Comprehensive Plan Update 2018-2038

Urban Growth Area & Comprehensive Plan - 2018-2038 Update

Stay Current: City of Pasco Comprehensive Plan Project Page

Public Meetings:

Date: May 21, 2020
Meeting: Pasco Planning Commission
Item: Urban Growth Area & Comprehensive Plan

Date: June 18, 2020
Meeting: Pasco Planning Commission
Item: Urban Growth Area & Comprehensive Plan

Date: July 16, 2020
Meeting: Pasco City Council
Item: Comprehensive Plan Update

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Public Comment
The DEIS is now available for public comment. The public comment period ends on June 15, 2020.

Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan is a statement of goals and policies that outlines the community’s vision for the future. The Plan guides city decisions on where to locate new jobs and build housing, how to improve the transportation system and where to make capital investments – from animal shelters and libraries to sidewalks and utilities for water.

Pasco has grown rapidly (current population: 75,000) and by the year 2038 we will be home to over 120,000 people. The plan considers population and employment growth and how public facilities and services will be provided to accommodate that growth.

Draft Comprehensive Plan Documents
Volume 1: Goals & Policies
Volume 2: Supporting Analysis

Appendix A: Map Folio
Appendix B: Franklin County – Countywide Planning Policies
Appendix C: City of Pasco Land Capacity Analysis
Appendix D: Environmental Impact Statement
Appendix E: Public Participation Plan

Relationship to Washington State Growth Management Act
The Growth Management Act (GMA) is a series of state statutes, first adopted in 1990, that requires fast-growing cities and counties to development a comprehensive plan to manger their population growth. Under RCW 36.70A.020, the GMA established a series of 13 goals that should act as the basis of all comprehensive plans.