70212 N Demoss Rd, Benton City, WA 99320

Urban Transition Use District

The urban transition UT district is intended to be applied to all properties of importance to the future growth of the city but which are outside of the 2017 – 2037 planning horizon as based upon the 2017 city of West Richland comprehensive plan. The purpose of the district is to allow those lands which were annexed into the city prior to the adoption of the Growth Management Act to remain within the city and continue to be used for farming and agricultural activities until such time that demand dictates a change in land use. Furthermore, the purpose of the district is: To allow for interim resource activities and utilization.; To prevent the premature division and development of land in a manner which would preclude logical future urban development.; To provide for limited interim partitioning, development and use of existing parcels until such time the lands are needed for urban development and easily accessed by public services.; To apply innovative zoning for the agricultural lands, allowing for quarter/quarter zoning, which permits one residential dwelling on a one-acre minimum lot for each one-sixteenth of a section of land.