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Planning staff outlines proposed future land‑use map changes to meet state housing targets
Summary
Staff presented parcel‑specific changes to Coupeville’s future land use map—low→medium at Vine & Codeland, medium→high on South Main, and a rural‑reserve boundary shift where sewer now exists—to address state planning obligations and housing capacity shortfalls.
Planning staff presented a map of proposed future land‑use changes and the math behind Coupeville’s housing capacity obligations under Washington State law at the Jan. 21 Planning Commission meeting.
Staff said the town must plan for roughly 350 dwellings across income categories as part of countywide planning coordination; the state now requires capacity to be shown by income category. The draft map proposes three major, parcel‑specific changes: reclassifying a parcel at Vine and Codeland from low‑density to medium‑density residential, redesignating a landlocked parcel behind South Main Street from medium‑density to high‑density residential, and moving the…
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