Rep. Ruth Kagi’s latest bill is all about keeping Snohomish County from moving too fast on a controversial condo development proposed for Point Wells.
Even if you don’t see the county’s name or the location mentioned anywhere in the legislation.
She dropped House Bill 1265 into the hopper Monday afternoon.
Kagi said her bill directs Snohomish County to work out a memorandum of understanding with Woodway and Shoreline on the density of the project. That MOU should cover other issues too like traffic.
I needed her help translating the legislation. Reading through the text it’s as clear as mud in the final page and a half which reads:
9 (a) Except as provided in (c) of this subsection, the maximum residential density of an unincorporated portion of an urban growth area may not exceed that of the immediately adjacent areas of the abutting city or cities.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section applies only to unincorporated portions of urban growth areas that:
(i) Border the Puget Sound;
(ii) Are surrounded on the landward side entirely by one or more cities;
(iii) Are one or more miles from any other portion of an urban growth area that is in unincorporated territory; and
(iv) Are fifty or more acres in size.
(c) This subsection (9) does not apply to otherwise qualifying areas if the county has entered into an interlocal agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW with the city or cities surrounding the urban growth area that stipulates:
(i) Urban governmental services will be provided by the surrounding city or cities; and (ii) limitations on and mitigation of transportation impacts on the roads and impacts on the
park facilities of the surrounding city or cities.
Rep. Cindy Ryu, D-Shoreline, who is Kagi’s seatmate in the 32nd Legislative District, is a co-sponsor. So too are Rep. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, Rep. Mary Helen Roberts, D-Lynnwood, and Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton.
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