Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-196 - Growth Management Act-Procedural criteria for adopting comprehensive plans and development regulations › Part FOUR - FEATURES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN › Section 365-196-450 - Historic preservation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)RCW
						 36.70A.020(13) calls on
						counties and cities to identify and encourage the preservation of lands, sites,
						and structures that have historical or archaeological significance, herein
						referred to as "cultural resources." Although the act does not require a
						separate historic preservation element, counties and cities must be guided by
						the historic preservation goal in their comprehensive plan.
(2) Recommendations for meeting requirements.
						Cities and counties should address historic preservation in coordination with
						their other associated obligations.
(a)
						Identifying cultural resources.
(i) Counties
						and cities may use existing programs to identify cultural resources. Counties
						and cities may consult with the department of archaeology and historic
						preservation for information and technical assistance regarding identification
						and protection of cultural resources.
(ii) Examples of existing programs that
						identify cultural resources include:
(A) The
						National Register of Historic Places;
(B) The Washington Heritage
						Register;
(C) Properties that are
						identified by the department of archaeology and historic preservation (DAHP) to
						be eligible for listing in either one of these registers; and
(D) Properties which are listed in a local
						register of historic places.
(iii) Counties and cities should also
						identify areas designated as traditional cultural properties. A "traditional
						cultural property" is a property which has traditional cultural significance.
						It is associated with the cultural practices or beliefs of a living community
						that are rooted in that community's history, and are important in maintaining
						the continuing cultural identity of the community. Because the location of
						these sites is uncertain and not on a public register, counties and cities
						should cooperate with the cultural resource officers of any potentially
						affected tribal governments to establish a protocol to identify cultural
						resources and procedures to protect any cultural resources that are identified
						or discovered during development activity. Counties and cities may establish a
						cultural resource data-sharing agreement with the department of archaeology and
						historic preservation to help identify sites with potential cultural historic
						or archaeological significance.
(iv) Counties and cities may, through
						existing data, attempt to identify sites with a high likelihood of containing
						cultural resources. If cultural resources are discovered during construction,
						irreversible damage to the resource may occur and significant and costly
						project delays are likely to occur. Establishing an early identification
						process can reduce the likelihood of these problems.