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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3160 RESOLUTION NO. 3 1 6 D A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, revoking Resolution No 3158 and rejecting amendments to the Krtsap Countywide Planning Policies and denying ratification WHEREAS, a Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) is a written policy statement or statements used solely for establishing a countywide framework from which County and City comprehensive plans are developed and adopted to ensure that City and County comprehensive plans are consistent, and WHEREAS, the Krtsap Regional Coordinating Council (KRCC) originally adopted CPPs in 1992 to coordinate countywide planning among local ,jurisdictions, and WHEREAS, it is necessary and appropriate to update and revise CPPs periodically to assist the coordination of local planning to keep current with changing conditions and expectations, and WHEREAS, the purpose of this round of CPPs review and amendments was to incorporate the goals and policies contained in the multicounty planning policies as adopted in Vision 2040 as appropriate for Krtsap County and ensure that the goals and policies are consistent with applicable state law, and WHEREAS, the KRCC concluded the 2010 -2011 CPP update process with a set of recommended amendments and additions to the Krtsap County Board of Commissioners on May 24, 2011, and WHEREAS, the Krtsap County Board of County Commissioners adopted the revised CPPs with the passage of Krtsap County Ordinance No 476 -2011 on November 14, 2011, with modification to the KRCC's recommendations by amending the text related to Fully Contained Communities, adding reference to SEPA review on the Ratification diagram in Appendix A, and removing all edits to Appendix B, Population Distribution, and WHEREAS, under the amendment procedures incorporated in the CPPs, revisions to the CPPs adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on November 14, 2011, do not take effect until ratified by cities and Tribes within Krtsap County, and WHEREAS, as currently adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, the amendments to the CPPs are not sufficient to ensure compliance with all state planning regulations, and WHEREAS, the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) and Revised Code of Washington (RCQ) require that no community may preclude the location of any "Essential Public Facility" (EPF), and WHEREAS, in 2010 the WAC was revised relating to EPFs, and 1 Countywide Planning Policy Amendments - Revocation and Rejection WHEREAS Element G of the CPPs contains language for the local evaluation and a comprehensive process for local review for the siting of an EPF and during this policy update process only a minor amendment was made to this Element, and WHEREAS WAC 365- 196- 550(3)(d) describes that if an essential public facility and its location have been evaluated through a state or regional siting process, the county or city may not require the facility to go through the local siting process, and WHERAS Element G of the CPPs does not contain language to allow the state to conduct its own siting process, when pursuant to the above referenced WAC they are allowed to conduct such an evaluation, and WHEREAS the City of Bremerton finds that as currently drafted the CPPs Element G is in conflict with state regulations and needs to be fully revised to ensure consistency with all state regulations related to EPF, and not just amended in a minor way, and WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton considers the CPPs as amended and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners by Ordinance No 476 -2011 on November 14, 2011, to not sufficiently benefit the planning, development and growth interests of the county, NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1. City of Bremerton Resolution No 3158 ratifying amendments to the Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies is hereby revoked SECTION 2. The amendments to the Kitsap Countywide Planning Policies approved by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners on November 14, 2011 are hereby rejected by the City of Bremerton, denying ratification of the CPPs SECTION 3. City of Bremerton staff is directed to prepare a letter for signature by the Council President that will be sent to the KRCC Board pursuant to the CPPs, setting forth the findings established by this resolution, providing a written statement of the City's objections and further requesting comprehensive review and amendment of Element G as appropriate to ensure consistency with state regulations SECTION 4. Severabdq 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 SECTION S. Effective Date This Resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage 2 Countywide Planning Policy Amendments - Revocation and Rejection PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this day of 00eL1,4 - n t,! , 2011 WILL MAUPIN, CbuuefrPresident A D A O R A. LUBOVICH, City A SHANNON CORIN, Interim City Clerk 3 Countywide Planning Policy Amendments - Revocation and Rejection