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Pierce County Comprehensive Plan | Gig Harbor Community Plan E-1 Appendix E: Gig Harbor Community Plan The Gig Harbor Community Plan’s narrative text and policies are in addition to the Countywide Comprehensive Plan narrative text and policies and are only applicable within the Gig Harbor Community Plan Boundary. “Current” or “Existing” conditions are in reference to conditions at time of adoption (Adopted Ord. 2002-113s, Effective 12/1/2002). “Proposed” or “Desired” conditions are those which required Council action and may have also been amended over time through a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (amendments are reflected in this document). CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................... E-8 Overview of the Plan Area ....................................................................................................... E-8 Urban Growth Area .............................................................................................................. E-8 Rural Area .......................................................................................................................... E-10 History of the Gig Harbor Peninsula and Fox Island .............................................................. E-12 Native American Settlement .............................................................................................. E-12 European/American Exploration and Settlement ............................................................. E-12 Plan Area Communities...................................................................................................... E-13 Planning History ..................................................................................................................... E-17 County Planning ................................................................................................................. E-17 Community Planning .......................................................................................................... E-19 Scope of the Community Plan ............................................................................................... E-20 Legislative Authority to Develop the Plan ......................................................................... E-20 Purpose and Use of the Community Plan .......................................................................... E-20 Visions, Goals, Objectives, Principles, and Standards ....................................................... E-20 Public Involvement ................................................................................................................ E-21 Gig Harbor Peninsula Community Planning Board ............................................................ E-21 Community Plan Subcommittees ...................................................................................... E-22 Pierce County Comprehensive Plan | Gig Harbor Community Plan E-1 Timeline For Public Involvement ....................................................................................... E-22 Open Houses ...................................................................................................................... E-23 Survey ................................................................................................................................. E-23 Summary of the Gig Harbor Peninsula Community Plan ....................................................... E-25 Community Wide Goals ......................................................................................................... E-26 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... E-26 Economic Development ..................................................................................................... E-27 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal ................................................................................... E-27 Market Demands ............................................................................................................... E-27 Recreation .......................................................................................................................... E-27 Transportation ................................................................................................................... E-27 Urban Neighborhoods ....................................................................................................... E-27 Preservation of Significant Features .................................................................................. E-28 Implementation ................................................................................................................. E-28 Incentives, Fees, and Taxation ........................................................................................... E-28 Vision Statement .................................................................................................................... E-28 Chapter 2: Land Use Element ........................................................................ E-29 Introduction - Urban .............................................................................................................. E-29 Urban Growth Area ................................................................................................................ E-29 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... E-29 Description of Current Conditions - UGA ............................................................................... E-29 Current Land Uses .............................................................................................................. E-32 Demographics of the Urban Growth Area ......................................................................... E-32 Descriptions of Desired Conditions - UGA ............................................................................. E-33 Future Land Uses in the Urban Growth Area .................................................................... E-33 Proposed Land Use Designations ....................................................................................... E-34 Introduction – Rural ............................................................................................................... E-36 Description of Current Conditions - Rural Area ..................................................................... E-36 Current Comprehensive Plan Designations, Zoning Classifications, and Overlays ........... E-37 Current Land Uses .............................................................................................................. E-38 Demographics of the Rural Area ........................................................................................ E-39 Pierce County Comprehensive Plan | Gig Harbor Community Plan E-2 Description of Desired Conditions - Rural Area ..................................................................... E-40 Future Land Uses in the Rural Area ................................................................................... E-40 Proposed Designations ...................................................................................................... E-41 Land Use Policies .................................................................................................................... E-43 Goals .................................................................................................................................. E-43 General ............................................................................................................................... E-43 Residential .......................................................................................................................... E-44 Commercial ........................................................................................................................ E-44 Employment Areas ............................................................................................................. E-46 Urban Sensitive Resource Overlay ..................................................................................... E-46 Rural ................................................................................................................................... E-48 Implementing Actions ............................................................................................................ E-60 Short Term Actions ............................................................................................................ E-60 Mid-Term Actions .............................................................................................................. E-61 Long Term Actions ............................................................................................................. E-62 Chapter 3: Community Character and Design Element .................................. E-66 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... E-66 Urban Character and Design .................................................................................................. E-67 Description of Current Conditions - UGA ............................................................................... E-67 Urban Design ...................................................................................................................... E-67 Urban Character
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