ORD 2012 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE adopting a Comprehensive Plan in
accordance with the goals and requirements of
Chapter 36 . 70A, Revised Code of Washington,
also known as the Growth Management Act.
WHEREAS, the City of Camas is required to update its Comprehensive
Plan in accordance with the goals and requirements of Chapter 36 . 70A,
Revised Code of Washington, the Growth Management Act ( "GMA" ) ; and
WHEREAS, the City' s GMA Comprehensive Plan is required to
include maps and a descriptive text covering the objectives , principles
and standards used to develop the essential elements of the plan; and
WHEREAS, GMA requires that the City' s Comprehensive Plan be
developed by following the county-wide planning policies adopted by
Clark County and that it be coordinated with neighboring jurisdictions ;
and
WHEREAS, GMA directs the City to propose, and Clark County to
adopt an urban growth area (an area within which urban growth is
encouraged and outside of which only non-urban growth can occur) ;
and
WHEREAS, GMA requires that the City designate critical areas
and natural resource lands, and adopt protective regulations for
such critical areas and natural resource lands ; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of the City ' s Comprehensive Plan must
be processed in compliance with the State Environmental Policy
Act (SEPA) , and include an analysis of the cumulative effects of
development in the City; and
WHEREAS, GMA requires that the City establish procedures for
early and continuous public participation in the development of the
Comprehensive Plan and in the development regulations implementing
such plans ; and
WHEREAS, copies of the City ' s proposed Comprehensive Plan are
required to be and have been submitted to the State at least sixty
( 60 ) days prior to final adoption, and the plan must be transmitted
to the State within ten ( 10 ) days after final adoption;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Camas do ordain
as follows :
Ordinance No. Page 2
I
ADOPTION OF FINDINGS OF FACT
The Council finds that all GMA prerequisites for the adoption
of the City' s Comprehensive Plan have been met and adopt the following
findings :
A. Required Elements of the Plan. The City of Camas Comprehensive
Plan includes the following required elements : land use, housing,
capital facilities, utilities , and transportation. In addition,
the plan also contains the following optional elements: economic
development, and parks , recreation, open space and trail/bikeway.
B. Critical Areas Designation and Regulation: The City adopted
interim ordinances to identify and protect environmentally sensitive
areas in August of 1991 .
C. Public Participation: The public participation requirements
of the Grown Management Act have been met. The public participation
process included interviews with individuals and representatives
of the county, city and school district, the formation of a steering
committee, community meetings before the steering committee to
review plan recommendations and components , discussions at ward
meetings , parks board review, and official public hearing and adoption
process for the Planning Commission and the City Council .
D. State Environmental Policy Act: The City has complied
with the environmental review process required under SEPA. A draft
Environmental Impact Statement on the preferred community framework
plan was completed in November, 1992 . A final Environmental Impact
Statement was issued and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners
in May of 1993. A draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
was issued on the twenty ( 20 ) year Comprehensive Plans of the City
of Camas and all jurisdictions in Clark County and Clark County
itself in June, 1994 . Numerous comments on the draft Environmental
Impact Statement were received, evaluated and incorporated into a
final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement issued in September,
1994 .
Ordinance No. C. °% Page 3
E. Record of Process : The factual data used to develop the
Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map is contained in the Comprehensive
Plan. All Planning Commission and City Council workshops, meetings
and public hearings have been advertised in the local paper, and
all such proceedings were taperecorded. Audio tapes are on file.
The interim ordinances to identify and protect sensitive areas
were adopted in August of 1991 following public hearings before
the Planning Commission and the City Council . The interim urban
growth boundary was adopted by the City Council on August 30 , 1993 ,
and by the Board of County Commissioners on October 29, 1993 , following
public hearings. The final Urban Growth Boundary proposal of the
City was submitted to the County Commissioners following public
hearings and deliberation on October 10 , 1994 . The Board of County
Commissioners will take final action on the final Urban Brown Boundary
before January 1, 1995 .
F. Internal Consistency: The Comprehensive Plan is internally
consistent, and its policies among its various elements are complementary
and not contradictory. Said policies further the goals of the
Growth Management Act.
G. Concurrency: The Comprehensive Plan meets the concurrency
requirement of the Grown Management Act.
H. Inter--jurisdictional Coordination: The Comprehensive
Plan is consistent with adopted county-wide planning policies as
set forth in the community framework plan of Clark County.
I. Coordination With Other Plans : The Comprehensive Plan
is coordinated with those of neighboring jurisdictions . Environmental
documents were developed jointly by Clark County and all municipalities
located within the county.
J. Amendment: The Comprehensive Plan provides adequate review
and amendment procedures . Amendments will not be considered more
than once each year.
K. Goals of Growth Management: The Comprehensive Plan addresses
the goals of the Growth Management Act to its policies and implementation
Ordinance No. Page 4
procedures . It encourages development in urban areas where adequate
public facilities exist or can be provided in an efficient manner.
It encourages efficient transportation systems that are based on
regional priorities and are coordinated with county and other city
comprehensive plans . It encourages the availability of affordable
housing to all economic segments of the population, and promotes
a variety of residential densities and housing types . The plan
encourages economic development and the creation of a diverse array
of employment opportunities. The plan encourages the retention of
open space and the development of recreational opportunities, parks,
and trails/bikeways. The plan seeks to protect the environment
and enhance the State ' s quality of life, primarily by instituting
specific sensitive lands protection measures combined with land
use policies intended to contain sprawl , reduce vehicle miles traveled,
and prevent water degradation. The plan seeks to ensure that necessary
public facilities and services required to support development
will be adequate to serve development at the time development is
available for occupancy and use without decreasing current service
levels below locally established minimum standards.
II
ADOPTION
That document entitled "City of Camas Comprehensive Plan,
December 31, 1994" and Comprehensive Land Use Map, a copy of which
document and map is on file with the office of the City Clerk for
public inspection, is hereby adopted as the Growth Management Act
Comprehensive Plan for the City of Camas .
III
REPEAL
The existing City of Camas Comprehensive Plan and elements
thereof are hereby repealed, effective December 31, 1994 .
IV
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
Ordinance No. Page 5
delegated to the legislative body, is not subject to referendum.
The Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map adopted by this ordinance
shall not be effective until December 31, =_994.
V
SUBMISSION TO STATE
The planning director is hereby directed to send a copy of
the plan and land use map to the Washington State Department of
Community Development within ten (10 ) days after adoption of this
ordinance.
VI
VALIDITY OF PENDING ACTIONS
Repeal of the current City of Camas Comprehensive Plan pursuant
to this ordinance shall have no effect on, nor shall it invalidate
any action or pending action taken with recrard to said Comprehensive
Plan prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this
day of December, 1994 .
SIGNED:
Mayor
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lation:The City adopted interim ordinances final action on the final Urban Brown Bound- opment at the time development is available
Affidavit of Publication to identify and protect environmentally sen- ary before January 1,1995. for occupancy and use without decreasing
sitive areas in August of 199. F. Internal Consistency: The Compre. current service levels below locally estab-
C.Public Participation:The public par- hensive Plan is internally consistent,and its lished minimum standards.
ticipation requirements of the Grown Man- policies among its various elements are II
agement Act have been met.The public par- complementary and not contradictory.Said ADOPTION
STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ticipation process included interviews with policies further the goals of the Growth That document entitled"City of Camas
individuals and representatives ofthe county, Management Act. Comprehensive Plan,December 31, 1994"
COUNTY OF CLARK ) city and school district,the formation of a G. Concurrency: The Comprehensive and Comprehensive Land Use Map,a copy
steering committee, community meetings Plan meets the concurrency requirement of of which document and map is on file with
before the steering committee to review plan the Grown Management Act. the office of the City Clerk for public inspec-
recommendations and components,discus- H.Inter jurisdictional Coordination:The tion,is hereby adopted as the Growth Man-
Michael Gallagher ORDINANCE NO.2012 sions at ward meetings,parks board review, Comprehensive Plan is consistent with agement Act Comprehensive Plan for the
I, g ,being first AN ORDINANCE adopting a Compre- and official public hearing and adoption adopted county-wide planning policies as set City of Camas.
duly Sworn,depose and say that I am the owner,editor,publisher hensive Plan in accordance with the goals process for the Planning Commission and forth in the community framework plan of
of The Post-Record,a weekly newspaper.That said newspaper is and requirements of Chapter 36.70A, Re- the City Council. Clark County. III
a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by vised Code of Washington,also known as the D.State Environmental Policy Act:The I.Coordination With Other Plans:The REPEAL
order of the superior court in the count in which it is published and Growth Management Act. City has complied with the environmental Comprehensive Plan is coordinated with The existing City of Camas Comprehen-
p y p WHEREAS the Cit of Camas is re- review rocessre uiredunderSEPA.Adraft those of neighboringjurisdictions.Environ-
it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of y P q sive Plan and elements thereof are hereby
quired to update its Comprehensive Plan in Environmental Impact Statement on the mental documents were developed jointly by repealed,effective December 31,1994.
the publication hereinafter to,published in the English language accordance with the goals and requirements preferred community framework plan was Clark County and all municipalities located
continuously as a weekly newspaper in Camas, Clark County, of Chapter 36.70A,Revised Code of Wash- completed in November,1992.A final Envi- within the county. IV
Washington,and it is now and during all of said time was printed ington, the Growth Management Act ronmental Impact Statement was issued and J.Amendment:The Comprehensive Plan EFFECTIVE DATE
in an office maintained at the aforesaid place of publication ("GMA");and adopted by the Board of County Commis- provides adequate review and amendment This ordinance,being an exercise of a
WHEREAS,the City's GMA Compre- sionersinMay of1993.Adraft supplemental procedures.Amendments will not beconsid- power specifically delegated to the legisla-
hensive Plan is required to include maps and Environmental Impact Statement was is- ered more than once each year. tive body,is not subject to referendum.The
a descriptive text covering the objectives, sued on the twenty(20)year Comprehensive K.Goals of Growth Management:The Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map
principles and standards used to develop the Plans of the City of Camas and all jurisdic. Comprehensive Plan addresses the goals of adopted by this ordinance shall not be effec-
of said newspaper,that the ORDINANCE NO. 2012 essential elements of the plan;and tions in Clark County and Clark County the Growth Management Act to its polices tive until December 31,1994.
WHEREAS, GMA requires that the itself in June,1994.Numerous comments on and implementation procedures.It encour-
City's Comprehensive Plan be developed by the draft Environmental Impact Statement ages development in urban areas where ad- V
following the county-wide planning policies were received,evaluated and incorporated equate public facilities exist or can be pro- SUBMISSION TO STATE
adopted by Clark County and that it be into a final Supplemental Environmental vided in an efficient manner.It encourages The planning director is hereby directed
coordinated with neighboring jurisdictions; Statement issued in September,1994. efficient transportation systems that are to send a copy of the plan and land use map
and E.Record of Process: The factual data based on regional priorities and are coordi- to the Washington State Department ofCom-
WHEREAS, GMA directs the City to used to developthe Comprehensive Plan and nated with county and other city compre- munity Development within ten (10) days
a printed copy of which is hereto annexed,was published in the propose,and Clarkto adopt an urbangrowth Land Use Map is contained in the Compre- hensive plans.It encourages the availability after adoption of this ordinance.
entire issue of said newspaper for One area(an area within which urban growth is hensive Plan.All Planning Commission and of affordable housing to all economic seg-
successive and consecutive weeks in the followingencouraged and outside of which only non- City Council workshops,meetings and pub- ments of the population, and promotes a VI
issues; urban growth can occur);and lic hearings have been advertised in the local variety of residential densities and housing VALIDITY OF PENDING ACTIONS
19 9 4 WHEREAS,GMA requires that the City paper,and all such proceedings were tape tapes.The plan encourages economic devel- Repeal of the current City of Camas
Issue date Dec. 2
designate critical areas and natural resource recorded.Audio tapes are on file.The in- opment Comprehensive Plan pursuant to this ordi-
lands,and adopt protective regulations for terim ordinances to identify and protect sen- employment opportunities.The plan encour- nance shall have no effect on,nor shall it
such critical areas and natural resource sitive areas were adopted in August of 1991 ages the retention of open space and the invalidate any action or pending action taken
Issue date lands;and following public hearings before the Plan. development of recreational opportunities, with regard to said Comprehensive Plan
WHEREAS,the adoption of the City's ning Commission and the City Council.The parks,and trails/bikeways.The plan seeks to prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
Comprehensive Plan must be processed in interim urban growth boundary was adopted protect the environment and enhance the PASSED by the Council and AP-
compliance with the State Environmental by the City Council on August 30,1993,and State's quality of life,primarily by Institut- PROVED by the Mayor this 12th day of
Policy Act(SEPA),and include an analysis by the Board of County Commissioners on ing specific sensitive lands protection mea- December,1994.
