2025 Update | Clark County

2024 Comprehensive Plan Update Open House

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County Council adopts 20-year growth plan

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the council adopted Ordinance 2026-10-01, reflecting their decisions on the comprehensive plan update. It includes revisions to the comprehensive plan and zoning maps, comprehensive plan policies and text, applicable county code, arterial atlas, capital facilities and capital facilities financial plans, and associated impact fees.

The county issued a Notice of Adoption of the Comprehensive Plan Update on Oct. 20, which kicked off the 60-day appeal period. Appeals are submitted to the state Growth Management Hearings Board.

Learn more about the adoption through the news release on this page.

View additional details about the decisions made in the Final Planning Commission/Council Decision Table.

County Council Hearing for 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update

The Clark County Council held a public hearing on Oct. 1, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. The purpose of the hearing was to review the Planning Commission recommendation to the County Council on the Comprehensive Plan update proposal.

On Oct.1, the hearing was continued to 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. On Oct. 2, the hearing was continued to Monday, October 5, 2026 at 10 a.m. Recordings are included below:

The ordinance adopting the Comprehensive Plan update is planned for Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. Comments on the Comprehensive Plan update proposal will be accepted until noon on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

The proposal includes updates to the comprehensive plan and zoning maps, comprehensive plan policies and text, applicable county code, arterial atlas, capital facilities and capital facilities financial plans, and associated impact fees. Meeting materials are available through this link under the 10/13/2026 meeting entry in the grid. Meeting materials for the Oct. 1, 2 and 5 hearings are posted on the same page.

The Clark County Council also held a work session on the Comprehensive Plan update September 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. A recording of the work session is available through this link.

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Project Overview

Clark County is conducting a periodic review of its Comprehensive Plan (Plan) as required by the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA). The county is required to complete its update by December 31, 2025. The Plan, originally adopted in 1994 and last updated in 2016, is a long-range policy guide for how the county plans to manage growth and development over a twenty-year period. The GMA requires jurisdictions to periodically update their comprehensive plan and development regulations to bring them up to date with:

Changes to state law,
Land use changes,
Population growth projections, and
Housing projections.

The Comprehensive Plan guides County decisions related to land use; housing; capital facilities and utilities; rural and natural resources; transportation; economic development; parks, open space and recreation; schools; historic preservation; environment; community design; shoreline; and annexation.

The focal point of the County’s long-range planning is the County’s Comprehensive Plan and its Capital Facilities Plan which help with policy, financing and development regulation decisions over the 20-year period. Find out more about the project in this handout:

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Project Timeline

The graphic below shows a draft, high-level timeline for the 2025 update. Please note: Dates subject to change. View a detailed project schedule here.