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How are we planning for growth in Kittitas County? How much is coming and where should it be located? Angela San Filippo Long Range Planner Kittitas County Community Development Services Agenda Overview of Comprehensive Planning process

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How are we planning for growth in Kittitas County? How much is coming and where should it be located? Angela San Filippo

Long Range Planner Kittitas County Community Development Services

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Agenda

Overview of Comprehensive

Planning process

BERK Study
Next steps

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Planning Basics

Development Regulations

Kittitas County

Comprehensive Plan

Kittitas County and Cities

Countywide Planning Policies

Washington State Growth Management Act RCW 36.70A

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Growth Management Act

14 statewide required planning goals

Reduce sprawl
Urban growth
Housing
Economic development
Open space and recreation
Transportation
Environment
Property rights
Natural resource industries
Historic preservation
Permits
Public facilities and services
Shoreline management
Citizen participation and coordination

The GMA’s fourteen required planning goals include the following:

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Role of the Conference of Governments

1. Select population projection within

OFM range

2. Determine how population growth

will be split between urban and rural areas

3. Allocate urban growth among

Urban Growth Areas

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OFM Population Projections

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OFM Population Projections

2.13% 1.08% 0%

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BERK Study

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Population Projections

2.13% 1.08% 0%

Period Average Annual Growth Rate 1960 - 2015 1.34% 1970 - 2015 1.15% 1980 - 2015 1.55% 1990 - 2015 1.89% 2000 - 2015 1.65% 2010 - 2015 0.84%

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Additional Factors

Emergence of Kittitas County as a retirement destination

Kittitas County Washington State 2000 37.7% 33.5% 2009 - 2013 40.5% 34.9% Percentage change in share of total adult population 7.4% 4.2%

Share of population age 16 and older not in the workforce

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Additional Factors

Emergence of Kittitas County as a retirement destination

Kittitas County Washington State 2000 37.7% 33.5% 2009 - 2013 40.5% 34.9% Percentage change in share of total adult population 7.4% 4.2%

Share of population age 16 and older not in the workforce

2000 2013 Count Percent of total Count Percent of total Total population age 16 and older 27,431 34,666 Not in labor force 10,348 37.7% 14,030 40.5% Full-time CWU students* 7,529 27.4% 9,458 27.3% Other not in labor force 2,819 10.3% 4,572 13.2%

Breakdown of Kittitas County population not in the labor force

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Additional Factors

Central Washington University Enrollment

Fall 2015 enrollment: 9, 656
On campus student enrollment: 1% annually since 2008
CWU projection: short and medium term growth, 11,000 student plateau

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Additional Factors

Access to water

New residential units permitted within upper county moratorium area

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Additional Factors

Employment growth

Kittitas County non-farm employment; 2013 – September 2015

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Additional Factors

Long distance commuting

Kittitas County residents who work outside Kittitas County

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Additional Factors

Interstate 90 improvements

I-90 average annual daily traffic

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Additional Factors

Teleworking and working from home Transportation technologies Climate change

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Land Capacity Analysis

Supply of vacant, partially developed, and underutilized land
Parcel boundaries
County assessor data
Critical area mapping
City and County zoning
Planned use developments
Master planned resort agreements

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Allocation Scenarios

Scenario 1: Historic Trends Scenario 2: Current Shares Population Capacity Share of growth Scenario 1a (OFM Medium) Scenario 1b (OFM High) Share of growth Scenario 2a (OFM Medium) Scenario 2b (OFM High) Kittitas County 100% 11,331 25,116 100% 11,331 25,116 UGA Study Areas Cle Elum 1.1% 129 286 4.4% 498 1,104

5,434

Ellensburg 42.8% 4,855 10,761 48.7% 5,519 12,233

11,757

Kittitas 3.5% 395 876 3.5% 393 872

807

Roslyn 0.0% 2.1% 238 527

307

South Cle Elum 0.5% 57 127 1.4% 157 348

467

All UGAs (combined) 48.0% 5,436 12,049 60.1% 6,805 15,084

18,772

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Contact

Angela San Filippo, AICP Long Range Planner Kittitas County Community Development Services 411 North Ruby Street, Suite 2 509-933-8244 angela.sanfilippo@co.kittitas.wa.us