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County Council to hold hearing on Comprehensive Plan Update

The County Council will consider updates to the county’s comprehensive plan

By Clark County Today · September 16, 2026
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County Council to hold hearing on Comprehensive Plan Update

VANCOUVER – The Clark County Council will hold a hearing on the 2025-2045 Comprehensive Plan update on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 4 p.m. The hearing will be held in a hybrid format. Attendees can join in person in the sixth-floor hearing room at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., or virtually via Webex. Information on how to attend the Council hearing can be found on the County Council webpage: https://clark.wa.gov/councilors/clark-county-council-meetings .

The County Council will consider the following updates to the county’s comprehensive plan:

  • Changes to the comprehensive and zoning plan map;
  • Updates to policies and text in the comprehensive plan document;
  • Changes to Clark County Code Title 40, the county’s unified development code, to implement map and policy changes;
  • Changes to the Arterial Atlas;
  • Updated Capital Facilities and Capital Facilities Financial Plans; and
  • Updated traffic impact fees.

Additional tentative meeting dates are planned as follows:

  • Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m.: Council hearing continued (if necessary)
  • Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m.: County Council hearing and ordinance adoption

The staff report and related materials will be available 15 days prior to the hearing date on the county's website at https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/2025-update-meeting-and-event-information. Copies are also available by request to Jose Alvarez, [email protected], 564-397-4898. For other formats, contact the Clark County ADA Office at [email protected], voice 564-397-2322, Relay 711 or 800-833-6388, Fax 564-397-6165.

Written comments for the hearing can be submitted via online form via the county website at https://clark.wa.gov/councilors/public-comment or via the US Postal Service to the Clark County Council, c/o Rebecca Messinger, PO Box 5000, Vancouver, WA 98666-5000. Written comments may be submitted beginning on Sept. 16, at 8 am and must be received by the end of the hearing on Oct. 1.

Learn more about the county Comprehensive Plan Update project, Your Future. Your Voice. at: https://bit.ly/2025CPUpdate.

Information provided by Clark Co. WA Communications.

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