County officials and local city representatives reviewed updates to the Comprehensive Plan, focusing on targeted Urban Growth Area (UGA) boundary expansions to accommodate future population and employment growth. The presentation addressed modifications to residential zoning regulations to increase housing density, adjustments to traffic impact fees, and the Capital Facilities Plan, which revealed a $555 million shortfall for necessary transportation infrastructure. Additionally, the council debated implementing a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program to balance new commercial development and annexation requests with the preservation of agricultural land.
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Clark County Council · Oct 01, 2026 · 46:59–59:49 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: CAPITAL FACILITIES PUD ZONING INFRASTRUCTURE pud infrastructure capital facilities ANNEXATION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Comprehensive Plan comprehensive plan density UGA traffic impact DENSITY TRAFFIC IMPACT zoning
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45:54 AREAS THAT WERE BEING CONSIDERED. WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS, THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WERE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WAS IN THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE THAT YOU RECOMMENDED GOING FORWARD TO BE STUDIED IN THE FEIS. IN THE BATTLEGROUND UGA, THERE WERE TWO AREAS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED BE ADDED AND THOSE ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE GREEN TEXT BOX. AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE -- CAN BE FOUND IN THE LINE ITEM NUMBERS FOR THE DECISION TABLE. AND SO NUMBER 26 IS A 35 ACRE EXPANSION AND THAT'S I BELIEVE UTILITIES FOR THE CITY OF BATTLEGROUND
46:51 OWNS THAT PROPERTY AND IT'S THE ARROW TO THE SOUTH THERE. AND THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BATTLEGROUND UGA. NEXT SLIDE. THE CAMAS URBAN GROWTH AREA, AGAIN, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO EXPAND FOR THE AIRPORT AND THEN 161-ACRE PROPERTY, THE NEVIN PROPERTY FOR THE BATTLEGROUND UGA.
47:29 AND SO THEY INCLUDED THE 162-ACRE EXPANSION FOR THE NEVIN PROPERTY. QUICK QUESTION. YES, GO AHEAD. THESE MAPS, ARE THESE, JUST TO CLARIFY, ARE THESE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AIRPORT? ARE THESE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR IS THIS WHAT THE CITIES HAVE REQUESTED? THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT SLIDE. COUNCILOR YOUNG. COUNCILOR YOUNG. SORRY, CINDY. CINDY, IF I MAY, COUNCILOR YOUNG, IT'S SAFE TO SAY, YEAH, THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IT'S ALSO WHAT THE CITIES PROPOSED.
48:29 I KNOW THAT YOU MADE RECOMMENDATION ON THE FINAL WHEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE PREFERRED, WHEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO YOU. YOU MADE SOME CHANGES, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE CASE OF BARREL GROUND, IN THE PREFERRED, THE ONLY PARCELS THAT WERE IN THE PREFERRED, IF WE CAN GO BACK TO BARREL GROUND, ARE THE PIECES TO THE WEST, WHICH IS MARCHING TOWARDS THE DOLLARS CORNER, AND THE PIECES TO THE NORTH TOTALING 488 ACRES. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT THE MEADOW GLADE PIECE TO THE SOUTH WHERE WE MARKED SX BE INCLUDED IN YOUR OWN RECOMMENDATION WHEN YOU ADOPTED THE PREFERRED. YOU EXCLUDED IT. IN THE CASE OF CAMAS, WE CAN GO BACK TO CAMAS. THIS IS JUST MORE OF A CLARIFICATION.
49:28 GO BACK TO CAMAS. IN THE CASE OF CAMAS, THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT INCLUDE THE NAVIM PROPERTY. COUNCIL RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL ALTERNATIVE THAT WAS STUDIED, AND WE SHARE WITH COUNCIL THAT WHEN THIS WAS LOOKED AT IN ALT 3, IT WAS LOOKED AT AS IN ALT 3, IT WAS LOOKED AT AS A PROPERTY. A PROPERTY. THE CITY CAME BACK AND ASKED WHETHER THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT FOR EMPLOYMENT, AND WE SAID IT WAS TOO LATE TO DO SO. SO THAT'S THE CLARIFICATION. THE INITIAL RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT INCLUDE THE NAVIM PROPERTY. JUST A CLARIFICATION. BUT IT IS IN THE FINAL AS A RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE IT IN THE FINAL ALTERNATIVE THAT WAS STUDIED BY COUNCIL.
50:28 SO I'VE STOPPED THERE AND WILL CONTINUE. WE HAVE A QUESTION. I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS QUICK. ON 27 BACK AT BATTLE GROUND, MATT LITTLE, COUNCILOR MATT LITTLE, BATTLE GROUND NUMBER 27, THERE'S THREE PARCELS THERE. I SAW IT IN BATTLE GROUND'S LETTER IN THEIR REQUEST, BUT IT WASN'T IDENTIFIED WHICH PARCEL WAS THE ONE THAT WAS NOT IN THE DEIS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS 226988000. AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHICH ONE OF THE THREE THAT IS. LET'S GO BACK TO -- MAYBE WE'LL LEARN THAT WHEN THE CITIES PRESENT. WE CAN SHOW YOU THAT QUICKLY, COUNCILOR. IF WE CAN GO BACK TO BATTLE GROUND.
