HomeMy WebLinkAbout4915 RESOLUTION NO. 4 9 1 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, RATIFYING THE AMENDMENTS TO
THE KING COUNTY COUNTYWIDE PLANNING
POLICIES FOR CONSISTENCY WITH VISION 2040
WHEREAS, on July 1, 1990, the Growth Management Act (the GMA) became
effective (Chapter 36 70A Revised Code of Washington); and
WHEREAS, under federal and state law, the Puget Sound Regional Council
(PSRC) has specific responsibilities for transportation and growth management
planning; and
WHEREAS, PSRC adopted VISION 2040 as the growth management,
environmental, economic, and transportation vision for the central Puget Sound region,
and
WHEREAS, VISION 2040 provides a common framework for the region's
Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Regional Economic Strategy, as well as
countywide planning policies and local comprehensive plans; and
WHEREAS, the King County Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) are adopted
in accordance with the state Growth Management Act, under 36 70A.210 RCW; and
WHEREAS, the CPPs establish a framework for guiding development in all King
County jurisdictions, and
WHEREAS, the City participated in the amendment process and helped develop
the proposed amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies through
participation in regional meetings through Sound Cities Association and the Inter-
jurisdictional Team; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the King County Countywide Planning
Policies were reviewed and recommended approval by the Growth Management
Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies must
be ratified by ordinance or resolution by at least 30 percent of the city and county
governments representing 70 percent of the population of King County; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan King County Council approved and ratified the
amendments on behalf of unincorporated King County and became effective on
December 13, 2012.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN
HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1 The amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies,
and renamed the 2012 King County Countywide Planning Policies as shown by
Attachment A to this resolution are hereby ratified by the City of Auburn.
Section 2. A certified copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Clerk of
the Metropolitan King County Council prior to March 4, 2013
Section 3. That the Mayor is authorized to implement such administrative
procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation.
Section 4. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon
passage and signatures hereon.
Dated and signed this \7- � day of Vct-,, «, 2013
CITY OF AUBURN
Resolution No. 4915
February 12, 2013
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PE R B. LEWIS
MAYOR
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Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
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December 22, 2012
The Honorable Pete Lewis
City of Auburn
25 West Main Street
Auburn, WA 98001-4998
Dear Mayor Lewis:
We are pleased to forward for your consideration and ratification the enclosed
amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies (CPP).
On December 3, 2012, the Metropolitan King County Council approved and
ratified the amendments on behalf of unincorporated King County The two
ordinances will become effective December 23, 2012. Copies of the King County
Council staff reports, ordinances and Growth Management Planning Council
motion are enclosed to assist you in your review of these amendments.
In accordance with the Countywide Planning Policies, FW-1, Step 9,
amendments become effective when ratified by ordinance or resolution by at
least 30 percent of the city and county governments representing 70 percent of
the population of King County according to the interlocal agreement. A city will
be deemed to have ratified the CPP and amendments unless, within 90 days of
adoption by King County, the city takes legislative action to disapprove the
amendments. Please note that the 90-day deadline for this amendment is
Monday, March 4, 2013.
If you adopt any legislation concerning this action, please send a copy of the
legislation by the close of business, Monday, March 4, 2013, to Anne Noris, Clerk
of the Council, Room 1200, King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle,
WA 98104
If you have any questions about the amendments or ratification process, please
contact Paul Reitenbach, Project/Program Manager IV, King Copnty Department
of Permitting and Environmental Review, at 206-477-0345, or Rick Bautista,
Metropolitan King County Council Staff, at 206-296-0329.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter
Sincerely,
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Larry Gossett, Chair Dow Constantine
Metropolitan King County Council King County Executive
Enclosures
Acc: King County City Planning Directors
Suburban Cities Association
John Starbard, Director, Department of Permitting and Environment Review
(DPER)
Paul Reitenbach, Project/Program Manager IV, DPER
Rick Bautista, Council Staff, Transportation, Environment and Economy
Committee (TREE)
KING COUNTY 1200 King County Courthouse
5 Third Avenue
Seattle,WA 98I04
Signature Report
King County
December 4, 2012
Ordinance 17486
Proposed No.2012-0282.3 Sponsors Phillips
1 AN ORDINANCE relating to adoption and ratification of
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2 the King County Countywide Planning Policies; adding a
3 new section to K.C.C. chapter 20.10,decodifying K.C.C.
4 20.10.010,K.C.C. 20.10.020,K.C.C.20.10.030, K.C.C.
5 20.10.040,K.C.C. 20.10.050,K.C.C. 20.10.065, K.C.C.
6 20.10.075 and K.C.C. 20.10.076 and repealing Ordinance
7 10450, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.10.060.
8 STATEMENT OF FACTS:
9 1. The Countywide Planning Policies ("CPPs") are adopted in accordance
10 with the state Growth Management Act,under 36.70A.210 RCW
11 2. The Growth Management Planning Council("GMPC")was formed in
12 1992 to guide the development of the CPPs. The GMPC is a
13 representative body of elected officials from King County, the city of
14 Seattle, the city of Bellevue and the Suburban Cities Association.
15 Representatives of the special districts serve as ex officio members.
16 3 The CPPs establish a framework for guiding development in all King
17 County jurisdictions.
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18 4 The CPPs are deemed adopted when ratified by King County and the
19 requisite number of cities and satisfying the required population
20 percentage.
21 5. The GMPC recommends CPP amendments to the King County council
22 for consideration, possible revision and ratification.
23 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY
24 SECTION 1. Findings:
25 A. On September 21, 2011, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted
26 Motion 11-1 approving the 2011 King County Countywide Planning Policies.
27 B. On March 31,2012,the school siting task force issued a final report.
28 C. On April 4, 2012, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion
29 12-1 adding land on the west bank of the Duwamish river to the city of Seattle Potential
30 Annexation Area,
31 D On June 6,2012,the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion
32 12-2 implementing the recommendations of the school siting task force by adding new
33 policies and the Report of the School Siting Task Force as Appendix 5 to the Countywide
34 Planning Policies.
35 E. On June 6, 2012,the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion
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36 12-3 adding a new housing chapter and revised housing appendix to the Countywide
37 Planning Policies.
38 F On June 6, 2012, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted Motion
39 12-4 adding land on the west side of 216th Ave SE to the city of Black Diamond
40 Potential Annexation Area.
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41 G. Attachment A to this ordinance incorporates Motions 11-1, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3
42 and 12-4 into the 2012 King County Countywide Planning Policies,
43 SECTION 2. The amendments to the King County Countywide Planning
44 Policies,and renamed the 2012 King County Planning Policies, as shown in Attachment
45 A to this ordinance,are hereby adopted and ratified on behalf of the population of
46 unincorporated King County
47 NEW SECTION. SECTION 3. There is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 20.10 a
48 new section to read as follows:
49 A. After the Growth Management Planning Council approves or amends the
50 Countywide Planning Policies, the executive,as its chair, shall timely transmit to the
51 King County council an ordinance adopting the Countywide Planning Policies or
52 amendments thereto.
53 B. The King County council shall refer the proposed ordinance transmitted by the
54 executive under subsection A. of this section to the committee on transportation,
55 economy and environment or its successor for review and consideration. If the King
56 County council recommends substantive revisions to the Countywide Planning Policies
57 or amendments approved by the Growth Management Planning Council, the King County
58 council may refer the proposed revisions to the Growth Management Planning Council
59 for its consideration and response.
60 C. Within ten days after the ordinance transmitted by the executive under
61 subsection A. of this section, as amended by the council, is effective, the clerk of the
62 King County council shall send the notice of enactment and the Countywide Planning
63 Policies and amendments to each city and town in King County for ratification as
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64 provided for in the Countywide Planning Policies. Each city and town must take action
65 to ratify or reject the proposed Countywide Planning Policies or amendments as approved
66 by the King County council within ninety days after the date the ordinance approving the
67 Countywide Planning Policies or amendments was enacted. Failure of a city or town to
68 take action and notify the clerk of the King County council within ninety days shall be
69 deemed to be approval by that city or town. The notice shall include the date by which
70 each city or town must respond with its response to ratify or reject the proposed
71 Countywide Planning Policies or amendments and where the response should be directed.
72 D. Countywide Planning Policies or amendments are ratified if approved by the
73 county, cities and towns representing at least seventy percent of the county's population
74 and thirty percent of the jurisdictions. For ratification purposes, King County is the
75 jurisdiction representing the population in the unincorporated areas of the county
76 E. Within ten days after the date for response established by the clerk of the King
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78 shall notify the executive, as chair of the Growth Management Planning Council,of the
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79 decision to ratify or not to ratify the Countywide Planning Policies or amendments.
80 SECTION 4. K.C.C. 20.10.010, K.C.C.20.10.020,K.C.C. 20.10.030,K.C.C.
81 20.10.040, K.C.C. 20.10.050,K.C.C. 20.10.065, K.C.C. 20.10.075 and K.C.C. 20.10.076
82 are each hereby decodified.
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83 SECTION 5. Ordinance 10450, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.10.060 are
84 each hereby repealed. 1
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Ordinance 17486 was introduced on 8/20/2012 and passed as amended by the
Metropolitan King County Council on 12/3/2012, by the following vote:
Yes: 9 -Mr. Phillips,Mr. von Reichbauer, Mr. Gossett, Ms. Hague,
Ms. Patterson, Ms. Lambert,Mr. Ferguson,Mr Dunn and Mr.
McDermott
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KING COUNTY,WASHINGTON
/Larry Gossett,Chair r
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Dow Constantine,County Executive
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VISION 2040 STATEMENT
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VISION&FRAMEWORK.
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Vision for King County 2030
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Framework.
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Framework Policies
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ENVIRONMENT
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Environmental Sustainability
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Earth and Habitat.
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Flood Hazards.
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Water Resources.
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Air Quality and Climate Change
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DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS.
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Urban Growth Area
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Urban Lands
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Growth Targets.
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Review and Evaluation Program
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Joint Planning and Annexation
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Centers.
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Urban Centers.
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Manufacturing/Industrial Centers.
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Local Centers.
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Urban Design and Historic Preservation
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Rural Area and Resource Lands
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Rural Area
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Resource Lands.
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Housing Inventory and Needs Analysis. .32
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TRANSPORTATION 40
Supporting Growth 40
Mobility 42
System Operations. 43
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES 45
Urban and Rural Levels of Service. 45
Collaboration Among Jurisdictions 45
Utilities 46
Water Supply 46
Sewage Treatment and Disposal. 47
Solid Waste. 47
Energy 48
Telecommunications. 48
Human mid Community Services 48
Siting Public Capital Facilities 49
APPENDIX 1. LAND USE MAP .50
APPENDIX 2: POTENTIAL ANNEXATION AREAS MAI' .51
APPENDIX 3: URBAN SEPARATORS MAPS •52
APPENDIX 4: HOUSING TECHNICAL APPENDIX .55
APPENDIX 5: KING COUNTY SCHOOL SITING TASK FORCE REPORT. .59
GLOSSARY .61
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VISION 2040 STATEMENT
The 2012 King county Countywide Planning Policies were prepared to address changes to the
Growth Management Act,take into account the passage of 20 years since their initial adoption,
and to specifically reflect the regional direction established in VISION 2040.
Vision 2040 is the product of the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC),an association of cities,
towns, counties, ports,tribes, and state agencies that serves as a forum for developing policies
and making decisions about regional growth management,environmental,economic,and
transportation issues in the four-county central Puget Sound region of Washington state (King,
Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties). Vision 2040's Regional Growth Strategy outlines how
the four-county Puget Sound region should plan for additional population and employment
growth.
As made clear in the Regional Growth Strategy, all jurisdictions in King County have a role in
accommodating growth, using sustainable and environmentally responsible development
practices. The 2012 King County Countywide Planning Policies support this strategy and
provide direction at the county and jurisdiction level with appropriate specificity and detail
needed to guide consistent and useable local comprehensive plans and regulations.
While VISION 2040 is consistent with the overall growth management strategy of the 1992 King
County Countywide Planning Policies, restructuring the Countywide Planning Policies—into the
six chapters of Environment, Development Patterns, Housing, Economy,Transportation, and
Public Facilities and Services—was done to match the structure of VISION 2040.
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VISION & FRAMEWORK
Vision for Kind County 2030
It is the year 2030 and our county has changed significantly in the roughly 40 years that have
elapsed since the first Countywide Planning Policies were adopted in 1992. In many ways this is
a result of the successful public-private partnership that has supported a diversified,
sustainable regional economy and has managed and accommodated growth while maintaining
the quality of life and the natural environment throughout King County
King County in 2030 Is characterized by
• Protected Critical Areas. Effective stewardship of the environment has preserved
and protected the critical areas in the County,including wetlands,aquifer recharge
areas,and fish and wildlife conservation areas.
These critical areas continue to provide beneficial functions and values for
reducing flooding, protecting water quality, supporting biodiversity, and
enriching our quality of life for future generations as the as the region's
population continues to grow
• Viable Rural Area.The Rural Area,established in 1992, is permanently protected
with a clear boundary between Rural and Urban Areas.
The successful protection of these lands is due in large part to continued
innovation within the Urban Growth Area to create new ways to use land
efficiently and sustainably In this way, there is minimal pressure to convert rural
lands.The Rural Area is a viable option for those seeking a lifestyle contrast to j
the Urban Growth Area. The pressure to urbanize the Rural Area has also been
lessened by market pressures to use the land for agriculture.
• Bountiful Agricultural Areas and Productive Forest Lands.
More people are farming and a greater number of residents are benefiting from p
King County agricultural products, which can be purchased through a network of
farmers markets and farm stands throughout the county Since 2010,the
increase in productive farming in the Agricultural Production District and in the
Rural Area has accelerated as more residents seek locally grown food.Thriving °
markets now exist throughout the county for these products.The forests of the Z
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scale commercial forestry prevalent in the eastern half of the county
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Development activity is focused on redevelopment to create vibrant
neighborhoods where residents can walk, bicycle or use public transit for most of
their needs. improvements to the infrastructure now focus on maintaining
existing capacity as opposed to extending the infrastructure into previously
unserved areas. Because of the innovations developed in public and private
partnerships, there is still ample capacity to accommodate the planned
population and employment growth targets within the Urban Growth Area.
Much of the growth in employment and new housing occurs In the Urban Centers.These
centers successfully provide a mixture of living,working,cultural, and recreational activities for
all members of the community All the centers are linked together by a high-capacity transit
system, including light rail and high capacity bus transit. Transit stations and hubs are within
walking distance to all parts of the center and the high capacity transit system facilitates people
moving easily from one center to another Within the collection of Urban Centers there is
balance between jobs and housing. Each center has developed its own successful urban
character and all are noted for their livability,vibrancy, healthy environment, design,and
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Smaller concentrations of businesses are distributed throughout the Urban Growth Area to
provide goods and services to surrounding residential areas. Most residents are within walking
distance of commercial areas,fostering a healthy community through physical exercise and a
sense of neighborhood. Local transit systems provide convenient connections to the Urban
Centers and elsewhere within the Urban Growth Area.
Manufacturing/ Industrial Centers continue to thrive and function as important hubs of the
regional economy These areas too are well served by transportation systems that emphasize
the efficient movement of people,goods and information to and within Manufacturing/
Industrial Centers as well as connecting to other regions.
The entire Urban Growth Area is characterized by superior urban design with an open space
network that defines and separates,yet links,the various jurisdictions and central places,
Countywide and regional facilities have been equitably dispersed—located where needed,sited x
unobtrusively—and have provided appropriate Incentives and amenities to the surrounding 3
neighborhoods.
Rural Cities have created unique urban environments within the Rural Area and provide
commercial services and employment opportunities for their residents.These include retail,
business, educational and social services for residents both of cities and the surrounding Rural
Area while protecting and supporting the surrounding Rural Area and Resource Lands. O
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needed regional facilities while local resources focus on funding local and neighborhood a
facilities.The sharing of resources to accomplish common goals is done so that the regional
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The economy is vibrant,vital, and sustainable,and emphasizes diversity in the range of goods
and information produced and the services provided. Regional cooperation has focused on
economic development activities that have retained and expanded key industries such as
aerospace,software, and biotechnology while using the resources of the region to attract new
business clusters such as in renewable energy Businesses continue to locate in our county
because of the high quality of life;the preservation of the natural environment;the emphasis
on providing a superior education; the predictability brought about by the management of
growth and the effectiveness of public private partnerships supporting these attributes.
Housing opportunities for all incomes and lifestyles exist throughout the county and with the
balanced transportation system access to employment is convenient and reliable. Innovation in
the development of a diverse range of housing types has been fundamental in accommodating
population growth.The diversity of housing types has allowed residents to stay within their
community as their housing needs change.
King County communities are extraordinarily diverse culturally and this has been embraced and
celebrated by the residents of King County The needs of residents are attended to by a social
service system that emphasizes prevention but stands ready to respond to direct needs as well.
There is a sense of social equity within our communities and all share equitably in the
distribution of and access to parks, open space, and vibrant neighborhood centers.
The Urban Growth Area is completely located within cities,which are the primary providers of
urban services.Where appropriate,sub-regional consortia have been created for certain
services,and King County government is recognized as a significant provider of regional services
as well as the coordinator of local services to the Rural Area and Resource Lands.
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Residents and businesses have recognized that,over time,through clear and reasonable
timelines and financing commitments, issues will be addressed. Residents and businesses trust
in their local governments because the plans and promises made to manage growth starting in
1992 have been followed.Change is accepted and proceeds in an orderly fashion based on the
locally adopted and embraced growth management plans. x
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The year 1991 was one of tremendous change for the management of growth in King County u
and this environment of change gave rise to the distinctive character of the 1992 Countywide Z
Planning Policies.While the Countywide Planning Policies have been amended periodically to p
address specific issues or revisions required by the Growth Management Act, the first thorough 4
update of the Countywide Planning Policies was completed in 2012 to ensure that the
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and changes that had occurred in the previous twenty years within King County In addition for
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include countywide direction on three new policy areas: climate change, healthy communities
and social equity Understanding the history of the 1992 policies is important in order to
establish the context for the revised policies.
in 1991 five major conditions gave rise to the first Countywide Planning Policies and the process
used in their development and adoption:
1. In 1985,the King County council adopted a Comprehensive Plan that for the
first time established a clear boundary between Urban and Rural Areas and set
forth standards to delineate a clear development character for each.
