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Learn about the City's Economic Study, learn
where the city gets it revenues and how other cities do their planning. |
 | 2007 Comprehensive Plan
completed & approved |
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The Comp Plan update has been underway since
2005. It was approved in Jan 2007 and
the documents are available here. |
| Gilbane Receives Approval for
Residential Development of Ship Harbor |
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Gilbane is the first of what is likely to be
several residential developments at Ship Harbor.
View
Conditions |
| Contact your City Officials |
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Don't know which Ward you live in or who to
send your concerns to? Visit this
page to find out. |
| City of Anacortes Economic
Study |
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The City of Anacortes has entered into an
economic study to determine long range (20 year) fiscal analysis of the
City.
View the results of the
study here. |
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Anacortes has "Amended" its'
Comprehensive Plan annually. However, for 2005, the Growth
Management Act (GMA) requires Anacortes to "Update" our plan, ensuring
compliance with GMA requirements. To support this more extensive
activity, the City has provided for public comment to be received on
proposed changes to the plan.
What's a Comprehensive Plan?
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| Ship Harbor Being Sold for
Residential Development
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There is a long history associated with Ship
harbor and we have compiled Port meeting minutes and summarized them so
that residents can determine for themselves how well this property has
been managed by the Port. The City is being asked to issue a Conditional
Use Permit that would allow developers to create a residential development
there, instead of supporting the " marine oriented and tourist activity"
as defined by the Commercial Marine Zoning.
Additionally, Anacortes does not need to convert land intended for
commercial purposes to residential, as we have enough residentially zoned
property to meet GMA requirement to the year 2025.
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| Do
we re-zone SR 20 for new retail businesses?
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A group of property owners want to rezone a
7/10 mile section of industrial property along SR 20, to a zoning
that would permit most uses, including retail. If you live in
Anacortes, you know we need additional retail. But where we locate
our new shopping could have significantly different results for our
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What kind of business does Anacortes need the most?
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This was the Anacortes American's
Question of the Week on June 22, 2005. These were the answers of the
six who were asked the question:
| Another grocery store, shoe store, some place to buy clothes.
Not a Wal-Mart. |
| A variety store that will sell practical things, like socks and
underwear. |
| Something like Fred Meyer would be great because they have clothes
and food. |
| Possibly a department store. |
| More men's stores to get socks and underwear. |
| Ocean recreational business. I went up & down the street
looking for oysters. |
Add one more piece of information; the first 5 people call Anacortes
home, the last response came from a visitor from Napa Valley, CA.
What should this tell us? We have two markets to serve,
each with different needs! |
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Word is out about Anacortes! More and
more people want to live here, or build that "get-a-way" 2nd home.
More people brings more residential development... that's inevitable.
But what also seems inevitable is the "clear cutting" that takes place
whenever a new housing development is started. |
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How many people live in
Anacortes? How many residents are over 65 and how is this segment
expected to change in the future? What industries do Anacortes
residents work in and what types of jobs do they have? What incomes
do families have in Anacortes and how does that compare with national
averages? For these answers and more,
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Anacortes to perform 20 Year Economic Study
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Purpose of Study:
| Analyze revenues from major sources assuming status quo and current
development trends |
| Define future development and/or expansion of current uses to meet
future fiscal needs. |
| Propose land use changes needed to guide development |
Desired output of analysis:
| Forecast and compare projected revenue and cost elements |
| Evaluate probable revenues from various land use options |
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Planning Department Tentative Schedule
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View the schedule of the items going before the planning commission. |
| Big Changes Planned for Anacortes
Ferry Terminal Learn More |
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"The Washington State Ferries (WSF) will be
building a new, expanded Anacortes Multimodal Ferry Terminal facility in
2006. The new terminal will be able to handle expected growth on the
route and will improve accessibility for all modes of travel, safety and
the customer experience." Quote taken from WSF brochure. Learn
more about WSF's plans.
Visit WSF
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