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Sequim planning commissioners lean toward public streets in comp plan update
Summary
After a multi-hour discussion Jan. 7, the Sequim Planning Commission signaled support for prioritizing public streets in the cityupdated comprehensive plan, while directing staff to provide an inventory of potentially landlocked parcels and to draft possible exceptions for limited situations.
The Sequim Planning Commission on Jan. 7, 2025, signaled it will move the citytoward a public-streets-first policy in its upcoming comprehensive plan update, emphasizing connectivity and emergency access but stopping short of a formal vote.
Commissioners spent roughly an hour discussing proposed amendments that would clarify how the city treats private streets in new development, and asked staff to return with a cleaned-up inventory of parcels that appear landlocked and with draft language describing limited, measurable exceptions if the commission chooses to allow private streets in narrowly defined cases.
Travis, a planning department staff member who presented background material, said the topic dates to the cityplanner: "Back in 2021 during our last annual docket session for comprehensive plan updates, there was a proposal to make changes to our transportation element of the comp plan... so that's kind of why we're here."
Commissioners repeatedly framed the question as whether the city should continue to "prefer public streets" in the transportation element, allow private streets only by exception, or allow private streets more broadly. Several…
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