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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4773 RESOLUTION NO. 4 7 7 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THREE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH PIERCE COUNTY, THEREBY AMENDING THE PIERCE COUNTY COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES DESIGNATING THREE NEW CANDIDATE REGIONAL CENTERS WHEREAS, on July 1, 1990, the Growth Management Act (the GMA) became effective (Chapter 36 70A Revised Code of Washington), and WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act requires Counties, Cities, and Towns to plan for housing affordable to all economic segments of the population; and WHEREAS, on January 31, 1995, the Pierce County Council passed Resolution R95-17 affirming the commitment of the County to continue discussions with other local jurisdictions to resolve implementation of the Growth Management Act; and WHEREAS, the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies are written policy statements which are to be used solely for establishing a countywide framework from which the County and Municipal comprehensive plans are developed and adopted; and WHEREAS, the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies were amended in 2009 to allow for a process to designate new Candidate Regional Centers, and WHEREAS, the City participated in the amendment process and helped develop the proposed Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies through participation in Pierce County's Growth Management Coordinating Committee (GMCC), a staff level committee that reviews amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies and makes recommendations to the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC); and Resolution No. 4773 November 14, 2011 Page 1 of 3 WHEREAS, the Cities of Sumner and Pacific submitted an application to the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC) for designation of a Candidate Regional Industrial/Manufacturing Center; and WHEREAS, the City of Tacoma submitted an application to the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC) for designation of a Candidate Regional Industrial/Manufacturing Center; and WHEREAS, the City of University Place submitted an application to the PCRC for designation as a Candidate Regional Growth Center; and WHEREAS, the PCRC recommended adoption of the proposed amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies on March 17, 2011; and WHEREAS, the Pierce County Council adopted Ordinance No 2011-35s on August 9, 2011; and WHEREAS, amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies must be adopted through amendment of the original interlocal agreement or by a new interlocal agreement ratified by 60 percent of member jurisdictions in Pierce County representing 75 percent of the total population; and WHEREAS, an interlocal agreement titled "Amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies" was developed for the purpose of implementing the recommended amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN HEREBY RESOLVES as follows: Section 1. The amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies are attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution. Resolution No. 4773 November 14, 2011 Page 2 of 3 Section 2. The Mayor is authorized to execute the interlocal agreement for the purpose of amending the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies in accordance with the requirements of the Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1967, Chapter 39.34 RCW. Section 3. That a copy of the resolution and signed interlocal agreements authorizing approval shall be provided to Pierce County Section 4. That the Mayor is authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation. Section 5. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon passage and signatures hereon. Dated and signed this g day of-- l.d'Y44 'J , 2011. C;;UB PE ER B LEWIS MAYOR ATTEST: Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk APPROVED FORM: D el B Hel n Resolution No. 4773 November 14, 2011 Page 3 of 3 Exhibit A to Resolution No. 4773 C�� i �i�,� oF'�Ue c Pierce County Regional Council 19P 2401 South 35th Street, Room 228 Tacoma, Washington 98409 (253) 798-7156 September 30,2011 TO: Pierce County City and Town Mayors and Councilmembers Pierce County Regional Council Members(PCRC) Pierce County City and Town Clerks SUBJECT: Interlocal Agreement -Amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies—Candidate Regional Centers The Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC)recommended the attached amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. As the first step in the ratification process the Pierce County Council adopted Ordinance No. 2011-35s on August 9,2011. This action signifies Pierce County's approval of the proposed amendment to designate three new candidate regional centers into the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies(CPPs)and authorizes the Pierce County Executive to execute interlocal agreements with the Cities and Towns of Pierce County to ratify the proposal. This correspondence is the official transmittal of the PCRC's recommendation to amend the PCCs and request for ratification of the proposal. The proposal is the designation of three new candidate regional centers in the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The new regional centers include 1)the Sumner-Pacific Manufacturing/Industrial Center,2)the South Tacoma Manufacturing/Industrial Center,and 3)the University Place Regional Growth Center. If these areas are adopted as regional centers in the CPPs,the jurisdictions have the opportunity to submit an application to the Puget Sound Regional Council(PSRC)for regional center designation in VISION 2040. Until a regional-level designation is approved by PSRC,the centers shall be considered a"candidate"regional center. In approving its recommendation the PCRC took action to adopt the requested regional center designations in three separate motions. This approach provides your jurisdiction the opportunity to approve each of the three candidate regional centers independently. Accordingly,attached is an interlocal agreement for each of the three proposed centers. While each of these agreements must be signed to signify your jurisdiction's approval,your Council may pass one ordinance or I resolution to direct your respective jurisdiction's agent to sign each of the interlocal agreements. The Pierce County Ordinance which includes the interlocal agreement and amendments to the Countywide Planning Policies and an explanatory sheet are included for your convenience. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies shall be ratified and become effective when 60 percent of the jurisdictions in Pierce County representing 75 percent of the total population adopt the amendments. This threshold correlates to 14 cities and towns and Pierce County representing a minimum of 601,612 people(baud on 2011 OFM estimate). Please expedite the passage of the interlocal agreements through your respective legislative bodies. After ratification by your jurisdiction,please send two original signed copies of the interlocal agreement and a copy of your resolution,ordinance,or meeting minutes authorizing approval to Memo re: Candidate Regional Centers September 30,2011 Page 2 Pierce County Planning and Laud Services,Attention: Toni Fairbanks,2401 S. 35th Street, Room 228,Tacoma, WA 98409. One copy will be returned to your jurisdiction after it has been signed by the Pierce County Executive. Thank you for your assistance. If you have any questions,please contact Dan Cardwell at 253-798- 7039 (dan cardwellatco pierce.wa.us) or me at 253-798-7156 (toni fairbanksno co.nierce.wa.it Sincerely, Toni Fairbanks Clerk, Pierce County Regional Council N LLang RSrge PlwdngWlMfMPCRC�wn�ssrh Pl+�^S poLCicss3011�1erdMalt Re8ion0 cena.Orduw�c eW�ifictianLLPl'IE0.1ntc�1ocal TgremRmdae ' Enclosures C. Growth Management Coordinating Committee PIERCE COUNTY REGIONAL COUNCIL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS TO THE PIERCE COUNTY COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES ATTACHED TO THIS COVER SHEET ARE: • A copy of the County's Ordinance authorizing execution of the interlocal agreements and thereby ratifying the amendments to the Pierce County Count)-Aide Planning Politics(CPP). • A copy of the interlocal agreement showing the amendments to the CPP as approved by the PCRC in Attachment. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO: I. Develop a similar ordinance or resolution in whatever form is used by your jurisdiction. It is not necessary for everyone to adopt identical documents. 2. For the Candidate Regional Center amendment package onlP,jurisdictions have the ability to approve each of the three candidate regional centers independently Consequently, a jurisdiction may approve/ratify only one of the three proposed Candidate Regional Centers. Attachments to the ordinance/resolution need to include: 1)each of the interlocal agreements and 2) the Candidate Regional Center Amendment. 3. Have your Council vote on the ordinance/resolution. 4. Have the authorized agents for your jurisdiction sign the interlocal agreennent(s). 