31.03.310 City of Sequim urban growth area (UGA).
(1) UGA Boundary (Policy 1). The Sequim Urban Growth Area boundary is set forth on the adopted Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map, as amended, that is part of this chapter and title.
(2) Critical Areas.
(a) Policy 2. The Dungeness River should not be encroached upon by the City of Sequim Urban Growth Area. The Dungeness River should remain under a single local government’s jurisdiction and management.
(b) Policy 3. Implementation of the urban growth area should include specific measures to protect the water quality and resources of Sequim Bay, Bell Creek, Gierin Creek and Johnson Creek.
(c) Policy 4. Groundwater resources should be protected through City/County adoption of stormwater and erosion control measures, water quality education programs, and other best management practices which avoid or minimize impacts to groundwater.
(3) Resource Lands (Policy 5). Agricultural lands to the north of the sewer treatment plant should not be impacted from urban development, as these lands are the largest remaining contiguous tracts of agricultural lands in the Dungeness Valley and should be conserved.
(4) Transportation (Policy 6). Improve circulation patterns around the Sequim urban growth area (see Figure 4):
(a) Complete improvements to U.S. 101, including the Sequim Bypass, as outlined in the final environmental impact statement for the Palo Alto to O’Brien Road corridor study.
(b) Improve circulation from the north by increasing the capacity of Port Williams to Brown Road, and Hendrickson to Priest Road.
(c) Encourage improvements to the circulation patterns within the City, including consideration of interim measures to reduce congestion until the Sequim Bypass is constructed and mobility improvements to West Sequim Bay Road.
See paths, trails and sidewalk policies in CCC 31.03.140.
(5) Open Space and Greenbelts (Policy 7). The City shall designate greenbelts within the urban growth area. Areas that should be considered include Bell Creek, Gierin Creek, Sequim Bay, Johnson Creek, and some remaining farms within the urban growth area. (See Figure 8 for critical habitat corridors.)
(6) Public Services and Facilities.
(a) Policy 8. The City, the Public Utility District, and the County should agree on water service boundaries within the urban growth area. The comprehensive plan for the City of Sequim UGA shall designate water service boundaries. Individual or private community water or on-site sewage systems within the UGA should be prohibited for new land divisions. All urban services should be provided by the City of Sequim, unless the Public Utility District is an identified service provider.
(b) Policy 9. Development within the urban growth area should be provided with improvements constructed to City of Sequim standards. The city development standards should include roads, sidewalks, water, sewer, lot area, lot shape, setbacks, and land uses.
(c) Policy 10. The County and City should prohibit development within the urban growth area if it is not built to urban standards, including the prohibition of rural density subdivisions with individual wells and on-site septic systems.
(7) Joint Planning.
(a) Policy 11. The City of Sequim should take the lead responsibility for planning the urban growth area. The Sequim-Dungeness Regional Plan should adopt the City’s plan by reference, provided the plan is consistent with the Clallam County Comprehensive Plan and the Growth Management Act.
(b) Policy 12. The City should develop a phased annexation plan consistent with the extension of urban services to the annexed areas.
(8) Land Uses.
(a) Policy 13. The City of Sequim should be the primary commercial and service center for the Sequim-Dungeness region. Commercial development should be concentrated in the core of the City and not allowed to sprawl into rural areas and cause congestion on U.S. 101 or other arterials of regional significance.
(b) Policy 14. The maximum lot size for new land divisions within the Sequim urban growth area should be less than one acre; provided, however, that lots greater than 10 acres may be allowed.
(c) Policy 15. The City should attempt to site industrial activities within the urban growth area in order to provide economic opportunities (see economic development policies).
(d) Policy 16. A range of housing opportunities should be available throughout the urban growth area.
(e) Policy 17. Designate and zone the approximately 105-acre Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (Battelle) properties along the west side of Sequim Bay and adjacent to the City of Sequim for research and development park activities. The research and development park land use and zoning designation should be limited to national security, campus-style research, and development facilities involved in environmental, chemical, biotechnology, energy efficiency, and marine and coastal security research. This designation should also allow for facilities and uses associated with coordinated/collaborative educational partnerships fostering commercially valuable research and prototype development.