1. Southwest Urban Growth Area Boundary Planning Study
Clearview Community Association Presentation
March 21, 2019
Jacqueline Reid, AICP Snohomish County Planning and Development Services
Lisa Grueter, AICP BERK Consulting

2. Content Location Purpose Trends Study Content
Relationship to Comprehensive Plan Update 2023
Buildable Plans Report
Status of Study / Road Map
Opportunities to Hear Input
Questions

3. Location

4. Purpose
The Southwest Urban Growth Area (SWUGA) Boundary Planning Study is a high-level study of existing conditions and opportunities and constraints in the study area and surroundings to inform future planning choices.

5. Study Purpose and Approach
What it IS:
A high-level study to develop data and information to inform future planning choices:
Major Comprehensive Plan updates
UGA amendment proposals
Environmental analysis
Social and economic analysis
Vulnerability and Suitability analysis
Scenario testing: Current land use patterns and hypothetical UGA adjustments
High-level capital and service delivery costs
Wider impacts
Urban/rural transitions
Regulatory and policy framework analysis

6. Study Purpose What it is NOT: A subarea or land use plan
A Buildable Lands Study
Recommending changes to land use or policies

8. Trends

9. Snohomish County Urban Growth Area

10. Study Content Environmental Social
Capital and Service Delivery & Costs
Governing & Legal Frameworks

12. Relationship to Comprehensive Plan Update 2023
SWUGA BPS is a study not a plan
SWUGA BPS can inform future planning efforts
For example: Comprehensive Plan Update 2023
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
SWUGA BPS
Comprehensive Plan Update

13. 2023 Comprehensive Plan Update Project Timeline#
Project/Task
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 1
Vision 2050 2
CPP Update 3
Buildable Lands Report 4
2043 Initial Growth Targets 5
2020 Census/OFM Forecasts 6
Major Docket Applications 7
GMA Compliance Review 8
Comprehensive Plan Update 9
State Environmental Policy Act 10
Legislative Adoption Process

14. Comprehensive Plan Update and Compliance Review Process
Growth Management Act
Office of Financial Management Population Forecast
(2022)
Regional Growth Strategy
(2020)
GMA Compliance
(2023)
Vision 2050 Multi-County Planning Policies (2020)
Countywide Planning Policies (2021)
Buildable Lands Report
(2021)
2043 Initial Population and Employment Growth Targets (2021)
Comprehensive Plan (2023)
General Policy Plan
Transportation Element
Parks and Recreation Element
Capital Facilities Plan
Implementing Regulations
(2023 and beyond)
Colors for illustrative purpose only

15. Buildable Lands Report - Conceptual Model
2. What density actually happens in each zone?
5. What are the adopted 2035 growth targets?
1. What land in the UGAs could be developed?
3. What is the land capacity?
4. How much is likely to be available by 2035?
6. Is there enough land capacity?

16. Comprehensive Plan Update and Compliance Review Process
Growth Management Act
Office of Financial Management Population Forecast
(2022)
Regional Growth Strategy
(2020)
GMA Compliance
(2023)
Vision 2050 Multi-County Planning Policies (2020)
Countywide Planning Policies (2021)
Buildable Lands Report
(2021)
2043 Initial Population and Employment Growth Targets (2021)
Comprehensive Plan (2023)
General Policy Plan
Transportation Element
Parks and Recreation Element
Capital Facilities Plan
Implementing Regulations
(2023 and beyond)
Colors for illustrative purpose only

17. PSRC’s Vision 2050 Update 3 Regional Growth Alternatives
Transit Focused Growth
Reset Urban Growth
Stay the Course
(No Action)
The three alternatives are
Transit focused Growth
Reset Urban
Stay the Course ( no action alternative)
In Executive Summary from PSRC on tables and online

18. Status/Road Map

19. Opportunities to Hear Input
Community Survey – March/April 2019
Study Sharing Meeting – May/June 2019

20. https://snohomishcountywa.gov/4129/SWUGA-Boundary-Planning-Study
Weblink

21. Thank You Jacqueline Reid, AICP Supervisor, PDS
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Thank You