Applications for proposals of plan amendments will be accepted through the close of business on March 31st. However, if March 31st falls on a weekend then applications will be accepted through the close of business on the following Monday. Furthermore for the year 2005 only, applications will be accepted until April 30th or later if it is determined by the city planner that enough time remains to process the application prior to the county’s docketing deadline of June 30th.

Any member of the general public, other affected jurisdictions, the planning commission or city staff may submit an application to the city for proposals to amend the plan in accordance with the criteria and schedule established in this ordinance by the city council.

All applications to amend the comprehensive plan will be classified as one of the following:

All applications to amend the comprehensive plan must include sufficient information to evaluate the proposal:

Public outreach will be conducted through the formal planning commission process. The public will have the opportunity to provide proposed revisions to the comprehensive plan as required under RCW 36.70A.130 until March 31st of each year. Once these proposed revisions have been compiled in the form of the “final draft docket,” the public participation process will commence through the planning commission. The planning commission will consider these comments and the resultant recommendations will be included in the “final docket” that will be forwarded to the city council as the planning commission’s findings of fact.