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Adopting 2005 Comprehensive Plan Update Review 2005-2006 Work Program Resolution No . 7 6 - 0 5 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , MASON COUNTY ADOPTING THE 2005 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE REVIEW 2005-2006 WORK PROGRAM WHEREAS the State Growth Management Act (" GMA") requires that Mason County take legislative action to review , and if necessary , revise its comprehensive plan and development regulations to ensure that the plan and regulations continue to comply with the requirements of GMA, and WHEREAS the process , which consists of two phases , the compliance review and the revision , shall be completed by December 1 , 2005 , and is usually referred to as the "2005 Update , " and WHEREAS GMA requires that the Board of County Commissioners adopt , by a resolution following a public hearing , a work program that summarizes the findings of the compliance review , identifies the need for revision , and establishes a schedule for the needed revision , and WHEREAS the work program has been completed , as documented in the 2005 Comprehensive Plan Update Review Proposed 2005-2006 Work Program , as provided in Exhibit "A" attached hereto , and WHEREAS the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission has reviewed and conducted a public hearing on the Work Program and recommended it to the Board of County Commissioners for adoption , and WHEREAS the Board of County Commissioners has reviewed Work Program and conducted a public hearing to receive further feedback from the community , and WHEREAS the Work Program is a proper work program that fulfills the requirement of the compliance review in the first phase of the 2005 Update process , and provides the guidelines for accomplishing the needed revision in the second phase ; Now , Therefore , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MASON COUNTY : That the County hereby adopts the Work Program for the 2005 Comprehensive Plan Update as reviewed by the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission and considered by the Board of County Commissioners at a public hearing . ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Mason County , this end day of August 2005 . BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MASO . COUNTY , ASHINGTON ATTEST : Ch rpers -- �- _� 4ynK min , R becca S . Rogers , Clerk' of the Board ng Erickson , ommissioner P � R E AS TO FORM : Tim Sheldon , Commissioner Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Resc tion No . 76 - 05 Exhibit A REVIEW PROPOSED 2005=2,006 WORK PROGRAM The Mason County Comprehensive Plan and development regulations were first adopted under the provisions of the Washington State Growth Management Act in the period from 1993 to 1996 . Both the plan and the regulations have been amended several times since ; however , they have not been reviewed in their entirety nor has the 20 year planning time line of 1994 to 2014 been revised . The review of the comprehensive plan and regulations by Mason County this year is mandated by the Growth Management Act ( also referred to as the " GMA") . Each jurisdiction must review its comprehensive plan and regulations to ensure continued compliance with the GMA . This review and any amendments to the comprehensive plan and regulations determined to be necessary by this review must be completed by December 1 , 2005 , with the exception of critical area regulations . Any required critical area amendments must be adopted by December 1 , 2006 . Mason County has developed the following proposed 2005-2006 Work Program to address the most significant and urgent of these changes within the resources and time available . A public hearing will be held by the Mason County Planning Advisory Commission to provide public comment on the county 's update review and work program . The Planning Advisory Commission will then make its recommendations to the Mason County Board of Commissioners . After a public hearing , the Board of Commissioners will determine those issues that must be revised for the GMA mandated update and set the 2005-2006 Work Program . The actual plan and regulation amendment process will follow as described in the work program . 1 . GMA Mandated Updates - 2005 The Growth Management Act (GMA) update requirement is that each local government: • review its comprehensive plan and regulations for consistency with the GMA, and • amend its plan and regulations , if appropriate . This section addresses the first part of the update requirement - that of reviewing the plan and regulations and determining if amendment seems appropriate . Issues identified by staff to be addressed in 2005 are discussed below . A more detailed discussion of each issue can be found in the 2005 Comprehensive Plan Update Review Staff Report: 1 . 