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Clark County Council · Oct 01, 2026 · 1:13:39–1:17:30 · Watch on CVTV ↗

Local officials reviewed updates to the Comprehensive Plan, focusing on adjusting zoning and increasing multi-family housing densities to meet state mandates. Various cities requested expansions to their Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) for commercial and residential development, with some proposing a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program to protect agricultural lands prior to annexation. Additionally, officials evaluated the Capital Facilities Plan and proposed traffic impact fee adjustments to address a $555 million shortfall in transportation infrastructure needed to support this new development.

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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1:12:38 THANKS, CINDY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE THAT. HE'S PARTICIPATING ONLINE. MAYBE -- ON YOUR END, COUNCIL? THE COUNCIL CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY. MAYBE JUST SPEAKING SLOWLY MIGHT HELP. YEAH, I WILL DO MY BEST. THANKS. SO THE CITY OF CAMAS SUPPORTS THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION, AND AS YOU CONSIDER FINAL ADOPTION, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU RETAIN ITS RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE BOTH GROWTH FIELD AND THE NEVIN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CAMAS UGA. CAMAS -- WE'VE BEEN ALLOCATING A 20-45 POPULATION OF OVER 37,000 PEOPLE, AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE CAPACITY FOR OVER 4,200 HOUSING UNITS AND OVER 11,000 JOBS. WE WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE NOT RELYING PRIMARILY ON OUTWARD EXPANSION TO ACCOMMODATE THAT

1:13:36 GROWTH. WE'RE MAKING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES WITHIN THE CITY AND OUR UGA BY INCREASING REFIDENTIAL DENSITIES, ALLOWING MORE MIDDLE HOUSING AND ACCESSORY DURAL UNITS, EXPANDING MULTI-FAMILY CAPACITY, AND THEN CREATING NEW RESTAURANTS AND MAKES EMPLOYMENT ZONE. AS WELL AS WE'VE DEVELOPED THE DOWNTOWN SUB AREA OF LAND THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW FOR SOME MORE REDEVELOPMENT THERE. BUT EVEN WITH THOSE CHANGES, THE REMAINING DEVELOPABLE LAND WITHIN CAMAS IS INCREASINGLY CONSTRAINED, AND THE PROPOSED EXPANSIONS OF GROWTH FIELD AND THE NEVIN PROPERTY ARE TARGETED RESPONSES TO THOSE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. GROWTH FIELD I'LL TOUCH ON FIRST. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 84 ACRES. IT'S A PUBLICLY OWNED OPERATING AIRPORT OWNED BY THE CAMAS WASHUGLE. IT ALREADY CONTAINS RUNWAYS, HANGERS, FUELING FACILITIES, FLIGHT SCHOOL, AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT-RELATED ACTIVITY THAT WE THINK EXHIBITS -- WE THINK EXHIBITS CHARACTERISTICS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT WITH AN URBAN

1:14:34 PUBLIC FACILITY AND EMPLOYMENT USE THAN WITH RURAL LANDS. IMPORTANTLY, CAMAS HAS INTENTIONALLY LIMITED THAT PROPOSAL TO THE PORT-OWNED AIRPORT PROPERTY, AND WE VIEW GROWTH FIELD AS A DISTINCT CIRCUMSTANCE. IT'S A PROPOSAL THAT IS BASED ON THIS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND EXISTING USE, NOT AS THE BEGINNING OF A BROADER EXPANSION. NEVIN PRESENTS A DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITY. IT'S 161 ACRES, CONTINUES WITH OUR UGA, NEAR EXISTING AND PLANNED URBAN DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NEAR DOWNTOWN CAMAS. AND IF IT'S INCLUDED, IT COULD PROVIDE CAPACITY FOR MORE THAN 1,200 MULTIFAMILY HOUSING UNITS. WE UNDERSTAND THE RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE THAT AS MULTIFAMILY, AND WE WOULD ACCEPT THAT. WE FIND THAT THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING

1:15:34 IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE

1:16:32 AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE NEVIN PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CENTER. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CENTER. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I'M ANGIE MERRELL WITH THE CITY I'M ANGIE MERRELL WITH THE CITY OF LISSONER. OF LISSONER. I'M THE CITY PLANNER. I'M THE CITY PLANNER. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR ALL COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR ALL THE PARTICIPATION. THE PARTICIPATION. I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LISSONER AS YOU CITY OF LISSONER AS YOU CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE CENTER'S ECONOMIC FUTURE AND HOW CENTER'S ECONOMIC FUTURE AND HOW WE CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING WE CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO

