A. The SMP shall be reviewed periodically at least once every eight (8) years as required by RCW 90.58.080(4)(b) beginning on or before June 30, 2022, and every eight (8) years thereafter. Amendments shall be made as necessary to reflect changing local circumstances, new information or improved data and changes in state statutes and regulations.

B. The city should use a process designed to assure that proposed regulatory or administrative actions do not infringe upon constitutionally established private property rights. Related to the constitutional takings limitation, a process established for this purpose is set forth in a publication entitled State of Washington, Attorney General’s Recommended Process for Evaluation of Proposed Regulatory or Administrative Actions to Avoid Unconstitutional Takings of Private Property, first published in February 1992.

C. Provisions of the SMP may be amended as provided for in RCW 90.58.120 and 90.58.200 and Chapter 173-26 WAC. Standards in WAC 173-26-201 in particular articulate many of the factors to consider as part of the revisions.

D. Amendments or revisions to the SMP, as provided by law, do not become effective until approved by Ecology.