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Lacey planning commission reviews 30 rezone requests; staff recommends 14 for 2025 docketing
Summary
City planners told the commission that 30 unique rezone proposals were submitted as part of the 2025 comprehensive‑plan amendment process. Using a scoring rubric, staff identified 14 locations as strong candidates for docketing this year and recommended additional review or later cycles for others.
Lacey — City planning staff on April 9 told the Planning Commission they received 30 unique rezone areas during the 2025 comprehensive‑plan amendment submittal period and have used a scoring rubric to prioritize which requests the city can reasonably review during this update cycle.
Senior planner Sean Shepherd said the submissions were consolidated where multiple filings addressed the same area, leaving 30 unique locations. “We had 30 unique areas identified,” Shepherd told the commission. Staff said they applied a simplified rubric that graded items on consistency with the comprehensive plan, adjacency, infrastructure and other factors; the rubric placed 14 locations in a top band that staff said made them strong candidates for docketing in 2025.
Why it matters: The comprehensive‑plan docket determines which map and zoning changes the city will study and, potentially, recommend to the City Council. Docketing is a capacity issue: staff and commission time is required to…
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