6580-S.E AMH SCHI MOET 167

ESSB 6580 - H AMD TO APP COMM AMD (H-5948.1/08) 1461

By Representative Schindler

WITHDRAWN 3/06/2008

   On page 6, after line 26 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

   "NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 36.70A. RCW to read as follows:

   (1) If a county or city implements policies, regulations, or other measures under section 2 of this act that reduce the development potential of land within the jurisdiction's urban growth area that is designated for development in the applicable comprehensive plan, the following must apply:

   (a) The county or city must determine the acreage and qualitative reduction in land suitable for development within its urban growth area, and docket that amount as a deficiency to the planning director of the county in which the land is located;

   (b) By December 1, 2010, and at least every five years thereafter, each county meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, in consultation with its cities as required by RCW 36.70A.110 and 36.70A.210, must increase the total land area within its urban growth areas by the total docketed acreage deficiency through amendment of the county's comprehensive plan. Acreage added to urban growth areas under this subsection must have comparable qualitative land characteristics; and

   (c) The county within which the increased land suitable for urban development is located must: (i) Review its comprehensive plan adopted under RCW 36.70A.070 and its development regulations adopted under RCW 36.70A.060; and (ii) adopt any amendments necessary to assure that the comprehensive plan and development regulations are consistent with the changes required by (b) of this subsection. The review may be combined with but may not be delayed by the review required by RCW 36.70A.130(3) or the review and evaluation required by RCW 36.70A.215.

   (2) For purposes of this section, "docketing" means compiling and maintaining a detailed and public list of acreage and land use deficiencies in a manner ensuring that the deficiencies will be presented to the applicable county legislative body for required action.

   (3) For purposes of this section, "qualitative land characteristics" means the designated use of the land in deficiency, its suitability for development, the general location of that land within the county, its physical characteristics, and the availability of urban governmental services for the land."

   Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: Specifies urban growth area (UGA) expansion actions that must be taken by counties if a county or city implements climate change policies, regulations, or other measures developed by the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development, that reduce the development potential of qualifying land within a UGA.