Building_development

19:25 items just a reminder you're limited to three just a reminder you're limited to three just a reminder you're limited to three minutes uh and minutes uh and minutes uh and we'll we'll we'll go ahead and call whoever has signed up go ahead and call whoever has signed up go ahead and call whoever has signed up shelley batten good afternoon everyone thanks for good afternoon everyone thanks for hearing me today hearing me today hearing me today this is the first time i've ever spoken this is the first time i've ever spoken this is the first time i've ever spoken at a council meeting at a council meeting at a council meeting my name is shelley batten i am the my name is shelley batten i am the my name is shelley batten i am the president of the heights at pleasant president of the heights at pleasant president of the heights at pleasant valley hoa board valley hoa board valley hoa board and i'm here to clearly state our and i'm here to clearly state our and i'm here to clearly state our opposition to the proposed r36 opposition to the proposed r36 opposition to the proposed r36 redesign along northeast 139th street redesign along northeast 139th street redesign along northeast 139th street in vancouver in vancouver in vancouver all of the neighborhoods in this all of the neighborhoods in this all of the neighborhoods in this residential district are carefully residential district are carefully residential district are carefully planned designed for moderate density planned designed for moderate density single-family homes single-family homes single-family homes the proposed r36 zoning would break that the proposed r36 zoning would break that the proposed r36 zoning would break that framework framework framework three and four-story multi-building three and four-story multi-building three and four-story multi-building multi-family buildings are not multi-family buildings are not multi-family buildings are not compatible with the surrounding compatible with the surrounding

20:21 compatible with the surrounding r7.5 neighborhoods and no transitional r7.5 neighborhoods and no transitional r7.5 neighborhoods and no transitional zoning or buffering is proposed zoning or buffering is proposed zoning or buffering is proposed it is an abrupt and inappropriate increase it is an abrupt and inappropriate increase it is an abrupt and inappropriate increase in intensity in this area in intensity in this area in intensity in this area equal to putting a bright neon green equal to putting a bright neon green equal to putting a bright neon green sofa in the middle of your living rooms sofa in the middle of your living rooms sofa in the middle of your living rooms infrastructure limitations make this infrastructure limitations make this infrastructure limitations make this especially especially especially concerning northeast 139th street is a concerning northeast 139th street is a concerning northeast 139th street is a local local local access road designed for low volume access road designed for low volume access road designed for low volume residential traffic residential traffic residential traffic northeast 50th avenue is another access northeast 50th avenue is another access northeast 50th avenue is another access point that includes a small bridge that point that includes a small bridge that point that includes a small bridge that crosses salmon creek crosses salmon creek crosses salmon creek high density development in this area high density development in this area would elevate safety risks for the would elevate safety risks for the would elevate safety risks for the children that attend children that attend children that attend pleasant valley elementary school and pleasant valley elementary school and pleasant valley elementary school and worsen congestion worsen congestion worsen congestion this redesignation also conflicts with this redesignation also conflicts with this redesignation also conflicts with hb 1181 hb 1181 hb 1181 this area lacks transit service and this area lacks transit service and this area lacks transit service and walkable or widable streets or sidewalks walkable or widable streets or sidewalks

21:19 walkable or widable streets or sidewalks and there is no resources or services in and there is no resources or services in and there is no resources or services in this area this area this area meaning high density residents would meaning high density residents would mean high density residents would rely on driving for every trip they need rely on driving for every trip they need rely on driving for every trip they need to make to manage their lives to make to manage their lives to make to make to manage their lives moving the county further from its moving the county further from its moving the county further from its climate planning objections or climate planning objections or climate planning objections or obligations obligations obligations our hoa board understands that our our hoa board understands that our our hoa board understands that our county is growing this is such a county is growing this is such a county is growing this is such a beautiful place to live beautiful place to live beautiful place to live when we support growth when we support growth when we support growth that fits the infrastructure and that fits the infrastructure and that fits the infrastructure and established development patterns established development patterns established development patterns this proposal does not we implore this proposal does not we implore this proposal does not we implore this council to withdraw the this council to withdraw the this council to withdraw the redesignation for this parcel and redesignation for this parcel and redesignation for this parcel and consider r10 or r12 consider r10 or r12 consider r10 or r12 zoning for the safety health and zoning for the safety health and zoning for the safety health and quality of life for those clark county quality of life for those clark county quality of life for those clark county residents that live there residents that live there residents that live there thank you so much for your consideration thank you so much for your consideration thank you so much for your consideration thank you thank you thank you okay uh just for people who haven't been okay uh just for people who haven't been okay uh just for people who haven't been here before we don't encourage here before we don't encourage

