Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 21-272, adopting the 2021 Buildable Lands Report for Snohomish County and authorizing the County Council Chair and Vice-Chair to sign transmittal letter to the Washington State Department of Commerce
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DEPARTMENT: Planning and Development Services
ORIGINATOR: Stephen Toy
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve
PURPOSE: To adopt the 2021 Buildable Lands Report (BLR) for Snohomish County in response to the review and evaluation requirements of the State Growth Management Act (GMA) in RCW 36.70A.215, commonly referred to as the "buildable lands" statute, and to authorize the County Council Chair and Vice-Chair to sign transmittal letter to the Washington State Department of Commerce.
BACKGROUND: This is the fourth buildable lands review and evaluation report completed by Snohomish County and its cities using the Snohomish County Tomorrow (SCT) process. It was recommended to the County Council by the SCT Steering Committee on July 28, 2021. The current report evaluates whether there is sufficient suitable land within the county's urban growth areas to accommodate the forecasted residential, commercial and industrial growth anticipated through the end of the 20-year GMA planning period, currently 2035. The report is based on the methods and approaches first developed and used by the county and cities for the 2002, 2007 and 2012 SCT Buildable Lands Reports. In addition, it incorporates the updated methods and procedures that were approved by the SCT Steering Committee on June 24, 2020 in response to the buildable lands methodology review and update required by E2SSB 5254, enacted by the State Legislature in 2017.
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: The Buildable Lands Report is a technical...
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