CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION approving and ratifying the decision of the Metropolitan King County Council to adopt a revised set of Countywide Planning Policies.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan King County Council (“King County Council”) adopted the original Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) in July 1992 in conformance with Washington State Growth Management Act requirements; and
WHEREAS, the CPPs are a series of policies that provide a countywide vision and serve as a framework for each jurisdiction in King County to develop its own comprehensive plan under the State Growth Management Act; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) was established by interlocal agreement in 1992 to provide for the collaborative development of CPPs; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle’s representation on the GMPC includes the Mayor and two City Councilmembers; and
WHEREAS, the CPPs were comprehensively reviewed and amended in 2012 to be consistent with the Multicounty Planning Policies (MPPs) and Regional Growth Strategy in the Puget Sound Regional Council’s VISION 2040 planning policies; and
WHEREAS, between 2012 and 2016 specific policies of the CPPs were amended as separate actions; and
WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly adopted VISION 2050 and revised MPPs in 2020; and
WHEREAS, the revised MPPs call for the CPPs to be updated, where necessary, prior to December 31, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the GMPC directed staff to develop recommendations for a limited-scope update of the CPPs in accordance with a set of guiding principles that included basing the update on the 2012 CPPs; centering social equity and health; integrating regional policy and legislative changes; providing clear, concise, and actionable direction for comprehensive plans; and implementing the Regional Growth Strategy with 2044 growth targets that will form the land use basis for periodic comprehensive plan updates; and
WHEREAS, staff from King County and the cities in King County worked cooperatively to analyze and recommend updated policies, including the 2019-2044 housing and employment targets, for consideration by the GMPC; and
WHEREAS, a Public Review Draft of the 2021 CPPs was shared with the public and comments were received from numerous stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the GMPC considered comments and adjusted the Public Review Draft; and
WHEREAS, the GMPC adopted Motion No. 21-1 in June 2021, recommending the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies to the King County Council; and
WHEREAS, the King County Council amended the 2021 CPPs to make technical changes and to amend the growth targets for the City of Sammamish; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2021, the King County Council approved and ratified the amendment on behalf of unincorporated King County; and
WHEREAS, General Policy-1 (G-1) of the current CPPs requires that amendments to CPPs must be ratified within 90 days of King County approval and require affirmation by the county and cities and towns representing at least 70 percent of the county population and 30 percent of those jurisdictions. Ratification is either by an affirmative vote of the city’s or town’s council or by no action being taken within the ratification period; and
WHEREAS, the Council and Mayor wish to act to positively affirm Seattle’s ratification of the 2021 CPPs; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:
Section 1. The City of Seattle approves and ratifies the 2021 King County Countywide Planning Policies, shown as Attachment A to this resolution, as adopted by the Metropolitan King County Council via King County Ordinance 19384.
Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Clerk of the King County Council.
Adopted by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2022, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this ________ day of _________________________, 2022.
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President ____________ of the City Council
The Mayor concurred the ________ day of _________________________, 2022.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2022.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment A - 2021 Countywide Planning Policies