Mount Vernon begins comprehensive plan update, seeks input on housing for projected growth

Aug 11, 2025

City staff said the comprehensive plan update (phase 1) will plan for an estimated 5,200 new homes over 20 years and will consider code changes to encourage missing-middle housing, ADUs and mixed-use development; public input options and event dates were provided.

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City staff said Mount Vernon has begun phase 1 of a comprehensive plan update and is asking residents for input on where the city should accommodate roughly 5,200 additional housing units over the next 20 years. The update will look at development regulation changes and land-use strategies, staff said.

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