News and information about the Snohomish County 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update





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*Welcome to the 13th edition of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update Newsletter!*

In this newsletter you’ll learn more about the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update. View the full newsletter online [ [link removed] ]. Please feel free to forward to anyone who would be interested! Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, and Russian translations of this newsletter will be available soon on the "Newsletters" tab of the 2024 Update Page. [ [link removed] ]



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Newsletter Contents

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* *2024 Comprehensive Plan Adopted*
* *Light Rail Community (LRC) Zone Public Outreach*
* *Critical Area Regulations (CAR) Monitoring Report*
* *Summer 2024 Outreach Events*
* *Planning for Light Rail*
* *New Mixed Use Corridor Zone*
* *Accelerating Equitable Building Decarbonization*




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* *2024 Update Video [ [link removed] ]*
* *Planning Commission Calendar [ [link removed] ] *





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2024 Comprehensive Plan Adopted

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After years of interdepartmental work analyzing data, drafting policies, briefing organizations and decision makers, public hearings, and public engagement, the 2024 Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plan (GMACP) Update for Snohomish County was adopted on December 4th, 2024. Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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Light Rail Community (LRC) Zone Public Outreach

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The County is creating a new Light Rail Community (LRC) zone that will define the standards that development near future light rail stations will need to meet. The public outreach period for the draft LRC zone regulations is open through March 14, 2025. You're invited to review and provide comments on the draft LRC zone regulations.  Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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Critical Area Regulations (CAR) Monitoring Report

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Critical areas are defined in Snohomish County Code as wetlands, critical aquifer recharge areas, fish and wildlife habitat, frequently flooded areas, and geologically hazardous areas. Part of the required update of the Critical Area Regulations (detailed in the Spring 2024 edition of this newsletter) is a CAR Monitoring Report that must utilize the best available science to measure the county’s effectiveness in preserving critical area functions and value. Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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Summer 2024 Outreach Events

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County staff were out in the community in 2024 talking to you! Summer 2024 outreach included several public engagement events where staff met with county residents. Staff had the opportunity to showcase the county’s work on the 2024 Comprehensive Plan update, and provided information on how the public could continue to be involved in the process to implement the policies. Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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Planning for Light Rail in Snohomish County

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Sound Transit is in the planning stage for the Everett Link light rail extension that will connect from Lynnwood City Center to downtown Everet. To prepare for the arrival of light rail, the County has been working on land use plans to support transit-oriented development. Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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New Mixed Use Corridor Zone

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The Mixed Use Corridor (MUC) zone is a new zone specific to the
Urban Core Subarea. The MUC zone is applied along several highway
and arterial corridors including Hwy 99 and 164th Street SW. The zone supports a mix of high-density residential, office, and commercial uses with public and community facilities. Read more... [ [link removed] ]



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Accelerating Equitable Building Decarbonization

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Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap counties are a part of a successful application led by King County for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG). King County was one of 25 selected out of 300 applications nationwide (and the only Washington State awardee) for the CPRG implementation grants funded by the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The grant awards King County with $49,999,975 in 2024 and disperses the funds across the region. 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] <[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.

 

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