Comprehensive Plan

Help Plan Spokane Valley’s Tomorrow!

We are updating the city's comprehensive plan, the community’s long-term vision for how the City of Spokane Valley is going to grow and flourish in the next 20 years – until 2046. This is your opportunity to shape the future for our neighborhoods, parks, housing, transportation and so much more. Whether you've lived here forever or just moved here, your experiences and input are valued. 

Get Involved

Let’s plan for a Spokane Valley that works for everyone, today and tomorrow. There are many ways to participate:

• Sign up for email updates (Click here, enter your email address, and under “City News,” select Comprehensive/Long-Range Plans & Development Regulations)
• Attend upcoming workshops and open houses
• Share your thoughts through surveys and comment forms
• Invite your friends, family and neighbors to join the conversation

What Is the Comprehensive Plan?

The Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan is the city's master plan for the future, outlining how the city will grow, develop and serve the community over the next 20 years. The Comprehensive Plan is Spokane Valley's adopted guide for planning the city's future. It establishes goals and policies to help the City make informed decisions. This blueprint represents the community's values and priorities, guiding the City in addressing growth, challenges and opportunities for the next 20 years. It covers critical topics like:

• Housing and neighborhoods
• Parks and open space
• Transportation and traffic
• Natural resources
• Land use
• Economic development
• Environmental quality
• City services and infrastructure

A comprehensive plan is a required document for the largest and fastest-growing cities and counties in Washington State. The Comprehensive Plan and FEIS are an integrated document and intended to meet the city’s mandated periodic update requirements.

The plan helps

• Determine how land will be utilized, where houses, companies, parks and public buildings ought to be located
• Provide a framework for investing in roads, utilities and public services
• Recognize strategies to promote a healthy economy and thriving neighborhoods
• Bring together local goals and state requirements, including Washington’s Growth Management Act

Updating the Comprehensive Plan ensures that Spokane Valley is prepared to meet current and future needs and that decisions about development and public spending are rooted in what matters most to the people who live and work here.

How Does This Affect You?

Whether you live, work, play, own a business or go to school in Spokane Valley, the Comprehensive Plan affects your daily life. It shapes how we:

• Design neighborhoods and public spaces
• Plan for future housing and transportation
• Attract jobs and business opportunities
• Respond to growth and community needs