Building_development

1:34:32 This includes a new residential area in the City of Washougal. This includes a new residential area in the City of Washougal. This includes planning for housing affordable to all economic segments, allowing middle housing within residential areas, accommodating up to two accessory dwelling units per lot, and incorporating the new climate planning requirements. The City has worked closely with county staff throughout this process to ensure our land capacity assumptions and planning framework are coordinated with the countywide planning policies and regional growth allocations. I'd also like to speak to the proposed new countywide planning policy regarding a transfer of development rights program beginning in 2027 that was submitted by Councilor Little, which we received last Monday. Washougal is not opposed to a TDR. Our concern is just about adopting a new, very specific countywide planning policy at this late stage of the periodic update with little public input. However, we are more than happy to and welcome the opportunity to.

1:35:30 further discuss a TDR program. Lastly, I wanted to specifically request that you approve the City of Washougal's preferred alternative plan that was reviewed under the FEIS, which studied our proposed changes within our UGA. I cannot find a specific planning commission recommendation in today's packet to the Council noting their approval of our plan, and if I've missed that, I apologize. It may be in there somewhere, but because we aren't expanding our urban growth boundaries or making changes in that regard, I wanted to make sure that we are covered in the recommendation that you approve. With that, I thank you again for the opportunity to comment and for the county's continued coordination with Washougal throughout this periodic update. I'm available for any questions you may have. Great, thank you very much, Mitch. I don't see Washougal on my list of actions as well, so

1:36:30 thanks for including that. I think Washougal is in the non-controversial category here, but Oliver is stepping up to address that. Counselors, this is Oliver again. Mitch, if we omit that, we will make sure that we update the decision table, because I know that the Planning Commission recommended what the City of Washougal submitted. So, we want to reflect that. I know you're not expanding the urban growth boundaries, so they did agree with that, but we will update the table to reflect that.