2. In 1991,the adoption of the Growth Management Act transformed the way
that local jurisdictions looked at land use planning as well as how they
interacted with neighboring jurisdictions.
A fundamental requirement of the Growth Management Act was
coordination between a shared countywide vision on how growth would be
planned for and accommodated and how this would be implemented by local
jurisdictions. In 1991,the Growth Management Act was amended to include
the requirement that Countywide Planning Policies be adopted to describe
this vision and how these relationships would be created.These provisions
gave rise to the creation of the Growth Management Planning Council—an
advisory group of elected officials from jurisdictions throughout the county
charged with overseeing the preparation of the Countywide Planning Policies.
Since the Growth Management Act was new and many jurisdictions had not
created a comprehensive plan before,the Countywide Planning Policies
became a guide for jurisdictions to follow in complying with the Growth
Management Act in areas as diverse as critical area regulation to local growth
targets.
3. In 1991,the Puget Sound Council of Governments was dissolved and replaced
with the Puget Sound Regional Council that Initially had significantly reduced
responsibilities for regional land use planning and coordination.
Without an effective regional body for land use planning,It was necessary for p
the Puget Sound counties to identify their own process and organization for
developing the Countywide Planning Policies. In the case of King County, this
was the Growth Management Planning Council. Subsequently, as its
responsibilities were expanded over time,the Puget Sound Regional Council
developed VISION 2040, the multi-county vision and planning policies that set Z
the structure for these revised Countywide Planning Policies.
4. By 1991,the Suburban Cities Association had changed from a loose coalition of
cities outside of Seattle to a formal organization with the ability to represent
constituent jurisdictions in regional forums.
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S. Prior to the development of the Countywide Planning Policies, King County and
METRO attempted and failed to win electoral support for merger
This defeat left jurisdictions with concerns about the relationship between
city and county governments, and further confusion about the roles of
governments in the Urban Growth Area.
Because of these conditions and the environment they fostered,jurisdictions in King County
decided to go further than just meeting the specific statutory requirements for such policies.
The 1992 King County Countywide Planning Policies provided direction for many issues related
to growth management and established a policy structure for subsequent issue resolution.
Since their adoption, many of the initial Countywide Planning Policies have been codified into
local regulations or carried out in regional or statewide arenas and no longer need to be
included in them.Through amendments to the King County Charter and interlocal agreements,
the relationship between county and city governments has been clearly defined and
annexations and incorporations have brought most of the unincorporated urban area into the
cities.
Other key actions that were required by the 1992 Countywide Planning Policies along with their
current status are described below,
• Complete a fiscal and environmental review of the 1992 Countywide Planning
Policies—completed and adopted in 1994,
• Establish housing and employment targets for each jurisdiction—completed in 1994
and periodically updated pursuant to the Countywide Planning Policies;
• Adopt local comprehensive plans pursuant to the Growth Management Act and
Countywide Planning Policies—each jurisdiction within King County has an adopted
plan that is periodically updated;
• Develop land use capacity and urban density evaluation program—developed and
then superseded by the King County Buildable Lands Program as required by the
Growth Management Act;
• Develop a growth management monitoring program —King County Benchmarks
program established in 1994 and annually updated as described in policy G-2;and 0 0
• Evaluate the need to change the Urban Growth Boundary and work to maintain a
permanent Rural Area—established in 1994 and periodically reviewed as described
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Amendments. While much has been accomplished,the Countywide Planning Policies were
never intended to be static and will require amendment over time to reflect changed
conditions.While the formal policy development is done by the Growth Management Planning
Council, ideas for new policies begin in a variety of areas including individual jurisdictions. Policy
G-1 below describes the process for amending the Countywide Planning Policies:
G- 1 Maintain the currency of the Countywide Planning Policies through periodic review and
amendment. Initiate and review all amendments at the Growth Management Planning Council
through the process described below,
a) Only the Growth Management Planning Council may propose amendments to the
Countywide Planning Policies except for amendments to the Urban Growth Area
that may also be proposed by King County in accordance with policies DP-15 and DP-
16;
b) Growth Management Planning Council recommends amendments to the King
County Council for consideration, possible revision,and approval; proposed
revisions by the King County Council that are of a substantive nature may be sent to
the Growth Management Planning Council for their consideration and revised
recommendation based on the proposed revision;
c) A majority vote of the King County Council both constitutes approval of the
amendments and ratification on behalf of the residents of Unincorporated King
County.,
d) After approval and ratification by the King County Council,amendments are
forwarded to each city and town for ratification. Amendments cannot be modified
during the city ratification process;and
e) Amendments must be ratified within 90 days of King County approval and require
affirmation by the county and cities and towns representing at least 70 percent of
the county population and 30 percent of those jurisdictions. Ratification is either by
an affirmative vote of the city's or town's council or by no action being taken within
the ratification period.
Monitoring. Periodically evaluating the effectiveness of the Countywide Planning Policies is key O
to continuing their value to the region and local jurisdictions.In 1994 King County and cities
established the current Benchmarks program to monitor and evaluate key regional indicators.
G-2 Monitor and benchmark the progress of the Countywide Planning Policies towards r,
achieving the Regional Growth Strategy inclusive of the environment, development patterns, .14
housing, the economy,transportation and the provision of public services. Identify corrective ZO
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Investment. Key to ensuring the success of the Countywide Planning Policies is investment in
regional infrastructure and programs. Balancing the use of limited available funds between
regional and local needs is extremely complex. C)
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G-3 Work collaboratively to identify and seek regional,state, and federal funding sources to
invest in infrastructure, strategies, and programs to enable the full implementation of the
Countywide Planning Policies. Balance needed regional investments with local needs when
making funding determinations.
Consistency. The Countywide Planning Policies provide a common framework for local planning
and each jurisdiction is required to update its comprehensive plans to be consistent with the
Countywide Planning Policies. The full body of the Countywide Planning Policies is to be
considered for decision-making.
G-4 Adopt comprehensive plans that are consistent with the Countywide Planning Policies as
required by the Growth Management Act.
ENVIRONMENT
Overarching Goal: The quality of the natural environment in King County is restored and
protected for future generations.
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Local governments have a key role in shaping sustainable communities by integrating
sustainable development and business practices with ecological,social, and economic concerns.
Local governments also play a pivotal role in ensuring environmental justice by addressing
environmental impacts on minority and low-income populations and by pursuing fairness in the
application of policies and regulations.
EN-1 Incorporate environmental protection and restoration efforts into local comprehensive
plans to ensure that the quality of the natural environment and its contributions to human
health and vitality are sustained now and for future generations.
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water quality, minimizing flooding and erosion, protecting habitat, and reducing greenhouse
gas emissions.
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• Physical or visual separation delineating growth boundaries or providing buffers
between incompatible uses;
• Active and passive outdoor recreation opportunities;
• Wildlife habitat and migration corridors that preserve and enhance ecosystem
resiliency in the face of urbanization and climate change;
• Preservation of ecologically sensitive,scenic or cultural resources;
• Urban green space, habitats, and ecosystems;
• Forest resources;and
• Food production potential.
EN-5 Identify and mitigate unavoidable negative impacts of public actions that
disproportionately affect people of color and low-income populations.
Earth and Habitat
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Healthy ecosystems and environments are vital to the sustainability of all plant and animal life,
including humans. Protection of biodiversity in all its forms and across all landscapes is critical
to continued prosperity and high quality of life in King County. The value of biodiversity to
sustaining long-term productivity and both economic and ecological benefits is evident in
fisheries, forestry, and agriculture. For ecosystems to be healthy and provide healthful benefits
to people, local governments must prevent negative human impacts and work to ensure that
this ecosystem remain diverse and productive over time. With the impending effects of climate
change, maintaining biodiversity becomes even more critical to the preservation and resilience
of resource-based activities and to many social and ecological systems. Protection of individual
species, including Chinook salmon,also plays an important role in sustaining biodiversity and
quality of life within the county Since 2000, local governments,citizens,tribes, conservation
districts, non-profit groups,and federal and state fisheries managers have cooperated to
develop and implement watershed-based salmon conservation plans, known as Water
Resource Inventory Area plans,to conserve and restore habitat for Chinook salmon today and
for future generations.
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especially where such areas and Impacts to them cross jurisdictional boundaries.
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Flooding is a natural process that affects human communities and natural environments in King
County Managing floodplain development and conserving aquatic habitats are the main
challenges for areas affected by flooding. The King County Flood Control District exists to
protect public health and safety, regional economic centers, public and private property and
transportation corridors. Local governments also have responsibility for flood control within
their boundaries.
EN-10 Coordinate and fund flood hazard management efforts through the King County Flood
Control District.
EN-11 Work cooperatively to meet regulatory standards for floodplain development as these
standards are updated for consistency with relevant federal requirements including those
related to the Endangered Species Act.
EN-12 Work cooperatively with the federal,state,and regional agencies and forums to develop
regional levee maintenance standards that ensure public safety and protect habitat.
Water Resources
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The flow and quality of water is impacted by water withdrawals, land development,stormwater
management, and climate change. Since surface and ground waters do not respect political
boundaries,cross-jurisdictional coordination of water is required to ensure its functions and
uses are protected and sustained. The Puget Sound Partnership was created by the
Washington State Legislature as the state agency with the responsibility for assuring the
preservation and recovery of Puget Sound and the freshwater systems flowing into the Sound.
King County plays a key role in these efforts because of its large population and its location in
Central Puget Sound.
EN-13 Collaborate with the Puget Sound Partnership to implement the Puget Sound Action
Agenda and to coordinate land use and transportation plans and actions for the benefit of
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minimize erosion and sedimentation, protect public health, reduce flood risks, and moderate `
peak storm water runoff rates. Work cooperatively among local, regional, state, national and a
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EN-15 Establish a multi-jurisdictional approach for funding and monitoring water quality,
quantity, biological conditions,and outcome measures and for improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of monitoring efforts.
Air quality and Climate Change
Greenhouse gas emissions are resulting in a changing and increasingly variable climate. King
County's snow-fed water supply is especially vulnerable to a changing climate. Additionally, the
patterns of storm events and river and stream flow patterns are changing and our shorelines
are susceptible to rising sea levels. Carbon dioxide reacts with seawater and reduces the
water's pH,threatening the food web in Puget Sound. While local governments can individually
work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, more significant emission reductions can only be
accomplished through countywide coordination of land use patterns and promotion of
transportation systems that provide practical alternatives to single occupancy vehicles.
Efficient energy consumption is both a mitigation and an adaptation strategy Local
governments can improve energy efficiency through the development of new infrastructure as
well as the maintenance and updating of existing infrastructure.
EN-16 Plan for land use patterns and transportation systems that minimize air pollution and
greenhouse gas emissions, including:
• Maintaining or exceeding existing standards for carbon monoxide, ozone,and
particulates;
• Directing growth to Urban Centers and other mixed use/high density locations that
support mass transit, encourage non-motorized modes of travel and reduce trip
lengths;
• Facilitating modes of travel other than single occupancy vehicles including transit,
walking, bicycling,and carpooling;
• Incorporating energy-saving strategies in infrastructure planning and design;
• Encouraging new development to use low emission construction practices,low or
zero net lifetime energy requirements and "green" building techniques;and
• Increasing the use of low emission vehicles,such as efficient electric-powered
vehicles.
EN-17 Establish a countywide greenhouse gas reduction target that meets or exceeds the
statewide reduction requirement that is stated as the 2050 goal of a 50 percent reduction a
below 1990 levels.
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by all King County jurisdictions to efficiently and effectively measure progress toward
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EN-19 Promote energy efficiency, conservation methods and sustainable energy sources to
support climate change reduction goals.
EN-20 Plan and implement land use, transportation, and building practices that will greatly
reduce consumption of fossil fuels.
EN-21 Formulate and implement climate change adaptation strategies that address the
impacts of climate change to public health and safety, the economy, public and private
infrastructure,water resources, and habitat.
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DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS
The policies in this chapter address the location, types, design and intensity of land uses that
are desired in King County and its cities.They guide implementation of the vision for physical
development within the county The policies also provide a framework for how to focus
improvements to transportation, public services,the environment, and affordable housing, as
well as how to incorporate concerns about climate change and public health into planning for
new growth. Development patterns policies are at the core of growth management efforts in
King County;they further the goals of VISION 2040, and recognize the variety of local
communities that will be taking action to achieve those goals.
overarching Goal:Growth in King County occurs in a compact, centers focused pattern that
uses land and infrastructure efficiently and that protects Rural and Resource Lands.
The Countywide Planning Policies designate land as Urban, Rural, or Resource.The Land Use
Map in Appendix 1 shows the Urban Growth Area boundary and Urban, Rural, and Resource
Lands within King County Further sections of this chapter provide more detailed descriptions
and guidance for planning within each of the three designations.
DP-1 All lands within King County are designated as:
• Urban land within the Urban Growth Area,where new growth is focused and
accommodated;
• Rural land,where farming, forestry, and other resource uses are protected,and very
low-density residential uses, and small-scale non-residential uses are allowed; or
• Resource land, where permanent regionally significant agricultural,forestry, and
mining lands are preserved.
Urban Growth Area
The Urban Growth Area encompasses all of the urban designated lands within King County
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with the Growth Management Act and VISION 2040, urban lands are intended to be the focus w
of future growth that is compact, includes a mix of uses, and is well-served by public p
infrastructure. Urban lands also include a network of open space where ongoing maintenance is
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through allocation of targets to local jurisdictions.The targets create an obligation to plan and
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Several additional elements in the Development Patterns chapter reinforce the vision and
targeted growth pattern for the Urban Growth Area. Procedures and criteria for amending the
Urban Growth Area boundary address a range of objectives and ensure that changes balance
the needs for land to accommodate growth with the overarching goal of preventing sprawl
within the county A review and evaluation program provides feedback for the county and cities
on the effectiveness of their efforts to accommodate and achieve the desired land use pattern.
Joint planning facilitates the transition of governance of the Urban Growth Area from the
county to cities, consistent with the Growth Management Act.
Urban form and development within the Urban Growth Area are important settings to provide
people with choices to engage in more physical activity,eat healthy food,and minimize
exposure to harmful environments and substances. In particular, the quality and safety of
walking and biking routes children use to reach school is known to affect their health.
Goal Statement: The Urban Growth Area accommodates growth consistent with the Regional
Growth Strategy and growth targets through land use patterns and practices that create
vibrant, healthy, and sustainable communities.
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DP-2 Promote a pattern of compact development within the Urban Growth Area that includes
housing at a range of urban densities,commercial and industrial development,and other urban
facilities,including medical,governmental, institutional,and educational uses and parks and
open space.The Urban Growth Area will include a mix of uses that are convenient to and
support public transportation in order to reduce reliance on single occupancy vehicle travel for
most daily activities.
DP-3 Efficiently develop and use residential,commercial,and manufacturing land in the Urban m
Growth Area to create healthy and vibrant urban communities with a full range of urban
services,and to protect the long-term viability of the Rural Area and Resource Lands. Promote
the efficient use of land within the Urban Growth Area by using methods such as:
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• Encouraging compact development with a mix of compatible residential,
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DP-S Decrease greenhouse gas emissions through land use strategies that promote a mix of
housing,employment, and services at densities sufficient to promote walking, bicycling,transit,
and other alternatives to auto travel.
DP-6 Plan for development patterns that promote public health by providing all residents with
opportunities for safe and convenient daily physical activity, social connectivity,and protection
from exposure to harmful substances and environments.
DP-7 Plan for development patterns that promote safe and healthy routes to and from public
schools.
DP-8 Increase access to healthy food in communities throughout the Urban Growth Area by
encouraging the location of healthy food purveyors,such as grocery stores and farmers
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DP-9 Designate Urban Separators as permanent low-density incorporated and unincorporated
areas within the Urban Growth Area. Urban Separators are intended to protect Resource Lands,
the Rural Area, and environmentally sensitive areas,and create open space and wildlife
corridors within and between communities while also providing public health, environmental,
visual, and recreational benefits. Changes to Urban Separators are made pursuant to the
Countywide Planning Policies amendment process described in policy G-1. Designated Urban
Separators within cities and unincorporated areas are shown in the Urban Separators Map in
Appendix 3.
DP 10 Discourage incompatible land uses from locating adjacent to general aviation airports
throughout the county
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unincorporated urban area in the county This allocation is predicated on: y
• Accommodating the most recent 20-year population projection from the state Office
of Financial Management and the most recent 20-year regional employment
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• Planning for a pattern of growth that is consistent with the Regional Growth 0
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the capacity of existing and planned infrastructure, including sewer and water
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• Promoting a land use pattern that can be served by a connected network of public
transportation services and facilities and pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and
amenities;
• Improving the jobs/housing balance within the region and the county;
• Promoting sufficient opportunities for housing and employment development
throughout the Urban Growth Area;
• Allocating growth to individual Potential Annexation Areas within the urban
unincorporated area proportionate to its share of unincorporated capacity for
housing and employment growth.
DP-12 GMPC shall:
• Update housing and employment targets periodically to provide jurisdictions with
up-to-date growth allocations to be incorporated In state-mandated comprehensive
plan updates;
• Adopt housing and employment growth targets in the Countywide Planning Policies
pursuant to the procedure described in policy G-1; and
• Adjust targets administratively upon annexation of unincorporated Potential
Annexation Areas by cities. Growth targets for the 2006-2031 planning period are
shown in table DP-1.
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DP-13 All jurisdictions shall plan to accommodate housing and employment targets. This
includes:
• Adopting comprehensive plans and zoning regulations that provide capacity for
residential,commercial, and industrial uses that is sufficient to meet 20-year growth
needs and is consistent with the desired growth pattern described in VISION 2040;
• Coordinating water, sewer,transportation and other infrastructure plans and
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targets as annexations occur
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The following policies guide the decision-making process by both the GMPC and King County
regarding proposals to expand the Urban Growth Area.