Issue date
of the cumulative effects of development in October 29,1993,following public hearings. sures combined with land use policies in- SIGNED:Dean Dossett,Mayor
the City;and The final Urban Growth Boundary proposal tended to contain sprawl,reduce vehicle miles ATTEST:/s/Joan M.Smith,Clerk
Issue date WHEREAS,GMA requires that the City of the City was submitted to the County traveled, and prevent water degradation. APPROVEDasp form:
establish procedures for early and continu- Commissioners following public hearings The plan seeks to ensure that necessary pub- /s/Roger D.Knapp
ous public participation in the development and deliberation on October 10,1994.The lic facilities and services required to support City Attorney
of the Comprehensive Plan and in the devel- Board of County Commissioners will take development will be adequate to serve devel- No.3592—Dec.20,1994
Issue date
opment regulations implementing such
plans;and
WHEREAS, copies of the City's pro-
Issue date posed Comprehensive Plan are required to
be and have been submitted to the State at
The fee charged for the above publication was: least sixty(60)days prior to final adoption,
and the plan must be transmitted to the State
within ten(10)days after final adoption;
$ 146 . 58 NOW,THEREFORE,the City Council
of the City of Camas do ordain as follows:
r I
ADOPTION OF FINDINGS OF FACT
Publisher The Council finds that all GMA prereq-
uisites for the adoption of the City's Com-
prehensive Plan have been met and adopt
�/.G the following findings:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this / A.Required Elements of the Plan.The
City of Camas Comprehensive Plan includes
the following required elements: land use,
housing,capital facilities,utilities,and trans-
day of 19 portation.In addition,the plan also contains
the following optional elements: economic
development, and parks, recreation, open
space and trail/bikeway.
Notary Public in and for the B.Critical Areas Designation and Regu-
State of Washington,
Residing at Camas,Washington
PUBLICATION
THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATION: ORDINANCE NO.
RESOLUTION NO.
NOTICE
WAS RECEIVED BY THE POST RECORD ON
_ DATE
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SIGNITURE OF PERSON RECEIVING PUBLICATION:
CITY OF CAMAS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
This plan is being submitted by the City of Camas in compliance with the Washington State
Growth Management Act.
Throughout this entire process there has been a program of public participation which is described
in Chapter IL It is important to note that representatives of Clark County participated with the
Steering Committee. The Planning Commission held a second round of public hearings after the
DEIS was issued in June. With the publication of the Final IIS, City Council will begin its public
hearing process on October 10, 1994, with the intent to adopt late November or early December.
The SEPA compliance was accomplished jointly through the preparation of a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact State coordinated by Clark County,Department of Community
Development, Planning Division,which was published June 15, 1994. The Final EIS is currently
being completed. Comments prepared in response to the DEIS review have been included in this
draft of the plan and will be integrated into the final text.
Throughout the planning process elected officials and staff of the City of Camas have participated
on numerous coordinating committees to insure interjurisdictional consistency. Meetings were
held with both Vancouver and Washougal to review growth boundary and land use issues. As
indicated previously,representatives of Clark County's Planning Division also met with the City of
Carnas' Steering Committee.
The objective has been to develop a comprehensive plan for the City which met the intent and
requirements of both the Growth Management Act and the Clark County Framework Plan Policies.
It is felt that this has been accomplished while maintaining the small town character quality of
Camas for current and future residents.
CITY OF CAMAS
L INTRODUCTION
Introduction................................................................................1
What Planning Is and Why Do It.......................................................1
Organization of the Comprehensive Plan...................................
Growth Management Act................................................................3
Consistency with State, County, and Local Goals....................................4
_ . State Planning Goals ............................................................4
County Planning Goals .........................................................4
StudyArea.................................................................................5
Urban Growth Area and its Identification.............................................5
Growth Management Act Requirements......................................5
Clark County Requirements....................................................6
Identification Criteria............................................................7
Conclusion........................................................................9
IL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
SteeringCommittee.......................................................................1
Public Meetings and Hearings...........................................................1
Newspaper and other Resources........................................................2
M. BACKGROUND
HistoricalSetting..........................................................................1
EarlyCamas History ............................................................1
ANew Century ..................................................................2
Post-War Camas.................................................................3
PhysicalForm..................... ..................................................5
Physical Characteristics—Constraints and Setting.........................5
Topography..............................................................5
Geology..................................................................5
Soils......................................................................6
Hydrology...............................................................7
Climate...................................................................7
CriticalAreas.....................................................................7
Streams and Watercourses.............................................7
Wetlands.................................................................7
Frequently Flooded Areas .............................................8
Aquifer Recharge Area.................................................8
Geologically Hazardous Areas........................................8
Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas.................................10
ResourceLands..................................................................10
Mining....................................................................11
Agriculture...............................................................11
Existing Land Uses.........................................
. ..............................12
Agriculture........................................................................12
Residential........................................................................12
Commercial.......................................................................13
Industrial................... 14
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Transportation and Circulation..........................................................14
Employmentand the Economy..........................................................16
Historical and Existing Employment..........................................
16
Location of Employment........................................................18
ProjectedEmployment..........................................................19
CITY OF CAMAS
Commercial Building Permit Activity.........................................20
Downtown........................................................................20
Population .................................................................................21
Historical and Existing Population.................................
Population Age Distribution....................................................22
Projected Population........... 23
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Residential Building Permit Activity...........................................24
Governmental Jurisdictions.......................
ClarkCounty.....................................................................25
Cityof Vancouver...............................................................25
Cityof Washougal...............................................................25
ClarkCounty PUD ..............................................................25
Port of Camas/Washougal.................................
FireDistricts......................................................................25
Camas School District...........................................................26
IN. LAND USE ELEMENT
TheGoals of this Plan....................................................................1
UrbanGrowth Area......................................................................1
Sub-Area Analysis. .............................................................2
Potential-Interim UGA..........................................................3
Proposed Urban Growth Area.................................................3
Plan Concept
Residential.................................................................................7
Commercial................................................................................10
Industrial..................................... ..12 '
............................................
Urban Resource Extraction..............................................................13
LandUse...................................................................................14
V. HOUSING ELEMENT
Introduction................................................................................1
Background.................................................................................2
Wagesand Income...............................................................2
Housing Costs and Types ......................................................3
Factors Affecting Housing Quality ............................................5
Social Factors ......7
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Needs.......................................................................................10
Policies.....................................................................................12
Actions.....................................................................................13
VI. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT .
StateHighway System...................................................................1 -
LocalRoadways ..........................................................................1
ExistingPlans.............................................................................2
SR 500/S.E. Clark County Traffic Analysis.................................2
WSDOT SR 14 Stud 2 '
South County Planning Area...................................................2
Clark County Road Standards..................................................2
Arterial Street System ..... ..............................................................3
Traffic Control Devices .........................................................4
Accident Summary...............................................................5
Transit........................ .............................................................7
Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities........................................................7
CITY OF CAMAS
TrafficCapacity...........................................................................7
Transportation Program Review........................................................8
Evaluation Criteria and Standards.......................................................8
Traffic Service............................................ 9
Compatibility.....................................................................9
Benefit-Cost......................................................................9
Evaluation Matrix................................................................9
Future Roadway Network...............................................................9
Benefit-Cost Ratios.......................................................................12
................
Evaluation Matrix 12
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Projected Traffic Volume................................................................12
TransitPlan................................................................................15
Concurrency Management...............................................................15
Implementation of the Concurrency Management System..................16
LOS Service Principles..........................................................16
LOS Service Standard...........................................................16
LOS Service Approach. ......................................... ..........16
Capacity Allocating Strategy....................................................16
Development Review Strategies................................................17
Level of Service (LOS)..........................................................17
Project Prioritization......................................................................18
CostEstimates....................................................................21
Mitigation Payment System..............................................................23
Impact Fees Calculation for Specific Uses....................................23
VII. PARKS, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILIBIKEWAY ELEMENT
Existing Conditions.......................................................................2
Parks ..............................................................................2
Greenway and Open Space Network..........................................4
Trails and Bikeways.............................................................5
IndianCampsites:................................................................6
Parks, Recreation and Open Space Goals and Policies...............................7
Definitions and Standards................................................................7
Parks ...............................................................................7
Greenways and Open Space....................................................8
Trails and Bikeways.............................................................9
Trails ..............................................................................9
On-Road Bicycle Lanes.........................................................14
Summary........................ .........................................14
Recreation facilities..............................................................15
NeedsAnalysis............................................................................16
Analysis of Existing Need........:.............................................16
Analysis of Future Need........................................................16
Trailand Bikeway Plan..................................................................17
Park and Open Space Plan...............................................................18
" Facility Identification and Signage......................................................19
Schedule and Concurrency.........................................:....................20
Costs .......................................................................................21
Funding....................................................................................21
CITY OF CAMAS
VIII. PUBLIC FACILITIES, UTILITIES AND SERVICES
Schools. ..........................................................................2
Existing School District.........................................................2
Future Needs and Assumptions................................................2
CityFacilities..............................................................................4 -
Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services............................4
Existing Fire Department...............................................4
Future Needs and Assumptions.................. u
Standards ................................................................6
Police Protection.......................................................... ...6 f
Existing Police Department............................................6
Future Needs and Assumptions.......................................6
Standards ................................................................7
Library.... ....................................................................7
Existing Library.........................................................7
Future Needs and Assumptions.......................................8
Standards ................................................................8
CityUtilities...............................................................................10
Water..............................................................................10
Description of System..................................................10
Surface Water..................................................10
Ground Water Wells...........................................10
Level of Service Criteria ...............................................10
Design Consideration..........................................10
Flow Requirements............................................10 y
Construction Criteria..........................................11
Current Deficiencies/Excess Capacity................................11
Major Elements of the Plan............................................12
Water Supply
Water System Model and Evaluation........................12
Capital Improvement Plan....................................12
Finance...................................................................12
Operation and Maintenance Costs............................13
Capital Costs ...................................................13
Non-Rate Revenue.............................................13
Revenue From Rates ..........................................13
Sewer..............................................................................14
Description of System..................................................14
Level of Service Criteria ...............................................15
Current Deficiencies/Excess Capacity................................15
Collection System..............................................15
Water Pollution Control Plan—Capacity Limitations......15 --
Major Element of the Plan .............................................16
Population, Flow, and Loadings Projections...............16
Collection System Improvements............................16
Outfall Dilution and Water Quality Compliance
Evaluation.......................................................17
Infiltration/Inflow Analysis...................................17
Treatment Plant Weak Links..................................17
Sludge Disposal Options......................................17
Financing ................................................................19
Operation and Maintenance Costs............................19
CITY OF CAMAS-
Capital Costs ...................................................19
Non-Rate Revenue.............................................19
Revenue From Rates..........................................19
Non-Local Revenues..........................................19
Policies for Water and Sewer..................................................20
Storm Water Drainage...........................................................20
Solid Waste Disposal............................................................20
Utilities.....................................................................................21
Existing Conditions and Future Needs........................................21
Electrical .................................................................21
NaturalGas..............................................................22
Telecommunications....................................................23
Summary...................................................................................23
IX. CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN ELEMENT
Structure and Definitions.................................................................I
Financing of Capital Facilities.... ....... ..............................................2
Capital Facilities Plan—Project List(1993-1998)...................................3
Inventory of Current Facilities ..........................................................10
NeedsForecast............................................................................1 l
Six-Year Finance Plan....................................................................11
School Impact Fee Calculation..........................................................12
X. OPTIONAL ELEMENTS
Economic Development Element........................................................1
Introduction.......................................................................1
Background And Existing Conditions.........................................1
Downtown...............................................................1
Commercial Areas ......................................................1
Industrial Park...........................................................2
Factors Affecting the Future...........................................2
Goals And Policies ..............................................................2
Implementation And Financing Strategies ....................................7
Alternative Development Strategies...................................7
Implementation and Financing Strategies............................7
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I. INTRODUCTION
the Comprehensive Plan from 1991 for the
Prune Hill Sub-area, Sensitive Areas
information and revisions to the City's
INTRODUCTION Comprehensive Parks Plan have been
incorporated into this document. This City
In 1993 the City of Camas is a small of Camas Comprehensive Plan updates the
community of about 7,220 located 12 miles entire comprehensive planning document
east of Vancouver at the confluence of the based on changes and revisions that have
Columbia and Washougal rivers in Clark occurred in the last few years and
County. In recent years, southwest Clark incorporates the elements required by the
County area has experienced accelerated new Growth Management Act, described
growth due to the improved accessibility below. Specifically the Peine Hill Subarea
promoted by the construction of the I-205 plan, sensitive areas information and
bridge between Oregon and Washington. revisions to the City's Comprehensive
Although this growth is taking place all Parks Plan have been incorporated into this
around the City of Camas, a single document. The city limits are shown
industry,James River Mill, still comprises below.
