Multiple residents debated the proposed high-density rezoning of an 88-acre site near Northeast 139th Street and Northeast 50th Avenue as part of the Comprehensive Plan update. Opponents argued that the multi-family zoning is incompatible with existing single-family neighborhoods and will overwhelm local infrastructure, specifically citing narrow rural roads, traffic congestion, and missing sidewalks. While some speakers supported the upzoning to improve housing affordability and diversity, they agreed that the county's capital facilities plan currently fails to provide the transportation improvements necessary to safely support the increased density.
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Clark County Council · Oct 13, 2026 · 31:13–33:01 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: zoning comprehensive plan infrastructure rezoning density capital facilities
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30:07 in the state of washington ask her to do that by voting no on hjr 205. also ask congresswoman perez to protect federal policies that require automaker fleets to meet fuel efficiency standards and emission standards by voting no on hjr resolution 202 and 211. thank you very much thank you thank you very much thank you thank you the next caller caller you've been sent a request to unmute please go ahead and do so state your name for the record and please go ahead with your comment my name is jason green and this is in regards to the 2025 to 20 2045 comprehensive plan update on the 88 acre site at northeast 139th street the northeast 50th avenue um i'm sharing my thoughts on this 88 acres site at the intersection um in supporting
31:07 the re-designing this re-designating the site from its current low density residential zoning to a medium density residential zone what we object to how the county plans to serve that density the up-zoning is the right land use decision proving it without funded road sidewalk and parking solutions it does not why medium density is right for this site the growth management act directs the county to plan for 20 years of population and housing growth inside urban growth areas and to do it with its urban densities 88 acres inside vancouver vancouver's urban growth area is a rare contiguous block zone for loan density it yields limited number of large lot homes zone for medium density can deliver a broader mix of housing types that prices more households can can reach and it makes better use of water sewer and storm water service area already pays for medium density also supports the
32:06 county's own direction on middle housing and on consult in consolidating residential district it spreads land and infrastructure costs over more homes and eases pressure on expanded on expanded expanding the growth area onto farm and forest lands where we descent the transportation plan does not match the density more homes means more trips at medium density to site wide households and daily trips to a road network that was built for rural and lower density traffic. The comprehensive plan and capital facilities program did not yet show how that demand will be served. We see four gaps. First, road capacity on Northeast 139th Street and Northeast 50th Avenue carry traffic on rural cross sections with limited shoulders and no turn lanes at key intersections. State and county rules
33:01 require that transportation improvements be made concurrent with development. Residents and applicants across North County have already raised concurrently concerns on parallel corridors including Northeast 179th Street. We asked the county to show in the plan which capacity projects serve this site and when will they be built. Second, sidewalks. There are no continuous sidewalks along the site frontage or on the routes or to nearby schools. Transit stops commercial services adding hundreds of households to roads with no walking facilities which residents including children on road shoulders. The county's own transportation needs work tracks missing sidewalks linked by a roadway segment. The density we are supporting should not take effect until a safe. Okay, thank you for your comments. We have a couple more chair. Oh, a couple more. Okay. Caller, you've been sent a request to unmute. Please go ahead.
34:01 Go ahead and do so. State your name for the record and please go ahead with your comment.
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direct keyword 31:13–31:37 zoning, comprehensive plan, infrastructure, rezoning, density, capital facilities
date on the 88 acre site at northeast 139th street the northeast 50th avenue um i'm sharing my thoughts on this 88 acres site at the intersection um in supporting the re-designing this re-designating the site from its current low density residential zoning to a medium density residential zone what we object to how the county plans to serve that density the up-zoning is the right land use decision proving it without funded road sidewalk and parking solutions it does not why medium density is righ
direct keyword 32:36–33:01 zoning, comprehensive plan, infrastructure, rezoning, density, capital facilities
farm and forest lands where we descent the transportation plan does not match the density more homes means more trips at medium density to site wide households and daily trips to a road network that was built for rural and lower density traffic. The comprehensive plan and capital facilities program did not yet show how that demand will be served. We see four gaps. First, road capacity on Northeast 139th Street and Northeast 50th Avenue carry traffic on rural cross sections with limited shoulders