The City of Lakewood Comprehensive Plan guides the City’s overall strategy for growth and development over the next 20 years. It sets the goals and policies for items such as land use, economic development, housing, transportation, and the environment.
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SUMMARY OF PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ON 2026 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DEVELOPMENT REGULATION, AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
You can view the full text of the draft amendments here. For more information please contact Tiffany Speir, Planning Division Manager, at [email protected]
City Council review of draft 2027 Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Map, and Development Regulation Amendment Docket starts October 19 at 6:00 pm. City Council Public Hearing on November 2 at 7:00 pm
Comprehensive Plan
Lakewood reviews its Comprehensive Plan for potential updates every year and the most recent Plan went into effect June 2, 2025. The most recent 10-year “periodic review” amendment package was adopted September 16, 2024 by the Lakewood City Council after a two year public engagement process and went into effect January 1, 2025. The periodic review is much more extensive than the annual amendment cycle and is required every 10 years by state law.
- 2025 Comprehensive Plan Background Appendix
- 2025 Comprehensive Plan Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
- 2025 Zoning Map
- 2025 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map
- Subarea Plans (Downtown, Station District, Tillicum-Woodbrook)
- 2015 Comprehensive Plan Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) and SEPA Checklist
- 2000 Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement
- 2000 Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement
- 2000 Lakewood Comprehensive Plan Background Report
Annual Comprehensive Plan Updates
Once a year (generally in July), the City calls for public applications to update the Comprehensive Plan text, related development regulations, and/or Lakewood’s land use and zoning maps. This period is also an opportunity to request amendments to the city’s adopted subarea plans and related regulations. If the City Council approves including the private application in the “docket list” of the amendment cycle, the City will assess the applicant for required fees to review the application.
Lakewood’s annual review process runs from the month following the call for applications until the following spring/summer. Study sessions and public hearings are held on proposed amendments at the Planning Commission and at the City Council level before the final action is taken.
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application Forms through Lakewood Online Permit Center:
Periodic Review Process
State law requires cities to complete a periodic review of adopted Comprehensive Plan and development regulations, including regulations for critical areas and natural resource lands, every 10 years. Lakewood completed this review in 2024 and will complete its next periodic review in 2034.
Per state law, Comprehensive Plans and regulations must be up to date with the requirements of the Growth Management Act to be eligible for grants and loans from certain state infrastructure programs.
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Planning
[email protected] or 253-512-2261
Planning Manager – Tiffany Speir
(253) 983-7702
Email: TSpeir
To email Tiffany Speir add her email handle before @cityoflakewood.us