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DP-14 Review the Urban Growth Area at least every ten years. In this review consider
monitoring reports and other available data.As a result of this review, and based on the criteria
established in policies DP-15 and DP-16, King County may propose and then the Growth
Management Planning Council may recommend amendments to the Countywide Planning
Policies and King County Comprehensive Plan that make changes to the Urban Growth Area
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DP-15 Allow amendment of the Urban Growth Area only when the following steps have been
satisfied: '
a) The proposed expansion is under review by the County as part of an amendment
process of the King County Comprehensive Plan;
b) King County submits the proposal to the Growth Management Planning Council for
the purposes of review and recommendation to the King County Council on the
proposed amendment to the Urban Growth Area;
c) The King County Council approves or denies the proposed amendment;and
d) If approved by the King County Council, the proposed amendment is ratified by the
cities following the procedures set forth in policy G-1.
DP-16 Allow expansion of the Urban Growth Area only if at least one of the following criteria
is met:
a) A countywide analysis determines that the current Urban Growth Area is insufficient
in size and additional land is needed to accommodate the housing and employment
growth targets, including institutional and other non-residential uses,and there are
no other reasonable measures, such as increasing density or rezoning existing urban
land,that would avoid the need to expand the Urban Growth Area, or
b) A proposed expansion of the Urban Growth Area is accompanied by dedication of
permanent open space to the King County Open Space System, where the acreage of Fa
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2) is contiguous with the Urban Growth Area with at least a portion of the p
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contribute to the band of permanent open space along the edge of the Urban
Growth Area, or
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as a park in perpetuity or is park land that has been owned by a city since 1994 and
is less than thirty acres in size.
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DP-17 If expansion of the Urban Growth Area is warranted based on the criteria in DP-16(a)or
DP 16(b),add land to the Urban Growth Area only if it meets all of the following criteria:
a) Is adjacent to the existing Urban Growth Area and is no larger than necessary to
promote compact development that accommodates anticipated growth needs;
b) Can be efficiently provided with urban services and does not require supportive
facilities located in the Rural Area;
c) Follows topographical features that form natural boundaries, such as rivers and
ridge lines and does not extend beyond natural boundaries, such as watersheds,that
Impede the provision of urban services;
d) Is not currently designated as Resource Land;
e) Is sufficiently free of environmental constraints to be able to support urban
development without significant adverse environmental impacts,unless the area is
designated as an Urban Separator by interlocal agreement between King County and
the annexing city;and
f) is subject to an agreement between King County and the city or town adjacent to
the area that the area will be added to the city's Potential Annexation Area. Upon
ratification of the amendment,the Countywide Planning Policies will reflect both the
Urban Growth Area change and Potential Annexation Area change.
DP-18 Allow redesignation of Urban land currently within the Urban Growth Area to Rural land
outside of the Urban Growth Area if the land is not needed to accommodate projected urban
growth,is not served by public sewers,is contiguous with the Rural Area, and:
a) Is not characterized by urban development;
b) Is currently developed with a low density lot pattern that cannot be realistically
redeveloped at an urban density; or
c) Is characterized by environmentally sensitive areas making it inappropriate for
higher density development.
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requirements of the Growth Management Act.The purposes of the buildable lands program o
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residential, commercial, and industrial land uses;
• To evaluate the consistency of actual development densities with current
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DP-20 If necessary based on the findings of a periodic buildable lands evaluation report, adopt
reasonable measures,other than expansion of the Urban Growth Area, to increase land
capacity for housing and employment growth within the Urban Growth Area by making more
efficient use of urban land consistent with current plans and targets.
Joint Planning and Annexation
DP-21 Coordinate the preparation of comprehensive plans among adjacent and other affected
jurisdictions as a means to avoid or mitigate the potential cross-border impacts of urban I
development.
DP-22 Designate Potential Annexation Areas in city comprehensive plans and adopt them in
the Countywide Planning Policies. Ensure that Potential Annexation Areas do not overlap or
leave unincorporated urban islands between cities.
DP-23 Facilitate the annexation of unincorporated areas within the Urban Growth Area that
are already urbanized and are within a city's Potential Annexation Area in order to provide
urban services to those areas.Annexation is preferred over incorporation.
DP-24 Allow cities to annex territory only within their designated Potential Annexation Area as
shown in the Potential Annexation Areas Map in Appendix 2. Phase annexations to coincide
with the ability of cities to coordinate the provision of a full range of urban services to areas to
be annexed.
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overlapped prior to January 1, 2009,strive to establish alternative non-overlapping Potential
Annexation Area boundaries through a process of negotiation. Absent a negotiated resolution,
a city may file a Notice of Intent to Annex with the Boundary Review Board for King County for
territory within its designated portion of a Potential Annexation Area overlap as shown in the
Potential Annexation Areas Map in Appendix 2 and detailed in the city's comprehensive plan d
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a) The city proposing annexation has, at least 30 days prior to filing a Notice of Intent Z
to annex with the Boundary Review Board,contacted in writing the cities with the
PAA overlap and the county to provide notification of the city's intent to annex and
to request a meeting or formal mediation to discuss boundary alternatives, and; pad
b) The cities with the Potential Annexation Area overlap and the county have either, W
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within 60 days of receipt of the notice, or
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DP-26 Develop agreements between King County and cities with Potential Annexation Areas to
apply city-compatible development standards that will guide land development prior to
annexation.
DP-27 Evaluate proposals to annex or incorporate unincorporated land based on the following
criteria
a) Conformance with Countywide Planning Policies including the Urban Growth Area
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b) The ability of the annexing or incorporating jurisdiction to provide urban services at
standards equal to or better than the current service providers;and
c) Annexation or incorporation in a manner that will avoid creating unincorporated
islands of development.
DP-28 Resolve the issue of unincorporated road Islands within or between cities. Roadways
and shared streets within or between cities, but still under King County jurisdiction,should be
annexed by adjacent cities.
Centers
A centers strategy is the linchpin for King County to achieve the Regional Growth Strategy as
well as a range of other objectives, particularly providing a land use framework for an efficient
and effective regional transit system. Countywide designation of Urban Centers and local
designation of local centers provide for locations of mixed-use zoning, infrastructure,and
concentrations of services and amenities to accommodate both housing and employment
growth. Manufacturing/Industrial Centers preserve lands for family-wage jobs in basic
industries and trade and provide areas where that employment may grow in the future.
Goal Statement;King County grows in a manner that reinforces and expands upon a system of cn
existing and planned central places within which concentrated residential communities and
economic activities can flourish.
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locations meet the criteria in policies DP-31 and DP-32 and where the city's commitments will q
help ensure the success of the center Urban Centers will be limited in number and located on
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DP-31 Allow designation of new Urban Centers where the proposed Center,
a) Encompasses an area up to one and a half square miles;and
b) Has adopted zoning regulations and infrastructure plans that are adequate to
accommodate.
i) A minimum of 15,000 jobs within one-half mile of an existing or planned
high-capacity transit station;
ii) At a minimum, an average of 50 employees per gross acre within the Urban
Center;and
iii) At a minimum,an average of 15 housing units per gross acre within the
Urban Center
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for each Urban Center, and adopt policies to promote and maintain quality of life in the Center
through:
• A broad mix of land uses that foster both daytime and nighttime activities and
opportunities for social Interaction;
• A range of affordable and healthy housing choices;
• Historic preservation and adaptive reuse of historic places;
• Parks and public open spaces that are accessible and beneficial to all residents in the
Urban Center;
• Strategies to increase tree canopy within the Urban Center and incorporate low-
impact development measures to minimize stormwater runoff;
• Facilities to meet human service needs;
• Superior urban design which reflects the local community vision for compact urban
development;
• Pedestrian and bicycle mobility,transit use,and linkages between these modes;
• Planning for complete streets to provide safe and inviting access to multiple travel
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designated Manufacturing/Industrial Centers.
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DP-35 Adopt in city comprehensive plans a map and employment growth targets for each
Manufacturing/ Industrial Center and adopt policies and regulations for the Center to:
• Provide zoning and infrastructure adequate to accommodate a minimum of 10,000
jobs;
• Preserve and enhance sites that are appropriate for manufacturing or other
industrial uses;
• Strictly limit residential uses and discourage land uses that are not compatible with
manufacturing and industrial uses,such as by imposing low maximum size limits on
offices and retail uses that are not accessory to an industrial use;
• Facilitate the mobility of employees by transit and the movement of goods by truck,
rail,air or waterway, as appropriate;
• Provide for capital facility improvement projects which support the movement of
goods and manufacturing/industrial operations;
• Ensure that utilities are available to serve the center;
• Avoid conflicts with adjacent land uses to ensure the continued viability of the land
in the Manufacturing/Industrial Center for manufacturing and industrial activities;
and
• Attract and retain the types of businesses that will ensure economic growth and
stability.
DP-36 Minimize or mitigate potential health impacts of the activities in Manufacturing/
Industrial Centers on residential communities, schools, open space, and other public facilities.
DP-37 Designate additional Manufacturing/Industrial Centers in the Countywide Planning
Policies pursuant to the procedures described in policy G-1 based on nominations from cities
and after determining that:
a) the nominated locations meet the criteria set forth in policy DP-35 and the criteria
established by the Puget Sound Regional Council for Regional Manufacturing/
Industrial Centers;
b) the proposed center's location will promote a countywide system of Manufacturing/
Industrial Centers with the total number of centers representing a realistic growth
strategy for the county;and
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Urban Design and Historic Preservation
The countywide vision includes elements of urban design and form intended to integrate urban
development into existing built and natural environments in ways that enhance both the urban
and natural settings.These elements include high quality design,context sensitive infill and
redevelopment, historic preservation,and the interdependence of urban and rural and
agricultural lands and uses.
Goal statement: The built environment in both urban and rural settings achieves a high degree
of high quality design that recognizes and enhances, where appropriate, existing natural and
urban settings.
DP-39 Develop neighborhood planning and design processes that encourage infill
development, redevelopment, and reuse of existing buildings and that,where appropriate
based on local plans, enhance the existing community character and mix of uses.
DP-40 Promote a high quality of design and site planning in publicly-funded and private
development throughout the Urban Growth Area.
DP-41 Preserve significant historic, archeological,cultural,architectural, artistic, and
environmental features, especially where growth could place these resources at risk. Where
appropriate, designate individual features or areas for protection or restoration. Encourage
land use patterns and adopt regulations that protect historic resources and sustain historic
community character
DP-42 Design new developmentAo create and protect systems of green infrastructure,such as
urban forests, parks, green roofs, and natural drainage systems, in order to reduce climate-
altering pollution and increase resilience of communities to climate change impacts.
DP-43 Design communities, neighborhoods, and individual developments using techniques that
reduce heat absorption, particularly in Urban Centers.
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include Vashon Island in Puget Sound and the area just east of the Urban Growth Area all the a
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functions and is critical for salmon recovery The location of the Rural Area, between the Urban
Growth Area and designated Resource Lands, helps to protect commercial agriculture and
timber from incompatible uses. The Rural Area,outside of the Rural Cities, is to remain in
unincorporated King County and is to be provided with a rural level of service.
Rural Area
Goal Statement; The Rural Area provides a variety of landscapes, maintains diverse low density
communities, and supports rural economic activities based on sustainable stewardship of the
land.
DP-45 Limit growth in the Rural Area to prevent sprawl and the overburdening of rural
services, reduce the need for new rural infrastructure, maintain rural character,and protect the
natural environment.
DP-46 Limit residential development in the Rural Area to housing at low densities that are
compatible with rural character and comply with the following density guidelines:
a) One home per 20 acres where a pattern of large lots exists and to buffer Forest
Protection Districts and Agricultural Districts;
b) One home per 10 acres where the predominant lot size is less than 20 acres;or
c) One home per five acres where the predominant lot size is less than 10 acres.
d) Allow limited clustering within development sites to avoid development on
environmentally critical lands or on productive forest or agricultural lands, but not to
exceed the density guidelines cited in (a) through (c).
DP-47 Limit the extension of urban infrastructure improvements through the Rural Area to
only cases where it is necessary to serve the Urban Growth Area and where there are no other
feasible alignments. Such limited extensions may be considered only if land use controls are in
place to restrict uses appropriate for the Rural Area and only if access management controls are
in place to prohibit tie-ins to the extended facilities.
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seasonal and maximum clearing limits for vegetation, limits on the amount of impervious
surface,surface water management standards that preserve natural drainage systems,water
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Rural Area, unless the use is dependent upon a rural location. Such uses shall be of a size,scale,
and nature that is consistent with rural character
DP-51 Allow cities that own property in the Rural Area to enter into interlocal agreements with
King County to allow the cities to provide services to the properties they own as long as the
cities agree to not annex the property or serve it with sewers or any infrastructure at an urban
level of service.The use of the property must be consistent with the rural land use policies in
the Countywide Planning Policies and the King County Comprehensive Plan.
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agriculture,forestry, and mining,and are depicted in the Land Use Map in Appendix 1 as Forest
Product Districts,Agricultural Production Districts, and Mineral Resource Lands. The use and
designation of these lands are to be permanent, in accordance with the Growth Management
Act. King County has maintained this base of agriculture and forest lands despite the rapid
growth of the previous decades. The Resource Lands are to remain in unincorporated King
County but their benefit and significance is felt throughout the county into the cities. Within
cities,farmers markets are becoming important and sought after neighborhood amenities.
The forests of the Pacific Northwest are some of the most productive in the world and King
County has retained two-thirds of the county in forest cover Large scale forestry is a
traditional land use in the eastern half of King County and remains a significant contributor to
the rural economy. In addition, forests provide exceptional recreational opportunities,
including downhill and cross-country skiing, mountain biking, hiking,and backpacking.
Goal statement: Resource Lands are valuable assets of King County and are renowned for their
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critical area protection they provide. Limit the subdivision of land so that parcels remain large
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DP-56 Retain the Lower Green River Agricultural Production District as a regionally designated
resource that is to remain in unincorporated King County
DP-57 Discourage incompatible land uses adjacent to designated Resource Lands to prevent
interference with their continued use for the production of agricultural, mining, or forest
products.
DP-58 Support local production and processing of food to reduce the need for long distance
transport and to increase the reliability and security of local food. Promote activities and
infrastructure,such as farmers markets,farm worker housing and agricultural processing
facilities,that benefit both cities and farms by improving access to locally grown agricultural
products.
DP-59 Support institutional procurement policies that encourage purchases of locally grown
food products.
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service standards, and transfer or purchase of development rights to preserve Rural and
Resource Lands and focus urban development within the Urban Growth Area.
DP-62 Use transfer of development rights to shift potential development from the Rural Area
and Resource Lands into the Urban Growth Area,especially cities. Implement transfer of
development rights within King County through a partnership between the county and cities
that is designed to:
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• Preserve rural and resource lands of compelling interest countywide and to
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HOUSING
The Countywide Planning Policies provide a framework for all jurisdictions to plan for and
promote a range of affordable, accessible, and healthy housing choices for current and future
residents. Within King County,there is an unmet need for housing that is affordable for
households earning less than 80 percent of area median income (AMI). Households within this
category include low-wage workers in services and other industries; persons on fixed incomes
including manydisabled and elderly residents;and homeless individuals and families. A high
proportion of these households spend a greater percentage of their income on housing than is
typically considered appropriate. This is especially true for low and very low income
households earning 50 percent or less (low) and 30 percent or less (very-low)of area median
income. The county and all titles share in the responsibility to increase the supply of housing
that is affordable to these households.
While neither the county nor the cities can guarantee that a given number of units at a given
price level will exist, be preserved,or be produced during the planning period, establishing the
countywide need clarifies the scope of the effort for each jurisdiction. The type of policies and
strategies that are appropriate for a jurisdiction to consider will vary and will be based on its
analysis of housing. Some jurisdictions where the overall supply of affordable housing is
significantly less than their proportional share of the countywide need may need to undertake a
range of strategies addressing needs at multiple income levels, including strategies to create
new affordable housing. Other jurisdictions that currently have housing stock that is already
generally affordable may focus their efforts on preserving existing affordable housing through j
efforts such as maintenance and repair,and ensuring long-term affordability. It may also be
appropriate to focus efforts on the needs of specific demographic segments of the population.
The policies below recognize the significant countywide need for affordable housing to focus on
the strategies that can be taken both individually and in collaboration to meet the countywide
need. These policies envision cities and the county following a four step process
1. Conduct an inventory and analysis of housing needs and conditions;
2. Implement policies and strategies to address unmet needs;
3. Measure results;and
4. Respond to measurement with reassessment and adjustment of strategies.
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Overarching Goal. The housing needs of all economic and demographic groups are met within
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H-1 Address the countywide need for housing affordable to households with moderate, low
and very-low incomes, including those with special needs. The countywide need for housing by
percentage of Area Median Income (AMI) is:
50-80%of AMI (moderate) 16%of total housing supply
30-50% of AMI (low) 12%of total housing supply
30%and below AMI (very-low) 12% of total housing supply
H-2 Address the need for housing affordable to households at less than 30%AMI (very low
income), recognizing that this is where the greatest need exists,and addressing this need will
require funding, policies and collaborative actions by all jurisdictions working individually and
collectively
Housing Inventory and Needs Analysis
The Growth Management Act requires an inventory and analysis of existing and projected i
housing needs as part of each jurisdiction's comprehensive plan housing element. Assessing
local housing needs provides jurisdictions with information about the local housing supply,the
cost of housing, and the demographic and income levels of the community's households. This
information on current and future housing conditions provides the basis for the development of
effective housing policies and programs. While some cities may find that they meet the current
need for housing for some populations groups, the inventory and needs analysis will help
Identify those income levels and demographic segments of the population where there is the
greatest need. Further guidance on conducting a housing inventory and analysis is provided in
Appendix 4.
H-3 Conduct an inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs of all economic
and demographic segments of the population in each jurisdiction. The analysis and inventory
shall include:
a. Characteristics of the existing housing stock, including supply, affordability and
diversity of housing types;
b. Characteristics of populations, including projected growth and demographic change;
c. The housing needs of very-low, low,and moderate-income households; and
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techniques to advance the provision of affordable, healthy, sustainable, and safe housing for all
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of private for profit, non-profit and government entities, including substantial resources from
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ensure the countywide need is addressed and to respond to local conditions. Further detail on
the range of strategies for promoting housing supply and affordability is contained in Appendix
4.
Jobs-housing balance, addressed in H-9, is a concept that advocates an appropriate match
between the number of existing jobs and available housing supply within a geographic area.
