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Sand & Gravel Resources and Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Growth Policy Amendments Plat, Annexation, and Zoning Committee March 17, 2010 ---PAGE BREAK--- Changes in State law… HB-486 amending MCA 76-1- 601(3)(b)(viii) to require that growth policies include “maps and text describing an inventory of the existing characteristics and features of a jurisdictional area, including…sand and gravel resources” ---PAGE BREAK--- Changes in State law… SB-51 requiring counties to address the Wildland Urban Interface in adopted growth policies, and MCA 76-1-601(3)(j) requiring that growth policies include “an evaluation of the potential for fire and wildland fire in the jurisdictional area” ---PAGE BREAK--- Timeline / Process • Missoula County Rural Initiatives began the project for the County, Urban Initiatives collaborated to bring the same changes forward for the City • Rural Initiatives solicited agency and public comment: – NRCS, MDT, DEQ, Bureau of Mines, USGS, Montana Contractors’ Association, etc. • Urban Initiatives requested City-specific comment – Engineering, Fire, Parks & Rec, Attorney’s Office, Clerk’s Office, Health, Neighborhoods, MOR, MBIA, Chamber of Commerce – No adverse comments received • Planning Board recommended that the City Council adopt the amendments at February 2nd meeting • City Council adopted Resolution of Intention to Adopt and set a Public Hearing at February 22nd meeting ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Recommended Motion – Sand & Gravel Resources THAT the Missoula City Council adopt a resolution to amend the Missoula County Growth Policy to include Appendix E “Sand and Gravel Resources” as recommended by the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board. ---PAGE BREAK--- Recommended Motion – Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) THAT the Missoula City Council adopt a resolution to amend the Missoula County Growth Policy to include Appendix F “Wildland Urban Interface” as recommended by the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board.