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What will Bonney Lake look like in 2049?

The City is updating the Comprehensive Plan to reflect how the residents of the community want the City to grow in 25 years, which will coincide with the City’s centennial in 2049. As the City updates the Comprehensive Plan, the City wants to know and understand what the community identifies as shared values and goals and create policies that benefit the entire community of Bonney Lake. The City expects to complete the Comprehensive Plan update in December 2025.

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) enacted in 1990, provides a framework for state, regional, county, and local planning coordination, requiring cities and counties to develop a plan to help manage growth over a 20-year planning period. This plan is referred to commonly as a Comprehensive Plan.

The Comprehensive Plan guides citywide policies on topics that affect our daily lives, including housing, transportation, economic development, the natural environment, land use, and parks.

The gap analysis is a process where the current Comprehensive Plan and development regulations are reviewed against state law, court decisions, and regional planning policies to see where Bonney Lake is inconsistent, or has a "gap".

The project charter and public participation plan describe how the City will complete the comprehensive plan update, and how it will seek input from the public throughout the project.

May 3, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting Materials (.pdf)
June 6, 2023 City Council Meeting Materials (.pdf)
June 13, 2023 City Council Meeting Materials (.pdf)
Resolution No. 3151 (.pdf)

The land capacity analysis evaluated what land in the city is available for development. This data was used to develop two growth alternatives:

Alternative One “Stay the Course”, which evaluated achieving housing targets through amplification of the current development pattern; and
Alternative Two “Bend the Trend”, which evaluated achieving housing targets through smaller-scale development with sufficient land capacity dedicated to low-income housing.

Planning Commission and City Council reviewed these documents to determine which growth alternative to use to draft the updates to the comprehensive plan.

April 3, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting Materials (.pdf)
April 16, 2024 City Council Meeting Materials (.pdf)
April 23, 2024 City Council Meeting Materials (.pdf)

Council voted to move forward with Alternative Two "Bend the Trend".

The Community Development Element establishes the policy framework that will shape the physical development of land use, housing and economic development. The City has chosen to combine these topics into one element due to the significant interrelatedness of these issues and their role in improving the health of the residents of Bonney Lake.

This Environmental Stewardship Element provides a policy framework to guide decision making regarding the conservation, management, and utilization of Bonney Lake’s natural resources.

This Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources Element provides a framework to guide decision making regarding the protection and restoration of Bonney Lake’s historic and cultural resources.

The Community Mobility Element establishes the policy framework that will shape improvements to the transportation system in Bonney Lake.

The Capital Facilities & Services Element establishes the policy framework that will shape improvements to capital facilities, services, and utilities in Bonney Lake.

October 21, 2025 City Council Meeting Materials (.pdf)

Summer 2023 Tabling Events at City of Bonney Lake Tunes at Tapps – July 12, July 19, July 26, August 2, August 9, August 16, and August 23
September 22, 2023 Tacoma Pierce County Health Department Meeting
October 11, 2023 Tabling Event at Grocery Outlet
October 18, 2023 Parks, Trails, Recreation & Open Space Open House
November 2, 2023 Communities for Families Coalition Presentation
November 9, 2023 Tabling Event at the Bonney Lake Library
November 16, 2023 HOA Board Presentation
November 29, 2023 HOA Board Presentation
November 30, 2023 HOA Board Presentation
December 2, 2023 Tabling Event at City of Bonney Lake Tree Lighting
December 7, 2023 Bonney Lake Rotary Presentation
December 8, 2023 Bonney Like High School Youth Forum Presentation
January 18, 2024 Chamber Collective Presentation
Summer 2024 Tabling Events at City of Bonney Lake Tunes at Tapps – July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31, August 7, August 14, and August 21
August 24, 2024 Tabling Event at the City of Bonney Lake Bonney Lake Days
Summer 2025 Tabling Events at City of Bonney Lake Tunes at Tapps – July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30, August 6, August 13, and August 20

Learn More

The City of Bonney Lake believes that a fully involved community better understands how and why the City adopts policies. We are committed to including community as part of the process in ways that benefit the community. To support this, we are providing a wide range of public input opportunities during the update process.

You can sign up here to receive updates about the comprehensive plan update process: www.cobl.us/newsletter

Upcoming Meetings and Public Hearing

October 28, 2025 City Council
November 5, 2025 Planning Commission
November 19, 2025 Planning Commission Public Hearing
December 2, 2025 City Council review of Planning Commission recommendation
December 9, 2025 City Council - earliest date of a decision

Where to Find Meeting Materials

Questions?

Feel free to contact us at [email protected] for any questions about the Comprehensive Plan or to submit comments in advance of the November 19, 2025 Public Hearing.

Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
9:00 - 4:00
Fridays
By Appointment Only

Email Contact:
Envision Bonney Lake Division
Please let us know if you have any questions or want more information about the update process.

Location:
Public Services Center
21719 96th ST E
Buckley, WA 98321

Mailing:
City of Bonney Lake
Attn: Planning Department
21719 96th ST E
Buckley, WA 98321

Phone: 253-447-4356

Inspection Line: 253-447-4357

Fax: 253-862-1116