5. Submit two original copies of your signed resolution/ordinance and each interlocal agreement to Toni Fairbanks,Pierce Count},Planning and Land Services,2401 S. 35th Sheet,Room 228, Tacoma,WA 98409 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: Once ordinances/resolutions and interlocal agreements are approved by 60%of the jurisdictions representing 75%of the population in the County,the amendments will become effective. This threshold correlates to 14 cities and towns and Pierce County representing a minimum of 601,612 People(based oa2011 OFM estimate). N:\Long Range Planning\ADMIN\PCRC\county-wide plamwlg policies\201 I\Candidate_Regional_Centers_Ord'utance\ Ratifrction\Interlocal Agreement Explanatory Sheet.doc I Sponsored by Councilmember Rick Talbert 2 Requested by: Executive/Planning and Land Services 3 4 5 6 7 8 ORDINANCE NO. 2011-35S 9 10 11 An Ordinance of the Pierce County Council Acknowledging its Approval of 12 a Proposed Amendment to Designate Three New Candidate 13 Regional Centers in the Pierce County Countywide Planning 14 Policies as Recommended by the Pierce County Regional 15 Council; Authorizing the Pierce County Executive to Execute 16 Interlocal Agreements with the Cities and Towns of Pierce 17 County to Ratify the Proposed Amendments; Amending 18 Chapter 19D.240 of the Pierce County Code, "Pierce County 19 Countywide Planning Policies," upon Ratification; and 20 Adopting Findings of Fact. 21 22 Whereas, the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC)was created in 1992 by 23 interlocal agreement among the cities and towns of Pierce County and Pierce County 24 Government(the County), and charged with responsibilities, including: serving as a 25 local link to the Puget Sound Regional Council, promoting intergovernmental 26 cooperation, facilitating compliance with the coordination and consistency requirements 27 of the Growth Management Act (Chapter 36.70A. RCW)and the Regional 28 Transportation Planning Organization (Chapter 47.80 RCW), and developing a 29 consensus among jurisdictions regarding the development and modification of the 30 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies; and 31 32 Whereas, the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies(CPPs) are written 33 policy statements which are to be used solely for establishing a countywide framework 34 from which the County and municipal comprehensive plans are developed and adopted; 35 1 and 36 37 Whereas, the framework is intended to ensure that the County and municipal 38 comprehensive plans are consistent; and 39 40 Whereas, the County adopted its initial CPPs on June 30, 1992; and 41 42 Whereas, six Regional Growth Centers were identified in the initial Pierce 43 County CPPs; and 44 45 Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 1 of 4 930`rs a. AK5,flm1W9 9 TCCOM,WA W02 1 Whereas, the Pierce County CPPs were amended in 2009 to allow for a process 2 to designate new Candidate Regional Centers; and 3 4 Whereas, a local jurisdiction may submit a Candidate Center, as designated in 5 the Pierce County CPPs, to the Puget Sound Regional Council for consideration to 6 receive designation as a Regional Center through VISION 2040; and 7 8 Whereas, the Cities of Sumner and Pacific submitted an application to the PCRC 9 ' for designation of a Candidate Regional Industrial/Manufacturing Center; and 10 11 Whereas, the City of Tacoma submitted an application to the PCRC for 12 designation of a Candidate Regional Industrial/Manufacturing Center; and 13 14 Whereas, the City of University Place submitted an application to the PCRC for 15 designation of a Candidate Regional Growth Center; and 16 17 Whereas, the Pierce County Growth Management Coordinating Committee 18 (GMCC) is a technical subcommittee to the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC), 19 and the GMCC includes staff representatives from the County and the cities and towns 20 within Pierce County; and 21 22 Whereas, the GMCC reviewed the submitted applications for completeness and 23 consistency with Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies; and 24 25 Whereas, the GMCC recommended approval of the submitted applications to the 26 PCRC at Its January 27, 2011 meeting; and 27 28 Whereas, the PCRC thought it was appropriate to allow jurisdictions to consider 29 approval of the proposed Regional Centers Independently; and 30 31 Whereas, the PCRC, based upon the recommendation from the GMCC and its 32 own discussions, recommended approval of the proposals in three separate motions at 33 its March 17, 2011 meeting; and 34 35 Whereas, amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies must 36 be adopted through amendment of the original interlocal agreement or by a new 37 interlocal agreement ratified by 60 percent of member jurisdictions in Pierce County 38 representing 75 percent of the total population; and 39 40 Whereas, an Interlocal Agreement entitled "Amendments to the Pierce County 41 Countywide Planning Policies"was developed for this purpose, and included the 42 recommended amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies as an 43 attachment; and 44 45 Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 930 Tacoma A, 5.Rm 1046 9 Taco,a.WA 98402 i 1 Whereas, the Pierce County Planning Commission, at its May 24, 2011, regular 2 public hearing, reviewed the proposed amendments to the Pierce County Countywide 3 Planning Policies and recommended approval; and 4 5 Whereas, an environmental review of the proposed amendments to the Pierce 6 County Countywide Planning Policies was conducted pursuant to Chapter 43.21C and 7 an Determination of Nonsignificance was issued on June 21, 2011; and a I e Whereas, after a properly noticed public hearing, the Community Development 10 Committee of the Pierce County Council considered oral and written testimony and 11 forwarded its recommendation to the full County Council; and 12 13 Whereas, the County Council held a public hearing on July 19, 2011, where oral 14 and written testimony was considered; and 15 16 Whereas, the County Council finds that it is in the public interest to authorize the 17 Pierce County Executive to execute the interlocal agreement; Now Therefore, 18 19 BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of Pierce County: 20 21 Section 1. The Pierce County Council acknowledges its approval of the 22 amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies recommended by the j 23 1 Pierce County Regional Council, which are attached as Exhibit A and incorporated - 24 herein by reference, 25 26 Section 2. The Pierce County Council authorizes the Pierce County Executive to 271 execute the three Interlocal Agreements, attached as Exhibit B, Exhibit C and Exhibit D 28 and incorporated herein by reference, thereby ratifying the attached amendments to the 29 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies and amending Chapter 19D.240 of the 3o Pierce County Code as recommended by the Pierce County Regional Council. 31 32 i i i I Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 3 of 4 9Je Ta:cIm.5,A GUO2 1 Section 3. The Pierce County Council adopts Findings of Fact as shown in 2 Exhibit E, which is attached and incorporated herein by reference. 3 4 PASSED this day of t�'St ' 2011. 5 6 ATTEST: PIERCE COUNTY COUNCIL i 7 Pierce County, Washington s 9 11 D ise D. Johnso Roger Bush 12 Clerk of the Council Council Chair 13 14 15 ' 16 Phy 17 ty E ecutive 18 =Vetoed this 1s 0 da y of aw5,u.64- 20 2011. 0 21 22 Date of Publication of 23 Notice of Public Hearing<N)t 2-" o `D. �C I 24 25 Effective Date of Ordinance: 11 I i Ordinance No.2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 4 of 4 930Imma. V+A ea�os 1 Exhibit A to Ordinance No 2011-35s 2 3 4 5 6 Proposed Amendment 7 to the 8 Pierce County Countywide Planning g t0 10 incorporate New Candidate Regional Centers i I I I I I i i I i i i Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce county council 930 Tam Page 1 of 5 T, as SvA Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies.The"clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 Centers 3 4 Centers are to be areas of concentrated employment and/or housing within UGAs which serve as the 5 hubs of transit and transportation systems. Centers and connecting corridors are integral to creating 6 compact urban development that conserves resources and creates additional transportation,housing, 7 and shopping choices. Centers are an important pail of the regional strategy(VISION 2040)for 8 urban growth and are required to be addressed in the Countywide Planning Policies. Centers will 9 become focal points for growth within the county's UGA and will be areas where public investment 10 is directed. 11 12 Centers are to: 13 14 • be priority locations for accommodating growth; 15 • strengthen existing development patterns; 16 • promote housing opportunities close to employment; 17 • support development of an extensive multimodal transportation system which reduces 18 dependency on automobiles; 19 • reduce congestion and improve air quality;and 20 • maximize the benefit of public investment in infrastructure and services. 21 22 VISION 2040, the adopted regional growth strategy, identifies several centers as an integral feature 23 for accommodating residential and employment growth. The strategy describes Regional Growth 24 Centers,and other centers that may be designated through count)-Hide processes or locally. 25 Regional Growth Centers once regionally designated are located either in Metropolitan Cities,or in 26 Core Cities. VISION 2040 also identifies Manufacturing/industrial Centers,which consist 27 primarily of manufacturing and industrial uses. Pierce County has five Regional Growth Centers 28 and two Manufacturing/Industrial Centers that have been adopted into the regional growth strategy. 29 Pierce County Regional Growth Centers are located in Tacoma, which is a Metropolitan City,and 30 in Lakewood and Puyallup, which are Core Cities. 31 32 Regional Growth Centers in the Metropolitan City 33 Tacoma Central Business District 34 Tacoma Mall 35 36 Regional Growth Centers in Core Cities 37 Lakewood 38 Puyallup Downtown 39 Puyallup South Hill 40 41 Currently there are no designated Countywide Centers. 