over 64 to 67% of the total assessed
valuation of the city.l
The Comprehensive Plan for the City of v -
Camas provides: = er icor -_ �
• Policies and recommendations to direct - - - _
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public and private decisions affecting —
future growth and development
• A flexible framework to adapt to the
changingattitudes and resources of the
regionCamas iIle�
- Along-range vision,based on r�' -:- �� �� �`'-' - -- � .i cc
community values and goals, of how -� ;r _ — a Ssu
citizens want Camas to look and function _ I "f -T- •
in the future as well as guidance for - �h
achieving that vision - -
• A tool for making decisions on growth,
land use,transportation,public facilities
and services,parks, and open space. WHAT PLANNING IS AND WHY DO IT
The history of comprehensive planning for
the City of Camas dates to 1963 when the Planning is choosing what to do, and how
first plan was prepared. The 1984 and when to do it. A good explanation of
Comprehensive Plan was a major update of planning comes from a standard business
the City's first plan. In 1988 and 1991 text: "Although the exact future can seldom
revisions to the Comprehensive Plan were be predicted and factors beyond control
prepared for selected sections due to may interfere with the best-laid plans,
significant annexations. The revisions to unless there is planning, events are left to
chance. Planning is a demanding process;
it requires the conscious determination of
1 Clark County Assessor. Includes Camas Power courses of action and the basing of
and Boiler since it is located on and leased to James
River. James Rives alone is 64%.
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decisions on purpose,knowledge, and
considered estimates."2 The plan is not the last word,nor is it the
first Rather,it is an important tool to help
Planning is an everyday activity. We plan the City identify its problems and to take
our vacations, careers, etc. Businesses necessary steps to solve them before the
discovered early that without planning, cost of a reasonable and desirable solution J
mistakes showed up as production lines is beyond the community's economic
came to a halt because of a missing or capabilities. It is a crucial step in avoiding
inadequate part. Companies also plan cash the pitfalls of uncoordinated policies in the
needs to ensure a smooth flow of funds. process of moving from existing conditions
to future possibilities.
The plan provides a basis for coordinated
action by enabling public and private The plan is not intended as a rigid system
interests to undertake projects with a of goals and development policies. Its _
consistent understanding of community benefits He in the fact that it is:
goals and objectives. The plan functions as
a working frame of reference for Long Range: Looking ahead as far as is
government officials and administrators by practical to anticipate growth and
establishing community policies and by resulting community needs.
specifying methods and standards for
implementation of these policies. Public Comprehensive: Relating and integrating
facilities, such as sewers,public water, all types of land uses and all necessary
roads, parks, libraries, and fire stations can public facilities.
be planned, and a program for land
acquisition and construction can be General: Establishing general locations
prepared in advance of needs so that the and approximate areas for the many
services will be available when and where elements and indicating their relationships
they are needed. to each other and to the population which
they will serve.
These same community policies serve
individual property owners and private Responsive: Able to adjust to changes of
interest groups as a means of evaluating condition,unforeseen circumstances, or
their individual decisions in light of new local and regional trends.This will -
community objectives. They are able to be accomplished through regular updates
determine how their individual interests can occurring at least every five years.
best be served in a manner which is A
consistent with the Plan. They are assured
by the Plan that once they commit their
investment to the land,there will be a ORGANIZATION OF THE
reasonable continuity of land policies which COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
will protect their interests.
The Ciry of Camas Comprehensive Plan is
For these and other reasons, a city needs to organized into the following sections that --
plan. The plan must take into consideration are titled and generally described as:
the goals of the residents and development
factors (economic,physical, governmental, INTRODUCTION
etc.), and devise a program which,if
implemented,will fulfill the goals. The overview of Camas' Planning Area's
physical location in Clark County, together
with a summary of the Plan, its purpose,
and use. The larger context of the plan is
2 Management-A System and Contingency also discussed: the State's Growth
Analysis of Managerial Functions,Koontz and Management Act, the Study Area, the
O'Donnell, 1976.
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Urban Growth Area, Consistency with
State, County and Local Plans. PARKS, RECREATION,AND OPEN SPACE
ELEMENT
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The purpose of this element is to identify
The description of citizen involvement in the demands for park and recreation
the planning process and relationship to the facilities and service, and to develop the
completed plan. long range plan and implementation
program It also integrates the trails and
BACKGROUND CONDITIONS bikeways plan with the parks and open
space facilities.
A summary of Camas's history,physical
environment,population and employment PUBLIC FACILITIES, UTILITIES AND SERVICES
trends, and community vision. This ELEMENT
background analysis illustrates how
physical and environmental factors, Public facilities, utilities and services have
existing conditions, and future growth an essential role in accommodating growth.
trends will affect development of the Camas This element looks at how these facilities
Comprehensive Plan. and services will need to grow as well as
how they impact other elements of the plan.
LAND USE ELEMENT Included are Schools, City Administrative
facilities, City Utilities and Utility districts
This Element describes land use goals and or companies.
examines how the land will be used:
critical areas, open spaces,residential, CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN ELEMENT
commercial, industrial and natural resource
land uses, as well as public facilities such This element contains the six-year capital
as parks, schools, government and safety. facilities plans for the City(General,
Equipment, Streets, Water, Sewer, Parks
HOUSING ELEMENT and Open Space)and Schools.
Camas wants to ensure that citizens from a OPTIONAL ELEMENTS
wide range of economic levels, age groups,
and residential needs have a selection of These elements are identified as Optional by
housing available to them This element the Growth Management Act. This section
examines the factors affecting the provision now contains a section on Economic
of housing, such as wages and income, Development. Future elements anticipated,
housing costs and types, quality of but not now included,are Urban Design
housing, and social factors. Needs, and Streetscapes, Conservation of Special
Actions, and Policies are outlined to Features, and Energy Conservation.
address the gaps in housing.
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT
This element examines the existing
roadway system and plans for that system The State of Washington adopted the
The system is analyzed relative to accidents Growth Management Act(GMA)in July of
and capacity as well as for transit, . 1990 and subsequently amended the GMA
- pedestrians, and bicycles. Based on this in July of 1991. These two pieces of
analysis it then sets forth projected volumes legislation comprise the primary guidelines
and a future network. that must be followed by the majority of
communities within the State. These pieces
of legislation require an inventory of
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sensitive areas, an update of comprehensive 1. Guide urban growth to areas where j
plans to include a number of specific urban services can be adequately �
elements,adoption of regulations to provided;
implement the plan,development of
countywide planning policies to address 2. Reduction of urban sprawl;
issues of a regional nature, and
establishment of planning deadlines. 3. Encourage efficient multi-modal
transportation systems;
This comprehensive plan has been 4. Encourage the availability of affordable
developed with three objectives in mind: housing to all economic segments of
the population;
• Build on the appropriate provisions of the 5. Encourage economic development I
City's existing pian and development throughout the state;
regulations; r
6. Assure private property is not taken for
• Respond to local and county development public use without just compensation;
trends and pressures; 7. Encourage predictable and timely
• Address the issues raised in the State permit processing;
Growth Management Acts and Clark 8. Maintain and enhance natural resource-
County's Countywide Framework Plan. based industries;
9. Encourage retention of open space and
development of recreational '
CONSISTENCY WITH STATE, opportunities;
COUNTY, AND LOCAL GOALS 10. Protect the environment and enhance
the State's quality of life;
The State's Growth Management Act sets 11. Encourage the participation of citizens
out thirteen statutory goals. The in the planning process;
development of Comprehensive Plans is
guided by these overall goals,but the detail 12. Ensure adequate public facilities and
is shown in the five plan elements—Land services necessary to support
Use, Transportation,Housing, Capital development;
Facilities, and Utilities—that are mandated 13. Identify and preserve lands and sites of
by State legislation. For a community's historic and archaeological
plan to be valid it must be consistent with significance.
the requirements of the Act. Consistency,
in this context,means that a plan must not COUNTY PLANNING GOALS
conflict with the state statutory goals,
countywide policies, and plans of adjacent The county adopted a Community
jurisdictions. This section reviews the Framework Plan that provides policies for
Comprehensive Plan for the City of Camas developing the more detailed plans, such as
for consistency with the State Planning this Comprehensive Plan. The Community
Goals, Countywide Framework Plan Framework Plan addresses 13 topics:
Policies, and the plans from adjacent
communities. • Land Use: Hierarchy of Centers,Urban
Areas, and Urban Reserves
STATE PLANNING GOALS Housing
The thirteen statutory goals identified in the • Resource Lands L=.
State legislation are as follows: • Rural Lands
• Transportation (__,
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- Capital Facilities Mayor and City Council as shown on
following map. This boundary includes
- Utilities areas to the west and north of the city
- Parks,Recreation,and Open Space Emits,and encompasses the total area
considered for study in this Comprehensive
- Annexation and Incorporation Plan.Within these bounds, the plan
- Economic Development analyzes the potential problems and
opportunities for development, and
. Critical Areas recommends land uses, transportation, and
- Community Design policies. It is designed with the primary
objective of maintaining a high quality of
. Historic Preservation life and economic base for the residents of
the City.
These topics are addressed by.the Camas
Comprehensive Plan in the appropriate
section of the plan. The plan for the Cities
of Washougal and Vancouver have been ' _Z.E
reviewed and Camas's land use pattern is ! '� — c°°"
consistent with those neighboring I -
jurisdictions. There are differences over
,.
the inclusion of small areas to both the east �J; _
and the west in the Urban Growth
Boundary. There is cooperation and
sharing of information between the City -
and its neighbors. In developing the I; i (All . '-..� i " 1
County Framework Plan and this plan the
City has met with the Cities of Vancouverand Washougal, and Clark County
Officials. This level of communication
helps ensure consistency between
jurisdictions plans and capital projects.
