Our Vancouver - Comprehensive Plan 2045

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Comment period open NOW through September 8, 2025

Now's your chance to weigh in! 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.

As part of this effort, two different maps, called action alternatives, were created that represent the range of ways that Vancouver can grow and develop to help achieve our community vision, comply with state law, and address housing and other community needs. Input from community during community mapping activities in spring 2024, Council direction, and additional community feedback were used in creating these two maps.

Through the state-required environmental process, the City published a report, called a Draft Environmental Impact Statement also known as a Draft EIS, on July 8 for the public to review and comment on. The Draft EIS looks at how the alternatives could affect our community and environment and is used to help consider potential impacts of the City of Vancouver's Comprehensive Plan Update before it is finalized and adopted.

Now is an important time to get involved! Review the alternatives and their potential impacts and tell us what you think. The feedback you provide will shape the final map and plan for Vancouver’s growth and development.

How do I comment?

• Online Comment Form (preferred)
• Email to [email protected].
• Mail your comments to:

Attn: Meredith Herbst

City Hall

PO Box 1995

Vancouver, WA 98668

• Leave a voicemail by calling 360-487-7929.
• Attend an interactive public meeting and provide written comments.
  • Wednesday, July 30 at Firstenburg
  • Saturday, August 9 at City Hall

What's Next

• Staff will use your comments along with information from the environmental report, past community feedback, City priorities, and direction from City Council to create a final map, called a preferred alternative, that combines features of the different alternatives.
• The potential environmental effects of the preferred alternative will be presented to the community in the plan's final environmental report, called a Final Environmental Impact Statement or Final EIS, later this year.
  • Staff will also respond to comments by theme in the Final EIS.

See the project timeline for more information.

More Opportunities to Learn About Our Vancouver

• Join us for a virtual presentation and Q&A
  • Tuesday, July 22 via Zoom
  • Monday, August 4 via Zoom
• Check out other upcoming events
• Visit our FAQ page.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].