42 43 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers are areas where employee-or land-intensive uses will be located. 44 "these centers differ from Regional Growth Centers in that they consist of an extensive land base 45 and the exclusion of non-manufacturing or manufacturing-supportive uses is an essential feature of 46 their character. These areas are characterized by a significant amount of manufacturing, industrial; Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 2 of 5 930Tsm T., YJAm98«u2 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean"language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 and advanced technology employment uses. Large retail and non-related office uses are 2 discouraged. Other than caretakers'residences,housing is prohibited within 3 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers. However,these centers should be linked to high density housing 4 areas by an efficient multimodal transportation system. The efficiency of rail and overland freight 5 to markets is the critical element for manufacturers and industries located in these centers. 6 7 The designated Manufachning/Industrial Centers,within Pierce County are as follows: 8 9 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers 10 Frederickson 11 Port of Tacoma 12 13 Within Pierce County, a limited number of additional centers may be designated through 14 amendment of the Countywide Planning Policies consistent with the process below 15 1611 llesignated centers may vary substantially in the number of households and jobs they contain today. 17 The in of the Countywide Planning Policies is that Regional GroA4h Centers become attractive 18 places to live and work,while supporting efficient public services such as transit and being 19 responsive to the local market forjobs and housing. 20 21 The Countywide Planning Policies establish target levels for housing and employment needed to 22 achieve the benefit of a center. Some centers will reach these levels over the next twenty years, 23 while for others the criteria set a path for growth over a longer term,providing capacity to 24 accommodate growth beyond the twenty year horizon. j 25 26 County-Level Centers Designation Process 27 The County and any municipality in the County that is planning to include a Metropolitan City 28 Center,Regional Growth Center, Countywide Center or Manufacturing/Industrial Center within its 29 boundaries shall specifically define the area of such center within its comprehensive plan. The 30 comprehensive plan shall include policies aimed at focusing growth within the center and along 31 corridors consistent with the applicable criteria contained within the Countywide Planning Policies. j 32 The County or municipality shall adopt regulations that reinforce the center's designation. 33 34 No more often than once every two years,the Pierce County Regional Council(PCRC)shall invite 35 jurisdictions with centers already adopted in their comprehensive plan that seek to be designated as 36 centers in the Countywide Planning Policies to submit a request for such designation. Said request 37 shall be processed in accordance with established procedures for amending the Countywide 38 Planning Policies. 39 40 Each jurisdiction seeking to have a center designated in the Countywide Planning Policies shall 41 provide the PCRC with a report demonstrating that the proposed center meets the minimum criteria 42 for designation together with a statement and map describing the center, its consistency with the 43 applicable Countywide Ptarming Policies,and how adopted regulations will serve the center. 44 45 Transit services shall be defined in the broadest sense and shall include local and regional bus 46 service,rail where appropriate,vanpool,carpool,and other transportation demand measures 47 designed to reduce vehicle trips. Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 3 of 5 830T..m qve wn seaoz Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean"language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 The minimum designation criteria to establish a candidate center by type are as follows: 3 4 Metropolitan City Center 5 Area: up to 1-1/2 square miles in size; 6 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 7 Employment: a minimum of 25 employees per gross acre of non-residential lands with a 8 minimum of 15,000 employees; 9 Population: a minimum of ten households per gross acre;and 10 Transit: serve as a focal point for regional and local transit services. 11 12 Regional Growth Center 13 Area: up to 1-1/2 square miles in size; 14 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 15 Employment: a minimum of 2,000 employees; 16 Population: a minimum of seven households per gross acre; and 17 Transit: serve as a focal point for regional and local transit services. 18 19 Coun"ide Center i 20 Area: up to one square mile in size; 21 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 22 Employment: a minimum of 1,000 employees; j 23 Population: a minimum of 6 households per gross acre; and 24 Transit: serve as a focal point for local transit services. 25 26 Manufacturing/Industrial Center 27 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 28 Employment: a minimum of 7,500 jobs and/or 2,000 truck trips per day; and 29 Transportation: within one mile of a state or federal highway or national rail line. 30 31 The minimum criteria report and statement shall be reviewed by the Growth Management 32 Coordinating Committee(GMCC)for consistency with Countywide Planning Policies,the 33 Transportation Coordination Committee for consistency with transportation improvements plans of 34 WSDOT,and with Pierce Transit's comprehensive plan. The coordinating committees shall 35 provide joint recommendation to the PCRC. 36 37 Once included in the Countywide Planning Policies, the jurisdiction where a center is located may 38 go on to seek regional designation of the center from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)in 39 accordance with its established criteria and process. 40 41 In order to be designated a Regional Growth Center the center should meet the regional criteria and 42 requirements including those in VISION 2040,the regional growth,economic and transportation 43 strategy as may be amended and designated by the Puget Sound Regional Council, 44 45 After county-level designation occurs within the Countywide Planning Policies and until regional- 46 level designation by the PSRC occurs the center shall be considered a"candidate"Regional Growth 47 Center, Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 4 of 5 930 Tawma Ava 5,Rm 1046 Tawma,WA 98402 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 Each jurisdiction which designates a Regional Growth Center shall establish 20-year household and 3 employment growth targets for that Center. The expected range of targets will reflect the diversity 4 of the various centers and allow communities to effectively plan for needed services. The target 5 ranges not only set a policy for the level of growth envisioned for each center,but also for the 6 timing and funding of infrastructure improvements. Reaching the target ranges will require carefid 7 planning of public investment and providing incentives for private investments. 8 9 Three=candidate regional:centers�liaye been includedinto`the Cotwrtywide Planning Policies. One of 10 the°candidate centers:is:a Regional.Growth Centei•and=two candidate ceritcis"are 11 Nlariufacturing/liidus_trial.C_enters. 12 13 Candidate Repronal Centers 14 University Place Candidate Regional Growth Center 15 Sunineh-Pa6ific`-'Candidate IndusiiraUMantifactunng Center 16 South Tacoma Candidate IndustrtaUM61u 4ct4nng;Center 17 18 i Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 5 of 5 930 T... WP 98 D2 I Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2011-35s 2 3 4 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT 5 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE PIERCE COUNTY 7 COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES s 9 This agreement is entered into by and among the cities and towns of Pierce County and 10 Pierce County. This agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Interlocal 11 Cooperation Act of 1967, Chapter 39.34 RCW. This agreement has been authorized by 12 the legislative body of each jurisdiction pursuant to formal action and evidenced by 13 execution of the signature page of this agreement. 14 15 BACKGROUND: 16 17 A. The Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC) was created in 1992 by interlocal 16 agreement among the cities and towns of Pierce County and Pierce County. The 19 organization is charged with responsibilities, including: serving as a local link to 20 the Puget Sound Regional Council, promoting intergovernmental cooperation, 21 facilitating compliance with the coordination and consistency requirements of the 22 Growth Management Act (Chapter 36.70A RCW) and the Regional 23 Transportation Planning Organization (Chapter 47 80 RCW), and developing a 24 consensus among jurisdictions regarding the development and modification of 25 the Countywide Planning Policies. 26 vide for amendments to be 27 B. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies pro 28 adopted through amendment of the original interlocal agreement or by a new 29 interlocal agreement. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies may be 30 amended upon the adoption of amendments by the Pierce County Council and 31 ratification by 60 percent of the jurisdictions in Pierce County representing 75 32 percent of the total Pierce County population as designated by the State Office of 33 Financial Management at the time of the proposed ratification. 