. :�
Water service as well as school district _
boundaries have been established for some
time, and extend beyond the City limits. U RBAN G ROwTH AREA AND ITS
This reinforces the need for coordination IDENTIFICATION
with County and other cities for their
services and land uses. Each community is to establish a growth
boundary that will accommodate population
Camas recognizes its place in a larger and employment growth and allow
regional community where collective adequate additional space for employment
decisions are necessary to protect and centers, shopping, parks, schools, open
enhance the quality of life we all enjoy. space,roads, and utilities, and a certain
The City will continue to involve itself in amount of additional land to allow for a
regional issues and participate in their competitive real estate market for all of
resolution. these uses.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT REQUIREMENTS
STUDY AREA The Growth Management Act(GMA)
defines the following terms:
To facilitate planning,early in the Growth
Management process a large preliminary '
study boundary was established by the
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serve such development,and second in area already
Urban Growth: Refers to growth that makes characterized by urbangrowth that will be served by
intensive use of land for the location of buildings, a combination of both existing public facilities and
muctures,and impermeable surfaces to such degree services and any additional needed public facilities
as to be incompatible with the primary use of such and services that are provided by either public or
Lind for the production of food,other agricultural private sources. Further,it is appropriate that
products,or fiber,or the extraction of mineral urban government services be provided by cities,
resources. When allowed to spread over wide areas, and urban government services should not be
urban growth typically requires urban governmental provided in rural areas.
services "Characterized by urban growth"refers to L
land having urban growth located on it,or to land CLARK COUNTY REQUIREMENTS
located in relationship to an area with urban growth
on it as to be appropriate for urban growth More particularly, Clark County has
established the following criteria to be used
Urban Growth Areas: (1) Each county that is in determining an UrbanGrowth Area
required or chooses to adopt a comprehensive land (UGA):
use plan under GMA shall designate an urban -
growth area or areas within which urban growth The UGA must provide sufficient vacant,
shall be encouraged and outside of which growth buildable urban land to accommodate the
can occur only if it is not urban in nature. Each 20 yearpopulation/employment
city that is located in such a county shall be Land is cnsidred vacant
included within an urban growth area An urban projection.
growth area may include more than a single city. and buildable if it is privately owned,is
An urban growth area may include territory that is not covered by 75% or more with
located outside of a city only if such territory environmentallv sensitive areas and if it
already is characterized by urban growth or is has a structure valued at less than
adjacent to territory already characterized by urban $10,000.
growth.
(2) Based upon the growth management planning The UGA must first encourage growth in -
population projection made for the county by the areas with existing public services andfacilities. Other parts of the UGA will be - •
office of financial management,the urban growth developed concurrently with or
areas in the county shall include areas and densities subsequent to the provision of public
sufficient to permit the urban growth that is subse u and services.
p
projected to occur in the county for the succeeding -
twenty-year period Each urban growth area shall
permit urban densities and shall include greenbelt Cities must be located within UGAs.
and open space areas. Within one year of the Urban services shall be provided with
effective date of this section,each county required those areas. Urban levels of service will
to designate urban growth areas shall begin not be provided outside UGAs.
consulting with each city located within its
boundaries and each city shall propose the location Other lands included within UGAs must
of an urban growth area The county shall attempt either be already characterized by urban
to reach agreement with each city on the location of groom or adjacent to such lands.
an urban growth area within which the city is
located. If such an agreement is not reached with Existing urban densities should be
each city located within the urban growth area,the includedwithinwithin UGAs.
county shall justify in writing why it so designated
the area an urban growth area. A city may object _
frrnally with the department over the designation Each UGA must include greenbelts and
of the urban growth area within which it is located. open space.
Where appropriate,the department shall attempt to
resolve the conflicts,including the use of mediation The UGA must provide a local balance of
savices• industrial,commercial, and residential
lands to minimize impacts upon the
(3) Urban growth should be located first in areas transportation network resulting in
already characterized by urban growth that have P . �--
existing public facility and service capacities to transportation and energy efficiency, less
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noise pollution and improved air and Cities of Vancouver,Washougal, and
water qty. Camas are more proximate to the Portland
_ metropolitan area and therefore the
• The UGA must not contain areas population is more likely to settle in these
designated for long-term resource based areas before locating in more remote areas.
industries (agriculture,forestry, or
mineral production). The City of Camas was allocated 13,600
additional people for the next 20 years.
• The boundary of the UGA should utilize The area may be increased by a Market
natural features(such as drainage, steep Factor to ensure there is a surplus of land
slopes, open space,and riparian available for housing and emplovment
corridors) and existing and proposed needs. (Market Factor is discussed in more
infrastructure (such as public services and detail below.) The Community Framework
facility availability,limits and extensions, Plan suggests that a 25% Market Factor be
and jurisdictional and special district used. Combining the existing population
boundaries). located in the City,the allotment from the
County, and 25%market factor, the City's
• The local jurisdictions must have the Urban Growth Area should accommodate
anticipated financial capability to provide 24,500 people. The final revised boundary
infrastrucntra/se<vices needed in the is estimated to accommodate cepa_roximately
urban growth area over the planning 25,300 people.
period under adopted concurrency,
standards. Employment Projec7ons: It is also
necessary to ensure that an adequate supply
Clark County has also established the use of jobs is provided to the citizens of the
of an Urban Reserve as an additional City of Camas. It is not the City's desire to
element of Urban Growth Areas. The be considered a"bedroom community"of
Clark County Framework Plan defines Portland or Vancouver. The Ciry has made
urban reserve areas (land reserved for large investments in its infrastructure to
future development after 20 years),where ensure the existing industry (James River,
appropriate, to allow orderly conversion of Inc.)can continue to operate profitably,
land adjacent to designated urban growth while also enticing new high technology
areas to urban densities, as demonstrated industries into the business park on the
by the nerd to expand the developable land western edge of the City. The objective of
supply or by regional industrial or public the plan is to maintain at least a ratio of
facility nerds. 40:60 jobs to people, and ensure a strong
and diversified=noetic base.
IDENTIFICATION CFllTc?+IA
It is estimated that the City would have the
With these definitions and criteria as guides potential of be:we-en 14,000 and 16,500
for formulating an urban growth area, the jobs in the Urban Growth Area.
following items were evaluated with citizen
input during the review process: Market Facor: A Market Factor is to
ensure the City does not create a false
Population Projections: The county was scarcity of housing by limiting the amount
supplied with an estimated population of land within the urban area,thus
growth amount for the next 20 years. The artificially driving up the cost of housing.
total was then dispersed to the various It is important to have a surplus of land to
jurisdictions in the county based on ensure the housing market remains
historical growth patterns and future competitive and healthy. The County
growth potential. The rationale behind this Framework Plan discusses a target Market
assumption is that location plays a large Factor of 25%for residential and 50% for
- part in the future growth for any area. The jobs. The City has attempted to meet that
requirement in the revised boundary. It
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happens that the market factor on residential
is about 30%,while the employment is less Open Spacz: The City currently requires
_ fan the market factor and ratio of jobs to that single family or multi-family
population, Four factors have caused these development set aside 30% of the overall
variations from population and employment project site as open space. The Urban
projections: Growth Area takes this into account In
1City. In the last two and a half years the
conjunction with the open space
of Camas has approved approximately requirement, sensitive areas (wetlands,
2,000 new lots,a large majority of Stream courses, steep and unstable slopes)
which are not now developed. 'Their were also esumared. Sensitive areas were
potential population is estimated at subtracted from the total area within the
Urban Growth Area total developabie
4,500 people. This produces a
acreage.
significant potential which will likely
cause the City to exceed projected The Urban Growth Area also anticipates the
population estimates; retention of an open space between the
2. When the interim Urban Growth Area Camas and Vancouver urban areas.
to the west was proposed, the logical,
natural boundary was felt to be the Parks: The City requires that
greenway. The adoption of the final approximately 3,0 acres per 1,000
Urban Growth Area excluded a high population be set aside for open space
density mixed-use center. reducing both purposes and 5 acres per 1,000 population
residential density and jobs; for active park purposes. The Urban
Growth Area contains the amount of
3. A majority of the light industrial/high acreage needed to support the park acreage
technology land is already zoned and to population ratio mentioned above.
in the City. It has an employment
potential nearly equal to the allocation; Schools: Allocations of potential school
4. The City of Camas has extensive sites have been made based on assumptions
critical areas with nearly 50O10 of the utilized in the Panne Hill Su'a-Area plan and
land identified as wetlands, steep preliminary discission with the Camas
slopes, streams, and floodways. School District
Housing: The City utilized the Capital Faciliz es: An integral part of the
comprehensive housing study (CHAS) GMA is the ability of a jurisdiction to
prepared by Clark County in preparing this service those areas located within its Urban
specific element The City's plan results in Growth Area. This requirement pertains to
a mix of multi and single family with an schools, transportation, water, sewer,
approximate split of 25% multi-family and police, and fire for the most part. The goal
75% single family based on existing of the Capital Faciities Plan (CFP)is to
development,land suitability, and citizen's meet established level of service and
goals. For the purposes of calculating identify the cast and timing of the
- family size,the City has included duplexes improvements required to promote the
and townhouses in the definition of single efficient use of resources.
family. (With those housing types
included,the City is close to the County In each section of the plan the required
Framework Plan objective of 60%/40% capital facilities over the 20 year period
_ split). The average density for the Urban have been identified based on the projected
Growth Area is estimated to be growth and plan standards.
approximately 5.2 dwelling units per acre.
ghtly less than the County The CFP addresses the needs of the School
This density is sli
Framework Plan target density of 6 to 10 District and City for a six year window of
units per acre for major centers. time, and is updated annually. Studies
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have also been commissioned to address criteria. However,recognizing that there
the long term needs of the City. are conflicts with this proposed area with r'i
Vancouver on the west and Washougal on
Tne goals are to provided the most cost the east;the following alternatives are
efficient system possible while also proposed:
maintaining continuity and logic of areas
serviced. The City has the ability to serve A. If the gr=nway is not uilized as the =
the areas within the Urban Growth Ares western boundary in the vicinity of 34th
and 192nd;then the area should be squared
Nmral Features: Finny the Urban off by the quarry.
Growth Area considers such natural
features as Lacamas Lake,the Greenway, B. If the areas in conflict to the west and to
streams and rivers, and topography. the east are both excluded from the City of _
Camas Urban Growth Area,then the area
The following map shows the final North of Fust Streit which,contains
recommended Urban Growth Area based Camas Meadows should be included in the
on the application of the identification City's Urban Growth Area.
criteria.
ALTERNATIVE URBAN GROWTH AREAS
As discussed previously,the interim
growth boundary, approved by Clark
County does not meet the identification
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show cause as to why their proposed
CONCLUSICN change should be made.
Camas is limited in its expansion potential In February of each year, the City shall
to the south by the Columbia River and to evaluate all proposed changes (including
the east by the City of Washougal,thus the any changes which may be initiated by the
north and west areas function as the City of Camas). If no amendments are
primary expansion zones. These areas are received, the Chairman of the Planning _
desirable due to the potential to facilitate Commission shall so report to the Mayor
large campus style industrial developments and City Council,and the Annual Review
in proximity to major interstate highways of the Comprehensive Plan shall be
and the Portland International Airport The considered completed.. The City may take
comprehensive plan goal is to maintain and as much as 60 days from the closing of the
encourage a strong and diversified application period to complete the initial
economic base,while balancing this review of proposals. Environmental
accommodation for growth with a determination requirements may lengthen
preservation of Camas' natural beauty and this period.
historic value. Vacant land is available for
development due to recent annexations and PRCCE,URE
the location of the Urban Growth Area.
