HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08 - Ord. Master Development Plans Development RegulationsORDINANCE NUMBER I 0
MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLANS DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
MASON COUNTY CODE CHAPTERS 17.70, 17.71 AND 17.72
WHEREAS, the Mason County Board of County Commissioners adopted by
Ordinance 112-06 Mason County Code Chapters 17.70 (Master Development
Plans) and 17.71 (Implementing Site Nan Development Review) on November 7,
2006; and
W HEREAS, Chapters 17.70 and 17.71 were appealed to the Western Washington
Growth Management Hearings Board for failing to comply with the goals of the
Growth Management Act; and
W HEREAS, the Hearings Board found the Regulations failed to comply with the
Growth Management Act on three issues: (1) they allowed a development to place
u rban densities and urban uses on rural lands, (2) they did not prohibit urban growth
o utside the UGA with respect to sprawling low -density development in the rural areas
through bonus densities, and (3) they did not make it clear that there are nine criteria
that must be met before an amendment to an MDPR can be considered minor, and that
minor changes to the plan are measured from the original approval rather than from
the last minor amendment.
W HEREAS, Chapters 17.70 and 17.71 have been revised to address the issues of
non-compliance as determined by the Growth Management Hearings Board; and
W HEREAS, Chapter 17.72 was added to separate important Master
Development Plan Low Impact Development Standards from 17.71 for
clarification and easier code reference, and
WHEREAS, Mason County Code Chapters 17.70 (Master Development Plans),
17.71 (Implementing Site Plan Development Review), and 17.72 (MDP Low
Impact Development Standards) benefit the public by promoting projects that
incorporate innovative, quality design, provide additional or enhanced
development standards for open space preservation, and require project
development to integrate low impact development standards; and
W HEREAS, on January 2, 2008 the Mason County Board of Commissioners
considered adoption of these Master Development Nan Development
Regulations on the Board's consent agenda.
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