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General Planning ProcessVisioning Setting Goals & Objectives

Revising Plans Developing alternatives “Preferred Alternatives”

Monitoring & Evaluation Implementation

Cf. King County Benchmark Reports

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Finance

Infrastructure

NaturalEnvironment

Housing

Growth Management

Transportation

Parks

Public Safety

Considerations ofLong Range

Planning

Kim Dietz, Redmond

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Major Areas in WA GMA Jobs (Economy) Housing Transportation Critical Areas, Resource Protection

Endangered Species Act: Salmon listing Stream protection

Forestland and Farmland protection Open Space Rural Areas

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GM via 5Cs Compact urban development

Urban growth in UGAs Center approach: 25 Centers, Mixed use,

higher density development (Jobs/housing) Comprehensive planning

Linking broad range of issues (see next slide) Consistency

Comprehensive planning elements are in conformity with each other

No contradiction between plans (city vs. county)

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GM via 5Cs Concurrency

Provide necessary infrastructure at the time of development

E.g. Infrastructure financing plan in place prior to building permits

Developers should provide the service within 6 years I-90 Sunset Exchange, Issaquah Highlands

Citizen Participation GMA requires all jurisdictions engage in “early

and continuous public participation” Cf. Participation by invitation

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GMA Plan Elements 1990 Mandatory Elements RCW 36.70A.070 Mandatory Elements added in 1995/2002

Optional Elements RCW 36.70A.080

Rural (counties)

Parks & Rec.

Economic Development

Shorelines

Utilities

Capital Facilities

Transportation

Housing

FLUM

Land Use

Solar Energy

CommunityComprehensi

vePlan

Conservation

Subarea Plans

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JURISDICTIONS IN WA GMA

WA

LocalLocalLocal

PugetSound

Kitsap PierceKingSnohomish

e b rn i ghn o h oo d s

State

Region

Counties

Cities

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Countywide Planning Policies (CPP)

A framework for all local governments in a county

ex. King County GMPC (Growth Management Planning Council) adopts CPP

http://www.metrokc.gov/permits/codes/GMPC/default.aspx

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Countywide Planning Policies (CPP) (cont.)

UGA designation Continuous & orderly development

providing urban services Siting major public capital facilities

Urban water and sewer systems

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Countywide Planning Policies (CPP) (cont.)

Transportation strategies & facilities Affordable housing needs and

distribution Economic development and

employment Example: King County CPP: http://www.metrokc.gov/ddes/compp

lan/CPP-current.pdf

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Multicounty Planning Policies (MPPs)

Required for King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties and cities

Puget Sound Regional Council develops and adopts MPPs

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Comprehensive Plan According to CPP, cities prepare

their comprehensive plans. The urban growth areas should accommodate 20 years growth.

Local governments should update their CPs every seven years for fast-growing areas (>2%, >50,000)

Submit their CPs to WA state CTED (Community Trade, Economic Development) for review

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Comprehensive Plan (cont.)

Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan a.k.a. Toward a Sustainable Seattle

http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/seattle_s_comprehensive_plan/Overview/

Adopted in 1994 20-year plan Exemplar CP

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3 Growth Management Hearings Board

http://www.gmhb.wa.gov/

Western WA GMHB

Central WA GMHBEastern WA GMHB

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Sanctions for Noncompliance Losing $$$

Eligibility for state public works project loans Water pollution control facility grants Motor vehicle fuel tax Transportation improvement & arterial

accounts Sales & use taxes Liquor profit and excise taxes Power to collect real estate excise taxes

Chelan County, early 1990s

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Planning and Citizen Participation Goal-Driven Approach

Set long range (~20 years) goals covering wide range of issues

Vision-Driven Approach Strong community leadership

Issue-Driven Approach One issue at a time, e.g. traffic management

in downtown core, homeless shelters, mixed use development, etc.

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Planning and Citizen Participation (cont.)

Blended approach Most common method Combining several approaches depend

on tasks

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Techniques for Participation Public Hearings

Most formal and traditional way of citizen participation

Planning departments send out “Notice” with issues of concern, dates and places of public hearing

Example:

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Techniques for Participation

Stakeholder group meetings (quasi-formal) interest group meetings:

neighborhood groups, homeowners’ associations, environmental groups, business associations (Chamber of Commerce, economic development groups, etc.)

Good for issue-oriented meetings

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CITY OFFICIALS:-Mayor

Planning Commission-City Council

CITY STAFF:-Neighborhood Planning Team

-Strategic Neighborhoods Team

RESIDENTS:-General public

-Interested parties-Citizen Advisory Committees

NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighborhood Planning Stakeholders

Residents of theneighborhood representing

diversityof the area, including:

AgeIncome

HeritageGeographic Place

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Techniques for Participation

Focus Group meetings Inviting a group of people who are

representative of the community Useful for issue identification, drafting

goals and objectives: e.g. deciding rail stations or highway routes

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A neighborhood planis created from the directinput and feedback ofthe residents, workforce, andinterested parties within theneighborhood

Communication works througha network in which informationflows:-from residents & CAC to staff-from and to City Officials-through staff, between residentsand City Officials

Source: Kim Dietz, City of Redmond

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GMA requires

“broad dissemination of proposals and alternatives, opportunity for written comments, public meetings after effective notice, provision for open discussion, communication programs, information services, and consideration of and response to public comments” (RCW 37.70A.140)

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Open Public Meetings Act

“All meetings of the governing body of a public agency shall be open and public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the governing body of a public agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.” (RCW 42.30.030)

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Open Public Meetings Act(cont.)

Cities and counties publish meeting dates via newspapers and newsletters

Identify timeline and process for CP and zoning amendments: enough time to gather feedback from neighbor cities/counties

Local governments should adopt creative strategies for community outreach, e.g. senior citizens, youth, minority populations