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Clerk 12/10/2008
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AN ORDINANCE adopting amendments to the Countywide Planning Policies; amending the interim potential annexation areas map and ratifying the amended Countywide Planning Policies for unincorporated King County; and amending Ordinance 10450, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.10.030 and Ordinance 10450, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.10.040.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings: The council makes the following findings:
A. The Growth Management Planning Council met on September 17, 2008 and voted to recommend amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies, amending the interim potential annexation areas map as shown in Attachment A to this ordinance to include a portion of unincorporated urban area within the Potential Annexation Area of the city of Maple Valley. The Growth Management Planning Council also voted to recommend amendments to the King County Countywide Planning Policies, amending the interim potential annexation areas maps as shown in Attachment B to this ordinance.
B. As part of the King County council's review of the 2008 comprehensive plan updates, the council considered the recommended amendments set for in Attachment B to this ordinance. In approving the 2008 updates to the King County Comprehensive Plan, the council adopted all of the recommended amendments in Attachment B to this ordinance except for the following: (1) item 12, relating to the expansion of the urban growth area near the I-90 / Highway 18 interchange and adding that area to the city of Snoqualmie's Potential Annexation Area; and (2) item 14, relating to the expansion of the urban growth area referred to as "Duthie Hill" and adding that area to the city of Sammamish's Potential Annexation Area.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 10450, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.10.030 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The Phase II Amendments to the King County 2012 Countywide P...
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