Planning commission advances comprehensive‑plan edits, proposes targeted zoning upzones to meet affordable‑housing targets

The Clallam County Planning Commission reviewed proposed comprehensive‑plan and zoning amendments that staff says will bring the county into compliance with recent state housing requirements and add capacity for low‑income housing in selected unincorporated urban growth areas.

Staff said the package removes references to the county—s suspended transfer‑of‑development‑rights (TDR) program, revises municipal code tables to set residential density limits that no longer depend on TDR transfers, and amends the land‑use map for three targeted areas to allow higher densities. Exhibits described in the packet include a West End map and two parcels in the Sequim UGA (Exhibit B: ~14.1 acres proposed SR2→SR3; Exhibit C: ~17.2 acres proposed SR2→SR3). Staff said the increases are intended to create the option for higher‑density,…