Memorandum
| Date: | March 20, 1997 |
| To: | Members, Land Use Study Commission |
| From: | Harry Reinert |
| Subject: | Buildable Lands Proposal and Legislative Update |
At its March 18, 1997 meeting, the Commission considered and approved by consensus a buildable lands proposal. The measure approved by the Commission was a modified version of a draft sent to Commission members on Monday, March 17. A copy of the proposal as modified by the Commission is attached. The Commission made the following changes to the March 17 draft:
| Clarify that the
twenty-year planning period referred to in Sec. 3(3)(c)
is the one used in the most recently adopted
comprehensive plan. |
| Require counties and
cities to adopt the fee and waiver provisions authorized
by Sec. 5 by ordinance or resolution. |
| Modify Sec. 6, the null and void provision, to emphasize that provision is intended to not allow unfunded mandates. The null and void provision was also limited to Sec. 3, which created the new requirement for a monitoring and review program. |
As some Commission members may have heard, the House of Representatives passed E2SHB 2244 on Wednesday. That bill incorporated some elements from the Commission’s recommendations, but deleted or modified others. Several amendments were adopted on the floor, including the buildable lands proposal approved by the Commission at its March 18 meeting. The Senate failed to pass SB 5768 on Monday and did not reconsider the bill.
In the next few days, I will be sending Commission members a summary of differences between E2SHB 2244 and the Commission’s recommendations. If you have any questions about legislative action on the Commission’s recommendations, or any other growth management related issues, please feel free to give me a call.
cc: Buildable Lands Advisory Committee