2024 Comprehensive Plan Update

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Snohomish County is planning for a resilient, vibrant, and inclusive future. One of the main ways the county can plan for this future is through periodic updates to its Comprehensive Plan.


The Comprehensive Plan (the "Plan") is a document that guides Snohomish County decisions on a wide range of topics and services over a 20-year time period. As the Plan acts as the blueprints for development in the county, it will impact neighborhoods, businesses, traffic, the environment, and you. The Plan is also meant to reflect the vision and priorities of Snohomish County communities and residents, while meeting requirements of state and federal law. Click here to view the current Plan.


Between now and December, 2024, the Plan will go through an update (the “2024 Comprehensive Plan Update,” or “2024 Update”). When adopted, the Plan will be in effect from 2024 to 2044 with minor updates.


We want to hear from you! To ask a question or provide a comment on the 2024 Update, please use the buttons above, or click here to submit a comment via online form or via email to 2024update@snoco.org.

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Why is the Plan being updated?

Washington State’s Growth Management Act (GMA) requires that cities and counties update their Comprehensive Plans on a periodic schedule. This is an opportunity to revise population and employment growth forecasts with the most up to date data, review existing policies to ensure they make sense for the communities they serve, write new policies that reflect the priorities of the communities of Snohomish County, and confirm that all federal, state, and local requirements are met.  The next update of the County’s Comprehensive Plan is due in December of 2024. The 2024 Update will plan for the next 20 years of population and employment growth through the year 2044.

Project Overview and Schedule

The purpose of the 2024 Update is to comply with the requirements of the GMA in RCW 36.70A.130 for Snohomish County to:

  • Plan for the next 20 years of population and employment growth
  • Review and revise the comprehensive plan and development regulations to ensure they comply with the requirements of the GMA.

The final deadline for adoption of any updates pertaining to this project is December, 2024.  


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Project Components

Project Documents

Project Fact Sheet

Presentations

Description of EIS Alternatives

2024 Update Communication Plan Executive Summary

2024 Update Communication Plan


Public Engagement Reports

Visioning - Snohomish County held a Visioning comment period for the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update between November 1, 2021 and February 25, 2022. Staff compiled the input received from 100 comments to develop a draft Vision statement. The draft Vision statement is out for review until May 30, 2022 to check if we heard you correctly. The next step is to incorporate the draft Vision statement into the Introductory chapter of the comprehensive plan for review by the Planning Commission in early 2023 and Council in 2023/2024. Please review the draft Vision statement in the Spring Newsletter. 


Scoping - The Environmental Impact Statement Scoping period was November 1 to December 3, 2021. A summary of the public input received during the scoping period can be found here. 


A storymap about SEPA Scoping and the Update is available at https://bit.ly/SnoCo-SEPA-Scope. During the SEPA scoping period, the County hosted two virtual public meetings. You can watch a recording of the November 9th meeting here and the November 15th meeting here. The presentation can also be viewed as a PDF here.


Communications Survey - Summer 2021 Communications Preferences Survey Results Summary (PDF)


*Please note this website is under construction. Please check back for updates.

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How can I get involved?

Snohomish County wants to hear from you! The population and employment landscapes are changing as more people choose to live, work, and play in Snohomish County. Your voice will help shape the County’s future and help us understand important topics of today.  


There are several ways to be involved in the 2024 Update.

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