City of Vader

Comprehensive Plan Update

  • Update housing and employment capacity, and integrate annexation capacity with county coordination through an ILA process.

  • Gap analysis of existing development regulations to comply with new state laws and regulatory requirements.

  • Administer community-wide survey, run public participation events, and create materials for public participation in various community events.

  • Coordinate timing, budgets, and continuity while updating multiple plans and annexing additional lands into the jurisdiction. Item description

Old wooden train station with water tower in the background, labeled with letters A to F.
Vintage cars in parade with spectators sitting and standing along the sidewalk, in a small town with green hills in the background.
A peaceful forest scene with a calm stream surrounded by lush green trees and foliage, with sunlight filtering through the leaves.
A riverbank with lush green grass and trees along the edge, with tall trees and cloudy sky in the background.

2025 Update to Comprehensive Plan, New Climate Plan, PROS Plan Update, Development Regulations, and Annexation Project.

The City of Vader's comprehensive plan update requires the creation of a new comprehensive plan to comply with state, regional, and county requirements under the GMA. The full plan will be completed by the end of 2025.

In addition to managing the periodic update grant for the City as part of this update, our team is providing On-Call Planning Services to the jurisdiction.

Services Provided

  • Project Management: Lead coordination with multiple agencies and budget tracking for several contemporaneously moving projects.

  • Planning Coordination 

  • Facilitation: Public meetings, packet material development, OPMA compliance, and events.

  • Land Capacity Analysis

  • Development Regulation Updates

  • Public Engagement

  • Multi-Project Integration

  • Grant and Budget Management

Map of Vader, showing flood zones, soils, erosion hazard areas, shoreline jurisdiction, and management zones, with boundary markings for city and UGA, and a scale bar, north arrow, and legend.
A map displaying various paths, trails, and roads with a prompt to draw a preferred route through Vader, add a flag for improvements, and participate in a community survey via QR code.