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Commission identifies Neighborhoods 16 and 5 to close 147-unit shortfall in comprehensive plan update

Clallam County Planning Commission · January 21, 2026
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Summary

In the public hearing on the comprehensive plan update, staff and commissioners agreed that rezoning parts of Neighborhood 16 and Neighborhood 5 (and selected Clallam Bay areas) to higher-density designations would generate sufficient theoretical capacity to meet or exceed a 147-unit shortfall identified in the county's 20-year land-capacity analysis; water and sewer availability and market realities were central to the debate.

At a continuation of the comprehensive plan public hearing, planning staff outlined a countywide need to plan for 147 additional high-density housing units over the 20-year planning horizon to meet Growth Management Act targets and the county's land-capacity analysis.

A staff member explained the methodology: the county used Office of Financial Management population projections and a land-capacity analysis (LCA) to allocate growth by income categories; planners recommended selective rezoning (converting SR-2/RS-2 parcels to RS-3/higher-density designations) in Urban Growth Areas to…

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