Sequim leaders and consultants launch market analysis to steer comprehensive plan update

Sequim officials and planning commissioners met July 24 with consultants from Leland Consulting Group to begin a market-based housing and economic analysis that will help shape the city’s comprehensive plan update.

The study, Leland staff said, will combine a land-capacity analysis, housing market analysis, zoning and regulatory review, and an implementation strategy intended to guide Sequim’s land-use map and development regulations for the next 20 years. City staff and elected officials used the meeting to outline local priorities and concerns that the analysis should address.

“This is my first time in Sequim … I didn’t expect it to be this beautiful,” said Jennifer Shook, senior consultant with Leland Consulting Group, at the meeting. Leland’s presentation described a four-part scope: an economic market profile, housing market analysis, zoning and regulatory analysis, and an implementation strategy aimed at producing actionable recommendations. The…