907 Transportation Improvement (2)CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 907
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE YELM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
MAP 1 1 TRAIL AND BICYCLE MAP, AND MAP 14 20-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN
AND ADOPTING THE 2009 TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE
WHEREAS, The City of Yelm is required to plan under Section 36.70A.040 RCW; 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 Transportation System Plan that included the latest available information for Thurston
County and Yelm, and updated the 20-year Transportation Plan Map and the Yelm Trails
Map within 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;
and
WHEREAS, the public review process for the proposed amendments included public
hearings 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 May 19, 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
/ United States Army, Fort Lewis
/ Nisqually Indian Tribe
/ Puget Sound Action Team; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly advertised public hearing on the revised
draft of the proposed amendments on June 15, 2009, at which time received written
comments, and
WHEREAS, the Commission reviewed all comments on the proposed update and voted to
recommend that the Yelm City Council adopt the proposed comprehensive plan
amendment, and the 2009 Transportation System Plan update, and
WHEREAS, the Yelm City Council considered the recommendation of the Yelm Planning
Commission and held a duly advertised public hearing on said recommendation on July 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. The Transportation System Plan is updated as identified in Attachment B tot his
Ordinance.
Section 3. 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 4. 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 July, 2009.
Ron Hardin yor
Authenticated:
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Janine A. Schnepf, City Clerk.
PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, August 7, 2009
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 14, 2009
Attachment A
Map #11 Yelm Area Trail /Bicycle Map dated 2009
And
Map #14 20-Year Transportation Plan (2005 - 2030) Map dated 2009
Attachment B
2009 Transportation System Plan