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Edmonds Planning Board highlights 2024 work and sets development‑code update as top 2025 priority
Summary
The Planning Board reported a heavy 2024 workload—30% more meetings than typical—outlined accomplishments (ADU/DADU work, CARA research, green building incentives, comp plan) and asked council for clearer workplans, timeliness and public‑comment handling for 2025 development code work.
Jeremy Mitchell, outgoing Planning Board chair, and incoming Chair Lee Hankins briefed the Edmonds City Council on Jan. 14 about the board’s 2024 activities and priorities for 2025.
What they told the council
The Planning Board described a busy 2024 that produced recommendations and research on accessory dwelling units (ADU/DADU), critical aquifer recharge area (CARA) code research, green‑building incentives, and the comprehensive plan growth alternatives and engagement. The board said it held roughly 30% more meetings than in prior years and expects a substantial workload in 2025 focused on the city’s development‑code update.
The board asked for clearer expectations and more timely background material from staff so members can review consultant deliverables before deliberations. The board also asked for improved methods to collect and distribute public comment to inform decision making.
Council reaction
Council members thanked the board for its work and reinforced priorities: meet statutory deadlines, preserve staff bandwidth for detailed code work, and integrate transition‑zone and multi‑family design standards into upcoming code updates. Several councilors urged the board and staff to coordinate on Highway 99 placemaking and regional planning conversations with Snohomish County.
Next steps: the Planning Board and staff will work on a development‑code roadmap and public engagement plan for 2025, and the board asked the council to clarify focus areas that should receive priority review.
