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Skagit commissioners adopt countywide planning policy updates tied to housing targets
Summary
The Board adopted ordinance updates to countywide planning policies, reflecting state law changes and a 20% rural / 80% urban growth split; commissioners discussed exchangeability of allocations between cities and concerns about meeting housing goals.
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners on April 14 voted 3-0 to adopt ordinance updates to the countywide planning policies as part of the 2025 comprehensive plan update.
The nut graf: County staff and commissioners framed the policy updates as required by state law and said the changes aim to guide local jurisdictions on zoning and growth targets while maintaining a countywide split that allocates roughly 80% of growth to urban growth areas and 20% to rural areas.
Commissioners and staff discussed…
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