Improving balance means adding more housing to job-rich areas and more jobs to housing-rich
areas.
H-4 Provide zoning capacity within each jurisdiction in the Urban Growth Area for a range of
housing types and densities, sufficient to accommodate each jurisdiction's overall housing
targets and,where applicable, housing growth targets in designated Urban Centers.
H-5 Adopt policies, strategies, actions and regulations at the local and countywide levels that
promote housing supply, affordability, and diversity, including those that address a significant
share of the countywide need for housing affordable to very-low, low, and moderate income
households.These strategies should address the following:
a. Overall supply and diversity of housing, including both rental and ownership;
b. Housing suitable for a range of household types and sizes;
c. Affordability to very-low, low, and moderate income households;
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f Housing supply, including affordable housing and special needs housing, within
Urban Centers and in other areas planned for concentrations of mixed land uses.
H-6 Preserve existing affordable housing units,where appropriate, including acquisition and
rehabilitation of housing for long-term affordability
H-7 Identify barriers to housing affordability and implement strategies to overcome them.
H-8 Tailor housing policies and strategies to local needs,conditions and opportunities,
recognizing the unique strengths and challenges of different cities and sub-regions.
H-9 Plan for housing that is accessible to major employment centers and affordable to the
workforce in them so people of all incomes can live near or within reasonable commuting
distance of their places of work. Encourage housing production at a level that improves the 0
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and investments and in proximity to transit hubs and corridors, such as through transit oriented
development and planning for mixed uses in transit station areas.
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H-12 Plan for residential neighborhoods that protect and promote the health and well-being of
residents by supporting active living and healthy eating and by reducing exposure to harmful
environments.
H-13 Promote fair housing and plan for communities that include residents with a range of
abilities,ages,races, incomes, and other diverse characteristics of the population of the county
Regional Cooperation
Housing affordability is important to regional economic vitality and sustainability Housing
markets do not respect jurisdictional boundaries. For these reasons, multijurisdictional efforts
for planning and adopting strategies to meet regional housing needs are an additional tool for
identifying and meeting the housing needs of households with moderate, low,and very-low
incomes. Collaborative efforts,supported by the work of Puget Sound Regional Council and
other agencies,contribute to producing and preserving affordable housing and coordinating
equitable, sustainable development in the county and region. Where individual cities lack
sufficient resources, collective efforts to fund or provide technical assistance for affordable
housing development and preservation,and for the creation of strategies and programs,can
help to meet the housing needs identified in comprehensive plans. Cities with similar housing
characteristics tend to be clustered geographically. Therefore,there are opportunities for
efficiencies and greater impact through interjurisdictional cooperation. Such efforts are
encouraged and can be a way to meet a jurisdiction's share of the countywide affordable
housing need.
H-14 Work cooperatively among jurisdictions to provide mutual support in meeting countywide
housing growth targets and affordable housing needs.
H-15 Collaborate in developing sub-regional and countywide housing resources and programs,
including funding, to provide affordable housing for very-low, low-, and moderate-income
households.
H-16 Work cooperatively with the Puget Sound Regional Council and other agencies to identify
ways to expand technical assistance to local jurisdictions in developing, implementing and
monitoring the success of strategies that promote affordable housing that meets changing
demographic needs. Collaborate in developing and implementing a housing strategy for the
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and creation of new programs, as well as market and other factors that are beyond local
government control. Further detail on monitoring procedures is contained in Appendix 4
H-17 Monitor housing supply, affordability, and diversity, including progress toward meeting a
significant share of the countywide need for affordable housing for very-low, low, and
moderate income households. Monitoring should encompass:
a. Number and type of new housing units;
b. Number of units lost to demolition, redevelopment,or conversion to non-residential
use;
c. Number of new units that are affordable to very-low, low-, and moderate-income
households;
d. Number of affordable units newly preserved and units acquired and rehabilitated
with a regulatory agreement for long-term affordability for very-low, low-,and
moderate-income households;
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h. Housing development and market trends in Urban Centers.
H-18 Review and amend, a minimum every five years,the countywide and local housing
policies and strategies,especially where monitoring indicates that adopted strategies are not
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ECONOMY
Overarching Goal.,People throughout King County have opportunities to prosper and enjoy a
high quality of life through economic growth and job creation.
The Countywide Planning Policies in the Economy Chapter support the economic growth and
sustainability of King County's economy A strong and healthy economy results in business
development,job creation, and investment in our communities.The Economy Chapter reflects
and supports the Regional Economic Strategy and VISION 2040's economic policies,which
emphasize the economic value of business,people, and place.
The Regional Economic Strategy is the region's comprehensive economic development strategy
and serves as the VISION 2040 economic functional plan. VISION 2040 integrates the Regional
Economic Strategy with growth management,transportation, and environmental objectives to:
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and quality of life; and
• promote the region's specific industry clusters:aerospace,clean technology,
information technology, life sciences, logistics and international trade,military, and
tourism.
Each local community will have an individual focus on economic development, while the
region's prosperity will benefit from coordination between local plans and the regional vision
that take Into account the county's and the region's overall plan for growth.
EC-1 Coordinate local and countywide economic policies and strategies with VISION 2040 and
the Regional Economic Strategy
EC-2 Support economic growth that accommodates employment growth targets(see table DP-
1)through local land use plans, infrastructure development,and implementation of economic
development strategies.
EC-3 Identify and support industry clusters and subclusters within King County that are
components of the Regional Economic Strategy or that may otherwise emerge as having
significance to King County's economy
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Business creation, retention, expansion, and recruitment are the foundations of a strong
economy The success of the economy in the county depends on opportunities for business
growth. Our communities play a significant role through local government actions,such as by
making regulations more predictable, by engaging in public-private partnerships, and by
nurturing a business-supportive culture.
These policies also seek to integrate the concept of healthy communities as part of the county's
economic objectives, by calling for support of the regional food economy, including production,
processing, wholesaling and distribution of the region's agricultural food and food products.
EC-5 Help businesses thrive through:
• Transparency, efficiency, and predictability of local regulations and policies;
• Communication and partnerships between businesses,government,schools, and
research institutions; and
• Government contracts with local businesses.
EC-6 Foster the retention and development of those businesses and industries that export their
goods and services outside the region.
EC-7 Promote an economic climate that is supportive of business formation, expansion, and
retention and emphasizes the importance of small businesses in creating jobs.
EC-8 Foster a broad range of public-private partnerships to Implement economic development
policies, programs and projects.
EC-9 Identify and support the retention of key regional and local assets to the economy, such
as major educational facilities, research institutions, health care facilities, manufacturing
facilities,and port facilities.
EC-10 Support the regional food economy including the production, processing,wholesaling,
and distribution of the region's agricultural food and food products to all King County
communities. Emphasize increasing access to those communities with limited presence of
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People, through their training, knowledge, skills, and cultural background,add value to the
region's economy Additionally, creating an economy that provides opportunities for all helps
alleviate problems of poverty and income disparity
EC-11 Work with schools and other institutions to increase graduation rates and sustain a
highly-educated and skilled local workforce. This includes aligning Job training and education
offerings that are consistent with the skill needs of the region's industry clusters. Identify
partnership and funding opportunities where appropriate.
EC-12 Celebrate the cultural diversity of local communities as a means to enhance the county's
global relationships.
EC-13 Address the historic disparity,in income and employment opportunities for economically
disadvantaged populations, including minorities and women, by committing resources to
human services; community development; housing;economic development; and public
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these centers will help provide the support needed to sustain the economy and provide greater
predictability to businesses about where capital improvements will be located. In addition to
making productive use of urban land,economic activity adds to the culture and vitality of our
local communities. Businesses create active,attractive places to live and visit,and make
significant contributions to the arts.The Rural Area and Resource Lands are important for their
contribution to the regional food network, mining,timber and craft industries,while Rural
Cities are important for providing services to and being the economic centers for the
surrounding Rural Area.
EC-14 Foster economic and employment growth in designated Urban Centers and
Manufacturing/ industrial Centers through local investments, planning,and financial policies.
EC-15 Make local investments to maintain and expand infrastructure and services that support
local and regional economic development strategies. Focus investment where it encourages
growth in designated centers and helps achieve employment targets.
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EC-16 Add to the vibrancy and sustainability of our communities and the health and well-being
of all people through safe and convenient access to local services, neighborhood-oriented
retail, purveyors of healthy food (e.g. grocery stores and farmers markets),and transportation
choices.
EC-17 Promote the natural environment as a key economic asset.Work cooperatively with
local businesses to protect and restore the natural environment in a manner that is efficient
and predictable and minimizes impacts on businesses.
EC-18 Maintain an adequate supply of land within the Urban Growth Area to support economic
development. Inventory, plan for,and monitor the land supply and development capacity for,
manufacturing/industrial, commercial and other employment uses that can accommodate the
amount and types of economic activity anticipated during the planning period.
EC-19 Support Manufacturing/Industrial Centers by adopting industrial siting policies that limit
the loss of industrial lands, maintain the region's economic diversity, and support family-wage
jobs. Prohibit or strictly limit non-supporting or incompatible activities that can interfere with
the retention or operation of industrial businesses, especially in Manufacturing/Industrial
Centers.
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EC-21 Encourage economic activity within Rural Cities that does not create adverse impacts to
the surrounding Rural Area and Resource Lands and will not create the need to provide urban
services and facilities to those areas.
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The Regional Growth Strategy identifies a network of walkable,compact, and transit-oriented
communities that are the focus of urban development,as well as industrial areas with major
employment concentrations. In the Countywide Planning Policies, these communities include
countywide designated Urban Centers and Manufacturing/Industrial Centers, and locally
designated local centers. An essential component of the Regional Growth Se a'ega is goods
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Into and among the various centers. Transportation system, in the context of this chapter, is
defined as a comprehensive, integrated network of travel modes (e.g. airplanes,automobiles,
bicycles, buses,feet,ferries,freighters,trains,trucks) and infrastructure (e.g. sidewalks,trails, j
streets,'arterials, highways,waterways, railways,airports)for the movement of people and
goods on a local, regional, national and global scale.
Goals and policies in this chapter build on the 1992 King County Countywide Planning Policies
and the Multicounty Planning Policies in VISION 2040. Policies are organized into three
sections:
• Supporting Growth—focusing on serving the region with a transportation system
that furthers the Regional Growth Strategy;
• Mobility—addressing the full range of travel modes necessary to move people and
goods efficiently within the region and beyond; and
• System Operations—encompassing the design, maintenance and operation of the
transportation system to provide for safety,efficiency, and sustainability
Overarching Goal:The region is well served by an integrated, multi-modal transportation
system that supports the regional vision for growth, efficiently moves people and goods, and is
environmentally and functionally sustainable over the long term.
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designed to attract. The policies in this section reinforce the critical relationship between
development patterns and transportation and they are intended to guide transportation
investments from all levels of government that effectively support local, county and regional
plans to accommodate growth. Policies in this section take a,multi-modal approach to serving
growth,with additional emphasis on transit and non-motorized modes to support planned
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Goal Statement:Local and regional development of the transportation system is consistent with
and furthers realization of the Regional Growth Strategy
T-1 Work cooperatively with the Puget Sound Regional Council, the state, and other relevant
agencies to finance and develop a multi-modal transportation system that enhances regional
mobility and reinforces the countywide vision for managing growth. Use VISION 2040 and
Transportation 2040 as the policy and funding framework for creating a system of Urban
Centers and Manufacturing/Industrial Centers linked by high-capacity transit, bus transit and
an interconnected system of freeways and high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
T-2 Avoid construction of major roads and capacity expansion on existing roads in the Rural
Area and Resource Lands. Where increased roadway capacity is warranted to support safe and
efficient travel through the Rural Area, appropriate rural development regulations and effective
access management should be in place prior to authorizing such capacity expansion in order to
make more efficient use of existing roadway capacity and prevent unplanned growth in the
Rural Area.
T-3 Increase the share of trips made countywide by modes other than driving alone through
coordinated land use planning, public and private Investment,and programs focused on centers
and connecting corridors,consistent with locally adopted mode split goals.
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reflect the unique characteristics and local vision for each station area including transit
supportive land uses, transit rights-of-way,stations and related facilities, multi-modal linkages,
and place-making elements.
T-5 Support countywide growth management objectives by prioritizing transit service to areas
where existing housing and employment densities support transit ridership and to Urban
Centers and other areas planned for housing and employment densities that will support transit
ridership. Address the mobility needs of transit-dependent populations in allocating transit
service and provide at least a basic level of service throughout the Urban Growth Area.
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T-8 Prioritize regional and local funding to transportation investments that support adopted
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Mobility
Mobility is necessary to sustain personal quality of life and the regional economy For
individuals, mobility requires an effective transportation system that provides safe, reliable,
and affordable travel options for people of all ages, incomes and abilities. While the majority of
people continue to travel by personal automobile,there are growing segments of the
population (e.g. urban, elderly, teens, low income, minorities, and persons with disabilities)that
rely on other modes of travel such as walking, bicycling, and public transportation to access
employment,education and training,goods and services. According to the 2009 American
Community Survey, about 8.7 percent of all households in King County had no vehicle available.
For many minority populations,more than 20 percent had no vehicle available to them.
The movement of goods is also of vital importance to the local and regional economy
International trade Is a significant source of employment and economic activity in terms of
transporting freight, local consumption, and exporting of goods. The policies in this section are
intended to address use and integration of the multiple modes necessary to move people and
goods within and beyond the region. The importance of the roadway network, implicit in the
policies of this section, is addressed more specifically in the System Operations section of this
chapter
Goal statement:A well-integrated, multi-modal transportation system transports people and
goods effectively and efficiently to destinations within the region and beyond.
T-9 Promote the mobility of people and goods through a multi-modal transportation system
based on regional priorities consistent with VISION 2040 and local comprehensive plans.
T-10 Support effective management of existing air, marine and rail transportation capacity and
address future capacity needs in cooperation with responsible agencies, affected communities,
and users.
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System Operations
The design, management and operation of the transportation system are major factors that
influence the region's growth and mobility. Policies in this section stress the need to make
efficient use of the existing infrastructure,serve the broad needs of the users,address safety
and public health issues,and design facilities that are a good fit for the surroundings.
Implementation of the policies will require the use of a wide range of tools Including, but not
limited to:
• technologies such as intelligent transportation systems and alternative fuels;
• demand management programs for parking, commute trip reduction and
congestion; and
• incentives, pricing systems and other strategies to encourage choices that increase
mobility while improving public health and environmental sustainability.
Goal Statement: The regional transportation system is well-designed and managed to protect
public investments, promote public health and safety, and achieve optimum efficiency.
T-14 Prioritize essential maintenance, preservation,and safety improvements of the existing
transportation system to protect mobility and avoid more costly replacement projects.
T-15 Design and operate transportation facilities in a manner that is compatible with and
integrated into the natural and built environments in which they are located. Incorporate
features such as natural drainage,native plantings, and local design themes that facilitate
integration and compatibility
T-16 Protect the transportation system (e.g. roadway, rail,transit, air,and marine)against
major disruptions by developing prevention and recovery strategies and by coordinating
disaster response plans.
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T-20 Develop a transportation system that minimizes negative impacts to human health,
including exposure to environmental toxins generated by vehicle emissions.
T-21 Provide opportunities for an active, healthy lifestyle by integrating the needs of
pedestrians and bicyclists in the local and regional transportation plans and systems.
T-22 Plan and develop a countywide transportation system that reduces greenhouse gas
emissions by advancing strategies that shorten trip length or replace vehicle trips to decrease
vehicle miles traveled.
T-23 Apply technologies, programs and other strategies that optimize the use of existing
infrastructure in order to improve mobility, reduce congestion,increase energy-efficiency,and
reduce the need for new Infrastructure.
T-24 Promote the expanded use of alternative fuel vehicles by the general public with
measures such as converting public and private fleets, applying incentive programs,and
providing for electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Urban Growth Area.
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PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Overarching Goal: County residents in both Urban and Rural Areas have access to the public
services needed In order to advance public health and safety, protect the environment, and
carry out the Regional Growth Strategy
Urban and Rural Levels of Service
The Growth Management Act directs jurisdictions and special purpose districts to provide
public facilities and services to support development. The Growth Management Act
distinguishes between urban and rural services and states that land within the Urban Growth
Area should be provided with a full range of services necessary to sustain urban communities
while land within the Rural Area should receive services to support a rural lifestyle. Certain
services, such as sanitary sewers,are allowed only in the Urban Growth Area,except as
otherwise authorized. The Growth Management Act also requires jurisdictions to determine
which facilities are necessary to serve the desired growth pattern and how they will be
financed, in order to ensure timely provision of adequate services and facilities.
PF-1 Provide a full range of urban services in the Urban Growth Area to support the Regional
Growth Strategy and adopted growth targets and limit the availability of services in the Rural
Area consistent with VISION 2040.
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county special purpose districts also provide essential services. Coordination and collaboration
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Utilities
Utilities include infrastructure and services that provide water supply,sewage treatment and
disposal,solid waste disposal, energy, and telecommunications. Providing these utilities in a
cost-effective way is essential to maintaining the health and safety of King County residents and
to implementing the Regional Growth Strategy
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region's water supply,the availability of sufficient water supplies for future generations,and
the environmental sustainability of the water supply system.
PF-4 Develop plans for long-term water provision to support growth and to address the
potential impacts of climate change on regional water resources.
PF-5 Support efforts to ensure that all consumers have access to a safe, reliably maintained,
and sustainable drinking water source that meets present and future needs.
PF-6 Coordinate water supply among local jurisdictions,tribal governments,and water
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Sewage Treatment and Disposal
Within the Urban Growth Area, connection to sanitary sewers is necessary to support the
Regional Growth Strategy and to accommodate urban densities. Alternatives to the sanitary
sewer system and the typical septic system are becoming more cost effective and therefore,
more available. Alternative technology may be appropriate when it can perform as well or
better than sewers in the Urban Growth Area. Septic systems are not considered to be
alternative technology within the Urban Growth Area.
In the Rural Area and Resource Lands,which are characterized by low-density development,
sewer service is not typically provided. In cases where public health is threatened, sewers can
be provided in the Rural Area but only if connections are strictly limited. Alternative
technology may be necessary to substitute for septic systems in the Rural Area.
