Kent Comprehensive Plan 2044: Building Our Future Together

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Draft Comprehensive Plan Available for Review!

The City is excited to announce that the draft Comprehensive Plan is now available for review. The plan is a collaborative effort between the City and community to shape the next 20 years of Kent!

How to Access the Draft Plan: You can view the draft plan by clicking here. This website also provides an opportunity to provide input/comments. If you want to see it as a separate PDF document with appendices, click here. Want a preivew of the plan? An Executive Summary is avaialable here.

How to Provide Feedback: Please submit all feedback by November 15, 2024 so we can incorporate your input into the final version.

  • Online: Review the plan online and submit comments in the document.
  • Written: Send your comments to futurekent@kentwa.gov or send a letter to Kristen Holdsworth, ECD Long Range Planning Manager, 220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032.
  • Public Hearings: The City will host two public hearings on the Comprehensive Plan. Meetings will be at the City Hall Council Chambers at 220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent. You may present testimony during the hearings in person or in writing. The meeting agenda will be posted the Friday before the meeting and will include information for virtual viewing via Zoom. Below are links to the agendas.

Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office in advance at 253-856-5725. For TTY/TDD service call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at 7-1-1.

Thank you for your continued support and participation!

We are planning for our future!

What will Kent look like in the next 20 years? The City needs your help to update our Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan). A Comp Plan is a road map for the City to follow as it considers decisions related to land use, housing, economic development, services, and a variety of other topics to guide future growth.

Discover on this page:

  • The importance of a Comprehensive Plan to Communities
  • What we have done so far.
  • Community Voices: What we’ve heard from the community
  • Charting the Path Forward: Where We’re Headed.

Check out the videos to learn why your voice matters and what a comprehensive plan is!

Learn more and join the conversation!

Community input is essential to developing the Comp Plan’s vision, goals, and policy statements. We know we are better together, and your ideas are important to shape the City’s future. Join us in a community-wide discussion to help update the Comp Plan! There are several ways to be involved in the 2044 Comp Plan update.

  • Click the "subscribe" button on the right of this page to receive notifications we develop the Comprehensive Plan policy framework with the goal and policies for how we achieve our vision, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, learn about our Round 2 Engagement, where we will focus on community priorities and goals.
  • Send us an email at FutureKent@KentWA.gov to let us know what you think. What do you want to see in your neighborhood?
  • Submit a comment or question related to the Comp Plan update in the "contact us" form below.

Draft Comprehensive Plan Available for Review!

The City is excited to announce that the draft Comprehensive Plan is now available for review. The plan is a collaborative effort between the City and community to shape the next 20 years of Kent!

How to Access the Draft Plan: You can view the draft plan by clicking here. This website also provides an opportunity to provide input/comments. If you want to see it as a separate PDF document with appendices, click here. Want a preivew of the plan? An Executive Summary is avaialable here.

How to Provide Feedback: Please submit all feedback by November 15, 2024 so we can incorporate your input into the final version.

  • Online: Review the plan online and submit comments in the document.
  • Written: Send your comments to futurekent@kentwa.gov or send a letter to Kristen Holdsworth, ECD Long Range Planning Manager, 220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032.
  • Public Hearings: The City will host two public hearings on the Comprehensive Plan. Meetings will be at the City Hall Council Chambers at 220 Fourth Avenue South, Kent. You may present testimony during the hearings in person or in writing. The meeting agenda will be posted the Friday before the meeting and will include information for virtual viewing via Zoom. Below are links to the agendas.

Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office in advance at 253-856-5725. For TTY/TDD service call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at 7-1-1.

Thank you for your continued support and participation!

We are planning for our future!

What will Kent look like in the next 20 years? The City needs your help to update our Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan). A Comp Plan is a road map for the City to follow as it considers decisions related to land use, housing, economic development, services, and a variety of other topics to guide future growth.

Discover on this page:

  • The importance of a Comprehensive Plan to Communities
  • What we have done so far.
  • Community Voices: What we’ve heard from the community
  • Charting the Path Forward: Where We’re Headed.

Check out the videos to learn why your voice matters and what a comprehensive plan is!

Learn more and join the conversation!

Community input is essential to developing the Comp Plan’s vision, goals, and policy statements. We know we are better together, and your ideas are important to shape the City’s future. Join us in a community-wide discussion to help update the Comp Plan! There are several ways to be involved in the 2044 Comp Plan update.

  • Click the "subscribe" button on the right of this page to receive notifications we develop the Comprehensive Plan policy framework with the goal and policies for how we achieve our vision, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, learn about our Round 2 Engagement, where we will focus on community priorities and goals.
  • Send us an email at FutureKent@KentWA.gov to let us know what you think. What do you want to see in your neighborhood?
  • Submit a comment or question related to the Comp Plan update in the "contact us" form below.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Sharing your ideas will help shape Kent’s future and help us understand important issues. Submit a comment or question related to the Comp Plan update. 

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