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To request translations or accommodations for mobility, visual, hearing, written, or other needs, please contact us at 360-487-7937 or [email protected]. Additional language resources.

The City is working together with community members (you!) to create Our Vancouver, an updated comprehensive plan that will guide the city’s growth and development over the next 20 years.

Our current plan is from 2011 -- It doesn’t reflect big changes like remote work, climate action, or new state housing laws. We’re expecting 81,000 new neighbors by 2045, which means we will need at least 38,000 more homes and 43,000 more jobs. Vancouver continues to grow and change, and having an updated comprehensive plan will help us do this in a way that meets our community vision.

Thank you for participating in the comment period for the Draft EIS!

The Draft EIS comment period closed on September 8, 2025.

The is a state-required environmental report that describes how different land use maps, called alternatives, could affect Vancouver's community and environment. We are working to read and respond to the comments, and responses to substantive comments will be published in the plan's Final EIS later this year.

See the What’s Next? section below for future opportunities to provide input.

What's happening now?

Staff is currently working to combine these different alternatives into one final land use map, called a preferred alternative, based on:

  • Information from the Draft EIS,
  • Public comments submitted during the Draft EIS comment period (Jul 8 – Sep 8, 2025),
  • Earlier input from community members,
  • City policy priorities,
  • State law, and
  • Direction from City Council.

Tune in to upcoming Planning Commission and City Council meetings to track the progress, and sign up for the email list to stay up to date.

Additional questions can be emailed to Our[email protected].

What's Next?

  • Once the preferred alternative map is finalized later this year, you'll have the opportunity to comment on the draft Comprehensive Plan and draft zoning code.
    • Zoning determines what can be built where.
  • The City will then study the potential impacts of the map, plan, and code and summarize them in a follow-up report, called a Final Environmental Impact Statement, or Final EIS.
    • In the Final EIS, staff will also respond to substantive comments provided during the Draft EIS comment period by theme.
  • Finally, the final plan, map, and development regulations will be presented at public hearings to the Planning Commission and City Council for their review, potential revision, and approval.
    • Once the plan is approved by City Council, elected officials and city staff use the updated plan to align projects, programs, and policies and do their day-to-day work.

See the project timeline for more information.

More Opportunities to Learn About Our Vancouver

Questions? Email us at [email protected].




To request translations or accommodations for mobility, visual, hearing, written, or other needs, please contact us at 360-487-7937 or [email protected]. Additional language resources.

The City is working together with community members (you!) to create Our Vancouver, an updated comprehensive plan that will guide the city’s growth and development over the next 20 years.

Our current plan is from 2011 -- It doesn’t reflect big changes like remote work, climate action, or new state housing laws. We’re expecting 81,000 new neighbors by 2045, which means we will need at least 38,000 more homes and 43,000 more jobs. Vancouver continues to grow and change, and having an updated comprehensive plan will help us do this in a way that meets our community vision.

Thank you for participating in the comment period for the Draft EIS!

The Draft EIS comment period closed on September 8, 2025.

The is a state-required environmental report that describes how different land use maps, called alternatives, could affect Vancouver's community and environment. We are working to read and respond to the comments, and responses to substantive comments will be published in the plan's Final EIS later this year.

See the What’s Next? section below for future opportunities to provide input.

What's happening now?

Staff is currently working to combine these different alternatives into one final land use map, called a preferred alternative, based on:

  • Information from the Draft EIS,
  • Public comments submitted during the Draft EIS comment period (Jul 8 – Sep 8, 2025),
  • Earlier input from community members,
  • City policy priorities,
  • State law, and
  • Direction from City Council.

Tune in to upcoming Planning Commission and City Council meetings to track the progress, and sign up for the email list to stay up to date.

Additional questions can be emailed to Our[email protected].

What's Next?

  • Once the preferred alternative map is finalized later this year, you'll have the opportunity to comment on the draft Comprehensive Plan and draft zoning code.
    • Zoning determines what can be built where.
  • The City will then study the potential impacts of the map, plan, and code and summarize them in a follow-up report, called a Final Environmental Impact Statement, or Final EIS.
    • In the Final EIS, staff will also respond to substantive comments provided during the Draft EIS comment period by theme.
  • Finally, the final plan, map, and development regulations will be presented at public hearings to the Planning Commission and City Council for their review, potential revision, and approval.
    • Once the plan is approved by City Council, elected officials and city staff use the updated plan to align projects, programs, and policies and do their day-to-day work.

See the project timeline for more information.

More Opportunities to Learn About Our Vancouver

Questions? Email us at [email protected].



Page last updated: 09 Sep 2025, 02:53 PM