Fxistsng commercial uses are convenient to Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
the downtown and east Camas areas,but shall be adopted in accordance with RCW
new residential development on Prune Hill 35A.63.070 to 35A.63.073 as outlined
and the western portions of the Urban below:
Growth Area would probably be better
served by new commercial development to After preparing any amendment,
the west of Prune Hill. modification, or alteration to the
Comprehensive Plan,the Planning
Commission shall hold at least one public
AMENDMENTS hearing on the proposed amendment.
Notice of the time,place, and purpose of
This Comprehensive Plan is based upon the such public hearing shall be published in
best available information. As years go by, the official newspaper of the City at least
better information or changing ten days prior to the date of the hearing.
circumstances may require the change or The hearing may be continued from time to
amendment of this plan. Such information time at the discretion of the Planning
could be a revised sewer or water plan for _ Commission, but no additional notices need
instance. In any event, it is likely that this be published.
plan, designed to guide the City of Camas
to the year 2010,may need to be amended Upon completion of the hearing or hearings
before that time. Therefore, the following on the proposed amendments to the
procedure shall be used to amend this Comprehensive Plan, the Planning
Comprehensive Plan. Commission shall transmit a copy of its
recommendation for the amendments to the
The Comprehensive Plan shall be reviewed Comprehensive Plan to the City Council
once a year,unless there is an emergency, through the Mayor, who shall acknowledge
with the following procedure: receipt thereof and direct the Cleric of the
City to certify the date of receipt
In January of each year,the City of Camas _
shall announce that proposed amendments Within sixty (60)days from its receipt of
to the Comprehensive Plan will be received the recommendation of the Planning
for 30 days. Applicants will be expected to Commission for modification to the
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Comprehensive Plan,the City Council at a
public meeting shall consider the same.
The City Council shall vote to approve or
disapprove or to modify and approve as
modified the proposed modifications to the
Comprehensive Plan, or shall refer it back
to the Planning Commission for further
proceedings,in which case the Council
shall specify the time within which the
Planning Commission shall report back to
the City Council its findings and recom-
mendations on the matters referred to it.
The final form and content of the
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
shall be determined by the City Council. An
affirmative vote of not less than a majority
of the total members of the City Council
shall be required for adoption of an
ordinance to approve the amendments to the
Plan. The Comprehensive Plan as
amended shall then be filed with the
appropriate official and shall be available
for public inspection.
REVIEW
In conjunction with the county review of
the population and employment projections,
and the Urban Growth Area, the City shall
review its comprehensive plan at least every
10 years.
CRITERIA FOR ANNEXING
TERRITORY
The basic criteria for annexations will be
established in an Intergovernmental
Agreement between the City and County.
It will establish the framework for ongoing
and consistent responses to annexing future
residential,commercial, and/or industrial
properties within the Urban Growth Area.
Criteria will be developed regarding
applicable regulations and development
standards; extension of streets and utilities;
provision of services;public information;
and administration.
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II. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
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Il. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The citizen participation process is an STEERING COMMITTEE
essential component in the development of
a comprehensive plan, and the City of The Steering Committee concept was first
Camas values the participation of the adopted during deliberations on the Prune
citizens of the city and surrounding area in ME Annexation process. The concept
the formulation this Comprehensive Plan. functioned well and was carried over as
Without the input and support of the GMA proceedings unfolded. The Steering
community a plan will not be as effective. Commits meetings are open to the public
The requirements for public involvement in and are specifically structured to allow
state law and the Growth Management Act public participation at each meeting.
(GMA) allow each community to detemline
the process that is most appropriate for The Steering Committee consisted of three
them. However, the GMA does require citizen representatives,a School District
that cities establish procedures for representative,-a Planning Commission
providing early and continuous public member, a City Council member, the
participation in the development and Mayor,the City Administrator, the Public
amendment of comprehensive land use Works Director,the Planning Director, and
plans and development regulations a Member-at-Large. Representatives of the
implementing such plans. The procedures Clark County Planning Department also
shall provide for broad dissemination of attended.
proposals and alternatives, opportunity for
written comments,public meetings after PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS
effective notice,provision for open
discussion, communication programs, In addition to the Steering Committee,the
information services, and consideration of City has scheduled various public
response to public comments. community meetings to present the plan
The public participation process has
during its development The City has also
scheduled public hearings before the City
included Planning Commission and City Council to
• Interviews with individuals (citizens and encourage public input.
developers) and agency representatives
(County, City, and School District) The public involvement process for the
• SteeringCommittee made of Camas comprehensive plan actually began
up in 1990 with the Prune Hill Annexation
representatives of City Council, Planning (initially referred to as Vancouver View).
Commission, School District, City Staff Three public meetings were held from June
and citizens. to September of 1990 followed by three
• Community meetings before the Steering Steering Committer meetings and hearings
Committee to review plan before.the City Planning Commission and
recommendations and components City Council. With the adoption of the
• Discussions at Ward Meetings Growth Management Act the scope of this
planning effort was expanded to also
• Parks Board Review include the identification and protection of
• Official Public Hearing and adoption environmentally sensitive areas.
process before the Planning Commission From November of 1990 through August
and City Council of 1991 eight Steering Committee meetings
were held; two Community meetings;
workshops with the Parks Board and
t Planning Commission and City Council;
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and public hearings before the Planning structured to provide"two way
Commission and City Council. The results communication." The information gained
of this effort was the adoption of the Sub- was brought back to the Steering
Area Plan for the Prune Hill Annexed Area; Committee by representatives in attendance.
adoption of the Sensitive Areas Ordinance;
adoption of the Impact Fee Ordinance for NEWSPAPER AND OTHER
Parks and Open Space; and an update of the RESOURCES
Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan.
The City of Camas has also used the U
The update of the Comprehensive Plan to perspectives Program created by the
meet the requirements of the Growth County to get information out on the GMA
Management Act since 1992 has included process. Information has been mailed out t
two phases: in utility bills to registered voters for ward
• August 1992 to October 1993: In meetings and published in the local
addition to updating background newspapers regarding meeting time, `A
information,the effort focused on hearing dates, progress updates, etc., not to
defining the Preliminary Urban Growth mention the information spots on the local
radio station. Overall,the City has made a
BO '' special effort to get the public involved.
• October 1993 to April 1994: The effort
has been to complete the draft In conclusion,the City of Camas has
Comprehensive Plan. satisfied the public participation _A
requirements established by the Growth
During these time periods, the following Management Act. The general public has
meetings were held: been given the opportunity to participate in
the GMA process and has played a large
• August 1992 to October 1993: role in the City's GMA process. The input
- Steering Committee Meetings--Open received during the Steering Committee,
public meetings at City Hall,eight Public Meetings,Planning Commission _j
- Community Meetings,one and City Council Hearing has been
- Planning Commission Public Hearing, invaluable to the City.
one -- -
- City Council Public Hearing, one - - • -R
ECcamas-zv�ouGALOctober 1993 to June 1994: -SI O
- Steering Committee Meetings,six _-' —
- Parks Board Review,two ��tizens:comment;on-mamas!gFo tii:inanag_emenLDian-
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- Joint Committe-Kity Council/Planning ----- _-'
Commission, one
- Community Meetings,one
- Planning Commission Public Hearing,
one �_�=_"=-- --�---.���'•- ��: _.. H
- City Council Public Hearing, one
During this time there were also eight ward
meetings where issues of growth
management,planning,zoning,parks and F
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impact fess were topics of the meeting. -TP%ncT.R--E
w -notices were sent to each re redC ORDi-
Meeting __ _ _—
voter household and were published in the Steering commiitee`•revamps-UGB'recommendation : u
local newspaper. Attendance ranged from
14-65 with a combined total of 322. City
Council members and City staff attendedLj
these meetings which were informally -
Public Umwlvement
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111. BACKGROUND depot in 1824 made the camp known
throughout the 19th century international
commercial world. Several decades later,
HISTORICAL SETTING in 1844, a party of prospective Oregon
settlers spent the winter along the Columbia
The following history is provided as a River, however they ultimately settled at
foundation for the Comprehensive Plan. Tumwater. The treaty recognizing the 49th
The history is intended to represent a parallel as the boundary between the United
context for future planning from familiarity States and British territories in 1846 made
with the past. It is a summary of some of the area more attractive and peaceful. By
the events of the city and area that formed 1870 Vancouver's international fame had
its character and physical shape,but it is declined due to the U.S./British treaty and
not the intent of this document to provide a the rise of the American settlement in the
complete history of the City. Willamette Valley of Oregon,making
Vancouver a satellite of Portland.
EARLY CAMAS HISTORY
The first settler, David Parker, came to
Clark.County has, as the oldest county in Camas in 1845, and the next year settlers
Washington State, a long history. built the first saw mill on the south end of
However,the history of the Camas area of Lacamas Lake; however,fire destroyed this
course does not begin with its exploration mill and subsequent mills built in the early
by Europeans. Native Americans are 1850s. Starting in the 1860s,American
thought to have occupied the Columbia pioneers staked their claims in Fisher Basin
River Valley for 10,000 years. For the and the area, including the founders of
tribes located along the Columbia River, Washougal, at Parker's Landing,in 1849
Camas and Washougal were important and the first settlers in Fern Prairie in 1852.
gathering places and burial grounds. In the By 1880 Clark County had more farms
late 1800s Native Americans by the than any other county in the state except
hundreds still camped along the Washougal Spokane County.
and Columbia Rivers, though the tribes had
been decimated by disease brought by In many ways the history of Camas begins
white traders. The Parkersville in 1883 when the La Camas Colony
Archeological site along the Columbia Company of Portland purchased 2600 acres
River is one of the last remaining areas that encompassing Lacarnas,Round, and Dead
is relatively undisturbed. It is on both the Lakes,the stream connecting them to the
State and national Register of Historic Columbia River, and Columbia River
Places. frontage, and constructed dams for water
power for new flour and paper mills, and a
In fact, the name for the City of Carnas sawmill and furniture factory in the area.
comes from the lily-like Camassia The paper mill was the largest west of the
esculenta, an important part of the Natives' Rocky Mountains. Formed by Henry
diet in the Northwest. The botanical and Pittock,publisher of the Oregonian,the
town names were derived from the Nootka purpose was to produce newsprint for that
word chamass,meaning"fruit"or"sweet," paper and others in the region. In the same
which was adopted into the Chinook jargon year,Camas was platted by the mill
as camas or lacamass. owners,Aeneas MacMaster opened the first
store at Third and Division Streets which is
White explorers first saw the Camas area in now part of the paper mill,his daughter
1792, followed by the Lewis and Clark started the first school above the store, and
Expedition which camped here in 1806. telegraph service was provided.
The location in Vancouver of the Hudson's r
Bay Company fur-trading post and supply
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Another paper company merger in 1914 I
In 1884 Chinese laborers cleared land and resulted in the formation of the Crown
dug a tunnel for the paper mill's water Willamette Paper Company. In 1915 the _
system and the paper mill opened. When Columbia River Highway opened, and two
the articles of incorporation were filed in years later the highway between Vancouver
1884 the paper mill was named the and Camas/Washougal was paved. In
Columbia River Paper Company. Growth 1916 Oak Park Elementary School opened-
in the city by that same year required the
first addition to the town site, Cowan's Two additional elementary schools were
addition, and the establishment of a post constructed in the 1920s, Central (1924)
office. Other imcrovements in the and Forest Home (1927). This was the
following years were the first school extent of construction of school buildings
building (1886), church, and grange. This until after the War,though consolidation of
growth was in spite of a set back at the school districts continued during this
mill, when it burned in 1886; it was not period: Prune Hill and Camas, 1926;
reopened until 1888. In 1889 the Camas and Fisher Basin, 1936; Woodburn
Washington Territory became a state. and Camas, 1943; Fern Prairie and Camas,
1950; Ireland and Camas, 1953.
