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Planning and Development Services

Long Range Planning Projects

The Planning and Development Services Department long range planning division and the Planning Commission are responsible for work on long range planning projects. The Planning Commission is responsible for providing recommendations on changes to the Skagit County development regulations (SCC 14) and Comprehensive Plan. Projects on this website include updates and changes to the Skagit County development regulations (SCC 14), Comprehensive Plan, building code (SCC 15), and Planning and Development Services fee schedule.

Current Projects | Archived Projects | Comprehensive Plan

Current Projects

These projects are related to various aspects of Skagit County Planning including the Comprehensive Plan, Skagit County Code, and the policies that relate to the Planning and Development Department. These Below is the list of current and completed long range planning projects.

Planning Projects

Projects that the Planning Department is working on and the Board of County Commissioners will hear for approval.

Community Advisory Group on Proposed Agritourism Code Changes

2025 Comprehensive Plan Update, including Critical Areas Ordinance Update

Agritourism

Shoreline Master Program

Plans & Development Code Amendments Annual Docket

The set of laws that have been adopted to govern Skagit County. These projects serve as updates to the existing Comprehensive Plan.

Archived Projects

Projects that the Planning Department and Planning Commission have considered and the Board of County Commissioners have approved over the years through the formal process. Some of these documents are often referenced and help to add context to current planning projects.

Planning Projects Archive

Commercial - Property Assessed Clean Energy & Resiliency (C-PACER) Program

I-502 Marijuana Implementation

2009 Miscellaneous Code Amendments

2011 Ag-Critical Areas Ordinance

2012 Flood Damage Prevention

2020 Countywide Planning Policies Cleanup

2020 Flood Damage Prevention Update

2023 Impact Fee Schedule Update

2023 Building and Fire Code Update

2024 Amendments; Utilities on Ag-NRL Zone

2024 Permit Procedures Update

Airport Environs Overlay Update

Bayview Ridge School Siting

Building Codes and Fee Schedule 2016 Update

Campground/Master Planned Resort code amendments

Capital Facilities Plan and Transportation Improvement Plan Update

Conservation Subdivisions

Conservation and Development Incentives Program

Conservation Futures Advisory Board Ex-Officio Members Update

Critical Areas Ordinance 2006 Update

Duration of Preliminary Approval of Short Subdivisions

Envision Skagit 2060

FEMA NFIP Biological Opinion Compliance

Kennel Regulations

Latecomer’s Agreements

NMFS/FEMA Biological Opinion Project

Non-Motorized Trails in Industrial Forest

Off-Site Mitigation on Agricultural Lands

Permit Procedures Update

Pipeline Safety

Planning & Land Use Legislation Ordinance

Revisions to SCC Chapter 14.44 Enforcement/Penalties

Seawater Intrusion Amendment in Sole Source Aquifers

Setbacks Reform

Stormwater Code Update 2017

Stormwater Code Update 2022

Stormwater Permit 2015 Code Update

Transfer of Development Rights Project

Water Pollution Code Update

Wetland Mitigation Banks in Ag-NRL

Wireless Facilities

Annual Docket Archive

The docket is the formal process by which the Skagit County Planning Commissioners hear from the public and consider changes to the Skagit County Code and Comprehensive Plan.

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Sanfi Acres Comprehensive Plan Amendment Remand

Planning and Development Services
Physical and Mailing Address
1800 Continental Place
Mount Vernon WA 98273

Contact the Department
Robby Eckroth, AICP
Senior Planner, Planning and Development Services
1800 Continental Place
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Email: reckroth@co.skagit.wa.us
Phone: (360) 416-1320