HomeMy WebLinkAbout3845 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. �� 5
A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE PREFERRED URBAN GROWTH
BOUNDARY FOR THE CITY OF PASCO.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco and Franklin County are planning under the State
Growth Management Act(GMA) of 1990 as amended; and
WHEREAS, The GMA (RCW 36.70A.110) requires the establishment of Urban
Growth Areas (UGA); and
WHEREAS, each city located in Franklin County must be included within a
UGA; and
WHEREAS, UGA's may include portions of the County already characterized by
urban growth or adjacent to urban growth; and
WHEREAS, the proposed UGA boundary includes a portion of the Clark
Addition, the Desert Drive Area, the Byers Road Area the McDonald Road Area and the
Douglas Fruit facilities which are areas characterized by urban type development; and
WHEREAS, the proposed UGA boundary is adjacent to the north City limits
where schools, schools sites, roads and utilities exits to serve future urban growth in the
proposed UGA; and
WHEREAS, per RCW 36.70a.110 UGA's are to include a sufficient area of land
to accommodate forecasted growth for a 20 year planning period; and
WHEREAS, forecasted growth is determined by population projections provided
by the State Office of Financial Management(OFM); and
WHEREAS, OFM projections indicate Pasco's population will increase by
approximately 50,000 for a total population of 121,828 by the year 2038; and,
WHEREAS, to address the OFM population projections over 15,000 new
residential dwelling units will need to be constructed in Pasco over the next 20 years; and
WHEREAS, based on available land the current UGA can only accommodate
another 5,000 dwelling units or over 16,000 new residents; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to expand the UGA to accommodate over 10,000 new
dwelling units by the year 2018; and
WHEREAS, in addition to providing land for anticipated housing RCW
36.70a.110 suggests the UGA must also include areas sufficient to accommodate the
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broad range of needs and uses that will accompany the projected urban growth including
medical, governmental, institutional, commercial, service, retail, other nonresidential
uses,parks, greenbelts and open space; and
WHEREAS, State and local housing goals encourage the provision of affordable
housing(RCW 36.70A.210(3)e&County Policy#6)within the community; and
WHEREAS, due to the lack of land within the current UGA land prices have
significantly risen recently, as indicated by sales records recorded in the Franklin County
Courthouse, impacting the affordability of housing; and
WHEREAS, to meet State and local goals to encourage affordable housing the
Pasco UGA needs to be expanded; and
WHEREAS, the proposed UGA expansion area is constrained on the north by
prime irrigated agricultural resource lands making it difficult to provide the area
necessary to fully accommodate the OFM projected growth; and
WHEREAS, reducing or removing areas from the proposed UGA will not enable
the City to meet the mandate (RCW 36.70a.110) of providing sufficient lands for
projected urban growth including the requirement to provide for a broad range of land
uses; and
WHEREAS, removing developable lands adjacent to but not encumbered by the
Airport Overlay zones will reduce the City ability to meet the mandates and goals of the
Growth Management Act that requires the City to provide enough land to accommodate
OFM growth projections and address needs for affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the City has met the need to protect the operations of the Tri-Cities
Airport by enacting zoning regulations that implement RCW 36.70.547 that address land
use compatibility concerns near the airport; and
WHEREAS, Pasco's Airport Overlay regulations incorporate both Federal
Aviation Regulation Part 77 requirements and the recommendations of the WSDOT
Airport and Compatible Land Use Guide Book; and
WHEREAS, on February 15, 2018 and April 19, 2018 the Planning Commission
held workshop to study and discuss the need for expanding the Pasco UGA; and
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2018 and June 11, 2018 the Pasco City Council held a
workshops to discuss the Comprehensive Plan and the UGA; and
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2018 City staff met with property owners within the
proposed UGA boundaries to receive feedback from the owners and answer questions
about the need to expand the UGA to accommodate the OFM population projections; and
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2018 Pasco Planning Commission held a public hearing
to receive public input on the proposed Pasco UGA; and
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WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council has determined the Pasco Urban Growth
Area boundary must be expanded to permitted the City to properly plan for future growth
and meet the requirements of the Growth Management Act; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO:
Section 1. That the boundary identified in Exhibit "1" is the preferred
boundary for the Pasco Urban Growth Area.
Section 2. That this resolution be forwarded to Franklin County for its due
consideration of the City Council's request for desired the UGA boundary as identified in
Exhibit"1".
Passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 18t1i day of June 2018.
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Matt Watkins, Mayor
ATTEST: APP ED AS TO FORM:
414 A_ .1 l
Daniela Erickson Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney
City Clerk
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