Residential development from present day
Camas began to creep toward Prune Hill Technological and transportation achieve-
when Forest Home was platted for 5 and mens were not the only nes Camas had to
10 acre lots in 1891. In 1894 the La Camas the surrounding area and the world. By the
post office changed its name to "Camas"to early 1900s, Clark County was known as
eliminate confusion with other Washington the"prune capital"of the world. Though
towns. many crops were raised,including apples,
cherries, and pears along with dairy, live-
A NEW CENTURY stock, and general farming,prunes brought
international fame to the region. Beginning
As Camas entered the 20th century with a in the 1880's, farmers had planted prune
new name and heading towards trees throughout the county,including the
incorporation, other changes were arriving. west slopes and top of what would become
The first phone was installed at known as Prune Hill. Prune Hill was one �-
MacMaster's store in 1897 or 98, and a toll of the first areas to be planted with a signif-
line to Vancouver was in place by 1902. In icant orchard. Clark County's, and thus
1905 the Columbia River Paper Company Prune Hill's, international status continued
merged with Crown Paper Company to until the Great Depression when the prune "3
become the Crown-Columbia Paper market declined. Only a few trees on Prune
Company. (This was brought about by Hill remain today.
Fred Leadbetter, son-in-law of Henry
Pittock.) On June 2, 1906 Camas was As prune growing relocated to California,
incorporated and residents also officially the prune orchards disappeared in Clark
changed the name of the town by petition County. However in 1930 field and
from La Camas to Camas. By 1907 the orchard crops and vegetables represented
Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railroad the greatest value for any particular group
had been completed through Camas. In of agricultural products in the county,
1908 the Lacamas Post,the forerunner to followed by livestock, dairy products, and
the Post Record began operation. In 1911 poultry, though the increase in turkey _
the first Camas resident purchased an production changed poultry's ranking by
automobile; a Ford dealership opened the the late 1930s. As it had been in 1880,
next year. Garfield Building (junior and 47% of the county was being farmed in
senior high school), a creamery,and 1930,but the number of farms had
motion picture house were constructed, and increased from 589 farms in 1880 to 4591
an electric franchise was formed in 1913. in 1930 with the average size decreasing
from 196 acres in 1880 to 49 in 1930.
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The depression did not effect this area as 1955 was the first year Camas and
substantially as many regions of the Washougal attempted to consolidate,
country were. Following the merger of followed by several attempts in the 1960s
Crown Willamette Paper Company and and early 70s. None were successful. In
Zellerbach Corporation in 1928, the plant the late 1950s the paper mill employed 25
was expanded considerably in 1929-30. to 30% of the Camas population and about
This increased the work force by one-third. 10% of the Washougal populace. Half of
Furthermore a reduced work week and the mill's employees lived in Camas,40%
work day led to employment of the in Camas and Washougal RFDs and other
maximum number of people possible. The outlying areas, and the balance in
plant ceased to manufacture newsprint in Washougal-
1930, and with the expansion, swung into
its new role as the"largest specialty mill in The late 1950s and 1960s were a period in
the world" The employment at the mill which public facilities were provided. A
and the self-containment of the agricultural new city hall and downtown beautification
community cushioned the Camas- project accommodated the changing needs
Washougal area economy from the most of the citizens. Camas High School
drastic effects of the Depression. Also in (1957),J.D. Zellerbach Middle School
1938 Crown Zellerbach presented the city (1967 and named after the grandson of an
with a park that was named Crown Park. owner of Crown Zellerbach Corporation)
Another park donated by Crown Zellerbach and Lacamas Heights (1963) Elementary
to the city was named after Louis Bloch School were built, indicating the growth
who was vice-president of the Crown that the community was experiencing. (The
Willamette Paper Company, and became Lacamas Heights Elementary School and
chairman of the board for the newly formed J.D.Zellerbach Middle School were built in
Crown Zellerbach Corporation. a new cluster style and classroom dividers
open so teachers could combine their
World War H brought an influx of people classes.) The County also benefited when
to the Vancouver Shipyards, and the loss of Crown Zellerbach presented them with 300
many Mill employees as they left to serve acres that became Lacamas Park. In 1964
their country. These people were replaced began a series of strikes at the mill, the first
by recruits from southern states. The mill in 45 years.
operated at top speed to meet the nerds of a
nation at war, and its machine shop was In 1972 the push to build Interstate 205
pressed into use to build giant 17-ton ship began; a decade later in 1982 it opened. In
rudders. This effort continued in spite of 1977 the Portland International Aimort
the 1941 flood, the worst in 54 years. undertook a significant expansion. The
airport had been located on the Columbia
POST-WAR CAMAS River in 1940, and had moved to its current
location in 1957. The construction of I-205
The construction of the One-Stop Shopping and the expansion of the airport created an
Center and the Auto-Vue Drive-In around area with increased access and attractions
1950 are characteristic of the changes that on both sides of the River.
were coming to Camas. Both were con-
structed in outlying areas, though the In 1971, two new reservoirs, water and
Camas-Washougal boundary location of the sewer improvements were made on Prune
One-Stop Shopping Center was already de- Hill. These accommodated the new
veloped as a suburban residential area The residential development being constructed
drive-in was one of the few developments on the east side of the hill, even though
on Prune Hill. The Helen Baller School berry farms and other agricultural uses still
constructed in 1948 is also indicative of the operated on the west side and top. This
growth that was coming to the City. year was also notable for the grand opening :
of View Ridge Estates,west of Camas.
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With more residential development
occurring near the top of the hill through
this decade, the Camas School District
opened the Dorothy Fox Elementary School
in 1982.
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On the other hand, strikes and other
uncertainties in the ability of Crown
Zellerbach to continue to be the primary 1
economic foundation for the City caused
Camas concern. That single industry, the
paper mill,comprised over 78% of the total
assessed valuation of the city. It is this
dependency upon a single industry and the
lack of control over developments which
directly affected the existence of Camas, -
that prompted the City to undertake an
annexation program in 1985. This
annexation took in the lands north and west
of Prune Hill—almost surrounding it on
all sides. The annexed land was zoned for
light industry and high technology uses.
The areas that were annexed are desirable
due to their appropriateness for large
campus style industrial developments in
proximity to major interstate highways and
the Portland International Airport_ Sharp
Microelectronics purchased 120 acres in the
newly annexed area, and opened a
laboratory on the lower western slopes of
Prune Hill in early 1990. Underwriter
Laboratories also purchased approximately
75 acres along NW Lake Road for -
construction of a testing facility.
In 1987 James River Corporation bought
Crown Zellerbach paper mill. James River
is the most significant employer in Camas.
In 1990, approximately 1500 acres of
Prune Hill was still part of unincorporated
Clark County, although it was nearly
surrounded by the City of Camas. The —
beautiful views,proximity to Vancouver
and Portland,and availability of large
parcels of land made Prune Hill attractive
for development The city recognized this
and as pan of the 1984 agreement with the
Boundary Review Board permitting the
- Camas to annex the 1200 acres for high "
technology Camas agreed to annex Prune
Hill. In 1990 the City of Camas annexed
Prune Hill.
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surrounded by Prune Hill and other steep
slopes on three sides. The river forms the
other boundary. For the City of Camas to
PHYSICAL FORM grow significantly,it must break out of this
bowl and expand significant distances to
The Physical Form Section describes three reach fairly flat lands to the west and north.
aspects of the Camas area that form the
basic underpinnings of the study area: Residential areas to the west and north of
Physical Constraints downtown are built on slopes ranging from
• Topography 5 to 15%. Slopes increase to over 20% on
• Geology Prune Hill to the west and Woodburn Hill
• Soils to the northeast
• Hydrology Topography is an important element in the
• Climate character of the city,especially the older
Critical Areas portions. The steep slopes provide a back-
Streams and Watercourses drop for the older sections of town, open
• Wetlands up views, and define sections of the town.
• Frequently Flooded Areas
• Aquifer Recharge Area Implications: Most types of industrial and
• Geologically Hazardous Areas commercial uses in typical American cities
• Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas do not lend themselves to steep terrain.
Resource Lands Steeply sloped areas are suitable only for
• Miningresidential uses. West of Prune Hill to the
• Agriclture study boundary is a flat plain. Topography
permits the many existing uses, such as
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS — aggregate extraction and farming, as well as
the development of industrial, commercial,
CONSTRAINTS AND SETTING and residential uses. To the north of the
existing city limits, topography again is
The City of Camas is located in Limiting. Though some relatively flat areas
southeastern Clark County. It is bordered do exist along S.E. Everett Road,
by the Columbia River to the south,the
City of Washougal and Woodburn Hill to particularly in the vicinity of the airfield..
the east,Lacamas Lake and Lacamas Park Geology
to the north, and Grass Valley to the west.
Topography Generally,from the northern tip of
Lacamas Lake westward,the geology is
The topography of Camas and the study charactenzed by alluvial fan and associated
area is dominated by water. The Columbia
deposits. This includes fine-grained sand
- and silt and some sand and gravel
River is a major influence directly and (Generally, the significant sand and gravel
indirectly on Camas,its residents,and deposits are north of S.E. 29th Street and
employers. The river has significantly west of 202nd Avenue, Sand and Gravel
shaped the land either by laying down Resources, DNR, 1975). The only
sediments or by cutting through areas. To exception to the alluvial fan deposits is an
a lesser extent,the Washougal River also outcropping of Boring Lava on the west
has shaped the topography. side of Prune Hill. This strata is basalt
rock and,in addition to being resistant to
The existing flat core of the City of Camas weathering,is extremelystable. t
is surrounded by steep hills. The '
downtown and older parts of the City are Prune Hill is underlain with the Troutdale
nearly flat and are on almost the same level Formation, a formation of seem-
as the Columbia River. These areas are
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consolidated clay,silt,sand and gravel that has a low shrink-swell factor and presents
was deposited by glacial action. The area few problems for foundations. The Powell
to the northeast of Lacamas Lake to Green and Hesson series are east of the Lauren
Mountain and Brunner Hill is also series. The Powell series has a low shrink-
underlain with the Troutdale Formation. swell potential,while the Hesson series has
However,Green Mountain and Brunner a moderate shrink-swell potential.
Hill themselves are outcroppings of the
Boring Lava. The areas south and east of Implications: Soil characteristics can prove
Prune Hill and Lacamas Lake are to be limiting to certain uses,particularly
characterized by the oldest geologic industrial uses which may require good load
elements in the county, a combination of bearing and little shrink-swell potentiaL In
andesite, basalt,pyroclastics, general,these types of soils are located in ;
agglomerates,and sedimentary rocks. the western part of the study area, approxi-
mately 202nd Avenue and the drainage
Finally,the geology underlying the swale westward,scattered areas between
developed areas of downtown and Oak 202nd Avenue and Prime Hill, and scattered -'
Park are Alluvial deposits (generally finer areas north and east of Lacamas Lake.
grain particles than the Alluvial fan
deposits), and along the banks of the Along with soils types,another important J
Washougal River an Alluvium which is a characteristic is soil drainage. This
mix of gravel, sand, and silt which has characteristic impacts sewage disposal,
been deposited in relatively recent times. indicates potential wetlands, and generally
Implications: Excavations for sewer lines informs possible uses of the land. This
and other below-ground improvements will information is based on 1922 Soil Conser-
be difficult in volcanic deposits and areas of vation Service data. The characteristics and
moderately cemented sands and gravels. their definitions area as follows:
Alluvial deposits are more easily excavated poorly and very poorly drained soils _
Soils These soils are commonly wet at or near the
surface for a duration ranging from most to
Their characteristics, such as shrink-swell of the year. Soils are wet enougall h that
potential, corrosivity,and other factors can artificial Wage may be required for most
help or inhibit development Soils in the land uses. These areas typically support
Camas area occur in what has been identi- vegetation indicative of wetlands that may
be regulated under federal, state and/or =,
fied as the Hillsboro-Dollar-Cove associa- local regulations.
tion, which is described in the Clark Co.