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system except:
a) single-family residences on existing individual lots that have no feasible access to
sewers may utilize individual septic systems on an interim basis; or
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• provide equivalent performance to sewers;
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recyclable waste. Continuing to reduce and reuse waste will require concerted and coordinated
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to extend the usable life of existing facilities and reduce the need for additional capacity
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Energy
While King County consumers have access to electrical energy derived from hydropower,there
are challenges for securing long-term reliable energy and for becoming more energy efficient.
PF-14 Reduce the rate of energy consumption through efficiency and conservation as a means
to lower energy costs and mitigate environmental impacts associated with traditional energy
supplies.
PF-15 Promote the use of renewable and alternative energy resources to help meet the
county's long-term energy needs, reduce environmental impacts associated with traditional
energy supplies,and increase community sustainability.
Telecommunications
A telecommunications network throughout King County is essential to fostering broad
economic vitality and equitable access to information, goods and services, and opportunities
for social connection.
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development in a manner consistent with the regional and countywide vision.
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residents in King County communities through coordinated planning,funding, and delivery of
services by the county, cities, and other agencies.
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same time, those facilities and services that primarily benefit rural populations provide a
greater benefit when they are located within neighboring cities and rural towns.
PF-18 Locate new schools, institutions,and other community facilities and services that primarily
serve urban populations within the Urban Growth Area, where they are accessible to the
communities they serve,except as provided in Appendix 5 (March 31, 2012 School Siting Task
Force Report). Locate these facilities in places that are well served by transit and pedestrian and
bicycle networks.
PF-19 Locate new schools and institutions primarily serving rural residents in neighboring cities and
rural towns, except as provided in Appendix 5 (March 31, 2012 School Siting Task Force Report)and
locate new community facilities and services that primarily serve rural residents In neighboring
cities and rural towns,with the limited exceptions when their use is dependent upon rural location
and their size and scale supports rural character
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affect the communities in which they are located. It is important that all jurisdictions work
collaboratively and consider environmental justice principles when siting these facilities to
foster the development of healthy communities for all.
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county in a way that equitably disperses impacts and benefits and supports the Countywide
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APPENDIX 4 HOUSING TECHNICAL APPENDIX
Affordable Housing Need
Each jurisdiction, as part of its Comprehensive Plan housing analysis, will need to address
affordability and condition of existing housing supply as well as its responsibility to
accommodate a significant share of the countywide need for affordable housing. In order for
each jurisdiction to address its share of the countywide housing need for very-low, low and
moderate income housing,a four step approach has been identified:
1. Conduct an inventory and analysis of housing needs and conditions;
2. Implement policies and strategies to address unmet needs;
3. Measure results;and
4. Respond to measurement with reassessment and adjustment of strategies.
The methodology for each jurisdiction to address countywide affordable housing need is
summarized as follows:
Countywide need for Housing by Percentage of Area Median Iucome(AMT)
1. Moderate Income Housing Need.Census Bureau estimates'indicate that approximately 16
percent of households in King County have incomes between 50 and 80 percent of area
median income; establishing the need for housing units affordable to these moderate i
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percent of households in King County have incomes between 30 and 50 percent of area
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median income; establishing the need for housing units affordable to these very-low
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Housing Supply and Needs Analysis
Context: As set forth in policy H-3,each jurisdiction must include in its comprehensive plan
an inventory of the existing housing stock and an analysis of both existing housing needs and
housing needed to accommodate projected population growth over the planning period. Thisa
policy reinforces requirements of the Growth Management Act for local Housing Elements.
The h ousing supply and needs analysis is referred to in this appendix as the housing analysis.
As is noted in policy H-1, H-2, and H-3,the housing analysis must consider local as well as
countywide housing needs because each jurisdiction has a responsibility to address a V
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The purpose of this section of Appendix 4 is to provide further guidance to local jurisdictions on
the subjects to be addressed in their housing analysis. Additional guidance on carrying out the
housing analysis is found in the Puget Sound Regional Council's report, "Puget Sound Regional
Council Guide to Developing an Effective Housing Element," and the Washington Administrative
Code, particularly 365-196-410(2)(b)and (c). The state Department of Commerce also provides
useful information about housing requirements under the Growth Management-Act.
Housing Supply
Understanding the mix and affordability of existing housing is the first step toward identifying
gaps in meeting future housing needs. Combined with the results of the needs analysis,these
data can provide direction on appropriate goals and policies for both the housing and land use
elements of a jurisdiction's comprehensive plan. A jurisdiction's housing supply inventory
should address the following:
• Total housing stock in the community;
• Types of structures in which units are located (e.g., single-family detached, duplex or
other small multiplex,townhome, condominium, apartment, mobile home,accessory
dwelling unit,group home, assisted living facility);
• Unit types and sizes(i.e., numbers of bedrooms per unit);
• Housing tenure (rental vs. ownership housing);
• Amount of housing at different price and rent levels, including rent-restricted and
subsidized housing;
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A comprehensive housing needs analysis should address the following population, household,
and community characteristics:
• Household sizes and types;
• Age distribution of population;
• Ethnic and racial diversity;
• Household income, including the following income groupings:
• 30 percent of area median income or lower(very-low-income),
• Above 30 percent to 50 percent of area median income(low-income)
• Above 50 percent to 80 percent of area median income(moderate-income)
• Above 80 percent to 100 percent of area median income (middle-income)
• Above 100 percent to 120 percent of area median income (middle-income)
• Above 120 percent of median income;
• Housing growth targets and countywide affordable housing need for very-low, low and
moderate income households as stated in the Countywide Planning Policies;
• The number and proportion of households that are "cost-burdened." Such households
pay more than thirty percent of household income toward housing costs.
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toward housing costs.
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Urban Centers and local centers.
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needs(i.e., unit size, number of bedrooms)with different cost levels. A more accurate �t
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housing supply and housing affordability. The Puget Sound Regional Council's Housing
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Innovations Program Housing Toolkit' presents a range of strategies. The strategies are
identified as being generally applicable to single family development, multifamily development,
ownership housing, rental housing, market rate projects, and subsidized projects. Strategies
marked as a "Featured Tool" are recommended as being highly effective tools for promoting
affordable and diverse housing in the development markets for which they are identified.
Measuring Results
Success at meeting a community's need for housing can only be determined by measuring
results and evaluating changes to housing supply and need. Cities are encouraged to monitor
basic Information annually,as they may already do for permits and development activity.
Annual tracking of new units, demolitions, redevelopment,zoning changes, and population
growth will make periodic assessments easier and more efficient. A limited amount of annual
monitoring will also aid in providing timely information to decision makers.
Policy H•18 requires jurisdictions to review their housing policies and strategies at least every
five years to ensure periodic reviews that are more thorough and that provide an opportunity
to adapt to changing conditions and new information. This five-year review could be aligned
with a jurisdiction's five-year buildable lands reporting process.
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APPENDIX 5 KING COUNTY SCHOOL SITING TASK FORCE REPORT
On March 31, 2012 the School Siting Task Force issued the following report and
recommendations related to 18 undeveloped school sites in King County,and future school
siting. Countywide Planning Policies DP-50, PF-12, PF-18 and PF-19 contain references to this
report, and in particular the Site Specific Solutions table found on pages 15-19.
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March 31,2012
Dow Constantine,King County Executive
King County Chinook Building
401 Fifth Avenue,Suite 800
Seattle, WA 98104
Dear Executive Constantine,
With this letter we transmit to you the final report and recommendations of the School Siting Task Force.
The critical issues of quality education,efficient use of taxpayer dollars, equitability,preservation of rural
character, and sustainable growth made consideration of undeveloped rural school sites and all other
future school siting a complex and important undertaking.
Together, we have worked diligently since December to craft these recommendations. We represent
diverse perspectives and through our discussions we have reached agreement on specific solutions and
recommendations that we believe to be in the best interests of all King County residents, particularly our
schoolchildren. We are pleased to present to you these recommendations informed by accepted data
collected by our Technical Advisory Committee.
We would be happy to serve as a resource in any way we can as you consider these recommendations.We j
look forward to your review, and we stand ready to assist in their implementation.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve on the Task Force. We look forward to having these
recommendations incorporated in future planning.
Sincerely,
King County School Siting Task Force members
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .1
SECTION 2:GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS. .1
SECTION 3:OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION. 4
OVERVIEW 4
GM PC GUIDANCE FOR THE TASK FORCE •5
SECTION 4:THE TASK FORCE PROCESS .6
APPOINTING THE TASK FORCE. •6
HIRING A FACILITATOR .6
STRUCTURE AND ROLES OF THE TASK FORCE. 7
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 7
FRAMING WORK GROUP 7
MEETING STRUCTUREAND PROCESS 7
DECISION MAKING:A CONSENSUS APPROACH •B
PUBLIC PROCESS. •'• 9 1
INFORMATION CONSIDERED BY THE TASK FORCE. 9
TASK FORCE REPORT 11 I
SECTION 5: RECOMMENDATIONS .11
INTRODUCTION. 11
RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS FOR UNDEVELOPED RURAL SITES 11
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE SCHOOL SITING 20
SECTION 6:IMPLEMENTING TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS. •22
NEXT STEPS .22
APPENDICES(Attached)
A. TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP .ATTACHED
B. FRAMING WORK GROUP MEMBERSHIP ATTACHED
C. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ATTACHED
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D. MAP OF IH UNDEVELOPED SCHOOL SITES. ATTACHED
E. GMPC MOTION 11-2. ATTACHED
APPENDICES(ON CD)
F MATRIX OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON UNDEVELOPED SITES ON ATTACHED CD
G. MAPS OF UNDEVELOPED SITES ON ATTACHED CD I
H. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON ATTACHED CD i
I. ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS ON ATTACHED CO
J. PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS OF SCHOOL SITING ON ATTACHED CD
K. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK(13 TASKS). ON ATTACHED CD
L. STATE SCHOOL SITING GUIDELINES ON ATTACHED CD
M. EXISTING POLICYAND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ON ATTACHED CD
N. EXCERPT FROM PSRC ISSUE PAPER ON RURAL AREAS. ONATTACHEDCD
O. LAND USE PLANNING OVERVIEW.
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P MEETING SUMMARIES. ON ATTACHED CD
Q. OPERATING PROTOCOLS. ON ATTACHED CD
R. PROCESS SCHEMATIC. ON ATTACHED CD
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S. TASK FORCE MEMBER INTERESTS ON ATTACHED CO
T. INTERVIEW SUMMARY ON ATTACHED CD
U. PUBLIC COMMENTS. ON ATTACHED CD
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SECTION 1. Acknowledeements
The School Siting Task Force thanks the King County Executive and the Growth Management Planning
Council for the oppon1unity to provide input on an issue critical to supporting K-12 education and to
preserving natural resources,public health,and quality of life in King County
The Task Force would especially like to thank its members who agreed to serve on the Framing Work
Group.This group met on multiple occasions throughout the process, generally twice between each Task
Force meeting,to develop and frame issues and meeting approaches for the full Task Force. Without the
considerable efforts of[his group,the Task Force would not have been able to accomplish its work.
The Task Force also thanks the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), whose members worked
throughout January, February, and March of 2012 to gather data and information on the undeveloped
rural school sites and to compile additional information relevant to future school siting.
The Task Force also acknowledges the many members of the public who submitted comments and/or
attended one or more Task Force or TAC meetings.Their contributions provided valuable insight for the
Task Force's consideration.
Finally,the Task Force thanks Triangle Associates for their exemplary support throughout the process.
See Appendices A,B,.and C for Task Force,Framing Work Group,and TAC membership.
SECTION Z Glossary of Terms and Ac►onyms
Comprehensive Plan
A generalized coordinated land use policy statement of the governing body of a county or city that is
adopted pursuant to 36.70A RCW (Washington State Growth Management Act)
Countywide Planning Policies(CPPs)
A written policy statement or statements used solely for establishing a countywide framework from which
county and city comprehensive plans are developed and adopted pursuant to the Growth Management
Act. (Washington State Growth Management Act)
Growth Management Act(GMA)
The GMA was enacted in 1990 in response to rapid population growth and concerns with suburban
sprawl, environmental protection, quality of life, and related issues. The GMA requires the fastest
growing counties and the cities within them to plan for growth. The GMA provides a framework for
regional coordination; counties planning under the GMA are required to adopt county-wide planning
policies to guide plan adoption within the county and to establish urban growth areas (UGAs). Local
comprehensive plans must include the following elements: land use, housing, capital facilities, utilities,
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transportation, and, for counties, a rural element. (Municipal Research and Services Center of
Washington)
Growth Management Planting Council(GMPC)
The GMPC, which was established by an Interlocal agreement, is a 15-member council of elected
officials from Seattle, Bellevue, suburban cities and King County The GMPC has been responsible for
the preparation and recommendation of the Countywide Planning Policies to the Metropolitan King
County Council, which then adopts the policies and sends them to the cities for ratification. (King County
Comprehensive Plan)
Identified Need
Identified need exists if a school district has determined the type of school needed and a timeframe for
development on one of the 18 undeveloped school sites. (Source:School Siting Task Force)
Multi-County Planning Policies
An official statement, adopted by two or more counties, used to provide guidance for regional decision-
making, as well as a common framework for countywide planning policies and local comprehensive
plans. (Puget Sound Regional Council)
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Nonconformance
Any use, improvement or structure established in conformance with King County rules and regulations in
effect at the time of establishment that no longer conforms to the range of uses permitted in the site's
current zone or to the current development standards of the code, due to changes in the code or its
application to the subject property (King County Code)
Regional Growth Strategy j
An approach for distributing population and employment growth within the four-county central Puget
Sound region(King,Kitsap,Pierce, Snohomish). (Puget Sound Regional Council)
Rural Area
Outside the urban growth area, rural lands contain a mix of Inv-density residential development,
agriculture, forests, open space and natural areas, as well as recreation uses. Counties and adjacent small
towns provide a limited number of public services to rural residents. (Puget Sound Regional Council)
Rural Character
Rural Character refers to the patterns of land use and development established by a county in the rural
element of its comprehensive plan:
a. In which open space, the natural landscape, and vegetation predominate over the built
environment;
b. That foster traditional rural lifestyles, rural-based economics, and opportunities to both live and
work in rural areas;
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c. That provide visual landscapes that are traditionally found in rural areas and conununities;
d. That are compatible with the use of the land by wildlife and for fish and wildlife habitat;
e. That reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low-density
development;
f. That generally do not require the extension of urban governmental services;and
g. That are consistent with the protection of natural surface water flows and groundwater and
surface water recharge and discharge areas
(Washington State Growth Management Act)
Rural Cities
A free-standing municipality that is physically separated from other cities and towns by designated rural
lands. Also referred to as "Cities in the Rural Area." The incorporated rural cities are Black Diamond, i
Carnation, Duvall,Enumclaw,North Bend, Skykomislr and Snoqualmie. (Puget Sound Regional Council,
King County Comprehensive Plan)
Rural Towns
Rural towns are unincorporated areas governed directly by King County They provide a focal point for
community groups such as chambers of commerce or community councils to participate in public affairs.
The purposes of rural town designations within the County's Comprehensive Plan are to recognize
existing concentrations of higher density and economic activity in rural areas and to allow modest growth
of residential and economic uses to keep them economically viable into the future. Rural towns in King
County include Alpental,Fall City and Vashon. (King County Comprehensive Plan)
Rural Zoning
The rural zone is meant to provide an area-wide, long-term, rural character and to minimize land use
conflicts with nearby agricultural, forest or mineral extraction production districts. These purposes are
accomplished by 1) Ihniting residential densities and permitted uses to those that are compatible with
rural character and nearby resource production districts and are able to be adequately supported by rural
service levels;2)allowing small scale farming and forestry activities and tourism and recreation uses that
can be supported by rural service levels and are compatible with rural character; and 3) increasing
required setbacks to minimize conflicts with adjacent agriculture, forest or mineral zones. (King County
Comprehensive Plan)
Tightline Sewer
A sewer trunk line designed and intended specifically to serve only a particular facility or place, and
whose pipe diameter should be sized appropriately to ensure service only to that facility or place. It may
occur outside the local service area for sewers, but does not amend the local service area. (King County
Comprehensive Plan)
Unincorporated Area
Unincorporated areas are those areas outside any city and under King County's jurisdiction. (King County
Comprehensive Plan)
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Urban Growth Area(UGA)
The area formally designated by a county, in consultation with its cities, to accommodate future
development and growth. Given that cities are urban, each city is within a county-designated urban
growth area. Cities may not annex lands outside an urban growth area, nor may they formally identify
additions to the urban growth area independently of the county designation process. Development that is
urban in character is to occur within the designated urban growth area, preferably in cities. Development
outside the designated urban growth area is to be rural in character. (Puget Sound Regional Council) !
VISION 2040
VISION 2040 is the growth management, environmental, economic, and transportation vision for the
central Puget Sound region. It consists of an environmental framework, a regional growth strategy,
policies to guide growth and development, actions to implement, and measures to track progress. (Puget
Sound Regional Council)
SECTION 3; Overview and Background Information
Overview I
The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) requires counties and cities to work together to
plan for growth.In King County, the Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) is the countywide
planning body through which the County and cities collaborate. The GMPC is comprised of elected
officials from King County, Seattle, Bellevue, the Suburban Cities Association, and special purpose
districts. The GMPC develops and recormnends Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) to the King
County Council where they are reviewed, adopted, and sent to the cities for final ratification. The CPPs
were initially adopted in 1992;certain elements of the policies have been updated over the years.
In 2010 and 2011, the GMPC undertook the first comprehensive evaluation of the CPPs since their initial
adoption. A full set of updated policies is required to bring the CPPs into compliance with the
multicounty planning policies (VISION 2040) adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council in 2008.
VISION 2040 is the regional growth strategy for the four-county region including King, Kitsap, Pierce
and Snohomish Counties.
On September 21,2011 the GMPC completed its review and voted to recommend an updated set of CPPs
to the King County Council.However,they could not reach consensus on policies governing the siting of
public facilities and services. At issue was whether public schools serving primarily urban populations
should be sited in rural areas, and whether such facilities should be served by sewers. The recent update
of VISION 2040 included policies stating that schools and other community facilities serving primarily
urban populations should be sited in the urban growth area,and that urban services(sewers)should not be
provided in rural areas. In the interest of consistency, the GMPC was considering adding similar policies
to the CPPs.
