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Planning Commission hears wide-ranging options on 2025 comprehensive plan update; EIS and UGA expansion discussed
Summary
Principal planner presented density and rezoning options to meet a county-assigned 20-year housing target, including raising heights to 60–65 feet in some districts, potential inclusionary zoning, and a proposed Urban Growth Area expansion of roughly 254 acres (plus council-requested 150 additional acres). Commission discussed EIS scoping, annex:
Principal planner Kak Mac gave a detailed presentation on Oak Harbor's 2025 comprehensive plan update and the city's options for meeting a 20-year housing allocation from Island County.
Mac said the city's original land-capacity analysis did not meet the county's requested distribution of housing by income band (0–30%, 30–50%, 50–80% AMI), and staff and consultants are considering a range of regulatory tools to increase realistic 20-year capacity. Options discussed include raising allowable heights (Mac said the city is considering heights up to roughly 65 feet in some districts), higher densities in multi-family and mixed-use zones, and inclusionary zoning that would require affordable units for projects…
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