ORD 26-006ORDINANCE NO. 26-006
AN ORDINANCE condemning for public street purposes
certain land lying within the City of Camas for the purpose of
constructing a roundabout at NW Lake Road and NW Sierra Street.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I
The City Council of the City of Camas hereby makes the following findings:
A. The City desires to undertake a street improvement project at NW Lake Road and
NW Sierra Street ("the street improvement project").
B. NW Lake Road is classified as a regionally significant arterial street whose function
is to serve as a primary route to and from Vancouver and West Camas to the Camas downtown
area and Camas public school facilities .
C. Arterial streets should have a capacity of 15,000.00 to 20,000.00 cars per day.
D. The intersection ofNW Lake Road and NW Sierra Street currently fails to meet the
Level of Service (LOS) capacity standard as set forth in the Camas Comprehensive Plan.
E. The street improvement project proposes adding a roundabout at the intersection of
NW Lake Road and NW Sierra Street.
F. The street improvement project will immediately bring the LOS capacity standards
into compliance with the Camas Comprehensive Plan as well as extend both LOS capacity and
Volume to Capacity (VC) ratio compliance with said plan past the end of the 20-year horizon .
G . The street improvement project is consistent with the City of Camas 20-Year
Growth Management Plans and the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program.
H. The properties described in Exhibits "A", "B", "D", and "E" and depicted in
Exhibits "C" and "F" attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein abut the street
improvement project (''the subject real properties").
I. The City has been unsuccessful in its attempts to acquire the subject real properties
by negotiation.
J . The street improvement project constitutes a public use under the provisions of
RCW 8.12.030.
K . The subject real properties are necessary for completion of the street improvement
project.
Ordinance No . 26-006 Page2
L. Pursuant to RCW 8.25.290, the City published and mailed notice to the property
owners of the subject real properties this ordinance authorizes to be condemned, advising such
owners that a final decision condemning the required properties would be made at the September
21, 2026, Camas City Council meeting.
M. Any and all interested parties had the opportunity to address the Camas City
Council on this subject at the September 21, 2026, meeting.
Section II
The City is authorized to condemn property and property interests for public improvements
under RCW 8.12 .030.
Section Ill
The City of Camas hereby condemns for public street purposes the properties described
in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. Condemnation of the
properties is subject to the making or paying of just compensation to the owners in the manner
provided by law.
Section IV
Compensation for the subject real properties shall be paid from the NW Lake and Sierra
Intersection Improvements Capital Fund of the City, and not by special assessment upon
properties benefitted by such acquisition.
Section V
The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to begin and prosecute the
proceedings provided by law to condemn, take, and appropriate the interests necessary to carry
out the provisions of this ordinance, and is further authorized in conducting said condemnation
proceedings, and for the purpose of minimizing damages, to stipulate as to the use of the
properties hereby authorized to be condemned and appropriated, and as to the reservation of any
right of use of the owner or any person entitled to possession of the properties, provided that
such reservation does not interfere with the use of said properties as provided in this ordinance .
Section Vl
The City Council hereby finds and declares that an emergency exists, and this is a matter
of urgency which necessitates that this ordinance become effective immediately, in order to
preserve the public health, safety, and welfare. This ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage.
Ordinance No . 26-006 Page 3
PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 21 st day
2026 .
APP~...:;D as to form.:
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City AttomeY
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18405 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98683
360.695.3411 / GoMacKay.com
EXHIB IT "A"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION
CITY OF CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON
18190_RD_LD8
6/02/2026
GAH
A PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL DESCRIBED IN STATUTORY WARRANTY DEED TO STEPHEN NELSON AND
KELLY GREEN, RECORDED UNDER AUDITOR'S FILE NUMBER 4681211, RECORDS OF CLARK COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, LOCATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 2
NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN IN THE CITY OF CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, BEING ALL THAT PORTION OF SAID PARCEL LYING SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY OF THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL, ALSO BEING THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF
WAY LINE OF SAID NW LAKE ROAD, SAID POINT BEING 35.78 FEET LEFT OF, WHEN MEASURED AT RIGHT
ANGLES TO, THE NW LAKE ROAD CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE AS DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "B",
AT CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION 12+09 .11;
THENCE NORTHERLY ON A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT BEING 43.78 FEET LEFT OF STATION 12+09.30;
THENCE EASTERLY ON A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SA ID PARCEL, SAID POINT
BEING 42.92 FEET LEFT OF STATION 12+41.49 AND THE TERMINUS THEREOF;
EXCEPT ANY PORTION THEREOF LYING WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
SAID LINE TO BE LENGTHENED OR SHORTENED TO TERMINATE AT THE SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY LINES OF
SAID PARCEL.
