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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1873 BREHERTON CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 1873 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BREMERTON: ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE COMPRE- HENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED IN 1966 WAS BASED UPON INFORMATION WHICH IS NOW OUTDATED, DOES NOT PROVIDE THE PRECISE POLICY GUIDANCE NEEDED FOR CONSISTENT DECISION MAKING, AND NO LONGER REFLECTS CURRENTLY HELD COMMUNITY VALUES REGARDING PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPEALING THE 1966 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND ADOPTING A NEW BREMERTON AREA PLAN: A COHPREHENSIVE POLICY GUIDE FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is a first class charter code city which operates under the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington; and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized under Bremerton Ordinance No. 2678 to adopt coordinated plans for, regulate and restrict the location, use and design of structures and land in such measure as is deemed reasonably neces- sary or requisite in the interest of the health, safety, morals and general welfare, as provided under Article XI, Section 11 of the Constitution of the State of Washington; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission was established by Ordinance No. 2678, as amended, to make recommendations on the adoption of coordinated plans for the physical development of the City and to conduct public hearings relating to the comprehensive plan and implementation thereof; and WHEREAS, it is necessary, as well as required by the State Environmental Policy Act, to review the land use plans and planning processes of the City of Bremerton to assure that the land use plan, its goals and its policies are consistent with the mandate of the Environmental Policy Act; and WHEREAS, Washington State Annexation Law provides that cities may prepare comprehensive land use plans to become effective upon annexation for areas adjacent to the corporate limits which could reasonably be expected to be annexed to the City at any future time; and WHEREAS, a 104-member Bremerton Area Plan Advisory Committee representing a broad cross section of community interests was appointed by the Bremerton City Council in March 1978 to develop and present to the Planning Commission a draft comprehensive plan to provide guidance for managing future growth in the Bremerton Area; and WHEREAS, The Bremerton Area Plan Advisory Committee, working as five task forces, discussed all aspects of community life, growth and redevelopment; developed a Proposed Bremerton Area Plan: A Comprehensive Policy Guide for Growth and Development over a period of 13 months; and recommended this Proposed Bremerton Area Plan to the Bremerton Planning Commission for review and public hearings in June 1979; and WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 43.21C and WAC 197-10, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement was prepared which presented the environmental economic, social and cultural effects of the Proposed Plan; the Draft Environmental Impact Statement was filed on August 31, 1979, and circulated for comment to over 150 agencies, groups and individuals; and two duly advertised public hearings were held to receive oral and written comment on the Draft Environ- mental Impact Statement; and Bremerton City Council Resolution No. 1873 Page 2 WHEREAS, all written and oral comments and testimony on the Draft Environ- mental Impact Statement were thoroughly considered and included, along with responses to these comments, in the Final Environmental Impact Statement filed on April 4, 1980; and WHEREAS, The Bremerton Planning Commission held eight public hearings on the Proposed Plan between July 1979 and April 1980 and considered the Proposed Plan, the Final Environmental Impact Statement and all public testimony on the Plan at numerous study sessions on the Proposed Plan during this ten- month period; and subsequently adopted Resolution No. 564 recommending the Bremerton Area Plan: A Comprehensive Policy Guide for Growth and Development to the City Council for adoption to replace the Comprehensive Plan adopted in 1966; and WHEREAS, the City Council has held five public hearings on the Draft Bremerton Area Plan between May 1980 and August 1980 and has considered the Draft Plan, the Final Environmental Impact Statement and all public testimony on the Plan at several study sessions on the Plan during this four-month period; and WHEREAS, the Bremerton City Council has adopted the below enumerated Findings of Fact; NOW, THEREFORE, after considering many pressing community development matters and discussing land use possibilities for the future, BE IT RESOLVED that the Bremerton City Council hereby finds and adopts these facts: 1. That community development plans and policies should be based on: cur- rent and anticipated needs, concerns and aspirations; available local resources including people, business, industry, community facilities and services and government entities of the Bremerton Area; past, present and projected growth and development trends; opportunities and constraints of natural resources and geographic settings; social, environmental and economic issues relating to potential growth and development; and sound planning and community develop- ment principles. 2. That community development plans and policies should be formulated in a comprehensive and coordinated manner with regard to social, physical and economic factors. 