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Planning commissioners review environment and conservation edits, cross‑referencing climate element and SMP
Summary
At the April 9 meeting the Planning Commission examined proposed edits to the environment and conservation element that strip or relocate items into the new climate element and noted overlap with the pending Shoreline Master Program update. Commissioners requested a glossary, asked for clearer cross‑references, and discussed mapping frequently‑f
The Anacortes Planning Commission on April 9 reviewed proposed edits to the environment and conservation element of the comprehensive plan and discussed how several policies will be relocated into the draft climate element or the forthcoming Shoreline Master Program update.
John Coleman, director of the Planning, Community and Economic Development Department, told commissioners the proposed changes are chiefly editorial and organizational: previously separate Shoreline Master Program goals and policies will be folded into the comprehensive plan as shoreline goals while regulatory language will move into municipal code during the SMP update. Coleman said the…
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