34 35 C. The amendment is based on an application from the Cities of Sumner and Pacific 36 to the Pierce County Regional Council for designation of a Candidate Regional 37 Industrial/Manufacturing Center in the Pierce County Countywide Planning 38 Policies. 39 4o D. The Pierce County Regional Council recommended adoption of the proposed 41 amendment on March 17, 2011 42 43 PURPOSE. 44 45 This agreement is entered into by the cities and towns of Pierce County and Pierce 46 County for the purpose of ratifying and approving the attached amendment to the Pierce 47 County Countywide Planning Policies (Attachment). Exhibit 6 to Ordinance No, 2011-35s Pierce county council Page 1 of 8 970 Te oaw w wnmsea4oz 1 DURATION: 2 3 This agreement shall become effective upon execution by 60 percent of the jurisdictions 4 in Pierce County, representing 75 percent of the total Pierce County population as 5 designated by the State Office of Financial Management at the time of the proposed 6 ratification. This agreement will remain in effect until subsequently amended or 7 repealed as provided by the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. 8 9 SEVERABILITY: 10 11 If any of the provisions of this agreement are held illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the 12 remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. 13 14 FILING: 15 16 A copy of this agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of State, Washington 17 Department of Commerce, the Pierce County Auditor and each city and town clerk. 18 19 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by each member 20 jurisdiction as evidenced by the signature page affixed to this agreement. i i I �l i I i I� Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 2 of 8 930Tacomeme,WAm9B902 1 2 3 4 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT 5 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE PIERCE COUNTY 7 COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES 8 i 9 10 Signature Page 11 12 13 The legislative body of the undersigned jurisdiction has authorized execution of 14 the Interlocal Agreement, Amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning I 15 Policies. 16 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF 18 19 This agreement has been executed 20 21 _ 22 _� / r ' a/ ACl 8 G[ fCti 23 ( a Ci n/County 24 25 BY: 26 (Mayor/E*eeufive) 27 NOV 21 2011 28 DATE: 29 3o Approved: 31 32 BY: 33 (Director/Manager/Chair of the Council) 34 I 35 Approved o or 36 37 BY: 38 _ (Cii _ ___rney/Prosecut 39 4o Appro ed: C 41 42 By: 43 :(Pierce ounty xecutive) 44 45 46 Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council 930 T. ..z 3 of 8 7emme,WAm99402 1 Attachment 2 3 Proposcd Amendment a to the 5 Pierce County Countywide Planning g to 7 incorporate A New Candidate Regional Centcr i I I I i Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 4 of 8 9ID TexmeAnv1 m I N6 a,WA w 9990) Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 Centers 3 4 Centers are to be areas of concentrated employment and/or housing within UGAs which serve as the 5 hubs of transit and transportation systems. Centers and connecting corridors are integral to creating 6 compact urban development that conserves resources and creates additional transporlation,housing, 7 and shopping choices. Centers are an important pail of the regional strategy(VISION 2040) for 8 urban growth and are required to be addressed in the Countywide Planning Policies. Centers will 9 become focal points for growth within the county's UGA and will be areas where public investment 10 is directed. 11 12 Centers are to: 13 14 • be priority locations for accommodating growth; 15 • strengthen existing development patterns; 16 • promote housing opportunities close to employment; 17 • support development of an extensive multimodal transportation system which reduces 18 dependency on automobiles; 19 • reduce congestion and improve air quality; and 20 • maximize the benefit of public investment in infrastructure and services. 21 j 22 VISION 2040, the adopted regional growth strategy, identifies several centers as an integral feature 23 for accommodating residential and employment growth. The strategy describes Regional Growth 24 Centers,and other centers that may be designated through countywide processes or locally 25 Regional Growth Centers once regionally designated are located either in Metropolitan Cities,or in 26 Core Cities. VISION 2040 also identifies Manufacturing/Industrial Centers,which consist 27 primarily of manufacturing and industrial uses. Pierce County has five Regional Growth Centers 28 and two Manufacturing/Industrial Centers that have been adapted into the regional growth strategy. 29 Pierce County Regional Growth Centers are located in Tacoma, which is a Metropolitan City,and 30 in Lakewood and Puyallup, which are Core Cities. 31 32 Regional Growth Centers in the Metropolitan City 33 Tacoma Central Business District 34 Tacoma Mall 35 36 Regional Growth Centers in Core Cities 37 Lakewood 38 Puyallup Downtown 39 Puyallup South Hill 40 41 Currently there are no designated Couutywide Centers. 42 43 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers are areas where employee- or land-intensive uses will be located. 44 These centers differ front Regional Growth Centers in that they consist of an extensive land base 45 and the exclusion of non-manufacturing or nnanufacturing-supportive uses is an essential feature of 46 their character. These areas are characterized by a significant amount of manufacturing,industrial; Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 5 of 8 930T.,--- a� Am o4�B Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 and advanced technology employment uses. Large retail and non-related office uses are 2 discouraged. Other than caretakers' residences,housing is prohibited within 3 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers. However,these centers should be linked to high density housing 4 areas by an efficient multimodal transportation system. The efficiency of rail and overland freight 5 to markets is the critical element for mamnfactrsers and industries located in these centers, 6 7 The designated Manufacturing/Industrial Centers,within Pierce County are as follows: 8 9 Manufacturine/Industrial Centers 10 Frederickson 11 Poll of Tacoma 12 13 Within Pierce County,a limited number of additional centers may be designated through 14 amendment of the Countywide Planning Policies consistent with the process below. 15 16 Designated centers may vary substantially in the number of households and jobs they contain today. 17 The intent of the Countywide Planning Policies is that Regional Growth Centers become attractive 18 places to live and work,while supporting efficient public services such as transit and being 19 responsive to the local market forjobs and housing. 20 21 The Countywide Planning Policies establish target levels for housing and employment needed to 22 achieve the benefit of a center. Sonic centers will reach these levels over the next twenty years, 23 while for others the criteria set a path for growth over a longer term,providing capacity to 24 accommodate growth beyond the twenty year horizon. 25 i 26 County-Level Centers Designation Process 27 The County and any municipality in the County that is planning to include a Metropolitan City 28 Center,Regional Growth Center,Countywide Center or Manufacturing/industrial Center within its 29 boundaries shall specifically define the area of such center within its comprehensive plan. The 30 comprehensive plan shall include policies aimed at focusing growth writhin the center and along 31 corridors consistent with the applicable criteria contained within the Countywide Planning Policies. 32 The County or municipality shall adopt regulations that reinforce the center's designation. 33 34 No more often than once ever),two years,the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC)shall invite 35 jurisdictions with centers already adopted in their comprehensive plan that seek to be designated as 36 centers in the Countywide Planning Policies to submit a request for such designation. Said request 37 shall be processed in accordance with established procedures for amending the Countywide 38 Planning Policies. 39 40 Each jurisdiction seeking to have a center designated in the Countywide Planning Policies shall 41 provide the PCRC with a report demonstrating that the proposed center meets the minimum criteria 42 for designation together with a statement and map describing the center, its consistency with the 43 applicable Countywide Planning Policies, and how adopted regulations will serve the center. 44 45 Transit services shall be defined in the broadest sense and shall include local and regional bus 46 service,rail where appropriate, vanpool,carpool,and other transportation demand measures 47 designed to reduce vehicle trips. Exhibit 8 to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 6 of 8 930Ta. Ave 5,Rm 10d6 9 Tocomo.wn 83402 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 The minimum designation criteria to establish a candidate center by type are as follows: 3 4 Metropolitan City Center 5 Area. up to 1-1/2 square miles in size; 6 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 7 Employment: a minimum of 25 employees per gross acre of non-residential lands with a 8 minimum of 15,000 employees; 9 Population: a minimum of ten households per gross acre; and 10 Transit: serve as a focal point for regional and local transit services. 