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Environmental Action Network tells Island County draft housing element risks GMA noncompliance
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Marnie Jackson of Environmental Action Network told the Island County Board of Commissioners the 2025 draft housing and land-use elements include provisions that could be found noncompliant with the Growth Management Act, urging restored mandatory language and limits on rural clusters and ADUs.
Marnie Jackson, a member of Environmental Action Network, told the Island County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6 that the county's 2025 draft housing and land-use elements contain a "poison pill" that could trigger a finding of noncompliance under state growth-management law.
"The proposal for rural clusters with a density of 4 units per acre in rural and resource zones violates the GMA's bright line against rural sprawl," Jackson said, urging the board to limit rural clusters to…
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