HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1839 - Providing for procedures for annual amendment and update of the City's Growth Management Comprehensive PlanCITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville,Washington
RESOLUTION NO./831
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE PROVIDING FORPROCEDURES
FOR ANNUAL AMENDMENT AND UPDATE OF THE CITY'S GROWTH
MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WHEREAS,on April 1,1996 the Marysville City Council
adopted its Growth Management Comprehensive Plan pursuant to
Ordinance No.2068;and
WHEREAS,the.Growth Management Act allows jurisdictions to
amend comprehensive plans only once per year,except in emergency
situations;and
WHEREAS,RCW 35A.63.070 through 35A.63.073 provide general
guidance as to the procedure for amendment of comprehensive plans
but do not provide specific procedural details or criteria on
which to evaluate proposed comprehensive plan amendments;and
WHEREAS,Section I-G of the City's Growth Management
Comprehensive Plan contains general information relating to
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan;and
WHEREAS,the Marysville City Council finds that a clear
policy for annual review of proposed amendments by both the City
and the public is essential;NOW,THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Introduction.
A.The City's Comprehensive Plan is based upon the best
available information.As years go by,better information or
changing circumstances may require the change or amendment of the
plan.Such information could be a revised sewer or water plan,
for instance.In any event,it is likely that this plan,
designed to guide the City of Marysville to the year 2012,may
need to be amended before that time.Therefore,the procedures
contained in this Resolution shall be used to amend the
Comprehensive Plan.
B.The Growth Management Act and subsequent amendments
made by the State Legislature provide direction for the amendment
of comprehensive plans.This Resolution spells out Marysville's
procedures for the annual update and revision of the City's
Growth Management Comprehensive Plan.The procedures described
herein shall be used by the City and the public in proposing,
reviewing and approving amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.
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Although the Comprehensive Plan is intended to be a guide
for the public,elected officials,Planning Commission,and City
staff in making decisions concerning community growth,land use
and development decisions,capital improvements,and other
programs,it is not so rigid as to be inflexible or unresponsive
to changing circumstances.While changes to the Comprehensive
Plan will be required from time to time,they should be carefully
considered,responsive to the changing needs of the community,
and in the best long term interest of the entire community.In
order to determine if the plan is effectively implementing the
vision of the community,it should be periodically reviewed to
determine how well it is performing and being implemented.This
is not to suggest that the policies of the plan be changed
routinely,but that they be reviewed from time to time to keep
the plan abreast with legal requirements,community needs,and
changing circumstances.
Section 2.Annual Amendment and Update.
A.Except as provided by State law and Section 5 of this
chapter,the Comprehensive Plan may be amended not more than once
per calendar year.The City may amend as many sections of the
Comprehensive Plan as it wishes each year as part of the annual
plan update process.The City shall review all revisions as a
comprehensive package of updates to the plan so the cumulative
effect of all proposed amendments is fully understood.
B.In January of each year (beginning in 1997),the City
of Marysville shall announce that proposed amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan will be received for thirty (30)days.
Applicants will be expected to show cause as to why their
proposed change should be made.A showing of cause shall be
evaluated based upon whether in the discretion of the City
Council the requesting party can show by clear and convincing
evidence that the factors set forth in Section 4 below will be
met.
In February of each year,the City Planning Department shall
evaluate all proposed changes (including any changes which may be
initiated by the City of Marysville)and shall make its
recommendations to the Marysville Planning Commission.
If no amendments are received during the application period,
the Planning Commission shall so report to the Mayor and City
Council and the annual review of the Comprehensive Plan shall be
considered completed.The City make take as much as sixty (60)
days from the closing of the application period to complete the
initial review of proposals.Environmental review requirements
may lengthen this period.
C.The City shall compile and maintain a list of changes
to the Comprehensive Plan or implementing programs or development
regulations which have been suggested by the public,other
agencies,civic or business organizations,or other interested
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parties.This list shall be presented to the Planning Commission
to decide if such requests should be included in the annual
update to the Comprehensive Plan.This list shall be available
for review by the public.Provided,however,notwithstanding any
language herein,the City is authorized to initiate and/or make
amendments to the development regulations independent of the
annual amendment process herein described.
D.Re-applications for the amendment of the land use
designation of property under the Comprehensive Plan are
prohibited unless the applicant establishes that there has been a
substantial change of circumstances pertaining to a material
issue.
Section 3.Hearing and Public Participation.After
preparing any amendment,modification or alteration to the
Comprehensive Plan,the Planning Commission shall hold at least
one pubic hearing on the proposed amendment.Notice of the time,
place and purpose of such public hearing shall be published in
the official newspaper of the City at least ten (10)days prior
to the date of the hearing.The hearing may be continued from
time to time at the discretion of the Planning Commission,but no
additional notices need be published unless required by law.
Upon completion of the hearing or hearings on the proposed
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan,the Planning Commission
shall transmit a copy of its recommendation to the City Council
through the Mayor,who shall acknowledge receipt thereof and
direct the Clerk of the City to certify the date of receipt.
Within sixty (60)days from its receipt of the
recommendations of the Planning Commission for modification to
the Comprehensive Plan,the City Council at a public meeting
shall consider the same.The City Council shall:
•Vote to approve·;
•Vote to disapprove;
•Vote to modify and approve as modified the proposed
modifications to the Comprehensive Plan;or
•Shall refer it back to the Planning Commission for
further proceedings,in which case the Council shall
specify the time within which the Planning Commission
shall report back to the City Council its findings and
recommendations on the matters referred to it.
The final form and content of the amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan shall be determined by the City Council.An
affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total members
of the City Council shall be required for adoption of an
ordinance to approve the amendments to the Plan.The
Comprehensive Plan as amended shall then be filed with the
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appropriate officials and public agencies and shall be available
for public inspection.
Section 4.Factors to be Considered on Reviewing
Comprehensive Plan Amendments.The burden of showing cause as to
why a Comprehensive Plan amendment should be made shall be on the
applicant.Land use decisions should be made only after
considering the interests of the community.In evaluating
whether cause for a Comprehensive Plan amendment has been shown,
the Planning Commission and City Council should take into
consideration,but will not be limited to,the following:
•The effect upon the physical environment.
•The effect upon the economic environment.
•The effect upon the human environment (social,
cultural,etc.).
•The effect upon open space,streams and other sensitive
areas.
•The compatibility with adjacent land uses and
surrounding neighborhoods.
•The mitigation of the impacts on community facilities
including utilities,streets,public transportation,
parks,recreations facilities,and schools.
•The benefit to the neighborhood,community or region.
•The quantity and location of vacant land zoned for the
existing and proposed use in the City.
•The current and projected population density in the
general area.
•Conformance with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
Section 5.Exceptions to the Annual Plan Amendment Process.
The City may consider amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
outside of the annual amendment and update process under one or
more of the following circumstances:
A.The initial adoption of a subarea plan;
B.The adoption or amendment of a shoreline master program
under the procedures set forth in Chapter 90.58 RCW;
C.Whenever an emergency exists;or
D. To resolve an appeal of the Comprehensive Plan or an
implementing development regulation or program that is filed with
the Growth Management Hearings Board or courts.
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~PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this
27 day of January,1997.
CITY OF~~SVILLE
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CITY CLERK
Approved as to form:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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