The hearing examined the proposed Morgan Creek Cluster Subdivision, which seeks to divide a 27.5-acre parcel zoned R5 into five smaller cluster lots and one 17-acre remainder lot. Officials explained that utilizing rural cluster development standards allows the project to maintain the required overall density while clustering the homes to preserve wetland buffers and riparian habitats. While the six-lot subdivision easily met traffic concurrency requirements without needing a study, neighbors expressed concerns that the concentrated density of the smaller lots could negatively impact the area's rural character and wildlife.
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Clark County Land Use Hearings · May 14, 2026 · 16:04–16:58 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: plat concurrency subdivision zoning density Subdivision
What was said
14:55 Phone only users can use the mute capability on their phone. We would ask that you stay muted at any time that you are not speaking. All right, thank you everyone. That concludes the instructional portion of my presentation. So, good evening, Mr. Examiner, County staff and the general public. For the record, my name is Marion Bateman. I'm a land use planner with Clark County Community Development and the project before you tonight is the Morgan Creek cluster subdivision. And just for the record, Mr. Examiner, I wanted to clarify exhibits that are coming in. Our best just emailed to me. You had mentioned that since we've had a bunch coming in, I wanted to mention that just off the top. So send them to me, I'll get them in the record and forward them on to you and everyone, the parties of record list.
15:47 So, for this development, the applicant is proposing to divide one parcel containing approximately 27 and a half acres zoned R5 into five cluster lots and one buildable remainder lot for a total of six new lots. And of course, they're utilizing the rural development cluster standards, which are allowed in the R5 zoning district. The proposed development site is currently owned by the Waterman family. And the applicant is Chris Avery with Minister Glaser serving. And the site is located at 19537 Northeast 174th Street in Brush Prairie. So as I mentioned, my name is Marion Bateman. I am the review planner for this project. The review engineer is Hannah Deedle Isakson. The review biologist is Keith Radcliffe. Craig Cottle is the transportation concurrency reviewer.
16:47 Jason Noble reviewed the application for fire safety and Hunter Decker is the county forester. He reviewed the forest practices side of the development. So just a quick outline for you. During this presentation, I will provide an overview and summary of the proposal, identify any major outstanding issues or concerns, and then ultimately we will make our recommendation to the examiner. So on to the project. So here's the vicinity map. The subject site is identified by the black dot. And as you can see, the site is located in Hawkinson, which is part of Brush Prairie. Morgan Creek abuts the site to the north. So the creek itself makes up the north property line. And then you've got Northeast 174th Street just north of that. And then you've got Northeast John Nelson Road abutting the site to the east.
17:43 So here's the zoning map. The site is located within the R5 zoning district, and it abuts other R5 zoned parcels in each direction, with the exception of Morgan Creek along the north boundary. This map shows the configuration of the site and the surrounding parcels and streets a bit more.
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direct keyword 16:04–16:58 plat, concurrency, subdivision, zoning, density, Subdivision
ne parcel containing approximately 27 and a half acres zoned R5 into five cluster lots and one buildable remainder lot for a total of six new lots. And of course, they're utilizing the rural development cluster standards, which are allowed in the R5 zoning district. The proposed development site is currently owned by the Waterman family. And the applicant is Chris Avery with Minister Glaser serving. And the site is located at 19537 Northeast 174th Street in Brush Prairie. So as I mentioned, my n