Washington Administrative Code
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Chapter 365-196 WAC
Last Update: 10/4/17

GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT—PROCEDURAL CRITERIA FOR ADOPTING COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
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PART ONE
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
365-196-010Background.
365-196-020Purpose.
365-196-030Applicability.
365-196-040Standard of review.
365-196-050Regional and local variations.
365-196-060Goals.
PART TWO
DEFINITIONS
365-196-200Statutory definitions.
365-196-210Definitions of terms as used in this chapter.
PART THREE
URBAN GROWTH AREAS AND COUNTY-WIDE PLANNING POLICIES
365-196-300Urban density.
365-196-305County-wide planning policies.
365-196-310Urban growth areas.
365-196-315Buildable lands review and evaluation.
365-196-320Providing urban services.
365-196-325Providing sufficient land capacity suitable for development.
365-196-330Phasing development within the UGA.
365-196-335Identification of open space corridors.
365-196-340Identification of lands useful for public purposes.
365-196-345New fully contained communities.
PART FOUR
FEATURES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
365-196-400Mandatory elements.
365-196-405Land use element.
365-196-410Housing element.
365-196-415Capital facilities element.
365-196-420Utilities element.
365-196-425Rural element.
365-196-430Transportation element.
365-196-435Economic development element.
365-196-440Parks and recreation element.
365-196-445Optional elements.
365-196-450Historic preservation.
365-196-455Land use compatibility adjacent to general aviation airports.
365-196-460Master planned resorts.
365-196-465Major industrial developments.
365-196-470Industrial land banks.
365-196-475Land use compatibility with military installations.
365-196-480Natural resource lands.
365-196-485Critical areas.
PART FIVE
CONSISTENCY AND COORDINATION
365-196-500Internal consistency.
365-196-510Interjurisdictional consistency.
365-196-520Coordination with other county and city comprehensive plans.
365-196-530State agency compliance.
365-196-540Compliance by regional agencies and special purpose districts.
365-196-550Essential public facilities.
365-196-560Special siting statutes.
365-196-570Secure community transition facilities.
365-196-580Integration with the Shoreline Management Act.
PART SIX
REVIEWING, AMENDING, AND UPDATING COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
365-196-600Public participation.
365-196-610Periodic review and update of comprehensive plans and development regulations.
365-196-620Integration of State Environmental Policy Act process with creation and adoption of comprehensive plans and development regulations.
365-196-630Submitting notice of intent to adopt to the state.
365-196-640Comprehensive plan amendment procedures.
365-196-650Implementation strategy.
365-196-660Supplementing, amending, and monitoring.
PART SEVEN
RELATIONSHIP OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING TO OTHER LAWS
365-196-700Background.
365-196-705Basic assumptions.
365-196-710Identification of other laws.
365-196-715Integrating external considerations.
365-196-720Sources of law.
365-196-725Constitutional provisions.
365-196-730Federal authorities.
365-196-735State and regional authorities.
365-196-740Regional perspective.
365-196-745Explicit statutory directions.
PART EIGHT
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
365-196-800Relationship between development regulations and comprehensive plans.
365-196-805Timing of initial adoption.
365-196-810Review for consistency when adopting development regulations.
365-196-815Conservation of natural resource lands.
365-196-820Subdivisions.
365-196-825Potable water.
365-196-830Protection of critical areas.
365-196-832Protection of critical areas and voluntary stewardship program.
365-196-835Relocation assistance for low-income tenants.
365-196-840Concurrency.
365-196-845Local project review and development agreements.
365-196-850Impact fees.
365-196-855Protection of private property.
365-196-860Treatment of residential structures occupied by persons with handicaps.
365-196-865Family day-care providers.
365-196-870Affordable housing incentives.