June  20,  2014  

Property  Rights  

Ci/zen  Par/cipa/on  

Urban  Growth  

Reduce  Sprawl  

Transporta/on  

Affordable  Housing  

Economic  Development  

Permits  

Natural  Resource  Industries  

Open  Space  and  Recrea/on  

Environment  

Public  Facili/es  and  Services  

Historic  Preserva/on  

Shoreline    

14  planning  goals  that  guide  the  development  of  

comprehensive  plans  and  development  regula:ons  

Current  Plan  adopted  in  1994  

Established    the  Urban  and  Rural  areas  of  the  

County  

Augmented  by  11  Community  Plans    

! Sets  a  vision  and  policy  framework    ! Guides  growth  and  development    ! Policies  that  an/cipate  popula/on  and  employment  growth  over  a  20-­‐year  planning  period  

Pierce  County  has  the  obliga/on  to  

review  and    IF  NECESSARY  update  the  

Comprehensive  Plan  by  June  30,  

2015  

REQUIRED  ELEMENTS  

Land  Use  

Housing    

Capital  Facili/es  

U/li/es  

Transporta/on  

Rural  

Economic  Development  

Park  and  Recrea/on    

OPTIONAL  ELEMENTS  

Historic  Preserva/on    

Environment  

Must  be  consistent  with:  ! Changes  made  by  the  State  Legislature  

! Updates  in  Popula/on  and  Other  Relevant  Data  

! PSRC’s  Vision  2040  Policies  ! Countywide  Planning  Policies  ! Relevant  Court  Cases  !   Hearings  Board  Cases  

Pierce  County  (  area)  Countywide  Planning  Policies  (CPPs  )  

Pierce County Comprehensive Plan

Growth  Management  Act  (GMA)  (RCW,  WAC)  

Transporta/on  Plan        

Parks,  Recrea/on,  and  Open  Space  Plan    

Unified  Sewer  Plan    

Capital  Facili/es  Plan  

Puget  Sound  Regional  Council  (PSRC)  Mul:county  Planning  Policies  

Address  Popula:on  Growth,  

 Housing,  Jobs,  and  Service  Demand  

For  every  5  people  in  Pierce  County  now,  there  will  

be  1  more  by  2030  

Browns/Dash  Point  

Gig  Harbor  Peninsula  

Key  Peninsula  

Anderson-­‐Ketron  

Upper  Nisqually  

Graham  

Alderton-­‐McMillin  

Mid-­‐County  

Parkland-­‐Spanaway-­‐Midland  

Frederickson  

South  Hill  

Community  Issues   County  Ac/on/Regula/on/Program  

Land  Use  Policies  Suppor/ng  Zoning  Regula/ons  

Title  18A  now  includes  specific  community  zoning  regula/ons  

Agricultural  Resource  Land  (ARL)  and  Transfer    of  Development  Rights  (TDR)  Programs  

The  County  has  adopted  a  countywide  program  for  the  preserva/on  of  ARL  lands  as  well  as  a  Transfer  of  Development  Rights  program  

Wildlife/Wetland/Habitat  In  2004,  the  County  adopted  a  countywide  Cri/cal  Areas  Ordinance,  Title  18E  

Design  Standards  The  County  has  adopted  community  design  standards  in  Title  18J    

Policies  in  Mul/ple  Community  Plans  

Policies  that  can  now  be  incorporated  into  the  Comprehensive  Plan  

Important  Issues  are  now  addressed  

by  policies,  regula/ons,  or  

programs  

General  Public  

Interest  Groups  

Land  Use  Advisory  CommiPees  Planning  

Commission  

County  Council  

We  want  the  Public  to  understand  and  par:cipate  in  the  update  process  

How  to  get  informa5on  on  the  Update:  

Visit  the  Pierce  County  webpage  •  hdp://www.piercecountywa.org/compplan                    or          hdp://www.piercecountywa.org/Realize2030  

•  Call  us  at:  (253)  798-­‐7156  

www.piercecountywa.org/Realize2030  

How  to  par/cipate  and  stay  informed  

June  20,  2014