Community Development

Current Planning

The Current Planning Division is responsible for the administration and regulation of land development, comprehensive land use planning and environmental services and the processing of land use permits by applying current Chelan County Codes, the Shoreline Master Program, county-adopted city codes for the Urban Growth Areas of Wenatchee, Cashmere, Chelan, Entiat and Leavenworth and other Washington state and federal laws.

The division provides assistance to the public on questions regarding land development, subdivision, land use and zoning, environmental applications and shoreline development. it also provides technical support on a wide array of community development issues to the Planning Commission, Hearing Examiner, the Board of County Commissioners and other agencies.


Current Planning Projects & Applications

Mission Ridge Master Planned Resort

Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort, located outside Wenatchee on the eastern side of the Cascade Range, proposes expanding its resort and creating a Master Planned Resort Overlay District to enhance existing services for year-round outdoor recreation.
 

Mission Ridge DEIS Comments

Documents and Presentations

 Agency
   GOV-001_WenatcheeValleyFireDistrict.pdf 789 KB
   GOV-002_ChelanCountyFireMarshall.pdf 182 KB
   GOV-003_ChelanCountyPublicWorks.pdf 1374 KB
   GOV-004_ChelanPUD.pdf 301 KB
   GOV-005_CCCDevelopment.pdf 271 KB
   GOV-006_CityofWenatchee.pdf 635 KB
   GOV-007_WADOH.pdf 3014 KB
   GOV-008_WDFW.pdf 393 KB
   GOV-008_WDFW_Appendix 4 KB
   GOV-009_BeehiveIrrigationDistrict.pdf 304 KB
   GOV-010_ChelanDouglasPort.pdf 263 KB
   GOV-011_LinkTransit.pdf 471 KB
   GOV-012_WenatcheeHeightsReclamationDistrict_10.15.25.pdf 219 KB
   GOV-013_WenatcheeHeightsReclamationDistrict_06.10.25.pdf 180 KB
   GOV-014_CityofWenatchee_Honeycutt.pdf 6 KB
   GOV-015_Ecology.pdf 330 KB
   TRIB-001_YakamaNation.pdf 365 KB
 Orgs and Assocs
   ORG-001_ConservationNW.pdf 842 KB
   ORG-002_FOMR and WWA.pdf 36882 KB
   ORG-002_FOMR and WWA_2025WildlifeSurvey.pdf 1675 KB
   ORG-003_KettleRangers.pdf 655 KB
   ORG-004_LeavenworthSportsClub.pdf 122 KB
   ORG-005_MountainGuardInsurer.pdf 127 KB
   ORG-006_NationalSkiAreasAssoc.pdf 163 KB
   ORG-007_NCWAudobonSociety.pdf 172 KB
   ORG-008_PNWSkiAreasAssoc.pdf 53 KB
   ORG-009_VisitWenatchee.pdf 97 KB
   ORG-010_WenatcheeValleyAstonomyClub.pdf 139 KB
   ORG-011_WenatcheeSportsmanAssoc.pdf 281 KB
   ORG-012_BackcountryHuntersandAnglers.pdf 323 KB
   ORG-013_AlpineLakesProtectionSociety.pdf 97 KB
   ORG-014_TamarackSaddle.pdf 378 KB
   ORG-015_WenatcheeOutdoors.pdf 7 KB
   ORG-016_CascadeBackcountryAlliance.pdf 9 KB
   ORG-017_Wilkinson.pdf 122 KB
 Public
   PUB 1018_Dechaine.pdf 166 KB
   PUB-1000_Larue.pdf 130 KB
   PUB-1001_A_Kunkel.pdf 1530 KB
   PUB-1001_D_Kunkel.pdf 957 KB
   PUB-1002_Roberson.pdf 169 KB
   PUB-1003_Selden.pdf 1069 KB
   PUB-1004_Hendrickson.pdf 127 KB
   PUB-1005_Kupfer.pdf 705 KB
   PUB-1006_Thompson_AEGISEngineering.pdf 691 KB
   PUB-1007_KKane.pdf 2613 KB
   PUB-1008_Bean.pdf 53 KB
   PUB-1009_Dowling.pdf 85 KB
   PUB-1010_Langager.pdf 110 KB
   PUB-1011_LincolnKimleyHorn.pdf 160 KB
   PUB-1012_Wriston.pdf 168 KB
   PUB-1013_Feehan.pdf 184 KB
   PUB-1014_Tackman.pdf 54 KB
   PUB-1015_March.pdf 119 KB
   PUB-1016_Egner.pdf 111 KB
   PUB-1017_Bacon.pdf 2388 KB
   PUB-1019_Balzer.pdf 284 KB
   PUB-1020_Elwood.pdf 44 KB
   PUB-1021_Kacmarcik.pdf 109 KB
   PUB-1022_Stansbery.pdf 134 KB
   PUB-1023-Haugerud.pdf 1079 KB
   PUB-1024_Boese.pdf 52738 KB
   PUB-1025_Appleton.pdf 146 KB
   PUB-1026_Ballinger.pdf 300 KB
   PUB-1027_Haven.pdf 430 KB
   PUB-1028_Shipman.pdf 94 KB
   PUB-517_Foster.pdf 63 KB
   PUB-526_Morin.pdf 12 KB
   PUB-535_Andrade.pdf 190 KB
   PUB-573_Byers.pdf 65 KB
   PUB-575_Dietzman.pdf 245 KB
   PUB-995_Lehmkuhl.pdf 91 KB
   PUB-996_Rolfs.pdf 94 KB
   PUB-997_Gnam.pdf 3930 KB
   PUB-998_Smolinksy.pdf 92 KB
   PUB-999_Gaylord.pdf 53 KB
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Posted: 01/30/2015 02:10 PM
Last Updated: 11/21/2025 04:07 PM

Chelan County Calendar

Upcoming events and schedules at the county!

  • 10
    Dec 2025
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Chelan County Civil Service Commission

    Posted by: Human Resources

    The Chelan County Civil Service Commission will be meeting on December 10, 2025

    Chelan County Commissioners Office, CM Conference Room 1
  • 06
    Dec 2025
    09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

    Monthly Drop-Off Saturday - Dec. 6, 2025

    Posted by: Solid Waste Management

    Drop-off Saturday at the Moderate Risk Waste Facility is Dec. 6.

    Chelan County Moderate Risk Waste Facility
  • 25
    Nov 2025
    09:30 AM - 10:30 AM

    Public Meeting: Public Canvassing Board Meetings

    Posted by: Chelan County Elections

    The Canvassing Board of Chelan County, pursuant to RCW 29A.60.160, will hold public meetings at the dates and times listed below. The meetings of the Canvassing Board are open, public meetings under the applicable provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW, and each meeting shall be continued until the activity for which the meeting is held has been completed.

    Chelan County Auditor’s Office
  • 25
    Nov 2025
    01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

    Public Meeting: Certify Election

    Posted by: Chelan County Elections

    The Canvassing Board of Chelan County, pursuant to RCW 29A.60.160, will hold public meetings at the dates and times listed below. The meetings of the Canvassing Board are open, public meetings under the applicable provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW, and each meeting shall be continued until the activity for which the meeting is held has been completed.

    Chelan County Auditor’s Office