text: 1232 HBR LG 21
  Counties, together with cities within the county, are required to develop a countywide planning policy to provide a framework in which the county and the cities can develop consistent comprehensive plans. Within 14 months of a county initially becoming subject to the GMA's requirements, the county must adopt a countywide planning policy in consultation with the cities within the county. This policy must address urban growth areas (UGAs), policies to promote orderly development, policies for siting state or countywide capital facilities, policies and strategies for countywide transportation, policies considering the need for affordable housing, policies for countywide economic development, and the fiscal impact of these policies. Failure to adopt a countywide planning policy can subject the county and cities therein to sanctions from the Governor, including the withholding of certain tax revenue. Countywide planning policies may be appealed by cities or the Governor to the Growth Management Hearings Board for 60 days after their adoption.
  Countywide planning policies must be updated at least 14 months prior to the deadline for the county to revise its comprehensive plan. These policies must include policies that consider the need for affordable housing, and address how the county and cities will meet the requirements to provide for all required housing types, including, in a UGA, single-family residences such as detached dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes. The policies must specify how the county and cities will ensure the housing element requirements are met. The countywide planning policies must also address how the county and cities will jointly satisfy the requirements of the land use element.
  The substitute bill limits the requirements relating to single-family residences such as single-family detached dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes to only apply within a UGA boundary.