18A.10.135.7 Coordination between the City of Lakewood and JBLM.
A. City of Lakewood Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
1. The requirements of this section are intended to be consistent with RCW 36.70A.530, which prohibits development that is incompatible with military installation missions, and to provide for land use coordination generally between the City of Lakewood and JBLM.
2. The City of Lakewood Coordinating Official will notify the JBLM Coordinating Official via electronic mail of all proposed zoning code and comprehensive plan amendments, as set out in subsection (A)(5) of this section, for lands located in the MCNA.
3. City of Lakewood Coordinating Official responsibilities include:
a. The City of Lakewood Coordinating Official will provide notice at least thirty (30) days prior to any hearing, action, or final decision by the City of Lakewood to consider the proposal.
b. The notice will include the type of permit, specific property location and/or parcel number, a general description of the proposed action, and a request of the JBLM base commander for written recommendations and supporting facts relating to the proposed zoning code or comprehensive plan amendment.
c. The notice will also include the date on which the City of Lakewood will hold a hearing, take action, or make a final decision on the proposed zoning code or comprehensive plan amendment.
d. The notice will provide sixty (60) days for a response from the base commander via the JBLM Coordinating Official.
4. JBLM Coordinating Official responsibilities include:
a. The JBLM Coordinating Official will confirm via email receipt of the notice.
b. Coordination with the JBLM base commander, as provided by RCW 36.70A.530, to determine whether the proposed zoning code or comprehensive plan amendment, if approved, will create an adverse effect on JBLM operations.
c. Notifying the City of Lakewood Coordinating Official within sixty (60) days of receipt of notice if the base commander has determined the proposed zoning code or comprehensive plan amendment will have adverse effects on JBLM operations.
d. Failure of the JBLM Coordinating Official to provide a written response to the City of Lakewood Coordinating Official within sixty (60) days of the JBLM Coordinating Official’s receipt of the City of Lakewood Coordinating Official’s initial notification, shall be deemed an indication that the proposed zoning code or comprehensive plan amendment does not create an airport obstruction or interference with JBLM operations or otherwise have adverse effects on JBLM operations.
5. Zoning code and comprehensive plan amendments include the following:
a. A proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan;
b. A proposed change in zoning map classification; and
c. A proposed change to the text or graphics in the zoning code.
B. JBLM Mission Changes.
1. The City of Lakewood Coordinating Official will meet on a regular basis with the JBLM Coordinating Official in order to remain abreast of any changes in mission or training operations that could have off-post impacts on the City of Lakewood, its residents, or businesses.
2. In the event that a change in mission or training operations necessitates amendments to this title, including the boundary of the JBLM Military Coordination and Notice Area or a JBLM Military Influence Area, the City of Lakewood Coordinating Official will prepare an amended ordinance for consideration of adoption by the City Council. [Ord. 726 § 2 (Exh. B), 2019.]