Drafter
Clerk 06/21/2023
Title
AN ORDINANCE adopting and ratifying amendments to the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies ("the CPPs") were adopted and ratified by King County on December 14, 2021, by Ordinance 19384. Ordinance 19384 established a workplan for the Affordable Housing Committee of the King County Growth Management Planning Council ("the GMPC") to address GMPC Motion 21-1 regarding affordable housing.
B. The CPPs were ratified by the cities and towns in King County on April 6, 2022.
C. On March 22, 2023, the GMPC approved Motion 23-1, which recommended amendments to the CPPs, which includes the recommendations to meet the requirements in Ordinance 19384 and GMPC Motion 21-1.
SECTION 2. The amendments to the CPPs, as shown in Attachment A to this ordinance, are hereby adopted by King County and ratified on behalf of the population of unincorporated King County.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to
any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the provision to persons or circumstances is not affected.