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Sequim Planning Commission finalizes land-use chapter, flags mapping and density clarifications
Summary
The Planning Commission reviewed and refined the land-use chapter of Sequims comprehensive plan, clarified language on marginalized populations and density exceptions for deeply affordable projects, and agreed to display tribal trust lands on the future land-use map; staff said the market analysis will be released before Nov. 10.
The Sequim Planning Commission on Oct. 21 completed detailed review of the land-use chapter of the citys 2025 comprehensive plan and approved a number of editorial and policy clarifications while scheduling follow-up work on mapping and rezoning options.
At the start of the meeting the Chair read a land acknowledgement noting Sequims location on S'Klallam ancestral lands and the three tribal governments (Lower Elwha Klallam, Jamestown S'Klallam and Port Gamble S'Klallam). Later in the agenda Carla, the Department of Community Development director, summarized the status of the overall plan and the consultants market analysis, saying the city expects to release the Leland Consulting report and related graphs at least a week before the Nov. 17 joint meeting with the City Council.
The bulk of the session was a page-by-page review of the land-use chapter. Commissioners identified editorial fixes (for example, consistent use of "North Olympic Peninsula" rather than "Northern Olympic Peninsula"), requested verification of a local employer…
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