HomeMy WebLinkAbout2947 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, documenting efforts of the city to update
development regulations and providing a schedule for adoption.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is required to plan under the provisions of the
Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A; and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.70A. 130(4) sets deadlines for required updates of
development regulations implementing the Comprehensive Plan and the deadline for Kitsap
County and all planning jurisdictions within Kitsap County as December 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has encouraged early and continuous public
participation in the update process and has held numerous workshops, public interest surveys and
community meetings to gather public input for consideration in the required update of the
Comprehensive Plan related development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has detennined through the public
participation process and the analysis of growth within the city limits and current urban growth
area that no expansion of the urban growth area is necessary at this time to accommodate the
projected growth; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has developed a comprehensive plan
replacing the 1995 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the replacement comprehensive plan was adopted on December 1,
2004; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is committed to complete appropriate
implementing development regulations and amend corresponding portions of City Codes in early
2005 to maintain regulatory consistency, and
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton has formed a worl(mg group under the
direction of the Planning Commission to amend the Critical Areas Ordinance through
incorporating best available science; NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION L The City Council shall continue its good faith efforts to comply
with the requirements established under RCW 36.70SA. 130(4) and complete and/or adopt the
above-referenced development regulations on the following dates:
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December 21,2004 Public Hearing before the Planning Commission regarding initial zoning
package
January 5, 2005 City Council work session regarding Initial Zoning Package 2005A (base
residential zone, initial centers zones, single-purpose commercial and
industrial zones, and procedural updates)
January 2005 Public hearing before the City Council regarding initial zoning package
January 2005 Public meetings considering Critical Areas Ordinance update and
Shoreline Master Program amendments
February 2, 2005 Final adoption, initial zoning package
March 1, 2005 Draft Critical Areas Ordinance Update and Shoreline Master Program
amendments to Department of Community Trade and Economic
Development
March 2005 Public heatings before Planning Commission regarding Critical Areas
Ordinance Update and Shoreline Master Program amendments
April, 2005 Public hearings before the City Council regarding Critical Areas
Ordinance update and Shoreline Master Program amendments
May 1, 2005 Adoption Critical Areas Ordinance update and Shoreline Master Program
amendments
The schedule set forth above is the anticipated schedule for processing and adopting the
subject development regulations and may be subject to change based on public participation and
related factors.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION3. F~£fective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this .LaM
day of~_t~_..~J , 2004.
DAREN NYGREN, Cok/n6il President
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~A ' -~_ ATTESTS'
'~Rc,,.dER A. LUBOVI~-'~ P"A'0LA JOTSTON, City Clerk
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