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While the GMA is clear that sewers are not permitted in rural areas (except in limited circumstances), the
CPPs have since 1992 contained a policy that allows public schools to be served by sewer when a finding
is made that no alternative technologies are feasible.King County implements this policy by authorizing a
tiglrtline sewer connection after the finding is made.
This potential change in policy was of concern to school districts, many of which owned or had an
interest in undeveloped rural properties. While some had acquired their properties before the adoption of
the GMA and CPPs, most had not. Those school districts purchasing land after 1992 did so under a
regulatory framework that permitted schools in rural areas and that allowed a tightline sewer if needed.At
the time, with rising land costs in urban areas and rapid growth, choosing less expensive rural sites
seemed the most judicious use of limited taxpayer funds. Many school districts pointed out the difficulty
of finding large parcels in urban areas,and the importance of siting schools so that they are convenient for
all students, including those in rural areas. School districts leaders testified that they do not distinguish
between the urban and rural portions of their service areas; their planning takes into account the needs of
their districts as a whole.
The policy debate generated testimony from Waal residents, many of whom expressed concerns about the
impacts of siting schools in rural areas, including traffic congestion, environmental degradation,and loss
of rural character. They pointed out that while initial land costs might be lower in rural areas, the total
costs to society of siting schools in non-urban areas might be greater In addition to the impacts of
transporting large numbers of urban students to schools in rural areas, the cost of transportation
investments needed to support new schools are borne only by unincorporated area residents. These
community impacts and financial burdens are not shared equally by residents in incorporated areas.Much
of the testimony from rural residents questioned the fairness and sustainabilily, of siting in rural areas
infrastructure supporting primarily urban development.
fit order to address these concerns, to acknowledge the changing environment and to support school
districts in their obligation to provide quality education for the children of King County, the GMPC
agreed to set aside the policies related to siting public facilities and postpone their consideration until a
task force made up of school districts, cities, King County,rural residents, and other experts could study
the issue and report back to the King County Executive.
GMPC Guidance for the Task Force
The GMPC established guidance for formation of the School Siting Task Force in their Motion 11-2
(Appendix E)on September 21,2011
The Task Force was given the Mission to:
Develop recommendations to better align city, county, and school districts'planning
for ftu•e school facilities in order to provide quality education for all children and
maximize health, environmental,progranunatic,fiscal, and social objectives.
-GMPC Motion 11-2, School Siting Task Force Work Plan, Task Face Mission
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To fulfill this Mission,the GMPC recommended a specific scope of work.As described in GMPC Motion
11-2, the Task Force's primary task is "to evaluate the current inventory of rural properties owned by
King County school districts" and to make recommendations as to their use or disposition. Collectively,
the Task Force identified 18 undeveloped sites in renal areas. To further support the fulfillment of its
Mission, it was anticipated that the Task Force might recommend legislative and other strategies.
The GMPC established a set of eight principles to guide the Task Force in its work. All of the solutions
recommended by the Task Force in this Report reflect the Guiding Principles established by GMPC:
• Academic Excellence: Educational facilities should promote and support the academic achievement of
students.
• Equitable:All children should have access to quality educational facilities.
• Financially Sustainable:School siting should be financially sustainable for each impacted jurisdiction
(school districts, cities, county unincorporated areas, and sewer/water districts) and make the most
efficient use of total tax dollars.
• Support Sustainable Growth: Planning for school facilities shall comply with state law and be
integrated with other regional and local planning,including land use,transportation,environment,and
public health.
• Community Assets: Schools should unite the communities in which they are located and be
compatible with community character.
• Based on existing data and evidence: The Task Force process shall utilize recent demographic,
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buildable lands inventory,and other relevant data and information.
• Public Engageutent: The Task Force process should include robust community engagement with
impacted communities.Meetings will be transparent and open to the public for observation.The Task
Force shall provide opportunities for public comment.
• Best Practice and Innovation: Lasting recommendations should serve the region well for years to
come and support education,health,environmental,programmatic, fiscal,and social objectives.
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SECTION 4: The Task Force Process
Appointing the Task Farce
The GMPC designated categories of membership in Motion 11-2,but did not specify individual members.
Task Force members were appointed by the King County Executive(see Appendix A).
Hiring a Facilitator
Public Health - Seattle King County hired Triangle Associates as the independent facilitator to help
coordinate the work of the Task Force, including conducting initial assessment interviews of all Task
Force members, organizing Task Force meetings, facilitating development of recommendations by the
Task Force and providing support through drafting and production of lire Task Force's Final Report and
Recommendations.
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Structure and Roles of the Task Force
The Task Force established two workgroups to assist in the effort: the Technical Advisory Committee,
(also recommended by the GMPC)and the Framing Work Group.Both are described below.
Technical Advisory Committee
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) was comprised of representatives from King County, the
Puget Sound Regional Council, school districts, water and sewer districts, and the Suburban Cities
Association. A membership list is included in Appendix C. The TAC met throughout the beginning and
middle stages of the Task Force process; its role was to provide data and information to support Task
Force decision making. TAC meetings were open to the public and included dialogue with those who
attended.Meeting summaries(Appendix P)were developed to provide a record of their work.
The primary work product of the TAC involved compiling a matrix containing information related to the
18 undeveloped school sites (Appendix F). In addition to populating the matrix with site-specific
information,the TAC was asked to collect data and information in several other areas of inquiry, which
collectively were referred to as the "13 Tasks" This included subject areas such as demographic trends
and school enrollment projections.A complete list of the 13 tasks is included as Appendix F
The TAC work and products enabled swift evaluation of, and development of solutions for, specific sites
by the Task Force.The breadth and detail of the data compiled by the TAC,and that Committee's timely
response to Task Force requests,played a critical role in the accomplishments of the Task Force.
Framing Work Group
Due to the short timeline for the Task Force to complete its work,the Task Force created a Framing Work
Group(Appendix B)to frame issues for its consideration.Prior to each meeting of the full Task Force,the
Framing Work Group met to review information gathered by the TAC and to discuss how best to organize
information and issues for discussion. Doing so helped the Task Force have focused and substantive
discussions and stay on task to meet their deadlines.
The Framing Work Group made recommendations on process to the Task Force; however, all decision-
making power remained with the Rill Task Force. Framing Work Group members were appointed by the
Task Force Chair from the general Task Force roster.The group met on average twice between each Task
Force meeting, and meeting summaries (Appendix P) were included in the materials that the Task Force
received.
Meeting Structure and Process
The Task Force met six times from December 2011 through March 2012, using the process schematic
(Appendix R)as a visual guide for navigating its work effort:
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1 The first meeting, December 14, 2011, focused on introducing Task Force members, establishing
a process for the work effort, and hearing Task Force member perspectives on hopes and desired
outcomes from the process.
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2. The second meeting, January 25, 2012, focused on learning information from the TAC and
creating a set of interests (Appendix S) based on the Task Force's Guiding Principles as
established in the GMPC Motion 11-2. The Task Force also agreed upon a set of Operating
Protocols(Appendix Q).
3. On February 16, 2012, the Task Force held a 4-hour workshop to begin developing solutions for
the 18 undeveloped rural school sites and for future school siting. The Technical Advisory
Committee presented data on each of the 18 sites, and each school district was given the
opportunity to present additional information on their sites. The Task Force reached consensus on
an approach for evaluating sites that was developed by the Framing Work Group. This approach
involved identifying the critical or "threshold" factors that would allow Task Force members to
create four categories into which the 18 sites would eventually be soiled. The first step was to
brainstorm potential solutions for each category
4. On March 1,2012,the Task Force met for the fourth time,also in a 4-hour workshop. Working in
small groups, Task Force members accepted possible solutions for the four categories of sites.
They then sorted the 18 sites into the four categories and also considered future school siting. The
Task Force reached consensus agreement on several items,including:
• The "Solutions Set and Criteria" document (Document 1 in the Recommendations
section), with agreement that a few items needed additional definition,clarification, and
confirmation at its next meeting
• The placement of all school sites in appropriate quadrants of the solutions table
5. On March 15,2012,the Task Force accepted by 100%consensus:
• A final version of the"Solutions Set and Criteria"document
• Recommended and prioritized solutions for 12 specific sites
• The following technical documents: Matrix of school sites, list of 13 tasks, population
and demographic information, enrollment trends by school district, public health aspects
of school siting.
• Recommendations to the Growth Management Planning Council and Washington State
legislature related to school siting
6. On March 29,2012,the Task Force accepted the Recommendations Report to be submitted to the
King County Executive.
Decision Making A Consensus Approach
At the second Task Force meeting, the Task Force members accepted rite Operating Protocols (Appendix
Q). This document established roles for all non-Task Force members involved in the process, clarified !
communications protocols and workgroup composition,and defined a specific decision-making approach.
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The Task Force defined consensus as obtaining the full acceptance of all members;short of that,decisions
and recommendations would move forward with the approval of at least 70%of the Task Force members
present, with at least one member from each primary interest group (county, cities, school districts, and
residents)voting in favor to accept a document or decision.
Public Process
The GMPC Motion stated that the Task Force process should include robust public engagement. All Task
Force meetings and TAC meetings were open to the public. All written materials (agendas, meeting
summaries,and other information)were made available on the Task Force website, and public comments
were accepted throughout the process at Task Force meetings, through the Task Force website and via
email. Comments from the public were sununarized by the facilitator at the beginning of every Task
Force meeting,and the compiled comments were emailed to Task Force members after each meeting(see
Appendix U).
Information Considered by the Task Force
As Task Force members studied the issues associated with siting schools in rural areas,they considered a
range of data and information.The majority of this information was provided by the TAC.It included the
following documents, reports and policy frameworks, many of which are included in the appendices to
this Report.
18 undeveloped rural school sites. The TAC prepared a matrix containing factual information
related to each of the 18 sites including: general site information(e.g., zoning, acreage, assessed
value), land use and transportation considerations (e.g., landscape position, distance to UGA,
distance to sewer/water connection, environmental features), and the school districts' plans (e.g.,
intended use,development timeline).School districts were given the opportunity to correct and/or
augment the information about their school sites.
• Planning context.King County staff provided the Task Force with a brief history of the land rise
planning in two areas where many of the undeveloped sites are located:the Bear-Evans Corridor
and the Soos Creek Basin. The county's land use strategy in both areas employed zoning and
development regulations on an area-wide basis so the cumulative impact of development would
not cause environmental degradation.A summary of this history is included as Appendix O.
GMA policy framework.There is a strong policy basis in Washington State for focusing growth
in urban areas, protecting rural areas and the environment, and the efficient provision of
government services and facilities. The growth management framework considered by the Task
Force included GMA, VISION 2040, the Countywide Planning Policies, King County
Comprehensive Plan and King County Code. Relevant portions of these documents can be found
in Appendix M.
Demographic information. The Task Force was presented with information from the 2010
census that identified population tends in the urban and rural portions of each school district,and
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also district-wide. Significant demographic shifts have occurred in the past decade: front 2000 to
2010,the overall rural population in King County declined by l%, and the rural population under
the age of 18 declined by 18.4%. During the same time, the urban population saw an overall
increase of 12.1%and under-18 increase of 8.3%.This information can be found in Appendix H.
• School district enrollment projections. The Task Force was presented with information related
to current and projected school enrollment,which illustrates that district populations will continue
to grow to varying degrees and that urban students will continue to comprise the majority of those
populations. The anticipated enrollment for students from rural areas generally failed to j
materialize in the vicinities of the sites owned by school districts.The enrollment projections can
be found in Appendix 1.
• Funding for school construction. Although there was no formal presentation on this topic, it
came up on several occasions and was an important consideration for the Task Force.The State
of Washington does not provide funding to school districts for acquisition of properties; school
districts must rely on their own funding sources (through bonds, levies, grants, and donations).
Once properties are acquired, school districts can apply for state assistance for school
construction as pant of a state match program.
• Current criteria and process for school siting.Using both state regulations and locally adopted
standards, school districts consider many factors when locating a site to develop a public school
facility Following guidance set forth by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
and the Washington Administrative Code(392-342-020 WAC), districts look at site quality,cost,
projected enrollment, distance to students/transportation,and timing of school construcdon. The
WAC guidelines can be found in Appendix L.
• Funding for county road maintenance. The TAC determined that the cost for upgrading,
operating and maintaining county roads to serve future schools on the 18 undeveloped sites could
range from $30-35 million over 20 years.This is important to consider because the County road
fund has become severely strained, and because that cost would be borne solely by
unincorporated area residents through the county road levy In addition to cost of road
infrastructure and tax equity issue, there are climate impacts associated with transporting large
numbers of students to schools in rural areas,in the form of increased greenhouse gas emissions.
• Public health aspects of school siting. One member of the TAC and one member of the Task
Force presented information on the public health aspects of school siting. In recent years, best
practices in school siting have evolved to reflect a more community-centered approach, placing
schools in urban areas where children can walk to school and where school facilities can serve as
community assets.The major themes identified in this research(included in Appendix J)include:
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community and can affect whether children achieve and maintain good health,
b. Physical activity is key to children's health,
c. School travel impacts children's health in multiple ways,and
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d. Education policy is also health policy
Task Force Report
This Report was drafted by the independent facilitation team.The Framing Work Group refined the initial
draft document,which the Task Force considered at the March 15"meeting.Between the March 151h and
March 29" meetings, the Framing Work Group, project team, and facilitation team refined iterations of
the Report,with a final draft presented to the Task Force at its last meeting on March 29,2012.The Task
Force.accepted the document, with revisions, at that meeting. The facilitation team made final revisions
based on Task Force input before submitting this Report to the King County Executive.
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SECTION 5• Recommendations
Introduction
The GMPC and King County Executive requested that the Task Force recommend solutions for the 18
undeveloped rural sites and guidelines for future school siting. The Task Force analyzed data and
information to create and prioritize specific solutions for each of the sites and to develop
recommendations for future sites. These are encapsulated below in Recommended Solydions for
Undeveloped Sites and Recommendations for Future School Siting, respectively Throughout the process,
Task Force members identified other recommendations in support of its Mission; the other
recommendations are listed under Recommendations for Future School Siting.
Recommended Solutions for Undeveloped Rural Sites
The Task Force focused the major part of its effort on the 18 undeveloped sites, seeking logical and
sustainable solutions. Once the Task Force process was underway, the Task Force surveyed all the school j
districts to ensure the Task Force's scope included the universe of undeveloped rural property with a
school district interest.No other undeveloped rural sites were identified by the school districts.
The Task Force,with guidance from the Framing Work Group,decided to use a"threshold"approach for
determining solutions for each of the 18 undeveloped sites. This threshold approach identified two
specific criteria; a site must possess one or the other in order to be considered for development. After
some refinement,the Task Force accepted the following criteria for decision making: j
1) Does the school district have an identified need for a school site? (Identified need exists if
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a district has identified a type ofschool and a time frame in which the school is needed.)
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2) Does the site border the Urban Growth Area (UGA) or have an existing sewer
connection? (Bordering tine UGA means the site is directly contiguous to the UGA. An
existing sewer connection means sewer line is on site. This does not include sites with sewer
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Based on these criteria, the Task Force accepted the threshold approach for sorting the 18 sites and
created the Solutions fable,which separated the school sites into four quadrants:
• Box A, in the upper left corner, includes sites that border the UGA and/or have an existing sewer
connection and for which school districts Have an identified need.
• Box B, in the upper right corner, includes sites that do not border the UGA and have no sewer
connection and for which school districts have an identified need.
Box C, in the lower tell corner,includes sites for which school districts do not have an identified
need and that border the UGA and/or have an existing sewer connection on site.
• Box D, in the lower right corner, includes sites for which school districts do not have an
identified need and that do not border the UGA and have no existing sewer connection on site.
Any and all other undeveloped rural school sites (those not among the 18 recognized sites) fall into
"future school siting"in Box E of the Solutions Table.Future school siting issues are addressed in greater
detail in the section entitled Reconutiendations for Future School Siting.
The Task Force then developed possible solutions for each box and ranked these possible solutions in
order of preference, recognizing that circumstances for specific sites within each category might merit a
different order.
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The recommended Solutions Set and Criteria are shown here as Document 1.
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Document 1—Solutions Set and Criteria
Existing Undeveloped School Sites in the Rural Area
Assumptions for Sohdioa Set:
• For any solution that would result in a school district not being permitted to use a site for it school,the Task Force
recommends options through which the school district could receive fair and appropriate value.
• All solutions lesulting in site development should mitigate impacts and provide community benefits.
• Any solutions that involve a change in the UGA or allow/prohibit sewer service shall be governed by the laws,
policies,and/or administrative procedures)in place at the time.
• Additional solutions may apply; detailed analysis may be required to determine optimal solution for any site.
• All sites,site conditions,and identified needs are included in the Matrix. School districts were asked to bring forward
any additional sites and no other sites emerged so the full and final list of specific sites is shown in Documents 2-3
NOTE. Solution Sets in each box is listed ill priority order
site borders UGA a•has sewer Site does not border UGA and has no sewer
connection. 'snvercmntecilon deftnedashoving contrectiom.
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school and a time
/rante it, vhich they
neediheschool Prohibit: /xtending additional server outside Prohibit:Moving UGA, light-line server
UGA � D
School district 1 Find an alternative site in the UGA 1 If the site is of value to the county,cities
does not have 2. If the site is of value to the county,cities or community, facilitate the purchase,
am identified or community, facilitate the purchase, sale, or land swap of property
need for a sale,or land swap of property 2. Find an alternative site in the UGA
school site. 3. Sell,or hold with the understanding that 3 Sell, or hold with the understanding that
any ftture development must be any future development must be
consistent with Vision 2040 as consistent with Vision 2040 as
implemented by King County Code implemented by King County Code
Prohibit: Moving UGA, nely selver Prohibit: Moving UGA, tight-line selver
coamections
All Other Undeveloped School Sites (Future)r
Future School All future school siting should be consistent with Vision 2040.
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Once the Task Force accepted these criteria and categories plus the prioritized solution sets for each
quadrant,members considered each undeveloped school site.At the March I"meeting,the Task Force
reached consensus agreement for the placement of each site in accordance with the accepted criteria.