1 . Transportation Element Changes To Address State Facilities Barbara A. Adkins , AICP 1 08 . 04 , 05 2005-2006 work Program PROPOSED 2005=2006 WORK PROGRAM 1 . 2 . Integration Of The Shoreline Master Program In The Plan And Regulations 1 . 3 . Changes To The Plan And Regulations Regarding Airports 1 . 4 . Zoning Regulations For The Urban Growth Areas ( UGA) 1 . 5 . Adjustments To The Essential Public Facility Regulations 1 . 6 . Adoption Of Economic Development Element 1 . 7 . Population , Housing And Other Informational Updates 1 . 8 . UGA Boundary Updates 1 . 9 . Updating Of Parks And Recreation Element 1 . 10 . Adoption Of Local Rules For Forest Practices 1 . 11 . Accessory Uses On Agricultural Lands 1 . 12 . Manufactured Housing 1 . 13 . Harstine Island Policy Review 1 . 14 . County-Wide Planning Policy Regarding Urban Area Sizing 2 . GMA Mandates 2006 The requirement that critical area regulations be updated was changed in the 2005 Legislative Session . The requirement is now that the regulations do not need to be updated until 2006 . At this time it appears that two critical areas will need to be reviewed and perhaps updated in 2006 . 2 . 1 . Wetland critical areas 2 . 2 . Critical aquifer recharge areas 2 . 3 . Major Industrial Areas 3 . Non -Mandated Changes , proposed for the 2005-2006 Work Program The county reviewed the existing regulations and plan under the guidance provided by the state Department of Community , Trade and Economic Development , its current understanding of the requirements of the Growth Management Act, and any other relevant information that it had available . It also considered comments that have been received from the public as part of this process . As a result , the following issues that were not mandated by the GMA update process are recommend to be placed on the county 2005 -2006 Work Program . 3 . 1 . Update Capital Facilities Element - 2005 3 . 2 . Finalize County Interim Sign Ordinance - 2006 3 . 3 . Improve the Critical Areas Ordinance - 2006 Barbara A . Adkins , AICP 2 08 , 04 , 05 2005-2006 work Program 2005 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE REVIEW PROPOSED 2005m2OO6 WORK PROGRAM 3 . 4 . Finalize SEPA Administrative Appeal Process - 2006 3 . 5 . Improve the Transportation Element and related regulations - 2006 3 . 6 . Adoption of health and human services policies - 2005 3 . 7 . Review of Skokomish Valley development opportunities - 2005 3 . 8 . Stormwater management - 2006 3 . 9 . Site-specific rezone requests - 2005 3 . 10 . Consider Inholding lands for rural residential designation - 2006 3 . 11 . Add a residential accessory use to Rural Industrial - 2006 3 . 12 . Review the use of "existing " in various county regulations - 2006 3 . 13 . Develop regulations to assist in the implementation of open space corridors - 2006 3 . 14 . Signs regulations in Belfair - 2006 3 . 15 . Review of criteria for rural conditional use permits - 2006 3 . 16 . Adoption of trails planning policies - 2006 3 . 17 . Height limits on industrial activities - 2005 Barbara A. Adkins , AICP 3 08 , 04 , 05 2005-2006 Work Program 2005 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE REviEw PROPOSED 2005�2006 WORK PROGRAM 2005 Projects 2006 Projects Transportation Element Changes To Wetland critical areas Address State Facilities Critical aquifer recharge areas Integration Of The Shoreline Master Improve the Critical Areas Ordinance Program In The Plan And Improve the Transportation Element and Regulations related regulations Changes To The Plan And Regulations Stormwater management Regarding Airports Consider Inholding lands for rural Zoning Regulations For The Urban residential designation Growth Areas ( UGA) Add a residential accessory use to Rural Adjustments To The Essential Public Industrial Facility Regulations Review the use of "existing " in various Adoption Of Economic Development county regulations Element Develop regulations to assist in the Population , Housing And Other implementation of open space Informational Updates corridors UGA Boundary Updates Review of criteria for rural conditional Updating Of Parks And Recreation use permits Element Adoption of trails planning policies Adoption Of Local Rules For Forest Major Industrial Areas Practices Finalize County Interim Sign Ordinance Accessory Uses On Agricultural Lands Finalize SEPA Administrative Appeal Manufactured Housing Process Harstine Island Policy Review Signs regulations in Belfair County-Wide Planning Policy Regarding Urban Area Sizing Update Capital Facilities Element Adoption of health and human services policies Review of Skokomish Valley development opportunities Site-specific rezone requests Height limits on industrial activities Barbara A. Adkins , AICP 4 08 , 04 , 05 2005-2006 Work Program