904 Amend YCP GMA 09 CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 904
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE YELM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
CHAPTERS II GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT PLANNING PARAMETERS,
CHAPTER III LAND USE, AND CHAPTER IV HOUSING
WHEREAS, The City of Yelm is required to plan under RCW 36.70A.040; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Washington State Growth Management Act,
Chapter 36.70A RCW, the City of Yelm adopted a Comprehensive Plan in 1994, and
has amended the plan on several occasions since that time; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 36.70A.130 RCW, an adopted Comprehensive
Plan shall be subject to continuing evaluation and review, and amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan shall be considered no more frequently than once every year; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department prepared a draft proposed
update to the Comprehensive Plan that will ensure that the plan is consistent with the
provisions of the Growth Management Act and the Thurston County Comprehensive
Plan, including the use of the latest available information for Thurston County and Yelm
to update population projections; and
WHEREAS, the public review process for the proposed amendments included a Public
Hearing before the Yelm Planning Commission, and the Yelm City Council, official
notices for written public comment, and posting information to the City of Yelm website;
and
WHEREAS, the public participation program included notification of interested
Departments of Washington State, email distribution to any person expressing interest
in the review and the posting of all pertinent drafts, notices, staff reports and public
comment on the City's web site, and
WHEREAS, the draft updates along with official notice were emailed on February 11,
2009, to the following State and Federal Agencies:
? Washington Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development
? Washington Department of Natural Resources
? Washington department of Fish and Wildlife
? Washington Department of Ecology
? Washington Department of Health
? Washington Department of Transportation
? Washington Department of Social and Health Services
? Washington State Parks
? Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
? Washington Department of Corrections
? Puget Sound Action Team; and
WHEREAS, the Pianning Commission held a duly advertised public hearing on the
revised draft of the proposed amendments on March 16, 2009, at which time received
written comments, and
WHEREAS, the Commission reviewed all comments on the proposed update and voted
unanimously to recommend that the Yelm City Council adopt the proposed
comprehensive plan amendment, and
WHEREAS, the Yelm City Council considered the recommendation of the Yelm
Planning Commission, held a duly advertised public hearing on said recommendation
on April 28, 2009, and
WHEREAS, the Council finds it necessary and in the public interest that the Yelm
Comprehensive Plan be amended as indicated below;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE YELM CITY COUNCIL DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Yelm Comprehensive Plan is updated as identified in Attachment A to
this Ordinance.
Section 2. Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or the application
of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 3. The Ordinance shall be in full force and effect and after its passage,
approval, and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of Yelm this 28th day of April, 2009.
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Ron Hardin , Mayor
Authenticated:
J nine A. Schnepf, City lerk.
PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, May 8, 2009
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 13, 2009