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City of Kennewick Citizens Academy Community Planning Department October 19-23 2015 ---PAGE BREAK--- Overview Planning Department Structure Legal Basis for Planning Legislative Basis Quasi-Judicial – Legislative Actions Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plan Plan Implementation Zoning State Environmental Policy Act Shoreline Management Act Subdivision Act ---PAGE BREAK--- Community Planning Department Planning Division Development Services – Site Plans Subdivisions (Long, Short, Binding Site Plans) Rezones Environmental Determinations Long Range Planning – Comprehensive Plan Development Regulations (implementation) Other Policy Planning Issues i.e. City UGA Building Safety Division Building Permits & Inspections Code Enforcement Division Nuisance, building, zoning ---PAGE BREAK--- Legal Basis for Planning Washington State Constitution: Any county, city, town or township may make and enforce within its limits all such local police, sanitary and other regulations as are not in conflict with general law. Washington State Court Decisions: …zoning ordinances are constitutional in principle as a valid exercise of police power, and will be upheld if there is a substantial relation to the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. ---PAGE BREAK--- Planning Enabling Legislation The Planning Commission Act (Chapter 35.63 RCW) Growth Management Act (Chapter 36.70A RCW) The Planning Enabling Act (for counties) (Chapter 36.70 RCW) ---PAGE BREAK--- Role of the Planning Commission Appointed by Council Advisory Body to Council Conducts Public Hearings on Legislative Matters Conducts Public Hearings on Quasi- Judicial Matters (rezones) ---PAGE BREAK--- Quasi-Judicial versus Legislative Quasi-Judicial: Sitting as a judge; Specific development or applications; Site specific rezone applications Legislative: Affects entire community – Amend Comp Plan (map or text) Amend Zoning Code ---PAGE BREAK--- Growth Management Act Adopted 1990 (periodic updates) Not all counties/cities required to fully plan Statewide Planning Goals Require Comprehensive Plans with certain elements Concurrency for public facilities ---PAGE BREAK--- Counties Planning Under GMA ---PAGE BREAK--- GMA Statewide Planning Goals 1. Urban Growth 2. Reduce Sprawl 3. Transportation 4. Housing 5. Economic Development 6. Property Rights 7. Permits 8. Natural Resource Industries 9. Open Space/Recreation 10. Environment 11. Citizen Participation 12. Public Facilities/Svcs 13. Historic Preservation 14. Shoreline Management ---PAGE BREAK--- GMA Planning Requirements Critical areas & resource lands ordinances Countywide Planning Policies (CWPP) Comprehensive Plan Development Regulations Periodic Review and Update ---PAGE BREAK--- Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan is the basic foundation for local government planning The Comprehensive Plan expresses a long-range course of action guiding the growth of the community in an orderly fashion The plan coordinates many diverse activities of City departments by providing a common vision in one comprehensive document ---PAGE BREAK--- Required Comprehensive Plan Elements Land Use Housing Capital Facilities Transportation Utilities Economic Development* Parks & Recreation* * Added in 2002 and only required if state funding becomes available. ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Concurrency and Level of Service Improvements or strategies are in place at the time of development; Or, a financial commitment in place to complete required improvements or strategies within six years. (RCW 36.70A.070(6)(b) ---PAGE BREAK--- Level of Service ---PAGE BREAK--- Citizen Participation Early and continuous Community Visioning Workshops Advisory committees Public meetings Public Hearings Notice requirements ---PAGE BREAK--- GUIDES Kennewick Municipal Code POLICY LAW LAND USE ZONING GUIDES GUIDES ---PAGE BREAK--- Implementation Tools Zoning SEPA SMA ---PAGE BREAK--- Zoning Official Zoning Map Establishes Zoning Districts Permitted & Conditional Uses Design Standards (Commercial/Residential) Height, bulk & dimensional standards Landscape (commercial/industrial) Sign Standards Critical Area Regulations Off-Street Parking ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- SEPA & SMA (State Environmental Policy Act/Shoreline Management Act) SEPA- 43.21C Revised Code of Washington Chapter 4.08 – Kennewick Municipal Code Assess development impacts on environment Provides for mitigation of impacts SMA- 90.58 Revised Code of Washington Chapter 18.68 – Kennewick Municipal Code Preservation, enhancement and access of shorelines 200 feet along shoreline Regulates use, height, setbacks ---PAGE BREAK--- Subdivision Regulations 58.17 - Revised Code of Washington Title 17 – Kennewick Municipal Code Boundary Line Adjustments/Eliminations Short Subdivisions (up to 9 lots) Binding Site Plans (Commercial/Industrial) Subdivisions (10 or more lots) ---PAGE BREAK--- Questions?