51:28 IT'S THE PARCEL JUST SOUTH OF THE ARROW ON THE NORTH SIDE. WELL, THERE'S THREE CONTIGUOUS PARCELS. YEAH. IT'S THE SMALLER ONE. SMALLER ONE, YES. ABUTTING THE UGA. THERE ARE -- OKAY. SO THIS IS THE PARCEL. PARCEL, SQUARE, THE SIDEWAYS T, AND THEN THE ONE UNDERNEATH IS THE ONE THAT WAS NOT STUDYED IN THE UGA. YOU'RE POINTING TO NUMBER 26. I'M TALKING ABOUT 27. THE 17 ACRES. NO, 26 -- WELL, THE 27 IS THOSE THREE THAT COMPRISE THE 17 ACRES. NUMBER 26 IS THE ONE TO THE SOUTH. THAT'S THE 35 ACRES THAT THE CITY OF BATTLE GROUND OWNS. I UNDERSTAND 26 IS WHERE THE CITY OWNED PARCEL.
52:27 I'M JUST ASKING ABOUT 27 THERE ON THE EAST THERE THAT YOU'RE POINTING TO RIGHT NOW. THIS ONE? NO, DOWN. UP, UP, UP. WHERE THE ARROW IS. WHERE THE RED ARROW IS. 27. IT'S THREE DIFFERENT PARCELS. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH IS THE ONE THAT WAS NOT ANALYZED IN THE DEIS. THERE'S JUST ONE PARCEL. THE ONE PARCEL IS 35 ACRES. ALL RIGHT. THE WAY IT'S DESCRIBED IN THE CITY LETTER, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LIKE THREE. MAYBE THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE CITY. THEY WILL CLARIFY. OKAY. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. AND SO THE CENTER, AGAIN, THEY HAD AN ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION,
53:27 A 5-ACRE PARCEL THAT IS BETWEEN THE EXPANSION AREAS TO THE NORTH AND THE UGA. AND IT'S THE WHITE PARCEL. THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S OWNED BY THE CLARK PUBLIC UTILITIES. WE DID CONTACT CPU AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH BEING INCLUDED. I THINK THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT CAME UP AT THE WORK SESSION. AND THEN THOSE TWO AREAS WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. THEY WERE EXPANSION AREAS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE PREFERRED AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THOSE AND THE ADDITIONAL PARCEL THAT WAS NOT STUDIED IN THE FEIS. NEXT SLIDE. THE RICHFIELD EXPANSION AREA, AGAIN, THERE ARE TWO PROPERTIES.
54:27 THE MALL PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. AND THEN THE EXPANSION AREA TO THE NORTH. AND THESE WERE, AGAIN, IN THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED INCLUDING BOTH OF THOSE AREAS. AND THESE ARE ZONE AG 20, AS WELL. JUST SO YOU KNOW. JUST FOR THE RECORD. NEXT SLIDE. THE YACKLE URBAN GROWTH AREA WAS AN EXPANSION OF 12 ACRES DUE TO THE PARCEL TO THE WEST, TO THE EAST. THAT WAS CURRENTLY -- THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE UGA AS INDUSTRIAL AND IS LOOKING TO BE CONVERTED TO PARK LANDS. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED INCLUDING THAT AS
55:26 WELL. NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE VANCOUVER UGA. WE'RE LOOKING AT CHANGING SOME OF THE DENSITIES WITHIN THE MULTI-FAMILY ZONES TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STATE, THROUGH THEIR HOUSING ANALYSIS, PLANNING TOOL, AND THE NEED TO PLAN FOR AND PROVIDE HOUSING AT ALL INCOME LEVELS. WE NEEDED TO UP ZONE SOME OF OUR URBAN MEDIUM AND URBAN HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. AND TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF THAT LAND. AND THEN WE LOOKED AT CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO REZONE FROM R110 AND R120 TO R175.
56:26 AND THEN THERE WERE SOME SITE SPECIFIC REQUESTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE LAND USE TABLE. I THINK THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED ALL BUT ONE. BUT WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL HAVE THE SUMMARY OF THAT. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED ALL BUT ONE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIED THE MOTION TO AMEND ZONING IN URBAN MEDIUM AND URBAN HIGH RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WHERE WE WERE LOOKING AT CONSOLIDATING FROM FIVE DISTRICTS TO THREE. IN THE MAPPING THEY MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION. ULTIMATELY THEY DECIDED TO APPROVE THOSE SAME CHANGES IN OUR ZONING DISTRICTS.
57:26 SO THERE WAS A CONFLICT BETWEEN THOSE TWO. THIS WAS RELATED TO THE SECOND BULLET WHICH WAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION WANTED THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE D RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT PERTAINS TO SOME OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES RELATED TO THE MULTI-FAMILY ZONES. THIRD BULLET, THERE WAS THE DENIAL OF A RECOMMENDATION ON ONE OF THE SITE SPECIFIC REQUESTS TO GO FROM COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. WE CAN DISCUSS THAT MORE IN DETAIL WHEN WE GET TO DELIBERATIONS. BUT THERE'S SOME ACCESS ISSUES ALONG 503 THAT IS WHY WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT.
