WebMap designed for CityWorks applications by Lake Stevens Sewer District employees.

WebMap designed for CityWorks applications by Lake Stevens Sewer District employees. SIMPLIFIED as of 8/13/2020.

This data set is a compilation of municipal annexation boundaries for cities in Snohomish County, Washington. The boundaries were compiled from legal descriptions for each annexation from the original incorporation onward. Legal descriptions were interpreted without assumption of intent or bias from any pre-existing maps. Spatial registration conforms to features in the Snohomish County parcel data set. Information captured include the boundary of each individual annexation, the effective date of the annexation and the reference to the insturment authorizing the annexation.

Washington State’s Growth Management Act (GMA) (chapter 36.70A RCW) requires the development of a comprehensive plan. Comprehensive Plan {https://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/2139/Comprehensive-Plan} changes are voted on once per year by the Snohomish County Council, with recommendations given by the Planning Commission, Public comments, and the Department of Planning and Development Services (PDS).The Comprehensive Plan serves as the document that guides County decisions and services on a wide range of topics, including: land use, transportation, parks, housing, capital facilities and the natural environment. The Comprehensive Plan consists of five components:The General Policy Plan consists of goals, objectives and policies that serve as a guide to the county’s growth and development.The Future Land Use Map (PDF) expresses graphically the 20-year vision of the preferred land use pattern. It identifies the urban growth areas around cities and towns, as well as urban, rural, and resource lands. The map is implemented through numerous zoning classifications and development regulations.The Transportation Element presents a plan for transportation facilities and services to support the needs of the projected populations.The Capital Facilities Plan (PDF) contains an inventory of the county’s public facilities and utilities, establishes level of service standards necessary to support development, and prioritizes facilities needed to support the needs of the projected populations.The Park and Recreation Element presents a plan for park and recreation facilities and services to support the needs of the projected populations.Outside of the periodic update cycle, less extensive revisions are allowed through the docketing process and County-initiated amendment proposals. Information on current and past proposals, and to find out about submitting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan can be obtained from the Docket and County-Initiated Amendments web page.

Rural lands are those areas outside of urban growth areas (UGAs). As the Growth Management Act (GMA) requires a “Rural Element” that includes lands “not designated for urban growth, agriculture, forest, or mineral resources” (RCW 36.70A.070(5)). The GMA requires the county to include a rural element in its comprehensive plan. The county’s rural element consists of the rural land use policies in this subsection of the Land Use chapter as well as other rural-related policies addressing utilities, transportation, housing, open space, parks and recreation, economic development, and natural resources, each discussed in separate sections of the county’s comprehensive plan.