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Agriculture	About Growth – Spring 2002 Agricultural Lands Study, Designations of Agriculture Lands in Chelan, King, Lewis, and Yakima Counties, December 2004 Agriculture in Jefferson County, Summer 2004 -Good example of agriculture uses
Airports	About Growth – Fall 1998
Annexation	Annexation Study: Annexations Under the GMA: Barriers & Potential Solutions, December 2004 Annexation Study: Annexations Under the GMA: Barriers & Potential Solutions (Appendices A – J), December 2004
Annual Reports	Annual Report – FY 2001 Annual Report – FY 2002 Annual Report - Two-Year Progress Report FY 2003-2004 Annual Report - FY 2005 Annual Report - Two-Year Progress Report, 2008
Benchmarks	(See Monitoring)
Best Available Science (see also Critical Areas)	Citations of Recommended Sources of Best Available Science, 2002 Growth Management Act – Procedural Criteria for Adopting Comprehensive Plans and Development Regulations, 2003
Bicycling, Planning for	Planning for Bicycling and Walking, 2005 Amendments to the GMA
Buildable Lands	Buildable Lands Program Guidelines, 2000 Buildable Lands Program: 2002 Evaluation Report – A Summary of Findings, 2003 Fact Sheet – Do We Have Enough Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Land for Future Growth?, 2003
Capital Facilities	About Growth – Spring 1995 About Growth - Winter 2004-05 Making Your Comprehensive Plan a Reality: A Guide to a Capital Facilities Plan, 1993 Fact Sheet – Capital facilities planning is essential for economic vitality and quality of life, 2003
Citizen Participation	Shaping Washington's Growth Management Future: Citizen Participation and Community Visioning Guide, 2008 Q&A – Citizen Participation, 2003 About Growth – Summer-Fall 2003 About Growth - Fall 2005
Clearing and Grading	Clearing and Grading in Western Washington Technical Document, June 2005
Climate Change	Greenhouse Gas Emissions Planning Tools, 2010
Coastal Erosion	The Coastal Erosion Task Force, 1999
Comprehensive Plans	About Growth – Spring 1996 What is a Comprehensive Plan?
Critical Areas	Critical Areas Assistance Handbook: Protecting Critical Areas Within the Framework of the Washington Growth Management Act, 2003 Questions and Answers on SSB 5248 Small Cities Critical Areas Ordinance Implementation Guidebook , Draft 2/1/2007 Small Cities Critical Areas Ordinance Implementation Guidebook Appendix A , Draft 2/1/2007 CD-ROM Version zip file – need to double click on index.htm when user unzips/extracts files (automatically downloads to your PC) Note: CD can be ordered from GMS and mailed directly to you. Note: Links to view the Handbook sections electronically. Fact Sheet – GMA comprehensive plans, development regulations crucial to state’s salmon recovery efforts, 2005 Fact Sheet – How critical areas regulations can help ensure protection of salmon habitat, 2003 ESA Critical Area Listings
Development Regulations Dispute Resolution Downtowns Economic Development	About Growth – Fall 2004 About Growth – Winter 2002-2003 About Growth – Summer 2004 About Growth – Fall 1997 Economic Development through Growth Management: Making the Vision Real, 1993 Fact Sheet – Growth Management – The Economic Development Element, 2003 About Growth – Summer 2002 About Growth – Spring 1998
Environmental Protection	About Growth – Winter 2000-2001
Evergreen Communities Act	To better manage and plan for urban forests and plan for improvements
Fish and Wildlife Habitat	About Growth – Summer 1998 About Growth – Summer 1995
GMA	GMA Legislative Study 2008 Main Report GMA Legislative Study 2008 Main Report - Appendices Growth Management Act (Brochure), 2011 Growth Management Act Amendments – 1995-2011 Growth Management Act and Related Laws, 2010 Fact Sheet – Counties, cities completing GMA requirements to manage Washington’s forecasted growth, 2003 Fact Sheet – Overview of the Growth Management Act, 2003 GMA 101: Planning Under the Growth Management Act Growth Management Questions and Answers How Growth Management Helps Communities Achieve Their Goals - Reports From Local and State Leaders
