This page provides Smart Growth Anacortes’ positions on a variety of topics as well as any letters and recommendations we submit to government agencies.
SGA comments to Planning Commission 8/8/2026 re: Climate Change, Ecological Resilience, and Implementation Gaps in the Updated Gap Analysis and Consistency Review
To: Anacortes Planning Department and Planning Commission From: Smart Growth Anacortes (SGA) Subject: Climate Change, Ecological Resilience, and Implementation Gaps in the Updated Gap Analysis and Consistency Review Planning Commission Members and Planning Staff: Smart Growth Anacortes believes, with excellent and independent factual cause, that the Updated Gap Analysis and Consistency Review provides a useful…
SGA Comments on Protecting Public Involvement in Proposed Title 19 Permit Streamlining Amendments
Smart Growth Anacortes Date: July 15th, 2026 Subject: SGA AMC Title 19, Unified Development Code – Comments Corrected. To: Planning Commission Hello Again Planning Commission Members: SGA has taken more input on the AMC Title 19, Unified Development Code and has done more analysis. This has led to a more defined and directed…
Protecting Public Participation in the Title 19 Permit Streamlining Amendments
Smart Growth Anacortes urges the Planning Commission to strengthen the proposed Title 19 Permit Streamlining Amendments to ensure early, meaningful public involvement and avoid unintended consequences in sensitive neighborhoods such as the R1 Zone. While we support efforts to improve efficiency, the current draft shifts too many permits to administrative review, reduces early engagement, and…
