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COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
Having a Valid Comprehensive Land Use Plan returns a level of stability and predictability to land use planning and development throughout Kitsap County. On February 8, 1999, the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board (CPSGMHB) issued an order rescinding its September 8, 1997 decision declaring the Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan invalid. The County had been operating under an Interim Zoning Ordinance since the original invalidation order on October 6, 1995. The Hearings Board order remanded a number of issues and directed the County to take action by no later than August 6, 1999. The County has moved in the direction for completing the changes required by the Hearings Board.
Two Remand Issues:
The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners (BCC) decided to divide the remand issues into two separate packages for review. The first remand package included revisions to the Zoning Ordinance, joint planning policy language and corrections to the Transportation and Economic Development Appendix and the appropriate designation of the "Screen Property". The BCC addressed these items on May 10, 1999. The second package of remand items included the appropriate designation for the Port Gamble area and updates to the six-year financing plan in the Capital Facilities element of the plan (1998-2004) that the BCC addressed on July 21, 1999.
JOINT PLANNING AREAS (JPA)
Subarea Plans & Interlocal Agreements:
The Comprehensive Plan outlined a process for addressing the issues of Urban Joint Planning Areas through the development of Subarea Plans and Interlocal Agreements. These areas are contiguous to cities and are subject to coordinated city/county planning in an effort to resolve outstanding land use and capital facility issues.
Seven JPAs in Process:
There are currently seven JPAs in process with Subarea Plans being prepared - the City of Poulsbo Urban Growth Area, the Port Blakely Property in Central Kitsap and the South Kitsap Industrial Area including the Bremerton National Airport and Olympic View Industrial Park.
AREAS OF MORE INTENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT (AMIRD)
Kitsap County Defining Their AMIRDs:
The Comprehensive Plan recognizes recent amendments to the Growth Management Act (GMA) which allows counties to define limited Areas of More Intensive Rural Development (AMIRD) subject to a number of guidelines and criteria (RCW 36.70A.070(5)(d). These areas allow for the recognition and designation of existing areas with established development patterns.
Two Demonstration Projects:
Two demonstration projects were recommended - Suquamish and Manchester - to help develop and test criteria for defining a process that will be used to consider future designations. The "Suquamish Rural Village Subarea Plan" was developed and successfully adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on April 19, 1999. This process established additional guidelines for defining a "Rural Village" concept and is currently being used in the Manchester community planning efforts.
BY
JASON RICE
KITSAP COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
360.377.4463
FAX 360.337.4925
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