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DATE: December 15, 1983 INTRODUCED BY: Roehl
PROPOSED BY: Council Chair at
request of Committee of the Whole
ORDINANCE NO. 84 -4
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 82 -58
ADOPTING THE OFFICIAL WHATCOM COUNTY ZONING
ORDINANCE: TEXT AND MAP, TITLE 20 OF THE
WHATCOM COUNTY CODE, FOR THE LAKE WHATCOM
SUBAREA OF THE WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 82 -58 enacts official land use controls
for the Lake Whatcom Subarea of the Whatcom County Comprehensive
Plan; and
WHEREAS, an intensive scientific investigation is being
conducted of the impact of development on the quality of Lake
Whatcom water,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordained by the Whatcom County Council
that Ordinance No. 82 -58 is amended to read as follows:
1. The official Whatcom County Zoning Ordinance text and map,
designated as Title 20 of the Whatcom County Code are hereby
adopted for those areas of the Lake Whatcom Subarea designated for
non -urban uses that would have minimal potential of adversely
affecting the quality and quantity of the watershed for those
areas located outside the boundaries of the watershed. These
non -urban uses constitute the areas desplayed on the zoning map as
Forestry, Recreation Open Space, Rural and Rural Residential one
dwelling unit per acre and any areas-located outside the watershed
regardless of urban or non -urban classifications.
2. That portion of the zoning ordinance which proposes
urban level uses and densities within the watershed is hereby
adopted as an emergency land use control under the authority of
RCW 36.70.790 and shall remain in effect until July 1, 1985.1
These urban level uses and densities constitute the areas desig-
nated on the zoning map as Urban Residential Low, Urban Residentia
ORDINANCE - 1.
November 14, 1983
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Medium, Resort Commercial and Rural Residential two dwelling units
per acre.
S. To insure that development anticipated in areas planned
for urban level uses and densities occurs in an environmentally
responsible manner, Whatcom County hereby requests the Whatcom
County Environmental Review Committee to forward its recommendation
to identification and establishment ofenvironmentally sensitive
areas in the Lake Whatcom watershed area as required in Environ-
mental Policy 1.11 in the Lake Whatcom Comprehensive Plan no
later than September 30, 1982.
4. Upon completion of the Lake Whatcom Restoration Study
the emergency zoning enacted herein shall be reconsidered by the
Whatcom County Council as the basis for ,permanent land use controls.
At that time a SEPA threshold determination shall be performed
pursuant to SEPA guidelines (WAC 197 -10) which will evaluate the
various potential impacts of the said proposed zoning upon the
continued safe use of Lake Whatcom as a public drinking water
supply.
5. On or before December 31, 1982, Whatcom County shall
adopt design and development performance standards covering
drainage, land clearing, road construction, and filling of land
within the Lake Whatcom watershed.
6. All prior ordinances are hereby repealed to the extent
that they are in conflict with this ordinance, adjusted-as
needed by the Prosecuting Attorney's office.
APPROVED this 5th day of January 1984,
ORDINANCE - 2.
November 14, 1983
COUNC L
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ATTEST:
Clerk p4..tki4 Co dil
APPROVED°AS TO FORM:
Bruce L. D send, Civil
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
(,<) APPROVED ( ) VETOED
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John uws, County Executive
January 6, 1984
Published 12/21/83 and 1/11/84
This ordinance shall become effective January 16, 1984
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