CONTAINS 256 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS.
ALL OF THE ABOVE STATIONS REFER TO THE CONSTRUCTION
CENTERLINE AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT "B".
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360.695.3411 / GoMacKay.com
EXHIBIT "B"
18190_LAKE CENTERLINE
11/26/2025
GAH
PROPOSED NW LAKE ROAD CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE DESCRIPTION
CITY OF CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON
A CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE LOCATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN IN THE CITY OF
CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SAID CENTERLINE BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT A 5/8" REBAR WITH YELLOW PLASTIC CAP MARKING THE MOST NORTHERLY
CORNER OF LOT 11 OF LAKE POINTE PHASE 1, RECORDED IN VOLUME H, PAGE 772, SURVEY
RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34;
THENCE SOUTH 89°21'33}/ EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER A
DISTANCE OF 101.43 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID PROPOSED NW LAKE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION CENTER LINE, SAID POINT BEING CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION 6+46 .85;
THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTH LINE, ALONG SAID CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE SOUTH 58°48'40}/
EAST A DISTANCE OF 159.95 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 6500.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE
LEFT AND BEING CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION PC 8+06.80;
THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 03°47'04", AN ARC
DISTANCE OF 429.32 FEET TO A POINT WHICH INTERSECTS THE NW SIERRA STREET CONSTRUCTION
CENTERLINE, STATIONS BEING NW SIERRA STREET CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION 4+11.92
AND NW LAKE ROAD CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION 12+36.11, SAID POINT BEARS SOUTH
82°02'42" WEST A DISTANCE OF 8.58 FEET FROM A 1/2" REBAR WITH YELLOW PLASTIC CAP IN
MONUMENT BOX MARKING THE INTERSECTION OF EXISTING NW LAKE ROAD AND EXISTING NW
SIERRA STREET, SAID MONUMENT SET PER THE PLAT OF LAKE POINTE PHASE 1, RECORDED IN
VOLUME H, PAGE 772, SURVEY RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00°12'49",
AN ARC DISTANCE OF 24.24 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY AND BEING CONSTRUCTION
CENTERLINE STATION PT 12+60.36;
THENCE SOUTH 62°48 '33" EAST A DISTANCE OF 265.11 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 4000.00 FOOT
RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT AND BEING CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION PC 15+25.46;
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THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 03°02'40", AN ARC
DISTANCE OF 212.55 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY AND BEING CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE PT
17+38.01;
THENCE SOUTH 65°51'13" EAST A DISTANCE OF 161.99 FEET TO THE TERMINUS OF SAID
CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE.
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EXHIBIT "C"
SKETCH TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR
RIGHT-OF-WAY DEDICATION
CITY OF CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY, WA
LOT 42
STEPHEN NELSON &
KELLY GREEN
AFN 4681211
PIN 92232822
STA: 12+09.30
OFFSET: 43 .78' L ~
RIGHT-OF-WAY \
CENTERLINE \
POINT OF BEGINNING _//
STA: 12+09.11
OFFSET: 35 .78' L
-R=6500.00', L=453.56'--_,__ __ _
ll=3'59'53"
NW LAKE ROAD
11+00 J
CONSTRUCTION
CENTERLINE
12+00
LEGEND
\
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LOT 18 \
111 = 50'
TERMINUS
-STA: 12+41.49
OFFSET : 42.92' L
S62'48'33"E 265.11'
BOUNDARY
EXSTING RIGHT -or -WAY
PROPOSED RIGHT-OF -WAY
" -4 -Lo'Z.(,.,
~ / ~ DEDICATION AREA
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ENERGY PUBLIC WORKS LAND DEVELOPMENT
www.gomackay.com
18405 SE MILL PLAIN BLVD., SUITE 100
VANCOUVER, WA 98683
PHONE: (360) 695-3411
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18405 SE Mill Plain Blvd ., Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98683
360.695.3411 / GoMacKay.com
EXHIBIT 11 D11
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
18190_RD_LD7
6/02/2026
GAH
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
CITY OF CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON
A PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL DESCRIBED IN STATUTORY WARRANTY DEED TO STEPHEN NELSON AND
KELLY GREEN, RECORDED UNDER AUDITOR'S FILE NUMBER 4681211, RECORDS OF CLARK COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, LOCATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 2
NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN IN THE CITY OF CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, BEING ALL THAT PORTION OF SAID PARCEL LYING SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY OF THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE:
BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL, ALSO BEING THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF
WAY LINE OF SAID NW LAKE ROAD, SAID POINT BEING 36.33 FEET LEFT OF, WHEN MEASURED AT RIGHT
ANGLES TO, THE NW LAKE ROAD CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE AS DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "E",
AT CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION 11+83 .97 ;
THENCE NORTHERLY ON A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT BEING 49 .33 FEET LEFT OF STATION 11+84.24;
THENCE EASTERLY ON A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL, SAID POINT
BEING 47 .92 FEET LEFT OF STATION 12+41.64 AND THE TERMINUS THEREOF;
EXCEPT ANY PORTION THEREOF LYING WITH IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
SAID LINE TO BE LENGTHENED OR SHORTENED TO TERMINATE AT THE SOUTHERLY AND EASTERLY LINES OF
SAID PARCEL.
