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

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

Location

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.

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

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

Trends

Snohomish County Urban Growth Area

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Status/Road Map

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

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

Thank You Jacqueline Reid, AICP Supervisor, PDS (425) 388-3380 Jacqueline.Reid@snoco.org Thank You