15.14.550 Moratoria authority and requirements.
A. The town has authority to adopt a moratorium control or other interim control on development under RCW 90.58.590.
B. Before adopting the moratorium, the town must:
1. Hold a public hearing on the moratorium or control;
2. Adopt detailed findings of fact that include, but are not limited to, justifications for the proposed or adopted actions and explanations of the desired and likely outcomes;
3. Notify the Department of Ecology of the moratorium or control immediately after its adoption. The notification must specify the time, place, and date of any public hearing;
4. The public hearing must be held within 60 days of adoption of the moratorium or control.
C. A moratorium or control adopted under this section may be effective for up to six months if a detailed work plan for remedying the issues and circumstances necessitating the moratorium or control is developed and made available for public review.
D. A moratorium or control may be renewed for one or more six-month periods if the town complies with the requirements in subsection B of this section before each renewal. [Ord. 580 Att. A § 7.5, 2019.]