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Benton County staff outline phased comprehensive‑plan and development‑code updates; public advisory group to start in January
Summary
Benton County staff briefed commissioners on a phased update to the county comprehensive plan and development code, funded in part with DLCD technical assistance and county CIP dollars; early tasks focus on outreach design, an equity assessment and an audit of code changes required by recent state laws.
Benton County Community Development staff presented a status update on parallel projects to update the county comprehensive plan and to audit and begin revisions to the county development code.
Why it matters: the county said the multi‑year program aims to align the comprehensive plan and development code with state law changes, improve code clarity and design a more inclusive public outreach process to reach underrepresented populations during the planning process.
Shannon Busch, program coordinator in Benton County Community Development, said the comprehensive‑plan project is scoped as a multi‑phase effort that can…
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