The council considered a comprehensive plan amendment to adopt the City of Vancouver's density credit system, which incentivizes developers to build two- and three-bedroom apartments in unincorporated areas. A housing consultant cautioned that counting these larger apartments as multiple units to meet minimum density requirements could inadvertently reduce the actual number of housing units produced, potentially threatening capacity targets within the Urban Growth Area (UGA). Ultimately, the council voted against immediate adoption and instead directed staff to evaluate the potential impacts of the density credit system over the next six months.
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Clark County Council · Oct 05, 2026 · 11:57–12:03 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: density UGA comprehensive plan
What was said
10:54 I think it's important to adopt it now I just want to chair just mention that I just want to chair just mention that I just want to chair just mention that staff just told us that this could staff just told us that this could staff just told us that this could potentially affect the comp plan and our potentially affect the comp plan and our potentially affect the comp plan and our calculations so that would be why I'm calculations so that would be why I'm calculations so that would be why I'm voting against it but not for the intent voting against it but not for the intent voting against it but not for the intent I would like to address this later for I would like to address this later for I would like to address this later for sure and it sounded like from Oliver we sure and it sounded like from Oliver we sure and it sounded like from Oliver we can do this later sure yes go ahead I can do this later sure yes go ahead I can do this later sure yes go ahead I appreciate that that comment the one appreciate that that comment the one appreciate that that comment the one thing I would note the only results it thing I would note the only results it thing I would note the only results it would have would be down word number or would have would be down word number or would have would be down word number or pushing the number downward of total pushing the number downward of total pushing the number downward of total units which would bring us closer to our units which would bring us closer to our units which would bring us closer to our population forecast I would just ask population forecast I would just ask population forecast I would just ask staff is that can are you able to staff is that can are you able to staff is that can are you able to confirm that so there are two ways to confirm that so there are two ways to confirm that so there are two ways to measure overall we have an excess measure overall we have an excess
11:53 measure overall we have an excess capacity by each UGA we don't and capacity by each UGA we don't and capacity by each UGA we don't and particularly the Vancouver UGA is very particularly the Vancouver UGA is very particularly the Vancouver UGA is very tight there is excess capacity with the tight there is excess capacity with the tight there is excess capacity with the City of Vancouver so I think we have City of Vancouver so I think we have City of Vancouver so I think we have additional capacity there so but with additional capacity there so but with additional capacity there so but with within the unincorporated area within the unincorporated area within the unincorporated area it's very very tight okay I would just it's very very tight okay I would just it's very very tight okay I would just say I agree this is very important to say I agree this is very important to say I agree this is very important to provide this incentive although I would provide this incentive although I would provide this incentive although I would like to take a more thoughtful approach like to take a more thoughtful approach like to take a more thoughtful approach to it and you know if this motion fails to it and you know if this motion fails to it and you know if this motion fails I would be introducing a motion to direct I would be introducing a motion to direct I would be introducing a motion to direct staff to look into this and we could staff to look into this and we could staff to look into this and we could apply a time frame as well so that's apply a time frame as well so that's just my opinion just my opinion just my opinion any other comments I'll pause for a while any other comments I'll pause for a while any other comments I'll pause for a while to make sure to make sure to make sure uh just my comment going back to what uh just my comment going back to what
12:50 uh just my comment going back to what miss decker said she's um mentioned that miss decker said she's um mentioned that miss decker said she's um mentioned that she doesn't she doesn't know how it would she doesn't she doesn't know how it would she doesn't she doesn't know how it would affect the the County planning tool I affect the the County planning tool I affect the the County planning tool I can't hear you did I get that uh title can't hear you did I get that uh title can't hear you did I get that uh title incorrect Jose I'm sorry you could pull
Evidence (1 match)
direct keyword 11:57–12:03 density, UGA, comprehensive plan
re are two ways to measure overall we have an excess measure overall we have an excess measure overall we have an excess capacity by each UGA we don't and capacity by each UGA we don't and capacity by each UGA we don't and particularly the Vancouver UGA is very particularly the Vancouver UGA is very particularly the Vancouver UGA is very tight there is excess capacity with the tight there is excess capacity with the tight there is excess capacity with the City of Vancouver so I think we have Cit