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A. TDR Administrator. The TDR Administrator, which will be a County employee, shall support the TDR Technical Oversight Committee. The TDR Administrator's duties include, but are not limited to:

1. Managing the TDR and PDR programs;

2. Making recommendations to the TDR Technical Oversight Committee on TDR program and Development Rights Bank issues on which the TDR Technical Oversight Committee must take action;

3. Facilitating development rights transfers through marketing and outreach to the public, community organizations, developers and cities;

4. Identifying potential receiving sites;

5. Developing proposed TDR interlocal agreements with cities;

6. Assisting in the implementation of TDR Technical Oversight Committee in cooperation with other departments;

7. Negotiating with cities to establish city receiving areas with the provision of amenities;

8. Preparing agendas for TDR Technical Oversight Committee meetings;

9. Recording TDR Technical Oversight Committee meetings;

10. Making recommendations to the County Council on the TDR program and Development Rights Bank issues for which the Council may take action; and

11. Preparing annual reports on the progress of the TDR program to the Pierce County Council with assistance from other departments.

B. TDR Technical Oversight Committee. The TDR Technical Oversight Committee duties are defined in Chapter 18G.10 PCC and include, but are not limited to:

1. Determining the sale price of development rights credits sold from the Development Rights Bank in accordance with PCC 18G.10.150;

2. Periodically adjusting the conversion rate to reflect prevailing market conditions and support a viable TDR market in accordance with PCC 18G.10.140;

3. Setting amount of development rights credits that are required for Comprehensive Plan Amendments when applicant requests to vary from PCC 18G.10.140 and meets the criteria of PCC 18G.10.140 C.;

4. Authorizing amenity funding expenditures consistent with the annual Budget approved by the County Council and contained in an approved City-County TDR interlocal agreement;

5. Recommending TDR interlocal agreements and the provision of TDR amenities, if any, to be forwarded to the Pierce County Council;

6. Identifying future funding for amenities in the annual budget process;

7. Entering into written agreements necessary to facilitate development rights and density credit transfers by the Development Rights Bank;

8. Establishing a program for the voluntary acquisition and use of development rights and density credits in exchange for reduced development standards, provided that all elements thereof which affect existing County Code provisions must be adopted by ordinance of the County Council;

9. Monitoring program activities and results to determine if changes in the County Code are needed to provide for more efficient operation, to meet program goals, and/or to correct unintended consequences, including but not limited to the consideration of adjustments to address commercial uses, transfer and purchase of development rights for historic preservation sites, and the encouragement of urban agriculture; and

10. Meeting at least annually in conjunction with the TDR Administrator and representatives of each participating city holding an interlocal TDR agreement in order to inform the County as to all proposed and completed transactions and activities under the city's TDR program that have or are planned to take place.

(Ord. 2013-87s § 1 (part), 2013; Ord. 2009-24s § 3 (part), 2009; Ord. 2007-91s § 5 (part), 2007)