A comprehensive plan is the community’s vision of its future. It guides the orderly development of the region. The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to generate initial discussion among citizens, public agencies, and other stakeholders on some of the major issues facing the future development of the Straits Planning Region (See map below). The Straits Regional Plan was generated by the citizen members of the Crescent Bay Community Council and the Clallam Bay-Sekiu Community Council. Although the Crescent and Clallam Bay Community Councils share many goals, there are enough differences in these areas to justify separate goal and policy sections covering rural, resource and urban growth areas. The goals and policies of the Crescent Community Council apply from its boundary with the Port Angeles Region through the eastern edge of Range 11. The Clallam Bay Community Council goals and policies apply to the Straits regional planning area lying west of Range 10.

The Straits Planning Region is one of four regional comprehensive plans being developed to comply with the Growth Management Act. These regional plans work in concert with a County-wide Comprehensive Plan which covers issues of County-wide importance. The Comprehensive Plan addresses issues of land use, public facilities/services, transportation, affordable housing and economic development.