City to host working session

SANDPOINT — City officials have scheduled a joint working session regarding Sandpoint’s Comprehensive Plan for Wednesday, April 24 at 5:30 p.m.

The session will include the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission, and will be hosted at Sandpoint City Hall, 1123 Lake St.

The public is encouraged to attend this final review of the Comprehensive Plan. While public comment will be accepted, no action will be  taken at the work session.  

“The Comprehensive Plan is the community’s long-range vision for the future and provides a strategic  framework for reaching that vision for the next 15 years,” city officials said. “Through the direction of specific goals and  objectives, the plan will be used to guide land use regulations such as zoning and subdivisions, as well as  funding decisions on other policies and programs.”

After the planning process began in 2019 with community outreach and engagement, it was paused in 2020. The process restarted in 2022, with an emphasis on community vision, housing, and neighborhoods. The draft document was posted for online review and comment, and open house workshops were held April 27, Nov. 29, and Dec. 7 of 2023. On Feb. 13 and March 13 of this year,  joint working sessions with Planning and Zoning as well as the City Council were also held. 

“Further review and incorporation of comments from a joint City Council-Planning and Zoning Commission workshop, and a commission public hearing have been included in the final draft,” officials said. “It is anticipated that following this working session the City Council will hold a final public hearing to consider adoption and implementation of the document.”

Information: sandpointidaho.gov/compplan