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Sedro‑Woolley planning staff present draft comp‑plan chapters; council, planners focus on housing capacity and downtown activation
Summary
Planning staff reviewed draft chapters for the comprehensive plan (introduction, land use, housing). Staff emphasized no broad map changes but proposed converting a mixed‑use overlay to a zoning district, a downtown activation plan and policy options to address low‑income housing capacity without wholesale rezones.
Sedro‑Woolley — City planning staff presented draft chapters 1–3 of the comprehensive plan update during Monday’s meeting, outlining format changes, a new "plan‑at‑a‑glance" section and housing element updates required under state Growth Management Act revisions.
Planning Director Thomas Glover and consultant Matt Covert summarized the work: staff will modernize the plan’s appearance, provide a sites‑at‑a‑glance summary at the front, and move some older material to an appendix. Key policy choices were on the land‑use and housing elements, where the council and planning commission…
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