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Council reviews draft land‑use element; members raise concerns about single‑family language, density and economic development
Summary
Planning consultant Donna Fasset presented draft revisions to the comprehensive plan’s land‑use element. Council members expressed concern about removing single‑family references, rezoning scope and how housing targets will be met without local job growth.
Planning consultant Donna Fasset and city staff presented draft amendments to Chapter 2 (land use) of the Sedro‑Woolley comprehensive plan. The draft shortens background material, updates land‑capacity and housing‑allocation sections, introduces a requirement to allocate housing by income level, and proposes new policies addressing vehicle‑miles‑traveled reduction, environmental justice and battery‑storage siting.
Fasset said proposed changes also suggest converting a…
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