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Council approves 2024 comp plan and zoning text changes, shortens some review timelines
Summary
The council approved a package of 2024 comprehensive plan and zoning text amendments, including code timeline adjustments to align with state statute, added projects to the capital facilities list, and corrected drive‑thru language for the downtown CX zone.
Vancouver City Council approved the 2024 comprehensive plan and associated zone text changes at its Feb. 3 meeting, adopting several amendments staff said respond to recent state statutory changes and correct drafting errors.
Staff summarized the main elements: changes required by recent state statute to permit a shorter review timeline for certain Type 2 land‑use reviews (reducing the city’s code timeline to 100 days), and a statutory requirement establishing a minimum period of 170 days for Type 3 reviews (where the city’s existing code had been 120 days). Staff recommended…
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