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2024 Comprehensive Plan Amendments

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Petitions for the 2024 Docket

The Growth Management Act provides that “each comprehensive land use plan and development regulations shall be subject to continuing review and evaluation” and requires Skagit County to annually accept petitions for amendments or revisions to our Comprehensive Plan. Skagit County implements this requirement through Skagit County Code Chapter 14.08, which describes the process for such annual amendments.

The following is a list of Citizen –Initiated Proposals that have been received for consideration by the County for 2024.

Date Time Event Presentation Transcript Video
March 26 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM Workshop Session, Docket Petition Introduction, Summaries, and Recommendations Docket Introduction and Recommendations  Transcript Video
April 9th 6:00 PM PC/BOCC Joint Meeting to Discuss 2024 Docket and 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update Memo regarding 2024 Planning Docket Transcript Video
April 23rd 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Public Hearing | Notice of Availability Presentation  Transcript Video
May 13th 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM BOCC Deliberations Presentation   Video
September 10 6:00 PM Planning Commission Work Session      
October 29 6:00 PM Planning Commission Public Hearing      
November 19 6:00 PM Planning Commission Deliberations      
December 9 1:30 PM Board of County Commissioners Work Session      
December 16 2:00 PM Board of County Commissioners Deliberations      
2023

Petitioner Applications
LR24-01 Deception Pass State Park Rezone
LR24-02 Bayview Ridge Light Industrial Zone Buffer Amendment
LR24-03 Cedardale Road, SMV LLC Rezone
LR24-04 Airport Environs Overlay Amendments

 

County Initiated Proposals
Number Title Description
C24-1* Countywide Planning Policies Update Adopt amended countywide planning policies recommended by the GMA Steering Committee.
C24-2 Fences Creation of a new section in SCC 14.16 – Zoning to regulate fencing. The new section would prohibit razor wire fencing in all zones that allow single-family residences.
C24-3 Storage of Unlicensed and/or Inoperable Vehicles Amendment Removes use allowing storage of unlicensed and/or inoperable vehicles from all zones except the Urban Reserve Commercial-Industrial (URC-I).
C24-4 General Code Language Clean Up Correct the height limit restriction of the Guemes Island Overlay in SCC 14.16.360(7)(b)(i) to only apply to proposed development in flood hazard areas and eliminate duplicate language in SCC 14.18.300(1)-(4). 

*Deferred from 2023 Docket

Board of County Commissioners Docketing
Relevant Documents
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