11 12 Regional Growth Center 13 Area: up to 1-1/2 square miles in size; 14 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 15 Employment: a minimum of 2,000 employees; 16 Population: a minimum of seven households per gross acre;and 17 Transit: serve as a focal point for regional and local transit services. 16 19 Countywide Center 20 Area: up to one square mile in size; 21 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 22 Employment: a minimum of 1,000 employees; 23 Population: a minimum of 6 households per gross acre; and 24 Transit: serve as a focal point for local transit services. 25 26 Manufacturing/Industrial Center 27 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 28 Employment: a minimum of 7,500 jobs and/or 2,000 truck trips per day; and 29 Transportation: within one mile of a state or federal highway or national rail line, 30 31 The minimum criteria report and statement shall be reviewed by the Growth Management 32 Coordinating Committee(GMCC)for consistency with Countywide Planning Policies,the 33 Transportation Coordination Committee for consistency with transportation improvements plans of 34 WSDOT, and with Pierec Transit's comprehensive plan. The coordinating committees shall 35 provide joint recommendation to the PCRC. 36 37 Once included in the Countywide Plarming Policies, thejurisdiction where a center is located may 38 go on to seek regional designation of the center from the Puget Sound Regional Council(PSRC)in 39 accordance with its established criteria and process. 40 41 In order to be designated a Regional Growth Center the center should meet the regional criteria and 42 requirements including those in VISION 2040, the regional growth,economic and transportation 43 strategy as may be amended and designated by the Puget Sound Regional Council. 44 45 After county-level designation occurs within the Countywide Planning Policies and until regional- 46 level designation by the PSRC occurs the center shall be considered a"candidate"Regional Growth 47 Center. Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce county Council Page 7of8 930 T..sAre S,Rm 10d" T--- .YJA 9dG92 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean"language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 Each jurisdiction which designates a Regional Growth Center shall establish 20-year household and 3 employment growth targets for that Center. The expected range of targets will reflect the diversity 4 of the various centers and allow communities to effectively plan for needed services. The target 5 ranges not only set a policy for the level of growth envisioned for each center, but also for the 6 timing and funding of infrastructure improvements, Reaching the target ranges will require carefid 7 planning of public investment and providing incentives for private investments. 8 _ 9 (:candidate egional centers Have 6eefi`.ir chided:u5{o!t}ie CowityrvideTIan ,ng P e_ s..( ) o 10 the,candtdate=centers is a Regional Growth Centel and;( candidate i enters;are 11 Ivfariufachiriri' Indristrial Centers: 12 _ 13 Candidate-ReeionaLCenfers 14 Suniriei=Eacifi_c_:,-Candidate'Lidtistrial Manufactuii imCenter 15 16 (Vote there are tla•ee separate interlocal agreements that propose the designation of candidate 17 regional centers. Once these proposals have been ratified, the appropriate language shall replace 18 the blank spaces as depicted cis 19 20 I i �I I i I Exhibit B to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce county Council Page 8 of 8 93DTaraooma,wn ss«oz 1 Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 2011-35s 2 3 4 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT 5 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE PIERCE COUNTY 7 COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES 8 9 This agreement is entered into by and among the cities and towns of Pierce County and 10 Pierce County. This agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Interlocal 11 Cooperation Act of 1967, Chapter 39.34 RCW. This agreement has been authorized by 12 the legislative body of each jurisdiction pursuant to formal action and evidenced by 13 execution of the signature page of this agreement. 14 15 BACKGROUND: 16 17 A. The Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC) was created in 1992 by interlocal 18 agreement among the cities and towns of Pierce County and Pierce County. The 19 organization is charged with responsibilities, including: serving as a local link to 20 the Puget Sound Regional Council, promoting intergovernmental cooperation, 21 facilitating compliance with the coordination and consistency requirements of the 22 Growth Management Act (Chapter 36.70A RCW) and the Regional 23 Transportation Planning Organization (Chapter 47.80 RCW), and developing a 24 consensus among jurisdictions regarding the development and modification of 25 the Countywide Planning Policies. 26 27 B. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies provide for amendments to be 28 adopted through amendment of the original interlocal agreement or by a new 29 interlocal agreement. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies may be I 30 amended upon the adoption of amendments by the Pierce County Council and 31 ratification by 60 percent of the jurisdictions in Pierce County representing 75 32 percent of the total Pierce County population as designated by the State Office of 33 Financial Management at the time of the proposed ratification. 34 35 C. The amendment is based on an application from the City of Tacoma to the Pierce 36 County Regional Council for designation of a Candidate Regional 37 Industrial/Manufacturing Center in the Pierce County Countywide Planning 38 Policies. 39 4o D. The Pierce County Regional Council recommended adoption of the proposed 41 amendment on March 17, 2011. 42 43 PURPOSE: 44 45 This agreement is entered into by the cities and towns of Pierce County and Pierce 46 County for the purpose of ratifying and approving the attached amendment to the Pierce 47 County Countywide Planning Policies (Attachment). Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce county council Page 1 of 8 930 T.e, „ai'vA se<oi 1 DURATION: 2 3 This agreement shall become effective upon execution by 60 percent of the jurisdictions a in Pierce County, representing 75 percent of the total Pierce County population as 5 designated by the State Office of Financial Management at the time of the proposed 6 ratification. This agreement will remain in effect until subsequently amended or 7 repealed as provided by the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. 8 9 SEVERABILITY: 10 11 If any of the provisions of this agreement are held illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the 12 remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. 13 14 FILING- 15 16 A copy of this agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of State, Washington 17 Department of Commerce, the Pierce County Auditor and each city and town clerk. 18 19 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by each member 20 jurisdiction as evidenced by the signature page affixed to this agreement. i i i i I Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 2 of 8 930TamT wma,WA 9adoz i 1 2 3 4 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT 5 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE PIERCE COUNTY 7 COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES 8 9 � 10 Signature Page i 11 ; 12 13 The legislative body of the undersigned jurisdiction has authorized execution of 14 the Interlocal Agreement, Amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning 15 Policies. 16 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF 18 19 This agreement has been executed 20 /7' — 21 ( me Gt /T R/Squnty 22 --- ^ 23 BY: 24 (Mayor/ x&GUtiVe) 25 NOV 21 2011 26 DATE: 27 28 Approved: 29 30 BY: 31 (Director/Manager/Chair of the Council) 32 33 Approved as to Form: 34 35 BY: 35 (City Attorney/P ecutor) 37 36 A roved: 39 40 ey: 41 (Pierc unty Exec e) 42 43 44 Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County council Page 3 of 8 e30Te scam WA ee oz 1 Attachment 2 3 Proposed Amendment q to the 5 Pierce County Countywide Planning s to 7 Incorporate A New Candidate Regional Center I i i i I i I I : i ii �I Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page Pa A of8 930 TacomaAre5,Rm 1946 9 Taoma,WA 88902 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies.The"clean"language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 Centers 3 4 Centers are to be areas of concentrated employment and/or housing within UGAs which serve as the 5 hubs of transit and transportation systems. Centers and connecting corridors are integral to creating 6 compact urban development that conserves resources and creates additional transportation,housing, 7 and shopping choices. Centers are an important part of the regional strategy(VISION 2040)for 8 urban growth and are required to be addressed in the Countywide Planning Policies, Centers will 9 become focal pobrls for growth within the county's UGA and will be areas where public investment 10 is directed. 11 12 Centers are to: 13 14 • be priority locations for accommodating growth; 15 • strengthen existing development patterns; 16 • promote housing opportunities close to employment; 17 • support development of an extensive multimodal transportation system which reduces 18 dependency on automobiles; 19 • reduce congestion and improve air quality; and 20 • maximize the benefit of public investment in infrastructure and services. 21 22 VISION 2040,the adopted regional growth strategy, identifies several centers as an integral feahrre 23 for accommodating residential and employment growth. The strategy describes Regional Growth 24 Centers,and other centers that may be designated through countywide processes or locally. 