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 TWO - DEFINITIONS › Section 365-196-210 - Definitions of terms as used in this chapter

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following are definitions which are not defined in
							RCW
							 36.70A.030 but are defined here for purposes
							of the procedural criteria.
(1) "Act"
						means the Growth Management Act, as enacted in chapter 17, Laws of 1990 1st ex.
						sess., and chapter 32, Laws of 1991 sp. sess., state of Washington as amended.
						The act is codified primarily in
						chapter
						36.70A RCW.
(2) "Achieved density" means the density at
						which new development occurred in the planning period preceding the analysis
						required in either
						RCW
						 36.70A.130(3) or
						36.70A.215.
(3) "Adequate public facilities" means
						facilities which have the capacity to serve development without decreasing
						levels of service below locally established minimums.
(4) "Affordable housing" means residential
						housing that is rented or owned by a person or household whose monthly housing
						costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed thirty percent
						of the household's monthly income.
(5) "Allowed densities" means the density,
						expressed in dwelling units per acre, allowed under a county's or city's
						development regulations when considering the combined effects of all applicable
						development regulations.
(6)
						"Assumed densities" means the density at which future development is expected
						to occur as specified in the land capacity analysis or the future land use
						element. Assumed densities are also referred to in
						RCW
						 36.70A.110 as densities sufficient to permit
						the urban growth that is projected to occur.
(7) "Concurrency" means that adequate public
						facilities are available when the impacts of development occur, or within a
						specified time thereafter. This definition includes the concept of "adequate
						public facilities" as defined above.
(8) "Consistency" means that no feature of a
						plan or regulation is incompatible with any other feature of a plan or
						regulation. Consistency is indicative of a capacity for orderly integration or
						operation with other elements in a system.
(9) "Contiguous development" means
						development of areas immediately adjacent to one another.
(10) "Coordination" means consultation and
						cooperation among jurisdictions.
(11) "Cultural resources" is a term used
						interchangeably with "lands, sites, and structures, which have historical or
						archaeological and traditional cultural significance."
(12) "Demand management strategies" or
						"transportation demand management strategies" means strategies designed to
						change travel behavior to make more efficient use of existing facilities to
						meet travel demand. Examples of demand management strategies can include
						strategies that:
(a) Shift demand outside of
						the peak travel time;
(b) Shift
						demand to other modes of transportation;
(c) Increase the average number of occupants
						per vehicle;
(d) Decrease the
						length of trips; and
(e) Avoid the
						need for vehicle trips.