Soil Survey as: deep,dominantly nearly Somewhat excessively drained soils
level to sloping,well-drained to very poor- These soils have a low water holding
ly drained,medium textured soils of the capacity. It is highly unlikely that these
terraces. This association occupies about soils could support vegetation indicative of
12% of the county. Hillsboro soils make saturated soil conditions. Excessively
up about 40% of the association; Dollar drained soils may pose some limitations on
soils, 20%; and Cove soils, 10%. Small on-site wastewater disposal because of their
acreages of Hockinson soils and McBee, rapidly draining character and the potential
,. coarse variant, soils make up the rest for contamination of groundwater supplies. !
Three soil classifications are most common: Hydrology r
The Powell silt loam; the Hesson clay
- loam, and the Lauren gravely loam series. Most of the Camas planning area is in the
The Lauren series is primarily in the flat Washougal River drainage basin,which
lands from 202nd Avenue westward. It drams into the Columbia River between the
Cities of Camas and Washougal. The
s _
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remainder of the city drains directly into the
Columbia. The City's water supply Streams and Watercourses
originates primarily in Jones and Boulder
Creeks; there are also seven wells to The wet climate and steep topography of
supplement this supply. portions of the Study Area have resulted in
many streams. These drain into the major
Water in the bower Washougal sub-basin is water bodies that define the Camas area:
unsuitable for most uses due to water Columbia and Washougal Rivers; Lacamas,
quality problems arising from mill Jones, and Boulder Creeks; Lacamas, Dead
i discharges,urban runoff, and septic drain or Fallen Leaf, and Round Lakes. Streams
field effluent. It is vital that the water are protected to preserve water quality and
quality be checked prior to the acquisition fish and wildlife habitat.
of park land and shorelines that will be
used as public swimming areas. Wetlands
Climate The Growth Management Act defines
wetlands as areas that have surface or ground
Camas' climate is influenced by the Coast water that supports vegetation typically
and Cascade mountain ranges. Prevailing adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
winds are from the northeast from April Wetlands generally include swamps,
through September,and from the east- marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Wetlands
southeast for the rest of the year. do not include those artificial wetlands
Occasional high easterly winds occur year- intentionally created from non-wetland sites,
around through the Columbia Gorge. such as irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-
lined swales,canals, detention facilities,
Annual average precipitation is 51 inches. wastewater treatment facilities,farm ponds,
The month of December receives the most, and landscape amenities.
with an average of 6.5 inches, and July
receives the least,with a half-inch. The The wetlands in the Study Area are located on
average mid-winter temperature is 400,the Lady Island, along the Washougal River and
summer average is 65°, and the annual Fallen Leaf,Round, and Lacamas Lakes, as
average temperature is 53°. well as Fisher Basin. This information was
derived from the 1988 National Wetlands
CRITICAL AREAS Inventory,information from Clark County,
and the Fisher Basin Stormwater/Wetlands
The Growth Management Act defines Study. It is general and does not indicate the
critical areas as wetlands, frequently type or quality of the information.
flooded areas, aquifer recharge areas, _ _
geologically hazardous areas, and wildlife - a
habitat conservation areas. In addition to � �
the Critical Areas listed above the Ci of
i
Camas also includes stream and water
courses in their Sensitive Areas Ordinance.
Critical Areas are protected since they
support unique,fragile, or valuable natural
resources or are subject to natural hazards. /
This background information is based on ��
data obtained from Clark County andj - –
supplemented by field analysis. Where �'I
there are inconsist definitions that may
apply in the Urban Growth Area, they will —�-
be addressed in the Memo of Understand- –
ing between the City and County.
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■ HISTORIC OR ACTIVE LANDSLIDES -
■ OLDER LANDSLIDE DEBRIS SLOPE STABILITY
FAULTS
(GE�`1FRALMD)
The report Slope Stability of Clark County Older landslide debris
(Washington State Department of Natural Areas of older landslide debris are believed
Resources,Division of Geology and Earth to be stable,but may become unstable with
Resources [DNR])investigates slope development. Water from development
stability and landslide hazards in Clark (septic systems, watering of lawns, and
County. Three types of concerns are redirection of surface water) could saturate
indicated; geologic and engineering studies otherwise stable materials,and cause a loss
are recommended before development: of internal strength. In addition, an
earthquake of low or middle magnitude
Areas of potential instability could cause problems within these areas
These areas are potentially unstable because also. Therefore,regardless of the type, the
of underlying geologic conditions and report recommends geologic and
physical characteristics associated with engineering studies be conducted before
steepness. development.
Historic or active landslide areas Another consideration that must be made
These areas are unstable at the present time. with regard to development is the potential
Development of these areas may cause for earthquake hazard. Again,the DNR
additional movement. has completed a report entitled: Earthquake
Hazards of Clark County. Areas of
potential hazard are designated on a map.
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Investigation of the potential problem RESOURCE LANDS '
should be made by an engineering geologist i
prior to development within the designated The Growth Management Act(GMA) defines
areas according to the report. resource lands as those lands used for agri-
cultural purposes,commercial forestry, or
It has also been inferred from geologic data mining. The resource lands that are of par-
in Geology and Groundwater Conditions in ticular concem with regards to the GMA are —
Clark County (Mundorff) that two faults in those that are designated as long-term com-
the shape of an"X"are centered on Round mercially significant agriculture,forestry,and =;
Lake. One fault runs northwestalong the mining. Long-term commercially significant
northern boundary of Lacamas Lake; the includes the growing capacity,productivity,
other northeast almost to the Columbia and soil composition of the land for long-
River. The existence of these faults has not term commercial production,in consideration
been proven, and it is generally considered of the land's proximity to population areas, =
that even if they do exist,that no significant and the possibility of more intense uses of the
level of hazard exists (DNR). land. Generally these lands are not included '
within Urban Growth Areas.
A map has also been prepared which shows a
steep slopes. These include those which
are between 15-40% slope; and those 40%
slope and above. Over half of the areas
with slope in excess of 40% are included in
the Areas of Potential Instability shown on
the Slope Stability map. As the slopes
become increasingly steep,the more care
which must be taken as development occurs Resource
upon them or adjacent to them. Lands Map
Implications: It is prudent to avoid locating
emergency or other critical facilities in
proximity to these faults, and restricting
development. _
Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas
Wildlife Habitat is identified and protected in Within the Study Area there are no
Camas by the protection of other critical areas commercial forests. -
such as wetlands, streams, watercourses,
steep and unstable slopes, and their buffers. Mini
ng
The location of these areas are shown in the
appropriate sections. Also the Permanent The only mining operation that is within the
Open Space Network ties the steep and
unstable slopes together to provide a more Study Area that is likely to receive the long-
continuous natural area Continuity is term,commercially significant designation
important in maintaining the viability of the is the Smith rock quarry located along the
wildlife habitat and in some cases vegetation Columbia River at approximately SE 192nd
Another objective is to preserve areas with Avenue. The other extraction areas that are
which endangered, threatened, sensitive significant in the area are: English Pit,the
species, and species of local importance have Musa-Kiewit(and others) sand and gravel
a primary association. These forested areas south of N.E. 18th Street and north of S.E.
provide a major visual impact and backdrop 1st Street between 172nd and 192nd
to the city, and also contribute significantly to Avenues. In addition,there is an approved
wildlife habitat County zone for sand and gravel extraction
south of S.E. 1st Street between 172nd and
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192nd Avenues. Though it is not within
the Study Area its location impacts the
placement of the Urban Growth Boundary.
Furthermore, these uses are expected to VACANT BUILDABLE LAND
continue for many years, and some of the
characteristics of the uses (heavy truck This analysis of vacant and buildable land
traffic and occasional blasting by the was done for each Traffic Analysis Zone
- quarry) should be considered in the Plan. (TAZ) based on data provided by Clark
County. It assumed the criteria and meth-
The intention of the Resource Lands odology utilized by the county as follows:
designation is to protect and separate For residential land,vacant parcels are
Resource Lands from Urban Growth defined as having a structural value of
Areas. While this is appropriate for most $10,000 or less. Commercial and
Resource Lands the type of mining in the industrial are defined as parcels having a
Camas area is for sand and gravel that are structural value of$50,000 or less.
used for construction in urban areas. Thus . Underutilized land is defined as parcels
the location is appropriate near urban areas. that are three times allowable lot size
Agriculture based on the existing zoning and greater
than 2.5 acres. (Residential only.)
The agricultural lands of long-term comm- Exclude all publicly owned land,parcels
ercial significance are generally not within 5,000 square feet or less,parcels valued
even the Study Area. But as with the quar- over$750,000, and mobile homes.
ries, they impact the location of the Urban Exclude type 1 critical areas (floodways,
Growth Area. The one area of agricultural high qty wetlands with 75 foot buffer,
lands within the Study Area is located along slopes over 40%).
the northeast shore of Lacamas Lake and is Include as vacant(however, calculate at a
about 420 acres. The other two agricultural
lower density) typ
areas are more extensive. One is located type critical areas (flood
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east of SE Crown Road beginning slightly fringe, hydric soils with a 75 foot buffer,
north of the Camas City Limits. It is 815 uses stream coverage with 75 foot buffer,
acres with more than half of it also coincid- slopes over 40%).
ing with a potential mining overlay. The The data from the coup was compiled for
most significant agricultural area is the land each TAZ by the RTC and summarized on
surrounding Lacamas Creek, of 2235 acres. work sheets which included:
This agricultural designation limits Acres and parcels of buildable vacant land;
residential development,depending on the Acres and parcels of built-up land;
classification of the agricultural lands. The Rights-of--way and other public lands;
classification system is based on the size of
the agricultural lands being designated • Total acreage per TAZ;
The proposed classification system is: 1990 population, households, and person
PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFICATION1 per household;
TIER SIZE OF LANDS RESIDENTIAL LOT SIZES Existing employment by retail, service,
1 800+ acres 1 house per 20 aces
and other as well as total;
2 300 - 800 acres 1 house per 20 acres Existing land use (based on zoning)
3 0 -300 acres 1 house per 10 aces
noting critical area acreage.
These work sheets were then utilized to
allocate future uses (public,residential,
1 Rural and Natural Resource lands Advisory commercial, and industrial) and to allocate
Committee: Farm Focus Group Final Report, population (based on proposed residential
Position Statement#2. Nov. 1993. densities) and employment.
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AGRICULTURE 1
EXISTING LAND USES Existing lands associated with agricultural
uses are primarily located on the outer 3
In order to project proposed land uses,the edges of the Study Area: Prune Hill, north
need for different land uses should be and west of Prune Hill in Fisher Basin, and
considered. In addition,and sometimes north of L.acama.s Lake and the Camas City
more importantly,the development Limits. These lands are not generally being
potential of the land must be evaluated. used for agricultural purposes as much as
The following table shows the land zoned remaining open and occasionally are used
for generalized zones,based on Clark for hay and other grasses.