22:16 here before we don't encourage clapping or any sign of uh support clapping or any sign of uh support clapping or any sign of uh support because there may be people on a because there may be people on a because there may be people on a different side so just to make it different side so just to make it different side so just to make it welcoming and feeling safe i just ask welcoming and feeling safe i just ask welcoming and feeling safe i just ask you not to you not to you not to not to applaud not to applaud not to applaud thank you thank you thank you john gilman good afternoon my name is john gilman and i good afternoon my name is john gilman and i live in philbrook farms live in philbrook farms which is adjacent to the uh the parcels which is adjacent to the uh the parcels which is adjacent to the uh the parcels that were just discussed that were just discussed that were just discussed i also object to the rezoning of that i also object to the rezoning of that i also object to the rezoning of that area i've been there four months it's a area i've been there four months it's a area i've been there four months it's a lovely neighborhood i really like it lovely neighborhood i really like it lovely neighborhood i really like it and i think and i don't have any and i think and i don't have any and i think and i don't have any objections to more development uh the objections to more development uh the objections to more development uh the those lots that are going to be developed those lots that are going to be developed those lots that are going to be developed are right on the other side of are right on the other side of are right on the other side of my back fence i have no heartburn about my back fence i have no heartburn about my back fence i have no heartburn about those being developed but this density those being developed but this density those being developed but this density just makes absolutely no sense to me at just makes absolutely no sense to me at just makes absolutely no sense to me at all all all have any of you been out there have any of you been out there have any of you been out there looked at the area looked at the area looked at the area how about the how about the how about the the planning commission how about those the planning commission how about those

23:15 the planning commission how about those guys guys guys don't know don't know don't know so

23:29 was there being filled pressure to do it was there being filled pressure to do it that way was there that way was there that way was there i can't figure out what it was if you go i can't figure out what it was if you go i can't figure out what it was if you go out there and look at that area out there and look at that area out there and look at that area you'd realize that that number of new you'd realize that that number of new you'd realize that that number of new residents residents residents my calculation is somewhere between six my calculation is somewhere between six my calculation is somewhere between six and seven thousand people and seven thousand people and seven thousand people maybe maybe maybe 2200 new residences 2200 new residences 2200 new residences it's going to be a mess we already have it's going to be a mess we already have problem with traffic a lot of which it problem with traffic a lot of which it problem with traffic a lot of which it comes through my right by my front door comes through my right by my front door comes through my right by my front door don't object to it but if i have that a don't object to it but if i have that a don't object to it but if i have that a big increase and every day there's a big increase and every day there's a big increase and every day there's a long line of cars waiting to get on to long line of cars waiting to get on to long line of cars waiting to get on to 50 it's going to be a real mess 50 it's going to be a real mess 50 it's going to be a real mess and i i strongly recommend or ask you and i i strongly recommend or ask you and i i strongly recommend or ask you to reconsider that rezoning to a lower to reconsider that rezoning to a lower to reconsider that rezoning to a lower density than what's proposed here if you density than what's proposed here if you density than what's proposed here if you don't it's it's really going to be a don't it's it's really going to be a don't it's it's really going to be a problem in the future problem in the future problem in the future and i think the people that live there and i think the people that live there and i think the people that live there now and the people that are going to now and the people that are going to now and the people that are going to move there move there move there when that development is completed when that development is completed when that development is completed deserve better than that thank you very deserve better than that thank you very

24:40 deserve better than that thank you very much much much it's open public comment there's a public it's open public comment there's a public it's open public comment there's a public hearing that will follow hearing that will follow hearing that will follow okay because it's not on the agenda it okay because it's not on the agenda it okay because it's not on the agenda it is right below it is it's right after is right below it is it's right after is right below it is it's right after open public comment okay then i'll save open public comment okay then i'll save open public comment okay then i'll save that for then okay so my name is mellow that for then okay so my name is mellow that for then okay so my name is mellow also go by carmen de leon and there's a also go by carmen de leon and there's a also go by carmen de leon and there's a few things here um is the spanish people few things here um is the spanish people few things here um is the spanish people still here okay yeah my parents came still here okay yeah my parents came still here okay yeah my parents came from guatemala and my mother is half from guatemala and my mother is half from guatemala and my mother is half spanish half mayan spanish half mayan spanish half mayan and the first priority to come to the and the first priority to come to the and the first priority to come to the united states was to learn english united states was to learn english united states was to learn english so as a so as a so as a credit to my race credit to my race credit to my race speaking english was the greatest honor