Growth Management 15-Year Report	Creating Livable Communities, Managing Washington's Growth for 15 Years , Report, June 2006
Growth Management 15-Year - An Overview, Brochure	Creating Livable Communities, Managing Washington's Growth for 15 years, An Overview , Brochure, June 2006
Growth Management Hearings Boards	About Growth – Summer 1996
Growth Management Oral History Project	Growth Management Oral History Project - Secretary of State Office
Growth Management Services	Fact Sheet – Helping Washington communities manage growth and protect important resources, 2003
Historic Preservation	Historic Preservation: A Tool for Managing Growth, 2005 About Growth – Fall 2001 About Growth – Spring 2001
Housing	Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance Study and Recommendations, 1994 Housing Your Community - A Housing Element Guide, 1993
Housing, Affordable Housing	Fact Sheet – Communities wrestle with how to provide affordable housing for all income levels, 2003 About Growth - Spring-Summer 2006 About Growth – Winter 2003-2004 About Growth – Spring 2001 About Growth – Winter 1997-98
Impact Fees	Paying for Growth's Impacts: A Guide to Impact Fees, 1992
Infill development	About Growth – Winter 2003-2004
Interagency Contacts	GMA Interagency Contacts Directory, 2002
Intergovernmental Coordination	Working Together: A Guide to Intergovernmental Coordination under the Growth Management Act, 1992 About Growth – Summer-Fall – 2000
Land Use Element	Preparing the Heart of Your Comprehensive Plan: A Land Use Element Guide, 1993 Preparing Your Comprehensive Plan's Foundation: A Land Use Inventory Guide, 1992
Land Use Study Commission	About Growth – Fall 1996
Land Use Study Commission Archive Webpage	Land Use Study Commission archived webpage no longer updated.
Land Use Study Commission Final Report	Land Use Study Commission Final Report, 1998
Local Governance Reports	A History of Washington Governments, Vol. I , Jan 1988 The Quiet Crisis of Local Governance in Washington, Vol II , Jan 1988
Military Installation Compatibility	Fact Sheet, Ensuring land use development and military installation compatibility, RCW 36.70A.530
Minimum Guidelines	Growth Management Act – Procedural Criteria for Adopting Comprehensive Plans and Development Regulations, 2003
Mixed Use	About Growth – Winter 2003-2004
Model Codes	Model Code Provisions: Urban Streets and Subdivisions, 1998
Monitoring	About Growth – Fall 1999
Natural Hazard Reduction	Optional Comprehensive Plan Element for Natural Hazard Reduction, 1999 About Growth – Spring 2000
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space	About Growth - Winter 2006-07 Planning for Parks, Recreation, and Open Space in Your Community, 2005 About Growth - Spring 2005 About Growth – Fall 2001
Permits	Local Government Project Permitting Study, January 2005 About Growth – Winter 2000-2001 About Growth Winter 1995-96 About Growth Winter 2008
Periodic Update Process	Periodic Update - Keep Your Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations Current
Planner's Update Bulletin September 2004	Issue One: GMA Review and Update, Update Grants Available, Legislature Assigns Studies to CTED, Expedited Review, Urban Residential Density Guidance Paper Completed
Planner's Update Bulletin January 2005	Issue Two: GMA Updates, CTED Updating Parks, Economic Development Planning Guidebooks, Three New Studies Completed by CTED, Regional Planner's Forums Schedule
Planner's Update Bulletin June 2005	Issue Three: 2005, 2006 GMA Workshops, GMA Update Checklists, 2005 Legislative Changes, CFP Template, Wetlands Update - Best Available Science, Regional Planners' Forums, New Guidebooks Available
Planner's Update Bulletin November 2005	Issue Four:
Planning for Growth	About Growth Fall 2005
Planning in Small Cities & Towns	About Growth Winter 2005-06
Procedural Criteria	Growth Management Act – Procedural Criteria for Adopting Comprehensive Plans and Development Regulations, 2010
