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Recitals:
ORDINANCE NO.2741
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2014 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
AND COMPLETING THE PERIODIC UPDATE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
REQUIRED BY RCW 36.70A.130.
1. The City of Moses Lake's'Comprehensive Plan was adopted on September 11,2001 in
accordance with the Growth Management Act and the State Environmental PolicyAct.
2. The Comprehensive Plan includes five (5)oftheseven (7)mandatory elementsrequired byGMA,
except that GMA declares thatthe requirements for an Economic Development Elementand a
Park and Recreation Element are null and void until funds sufficient to cover applicable local
government costs are appropriated anddistributed bythe stateatleasttwo(2)years before the
citymust update itsComprehensive Plan as required by RCW 36.70A.130.
3. The Washington State Growth Management Act requires the city to establish procedures and
scheduleswherebyupdates,proposed amendments,orrevision ofthe Comprehensive Plan may
be considered.
4. RCW 36.70A.130 requires citiesandcounties fully planning underthe Growth Management Act
to review and evaluate theircomprehensive plansat least every eight years and update them if
needed.
5. The City began a major update of the 2001 Comprehensive Plan in 2012 with updates to the
Transportation and Capital Facilities Elements and to the Future Land Use Map.In 2013,a
visioning process was completed and a newVision Statement was adopted. Bothupdates were
discussed multipletimes at public meetings, the Planning Commission andCityCouncilheld public
hearingswithnotifications,andthe SEPA processwas completed for each updateinitsrespective
year. The 2012 and 2013 updates, alongwiththe 2014 majorupdates ofthe LandUse,Housing,
and Utilities Elements plus minor updates of the Transportation and Capital Facilities Elements
and FutureLandUse Designations Map,completethe required periodicupdate, inadvance of the
2018 deadline for cities within Grant County.The Comprehensive Plan is fully updated per the
requirements of RCW 36.70A.130.
6. A SEPA Determination of Non-Significance for the adoption of 2014 Comprehensive Plan
amendments was issued August 27,2014.
7.The Planning Commission discussed the 2014 amendments as regular agenda items at public
meetings on April24,June 26,July 10, July 24,August 14, and August 28.
8. The Planning Commission held a publichearing on the 2014 amendments September 11,2014
and made recommendations to the City Council on each proposed amendment.A legal notice
was published inthe local newspaper,notices were posted on bulletinboards inthe CivicCenter
and Annex and the City's website,and notice was mailed to owners and occupants within500' of
all land use designation amendments.Nowrittencomments were received and no one testified
at the public hearing.
9.The amendments to the Comprehensive Planwere submitted to the State of Washington Office
of Community Development on September 12, 2014, for review and comment as required by
GMA. The 60-day comment and review period ended November 17, 2014. The only comment
received was a minor comment from Washington State Department of Transportation regarding
limited access for one of the site-specific land use designation changes.
10.The CityCouncil held a publichearing on the Comprehensive Plan amendments November 25,
2014. A legalnoticewas publishedinthe local newspaper, and notices were posted on bulletin
boards in the Civic Center and Annex and the City's website.
Ordinance No.2741
Page 2 December 9,2014
11.On December 9, 2014, the City Council took legislative action to accept all of the Planning
Commission's recommendations.
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON,ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein as findings of fact.
Section 2:The City Council hereby adopts the following amendments to the Comprehensive Plan:
1.Major update of the Housing Element,Land Use Element,and Utilities Element.These Elements
have not been substantially updated since the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 2001.
2. Minorupdate of the Transportation Element and Capital Facilities Elements to match the updated
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP),Capital Facilities Plans,and School District
information.These Elements were substantially updated in 2012.
3.Update of the Future Land Use Designations map east of Patton Boulevard,west of the railroad
tracks, north of Harris Road, &south of 22nd Avenue, by changing 200.5 acres from Business and
Office Centers to General Commercial,to be consistent with the existing commercial zoning and
the proposed commercial uses of the area.
4.Property owner requests:
A.Mick Hansen:6171 S.Frontage Rd:Change 20.5 acres from General Commercial to Light
Industrial.
B.Hayden Homes,Parcel 11-0069-455 &466,south of Wheeler Road and east of SR-17:
Change45 acres of General Commercial to 17 acres of High Density Residential and 28 acres
of Low Density Residential.
Section 3.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)days after its passage and publication of
its summary as provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on December 9,2014.
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Dick Deane,Mayor
I'RoVert Taylor/Firiance Director
APPROVED AS TO FORM
atrierine L.Kenison,City AtfeTrTey
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