Act and pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040, it is hereby ordained that the Short Term Planning Areas as presented in Exhibit A, attached, the adopted Comprehensive Plan Appendix E, Map #s 28 -A, 28 -13, 28 -C, 28 -D, 28 -F, 28 -G, 28H, and 28 -1) with the revision presented in Exhibt B, Revised Map #28 -H, be adopted on an interim basis for six (6) month from adoption of this Ordinance. Section 2. Adjudication of invalidity of any of the sections, clauses, or provisions of this Ordinance shall not affect or impair the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid. ADOPTED this 15 day of JulY , 1997. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Alvin Starkenburg, Vice- for Dana Brown- Davis, Council Clerk L Ward Nelson, Chairperson APPROVED as to form,'i 3 I Dan Gibson, Civil Deputy Prosecutor Page 2 ( ) Denied Pete Kremen, Executive Date: 7 -17 -f;;� EXHIBIT A Short Term Planning Area Maps #28 -A, 28 -B, 28 -C, 28 -D, 28 -E, 28 -F, 28 -G, 28 -H, and 284. Map #28 -A 5120197 qb. � i J 1 f 7 1 - - van Ri.1 / VAN NYCK Wrk s' g 0 11 i ene 1 S ; '`�2: i •�j' h -.r.�, " 'rG�" -X-,.^'a�- �t.��`` °"".a lY MT •� 3.YX.« -f � - ..`s� tea• r �. � "� ..n.. !ti-.S' .a^!a_+f�.'•^ :lls \``mac '�'� 2tY �"- ��i`+�. �-"ys s"7i,�' '•�''�L''�- :�`� -�� V� ix ors. 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