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Lake Forest Park council and planning commission prioritize mandatory code updates, PSRC certification and shoreline plan
Summary
At a Jan. 13 joint session, the Lake Forest Park Planning Commission told the City Council its top near-term tasks are PSRC transportation certification, a mandatory critical areas ordinance update and a shoreline master plan update due under state law in 2027; commissioners warned staff bandwidth and vacancies limit what can be added without consultants or funding.
Lake Forest Park's City Council and Planning Commission met jointly on Jan. 13 to align on the commission's 2026 work plan, with commissioners urging the council to prioritize a short list of mandatory and time-sensitive items.
Chair Kastick told council members the commission has identified three core priorities: pursuing Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) transportation certification to preserve eligibility for transportation grants; completing a mandatory update to the city's critical areas ordinance; and sequencing a shoreline master plan update that the commission said must be completed by June 2027 under state law. Chair Kastick said the critical areas ordinance update had been due earlier and that the commission "didn't meet that deadline given…
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