2017-2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance with Exhibit A

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Chapter 2 LAND USE KITTITAS COUNTY Page 19 Comprehensive Plan Subarea Plans The subarea comprehensive plans for Easton, Swauk-Teanaway, Thorp, Westside and Taneum can be found in Volume II of the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan, 1996. These subarea comprehensive plans have no official standing in future land use decisions but may be used as evidence to support future comprehensive plan amendments. They constitute a major part of the County’s public participation in building the comprehensive plan. Snoqualmie Pass Comprehensive Plan The Snoqualmie Pass Subarea Comprehensive Plan has been adopted into the Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan. An introduction of the plan is found in Chapter 7 of this document, and the complete plan is attached in Appendix 2. Urban Growth Areas Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) are intended to urbanize and become annexed in the next 20 years. Until that time, these lands will continue to be under County jurisdiction. To ensure both consistency and coordination with the future annexing jurisdiction, planning for these areas will be done in concert with the respective cities. In addition, inter-local agreements with the individual cities may be necessary to provide the necessary administrative guidance and services to these unincorporated areas. As portions of the urban growth areas develop, it is assumed that these areas will be annexed to an adjacent city. Prior to annexation, intergovernmental agreements will need to be created to address the allocation of financial burdens that result from the transition of land from County to city jurisdiction. Similarly, agreements will need to be drafted to coordinate planning efforts for the unincorporated areas of the urban growth areas and with facility providers in the other areas throughout the County. The following are additional issues to be addressed by the cities and Kittitas County for the preparation and implementation of goals and policies contained in this comprehensive plan: Joint inter-local agreements 1: Unified or consistent subdivision code; Municipal utility extension agreement for water, sewer and gas; Intergovernmental service agreements for libraries, fire, emergency medical service, and parks and recreation; Unified or consistent zoning code with provisions for urban zoning, transitional zoning, and other transitional uses; Density and land use mapping; Airport Facility-flight safety zones, density, land uses, expansion of the airport and services provided for the City of Ellensburg; Extension and acquisition of rights-of-way; 1 This list is not intended to be all inclusive.