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March 25, 2026
Comprehensive Plan Periodic
Update
Comprehensive Plan Elements
(Reviewed March 11, 2026)
1.Land Use
2.Natural Resources
3.Housing
4.Open Space, Parks & Recreation,
Historical & Cultural Preservation
5.Environment
6.Transportation
7.Economic Development
8.Capital Facilities and Utilities
9.Climate
+Technical Appendices
Comprehensive Plan Elements
1.Land Use
2.Natural Resources
3.Housing
4.Open Space, Parks & Recreation,
Historical & Cultural Preservation
5.Environment
6.Transportation
7.Economic Development
8.Capital Facilities and Utilities
9.Climate
+Technical Appendices
Internal review of comprehensive plan by county attorney delivered to DCD 3/16/26
Accepted all proposed scrivener and changes to standardize terminology:
County to county
Growth Management Act to “the GMA”
Board of Count Commissioners to Board
implementing development regulations
Port Townsend to “City of Port Townsend”
The comprehensive plan to “this” comprehensive plan
individual septic on-site sewer systems,
Accepted all minor clarifying amendments to wording:
Example: The Uunincorporated areas with UGA land use designations / zoning is at 0.3%.
Related Comprehensive Plan Elements
Housing
Capital Facilities & Utilities
Economic Development
Transportation
Comprehensive Plan Element
Land Use
Comprehensive Plan Element
Land Use
Notable Changes Since the 2018 Comprehensive Plan
▶Incorporates 2045 growth projections and new capacity analysis, with additional detail in the
new Land Capacity & Housing Technical Appendix (Appendix B).
▶Expands discussion of environmental justice (air quality and health disparities, land use and
noise, land use and urban heat) and incorporates more recent CHA work.
▶Small revisions to Future Land Use/Zoning Map in the UGA (limited rezones from MDR to HDR
near the commercial core and near existing and planned services consistent with the CPPs).
See the map below.
Comprehensive Plan Element
Land Use
Comprehensive Plan Element
Land Use
Notable Changes Since the 2018 Comprehensive Plan:
▶Updates UGA densities (also in proposed code revisions) to promote housing variety and
affordability and ensure capacity for adopted growth targets:
—ULDR: from 4-6 to 4-8 du/acre
—UMDR: from 7-12 to 9-18 du/acre
—UHDR: from 13-18 to 19-24 du/acre
▶Encourages more mixed-use development in the UGA.
▶Updates context related to sewer service in the Irondale and Port Hadlock UGA.
▶Simplifies and clarifies policies and reorganizes some under existing goals—limited revisions to
goals.
▶Updates policies to address HB 1220 and to consider the impact of vulnerable communities in
decision making, land use policies, and facility siting.
▶Adds policies related to climate resilience, equity, and multimodal transportation (e.g., adds
and amends policies on accessible and inclusive engagement and education materials, youth
engagement, considering all ages and abilities, and universal accessibility in transportation per
community feedback).
Shift to Draft Comprehensive Plan
Land Use Element
Edits to Resolve:
Related Comprehensive Plan Elements
Land Use
Economic Development
Capital Facilities & Utilities
Transportation
Comprehensive Plan Element
Housing
Comprehensive Plan Element
Housing
Notable Changes Since the 2018 Comprehensive Plan:
▶The Housing Element was heavily updated to address new State
requirements and housing growth targets by income band.
▶Updates context and future needs discussion with more details in the new
Land Capacity & Housing Technical Appendix (Appendix B), including:
—Updated inventory (e.g., household cost burden for renters and owners).
—Evaluation of land capacity to meet housing needs at all income levels.
—Summary of displacement risk and anti-displacement measures.
—Analysis of racially disparate impacts and measures to undo impacts.
—Identifies adequate provisions for identified needs and removal of
identified barriers.
▶Updates discussion of affordability (e.g., household cost burden for renters and owners) and
attainability.
▶Clarifies the County’s position on housing as a basic human right (instead of need).
▶Identifies key challenges (housing affordability and housing needs for people of different
ages and abilities including seniors, individuals with disabilities, young adults, and youth),
opportunities, and potential solutions. Policies added and code revisions made to protect
existing affordability (e.g., retain county’s manufactured housing and older housing stock),
create additional permanently affordable housing opportunities (including promoting
housing variety and greater density in the UGA), and work with partners to fill existing gaps
in the availability of income-restricted, subsidized, emergency, and permanent supportive
housing.
