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Clerk 12/07/2023
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AN ORDINANCE related to comprehensive planning; amending Ordinance 263, Article 2, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.12.010, Ordinance 10870, Section 340, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.030, Ordinance 10870, Section 341, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.040, Ordinance 17485, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.38.260, and Ordinance 19119, Section 2, and K.C.C. 21A.55.125, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 21A.12, repealing Ordinance 13275, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.55.050, Attachment A to Ordinance 13875, as amended, Ordinance 18623, Section 8, and K.C.C. 20.12.329, and Ordinance 12823, Section 13, and K.C.C. 21A.38.180, and establishing an effective date.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The GMA requires King County to take action not later than December 31, 2024, to review and, if needed, revise its comprehensive plan and development regulations to ensure the plan and regulations comply with the requirements of the GMA. Ordinance XXXXX adopts the 2024 King County Comprehensive Plan ("2024 update"), which is compliant with the GMA and completes this statutorily required review and update.
B. The GMA and the King County Code allow the adoption of comprehensive plan updates only once per year, except under certain circumstances. The updates to policies and text in this ordinance are adopted as supplemental changes to the 2024 King County Comprehensive Plan.
C. The 2016 King County Comprehensive Plan launched a Community Service Areas subarea planning program. Community Service Area ("CSA") subarea plans are being created for the six rural CSAs and for the five large urban unincorporated potential annexation areas. The CSA subarea planning program recognizes the county's role as a local service provider in the unincorporated area, including for localized long-range planning. Many areas of unincorporated King County have not had subarea planning since the 19...
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