The Intergovernmental Land Use Planning Agreement established the Intergovernmental Land Use Coordinating Committee as a forum to provide for discussion, consultation and cooperation of intergovernmental planning matters. The Committee’s primary purpose is to reach consensus on land use and regulatory matters for all lands of the Colville Reservation. The Committee was originally composed of eight (8) members (Ferry County has withdrawn from the agreement thereby subtracting two members from the committee)--an elected council member (or mayor in the case of the cities) and the planning director or designee of each of the party’s respective planning departments. the committee meets quarterly or more often. The Coordinating Committee, from time to time, makes recommendations to the Parties for amendments to the Intergovernmental Land Use Planning Agreement which may be necessary to fulfill its purpose.
The Intergovernmental Land Use Planning Agreement states that Okanogan County and the Colville Confederated Tribes recognize the need to coordinate current and future planning, pending formal adoption of a reservation-wide comprehensive plan and regulatory process as contemplated by the Agreement. As a result, parties to the Agreement have established an interim process and protocol for all applications proposing any type of development activity on lands within Reservation boundaries. Furthermore, the Tribes are a consulted agency under SEPA for any development activity on lands adjoining the Reservation.
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