Board approves 2021-22 Long Range Planning Annual Work Program

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation's 2021-22 Long Range Planning Annual Work Program, which identifies planning staff’s annual tasks, was adopted by the Board of Commissioners at its June 22 meeting.

The work program tasks include ordinances, projects and other transportation and community planning activities. Priorities include:

• Implementing House Bill 2001 (Middle Housing) which encourages development of a range of housing types and supports measures to increase housing affordability
  
• Addressing follow-up work on Significant Natural Resources to complement A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 869 and Significant Natural Resources Program Review and Assessment findings
  
• Developing a short-term rentals regulation program
  
• Initiating the Countywide Transit Study to increase transit use to meet potential demand identified in the Transportation Futures and First and Last Mile studies
  
• Reviewing County Road Design and Construction Standards to better reflect the County land use areas through the Complete Streets Design Update

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Washington County is committed to planning and protecting the uses of the land – balancing care for the natural environment, economic development, safety and community livability.

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