Officials reviewed comprehensive plan updates encompassing code amendments for higher-density housing, adjusted traffic impact fees, and a Capital Facilities Plan aimed at addressing a $555 million transportation infrastructure shortfall. Representatives from several local cities advocated for targeted Urban Growth Area (UGA) expansions to support commercial development and future population needs. Conversely, public commenters warned that expanding these boundaries and de-designating agricultural lands might violate the state's Growth Management Act, potentially exposing the county to costly lawsuits and loss of grant funding.
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Clark County Council · Oct 01, 2026 · 1:06:23–1:08:14 · 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
What was said
1:05:18 SOME CONCERNS WITH OUR DENSITY CALCULATIONS AND FOUND THAT WE HAD EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RESIDENTIAL. WELL, WE WERE EXPANDING FOR EMPLOYMENT, BUT RATHER THAN PURSUING THAT, WE WITHDREW THAT REQUEST AND FOCUSED ON THE NEXT PERIODIC REVIEW UPDATE WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. IN 2018, WE DID A CITYWIDE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN AND COMMUNITY VISION AND OUT OF THAT CAME SEVERAL PLANNING STUDIES. THE MAJOR ONE WAS THE LAND USE MASTER PLAN UPDATE IN 2021. THAT IS WHERE WE DID OUR CAPACITY ANALYSIS AS WELL AS OUR QUOTE REASONABLE MEASURES EXERCISE UNDER THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY RCW 3678215. WHAT THAT MEANS IS BEFORE YOU CAN DO OUR URBAN GROWTH BANNER
1:06:17 EXPANSION, THE STATE SAYS YOU ESSENTIALLY NEED TO SEE IF YOU WANT TO DO SOME ZONING CHANGES BEFORE YOU GO OUT. WE'VE DONE THAT. IT'S ALL DOCUMENTED. SPECIFICALLY WHAT BATTLEGROUND DID WAS WE CHANGED SOME OF OUR MIXED USE DISTRICTS BECAUSE THOSE WEREN'T PERFORMING FOR WHAT WE NEEDED. WE REVERTED BACK TO INDUSTRIAL OR MEDIUM TO HIGH RESIDENTIAL. AFTER THAT EXERCISE, WE STILL FOUND THAT WE WERE LACKING TO ACCOMMODATE JOBS. WE HAD ONLY 80 ACRES OF VACANT INDUSTRIAL LAND TO DEVELOP. FALLING WAY SHORT OF WHERE WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE OUR MANDATE FROM THE STATE FOR JOBS. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BACK STORY TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. AND I BELIEVE ALL OF THAT IS IN
1:07:17 THE RECORD. IN TERMS OF THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP, THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LITTLE, THE SPECIFIC PARCEL THAT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE DEIS IN THE STUDY WAS ON THE CORNER OF DOUBLIN ROAD AND 249th STREET, PARCEL NUMBER 226988. THAT WAS ADDED PRIMARILY IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A STREET ROAD IMPROVEMENT WITH DEVELOPMENT. IT MADE SENSE FOR THAT PARCEL TO COME IN. WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND AND WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE IS WE'RE DOING AN INDEPENDENT SEPA FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WE'RE INCLUDING THAT PARCEL. SO I THINK THAT WOULD FUNCTION AS AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR OWN SEPA PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR -- THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
1:08:14 I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DURING DELIBERATIONS I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY YOU MAY HAVE THAT COME UP. SO YOU'LL BE HERE TOMORROW? I WILL BE ONLINE LIKELY. GREAT. THANKS FOR THAT BACKGROUND. ARE THERE ANY IMMEDIATE QUESTIONS? SORRY FOR THIS QUESTION, BUT I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A MISLABEL IN WHAT THE STAFF JUST PRESENTED AND WHAT'S IN YOUR LETTERS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 26 IS THE 26 THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THE 26 ON THE MAP THAT WAS PRESENTED BY STAFF IS THE ADDITION ON THE NORTH SIDE. THE 26 IS ON THE EAST SIDE. BUT ON PAGE 11 OF YOUR LETTER, IT SHOWS THAT NUMBER 27 IS THE ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE. SO IT'S OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED AND I WOULDN'T WANT US TO VOTE ON THE WRONG THING IN THE RIGHT ORDER -- IN
1:09:12 THE WRONG ORDER. SO WHICH ONE IS CORRECT?
Evidence (2 matches)
direct keyword 1:06:23–1:06:39 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
LL AS OUR QUOTE REASONABLE MEASURES EXERCISE UNDER THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY RCW 3678215. WHAT THAT MEANS IS BEFORE YOU CAN DO OUR URBAN GROWTH BANNER EXPANSION, THE STATE SAYS YOU ESSENTIALLY NEED TO SEE IF YOU WANT TO DO SOME ZONING CHANGES BEFORE YOU GO OUT. WE'VE DONE THAT. IT'S ALL DOCUMENTED. SPECIFICALLY WHAT BATTLEGROUND DID WAS WE CHANGED SOME OF OUR MIXED USE DISTRICTS BECAUSE THOSE WEREN'T PERFORMING FOR WHAT WE NEEDED. WE REVERTED BACK TO INDUSTRIAL OR MEDIUM TO
direct keyword 1:08:00–1:08:14 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
RCEL NUMBER 226988. THAT WAS ADDED PRIMARILY IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A STREET ROAD IMPROVEMENT WITH DEVELOPMENT. IT MADE SENSE FOR THAT PARCEL TO COME IN. WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND AND WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE IS WE'RE DOING AN INDEPENDENT SEPA FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WE'RE INCLUDING THAT PARCEL. SO I THINK THAT WOULD FUNCTION AS AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR OWN SEPA PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR -- THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DURING DELIBERATIONS I WILL TRY TO A