Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
ITEM TITLE:
MOTION NO. 21-147, approving the Final List of Amendments to the GMA Comprehensive Plan (GMACP) and GMA Development Regulations for Docket XXI
DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development Services
ORIGINATOR: Steve Skorney
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve
PURPOSE: The County Council shall review the PDS recommendations on proposed amendments to the Snohomish County GMACP and development regulations to determine in a public hearing which of the proposed amendments should be further processed on Final Docket XXI for final action by the County Council in 2024.
BACKGROUND:
* PDS conducted initial evaluations of 24 non-county initiated (docket) applications to amend the comprehensive plan and implementing development regulations submitted by the October 30, 2020, deadline.
* The 24 Docket XXI applications are being considered in a major docket amendment cycle in conjunction with the 2024 GMACP Update. Twenty of these applications propose amending urban growth area boundaries.
* PDS evaluated the docket proposals for consistency with each of the applicable initial docket review criteria in SCC 30.74.030 and 30.74.040 including whether the proposed amendments are consistent with the CPPs, the MPPs, and the GMA. PDS can only recommend further processing if a proposal meets all of the applicable docket criteria.
* The County Council is required to review the PDS recommendations and has the legislative discretion in a public hearing to determine which of the docket proposals should be further processed on the final docket.
* The County Council has the discretion to modify a proposal or provide an alternative proposal to address reasons provided by PDS to recommend not further processing a proposal.
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