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1 designation of agricultural land. ... The GMA does not dictate how much weight to assign <br /> 2 each factor in determining which lands have long-term commercial significance because a <br /> 3 fundamental tenet of the GMA is local control and flexibility to adapt the decision making <br /> 4 process to the local needs."45 <br /> 5 The Board finds and concludes that Petitioners have failed to show that Walla <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Walla County Ordinance No. 468 did not comply with the GMA's requirements before de- <br /> 8 designating agricultural land. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 VI. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW <br /> 11 The Board finds and concludes that the County did comply with the GMA in the <br /> 12 application of criteria for designating and de-designating agricultural lands in passage of <br /> 13 Ordinance No. 468. <br /> 14 The Board finds and concludes Petitioners failed to show that Ordinance No. 468 <br /> 15 was an unlawful, out-of-cycle site specific proposal to expand the Attalia UGA and that it <br /> 16 <br /> 17 failed to adequately analyze impacts as part of a comprehensive review of the UGA. <br /> 18 The Board finds and concludes that Petitioners have failed to show that Walla <br /> 19 Walla County Ordinance No. 468 did not comply with the GMA's requirements before de- <br /> 20 designating agricultural land. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 VII. ORDER <br /> 23 Based upon review of the Petition for Review, the briefs and exhibits submitted by the <br /> 24 parties, the GMA, prior Board orders and case law, having considered the arguments of the <br /> 25 parties, and having deliberated on the matter, the Board finds and concludes Petitioners <br /> 26 <br /> 27 failed to show facts that satisfy their burden of proof that Ordinance No. 468 violates the <br /> 28 GMA. Walla Walla County Ordinance No. 468 is in compliance with the Growth <br /> 29 Management Act, and this case is closed. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 <br /> 45 Intervenor's Prehearing Brief at 6, citing Lewis County, at 503. <br /> FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Growth Management Hearings Board <br /> Case No. 18-1-0001 1111 Israel Road SW,Suite 301 <br /> July 2,2018 P.O. Box 40953 <br /> Page 15 of 17 Olympia,WA 98504-0953 <br /> Phone:360-664-9170 <br /> Fax: 360-586-2253 <br />