Description
Applicant: City of Woodland
The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) requires cities to have a 20-year planning horizon. Woodland's plan was last updated in 2015 and is due for a major review known as a "Periodic Update". The city has reviewed 8 applications for comprehensive plan updates in 2018 and 2019 but only made minor changes at that time. In 2023, the city started what it called a minor revision effort to explore the possibility of expanding its urban growth area and to master plan the Woodland Bottoms. While that process did result in an inter-local agreement with Cowlitz County to engage in a sub-area plan of the Woodland Bottoms, those efforts have had to be suspended while the city completes its periodic update.
Public Participation - One of the primary goals of the GMA is to ensure that citizens are engaged early and often in the planning process. The Woodland City Council adopted a Public Participation Plan (PPP) at their February 20th, 2024 council meeting and that plan is the foundation for engagement of the community.
Participation Opportunities - The city will be scheduling open houses and speaking engagements wherever it can. To date, those opportunities include:
- February 20, 2024 - City Council Public Participation Plan hearing (Completed)
- April 1st, 2024 - City Council Workshop (Completed)
- April 9th, 2024 - Chamber of Commerce (Completed)
- April 18th, 2024 - Chamber of Commerce (Completed)
- May 7th, 2024 - Woodland East HOA (Completed)
- June 17th, 2024 - City Council Meeting (Completed)
- June 20th, 2024 - Planning Commission Meeting (Completed)
- July 15th, 2024 - City Council Meeting update (Completed)
- November 18th, 2024 - City Council Meeting update (Completed)
- February 20th, 2025 - Planning Commission (Completed)
- March 15th, 2025 - Open House (Completed)
- March 20th, 2025 - Planning Commission (Completed)
- April 7th, 2025 - City Council Meeting (Completed)
- April 14th, 2025 - Open House (Completed)
- April 17th, 2025 - Planning Commission (Completed)
- May 5th, 2025 - City Council Meeting (Postponed to May 19th, 2025)
- May 14th, 2025 - Open House (Completed)
- May 15th, 2025 - Planning Commission (Completed)
- May 19th, 2025 - City Council Meeting (Completed)
- Survey (Ongoing through the end of May 2025)
- June 16th, 2025 - City Council Meeting (Completed)
- June 19th, 2025 - Planning Commission (7 PM in Council Chambers)
- July 17th, 2025 - Planning Commission - General Discussion (Canceled)
- August 21st, 2025 - Planning Commission - General Discussion (Completed)
- September 2nd, 2025 - City Council - Regular Meeting - Workshop (Completed)
- September 18th, 2025 - Planning Commission - Public Hearing (Completed) Recommended approval as amended
- September 19th, 2205 - SEPA published on the SEPA Register
- October 6th, 2025 - City Council - Regular Meeting - Public Hearing (Completed)
- October 20th, 2025 - City Council - Regular Meeting - Public Hearing (Completed)
- October 21st, 2025 - Staff Submitted 2025 City of Woodland Comprehensive Plan to commerce for final review
- November 17th, 2025 - City Council - Regular Meeting - Public Hearing & Action Item (First Reading) (completed)
- December 19th, 2025 - Commerce Review Letter Received
- December 30, 2025 - Commerce review period complete
- January 5th, 2026 - City Council - Regular Meeting - Action Item (Final Reading)
- January 14th, 2026 - Council action published in the newspaper
- January 19th, 2026 - Comp Plan goes into effect
(If you would like staff to meet with your church group, organization, or homeowners association, please contact goddardt [at] ci.woodland.wa.us (subject: Comp%20Plan%20Outreach%20Opportunity) (Travis Goddard))