Project News
Planning Commission hearing scheduled for 2025 Update
A Clark County Planning Commission hearing will be held on August 20, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the hearing will be to take public testimony and make a recommendation to the County Council on the proposal. 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 and information on how to attend the Planning Commission hearing is available through this link under the 8/20/2026 meeting entry in the grid towards the bottom of the page.
County publishes Final Environmental Impact Statement
The county has prepared a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) in compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) for the proposed Updated Comprehensive Growth Management Plans of Clark County, Battle Ground, Camas, La Center, Ridgefield, Washougal, Woodland, and Yacolt.
The final environmental review document informs the public of the potential environmental impacts of the preferred growth alternative and possible mitigation measures. Issuance of the FEIS completes the required SEPA process.
Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the FEIS in conjunction with public hearings that will be held on the comprehensive plan update later this year. There is not a separate hearing for the FEIS.
County Council Selects the Preferred Land Use Alternative
On Tuesday, April 28, the County Council voted to approve a preferred alternative, from the three alternatives studied in the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS). Additional detail about the preferred alternative is available in this document. There are two webtools for viewing related maps, linked below. Please note that these interactive maps are intended as supportive resources only.
- This mapping application includes a map of the preferred alternative.
- This Storymap provides an explanation of the three alternatives studied in the DEIS and includes interactive maps.
Alternate Languages
Information is available in an alternate language by request to jenna.kay@clark.wa.gov.
La información está disponible en otros idiomas previa solicitud a jenna.kay@clark.wa.gov.
Информация доступна на другом языке по запросу на электронную почту jenna.kay@clark.wa.gov.
可发送请求至 jenna.kay@clark.wa.gov，获取其他语言版本的信息。
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:
Additional Information
- LEARN ABOUT Clark County’s Comprehensive Growth Management Plan, updates to the plan that are underway, and how to participate in decision making that affects you and your community.
- OBTENGA INFORMACIÓN ACERCA DE El plan integral de gestión del crecimiento del condado de Clark, las actualizaciones del plan que se están llevando a cabo actualmente y cómo participar en la toma de decisiones que le afectan a usted y a su comunidad.
- УЗНАЙТЕ О Комплексном плане управленияразвитием округа Clark,разрабатываемых обновлениях плана и способах участия в принятиирешений, которые затрагивают вас иваше сообщество.
- 了解 Clark 县综合发展管理规划、目前对该规划的更新，以及如何参与对您和您所在社区有影响的决策。
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.
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Staff Contact
Jose Alvarez, Program Manager
jose.alvarez@clark.wa.gov
564.397.4898