Growth Board Issues Order of Invalidity Regarding Whatcom County’s Rural Element
On December 22nd, the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board issued an Order Granting Extension of Whatcom County’s Compliance Deadline regarding revisions to the County’s Rural Element as well as an Order of Invalidity.
As my prior posts have discussed, the County has been working on revisions to policies and regulations governing development in its rural areas as well as creating limited areas of more intensive rural development (LAMIRDs) where appropriate. The County’s Rural Element website can be found here.
Pursuant to the Board’s Order, the County now has until March 29, 2011 to finish its work on the Rural Element Update. It is uncertain what the Order of Invalidity means for development within any of the areas that are being considered for redesignation under the County’s Rural Element. With regard to any project and/or project application that does not have vested status, the ability to rely on any existing comprehensive plan and/or zoning designation may be in doubt.
The County Council will likely next discuss this issue at its January 12, 2011 meeting.
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