growth management act
The Growth Management Act defines how jurisdictions must plan for and accommodate anticipated population growth, while protecting public trust resources. The implentation of the GMA results in a Comprehensive Plan that includes a system of Zoning and Municipal Codes. The GMA defers to the Shoreline Management Act in shorelines of the state. The GMA requires protection of a set of critical areas through Critical Areas Regulation, which is a foundational element of environmental regulation. GMA obligation to “balance” 15 goals through a comprehensive plan updated every 10 years with a 20-year outlook.See also Urban Growth Areas
Relationships
- broader: Beaver
- broader: LiDAR
- broader: Temporary Water Right for Restoration Irrigation
- broader: agriculture
- broader: land use
- broader: riverscapes
- broader: total maximum daily load
- broader: Stream Flow Restoration Program
- located in: washington
- related to: Best Available Science
- related to: Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO)
- related to: Natural Resource Damage Assessment
- related to: Shoreline Management Program (SMP)
- related to: Voluntary Stewardship Program
- related to: barber 2014
- related to: clean water act
- related to: climate change;legal
- related to: comprehensive plan
- related to: conservation futures
- related to: conservation lands;commons
- related to: critical areas
- related to: department of commerce
- related to: deschutes estuary restoration team
- related to: floodplain management
- related to: groundwater recharge
- related to: hb 1181 (2023)
- related to: jurisdictions
- related to: kramer et al 2010
- related to: laschever 1998 washington growth management overview
- related to: municipal codes
- related to: municipal
- related to: office of financial management
- related to: prescribed grazing
- related to: sepa
- related to: sma
- related to: total maximum daily load
- related to: urban growth areas
- related to: washington state department of ecology
- related to: washington state
- related to: wetland
- related to: zoning
- related to: Hardel Plywood Site
- related to: City of Bellingham
- related to: Governments
- related to: San Juan County
- related to: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- related to: Washington State Department of Natural Resources
- related to: A Road Map to Washington’s Future
- related to: Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
- related to: Kitsap Natural Resource Asset Management Project
- related to: Puget Sound Marine Riparian Mapping
- related to: Regulation
- related to: Riverscape Commons Mapping