3. That the purpose of a community development plan is to foster a living and working environment which will best provide for the health, safety and general welfare of the residents, property owners and business persons of the Bremerton Area. 4. That a comprehensive community development plan can encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the community; lessen traffic congestion and accidents; secure safety from fire, provide adequate light and air; pre- vent overcrowding of land to avoid undue concentration of population; promote a coordinated development of unbuilt areas; encourage the formation of neigh- borhood and community units; secure an appropriate allotment of land areas in new developments for all the requirements of community life; conserve and restore natural beauty and other natural resources; and facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage and other public uses and requirements. Bremerton City Council Resolution No. 1873 Page 3 5. That a comprehensive community development plan can offer consistent guidelines to direct and influence the character and timing of growth in the best physical, economic and social interests of the people; and can propose strategies to carry out these objectives. Additionally, such a plan can guide the use of land so that one use does not preclude a more appropriate use. 6. That a comprehensive community development plan can be.a practical tool to aid the City in making consistent and objective decisions about proposed public and private activities and developments in an atmosphere of fairness and due process. It can also make public the policy used for these deci- sions, thereby increasing accountability in order to help build confidence in local government and consequently increase its effectiveness. 7. That a comprehensive community development plan can provide important information to individual residents, private developers, businesses, industries and other special interest groups regarding the existing charac- ter, problems and potentials of the City. In this information role, it should provide these groups with a heightened awareness of the City, of local problems and of approaches to solving these problems. It should also aid such groups by setting forth clear standards for a certain level, type and quality of development and by outlining the City's intent to provide support services and facilities. 8. That a comprehensive community development plan can serve as a key coordinating tool for dealing with future growth, change and redevelopment. It should provide guidelines for day-to-day decisions of government, and set a unified framework for developing short- and long-term capital budgeting policies and proposals, evaluating individual development proposals and modifying land development regulations. It should help focus public deci- sion making and budgeting in a common direction. Additionally, such a plan can establish a unified framework for guiding public and private development, public capital improvement programs and the development activities of other government agencies in a common direction in order to reduce the long-range public costs of development. 9. That a coordinated community development plan can help preserve and improve the City's physical assets, scenic, natural and aesthetic amenities; provide clean air, water and freedom from excessive and unnecessary noise; and encourage safe and efficient use of available energy resources. 10. That a coordinated conmunity development plan can encourage the develop- ment of a transportation system which is responsive to the needs of the community. 11. That the economic impact of physical, social and environmental programs is particularly crucial in a time of scarce revenues and reduced municipal budget, and a coordinated community development plan can effectively guide the allocation of increasingly scarce City revenues. 12. That a coordinated community development plan can help provide a cli- mate conducive to maintaining, improving and strengthening the City's eco- nomic health and can encourage programs to provide all residents with Bremerton City Council Resolution No. 1873 Page 4 opportunities for full employment, basic material needs and health care pro- grams as well as access to educational and cultural programs and facilities. Additionally, it is demonstrated that coordinating human service and physical development programs is important for effectively and efficiently managing commnunity growth. 13. That the 1966 Comprehensive Plan For Bremerton, Washington was adopted prior to the enactment of the Washington State Environmental Policy Act and City of Bremerton resolutions and ordinances relating to Environmental Policy. 14. That the 1966 Comprehensive Plan For Bremerton, Washington was adopted prior to the adoption by the City of the Bremerton Open Space, Parks and Recre- ation Plan and the Bremerton Shoreline Management Master Program. 15. That many changes have taken place in the Bremerton Area and in regional, national and international conditions since the Comprehensive Plan For Bremerton, Washington was adopted in 1966, including unforeseen rapid regional population growths congestion of local traffic ways, decreases in average family size, increases in life span, and unpredictable inflation. 16. That the recent increases in Kitsap County population have resulted in significant demands being placed on Bremerton Area urban services and facili- ties, particularly the transportation and circulation system, parks and recre- ation facilities and programs, and utilities. 17. That the City of Bremerton has become involved in human service programs in health, manpower, neighborhood assistance, human relations, and housing. 18. That the existing 1966 Comprehensive Plan for Bremerton, Washington no longer entirely reflects currently and widely held values of the community, its legislative body or the currently recognized state of the art of planning and community development. Additionally, it does not provide the precise policy guidance which is needed for consistent decision making. 19. That certain assumptions can be made about conditions and trends which will influence future actions and decisions. These "Planning Assumptions" are listed in Volume I of the Bremerton Area Plan: A Comprehensive Policy Guide for Growth and Development, and are in part based on the following regionally adopted projections supplied by the Puget Sound Council of Govern- ments, which projections are included in more detail in a separate unadopted appendix. a. The Bremerton Area population is expected to increase by 11%, or approximately 6,000 residents, by the year 2000. Total population is anticipated to be over 61,500 in 2000. b. The number of households in the Bremerton Area is expected to increase by approximately 4,000 to a total of 23,800 by 2000. Of this growth approximately 3,500 will be small one- or two-person households. c. Total employment is expected to reach over 35,000 by the year 2000. This represents an increase of 3,000 jobs with major growth to come in retail and service industries. Bremerton City Council Resolution No. 1873 Page 5 d. Housing demand in the Bremerton Area between 1980 and 2000 is expected to be for 4,000 new units. Because of