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Sequim planning staff preview FLUM and zoning changes aimed at easing housing and clarifying public zones
Summary
Senior Planner Travis Simmons presented a redline draft of Sequim's 2025 comprehensive‑plan update and a proposed future land‑use map that includes consolidating public designations, modest density increases in low‑density residential, code paths for supportive housing, and targeted CMU redesignations to encourage housing near jobs.
Senior Planner Travis Simmons briefed the Sequim City Council on Feb. 9 about a planning commission redline of the 2025 comprehensive‑plan update and a proposed set of future land‑use map (FLUM) changes and related code updates.
Simmons said the redline reflects a year of chapter‑by‑chapter review and that staff intends to release materials to the public April 1, with staff reports due in March/April and hearings scheduled for May and June. He described two parallel workstreams: the policy chapters and the FLUM/zoning updates that will translate policy into regulatory changes.
Key proposals Simmons reviewed included consolidating a number of public designations (parks, schools, open space) into a single P (public) designation for clarity; a modest density change in low‑density residential…
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