A proposal for the 132nd Avenue subdivision was reviewed, which utilizes city infill standards to divide a 2.2-acre site in an R9 zoning district into 25 narrow-lot residential units. Nearby residents raised concerns that the project's high density and the planned extension of 132nd Avenue would negatively impact neighborhood safety, traffic flow, and parking availability. In response, the applicant and city planner maintained that the proposed plat aligns with the city's comprehensive plan and dimensional zoning requirements.
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Vancouver Land Use Hearings · May 19, 2026 · 59:55–1:00:16 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: comprehensive plan zoning density plat subdivision
What was said
58:50 there was inadequacy based on mailed notice, but the, the concern about the, the, the size of the sign, understanding that there's no standards for what size a sign is posted. So it's a little bit out of order, but I was going to ask Mr. Mr. Payne, are you aware of additional neighbors that have stated that they would have provided comment? I mean, now this, this, this hearing has been posted for some time and notice of the hearing has been out. In addition, I'm just trying to figure out what's fair to all. So I'm asking you a question. I'm sorry, go ahead. I have to talk with a lot of the neighbors and many people did not know about this process and they were not able to comment. I've been talking to them since the public comment time. And so many, many of the neighbors did not realize
59:45 what was going on. And part of it was that the notice is not there. And even the letter that went out probably technically meets the guidelines, but it was all focused on the trees preservation. A copy of the plat was not included. There was not a lot of information included with that. So a lot of people did not understand the act of what this is going to do to our neighborhood. And again, because it's, because this road separates the school from the park and put all that traffic right down the middle between that area, which is right now a public safety area for all the families to walk between those areas. It's just, it's a public safety concern. Well, I'm, I like to err on the side of ensuring that all public participation has occurred. But I'm also mindful of the fact that this hearing has been posted and noticed for some
1:00:41 time as well. And we don't have folks that have showed up raising the concerns that you have, Mr. Payne. So forgive me while I, while I debate this. Examiner Marshall. Yes, please. If it if the, if you feel like the city didn't notice properly, but I think they did a 99 percent sure they did. If we'd like to keep a one week open record period for the neighbors to comment, we were okay with that. Just we'd like to keep it just one week, though, and
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direct keyword 59:55–1:00:16 comprehensive plan, zoning, density, plat, subdivision
y, many of the neighbors did not realize what was going on. And part of it was that the notice is not there. And even the letter that went out probably technically meets the guidelines, but it was all focused on the trees preservation. A copy of the plat was not included. There was not a lot of information included with that. So a lot of people did not understand the act of what this is going to do to our neighborhood. And again, because it's, because this road separates the school from the park