Marysville seeks comments on draft environmental review of 2024 Comprehensive Plan
The city is taking public comments until 4 p.m. Nov. 18 on the draft environmental impact statement for its 2024 Comprehensive Plan, which guides growth through 2044. 1
What the records say
The city has issued a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for its 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, which sets land-use and growth policy for 2024 through 2044. The plan builds on the 2005 Comprehensive Plan and its 2015 amendment, with substantially similar land-use designations and goals. 1
- The draft SEIS covers the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update for the 20-year planning period 2024–2044. 1
- Comments are due by 4:00 PM on Nov. 18, 2024; the comment period opened Oct. 18, 2024. Email submittal is preferred. 1
- The SEIS evaluates three alternatives: No Action (continuing the 2015 plan and zoning), Action (largely retaining existing designations with reassessed growth assumptions), and SWIFT (the Action Alternative plus zoning changes at key nodes along State Avenue/Smokey Point Boulevard). 1
- The study area is approximately 11,663 acres and encompasses the entire Marysville Urban Growth Area. 1
- Comments can be emailed to agemmer@marysvillewa.gov or mailed to the Community Development Department at 501 Delta Avenue. 1
Why it matters
The Comprehensive Plan shapes where and how Marysville grows over the next 20 years, including housing, jobs, transportation, and environmental protections. The draft SEIS identifies the plan's probable significant environmental impacts and mitigation measures. The comment period is residents' formal opportunity to weigh in before the city finalizes its environmental review. 1
What changed / what's next
- The city issued a Draft SEIS for the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update and opened a public comment period running Oct. 18 to Nov. 18, 2024. 1
- The comment deadline is 4:00 PM Nov. 18, 2024. 1
- The draft SEIS is posted on the city's Comprehensive Plan Update webpage; residents who cannot access it online can contact city staff about alternate formats. 1