25 Regional Growth Centers once regionally designated are located either in Metropolitan Cities, or in 26 Core Cities. VISION 2040 also identifies Manufacturing/Industrial Centers,which consist 27 primarily of manufacturing and industrial uses. Pierce County has five Regional Growth Centers 28 and two Manufacturing/Industrial Centers that have been adopted into the regional growth strategy 29 Pierce County Regional Growth Centers are located in Tacoma,which is a Metropolitan City,and 30 in Lakewood and Puyallup, which are Core Cities. 31 32 Regional Growth Centers in the Metropolitan City 33 Tacoma Central Business District 34 Tacoma Mall 35 36 Regional Growth Centers in Core Cities 37 Lakewood 38 Puyallup Downtown 39 Puyallup South Hill 40 41 Currently there are no designated Countywide Centers. 42 43 Manufacturing/Industrial. Centers are areas where employee-or land-intensive uses will be located. 44 These centers differ from Regional GroNth Centers in that they consist of an extensive land base 45 and the exclusion of non-manufacturing or manufacturing-supportive uses is an essential feature of 46 their character. These areas are characterized by a significant amount of manufacturing,industrial; Exhibit C to Ordinance No, 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 5 of 8 ' 0TaremaAVeS.Rm1o48 g Tacoma,WA BB402 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The "clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 and advanced technology employment uses. Large retail and non-related office uses are 2 discouraged. Other than caretakers' residences,housing is prohibited within 3 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers. However,these centers should be linked to high density housing 4 areas by an efficient multimodal transportation system. The efficiency of rail and overland freight 5 to markets is the critical element for manufacturers and industries located in these centers. 6 7 The designated Manufacturing/Industrial Centers,within Pierce County are as follows: 8 9 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers 10 Frederickson 11 Port of Tacoma 12 13 Within Pierce County, a limited number of additional centers may be designated through 14 amendment of the Countywide Plarming Policies consistent with the process below. 15 16 Designated centers may vary substantially in the number of households and jobs they contain today. 17 The intent of the Countywide Planning Policies is that Regional Growth Centers become attractive 18 places to live and work,while supporting efficient public services such as transit and being 19 responsive to the local market for jobs and housing. 20 21 The Countywide Planning Policies establish target levels for housing and employment needed to 22 achieve the benefit of a center. Sonic centers will reach these levels over the next twenty years, 23 while for others the criteria set a path for growth over a longer tent,providing capacity to 24 accommodate growth beyond the twenty year horizon. 25 26 County-Level Centers Designation Process 27 The County and any municipality in the County that is planning to include a Metropolitan City 28 Center,Regional Growth Center,Countywide Center or Manufacturing/Industrial Center within its 29 boundaries shall specifically define the area of such center within its comprehensive plan. The 30 comprehensive plan shall include policies aimed at focusing growth within the center and along 31 corridors consistent with the applicable criteria contained within the Countywide Planning Policies. 32 The County or municipality shall adopt regulations that reinforce the center's designation. 33 34 No more often than once every two years,the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC)shall invite 35 jurisdictions with centers already adopted in their comprehensive plan that seek to be designated as 36 centers in the Countywide Planning Policies to submit a request for such designation. Said request 37 shall be processed in accordance with established procedures for amending the Countywide 38 Planning Policies, 39 40 Each jurisdiction seeking to have a center designated in the Countywide Planning Policies shall 41 provide the PCRC with a report demonstrating that the proposed center meets the minimum criteria 42 for designation together with a statement and map describing the center,its consistency with the 43 applicable Countywide Planning Policies, and how adopted regulations will serve the center. 44 45 Transit services shall be defined in the broadest sense and shall include local and regional bus j 46 service,rail where appropriate, vanpool,cat-pool,and other transportation demand measures 47 designed to reduce vehicle trips. Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 6 of 8 930 TecoTeacama,WA 98402 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The "clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 The minimum designation criteria to establish a candidate center by type are as follows: 3 4 Metropolitan City Centel 5 Area: up to 1-1/2 square miles in size; 6 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 7 Employment: a minimum of 25 employees per gross acre of non-residential lands with a g minimum of 15,000 employees; 9 Population: a mininnun of ten households per gross acre; and 10 Transit: serve as a focal point for regional and local transit services. 11 ' 12 Regional Growth Center 13 Area: up to 1-1/2 square miles in size; 14 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 15 Employment: a minimum of 2,000 employees; 16 Population: a minimum of seven households per gross acre;and 17 Transit: serve as a focal point for regional and local transit services. 18 19 Countvwide Centel- 20 Area: up to one square mile in size; 21 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 22 Employment: a minimum of 1,000 emptoyccs; 23 Population: a minimum of 6 households per gross acre; and j 24 Transit: serve as a focal point for local transit services. 25 26 Manufacturing/Industrial Center 27 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 28 Employment: a minimum of 7,500 jobs and/or 2,000 truck trips per day; and 29 Transportation: within one mile of a state or federal highway or national rail line. 30 31 The minimum criteria report and statement shall be reviewed by the Growth Management 32 Coordinating Committee(GMCC)for consistency with Countywide Planning Policies,the 33 Transportation Coordination Committee for consistency with transportation improvements plans of 34 WSDOT' and with Pierce Transit's comprehensive plan. The coordinating committees shall 35 providejointieconmiendationto the PCRC. 36 37 Once included in the Countywide Planning Policies, the jurisdiction where a center is located may 38 go on to seek regional designation of the center from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)in 39 accordance with its established criteria and process. 40 41 In order to be designated a Regional Growth Center the center should meet the regional criteria and 42 requirements including those in VISION 2040,the regional growth, economic and transportation 43 strategy as may be amended and designated by the Puget Sound Regional Council. 44 45 After county-level designation occurs within the Countywide Planning Policies and until regional- 46 level designation by the PSRC occurs the center shall be considered a"candidate"Regional Growth 47 Center. Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council 9]U Ta Page 7 of 8 Taw....,. 9890] Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean"language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 Each jurisdiction which designates a Regional Growth Center shall establish 20-year household and 3 employment growth targets for that Center. The expected range of targets will reflect the diversity 4 of the various centers and allow communities to effectively plan for needed services. The target 5 ranges not only set a policy for the level of growth envisioned for each center,but also for the 6 timing and finding of intimstruchne improvements. Reaching the target ranges will require careftil 7 planning of public investment and providing incentives for private investments. 8 9 candidate re Tonal cepteis Have€been included=i i o tfie Countyw d Ply t-ng Pol ties.(U=of U �_ 10 the candidate.ceriters,is a RegtonahGiowth_Center and(U candidate enters 11 Manufacturing%Industrial[Centers. 12 s .. 13 Candidate RcRional:Canters 14 South=Tacoma-Candidate=IiidusfraUManufacturingCenter 15 16 (Note there are three separate inter•local agreements that propose the designation of candidate 17 regional centers. Once these proposals have been ratified, the appropriate language shall replace 18 the blank spaces as depicted as "( j 19 20 Exhibit C to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce county council Page 8 of 8 930TAM game wn eeaoz 1 Exhibit D to Ordinance No, 2011-35s 2 3 4 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT 5 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE PIERCE COUNTY 7 COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES 8 9 This agreement is entered into by and among the cities and towns of Pierce County and 10 Pierce County. This agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Interlocal 11 Cooperation Act of 1967, Chapter 39.34 RCW. This agreement has been authorized by 12 the legislative body of each jurisdiction pursuant to formal action and evidenced by 13 execution of the signature page of this agreement. 