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state. It is in the public interest that citizens, communities, local governments, and the private sector cooperate and coordinate with one another on comprehensive land use planning." (RCW 36.70A.010). This finding, which swnmarizes the intent ofGMA, emphasizes the central rote of this Land Use Element. The Act requires the Land Use Element to designate the general distribution, location, and extent of land for various uses, including resource lands, housing, commerce, industry, parks and open space and public facilities. This element considers an these land uses, with the ex~tion of public facilities and parks and open space, which will be considered in detail in separate comprehensive plan elements. The Land Use Element shall consider critical areas, population densities1 building densities, and estimates of future population growth. It shall also provide for the protection of the quality and quantities of groundwater used for public water supplies, and consider and mitigate the impacts of storm water runoff. Most importantly, however, the GMA requires that other elements of the Comprehensive Plan relate back to the Land Use Element. For example the Act specifically requires both the Capital Facilities and Transportation Elements to be coordinated and consistent with the Land Use Element. It also &tates that the entire Comprehensive Plan shall be internally consistent, and that all elements shall be consistent with the Land Use Map. AdditionaJly, the OMA requires that planning efforts for regional growth centers, such as Urban Centers, be oonsistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Therefore, OMA places the Land Use Element in the central role of defining the direction of the Comprehensive Plan, and thereby defining the vision of the community. The focus of the Land Use Element are the Goals and Policies and the Land Use Map. Background and Analysis The City of Cle Ehnn and the Upper Kittitas Co1U1ty Region have experienced W1precedented growth over the past several years. This section analyzes the extent of existing land uses in the City, and outlines the growth, which is expected to occur within the City within the next ten ( l 0) to twenty (20) years. This analysis sets the stage for the level of growth and development, which this plan will accommodate. Urban Growth Area Boundary The GMA mandates that each county designate an Urban Growth Area (UGA) within whidl urban growth is to be encouraged, and outside of which urban growth annexations may not occur. The UOA must contain enough land to accommodate twenty (20) years of projected residential growth, as determined for each county by the State Office of Financial Management. The entire city limits of each city must be included in the UGA, and unincorporated areas also may be included. However, the GMA states that an urban growth area may include land outside of a city only if this land is ..... already characterized by urban growth or is adjacent to territory already characterized by urban growth ... " (RCW 36.70A.110). The Countywide Planning Policies {CWPP's) adopted by City of Cle Elum -Land Use Plan 3