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Planning and Development Services

The long range planning division of the Planning Department and the Planning Commission are responsible for work on legislative community planning projects.

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 are the projects that the Planning Department and Planning Commission are working hard on:The Long Range Planning Division of the Department is responsible for work on the Comprehensive Plan and other legislative and community planning projects.

Planning
Projects

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

Agritourism

Fully Contained Communities

Shoreline Master Program

Plans and 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.

2021 Comprehensive Plan Amendments

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

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

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

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

Permit Procedures Update

Pipeline Safety

Planning & Land Use Legislation Ordinance

Revisions to SCC Chapter 14.44 Enforcement/Penalties

Setbacks Reform

Stormwater Code Update 2017

Stormwater Permit 2015 Code Update

Transfer of Development Rights Project

Wetland Mitigation Banks in Ag-NRL

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
General questions 360-416-1320 | fax (more info)
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