ORD 2123 ORDINANCE NO , 2123
AN ORDINANCE adopting a map entitled " City of Camas
Archaeological Probability Map , July 1 , 1997 .
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
Section I
The Council adopts the following findings :
A . The Growth Management Act requires cities to adopt provisions for the identification
and preservation of sites and structures that have historical or archaeological significance .
B . The Western Growth Management Hearings Board has ruled that the City of Camas
did not adopt sufficient provisions to identify sites of archaeological significance . The Hearings
Board further ruled that the City ' s regulations designed to preserve archaeological resources were
sufficient .
C . The Clark County Department of Assessment and Geographic Information Service
has furnished the City with a map entitled " City of Camas Archaeological Probability Map , July
1 , 1997 " ( archaeological site map ) .
D . The archaeological site map classifies all land within the urban growth boundary of
the City with respect to the probability or lack of probability that archaeological resources will be
present .
E . The archaeological site map contains five ( 5 ) probability levels as follows : low- - zero
to 20 percent ; low medium - - 20 to 40 percent ; moderate - 40 to 60 percent ; moderate high- - 60 to
80 percent ; and high- 40 to 100 percent .
F . The City Council desires to adopt the archaeological site map as the official means for
identifying the presence of archaeological sites and resources .
Section II
The City hereby adopts that map entitled " City of Camas Archaeological Probability
Map , July 1 , 1997 " as the means of determining the probability of whether a particular site has
archaeological resources .
Section III
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five ( 5 ) days from and after its publication
according to law .
Ordinance No . Page 2
PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 28t'' day of July , 1997 .
SIGNED : ! '000/ J�j
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ATTEST :
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APPR`01 ED t form :
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