September 2002

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In 1997, the Washington State legislature adopted the Buildable Lands amendment to the Growth Management Act, (RCW 36.70A.215). The amendment requires six Washington counties and their cities to determine the amount of land suitable for urban development, and evaluate its capacity for growth, based upon measurement of five years of actual development activity. King County and the other five counties must report to the State by September 1, 2002 and every five years thereafter.

Major elements of the Buildable Lands program include:

• annual data collection to determine the amount and density of new development;
• updated inventories of the supply of land suitable for development;
• assessment of the capacity of each jurisdiction and the entire Urban Growth Area to accommodate expected growth;
• preparation of a Five-Year Evaluation Report; and (later)
• adoption of remedial measures where necessary to address density and capacity shortfalls.

Credits
     View section >> Acknowledgements
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Executive Summary and Introduction
     View section >> Executive Summary and Introduction
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King County Sub Areas Map
     View map >> King County Sub Areas Map
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East Sub Area

• View >> Town of Beaux Arts
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• View >> City of Bellevue
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• View >> City of Bothell
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• View >> Town of Clyde Hill
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• View >> Town of Hunts Point
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• View >> City of Issaquah
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• View >> City of Kenmore
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• View >> City of Kirkland
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• View >> City of Medina
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• View >> City of Mercer Island
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• View >> City of Newcastle
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• View >> City of Redmond
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• View >> City of Sammamish
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• View >> City of Woodinville
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• View >> Town of Yarrow Point
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• View >> Eastside Urban Unincorporated Area
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