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Kent council adopts 2044 comprehensive plan; city launches Recode Kent zoning update
Summary
City of Kent officials this year adopted a new 2044 comprehensive plan to guide land use, housing and transportation; the mayor said the city will follow with a citywide zoning update called Recode Kent aimed at increasing housing choices and streamlining permitting.
The Kent City Council in December unanimously adopted the city's 2044 comprehensive plan to guide land use, housing, parks and transportation through midcentury, Mayor Dana Ralph said in the State of the City address.
The plan, Ralph said, followed two years of public engagement and will be implemented in part through a citywide zoning update called Recode Kent, which the mayor said aims to expand housing types and speed permitting to meet the city's assigned growth targets.
The comprehensive plan frames what…
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