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RESOLUTION NO.ZI2Z
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO SHARE PLANNING JURISDICTION BETWEEN
SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MARYSVILLEWITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED
PORTION OF THE CITY'S URBAN GROWTHAREA
WHEREAS,Snohomish County has planning and permitting jurisdiction in the
unincorporated portions of various Urban Growth Areas;and,
WHEREAS,Snohomish County acknowledges that pursuant to the GMA cities are
the intended providers of urban services within their respective UGAs;and,
WHEREAS,urban services are best provided by annexation of unincorporated
UGA to the city, or absent annexation,by interlocal agreement between the county
and city;and,
WHEREAS, Snohomish County and the cities believe that it is in the citizens' best
interest that each Urban Growth Area develops according to its city's vision in order to provide
for a unique and diversified county;and,
WHEREAS, Snohomish County and the cities believe that local sub-area plans for each
UGA can best be developed and implemented at the city and unincorporated neighborhood
level; and,
WHEREAS, allowing the unincorporated portions of a UGA to develop under city
regulations may increase the likelihoodof the UGA being annexedto the City; and,
WHEREAS, it is not the County's role to provide urban services to developed areas in
the long term, nor does it intend to do so; and,
WHEREAS, the County's primary planning role is to ensure that regional issues are
addressed,such as population allocation,arterial networks, establishing appropriately sized
UGAs to accommodate needed employment and residential land, and protection of natural
resourcelands; and,
WHEREAS, it is urgent that this project move forward as quickly as possible so as to
facilitate appropriate planning and coordination
NOW,THEREFORE,we the undersignedjurisdictions resolve:
1. To enter into an interlocal agreement that may transfer some of the sub-area and
neighborhood planning and/or permitting responsibilities and jurisdiction to the cities of
in their UGAs.
2. The Snohomish County Tomorrow Planning Advisory Committee, at which we are
represented by our planner, shall develop a framework interlocal agreement that will
outline what duties may be transferred.Possibilitiesmay range from the City only taking
on planning responsibilities (Wherein the County would adopt the City's Comprehensive
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Plan and land use code for the UGA), to the City also processing land use and
subdivision permits, to the City also processing building permits, to the City also
administering Code Enforcement. Topics to be addressed should include: long range
planning; development and building permitting responsibilities; construction inspections;
fee revenue reimbursement; capital facility planning, financing, and construction; service
transition; park, school, and traffic impact fees; surface water management; code
enforcement; police services; fire marshal services; regional infrastructure coordination;
and GMA and Countywide Planning Policy compliance.
3. Each City may then negotiate with the County to tailor the framework ILA to best fit the
circumstances of that City's UGA.
PASSEDby the City Council and APPROVEDbythe Mayorthis /3 if,day of ~
2004.
CITYOF MARYSVILLE
By ~;<)/,JJ/
DENNISL.KENDALL,Mayor
ArrEST:
Approvedas toform:
By'~(.)gs.el
GRANT K.WEED,City Attorney