The accepted placement of each rural school site is shown below as Document 2.
Document 2—Site Categorization
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Task Force breakout groups identified the sites in each category The full Task Force reached 100%Consensus on March
1,2012 on the following site categorization:
Existing Undeveloped Sites in the Rural Area (18 sites)
Site borders UGA or has sewer Site does not border UGA and has no sewer
connection. connection.
A B
School district Sites: Sites:
has an Enumclaw A,D Enumclaw B
identified need Lake Washington 2,4 Issaquah 1
for a school site Snoqualmie Valley I
Tahonla 1
C D
School district Sites: Sites:
does not have Kent 4 Auburn 1,2,3
an identified Kent 1,2,3
need for a Lake Washington 1, 3
school site Northshore 1
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All Other Undeveloped School Sites (Future)
Future School
Siting All future school siting should be consistent with Vision 2040.
Once the Task Force accepted the threshold criteria and site categories,developed the basic solution sets
for each quadrant,and placed the school sites in categories based on the threshold criteria,members
brainstormed possible solutions for each site.Task Force members developed a preferred solution for
each site,with a prioritized list of additional solutions.Where appropriate,they included notes,
considerations,and rationale to support each site's recommended solution(s).
The Task Force recognized that VISION 2040,the CPPs,the King County Comprehensive Plan,and the
King County Code will ultimately govern what happens on both current undeveloped school sites and on
any other future school sites in rural areas. In addition,school districts will control the timing and specific
actions within that framework.The involvement of cities is needed to facilitate siting within urban areas.
Document 3 below shows the recommended solution(s)for each school site,along with site-specific
considerations.
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possible. This may be accomplished through,for example, incorporation of a small developable portion of
the site (about five acres) into the UGA for a small environmental school;while placing the remainder of
the site into permanent conservation. The district should also nvo•k closely with the county and contmimily
to minimize other impacts, such as transportation. The Task Force does not recommend extension of
sewer to any portion of that site that remains outside of the UGA. If the site is proposed for incorporation
into the UGA, it shall go through the King County docket process.
*Environmental School will have sustainable or "green" buildings and grounds (refer to State RCW
39.35D, "High Performance Public Buildings—Guidelines for School Districts').
Lake Washington 4
1. Allow school district to connect to existing sewer
Site specific: The Task Force recognizes the school district's need for additional capacity in the eastern
portion of the district, which straddles the City of Redinond, the rural area, and an unincorporated urban
"island" surrounded by rural area The site is part of a large parcel on which there is an existing
elementary and middle school, both already connected to sewer The undeveloped portion of the site was
previously used as a prink farm and portions of the site are cleared. The Task Force recommends that the
district work closely with King County and the community to minimize both existing.and additional
impacts on the area surrounding the parcel, particularly the transportation impacts related to several
facilities being located a•developed or the site.
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Enumclaw A&D:
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Ia.Find alternative site/s in the UGA
lb. Place all school buildings and impervious surfaces on the urban side of the UGB and place
ballfields/playfields on the rural side of the UGB.
Site specific (I a): This joint site lies on the south-eastern boundary of the Black Diamond UGA and a
master planned development (MPD) that has yet to be constructed. The identified need of the school
district is associated primarily with the population projections of the MPD and with students residing
outside of the MPD but in the northern part of the district, the sites are planned for an elementary and a
middle school. The fee title to both sites is held by the developer with the district's property interest
recorded as an encumbrance on title, and world only be conveyed to the school district if the MPD
materializes. The Task Face recommends that no sewer be extended to the rural portion of the site and
that the City of Black Diamond and county work with the developer and the school district to site all
schools associated with the MPD completely ivithin the UGA. The Black Diamond City Council supported
this solution in a resolution passed 3-1-12. The Black Diamond City Council previously approved the J
Comprehensive School Mitigation Agreement identifying Enumclaw Sites A, B, and D as agreed-upon I
school sites.
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Site specific (1 b). The Enumclaw School District and the developer have identified as an alternative to la
the placement of a op rtion of the proposed school-related facilities on rural lauds. If attempts to site each
of these schools fully within the UGA are unsuccessful, alternative lb may be contemplated. Alternative
I consists of siting all school buildings, storm water detention and other support facilities, and all
parking and impervious sufaces within the UGA and limiting any development in the adjacent rural area
to ballfieldslplayfrelds. The TaskFacefurrther recommends maintaining significantforest buffers between
the ballfields/playfields and adjacent rural lands including the Black Diamond Natural Area.
Recommendation of this urbonlraal alternative by the Task Force is meant to address the unique
circumstances of the Emanclaw A &D sites and is not to be construed as a precedent for locating schools
ou adjacent rural lands. Consequently, it is not reconinended or any other sites.
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BOX B
SITE DOES NOT BORDER UGA and HAS NO SEWER CONNECTION
School district
has an identified Overview:
need for a school The Task Force recommends that alternative sites in the UGA be found for all sites in this box and
site. that sewer not be extended to these sites. Because of the identified need by the school districts and
the recommendation to find alternative sites, the Task Force recommends that these sites receive
prioritized attention by school district,county and city decision makers.
Sites and their Solutions:
Issaquah 1
1. Find alternative site in the UGA
Site specific: The site is a large parcel(80 acres)on May Valley Road between Squak Mountain to
the north and Cedar Hills Landfill to the south. The site has conservation value. The Task Farce
recommends that the school district work expeditiously with King County, the City oflssoquah and
the City of Renton. These partners shall work diligently to find an alternative site within the UGA
that would meet the school district's need for additional capacity that development of another
school would provide. The county, titles and school district should identify other partners and
funding mechanisms that may allow for purchase of the property for permanent conservation or
other rural-related uses while also providing resources to the district for purchase of an
alternative site.
Enumclaw B:
1. Find alternative site in the UGA
Site specific: The site is in the rural area west of the Black Diamond UGA and a master-planned
development (MPD)that has been approved but is yet to be constructed. The identified need of the
school district is associated with the population projections of the MPD; the site is planned for a
middle school. The fee title for the site is held by the developer, with the district's property interest
receded as at encumbrance on title,and would only be conveyed to the school district ifthe MPD
materializes. The Task Force recommends that no sewer be extended to the site and that the City of
Black Diamond and the county work with the developer and the school district to site schools
associated with the MPD in the UGA.
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Box C
SITE BORDERS UGA or HAS SEWER CONNECTION
School district does
not have an Overview.
identified need fox' Because the site in this box is not associated with an identified need,the Task Force recommends
a school site, that the school district plan to develop the site consistent with Vision 2040 or manage the site as
part of its capital portfolio. j
Site and its solution:
Kent 4
1. Sell, or hold with the understanding that any future development must be consistent with
Vision 2040 as implemented by King County code.
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Box D
SITE DOES NOT BORDER UGA and HAS NO SEWER CONNECTION
School district does Overview:
not have an Because sites in this box are not associated with an identified need, the Task Force
identified need for recommends that school districts plan to develop the sites consistent with Vision 2040 or
a school site. manage the sites as part of their capital portfolio.The Task Force also recommends that while
the school districts will ultimately determine how sites are handled, the county, cities, and
other interested parties should investigate whether sites may be suitable for permanent
conservation or other public purposes; if so, these entities should work to facilitate the
acquisition of the properties for the identified public purposes.
Solutions for sites with conservation value:
1 If the site is of value to the county, cities or community, facilitate the purchase, sale, or
land swap of property
The Task Force recommends that the county, cities and school districts investigate whether
the properties may be appropriate for permanent conservation or acquisition for other public
purposes.
• Auburn 1. The site has value for flood hazard reduction.
• Kent 3: The site has forestland of value for environmental, social, and potentially
economic benefits.
• Lake Washington 1. The site has value for flood hazard reduction and regionally
significant aquatic or terrestrial natural resources. Facilitating the sale of the property
into conservation may assist with solutions for other Lake Washington sites in Box A.
• Northshore 1. The site has forestland of value for environmental, social, and potentially
economic benefits.
Solutions for sites without identified conservation value:
Auburn 3,Kent 1,and Lake Washington 3
1 Sell, or hold understanding that any future development must be consistent with Vision
2040.
The Task Force recommends that school districts plait to develop the sites consistent with
Vision 2040 or manage the sites as part of their capital portfolio.
Solution for Auburn 2:
Auburn 2: The site has an existing elennentaty school, but no sewer extension. The school
district plans to redevelop the existing elementary school or build a middle school to replace
the elementary school. No thne frame has been specified. The Task Force recommends that
the school district be allowed to redevelop, if no server connection is needed and as allowed
by development regulations in place at the time of development.
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Note:In developing the above reconrnrendafions for schools sites, Task Force members reached out to all
school districts whose service area includes rural land, even those districts not represented on the Task
Force. To make sure the solutions recommended by the Task Force would encompass all known sites and
create lasting solutions,school districts here asked ifthey owned or had interest in any rural sites not
already under consideration in this process. School district representatives stated there were no
additional rural sites needing to be addressed at this time Therefore, no other sites are included and all
future school siting should be guided by the recommendations below
Recommendations for Future School Siting
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) comprehensively updated VISION 2040 in 2008. In
preparation for the update, the PSRC developed an issue paper regarding Rural Areas that included a
discussion on Special Purpose Districts and Institutional Uses (Appendix N). The issue paper noted that
special purpose district planning is disconnected from GMA, and that many facilities(including schools)
had expanded into rural areas,taking advantage of relatively low land values and large tracts of land.The
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issue paper recommended that policies be established that provide regional guidance on siting special
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purpose districts within rural areas. Thus, the following policies were established and incorporated into
VISION 2040:
MPP-PS-4 Do not provide urban services in rural areas.Design services for limited access when
they are needed to solve isolated health and sanitation problems,so as not to increase the
development potential of the surrounding rural area.
MPP-PS-S Encourage the design of public facilities and utilities in rural areas to be at a size and
scale appropriate to rural locations,so as not to increase development pressure.
MPP-PS-21 Site schools,institutions,and other community facilities that primarily serve urban
populations within the urban growth area in locations where they will promote the local desired
growth plan.
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MPP-PS-22 Locate schools,institutions,and other community facilities serving rural residents
in neighboring cities and towns and design those facilities in keeping with the size and scale of
the local community
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Also in 2008, VISION 2040 incorporated new policies integrating public health considerations into land
use and transportation planning, and addressing climate change through the regional growth strategy
(reducing greenhouse gas emissions by focusing growth in urban centers).
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Consistent with all of the above, VISION 2040 now encourages the siting of public facilities in urban
areas, and states that 'Schools should be encouraged to become the cornerstone of their communities by
locating in more urban settings and designing facilities to better integrate with their urban
neighborhoods.
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Given the adopted policies in VISION 2040 and after consideration of the wide range of technical
information presented, the Task Force recommends that all future school siting be consistent with
VISION 2040.
Box E
The Task Force recommends that all future school siting be consistent with
VISION 2040.
In support of this recommendation,the Task Force further recommends:
1 The Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) should develop policies and adopt a work
program that commits jurisdictions to working together to identify future school sites within the UGA.
These policies shall direct jurisdictions to use zoning and other land use tools to ensure a sufficient
supply of land for siting schools.
2. King County should work with the school districts,community representatives, and other stakeholders
to address any future redevelopment of existing schools on rural sites to accommodate school districts'
needs while protecting rural character
3. The Growth Management Planning Council should add a school district representative to its
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membership.
4 The Puget Sound Regional Council should collaborate with counties and cities in working with school
districts to ensure coordination in regional (4-county) growth management discussions (per VISION
2040 PS-Action-6).
5. The Washington State Legislature and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction should
examine, together with the State Department of Commerce, how state laws, guidelines, policies and
administrative procedures can influence school siting decisions, including:
a. Reconsideration of existing transportation policies and funding that incentivize busing and
siting schools away from population centers
b.Identifying new funding for school land acquisition,including incentives for purchases,land
swaps,and other avenues for obtaining land inside the UGA
c. Revising existing guidelines for school siting such that districts who build on small sites in
urban areas are eligible for state match funds
d. Increasing the compensation to school districts for the construction costs of schools sited
within the UGA
Note: T he Task Force did not specifically consider redevelopment of existing schools on sites in the rural
area. Redevelopment issues were not included in the Task Force scope of work.Information emerged late
in the 7ask Force process regarding redevelopment and will be passed on to appropriate officials for
consideration at a fixture date. Redevelopment is addressed in 42 in Box E.
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Communicating Task Force Findings to Stakeholders
To help communicate its findings, Task Force members are available to speak with interested parties
(school boards,city councils,etc.)to discuss its work,its process,and its recommendations.
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SECTION 6: IMPLEMENTING TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS
Implementation of these recommendations will require additional work by and ongoing coordination
between King County,the cities,school districts,and other stakeholders.For this reason,the Task Force
has recommended including school districts in regional planning bodies.
Recognizing that the Task Force's recommendations will require school districts to reconsider their real
estate portfolios and/or financial plans,one of the first implementation items should be to explore the
recommended solutions for specific sites,including:
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• Finding alternative sites in the UGA
• Exploring land swaps for undeveloped sites
• Exploring acquisition of undeveloped rural sites for public purposes, including conservation,
recreation,or other rural-based uses
The Task Force suggests that this work commence immediately,and defers to the King County Executive
on identifying the appropriate forum(s).
Next Steps
The following are the next formal steps in the development of new policies to support the Task Force's
recommendations:
1. The King County Executive will review this Task Force Report and propose new Countywide
Planning Policies for Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC)consideration
2. The GMPC will review the Executive's proposal,and recommend new Countywide Planning
Policies to the King County Council for their consideration
3. The King County Council will review the GMPC's recommendation,adopt new Countywide
Planning Policies,and send them to the cities for ratification
4 The King County Council will adopt new Comprehensive Plan policies and development
regulations that are consistent with the new Countywide Planning Policies
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Appendices fAttachedl
A. Task Force Membership
B Framing Work Group Membership
C. Technical Advisory Committee Membership
D Map of 18 Undeveloped School Sites
E. GMPC Motion 11.2
Appendices (on CD)
F Matrix of Technical Information on Undeveloped Sites
G Maps of Undeveloped Sites
H. Demographic Information
1. Enrollment Projections
j Public Health Aspects of School Siting
K. Technical Advisory Committee Work (13 Tasks)
L. State School Siting Guidelines
M. Existing Policy and Regulatory Framework
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N Excerpt from PSRC Issue Paper on Rural Areas
O Land Use Planning Overview
P Meeting Summaries
Q Operating Protocols
R. Process Schematic
S. Task Force Member Interests
T Interview Summary
U Public Comments
?A33 King County Countywide Planning Policies
November 2012
Amended December 3, 2012
GLOSSARY
Affordable Housing: Housing that is affordable at 30 percent or less of a household's monthly
income. This is a general term that may include housing affordable to a wide range of income
levels.
Agricultural Production District: A requirement of the Growth Management Act for cities and
counties to designate, where appropriate, agricultural lands that are not characterized by urban
growth, have soils suitable for agriculture, and that have long-term significance for commercial
farming. The King County Comprehensive Plan designates Agricultural Production Districts
where the principal land use should be agriculture.
Area Median Income: The annual household income for the Seattle-Bellevue,WA Metro Area
as published on approximately an annual basis by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
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Buildable Lands Program: A requirement of the Growth Management Act for certain counties
in western Washington to report on a regular basis the amount of residential and commercial
development that has occurred,the densities of that development,and an estimate of each
jurisdiction's ability to accommodate its growth target based on the amount of development
that existing zoning would allow.
Climate Change: The variation in the earth's global climate over time. It describes changes in
the variability or average state of the atmosphere. Climate change may result from natural
factors or processes(such as change In ocean circulation) or from human activities that change
the atmosphere's composition (such as burning fossil fuels or deforestation.)
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Climate Change Adaptation refers to actions taken to adapt to unavoidable impacts as a
result of climate change.
Climate Change Mitigation refers to actions taken to reduce the future effects of climate
change.
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Comprehensive Plan: A plan prepared by a local government following the requirements of the
Washington Growth Management Act, containing policies to guide local actions regarding land Oa
use, transportation, housing, utilities,capital facilities,and economic development in ways that (D
will accommodate at least the adopted 20-year targets for housing and employment growth.
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Environmental Justice:The fair distribution of costs and benefits, based on a consideration for U
social equity Environmental justice is concerned with the right of all people to enjoy a safe,
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clean,and healthy environment, and with fairness across income,ethnic, and racial groups in
the siting and operation of infrastructure,facilities, or other large land uses.
Forest Production District. A requirement of the Growth Management Act for cities and
counties to designate,where appropriate,forest lands that are not characterized by urban
growth and that have long-term significance for the commercial production of timber The King
County Comprehensive Plan designates Forest Production Districts where the primary use
should be commercial forestry
Growth Management Act: State law (RCW 36.70A)that requires local governments to prepare
comprehensive plans(including land use,transportation, housing, capital facilities and utilities)
to accommodate 20 years of expected growth. Other provisions of the Growth Management
Act require developing and adopting countywide planning policies to guide local comprehensive
planning in a coordinated and consistent manner
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Greenhouse Gas: Components of the atmosphere that contribute to global warming, including
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide,and fluorinated gases. Human activities have added to
the levels of most of these naturally occurring gases.
Healthy Housing: Housing that protects all residents from exposure to harmful substances and
environments,reduces the risk of injury, provides opportunities for safe and convenient daily
physical activity, and assures access to healthy food and social connectivity
High-capacity Transit: Various types of transit systems,such as light rail and bus rapid transit,
operating on fixed guideway or dedicated right-of-way designed to carry a large number of
riders at higher speeds.
Industry Clusters: Specific economic segments that are the focus of the Regional Economic
Strategy.As of June 2011,the identified regional industry clusters included: aerospace,clean
technology, Information technology, life sciences,logistics and International trade, military,and
tourism.
King County Open Space System: A regional system of county-owned parks,trails, natural
areas,working agricultural and forest resource lands, and flood hazard management lands.
Low-Income Households: Households earning between 31 percent and 50 percent of the Area Q
Median Income for their household size.
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Manufacturing/ Industrial Centers: Designated locations within King County cities meeting 0
criteria detailed in policies DP 35-37
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Mixed-Use Development: A building or buildings constructed as a single project which contains U
more than one use, typically including housing plus retail and/or office uses.