14 15 BACKGROUND: 16 17 A. The Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC) was created in 1992 by interlocal 18 agreement among the cities and towns of Pierce County and Pierce County. The 19 organization is charged with responsibilities, including: serving as a local link to 20 the Puget Sound Regional Council, promoting intergovernmental cooperation, 21 facilitating compliance with the coordination and consistency requirements of the 22 Growth Management Act (Chapter 36 70A RCW) and the Regional 23 Transportation Planning Organization (Chapter 47.80 RCW), and developing a i 24 consensus among jurisdictions regarding the development and modification of 25 the Countywide Planning Policies. j 26 27 B. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies provide for amendments to be 28 adopted through amendment of the original interlocal agreement or by a new 29 interlocal agreement. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies may be 30 amended upon the adoption of amendments by the Pierce County Council and 31 ratification by 60 percent of the jurisdictions in Pierce County representing 75 32 percent of the total Pierce County population as designated by the State Office of 33 Financial Management at the time of the proposed ratification. 34 35 C. The amendment is based on an application from the City of University Place to 36 the Pierce County Regional Council for designation of a Candidate Regional 37 Growth Center in the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. 38 39 D. The Pierce County Regional Council recommended adoption of the proposed 40 amendment on March 17, 2011. 41 42 PURPOSE: 43 44 This agreement is entered into by the cities and towns of Pierce County and Pierce 45 County for the purpose of ratifying and approving the attached amendment to the Pierce 46 County Countywide Planning Policies (Attachment). 47 Exhibit D to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 1 of 8 930 Ta 7---- nm oz 1 DURATION: 2 3 This agreement shall become effective upon execution by 60 percent of the jurisdictions 4 in Pierce County, representing 75 percent of the total Pierce County population as 5 designated by the State Office of Financial Management at the time of the proposed 6 ratification. This agreement will remain in effect until subsequently amended or 7 repealed as provided by the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. 8 9 SEVERABILITY- 10 11 If any of the provisions of this agreement are held illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the 12 remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. 13 14 FILING 15 16 A copy of this agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of State, Washington 17 Department of Commerce, the Pierce County Auditor and each city and town clerk. 18 19 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by each member 20 jurisdiction as evidenced by the signature page affixed to this agreement. I I i i i Exhibit D to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County council Page 2 of 8 930 TswT�;SV^m Dz 1 2 4 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT 5 6 AMENDMENTS TO THE PIERCE COUNTY i 7 COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES B � 9 ' 10 Signature Page ! 11 12 13 The legislative body of the undersigned jurisdiction has authorized execution of 14 the Interlocal Agreement, Amendments to the Pierce County Countywide Planning 15 Policies. 16 17 IN WITNESS WHEREOF 18 19 This agreement has been executed 20 21 GF BCileAi 22 (Nam /Coun 23 24 BY: — 25 (Mayor/15-meeutive) 26 27 DATE: NOV 21 2011 28 29 Approved: 30 31 BY: 32 (Director/Manager/Chair of the Council) 33 34 Approved rta Fo 35 36 BY: 37 (Cit orney/P u r) 38 39 Z!t2(p 40 41 42 erce C ty Executiv 43 44 45 Exhibit D to Ordinance No.2011-35s Ptefce County council Page 3 of 8 eaor.mwwAmae6vA M02 1 Attachment 2 3 Proposed Amendment 4 to the 5 Pierce County Countywide Planning 6 to 7 Incorporate A New Candidate Regional Center i I I I I i Exhibit D to Ordinance No. 2011-355 Pierce County Council Page 4 of 8 930 Ta aAVa 5.Rm rD46 9 Tacoma WA 98402 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean"language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 Centers 3 4 Centers are to be areas of concentrated employment and/or housing within UGAs which serve as the 5 hubs of transit and transportation systems. Centers and connecting corridors are integral to creating 6 compact urban development that conserves resources and creates additional transportation,housing, 7 and shopping choices. Centers are an important pall of the regional strategy(VISION 2040) for 8 urban growth and are required to be addressed in the Countywide Planning Policies. Centers will 9 become focal points for growth within the county's UGA and will be areas where public investment 10 is directed. 11 ' 12 Centers are to: I 13 14 • be priority locations for accommodating growth; 15 • strengthen existing development patterns; 16 • promote housing opportunities close to employment; 17 • support development of an extensive multinnodal transportation systenn which reduces 18 dependency on automobiles; 19 • reduce congestion and improve air quality;and 20 • maximize the benefit of public investment in infrastructure and services. 21 22 VISION 2040,the adopted regional growth strategy, identifies several centers as an integral feature _ 23 for accommodating residential and employment growth. The strategy describes Regional Growth 24 Centers,and other centers that may be designated through countywide processes or locally. 25 Regional Growth Centers once regionally designated are located either in Metropolitan Cities,or in 26 Core Cities. VISION 2040 also identifies Manufacturing/Industrial Centers, which consist 27 primarily of manufacturing and industrial uses. Pierce County has five Regional GroHth Centers I 28 and two Manufacturing/Industrial Centers that have been adopted into the regional growth strategy. 29 Pierce County Regional Growth Centers are located in Tacoma, which is a Metropolitan City, and 30 in Lakewood and Puyallup,which are Core Cities. 31 32 Regional Growth Centers in the Metropolitan City 33 Tacoma Central Business District 34 Tacoma Mall 35 36 Regional Growth Centers in Core Cities 37 Lakewood I 38 Puyallup Downtown 39 Puyallup South Hill 40 41 Currently there are no designated Countywide Centers. 42 43 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers are areas where employee-or land-intensive uses will be located. 44 These centers differ from Regional Growth Centers in that they consist of an extensive land base 45 and the exclusion of non-manufacturing or manufacturing-supportive uses is am essential feature of 46 their character. These areas are characterized by a significant amount of manufacturing,industrial, Exhibit D to Ordinance No 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 5 of 8 e3o To. WAm Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean"language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 and advanced technology employment uses. Large retail and non-related office uses are 2 discouraged. Other than caretakers'residences, housing is prohibited within 3 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers. However,these centers should be linked to high density housing 4 areas by an efficient multimodal transportation system. The efficiency of rail and overland freight 5 to markets is the critical element for manufacturers and industries located in these centers. 6 7 The designated Manufacturing/Industrial Centers,within Pierce County arc as follows: 8 9 Manufacturing/Industrial Centers 10 Frederickson 11 Port of Tacoma 12 13 Within Pierce County, a limited number of additional centers may be designated through 14 amendment of the Countywide Planning Policies consistent with the process below 15 16 Designated centers may vary substantially in the number of households and jobs they contain today. 17 The intent of the Countywide Planning Policies is that Regional Growth Centers become attractive 18 places to live and work,while supporting efficient public services such as transit and being 19 responsive to the local market forjobs and housing. 20 I 21 The Countywide Planning Policies establish target levels for housing and employment needed to 22 achieve the benefit of a center. Some centers will reach these levels over the next twenty years, 23 while for others the criteria set a path for growth over a longer term,providing capacity to 24 accommodate growth beyond the twenty year horizon. 25 26 County-Level Centers Designation Process 27 The County and any municipality in the County that is planning to include a Metropolitan City 28 Center,Regional Growth Center, Countywide Center or Manufacturing/Industrial Center witlun its 29 boundaries shall specifically define the area of such center within its comprehensive plan. The 30 comprehensive plan shall include policies aimed at focusing growth within the center and along 31 corridors consistent with the applicable criteria contained within the Countywide Planning Policies. 32 The County or municipality shall adopt regulations that reinforce the center's designation. 33 34 No more often than once every two years,the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC)shall invite 35 jurisdictions with centers already adopted in their comprehensive plan that seek to be designated as 36 centers in the Countywide Planning Policies to submit a request for such designation. Said request 37 shall be processed in accordance with established procedures for amending the Countywide 38 Planning Policies. 39 40 Each jurisdiction seeking to have a center designated in the Countywide Planning Policies shall 41 provide the PCRC with a report demonstrating that the proposed center meets the minimurn criteria 42 for designation together with a statement and map describing the center, its consistency with the 43 applicable Countywide Planning Policies,and how adopted regulations will serve the center. 