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March 26 SEPA Issued for all drafts (Comprehensive Plan, Climate Element, Easton Subarea Plan, <br />Development Regulations, & Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO)). <br />Apr 6 30-day public comment period opens for the Development Regulations and Critical Areas <br />Ordinance. <br />Apr 14 15* 16* Joint PC and BOCC briefing on development regulations and CAO <br />May 8 30-day public comment period closes at 5pm <br />May 12, 13* Public hearing -for development regulations and CAO <br />Board of County Commissioners anticipated 2026 schedule <br />The Board of County Commissioners will choose their own schedule to review materials and hold comment <br />periods, meetings, and hearings. The only confirmed dates for the BOCC are the joint work sessions <br />with Planning Commission on February 11 and April 14. <br />Feb 11 Joint PC and BOCC briefing <br />Apr 14 Joint PC and BOCC briefing <br />Opportunities to provide the Board of County Commissioners both written and verbal comments on the <br />Comprehensive Plan and development regulations will be properly advertised. <br />Comprehensive Plan Update (Changes Made) <br />The types of changes made to the Comprehensive Plan for this periodic update cycle can be summarized into <br />four major categories: <br />1. Updating data and existing conditions and trends, and <br />2. Respond to recent changes to state legislation, and <br />3. Reflect community engagement data and recommendations from the Planning Commission and <br />Board of County Commissioners, and <br />4. Make the Comprehensive Plan more useable with a focus on implementation. <br />1. Updates to population data, demographics and "existing conditions and trends" <br />• Updated population projections using the latest data from the Washington State Office of Financial <br />Management (OFM), the populations allocations assigned created through HAPT Tool C from the <br />Department of Commerce, and the results from the Land Capacity Analysis (included in the appendix <br />of the document). <br />• Refreshed demographic profiles to reflect changes in age distribution, household characteristics, <br />employment, and other key indicators. <br />• Incorporated findings from recent County plans, studies, and technical documents completed since <br />the last update. <br />• Updated environmental, economic, transportation, and land -use baseline conditions to capture <br />current realities. <br />• Ensured all data inputs align with the 20-year planning horizon and new growth assumptions. <br />2. Updates to goals and policies based on recent state law changes <br />