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Moderate-Income Households: Households earning between 51 percent and 80 percent of the
Area Median Income for their household size.
Potential Annexation Area: A portion of the unincorporated urban area in King County that a
city has identified it will annex at some future date. See Appendix 2: Interim Potential
Annexation Areas Map.
Purchase of Development Rights: Programs that buy and then extinguish development rights
on a property to restrict development and limit uses exclusively for open space or resource-
based activities such as farming and forestry Covenants run with the land in perpetuity so that
the property is protected from development regardless of ownership.
Regional Growth Strategy: The strategy defined in VISION 2040 that was developed by the
Puget Sound Regional Council to help guide growth in the four-county region that includes King,
Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties. VISION 2040 directs most of the region's forecasted
growth into designated Urban Areas, and concentrates growth within those areas in designated
centers planned for a mixes of uses and connection by high-capacity transit
Resource Lands: Designated areas within King County that have long-term significance for
agricultural,forestry,or mining. See Appendix 1. Land Use Map.
Rural Area: Designated area outside the Urban Growth Area that is characterized by small-
scale farming and forestry and low-density residential development. See Appendix 1. Land Use
Map.
Rural Cities: Cities that are surrounded by Rural Area or Resource Lands, Rural Cities are part
of the Urban Growth Area.
Stormwater Management: An infrastructure system that collects runoff from storms and
redirects it from streets and other surfaces into facilities that store and release it—usually back I
into natural waterways.
Sustainable Development: Methods of accommodating new population and employment that
protect the natural environment while preserving the ability to accommodate future
generations.
Transfer of Development Rights: Ability to transfer allowable density, in the form of permitted CIO
building lots or structures,from one property(the "sending site")to another(the "receiving O
site") in conjunction with conservation of all or part of the sending site as open space or
working farm or forest.
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Transportation 2040: A 30-year action plan for transportation investments in the central Puget U
Sound region intended to support implementation of VISION 2040.
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Transportation Demand Management: Various strategies and policies (e.g. incentives,
regulations) designed to reduce or redistribute travel by single-occupancy vehicles in order to
make more efficient use of existing facility capacity
Transportation System: A comprehensive, integrated network of travel modes(e.g.airplanes,
automobiles, bicycles, buses, feet, ferries,freighters,trains,trucks)and infrastructure (e.g.
sidewalks, trails, streets, arterials, highways,waterways, railways, airports)for the movement
of people and goods on a local, regional, national and global scale.
Universal Design: A system of design that helps ensure that buildings and public spaces are
accessible to people with or without disabilities.
Urban Centers: Designated locations within King County cities meeting criteria detailed in
Development Pattern chapter policies 31-32.
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Urban Growth Area: The designated portion of King County that encompasses all of the cities
as well as other urban land where the large majority of the county's future residential and
employment growth is intend to occur See Appendix 1. Land Use Map.
Very Low-Income Households: Households earning 30 percent of the Area Median Income or
less for their household size.
VISION 2040: The integrated, long-range vision for managing growth and maintaining a healthy
region—including the counties of King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish. It contains an
environmental framework a numeric Regional Growth Strategy,the Multicounty Policies,and
implementation actions and measures to monitor progress.
Water Resource Inventory Area: Major watershed basins in Washington identified for water-
related planning purposes.
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Workforce Housing: Housing that is affordable to households with one or more workers.
Creating workforce housing in a jurisdiction implies consideration of the wide range of income
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levels that characterize working households,from one person working at minimum wage to
two or more workers earning the average countywage or above. There is a particular need for
workforce housing that is reasonably close to regional and sub-regional job centers and/or
easily accessible by public transportation.
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Metropolitan King County Council
Committee of the Whole
REVISED STAFF REPORT
:Aigionda Item: 6 Name: Kendall Moore
Pro Propose No:. 2012-0282 Date: November 26 2012
Invited: Paul Reitenbach, GMPC staff coordinator
Karen Wolf Executive's office
SUBJECT
A proposed ordinance adopting Growth Management Planning Council ("GMPC")
recommended revisions to the King County Countywide Planning Policies ("CPPs"),
including changes to he Potential Annexation Area ("PAA") map
COMMITTEE ACTION
On November 26, 2012 the committee voted out Proposed Ordinance 2012-0282 as
amended with a "do pass" recommendation.
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BACKGROUND
Please see October 29, 2012 staff report.
ANALYSIS
Attached to this staff report as Attachment 4 is a matrix identifying all the changes
made to the CPPs that are proposed by the striking amendment.
The only addition to the changes described at the October 29, 2012 committee meeting
is the change found at page 33 of the CPPs, which is new text to provide the reader
context for jobs housing balance strategy called out in policy H-9 (CPPs, page 33), as
well as in the Housing Appendix at page 57
As reported in the discussion at the October 29, 2012 committee meeting, these
changes were reviewed by the interjuridictional team ("ITJ") members, who are staff to
the GMPC. No objections to the changes were received.'
At the October 26 meeting several members commented that these changes improved the document's
clarity and readability
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AMENDMENT
A new Attachment A, incorporating the changes discussed at the October 29, 2012
committee meeting has been prepared. Additionally as also discussed at that {
committee meeting, a striking amendment has been prepared to make code changes
so that listing every GMPC action and ratification by the Council will no longer called
odify those listing sections in the code rather than
out in code. The proposal is to dec
repeal, so that history will be preserved. This approach is similar to what is proposed
for the Comprehensive Plan code sections that list the history of amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan.
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KING COUNTY 1200 King County CoutOtousa
L19 616'rhird Avenue
Signature Report Seattle,WA 98104
King County
December 3, 2012
Ordinance 17487
Proposed No.2012-0436.2 Sponsors Phillips
1 AN ORDINANCE adopting Growth Management Planning
2 Council Motion 12-5 and ratifying Motion 12-5 for
3 unincorporated King County
4 STATEMENT OF FACTS:
5 1 The Countywide Planning Policies ("CPPs")are adopted in accordance
6 with the state Growth Management Act,under 36.70A.210 RC W
7 2. The Growth Management Planning Council("GMPC")was formed in
8 1992 to guide the development of the CPPs. The GMPC is a
9 representative body of elected officials from King County,the city of
10 Seattle,the city of Bellevue and the Suburban Cities Association.
11 Representatives of the special districts serve as ex officio members.
12 3 The CPPs establish a framework for guiding development in all King
13 County jurisdictions.
14 4: The CPPs are deemed adopted when ratified by King County and the
15 requisite number of cities and satisfying the required population
16 percentage.
17 5, The GMPC recommends CPP amendments to the King County council
18 for consideration,possible revision and ratification.
19 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY
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Ordinance 17487
20 SECTION 1. Findings:
21 A. On June 6,2012,the Growth Management Planning Council introduced
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23 consideration by the King County Council and accepted public testimony regarding the
24 proposed changes.
25 B. On September 11,2012,the Growth Management Planning Council approved
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26 Motion 12-5 following additional public testimony regarding the proposed changes to the
27 urban growth area.
28 C. Attachment A to this ordinance incorporates Motion 12-5.
29 SECTION 2. The amendments to 2012 King County Planning Policies,as shown
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Ordinance 17487
30 in Attachment A to this ordinance, are hereby adopted and ratified on behalf of the
31 population of unincorporated King County
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Ordinance 17487 was introduced on 10/29/2012 and passed by the Metropolitan King
County Council on 12/3/2012, by the following vote:
Yes: 9-Mr. Phillips,Mr. von Reichbauer,Mr. Gossett,Ms. Hague,
Ms. Patterson, Ms. Lambert,Mr. Ferguson,Mr. Dunn and Mr.
McDermott
No: 0
Excused: 0
KING COUNTY COUNCIL
KING COUNTY,WASHINGTON
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ny Gossett, hair
ATTEST'
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Anne Noris,Clerk of the Council
APPROVED this (?day of t 2012.
-mac Dow Constantine,Constantine,County Executive
Attachments:A.Motion No. 12-5
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ATTACHMENT A
9/11/12
Decision: Approved Sponsored By Executive Committee
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1 MOTION NO. 12-5
2 A MOTION to amend the Urban Growth Area of King
3 County This Motion also modifies the Potential Annexation
4 Area map in the Countywide Planning Policies.
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7 WHEREAS,the Washington State Growth Management Act,RCW 36.70A.110 requires
8 counties to designate an urban growth area or areas within which urban growth shall be
9 encouraged and outside of which growth can occur only if it is not urban in nature;and
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11 WHEREAS,Countywide Planning Policy F W-1 Step 8 recognizes that King County may
12 initiate amendments to the Urban Growth Area;and
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14 WHEREAS,the King County Executive and the Metropolitan King County Council
15 requests the Growth Management Planning Council consider the attached amendments to
16 the Urban Growth Area for eventual adoption by the Metropolitan King County Council
17 and ratification by the cities;and
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19 WHEREAS, Countywide Planning Policies LU-31 and LU-32 anticipate the collaborative
20 designation of Potential Annexation Areas and the eventual annexation of these areas by
21 cities. The attached amendments are supported by the affected city
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23 BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING COUNCIL OF
24 KING COUNTY HEREBY MOVES AS FOLLOWS:
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26 1 Amend the Urban Growth Area as designated by the Urban Growth Areas Map in the
27 Countywide Planning Policies,the Potential Annexation Area map, as depicted on the
28 following attached maps:
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30 Attachment 1 Sammanrish—Soaring Eagle
31 Attachment 2: Snoqualmie—Mining Site
32 Attachment 3 Auburn—148"Ave. SE technical correction
33 Attachment 4 Black Diamond—212'"Ave. SE technical correction
34 Attachment 5 Rechnond—NE Union Hill Road/196"Ave NE technical correction
35 Attaclmrent 6:Black Diamond—Lake Sawyer Road SE technical correction
36 Attaclunent 7•Renton—SE Old Petrovitski Road technical correction
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1 Attachment 8: Maple Valley—SE 281"Way technical correction
2 Attachment 9•Maple Valley—SE 288"St.technical correction
3 Attachment 10:Enumclaw—SE 440'"St.technical correction
4 Attachment 1 l North Bend—SE 142vd St.technical correction
5 Attachment 12:North Bend—SE 150'"ST technical correction
6 Attachment 13.Auburn—SE Green Valley Road technical correction
7 Attachment 14:Duvall—SR 203/NE 140"St.technical correction
8 Attachment I5:Maple Valley split parcel
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11 2. Amend the Interim Potential Atmexation Area Map by including any additional
12 unincorporated urban land created by these UGA amendments in the Potential
13 Annexation Area of the adjoining city, and deleting any land changed from urban to
14 nual from the respective PAA.
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16 3 These amendments are recommended to the King County Council and the Cities of
17 King County for adoption and ratification.
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20 ADOPTED by the Growth Management Planning Council of King County in open session
21 on September 11,2012 and signed by the chair of the GMPC.
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Metropolitan King County Council
Committee of the Whole
REVISED STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item. Name: Kendall Moore
Proposed No:. 2012-0436 Date. November 26, 2012
Invited: Paul Reitenbach, GMPC staff coordinator
Karen Wolf, Executive's office
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SUBJECT
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Adoption of the UGA and PAA1 map amendment recommendations by the Growth
Management Planning Council
COMMITTEE ACTION
On November 26, 2012 the committee voted out Proposed Ordinance 2012-0436 as
amended with a "do pass" recommendation.
SYNOPSIS
Adoption of Proposed Ordinance 2012-0436 would approve and ratify for the population
of unincorporated King County the recommendations made by the Growth Management
Planning Council ("GMPC") relevant moving the Urban Growth Boundary ("UGB") in 15
different instances, none of which are controversial. These changes have already been
forwarded as part of the King County Comprehensive Plan ("KCCP") Update for
consideration. Additionally, except for the split parcel correction (Attachment 15 to
GMPC Motion 12-5) all have been subject to the County's KCCP public review and no
one has opposed these changes. Additionally, no one testified at the GMPC hearing in
opposition to these changes.
BACKGROUND
At its June 6, 2012 meeting, the GMPC took up for consideration Motion 12-5 listing the
proposed changes to the Urban Growth Area ("UGA") then under consideration by the
King County Council and accepted public testimony regarding the proposed changes.
No one testified against the proposals.
UGA is the acronym for Urban Growth Area and PAA is the acronym for Potential Annexation Area,
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On September 11, 2012, the GMPC approved Motion 12-5 following additional public
testimony regarding the proposed changes to the UGA. Again, no one testified against
the proposals.
ANALYSIS
1 GMPC Motion 12-5 Attachment 1 (Soaring Eagle)2.
The proposal would change the from Rural to Urban a 29 9 acre portion of Soaring
Eagle Park and add it to the Potential Annexation Area ("PAA") of the City of
Sammamish. It is expected that a later time, the ownership of the parcel will be
transferred from King County to the City and an interlocal agreement would ensure that
this property to be permanently kept in park use. This will allow the City to annex the
subject property and develop it with an active recreation city park.
KCCP Policy U-104 supports this change.3 The transfer will result in a public benefit in i
the form of a city park with restrooms served by public sewers.
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2 All of the map amendments recommended by the GMPC in Motion 12-5 were included in the striking
amendment to Proposed Ordinance 2012-0103, the 2012 Updates to the King County Comprehensive
Plan.
s U-104 Rural properties that are immediately adjacent to a city and are planned or designated for park
purposes by that city may be redesignated to urban when the city has committed to designate
the property in perpetuity in a form satisfactory to the King County Council for park purposes
and:
a. The property is no more than 30 acres in size and was acquired by the city prior to 1994;
b. The property is no more than 30 acres in size and receives county support through a park
or recreation facility transfer agreement between King County and a city; or
c. The property is or was formerly a King County park and is being or has been transferred to
a city
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2. GMPC Motion 12=5 Attachment 2: (Snogualmie Mining Site)
This recommendation would change the land use designation from Urban (and in
Snoqualmie's PAA) to Rural for a portion of parcel 2024089017 and all of parcel
2024089020. Both of these properties contain a long-term mining operation and are
zoned Mining. Both the City and the property owner, Weyerhaeuser, support the
change.
KCCP Policies also support this change.
• R-510," which calls for land designated in a Rural City's PAA should be planned
and developed with urban uses, not mining activity
• R-676,5 support the designating existing mining sites as a Designated Mineral
Resource. By definition designated Resource Lands are not within the Urban
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4 In substantive part, R-510 The cities in the rural area and their Urban Growth Areas are considered
part of the overall Urban Growth Area for purposes of planning land uses and facility
needs.
e In substantive part, R-676 King County shall identify existing and potential mining sites on the
Mineral Resources Map in order to conserve mineral resources, promote
compatibility with nearby land uses, protect environmental quality, maintain and
enhance mineral resource industries and serve to notify property owners of the
potential for mining activities. The county shall identify'
a. Sites with existing Mineral zoning as Designated Mineral Resource Sites;
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3. GMPC Motion 12-5 Attachments 3-14. (ROW/UGA Technical Corrections)
Pursuant to T-205x, King County Department of Transportation determined 12
segments of King County road rights-of-way ("ROW') should be redesignated on the
KCCP Land Use map for the purposes of efficient future road maintenance. In eight
cases, the ROW segment should be included within the UGA so that the adjacent city
will have long-term maintenance responsibility In three cases, the ROW segment
should be included in the Rural Area, since King County will continue to have
maintenance responsibility One case involves two segments, one should be
designated Rural and the other Urban to clarify maintenance responsibility between
King County and the City of Redmond.
Map Amendments --These map amendments are attached to this staff report as part of
Attachment A to proposed Ordinance 2012-0436
Redesignate from Rural to Urban:
• 148th Ave SE, adjacent to Auburn
• 212`" Ave SE, west of Black Diamond
NE Union Hill Road, east of Redmond
• Lake Sawyer road SE, west of Black Diamond
SE Old Petrovitsky Road, east of Renton
• SE 281St Way, east of Maple Valley
• SE 288th Street, south of Maple Valley
• SE 440th Street, north of Enumclaw
• SR 203 at NE 140`h Street, south of Duvall.
Redesignate from Urban to Rural:
• 1g6th Ave NE, east of Redmond
SE 142"d Street, south of North Bend
SE 150th Street, south of North Bend
SE Green Valley Road, northeast of Auburn
4. GMPC Motion 12-5 Attachment 15: Maple Valley Split Parcel
Council Staff discovered a split parcel in the city of Maple Valley during their review of I
the map amendments for the 2012 KCCP Updates.7 This developed parcel, located
within a subdivision totally within the city limits of Maple Valley, shows up on the UGA
map with the UGB running through it, resulting in half designated Urban and half
6 T-205 Any segment of a county roadway that forms the boundary between the Urban Growth Area and
the Rural Area shall be designed and constructed to urban roadway standards on both sides of
such roadway segment.
r This map amendment was not included as an area study for the 2012 KCCP Update; however, it is a
technical change rather than substantive change and merely corrects the UGA map to reflect the existing
conditions on the ground.
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designated Rural. This change results in the parcel being completely within the Urban
Area.
This map amendment is attached to this staff report as part of Attachment A to
proposed Ordinance 2012-0436.
The change comports with KCCP Policy U-103 8
AMENDMENT
A striking amendment has been prepared to comport this legislation with the revisions to
the code that are included in the striking amendment for Proposed Ordinance 2012-
0282. As members will recall, the striking amendment to Proposed Ordinance 2012-
0282 will simplify the King County Code changes so that listing every GMPC action and
ratification by the Council will no longer called out in Code. The striking amendment to
Proposed Ordinance 2012-0282 will decodify those listing sections in the Code rather
than repeal them, so that history will be preserved This approach is similar to what is
proposed for the Comprehensive Plan code sections that list the history of amendments
to the Comprehensive Plan. Therefore, the section in the transmitted proposed
ordinance reflecting the history of past GMPC and Council action relative to CPP
amendments are not necessary and have been removed Findings are added to set the
context.
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s U-103 Parcels which are split by the Urban Growth Area boundary line should be redesignated to either
all urban or all rural unless the parcel is split to recognize environmentally sensitive features or
the requirements of interlocal agreements or King County plans.
This parcel was not split for environmental reasons or as a result of planning or agreements with the City
Maple Valley supports this change.
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