- (1) Any county planning under the act may reserve a portion of its 20-year population projection for new fully contained communities, located outside of the designated urban growth areas.
- (2) Proposals to authorize fully contained communities must be processed according to the locally established policies implementing the criteria set forth in RCW 36.70A.350. Approval of a new fully contained community has the effect of amending the comprehensive plan, therefore it is a legislative action and should follow the procedures associated with comprehensive plan amendments.
(3) The initial effective date of an action that establishes a new fully contained community is the latest of the following dates per RCW 36.70A.067:
- (a) Sixty days after the publication of notice of adoption of the comprehensive plan, development regulation, or amendment to the plan or regulation, implementing the action, as provided under RCW 36.70A.290(2); or
- (b) If a petition for review to the growth management hearings board is timely filed, upon issuance of the board's final order.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.050 and 36.70A.190. WSR 25-17-058, s 365-196-345, filed 8/15/25, effective 9/15/25; WSR 10-03-085, § 365-196-345, filed 1/19/10, effective 2/19/10.]