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County Council work session – September 26, 2018 Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., 6th Floor Hearing Room

Freight Rail-Dependent Uses

Oliver Orjiako and Jose Alvarez

• Project overview

Phase I

Phase II

• Public review and comments

• Next steps

Agenda

9/26/18 Freight Rail Dependent Uses Work Session 2

Growth Management Act (GMA) amendment:

• State amended the GMA to allow two counties, Clark and Okanogan, to adopt development regulations on resource lands (agriculture, forestry, mineral) adjacent to short line railroads for “freight rail dependent uses”.

-Effective date: Oct. 19, 2017

Freight Rail-Dependent Uses project overview

Freight Rail Dependent Uses Work Session 3 9/26/18

FRDUs are “buildings and other infrastructure that are used in the fabrication, processing, storage, and transport of goods where the use is dependent on and makes use of an adjacent short line railroad”.

-3ESB5517, Section 2(9)


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Linde, LLC, NE 47th Ave/NE 78th St

Omega Industries, Inc., NE 40th Ave.

9/26/18

November 2017- present

• Clark County’s 2-Phase Implementation approach

Phase I: Comprehensive Plan policies and overlay map

Phase II: Initiate Freight Rail Advisory Committee to propose development uses and standards


9/26/18 Freight Rail Dependent Uses Work Session 5

View from 39th St. bridge, Fruit Valley

• County Council added policies to the comprehensive plan:

• Land Use

• Rural and resource

• Transportation

• Created an overlay map

• Within 500’ of rail

Phase I – Comprehensive Plan policies and overlay

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Freight Rail Advisory Committee:

• Columbia River Economic Development Council

• City of Battle Ground

• Commercial & Industrial Realtor

• Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad

• Port of Vancouver

• Railroad advisory board members (non-affiliated)

• Parks Advisory Board

• Farm Bureau

• Brush Prairie Neighborhood Association

Phase II – Development uses and standards

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Committee’s charge: To consider and recommend development regulations related to freight rail-dependent uses.

9/29/18

Freight Rail-Dependent Use Advisory Committee recommendations:

• Overlay map expansion and one-mile corridor

• Development use list

• Building and development standards

• Sewer extension

Phase II – Development uses and standards


https://www.clark.wa.gov/sites/default/files/dept/files/community-planning/Freight%20RR%20Dependent%20Uses/PhaseII/FRDUAC%20Exp%20Rec.pdf

Freight Rail-Dependent Use:

• 1,500 mailers

• Columbian and Reflector ads

• Open House - Aug. 30

• Brush Prairie NBA

• Web survey and information

• E-mailed stakeholders and used NextDoor

• 30-day comment period

Public review and comment


Open House, Hockinson High School

Overall, how do you feel about the committee’s proposed overlay map?

Survey results


Overall, how do you feel about the one-mile corridor area?

Survey results


If your property is within the expansion area, would you prefer to?

Survey results


Answered: 386. Skipped: 258.

Manufacturing businesses are the largest category. How do you feel about allowing each of the following?

Survey results


85%

82%

80%

75%

73%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Chemical

Asphalt

Plastics & rubber

Primary metal

Paper

Top 5 very dissatisfied or dissatisfied

37%

30%

30%

29%

26%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Food

Computer

Electrical equipment

Furniture

Printing

Top 5 very satisfied or satisfied

Overall, how satisfied are you with the development standards?

Survey results


Freight Rail Dependent Use Implementation

Freight Rail Dependent Uses Work Session 15

ESB 5517 Oct. 19, 2017

Phase 1 adopted Jan. 9, 2018

Phase II begins March 28, 2018

Advisory Committee Proposal

June 20, 2018

Open House Aug. 30, 2018

County Council WS Review open house

feedback Sept. 26, 2018

Planning Commission hearing and

recommendation TBD

Council hearing and ordinance adoption

TBD

9/26/18

Option Probable completion date

Option 1: Not implementing 3ESB5517 Oct. 2018

Option 2: Development regulations (without heavy industrial), Jan. 9 overlay, no sewer

Jan. 2019

Option 3: Development regulations (with heavy industrial), Jan. 9 overlay, no sewer

Feb. 2019

Option 4: Development regulations (without heavy industrial), Jan. 9 overlay, sewer allowed

Feb. 2019

Option 5: Development regulations (without heavy industrial), amend Jan. 9 overlay map to reflect 2015 RILB SEPA, allow sewer

Feb. 2019

Option 6: Committee recommendation 2020

Options overview

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• No implementation of 3ESB5517

• Repeal the Jan. 9 overlay map and associated comprehensive plan text amendments

• [ORD. 2018-01-01; Section 3; item #11]

Option 1


Draft Timeline Draft Dates

Council hearing Oct. 16

Effective date Oct. 26

• Development regulations (excluding heavy industrial uses)

• No change to the January 9 overlay map

• No sewer amendments

NOTE: Title 40 amendments are not linked to the once a year comprehensive plan amendments.

Option 2



Planning Commission hearing

Dec. 6

Council hearing Jan. 8

Council consent - ordinance adoption

Jan. 15

Effective date Jan. 25

• Development regulations (includes heavy industrial uses)


• No sewer amendments

NOTE: Additional SEPA analysis on heavy industrial uses to be completed by applicant at time of development

Title 40 amendments are not linked to the once a year comprehensive plan amendments

Option 3



Joint Planning Commission - Council hearing (public testimony closes)

Dec. 6

Planning Commission hearing - deliberation

Dec. 20

Council work session - review PC recommendation

Jan. 16

Council hearing - deliberation Jan. 22

Council consent - ordinance adoption Jan. 29

Effective date

Feb. 8



• Amend the comprehensive plan and Title 40 to allow sewer for FRDU

Option 4




Dec. 6


Dec. 20


Jan. 16


Council consent – ordinance adoption

Jan. 29

Effective date Feb. 8

NOTE: This option would link this action to the 2018 annual review and docket ordinance.


• Amend the January 9 overlay map to be consistent with 2015 RILB SEPA


• Update Public Participation Plan

NOTE: This option would link this action to the 2018 annual review and docket ordinance and require a re-adoption of the current SEPA document.

Option 5



Council time – identify path forward for consideration

Oct. 3 or 10

Council hearing – public participation plan & map boundary for consideration

Oct. 23

Property owner newsletter Nov. 16


Dec. 6


Dec. 20


Jan. 16


Council consent - ordinance adoption

Jan. 29

Effective date Feb. 8

• Development regulations (includes heavy industrial uses) and define adjacent up to one-mile

• Expand the Jan. 9 overlay map, to reflect the committee’s recommendation


• Update Public Participation Plan

NOTE: This would require a supplemental SEPA and have a fiscal note attached.

This option would link this action to the 2019 annual reviews and dockets ordinance.

Option 6



Council time – identify path forward for consideration

Oct. 3 or 10

Council hearing – public participation plan & map boundary for consideration

Oct. 23

Council work session Jan. 16

RFP consultant services 10-12 weeks

Property owner newsletter(s) TBD

Open House(s) TBD

Council work session(s) TBD

Planning Commission work session(s) TBD

Joint PC/Council hearing TBD

PC deliberation TBD

Council deliberation TBD

Effective date 2020

Questions and Answers

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Clark County Community Planning

Clark County Public Service Center

1300 Franklin Street • PO Box 5000

Vancouver, WA 98666-5000

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