CITY OF LAKE STEVENS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2025 Comprehensive Plan Docket PROJECT NAME: 2025 Comprehensive Plan Amendments to Chapter 8, Transportation Element and Chapter 9 Capital Facilities Element, Traffic Impact Fee Cost Basis and Proposed Traffic Impact Fee Adjustments to Update the City’s Traffic Impact Fees. APPLICANT: City of Lake Stevens, 1812 Main Street, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLISHED: April 25 and May 15, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM LOCATION/FORMAT: Hybrid In-Person/Online Format In-Person: The Mill, Sawyers Room, 1808 Main Street, Lake Stevens Zoom: See city website calendar and agenda for the link PROPOSED PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Under the Growth Management Act, the city can amend its Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map once per year, through an annual docket process. The 2025 docket includes updates the Transportation (Chapter 8) and Capital Facilities (Chapter 9), updates to the 20-year Capital Projects List (Tables 8.8 and 9.1), Figure 8.15 which show the project locations, 6-Year Capital Projects Lists (Table 9.2) to reflect transportation improvements required to accommodate the city’s growth targets and to meet the city’s adopted Level of Service (LOS) consistent with the adopted 2024 Comprehensive Plan periodic update. In addition, the city has proposed adjustments to the Traffic Impact Fees. The Lake Stevens Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and receive public testimony to consider the docket items described above. The Lake Stevens City Council will then review the Planning Commission recommendation and conduct an additional public hearing before making a final decision. PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT: Interested parties may submit written comments before the hearing or provide oral testimony in-person or via Zoom. Comments can be submitted to City Hall, Attn: Christi Schmidt at PO Box 257, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 or by email at cshmidt@lakestevenswa.gov. Persons who provide comments may appeal the decision, per LSMC 14.16A.265. Project files and Zoom links for the public hearings will be available a week prior to the public hearing date at 2025 Comprehensive Plan Docket | Lake Stevens, WA - Official Website. It is the City’s goal to comply with the American with Disabilities Act. The City offers its assistance to anyone with special needs, including the provision of TDD services. Published: April 25; May 15, 2026. EDH1029932
