Res-2018-177 Distressed Sales and Use Tax Cle Elum

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Land Use • Development of Interlocal agreements • L'se of overlay zones such as Rural Transition Zones GPO 2.30A Consideration for all future development should be the adaptability of a proposal to both public and private utilities such as municipal water and sewer systems. GPO 2.30B Expansion of the UGA should be encouraged in areas least suited for agriculture and areas not impacted by critical areas. GPO 2.30C Urban Reserve: ''Urban Reserve" is population allocated to Kittitas County by the State Office of Financial Management that the Kittitas County Conference of Governments (KCCOG) has placed in accounts for the various municipalities. Upon demonstration by the given municipality, through appropriate land capacity and capital facilities analysis, some or all of that population, currently held in Urban Reserve as an account, can be taken out and added to the municipality's population allocation. This demonstration shall be made to the KCCOG and the KCCOG will determine the amount of Urban Reserve to be withdrawn and added/adjusted to the municipality's population allocation. Until such lend capacity and capital facilities demonstration and determinations are made by the KCCOG, population held in Urban Reserve is not part of a municipality's population allocation and cannot be used as a basis for mning or UGA si7.e changes. GPO 2.31 In UGAs where there is an absence of urban utilities, a system of subdivision and development should be encouraged which would produce a pattern capable of re-division to a higher density at such time when utilities are available. GPO 2.32A Encourage and accommodate future expansion of utilities and roadways in a logical manner for new development in urban growth areas. Expansion of utilities and roadways shall not be made exclusive]y to accommodate new development outside of urban growth areas. GPO 2.32B Adopt urban growth area (UGA) boundaries to accommodate residential and employment increases projected within the boundaries over the next 20 years. GPO 2.33 As allowed in GPO 2.1 OB and GPO 2.1 OC the County should develop a study area around each Urban Growth Area that may lead to the development of a Rural Transition Zone overlay. The study area should consider but not be limited to: • Strategies to accommodate urban development in the 20-to-50-year planning horizon • Shadow platting to plan for and accommodate future development • Transfer of Development Rights receiving areas • Use of Cluster Development • Urban design standards consistent with adjacent or nearby cities GPO 2.34 The UGAs shall be consistent with the following criteria: a. Each UGA shall provide sufficient urban ]and to accommodate future population/employment projections through the designated planning period; Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan 2,11 December 2016