44 45 Transit services shall be defined in the broadest sense and shall include local and regional bus 46 1 service,rail where appropriate,vanpool, carpool,and other transportation demand measures 47 designed to reduce vehicle trips. Exhibit D to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County council Page 6 of 8 9W T.W T., WAm984o1 Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies.The"clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 The minimum designation criteria to establish a candidate center by type are as follows: 3 4 Metropolitan City Center 5 Area: up to 1-1/2 square miles in size; 6 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 7 Employment: a minimum of 25 employees per gross acre of non-residential lands with a 8 minimum of 15,000 employees; 9 Population: a minimum of ten households per gross acre; and 10 Transit: serve as a focal point for regional and local transit services. 11 12 Regional Growth Center 13 Area: up to 1-1/2 square miles in size; 14 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 15 Employment: a minimum of 2,000 employees; 16 Population: a minimum of seven households per gross acre; and 17 Transit: serve as a focal point for regional and local transit services. 18 19 Countywide Center I 20 Area: up to one square mile in size; 21 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 22 Employment: a minimum of 1,000 employees; 23 Population: a minimum of 6 households per gross acre; and 24 Transit: serve as a focal point for local transit services. 25 26 Manufacturing/Industrial Center 27 Capital Facilities: served by sanitary sewers; 28 Employment: a minimum of 7,500jobs and/or 2,000 truck trips per day; and 29 Transportation: within one mile of a state or federal highway or national rail line. 30 31 The minimum criteria report and statement shall be reviewed by the Growth Management 32 Coordinating Committee(GMCC)for consistency with Countywide Plamring Policies,the 33 Transportation Coordination Committee for consistency with transportation improvements plans of 34 WSDOT,and with Pierce Transit's comprehensive plan. The coordinating committees shall 35 provide joint recommendation to the PCRC. 36 37 Once included in the Countywide Planning Policies,the jurisdiction where a center is located may 38 go on to seek regional designation of the center from the Puget Sound Regional Council(PSRC)in 39 accordance with its established criteria and process. 40 41 In order to be designated a Regional Growth Center the center should meet the regional criteria and 42 requirements including those in VISION 2040, the regional growth,economic and transportation 43 strategy as may be amended and designated by the Puget Sound Regional Council. 44 45 After county-level designation occurs within the Countywide Plamung Policies and until regional- 46 level designation by the PSRC occurs the center shall be considered a"candidate"Regional Growth 47 1 Center. Exhibit D to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 7 of 8 930 Tacoma Ave 5,nm 1046 9 Tewme.wn 9aaoz Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. The"clean" language below assumes the proposed VISION 2040 Consistency amendments are ratified. 1 2 Each jurisdiction which designates a Regional Growth Center shall establish 20-year household and 3 employment growth targets for that Center. The expected range of targets will reflect the diversity 4 of the various centers and allow communities to effectively plan for needed services. The target 5 ranges not only set a policy for the level of growth envisioned for each center,but also for the 6 timing and funding of infrastructure improvements. Reaching the target ranges will require careful 7 planning of public investment and providing incentives for private investments. 8 9 a candidte:'re iorial;cente g have'beeri peluded into,tlie Countywide Planning Policies: ( of 10 the-candidate centers�issa Regrohal Growth Center aiid_'C�carididatc-centeis are 11 �yJaripfacturing/Indu'strial Cepters, 12 13 Candidate'Regrdnal'Centers 14 Uriiv_ersil}Place;_`;Candidate Regional Growt}['C_entel 15 16 (Note there arc three separate inter•local agreements that propose the designation of candidate 17 regional centers. Once these proposals have been ratified the appropriate language shall replace 18 the blank spaces as depicted cis 19 20 i I I I I I I I i Exhibit D to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County Council Page 8 of 8 930 Taie��„a wnmeuaoi 1 Exhibit E to Ordinance No. 2011-35s 2 3 Findings of Fact 4 5 The Pierce County Council finds that: 6 7 1 The Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC) was created in 1992 by interlocal 8 agreement among the cities and towns of Pierce County and Pierce County, and 9 charged with responsibilities, including: serving as a local link to the Puget Sound 10 Regional Council, promoting intergovernmental cooperation, facilitating compliance 11 with the coordination and consistency requirements of the Growth Management Act 12 (Chapter 36.70A RCW) and the Regional Transportation Planning Organization 13 (Chapter 47.80 RCW), and developing a consensus among jurisdictions regarding the 14 development and modification of the Countywide Planning Policies. 15 16 2. The Growth Management Act required Pierce County to adopt a countywide planning 17 policy in cooperation with the cities and towns located within the County 18 19 3. The Countywide Planning Policies are to be used for establishing a countywide 20 framework from which the comprehensive plans for Pierce County and the cities and 21 towns within Pierce County are developed and adopted. 22 23 4. On June 30, 1992, the Pierce County Council passed Ordinance No. 92-74 adopting 24 the initial Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies. 25 _ 26 5. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies currently identify five Urban Centers 27 and two Manufacturing/Industrial Centers that have been adopted into the VISION 28 2040. 29 30 6. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies include minimum criteria for the 31 designation of new regional centers. 32 33 7. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies identifies a process for local 34 jurisdictions to submit applications for the designation of candidate regional centers. 35 36 8. If a proposal is ratified by Pierce County and its cities and towns, the local jurisdiction 37 may request the Puget Sound Regional Council to designate the appropriate center 38 within VISION 2040. 39 40 9. The Cities of Sumner and Pacific jointly applied for the designation of a candidate 41 Regional Industrial/Manufacturing Center. I 42 43 10. The City of Tacoma applied for the designation of a candidate Regional 44 Industrial/Manufacturing Center. 45 46 11. The City of University Place applied for the designation of candidate Regional Growth 47 Center, 48 49 12. The submitted applications are complete and consistent with the Pierce County 50 Countywide Planning Policies. 51 Exhibit E to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce county Council Page 1 of 2 ew 10 To,coma,WAmB84oz 1 13. The Pierce County Regional Council recommended approval of the proposals at its 21 March 17, 2011, meeting in three separate motions. 3 4 14. Local jurisdictions have the ability to ratify each of the three proposals independently 5 6 15. The Pierce County Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposals at 7 its May 24, 2011, meeting. 8 9 16. The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies include provisions addressing 10 procedures for amending the Countywide Planning Policies. 11 � 12 17 The Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies require amendments to the 13 Countywide Planning Policies to be adopted through an amendment of the original 14 Interlocal Agreement or by a new interlocal agreement. The amendment will become 15 effective when sixty percent (60%) of the cities, towns and County government 16 representing seventy-five percent (75%) of the total population as designated by the 17 State Office of Financial Management at the time of the proposed ratification become 18 signatories to the agreement. 19 20 18. Within Regional Industrial/Manufacturing Centers truck parking and staging areas are i 21 important. 22 23 19 The Cities of Sumner/Pacific and the City of Tacoma should consider how to best meet 24 the needs of truck parking and staging areas. 25 26 20. Potential solutions for truck parking and staging that should be considered may 27 include: public-private partnerships to develop a site for such use; additional 28 restrictions and enforcement of truck parking and travel in residential and commercial 29 areas; a more pro-active approach by industrial business owners to address the 30 problem; requirements for larger truck parking and staging areas on the industrial 31 sites; revisions to current zoning standards which prohibit the development of a truck j 32 stop in the interchange commercial area; and, potential use of transportation grant i 33 funding to address the need. i 34 35 21. The Community Development Committee of the County Council, after a properly 36 noticed public hearing, considered oral and written testimony and forwarded its 37 recommendation to the full Council. 38 39 22. The County Council held a public hearing on July19, 2011, where oral and written 40 testimony was considered. 41 42 23. It is in support of designating the three proposals as candidate regional centers. 43 44 24. It is in the public interest to authorize the Pierce County Executive to execute the 45 interlocal agreements. 46 Exhibit E to Ordinance No. 2011-35s Pierce County council Page 2 of 2 930 T.c.ma Ave 5,ftm tOd6 Tacoma,WA 98002