58:26 THIRD BULLET WAS WHY THE PROPOSAL WAS BEING MADE AND WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPORTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL AND THE PREFERRED, BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THAT MOTION. THEY ALSO INCLUDED THREE POLICY AMENDMENTS IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT. THE FIRST TWO ARE COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES, 2.19. AND 2.1.11. AND THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE TABLE. AND THEN THE FOURTH BULLET, AGAIN, IT WAS MINOR CHANGE TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE, ARCHEOLOGICAL IN ONE OF THE POLICY SECTIONS. AND THEN THE NEXT BULLET IN THE CLIMATE ELEMENT WAS NEW INFORMATION.
59:25 THAT WAS A NEW POLICY TO DEVELOP REGULATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUD FOR GRID SCALE BATTERIES. AND THEN FINALLY THE MANUFACTURED HOME PARK IN OUR CODE WAS PROPOSED TO BE UPDATED TO CLARIFY THAT IT INCLUDED PARK MODELS AND TINY HOMES APPROVED BY LABOR AND INDUSTRIES AND THEN ALSO TO INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF THE COLLEGE COTTAGE DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS INSTEAD OF A SEPARATE SET OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND I THINK WE DISCUSSED THOSE AT THE WORK SESSION ON THE 16TH. NEXT SLIDE. JUST ONE MORE THING. AS OLIVER MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DID GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE
1:00:25 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSIT, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL AND OUR OWN PUBLIC WORK STAFF SUBSEQUENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING AND SO WE HAVE PROVIDED THE COUNCIL WITH OUR RESPONSES TO THOSE AND WHAT AMENDMENTS WERE MADE TO THE CHAPTERS AND THE
Evidence (4 matches)
direct keyword 46:59–47:29 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
LINE ITEM NUMBERS FOR THE DECISION TABLE. AND SO NUMBER 26 IS A 35 ACRE EXPANSION AND THAT'S I BELIEVE UTILITIES FOR THE CITY OF BATTLEGROUND OWNS THAT PROPERTY AND IT'S THE ARROW TO THE SOUTH THERE. AND THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BATTLEGROUND UGA. NEXT SLIDE. THE CAMAS URBAN GROWTH AREA, AGAIN, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO EXPAND FOR THE AIRPORT AND THEN 161-ACRE PROPERTY, THE NEVIN PROPERTY FOR THE BATTLEGROUND UGA. AND SO THEY INCLUDED THE 162-ACRE EXPANSION FOR THE NEVIN PROPERTY. QUICK QUESTI
direct keyword 52:03–52:11 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
IDE. WELL, THERE'S THREE CONTIGUOUS PARCELS. YEAH. IT'S THE SMALLER ONE. SMALLER ONE, YES. ABUTTING THE UGA. THERE ARE -- OKAY. SO THIS IS THE PARCEL. PARCEL, SQUARE, THE SIDEWAYS T, AND THEN THE ONE UNDERNEATH IS THE ONE THAT WAS NOT STUDYED IN THE UGA. YOU'RE POINTING TO NUMBER 26. I'M TALKING ABOUT 27. THE 17 ACRES. NO, 26 -- WELL, THE 27 IS THOSE THREE THAT COMPRISE THE 17 ACRES. NUMBER 26 IS THE ONE TO THE SOUTH. THAT'S THE 35 ACRES THAT THE CITY OF BATTLE GROUND OWNS. I UNDERSTAND 26 IS WH
direct keyword 56:56–57:14 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
DED IN THE LAND USE TABLE. I THINK THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED ALL BUT ONE. BUT WE'LL HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL HAVE THE SUMMARY OF THAT. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED ALL BUT ONE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENIED THE MOTION TO AMEND ZONING IN URBAN MEDIUM AND URBAN HIGH RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WHERE WE WERE LOOKING AT CONSOLIDATING FROM FIVE DISTRICTS TO THREE. IN THE MAPPING THEY MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION. ULTIMATELY THEY DECIDED TO APPROVE THOSE SAME CHANGES IN OUR ZONING DISTRIC
direct keyword 59:25–59:49 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
HEN THE FOURTH BULLET, AGAIN, IT WAS MINOR CHANGE TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE, ARCHEOLOGICAL IN ONE OF THE POLICY SECTIONS. AND THEN THE NEXT BULLET IN THE CLIMATE ELEMENT WAS NEW INFORMATION. THAT WAS A NEW POLICY TO DEVELOP REGULATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUD FOR GRID SCALE BATTERIES. AND THEN FINALLY THE MANUFACTURED HOME PARK IN OUR CODE WAS PROPOSED TO BE UPDATED TO CLARIFY THAT IT INCLUDED PARK MODELS AND TINY HOMES APPROVED BY LABOR AND INDUSTRIES AND THEN ALSO TO INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF THE COL