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*Welcome to the Snohomish County 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update Newsletter!*

In this newsletter you’ll learn more about the Comprehensive Plan and the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update. View the full newsletter online [ [link removed] ]. Please feel free to forward to anyone who would be interested! A translated version will be available in Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese in early December. They will be published on the 2024 Update Page [ [link removed] ] under the "Newsletters" tab.



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Newsletter Contents

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* *Planning Commission Process*
* *Summer 2023 Public Outreach*
* *Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Open Houses*
* *DEIS Comment Period Closed October 23, 2023*
* *How will the Comprehensive Plan Update impact my property?*
* *Critical Area Regulations Update Status Report*




Quick Links

* *Email: [email protected]*
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* *Planning Commission Calendar [ [link removed] ] *





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Planning Commission Process

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On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the update to the 2024 Comprehensive Plan (video available here [ [link removed] ]). The public was invited to testify before the Planning Commission in writing and orally on any topic related to the 2024 Update. Public testimony is essential so the Planning Commission can understand what is important to the public, and how any changes (or lack of change) could impact the communities they serve. Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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Summer 2023 Public Outreach

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County staff visited communities across the county in the summer of 2023 to engage with the public on the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update. A goal of this outreach was to spread the word about the then upcoming issuance of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and two open houses in September. A summary
report of the summer engagement can be reviewed here in English [ [link removed] ], Korean [ [link removed] ], Spanish [ [link removed] ], and Vietnamese [ [link removed] ]. Thank you to everyone who came out to meet with us and talk about the future of Snohomish County! Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Open Houses

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Snohomish County hosted two informational open house events in September showcasing the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). In addition to the formal presentations to the Planning Commission (video [ [link removed] ]), county staff discussed the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan with the public and answered questions. The second open house followed a similar format to the first and drew over 180 attendees (video [ [link removed] ]).  Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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DEIS Comment Period Closed October 23, 2023

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The 45-day public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement [ [link removed] ] (DEIS) ended on October 23, 2023. The DEIS was issued and the storymap [ [link removed] ]and online interactive maps [ [link removed] ] went live on September 6, 2023. The public was encouraged to comment by emailing [email protected], leaving site-specific comments on
the online mapping tool or utilizing the online comment form [ [link removed] ].  Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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How will the Comprehensive Plan Update impact my property?

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A common question staff received during the 45-day Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) comment period was “How will this impact my property?” Part of the Comprehensive Plan Update is a consideration of changes to the Official Zoning Map for the county as well as the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). Each of the
three land use alternatives analyzed in the DEIS have a different proposed zoning map and FLUM, and each can be reviewed online [ [link removed] ]. The zoning of a property is important because it determines the type of uses [ [link removed] ] that can be permitted on the property, as well as the maximum allowed density [ [link removed] ]. Future Land Use (FLU) designations are important because they inform the zoning and are also representations of the Council’s vision for how growth will occur in the county moving forward. Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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Critical Area Regulations Update Status Report

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Snohomish County is required to update the critical area regulations in parallel with the 2024 update of the Comprehensive Plan, and
to ensure that the codes are aligned with the best available science (BAS). In the winter 2022 edition [ [link removed] ] of this newsletter, the County requested your help in collecting BAS since the last major update of the critical area codes in 2015, and staff are now working on draft amendments for the four chapters of code.

To help with the update, the Washington State Department of Commerce created a checklist that list all of the Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements, as well as guidance and
recommendations from other state agencies like the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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*Title VI / ADA Information*

Interpreter and translation services for people with limited English proficiency, and accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please make arrangements by emailing the project contact at [email protected]. For questions regarding Public Works’ Title VI Program, contact the Title VI Coordinator via e-mail at [email protected], or phone 425-388-6660. If you have a hearing or speech impairment, call 711.

 

Para solicitar esta encuesta en español, envíe un correo electrónico con el siguiente asunto: "2024 Update Newsletter Translation Request" y enviarlo a [email protected] <[email protected]> desde la cuenta de correo electrónico a la que usted desee que respondamos. Asimismo, puede ponerse en contacto con el Coordinador del título VI del Condado de Snohomish al teléfono 425-388-6660.

이 설문 조사를 한국어로 요청하시는 경우, 당사에서 회신해 주기를 바라는 이메일 주소인 [email protected] <[email protected]> 로 "2024 Update Newsletter Translation Request" 이라는 제목의 이메일을 보내 주시기 바랍니다. 또는 425-388-6660 번으로 전화하면 Snohomish County Title VI 코디네이터와 상담을 할 수 있습니다.








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