Snoqualmie committee prioritizes comp-plan rezoning and affordable-housing retention amid staffing constraints

Snoqualmie’s Community Development Committee agreed on a narrowed set of priorities Wednesday evening, placing the city’s comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning work tied to a Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) conditional certification at the top of the list while flagging the urgent need to retain existing affordable housing and to bolster department staffing.

Community Development Director Davis told the committee that rezoning the ridge will require updates to the zoning map, revisions to the housing and land-use elements and a buildable-lands analysis as part of a comprehensive-plan amendment. “So the first bullet is rezoning. So that's basically updating our zoning map and rezoning the area on the ridge that is entirely zone mixed use to reflect what the built out developments entail,” Director Davis said, summarizing the technical…