clerk 7/25/05
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land uses; amending Ordinance 10870, Section 330, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.030, Ordinance 10870, Section 331, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.040, Ordinance 10870, Section 332, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.050, Ordinance 10870, Section 333, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.060, Ordinance 10870, Section 340, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.030, Ordinance 10870, Section 351, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.140, Ordinance 15032, Section 18, and K.C.C. 21A.14.025; Ordinance 10870, Section 562, and K.C.C. 21A.34.030 and Ordinance 14190, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.37.050, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 21A.06 and repealing Ordinance 12823, Section 17, and K.C.C. 21A.38.220 and Ordinance 12823, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.38.230.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A. The following GMA provisions of RCW 36.70A.011 and 36.70A.020 demonstrate how recreation is considered an integral part of Rural Areas and is a key planning goal that is to be provided.
"RCW 36.70A.011 - Findings -- Rural lands.
. . . Finally, the legislature finds that in defining its rural element under RCW 36.70A.070(5), a county should foster land use patterns and develop a local vision of rural character that will: Help preserve rural-based economies and traditional rural lifestyles; encourage the economic prosperity of rural residents; foster opportunities for small-scale, rural-based employment and self-employment; permit the operation of rural-based agricultural, commercial, recreational, and tourist businesses that are consistent with existing and planned land use patterns; be compatible with the use of the land by wildlife and for fish and wildlife habitat; foster the private stewardship of the land and preservation of open space; and enhance the rural sense of community and quality of life"
"RCW 36.70A.020 - Planning goals.
The following goals are adopted to guide the development and adoption of comprehensive plans and...
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