The City of Connell is currently updating its Comprehensive Plan and would like the community's input throughout the process.

Comprehensive Plan Overview

The Comprehensive Plan is a document adopted by City Council used to guide development in Connell for the next 20 years. The intent of the Comprehensive Plan is to serve as a guidebook for the City for providing services, facilities, and amenities to accommodate projected residential and economic growth. Updating the Comprehensive Plan allows for it to better reflect the current vision of the City and residents as well as ensuring compliance with new regulatory guidance.

The updated document will contain:

  • A vision describing how the community will look, feel, and function in the year 2046
  • Goals and policies with strategies for achieving the vision

Topics will include the following:

  • Land Use
  • Natural Areas
  • Housing
  • Economic Development
  • Community Facilities
  • Parks and Open Space
  • Utilities
  • Water Systems
  • Wastewater Disposal
  • Transportation and Circulation
  • Capital Facilities

Frequently Asked Questions

The Comprehensive Plan is the 20-year framework for local policy, planning, and capital facility investment through the year 2046 The Comprehensive Plan establishes goals and policies to guide the City in achieving the desired community vision.

The Comprehensive Plan is used to coordinate different plans, ordinances, and codes on topics such as:

  • Transportation improvements
  • Capital facilities and utilities
  • Parks and open space investments
  • Long-term planning goals and policies
  • Visions for the future of the City

    • Periodic updates to Comprehensive Plans are now required every ten years per the statewide Growth Management Act (GMA). This process is conducted to ensure the Plan complies with current laws, regional policies, and local conditions. The GMA is a series of state statutes, first adopted in 1990, focused on managing population growth throughout Washington. The GMA requires cities to update Comprehensive Plans to stay current on population growth and other key concerns.

  • When updating the Plan, the City is required to coordinate these efforts with partners, districts, neighboring jurisdictions, and regional agencies.
  • We must consider population and demographic shifts, or other indicators of a changing community since the last update.
  • We check to see if the vision expressed in the Plan meets current community needs and preferences.

    • With guidance from the Department of Commerce on the Growth Management Act (GMA), the Comprehensive Plan is required to meet a variety of different requirements.

    The project team will engage the community to develop a vision based on community goals and state and regional requirements. A draft plan will be developed, and public meetings will be held to collect public comments.

    The Planning Commission will lead the effort to guide the development of the Plan, and forward a recommendation to the City Council, who has the authority to approve a final plan by Ordinance.

    The people who are most affected by Connell's Comprehensive Plan are the people who live, work, and spend time in Connell. Your experiences, needs, and aspirations are important factors for the City to consider as we plan for future growth and development. This periodic update is an opportunity for your voice to impact how Connell continues to develop over the next 20 years.

    Document Library

    Throughout the process, the library will be updated to include new documents. If you would like to view the City's existing Comprehensive Plan, please visit the City's website at Planning - Connell, Washington. To see information about the City's Planning Commission, please visit the City's website at Planning Commission - Connell, Washington

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