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2067 - Resolution - Identifying Three Centers of Growth for Future Planning EffortsRESOLUTION NO. 2067 A RESOLUTION OF THE CTTY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, IDENTIFYING THREE CENTERS OF GROWTH FOR FUTURE PLANNING EFFORTS. WHEREAS, the City Council on January 26, 2004 approved City Resolution No. 2048, ratifying the Revision to the Kitsap County-wide Planning Policies that included policies for recognizing designated centers of growth where a community- wide focal point can be provided, significant population and/or employment can be located, and the increased use of transit, walking and bicycling can be supported; and WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Regional Council has established that use of state and federal transportation funds will be directed to designated centers; and WHEREAS, the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council will formally consider applications for recognizing locally designated centers from County jurisdictions at their meeting on May 4, 2004; and WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard has identified to designate three (3) interim designated centers for further planning efforts, that will be folded into the update to the City's Comprehensive Plan, scheduled for 2005; and WHEREAS, the City of Port Orchard has begun a joint planning project with Kitsap County to prepare a community plan for the Port Orchard Urban Growth Area, where the City intends to explore opportunities to identify additional local centers along the Bethel Road corridor and elsewhere throughout the Port Orchard Urban Growth Area where appropriate; and WHEREAS, the City in conjunction with joint planning with Kitsap County may elect to include additional sites in the greater Port Orchard area to be designated as centers of growth; and WHEREAS, the City intends to begin a process to identify goals and policy directives for each of the designated centers to detail specific boundaries, development standards, and a program for implementation; now, therefore, Resolution No. 2067 Page 2 of 3 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: 1) As contemplated by the Kitsap County Planning Policies, the following three (3) areas are approved as centers of growth within the Port Orchard City limits, as generally illustrated in Attachment A: a) "City CenterrTrcmsit H1 'b'Regional Governance Center"· Generally ~ r . prescribed as an area extending out from the downtown Mixed use Commercial area that includes City Hall and the Kitsap Transit Intermodal Ferry Terminal, west to include the commercial area along Bay Street and the Hull Avenue neighborhood, then south to Sroufe Street, east to the Greenbelt zone associated with Blackjack Creek, then north to include the commercial district near Bay Street and Bethel Road. b) "Tremont Aven11e EmploymentjComm"nity Sen rices Center": Generally prescribed as an area located near the intersection of SR- 16 and Tremont Avenue that includes the Port Orchard industrial Park and Kitsap County Juvenile Center, extending to the east to include the commercial services located along South Kitsap Boulevard, south to Lippert Drive, east to Port Orchard Boulevard, north to include Group Health Cooperative Clinic, then west back to SR-16. c) "So11th Kitsap Mall Mixed-lise Center": Generally prescribed as an area extending east from Bethel Road along Mile Hill Road to include the South Kitsap Mall and adjacent apartments, east to the Harrison Road, north to Horstman Road, west to Mitchell Road to include the Veteran's Park, and South Kitsap High School, then south back to Mile Hill Road. 2) The Mayor and City staff are authorized to promote the designated centers of growth at the county, regional, state and federal level for the purposes of transportation funding and planning support. 3) The City will begin a process to identify goals and policy directives for each of the interim centers to detail specific boundaries, development standards, and a program for implementation that will be addressed in the City's Comprehensive Plan update, scheduled for 2005. Resolution No. 2067 Page 3 of 3 4) The City will begin discussions with Kitsap County and the community to explore opportunities for additional centers to be designated along Bethel Road and elsewhere within the Port Orchard Urban Growth Area. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 26th day of April 2004. ~r.~ KIM E. ABEL, MAYOR ATTEST: ATTACHMENT •A• City of Port Orchard DRAFT CENTERS MAP Tremont Avenue Employment Center Not to Scale April 26, 2004 City Center Mixed Use & Transit Mile Hill Road Mixed Use Center Avenue Employment CenterCenterwest.shp Road • Mixed Use QonterCenter2.shp • Mixed Use/TransltThemel.shp 1rcetexport.shp parcelexport.shp ~·.shJ. ~f~;~ Greenbelt Including Conservatlon and Open Space -RMH • Residential • Mobile Home Park R4.5 -Residential -4.5 units/net useable acre . R8 -Residential - 8 unltsjnet usable acre -R12 -Residential -12 units/net useable acre -R20 -Residential -20 units/net useable acre -C<>mmerdal • Retail and Offlc ifllll!l Mixed Use District -Employment • Industl1ai/Offlce ffi -Community Fadlltles \A)