Comprehensive Plan Element
Housing (continued)
▶Expands goals and policies to further consider seniors, vulnerable populations, historically
marginalized groups, and people with disabilities. New policies promote affordable
housing types for seniors; support assisted housing and housing-related human services;
regulate group homes and other facilities; enhance rental protections for tenants; and
coordinate with emergency housing providers to expand accessibility especially during
extreme weather events. Also adds policies related to a coordinated regional approach to
homelessness and partnerships that encourage the development of emergency housing
and permanent supportive housing.
▶Incorporates climate resiliency measures to preserve naturally occurring affordable
housing.
▶Accounts for new Short Term Rental Ordinance (No. 03-0610-24) in text and policies.
Comprehensive Plan Element
Housing (continued)
Shift to Draft Comprehensive Plan Element.
HOUSING
Edits to Resolve:
Comprehensive Plan Element
Transportation
Related Comprehensive Plan Elements
Land Use
Environment/Climate
Economic Development
Housing
Comprehensive Plan Element
Transportation
Notable Changes Since the 2018 Comprehensive Plan:
▶Updates conditions and trends, including the transportation plan, roadway LOS,
and non-motorized trails and standards. The Transportation Technical Appendix
(Appendix C) was updated concurrently with more detail on inventory, LOS,
proposed projects, and financing.
▶Incorporates the current TIP.
▶New multimodal LOS for active transportation (e.g., walking and bicycling) and
transit.
▶Adds policies related to multimodal/active transportation, climate resilience, and
equity (e.g., additional coordination with Jefferson Transit to improve access to
opportunity and expand Dial-A-Ride).
▶Removes policies that are duplicative of other elements to streamline the element.
Shift to Draft Comprehensive Plan Element.
Transportation
Edits to Resolve:
Related Comprehensive Plan Elements
Land Use
Economic Development
Housing
Comprehensive Plan Element
Capital Facilities & Utilities
Comprehensive Plan Element
Capital Facilities & Utilities
Notable Changes Since the 2018 Comprehensive Plan:
▶Updates inventory and recent changes (e.g., JPUD’s broadband expansion). The Capital
Facilities Technical Appendix (Appendix D) was updated concurrently with more detail on
inventory, LOS, proposed projects, and financing.
▶Minor revisions to LOS in Policy CF-P-1.1 to ensure adequate service through 2045 and new
policies added to align with department functional plans to guide capital projects and
clarify actions if projected funding falls short of capital facility needs.
▶Adds policies related to climate resilience and equity.
Shift to Draft Comprehensive Plan Element
Capital Facilities & Utilities
Edits to Resolve:
Critical Areas Ordinance
(CAO)
Project Schedule
2026 DCD Work Plan:
JAN 2026 JUN 2026 DEC 2026
Potential UCD Omnibus (Housekeeping) Ordinance
Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update and related UDC
amendments continued through June 2026
PC Hearing | PC Recommendations | BoCC Hearing & Final Adoption
Time Check
Moving into UDC discussion
Proposed Development Regulation
Revisions for Consistency with the
Comprehensive Plan Update
Code amendments are
based off the Jefferson
County Middle Housing
Gap Report (2024) to
fulfill requirements for HB
1337, 1998, and SB 5258.
Proposed Code Revisions
Comprehensive Plan Appendix E
Jefferson County Land Capacity & Housing Technical
Appendix (Appendix E), including Commerce’s barrier
checklists and identified adequate provisions:
To ensure that development regulations support moderate,
and high residential densities, address barriers for permanent
supportive and emergency housing, and accessory dwelling
units.
Section 6 in Appendix E further details adequate provisions to
provide sufficient land capacity to meet growth targets and
address identified barriers, including those that should be
completed by the Comprehensive Plan deadline.
HB 1220 (2021)
(continued)
HB 1110
(continued)
HB 1181
(Continued)
HB 1181
(Continued)
Shift to Proposed UDC Amendment Memo
Suite of Documents Associated with Upcoming
“Hearing Draft” Comprehensive Plan
Staff Report Proposed UDC
Amendments SEPA Checklist Adopting Ordinance
Recap of Tonight’s Review Process
Please send all comments to project email:
2025compplan@co.Jefferson.wa.us