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Comprehensive Plan
2015 – 2035 City of Lake Stevens Comprehensive Plan
The Lake Stevens Comprehensive Plan considers issues that will affect the city over the next 5, 10 or 20 years and adopts specific growth targets for population, housing and employment. Specifically, the plan addresses how the city will house a growing population; balance a developing employment sector and revitalize its shopping districts; while providing for public roads, utilities and other infrastructure and services; and ensuring the community continues to enjoy a clean safe environment to work and play.
The last major update to the Comprehensive Plan was completed in 2015, as adopted by Ordinance 937. The city is allowed to amend the Comprehensive Plan once a year through its annual Comprehensive Plan docket, with the most recent update being completed in December 2020 via Ordinance 1105.
2024 Comprehensive Plan Update
The last major update to the Comprehensive Plan was completed in 2015. A city’s comprehensive plan must be updated every 10 years to comply with state law and account for updated growth projections, and the deadline for the city's next "periodic update" is December 31, 2024. The plan should also respond to the significant changes Lake Stevens has gone through over the past decade.
For additional information, please view the Comprehensive Plan Update website.
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map
Land Use Map (through Ordinance 1170)
Cover and Table of Contents
Chapters
Chapter 4 – Environment and Natural Resources Element
Chapter 5 – Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element
Chapter 6 – Economic Development Element
Chapter 7 - Public Services and Utilities Element
Chapter 8 – Transportation Element
Chapter 9 – Capital Facilities Element
Appendices
Growth Management ActThe Growth Management Act (GMA), first adopted in 1990, requires cities and counties to develop a comprehensive plan to manage their population and employment growth. The GMA establishes a series of planning goals that include protecting critical areas and natural resource lands, designating urban growth areas, preparing comprehensive plans and implementing them through capital investments and development regulations. These planning goals are what city’s use as the basis for the creation of comprehensive plans. Please see the presentations below for more information. PresentationsGMA 101 |