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Planning commission reviews capital facilities concurrency, police and fire level-of-service guidance
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting the Anacortes Planning Commission continued review of proposed Comprehensive Plan capital facilities and utilities language, focusing on concurrency rules and recent chiefs’ memos about police and fire staffing and response standards.
The Anacortes Planning Commission continued work Feb. 12 on proposed updates to the city’s capital facilities element, including how the city applies concurrency requirements and how proposed level-of-service standards for police and fire would be defined.
Planning Manager Libby Graige told the commission the draft language clarifies how concurrency is applied and notes that for utilities (water, wastewater and stormwater) concurrency must be met prior to actual use, while for transportation, police, fire and parks a financial commitment to complete needed improvements or other strategies must be in place within six years of occupancy. Graige said the chiefs of police and fire provided memos with additional detail but were not able to attend the meeting.
Why it matters: concurrency and level-of-service standards determine whether new development may be approved and who — developers, the city…
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