ORD 95-41 CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLANORDINANCE NO. 95- 41
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge
Island, Washington, amending the City's
Comprehensive Plan in response to a remand from
the Central Puget Sound Growth Management
Hearing Board
WHEREAS, the City adopted a Comprehensive Plan on September 1, 1994; and
WHEREAS, on May 3, 1995, the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings
Board (Board) issued a Final Decision and Order in the case, Robison et al. v. City of
Bainbridge Island, Case No. 94-3-0025; and
WHEREAS, the Board concluded that the City's Plan was in compliance with the Growth
Management Act, with three exceptions and the Board remanded the Plan with direction to
correct the following items by November 3, 1995:
The City must amend its Plan to incorporate the May 1994 population allocation of
6,820 persons from the County or if the County makes a later population allocation, to
incorporate that allocation as required by RCW 36.70A. 130(3).
Amend the Capital Facilities Element to include a more localized analysis of the public
facilities infrastructure required to support the proposed growth for the Winslow urban
core as required by RCW 36.70A.070(3)Co) and (c).
Remove the word "rural" from the Plan's Overriding Principle #1: "preserve the rural
character of the Island"; and
WHEREAS, on July 7, 1995, the City Council adopted Resolution 95-29 which set out the
process the City would use to adopt the Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan mandated by
the Remand from the Board; and
WHEREAS, the process outlined in Resolution 95-29 was followed in preparing the
Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan that addressed
the three issues raised by the Hearings Board; now therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN, as follows:
Section 1. The City's Comprehensive Plan, adopted by Section 2 of Ordinance No. 94-21, as
amended by Ordinance No. 95-16, is further amended in accordance with the amendments
contained in the document entitled City of Bainbridge Island Comprehensive Plan Amendment,
November 2, 1995.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect on and be in force five days from and after its
passage, approval, and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 2nd day of November , 1995.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 3rd day of November , 1995.
Janet K. West, Mayor
ATTES T/AUTHENTIC ATE:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Rod P. Kaseguma, City Attorney
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 9/29 EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 1995
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 11 / 2 ORDINANCE NO.: 95-41
PUBLICATION: November 8, 1995