RES 2004-34 2004 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE REGULATIONSRESOLUTION 2004-34
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Bainbridge
Island, Washington, establishing a process and schedule for
adopting revisions to development regulations and other necessary
implementing ordinances for the 2004 Comprehensive Plan
Update, Ordinance 2004-09 as these relate to the requirements of
the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.130).
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (GMA), RCW 36.70A, requires that each city
planning under GMA take action to review and, if needed, revise their comprehensive plans and
development regulations to ensure the plan and regulations comply with the requirements of the
GMA; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act (GMA), RCW36.70A.130 requires that the
City of Bainbridge Island conduct this compliance review by December 1, 2004, and every seven
years thereafter; and
WHEREAS, the City initiated the GMA update process in 2000 to review, and if needed,
revise the comprehensive plan to address changes in local and regional conditions and state or
federal laws since the original plan was adopted in 1994; and
WHEREAS, the City developed a review and update process for the GMA required
update, including public participation, and involving three phases:
Phase One — Information Gathering — May -October 2000, which included a community
values survey conducted by Pacific Rim Resources, Inc. entitled Bainbridge Island
Community Values Survey Report, July 10, 2000 and a staff analysis of the
Comprehensive Plan and implementing ordinances entitled Staff Review 2000; and
Phase Two — Analysis — November 2000- January 2001, which included a steering
committee review of the results from the community survey and staff review to determine
the level of review necessary, and agreement that public comment in writing and at
Planning Commission meetings should be an important component of the review process
and direction to the Planning Commission to begin their review; and
Phase Three — Recommended Action — January 2001- December 2004
Planning Commission Recommendation - January 2001 -March 2004, during which, over
a series of 51 study sessions, 9 public hearings and 2 open house/workshops, the Planning
Commission formed their recommendation considering public comment, and
City Council Committee and City Council Recommendation — March 2004 — December
2004, which included a series of public meetings and hearing; and
WHEREAS, in May, 1992, the Kitsap Regional Planning Council, made up of elected
officials of the county, cities, and tribes of Kitsap County, adopted the county -wide planning
policies pursuant to GMA, to be used as a framework from which county and city comprehensive
plans are developed and adopted; and
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WHEREAS, in coordination with the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council (formerly
Kitsap Regional Planning Council), in which the City participates, the Kitsap County County-
wide Planning Policies were amended and the City ratified the revised policies; and
WHEREAS, as required by the GMA, consistency with the county -wide policies, as
amended in 2003, was considered in the revision of the City's Comprehensive Plan update; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and City Council considered other amendments
to the Comprehensive Plan that were submitted as part of the 2003 and 2004 annual amendment
process, reviewing them for consistency with the revisions proposed in the GMA update,
including amendments proposed in Ordinance 2004-25 that amend Light Manufacturing policies
in the Land Use and Economic Elements and amendments proposed in Ordinance 2004-26 that
include the annual update to the six -Year Capital Facilities Financing Plan; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the three phase review and public participation process,
the City Council has identified certain amendments that are necessary to meet the Growth
Management Act requirements of RCW 36.70A, or other applicable laws identified in draft
ordinance 2004-09 and intends to adopt Ordinance 2004-09 in mid-December, 2004, after the
December 1, 2004 state mandated deadline; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Office of Financial Management provided a 20 -year
population forecast for Kitsap County in January of 2002, but Kitsap County has not yet
finalized the population distribution for the county, including the City of Bainbridge Island
WHEREAS, the City will re-evaluate the comprehensive plan in 2005 upon adoption of
Ordinance 2004-09 and upon receiving and accepting the official 20 -year population allocation
for the year 2025 for the City of Bainbridge Island; and
WHEREAS, upon adoption of the revisions to the Comprehensive Plan and in
compliance with the GMA requirements of RCW 36.70A, the City intends to process a number
of implementing ordinances that relate to revised goals and policies of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A.130and 36.70A.172, requires
that the City review and update the critical areas ordinance with best available science by
December 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, the City initiated the GMA review and update of the adopted
critical areas ordinance, Chapter 16.20 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code, for conformity
with best available science; and
WHEREAS, the City developed a review and update process for the GMA required
ordinance amending critical areas regulations, including public participation, involving public
meetings and workshops with the Land Use Committee of the City Council drafting the
amendments proposed in Ordinance 2004-23 and held a public hearing before the City Council
on November 17, 2004; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council anticipates adopting the proposed revisions to the critical area
ordinance, contained in Ordinance 2004-23 in January, 2005 ; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, hereby sets
forth the following process and schedule for completion of the review of development regulation
amendments necessary to implement the Comprehensive Plan amendments proposed in
Ordinance 2004-09 in compliance with the GMA update:
Development Regulation Amendments Process
Components of the process will include public participation, which includes soliciting
public input on compliance issues to be analyzed and opportunities for public testimony on
prepared amendments; review and analysis of associated development regulations;
environmental review pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act; public hearing and
recommendations from the Planning Commission, as required; Council Committee and City
Council review, including at least one public hearing and final adoption of ordinances; and
submittal of adopted ordinances with findings to the, Washington State Department of
Community, Trade and Economic Development.
meat Regulations Amendments Schedule
Building Code/ Noise
Environmental
Review and revise as
Planning/Building
March 2005 as
regulations
Element Policies
necessary indoor air
part of Phase IV
(BIMC 15.04/16.16
AT 1.2, 2.1, 2.2
quality requirements and
Code
noise regulations for
Amendments
compliance with policies
Vegetation Management
Environmental
Revise language to address
Planning
March 2005 as
Ordinance (BIMC
Element policies
change in Forest Practices
part of Phase IV
16.22)
FP 4 and FP 4.2
Act as it relates to ALTC
Code
or "Area Likely To
Amendments
Convert"
Stormwater
Water Resources
Update the stormwater
Public Works
May 2005
Management Ordinance
Element Policies
management standards in
(BIMC 15.20 & 15.21)
WR 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
compliance with policies
& 2.5, SD 1.1
including encouraging the
through 1.8, PE
use of low impact
1.1, 1.2 & 1.4
development standards.
Non -motorized
Transportation
Include non -motorized
Planning/Public
March 2005 as
transportation facility
Element Policies
facility requirements in
Works
part of the Phase
requirements (BIMC
TR 9 and TR 9.2
permit review and include
IV Code
18.105, 18.108 & 18.81)
bicycle parking standards
Amendments.
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Siting Essential Public
Facilities
Land Use
Element: Policy
PF 1.1 through PF
2.2
Develop regulatory
process for essential public
facilities in compliance
with Plan policies,
County -wide polices and
state law.
Planning
March 2005 as
part of Phase IV
Code
Amendments
Master Plan
Land Use Element
Revise code language to
Planning
March 2005 as
Development
Policy LM 2.1
allow property owners
part of Phase IV
regulations (BIMC
within the 35 -acre LM
Code
18.125)
Zoned property that is
Amendments
subject to the MPD to
submit individually.
Affordable Housing
Housing Element
Revise affordable housing
Planning/ Executive
October 2005
Program including
Policies H1.6,
program components.
This will be part of a
requirements of BIMC
H4.1, H 5.3, &
larger review of the
18.90
H5.4
Affordable Housing
Program and
recommendations
from the Affordable
Housing Task Force.
PASSED by the City Council this 23rd day of November 2004.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 24`h day of November 2004.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE :
'L".. - A:�
S san P. Kasper, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NUMBER:
arlene Kordonowy, Mayor
November 18, 2004
November 23, 2004
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