projected higher housing costs and the small size of anticipated future households these 4,000 units are expected to be mainly in the form of multi-family structures. Some 3,600 multi-family units will be needed whereas only 400 or 10% of the total demand is expected to come in the form of traditional detached single-family units. e. Future populations and households are expected to remain pri- marily lower-middle and middle income. By the year 2000 a greater share of households is expected to be categorized as lower or lower-middle in- come, with the number of households in the middle and upper income cate- gories remaining relatively stable between 1980 and 2000. f. Approximately 600 acres of land are expected to be consumed by new residential, economic and other development in the next 20 years in the Bremerton Area; 250 acres for residential uses, 200 acres for economic de- velopment and 150 acres for other uses such as streets, parks, easements, etc. g. The number of persons in the 0 - 24 year age group is expected to remain stable or decrease slightly by the year 2000. This age group represents approximately 26,000 persons or 42% of the total Bremerton Area population in 1980. The working age population from 25 to 64 years of age is expected to expand by 20% to 29,500 by the year 2000. The 65+ age group is expected to increase by 2000 persons or 38% by the year 2000. 20. That additional and specific findings of fact were identified and in- corporated in the background discussion contained in said Plan. These include: the Background Discussion on the left-side pages in Volumes II - X opposite the Goals, Policies and Actions in these volumes; the discussion following the Overall Goals in Volumes II - IX; and the discussion on pages X-1 through X-5 of Volume X. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bremerton City Council hereby repeals the Comprehensive Plan for Bremerton, Washington, adopted by Resolution 1294 in 1966; and any amendments, modifications or changes thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bremerton City Council hereby adopts the Bremerton Area Plan: A Comprehensive Policy Guide for Growth and Development to replace the 1966 Comprehensive Plan text and map, as follows: 1. Volume I, the INTRODUCTION, which includes general background informa- tion and adopted definitions of certain terms and abbreviations used in the Plan, except for the Planning Assumptions, pages I-7, I-8 and I-g, which are adopted as Findings of Fact; 2. Volume II, PLAN GOALS, IMPLEMENTATION AND REVISION, which contains: the Overall Bremerton Area Plan Goals; goals, policies and actions to guide implementation of the Plan; and a Revision Process to ensure periodic review and appropriate revision of the Plan. 3. Volume III, GENERAL LAND USE ELEMENT, which contains goals, policies and actions to guide land use in general, and which establishes a framework within which other Plan Elements provide more specific guidance. Bremerton City Council Resolution No.1873 Page 6 4. Volume IV, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SHORELINES ELEMENT, which contains goals, policies and actions to guide development of the natural envi- ronment and shorelines, and which establishes a framework within which natural systems such as waterfront characteristics, slope, soils, hydrology and natural hazards can be considered in the community develop- ment process. 5. Volume V, HOUSING ELEMENT, which contains goals, policies and actions to guide the development and redevelopment of housing and residential areas in a way which contributes to the quality of life while meeting projected demands for various housing types. 6. Volume VI, ECONOMIC DEVELOPHENT ELEMENT, which contains goals, policies and actions to guide economic development decisions and provide a framework for balanced growth and economic development in the Bremerton Area. 7. Volume VII, TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT, which contains goals, policies and actions to guide decisions regarding the movement of people and goods within and through the community and related decisions regarding land use along transportation cooridors. 8. Volume VIII, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES ELEMENT, which contains goals, policies and actions to guide the provision of fire and police protection, utilities and other governmental and quasi-governmental services and facilities. 9. Volume IX, ENERGY ELEMENT, which contains goals, policies and actions to guide and coordinate public and private actions affecting the effi- cient utilization of energy. 10. Volume X, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT ELEMENT, which contains goals, policies and actions to guide the involvement of all public and private segments of the community in the planning of the Bremerton Area's future growth and development. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bremerton Area Plan: A Comprehensive Policy Guide for Growth and Development as hereby adopted constitutes the official policy of the City of Bremerton with regard to guiding community growth and development in the Bremerton Area; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bremerton Area Plan: A Comprehensive Policy Guide for Growth and Development as hereby adopted constitutes the comprehensive land use plan which will be applicable to annexed areas upon annexation as provided in RCW 35.13.177. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bremerton City Council hereby directs the Bremerton Planning Department to: immediately and diligently develop and recommend implementing ordinances and maps based on the officially adopted guidance contained in the Bremerton Area Plan: A Comprehensive Policy Guide for Growth and Development; to review other relevant ordinances, maps, plans and policies and propose whatever additional modifications or actions may be necessary in order to bring about consistency with this Plan; and to forward such recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council for review, recon~endation and adoption. Bremerton City Council Resolution No. 1873 Page 7 PASSED, APPROVED AND EFFECTIVE on this 26th day of August, 1980. BREMERTON CITY COUNCIL: GLENN K. JARSTAD, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ROB STEWART, COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING TOM SWANSON, COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES ATTEST: KATHLEEN L. MANDIO, CITY CLERK