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File #: AB2023-312    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 4/24/2023 In control: Council Planning and Development Committee
On agenda: 5/9/2023 Final action: 5/9/2023
Enactment date: 5/9/2023 Enactment #: RES 2023-013
Title: Resolution relating to a schedule for joint County and City review of Urban Growth Areas
Indexes: Growth Management Act
Attachments: 1. Agenda Bill Master Report, 2. Approved Resolution #2023-013, 3. Staff Memo, 4. Draft Resolution

Primary Contact Email:    maamot@co.whatcom.wa.us

 

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Resolution relating to a schedule for joint County and City review of Urban Growth Areas

 

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The Growth Management Act indicates that county and city comprehensive plans must be coordinated and consistent (RCW 36.70A.100).  Additionally, interlocal agreements between Whatcom County and the cities state the County and the cities will coordinate the comprehensive plan and Urban Growth Area (UGA) reviews required by the GMA through “. . . Approving, by resolution of the respective legislative bodies, a schedule for joint County and City review of the UGA. . . “ The proposed Resolution is intended to facilitate coordination between the County and the cities and facilitate consistency between the jurisdictions’ respective comprehensive plans and UGA planning.




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