BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 1918: Urban growth area planning

Providing for maintaining buildable acreage in urban growth areas.

Summary

Requires jurisdictions that fully plan under the Growth Management Act (GMA) to determine the acreage and qualitative reduction in land suitable for development if a reduction within an urban growth area (UGA) results from a new critical area designation or other regulatory action taken after January 1, 2006.
Requires counties that fully plan under the GMA, subject to consultation requirements and a recurring schedule, to increase the total land area within their UGAs by the docketed acreage deficiency with land meeting specified characteristics.
Requires counties with increased land suitable for development to review and, if necessary, amend their comprehensive plans and development regulations to comply with the recurring five-year schedule for UGA land area increases.
Establishes definitions for "docketing" and "qualitative land characteristics."

From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 1918), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to urban growth area planning;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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