CONTAINS 485 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS .
ALL OF THE ABOVE STATIONS REFER TO THE CONSTRUCTION
CENTERLINE AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT "E".
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EXHIBIT "E"
18190_LAKE CENTERLINE
11/26/2025
GAH
PROPOSED NW LAKE ROAD CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE DESCRIPTION
CITY OF CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON
A CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE LOCATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN IN THE CITY OF
CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SAID CENTERLINE BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT A 5/8" REBAR WITH YELLOW PLASTIC CAP MARKING THE MOST NORTHERLY
CORNER OF LOT 11 OF LAKE POINTE PHASE 1, RECORDED IN VOLUME H, PAGE 772, SURVEY
RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34;
THENCE SOUTH 89°21'33" EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER A
DISTANCE OF 101.43 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID PROPOSED NW LAKE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION CENTER LINE, SAID POINT BEING CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION 6+46.85;
THENCE LEAVING SAID NORTH LINE, ALONG SAID CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE SOUTH 58°48'40"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 159.95 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 6500 .00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE
LEFT AND BEING CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION PC 8+06.80;
THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 03°47'04", AN ARC
DISTANCE OF 429.32 FEET TO A POINT WHICH INTERSECTS THE NW SIERRA STREET CONSTRUCTION
CENTERLINE, STATIONS BEING NW SIERRA STREET CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION 4+11.92
AND NW LAKE ROAD CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION 12+36.11, SAID POINT BEARS SOUTH
82°02'42" WEST A DISTANCE OF 8.58 FEET FROM A 1/2" REBAR WITH YELLOW PLASTIC CAP IN
MONUMENT BOX MARKING THE INTERSECTION OF EXISTING NW LAKE ROAD AND EXISTING NW
SIERRA STREET, SAID MONUMENT SET PER THE PLAT OF LAKE POINTE PHASE 1, RECORDED IN
VOLUME H, PAGE 772, SURVEY RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00°12'49",
AN ARC DISTANCE OF 24.24 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY AND BEING CONSTRUCTION
CENTERLINE STATION PT 12+60.36;
THENCE SOUTH 62°48'33" EAST A DISTANCE OF 265 .11 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A 4000.00 FOOT
RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT AND BEING CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE STATION PC 15+25.46;
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THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 03°02'40", AN ARC
DISTANCE OF 212.55 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY AND BEING CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE PT
17+38.01;
THENCE SOUTH 65°51'13" EAST A DISTANCE OF 161.99 FEET TO THE TERMINUS OF SAID
CONSTRUCTION CENTERLINE.
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EXHIBIT "F"
SKETCH TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
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111 = 50'
CITY OF CAMAS, CLARK COUNTY, WA
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LOT 42
STEPHEN NELSON &
KELLY GREEN
AFN 4681211
PIN 92232822
STA : 11 +84.24
OFFSET: 49 .33 ' L\
POINT OF BEGINNING
LOT 17
TERMINUS
STA: 12+41.64
OFFSET: 47.92' L
STA: 11+83 .97 ~ \
OFFSET: ~-3~ L ""~--s_~ _
RIGHT-OF-WAY \
CENTERLINE \
-R,.6500.00', La::453.56'--_,__ __ _
Aa::3'59'53" 11 +00
NW LAKE ROAD
-T 12+00
CONSTRUCTION J
CENTERLINE 1
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LEGEND
BOUNDARY
EXST . RIGHT -OF -WAY
EASEMENT LINE
EASEMENT AREA
MacKay
ENERGY PUBLIC WORKS LAND DEVELOPMENT
www.gomackay.com
18405 SE MILL PLAIN BLVD., SUITE 100
VANCOUVER, WA 98683
PHONE: (360) 695-3411
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