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Community development lays out multi‑year work plan: comp plan follow‑ups, critical‑areas update and targeted subarea work
Summary
Gig Harbor — Community Development Director Eric Baker presented a multi‑year work plan at the council retreat that combines state‑required updates and locally prioritized projects, and asked for staff support to execute the schedule.
Gig Harbor — Community Development Director Eric Baker told the council Feb. 28 that the department will carry a packed multi‑year work plan tied to the recently revised comprehensive plan. Key near‑term items include: a zoning‑map update to align land‑use designations with zoning; a state‑required critical‑areas ordinance update (best‑available science review); focused development‑code updates (including accessory dwelling units and land‑use provisions for the Pedestrian/Commercial District); a climate‑element vulnerability assessment; and targeted subarea work such as a Judson commercial area plan and a downtown parking study.
Baker said some actions are driven by state and regional deadlines (critical areas, growth‑management reporting and the climate element), and others are local…
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