1:17:32 THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO CLARK COUNTY. WE CAN GROW BY STEEP SLOPES, WE CAN GROW BY STEEP SLOPES, WETLANDS, HABITATS AND WETLANDS, HABITATS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. IT LIMITS WHERE WE CAN IT LIMITS WHERE WE CAN REALISTICALLY GROW. REALISTICALLY GROW. THAT'S WHY THE AREAS WE HAVE THAT'S WHY THE AREAS WE HAVE REQUESTED ALONG THE I-5 NEAR THE REQUESTED ALONG THE I-5 NEAR THE INTERCHANGE AND THE CASINO ARE INTERCHANGE AND THE CASINO ARE SO IMPORTANT. SO IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WHILE ALLOWING US TO DEVELOPMENT WHILE ALLOWING US TO PROTECT THE SMALL TOWN CHARACTER PROTECT THE SMALL TOWN CHARACTER OF OUR DOWNTOWN AND COMMUNITY. OF OUR DOWNTOWN AND COMMUNITY. THERE IS A HISTORY BEHIND THE THERE IS A HISTORY BEHIND THE AREAS BEING CONSIDERED FOR AREAS BEING CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE GROWTH. FUTURE GROWTH. SINCE 2007, THESE PROPERTIES HAVE SINCE 2007, THESE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN USED TO SERVE AREAS FOR BEEN USED TO SERVE AREAS FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE CENTER FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT. FOR EMPLOYMENT. THE CITY, COUNTY AND OTHERS HAVE THE CITY, COUNTY AND OTHERS HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN ROADS, UTILITIES AND DEVELOPMENT ROADS, UTILITIES AND DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE I-5 INTERCHANGE. AROUND THE I-5 INTERCHANGE. THESE AREAS ARE NEXT TO TRIBAL


Evidence (3 matches)

direct keyword 1:13:39–1:13:53 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
000 PEOPLE, AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE CAPACITY FOR OVER 4,200 HOUSING UNITS AND OVER 11,000 JOBS. WE WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE NOT RELYING PRIMARILY ON OUTWARD EXPANSION TO ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH. WE'RE MAKING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES WITHIN THE CITY AND OUR UGA BY INCREASING REFIDENTIAL DENSITIES, ALLOWING MORE MIDDLE HOUSING AND ACCESSORY DURAL UNITS, EXPANDING MULTI-FAMILY CAPACITY, AND THEN CREATING NEW RESTAURANTS AND MAKES EMPLOYMENT ZONE. AS WELL AS WE'VE DEVELOPED THE DOWNTOWN SUB AREA OF LAND TH

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direct keyword 1:15:02–1:15:15 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
TY, AND WE VIEW GROWTH FIELD AS A DISTINCT CIRCUMSTANCE. IT'S A PROPOSAL THAT IS BASED ON THIS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND EXISTING USE, NOT AS THE BEGINNING OF A BROADER EXPANSION. NEVIN PRESENTS A DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITY. IT'S 161 ACRES, CONTINUES WITH OUR UGA, NEAR EXISTING AND PLANNED URBAN DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NEAR DOWNTOWN CAMAS. AND IF IT'S INCLUDED, IT COULD PROVIDE CAPACITY FOR MORE THAN 1,200 MULTIFAMILY HOUSING UNITS. WE UNDERSTAND THE RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE THAT AS MULTIFAMILY, AND WE WOULD A

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direct keyword 1:17:22–1:17:30 CAPITAL FACILITIES, PUD, ZONING, INFRASTRUCTURE, pud, infrastructure, capital facilities, ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Comprehensive Plan, comprehensive plan, density, UGA, traffic impact, DENSITY, TRAFFIC IMPACT, zoning
D THE STAFF FOR ALL THE PARTICIPATION. THE PARTICIPATION. I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE I WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LISSONER AS YOU CITY OF LISSONER AS YOU CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE CENTER'S ECONOMIC FUTURE AND HOW CENTER'S ECONOMIC FUTURE AND HOW WE CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING WE CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE THINGS THAT

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