Urban Growth Area [Washington (State)--Grant County]
Grant County Public Works Department
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2025
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- Title
- Urban Growth Area [Washington (State)--Grant County]
- Description
- One of the first steps in the implementation of the Growth Management Act (GMA) is for counties and their cities to designate urban growth areas (UGAs), "within which urban growth shall be encouraged, and outside of which growth can occur only if it is not urban in nature." RCW 36.70A.110 and WAC 365-195-335 provide clear criteria for designating urban growth boundaries around a city or a group of cities. Each urban growth area in a county should include enough land to accommodate the Washington State Office of Financial Management's 20-year population projection allocated for thatUGA. The UGA should also include adequate land for industrial and commercial activities, open space, and other public facilities. A land capacity analysis should be conducted to determine if there is sufficient land included in the UGA for all these uses. A market factor can be built in to this analysis to compensate for the fact that only a portion of the land will be available for sale and development over the planning period. Within the UGA, a city and/or county is to designate sufficient open space, provide urban services, and permit development at urban densities. Urban development and provision of urban services, such as water and sewer, should not generally occur outside of urban growth areas. RCW 36.70A.130(3) requires counties and cities to review, at least every ten years, designated UGAs, the densities permitted within each UGA, and the nature of development that has occurred. UGAs and comprehensive plans are to be revised to accommodate the urban growth projected for the succeeding twenty-year period.
- Creator
- Grant County, Washington
- Publisher
- Grant County Public Works Department
- Temporal Coverage
- Last Modified: 2025-02-08
- Date Issued
- 2018-11-06
- Rights
- Grant County strives to provide accurate data. This data is believed to be accurate according to documents provided to Grant County, but has not been verified by district officials (e.g. City Council, Fire District Chief) for many years. Please review carefully. You are invited to submit documented corrections to the Data Steward.; This data should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances. The contents are intended for general information purposes only, and you are urged to consult your own lawyer concerning your own situation and any specific questions you may have.; Infrastructure records, drawings, and other documents have been gathered over many decades, using differing standards for quality control, documentation and verification. All of the data provided represents current information in a readily available format. While the data is generally believed to be accurate, occasionally it proves to be incorrect; thus its accuracy is not warranted. Prior to making any property purchases or investments based in full or in part upon the material provided, it is specifically advised that you independently field verify the information contained in county records.; The information provided by Grant County is provided 'as is' and for reference only. Grant County makes every effort to produce and publish the most current and accurate information possible. No warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for the data provided, its use, or its interpretation. In no event shall Grant County become liable to users of this data, or any other party, for any loss or damages, consequential or otherwise, including but not limited to time, money, or goodwill, arising from the use, misuse, operation or modification of the data. In using the data, users further agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Grant County for any and all liability of any nature arising out of or resulting from the lack of accuracy, currency or completeness, or correctness of the data, the use or misuse of the data.; In addition, the information on this server, or site, is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Grant County in the future.
- Access Rights
- Public
- Format
- ArcGIS FeatureLayer
- Language
- English
- Date Added
- August 09, 2025
- Provenance Statement
- The metadata for this resource was harvested from Grant County Open Data Portal on 2025-08-09.
