The city of Bonney Lake encourages early and continuous public participation in the comprehensive planning and development regulation process. Procedures, timelines, and application forms are available from the community development department.
(Ord. 1063 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011)
A. 
Only the city or someone with ownership interest in a site may, in the latter case upon payment of an application fee per BLMC § 3.68.010, initiate a comprehensive plan or development regulation amendment specific to that site (see definition of "site-specific"), such as a change of land use designation or zoning.
B. 
Applications for amendments to land use designations in the comprehensive plan shall be accompanied by corresponding zoning reclassification applications, which shall be processed concurrently.
C. 
Non-city-initiated site-specific (see definitions) comprehensive plan amendments and concurrent zoning reclassifications shall be processed every other year. Complete applications received by April 30th of an odd-numbered year shall be processed that year. The director or designee shall docket such applications in accordance with RCW 36.70A.470(2).
(Ord. 1063 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011; Ord. 1466 § 3, 2013)
All individuals and organizations are encouraged to suggest amendments to the comprehensive plan or development code which are not specific to any site, such as text amendments or area-wide amendments. Such suggestions shall be made in writing to the director(s), who shall docket them in accordance with RCW 36.70A.470(2). At least annually, the director(s) shall review such suggestions and determine whether to advance them to the planning commission and city council, though the city council may decline to consider them. Also, the planning commission and city council may initiate amendments to the comprehensive plan or development code which are not specific to any site.
(Ord. 1063 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011)
The director(s) shall schedule consideration of all proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan or a development regulation, regardless of who suggested or initiated it. A development regulation may be amended at any time. The comprehensive plan may be amended no more than once per year and any contemplated amendments shall be considered concurrently; provided, that this limitation shall not apply to the circumstances stated in RCW 36.70A.130(2). The city may concurrently amend the comprehensive plan, a development regulation, and/or zoning map.
(Ord. 1063 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011)
Once a proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan or a development regulation has been drafted, the director shall:
A. 
Ensure compliance with the city's SEPA Code adopted as BLMC Title 16, Division I.
B. 
Schedule a public hearing before the planning commission.
C. 
Publish between 10 and 30 days before the hearing a notice of hearing in the official newspaper (see Chapter 1.20 BLMC).
D. 
The director may publicize a given legislative proposal more broadly or by additional means than stated herein if desired to gather more public input. Minor errors in amendment procedures, such as unintended inaccuracies in any public notice, shall not invalidate an amendment proceeding.
(Ord. 988 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011; Ord. 1714 § 14, 2024)
The director(s) shall inform the planning commission and city council of the results of the proposal's environmental review. If a determination of significance was issued, the director(s) shall distribute copies of the draft and final EIS to the planning commission, city council, and other affected agencies.
(Ord. 988 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011)
The city shall comply with RCW 36.70A.106 regarding review by the state's Department of Commerce of proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan or a development regulation. The director(s) shall determine whether a proposed amendment to a provision of the development code meets the definition of a development regulation, pursuant to BLMC § 14.10.030(K).
(Ord. 988 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011)
The planning commission shall hold a public hearing, which may be at a joint meeting of the planning commission and city council at the discretion of the city council.
(Ord. 988 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011)
A. 
The comprehensive plan was adopted after extensive deliberation and shall not be amended unless it is demonstrated that:
1. 
The amendment is consistent with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan;
2. 
The comprehensive plan remains internally consistent;
3. 
The amendment is consistent with the county-wide planning policies;
4. 
The amendment is consistent with the Growth Management Act; and
5. 
The amendment advances the public health, safety, or welfare and is in the best interest of the residents of Bonney Lake.
B. 
The approval criterion for amendments to a development regulation shall be consistency with the comprehensive plan and the laws of the state of Washington.
(Ord. 988 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011)
The city council, if it elects to amend the comprehensive plan or a development regulation, shall revise the findings if necessary and adopt said amendments by ordinance.
(Ord. 988 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011)
Amendments to the comprehensive plan, or zoning reclassifications processed concurrently with amendments to the comprehensive plan, and amendments to development regulations may be appealed in accordance with RCW 36.70A.290.
(Ord. 988 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1389 § 3, 2011; Ord. 1466 § 4, 2013)