Project Consistency	Project Consistency (Chapter 365-197 WAC)
Property Rights	Taking Guidance Final, December 2006: Advisory Memorandum: Avoiding Unconstitutional Takings of Private Property, Attorney General Report
RCWs	Growth Management Act and Related Laws, 2008
Regulatory Reform Task Force Final Report, 1994	Governor's Task Force on Regulatory Reform, Final Report 1994
Resource Lands	Growth Management Act – Procedural Criteria for Adopting Comprehensive Plans and Development Regulations, 2003
Revenue Sharing	About Growth – Summer-Fall 2000
Rural	Chelan County Good Neighbor Handbook Keeping the Rural Vision: Protecting Rural Character & Planning for Rural Development, 1999 Fact Sheet – Rural quality of life in rural areas, 2003 About Growth – Winter 2001-2002
Safe Neighborhoods	About Growth - Winter 2006-2007
Secure Community Sprawl	A Regional Design Strategy, In Support of VISION 2040 for the Central Puget Sound Region
Transfer of Development Rights	Transfer of Development Rights Measures Report, March 2011
SEPA/GMA	SEPA and the Promise of the GMA: Reducing the Costs of Development, 2003 Fact Sheet – Combining environmental review, planning pays dividends, 2003
Shoreline Management	Shoreline Master Program Guidelines (WAC 173-26), 2004 Questions and Answers on ESHB 1933, Critical Areas Protection Under the GMA & SMA, 2003 Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1933, Passed Legislature (2003 Regular Session) Integration of Shoreline Management policies with the GMA, 2003
Short Course	Short Course On Local Planning Manual, 2009 Fact Sheet – Short course demystifies planning process for elected officials, planning commissioners, citizens, 2003
Smart Growth	About Growth – Spring 1999
Success Stories	Growth Management: It’s Beginning to Take Shape, 1997, reprinted in 2001 Achieving Growth Management Goals: Local Success Stories, 2000 About Growth – Fall 2002 About Growth – Winter-Spring 1996-97 About Growth – Winter-Spring 1994-95
Transportation	Your Community's Transportation System: A Transportation Element Guide, 1993 Fact Sheet – Connecting development with transportation planning, 2003 Fact Sheet – GMA links transportation and land use, 2003 About Growth – Winter 1999-2000 About Growth – Spring 2003
Update, GMA	GMA Update: Issues to Consider When Reviewing Comprehensive Plans and Development Regulations, 2003 GMA Update: Issues to Consider When Reviewing and Evaluating Critical Areas Regulations and Natural Resource Lands Designations, 2003 Statutory Deadlines for GMA Related Actions, 2010 Technical Bulletin 1.1 – Issues to Consider When Reviewing and Evaluating Critical areas Regulations and Natural Resource Lands Designations, 2002 Technical Bulletin 1.2 – 2002 Update: Issues to Consider when Reviewing Comprehensive Plans and Development Regulations, 2002 Technical Bulletin 1.3.1 – GMA Updates: Using Population Data, June 2006 Technical Bulletin 1.4.1 – GMA Updates: Optional Processes for Review and Revision of Comprehensive Plans and Development Regulations under the Growth Management Act, May 24, 2006 Frequently Asked Questions Regarding GMA Updates
Urban	About Growth – Spring 2004 About Growth – Winter 2003-2004 About Growth – Summer 2002 About Growth – Winter 2001-2002 About Growth – Summer 2001 About Growth – Winter 1998-99 Measures for Providing Attractive, Compact Urban Areas, 2003
Urban Growth Areas	Art & Science in Designating Urban Growth Areas, Part II: Suggestions for Criteria and Densities, 1992 Issues in Designating Urban Growth Areas: Part I: Providing Adequate Urban Land Supply, 1992 Fact Sheet – How much space do Washington’s communities need for urban growth?, 2003
WACs	Growth Management Act – Procedural Criteria for Adopting Comprehensive Plans and Development Regulations, 2010
Water	About Growth – Fall 1994
Watershed Planning	Fact Sheet – The link between growth management, watershed planning, 2003 About Growth - Summer 2005

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