Long Range And Community Planning

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Community Planning
Plans for the following communities have been completed and the resulting regulations are a part of the County Code:

Alderton-McMillin

Anderson & Ketron Islands

Browns Point & Dash Point

Parkland-Spanaway-Midland

South Hill

Upper Nisqually Valley

Comprehensive Plan Amendments
The Pierce County Comprehensive Plan, originally adopted in November 1994, is a policy document which guides growth and future land use decisions in Pierce County. The Plan was developed to address growth over a 20-year period.

Additional Planning Efforts

Countywide Planning Policies
Countywide Planning Policies are written policy statements which are to be used solely for establishing a Countywide framework from which the County and municipal comprehensive plans are developed and adopted. The framework is intended to ensure that the County and municipal comprehensive plans are consistent, as required by the Washington statutes. During the period within which County and municipal comprehensive plans are developed, adopted and implemented, the County and each municipality in the County, at their discretion, may utilize the Countywide Planning Policies to serve as a guide for County or municipal land use and related decisions to best assure that the principles embodied in the Countywide Planning Policies are followed and promoted.

Pierce County Buildable Lands Program
Since 1997, Pierce County and its 23 cities and towns have worked collaboratively in a program to collect annual development permitting data, inventory developable land, and enhance information relating to critical areas. Commonly referred to as the Buildable Lands Program, this collaborative program is aimed at improving accuracy in the information used to determine the residential and employment capacity of the County's UGAs.

Shoreline Plan Update

Coordinated Water System Planning

Historic Preservation

Housing Affordability

Pierce County Agricultural Strategic Plan

Other Planning Documents

Fennel Creek Corridor Plan

South Hill Urban Villages Master Plan

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