SB5173 mandates periodic reviews and revisions of county comprehensive plans and development regulations to accommodate urban growth, protect.
SB5173 requires counties and cities to review and revise their comprehensive plans and development regulations to accommodate projected urban growth over the next 20 years. Counties must ensure their urban growth areas are suitable for development and do not increase pressures to urbanize rural or natural resource lands. Cities within urban growth areas must review permitted densities. Counties and cities must also review and revise development regulations to protect critical areas, unless the watershed is meeting protection benchmarks.
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