County Assessor's Information. This is
not the same as the existing land use,but As the above chart shows,there are
does provide information on the potential of virtually no lands zoned for agricultural
the land under current zoning. uses within the City limits, thus anticipating
their redevelopment. Prune Hill and Fisher
ZONE CITY STUDY Basin have already been encroached on by
ACRES ' W O A both residential and high technology uses
ACRES' that they area zoned for. Though the chart
RESIDENTIAL shows that there is significant acreage of
155 1361 agriculture,none of this is likely to be
Rural
Single Family 1729 321 designated long-tern commercially
DupievMed.Den. 237 0 significant agricultural lands,reinforcing
Multi-Family 102 0 the likelihood of conversion to other uses
over time. -�
Sum 2223 1682
COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL
Community 166 0 --
Other 63 2 Camas has many well established
Sun 229 2 residential neighborhoods,that have
developed over many periods. The oldest -
INDUSTRIAL neighborhoods are those in and adjacent to
Light Industrial 685 3 downtown. One direction that residential
Heavy Industrial 186 0 developed from downtown was toward
Sum 871 3 Washougal,with Oak Park being
constructed early this century, and the
AGRICULTUREMILDLIFE 0.5 1696 neighborhood between One Stop and Goot
Sub-Total Non-Critical 3323.5 3383 Park being built after World War IL From .'
the neighborhood surrounding downtown,
Sub-Total Critical/Watert 4180 1759 the residential areas go up the benches of
TOTAL 7503 5142 land towards Prune Hill. The oldest areas f are closest to downtown,with the top
* Acres shown represent land without critical arras bench before Prune Hill built after World
or open water. War II, and the construction on Prune Hill
t Critical is defined in this instance as Flood way/ built mostly in the last 20 years. The third
Plane,Unstable Slopes,High Quality Wetlands, residential area is along SR 14. Some of
Hydric Soils,Slopes over 25%,and open water with this is older such as the pocket near the
buffets around Streams,Wetlands,and Hydric Soils. intersection with Lewis and Clark =
- Highway, others such as those built on the
The following discussion examines how slopes above the highway are more recent.
land within the Study Asea is currently The other recent area of construction is
being used,and in some cases where there along L.acamas Lake.
is the possibility of different uses.
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residential areas surrounding downtown
All of Camas'residential neighborhoods that are zoned for commercial uses; these
are predominately single family. Multi- have begun to convert to non-residential
family construction has taken place in the uses through use changes as opposed to
downtown area and some of the areas north reconstruction. As the demand for space
of it, Oak Park,the area south of SR 14, downtown increases these areas will look
and in occasional pockets on Prune Hill. less and less residential over time. Also the
areas mentioned above that already have
The period in which the residential areas some multi-family construction will
were constructed generally coincides with continue to convert over time due to the
the economic class to whom the homes pressure for different configurations and
were targeted. The oldest arras near price ranges. Though if new undeveloped
downtown are small homes built for mill areas are identified these will most likely
workers. The construction of I-205 and the provide multi-family housing,before these
airport expansion in the 1970s attracted areas are redeveloped.
many people to Camas who did not
necessarily work there. Thus the newest COMMERCIAL
homes on Prune Hill,above SR 14,and
along Lacamas Lake take advantage of the Commercial uses include retail, office, and
views and cater to managers and other service-providing businesses.
professionals who may commute to
Vancouver,Portland,or even further away
via the Portland International Airport.
Map
Map
The primary area of commercial in the City
of Camas is downtown. This includes
traditional commercial uses as well as
Outside the City limits,but within the governmental functions. The second most
Study Area the only significant area of significant area of commercial extends
residential is along Everett Road just north along Third Ave east of downtown to the
of Round Lake. There is a wide variety of boundary with Washougal. There are addi-
types and periods of construction in this tional retail uses in the shopping centers
area. This use is consistent with the adjacent to Washougal Finally there are
zoning. several small commercial area scattered
around the city and Study Area: west of the
Implications: Most of these neighborhoods mill,near Crown park, and along Everett
are quite stable and are consistent with their Road near Round Lake. Present zoning
residential zoning. There are few vacant supports these uses continuing.
lots within these areas. However,there are
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There are several areas zoned for There are significant lands zoned for
commercial that have yet to develop, or are industrial uses that are not totally occupied. `
not fully developed Two fairly large areas The areas south of downtown and north
are in Fisher Basin. One is north of Prune and east of Oak Park have the capability of
Hill along Lake Road, and the other is accommodating additional industrial uses. -�
northwest of Prune Hill on NE 38th St
The site north of Prune Hill however has High technology lands surround Prune Hill
been used totally for residential to the west and north, and have just begun
development. This is a problem since it to be developed for that use. One light ,
Emits the ability of the city,in its current industrial parcel near Dead or Fallen Leaf
form, to provide commercial in locations Lake is not being used for that purpose and
where it is needed in the future. is somewhat inconsistent with surrounding
uses.
Other sites zoned for commercial are: top
of Prune Hill discussed above, additional
lands near Dead or Fallen Leaf Lake, and a
site south of SR 14. While these offer TRANSPORTATION & CIRCULATION
substantial potential commercial develop-
ment, it must be examined in light of the The basic system providing circulation to
potential population and distribution of land Camas and the study area is the Federal
uses anticipated in the next 20 years. Highway system—Interstate 5 and
Interstate 205. These highways link the
INDUSTRIAL area to Portland to the south and with
Olympia and Seattle to the north. I-205 has
Camas has sizable acreages of industrial made Camas and the study area much more
land. Heavy industrial uses are located convenient to Portland and the Portland
along the Columbia and Washougal Rivers, International Airport Because it better
and the railroad tracks. James River Paper connects Camas and Portland, Camas will
Mill has the lands west of downtown as find that growth will occur at a faster pace
well as Lady Island. Additional industrial than in the past.
uses are south of downtown and east of
Oak Park. Currently high technology uses The State Highway system is also very are primarily located west of Prune Hill. important to Camas and the study area.
State Route 14 along the Columbia River
provides a large capacity east-west route
linking Camas with Vancouver and points
to the east of Camas. The access points of
this east-west highway are, therefore,
major factors for Camas and the study area.
The 164th Avenue, S.E.Brady Road, and
N.W. 6th Avenue,Union, and 2nd Street
map intersections provide the main access points
to Camas and the study area. However,
topography presents great challenges.
First, and minor in comparison, the 164th
Avenue interchange will be insufficient to
meet the demands to be made of it. The
topography to the south of the present
interchange slopes off and some amount of
fill or bridging will be needed in order to
fully improve the interchange.
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aptly named. They provide access to
At the S.E. Brady Road access point, a residential areas.
much more difficult problem exists. There
is no interchange, only a left turn refuge The local street system is built in ways that
and cross-traffic tums are allowed as safety help insure that the street does what is
permits. As traffic flows increase, the intended. First,residential streets are
turns will become more difficult and less relatively narrow and do not require a thick
safe. The Washington Department of base because they do not need to carry
Transportation has said in informal heavy volumes and heavy truck traffic.
conversations that they would like to The collectors are wider and somewhat
eliminate this access point altogether.This more heavily constructed. The arterials are
would greatly hamper circulation to the the widest streets,have the strongest bases
central portion of the study area. The to carry heavy loads and are as straight and
reason that this closing is suggested, level as possible to insure high traffic
beyond the safety reason,is that the capacities. Arterials also should have
topography is extremely limiting.To the limitations placed upon access so that the
north the land rises over 300 feet within a expensive investment in capacity is not
distance of 1,000 feet or less. Rebuilding greatly diminished by too frequent, and
the intersection into an interchange, given sometimes dangerous,access.
the small amount of flat land, will be
difficult and probably quite expensive. The local system can also be described in
However,it is the only point available terms of the traffic generators or major
between 164th Avenue and the N.W. 6th destinations that need to be served-
Avenue interchange. Obvious large attractors are the James River
plant, the downtown, Prune Hill, Sharp,
Finally, the N.W. 6th Avenue interchange, and Hewlett-Packard. However, the
although now adequate in terms of capacity connections to these destinations is
and safety, does not easily allow access to frustrated by topography.
the north. For many years improvement of
the connection between N.W. 6th Avenue The downtown is at one level or elevation,
and N.E. Everett Street has been proposed. there are then two levels to the west: one
However, because of the cost,nothing has plateau midway up Prune Hill, and the
been constructed. N.W. 6th Avenue also is other at the top of Prune Hill. Circulation
severely restricted in capacity as it forces on these levels or plateaus is satisfactory ,
through-traffic to make as many as three but when going from one level to another,
stops while going through the downtown steep grades are encountered.
area and continuing eastward on N.E. 3rd
Avenue. Prune Hill has four access points (Forest
Home Road, Fargo Street, N.W. 16th
The third level of circulation is those Ave., and N.W. McIntosh Road), but they
provided by local governments—Camas are all from the south. If one wants to go
and the County. These roads—primary to Prune Hill from the north or vice versa, a
and secondary arterials, collector streets great deal of backtracking must be done.
and residential streets,form the network of Then,too, many of the streets and roads
streets and provide access for the various have sharp turns and bends in them which
land uses: residential,commercial, reduce speed and capacity..Some of these
industrial and other. are due to topography,but a great many are
not. The links with Prune Hill from the
The arterials provide the circulation and existing city limits,N.W. Fargo Road and
access as well as link with the State and Forest Home Road,have many sharp
Federal systems. The collectors do just as bends which should be realigned to the
their name implies,they collect traffic from extent possible. This would help tie Prune
the residential areas and bring it to the Hill more closely with the existing City, as
arterials. The residential streets are also well as improve access.
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Corporation also provides approximately
1650 jobs,ranking as the largest single ,
employer in Camas and second largest in _
EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY Clark County. (It was the first in the
County,but was surpassed by Hewlett
In describing the economics of the City, Packard in 1993.)Therefore,James River L'
several important factors should be Corporation provides the majority of the
considered: the basic job providers, jobs in the community(directly or i
population growth,and comnnercial indirectly). For comparison, Sharp, the
development. The first of these is,in many only high technology company in operation
ways, the most important. The job base in Camas during 1992,has 3% of the total
provides for the growth of the community. assessed valuation of the City.3 The impact
It can also provide much of the tax base for of high technology on taxes and total jobs
needed public services (such as,streets, within Camas has yet to be felt, but could
sewer, water,police, and fire). become a major force during this 20 year
planning period An indication of this is
As an example,the James River that in 1993 Sharp had building permits for
Corporation has between 64 and 67% of $2 million for their expansion, and
the total assessed valuation of the City Underwriter Laboratories had permits for
(1992).2 James River $12 million for their initial construction.
HISTORICAL AND EXISTING EMPLOYMENT ,
The following is the pattern of employment: -
CAMAS EMPLOYMENf4
TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT ' 1960 %of 1970 %of J 1980 %of 1990 %of
Total Total ) Total Total
ProfessionaVTechnicaVAllled Jobs 289 13.4 264 12.5 244" 11.1 430" 15.8
ManagerslOfficials/Proprietors 189 8.8 111 5.3 217 9.9 251 9.2
Clerical/Kindred Workers 202 9.4 250 119 290 132 375 13.8
Sales Workers 99 4.6 135 6.4 130 5.9 292 10.8
Craftspeople/Supervisors/Allied Jobs 298 13.9 316 15.0 352 16.0 470 17.3
Operatives/Allied Jobs 707 32.9 688" 32.7 514" 23.4 408" 15.0
Private Household 58 2.7 32 1.5 0 0 6 .2 -
Service Workers 122 5.7 216 10.3 304" 13.9 366" 13.5
Farmers,Farm Laborers,Managers,&Foremen 15" .7 8*` .4 - -
Fanning, Forestry,and Fishng - - 13 .6 45 1.7
Laborers, Handlers/Allied Jobs 108 5.0 84 4.0 132 6.0 74 2.7
Occupation Not Reported 64 2.9 - - -
TOTALS 2,151 100% 2,104 100% 2,196 100%1 2,717 100%
Percentage Change -2% +4% +24%
* Significant changes were made in categories from 1970 to 1980. The descriptions have been synthesized.
** Two categories have been combined for consistency between Census years. -
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2 Clark County Assessor. Includes Camas Power
and Boiler since it is located on and leased to James 3 Clark County Assessor.
River. James River alone is 64%. 4 U.S. Census.
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The table illustrates that total employment
sagged during the mid-1960s to mid 1970s. Camas' major employers in 1993 are:6
Employment shifted away from labor-
intensive employment to service occupa-
tions. Except for professional and technical James River Corporation 1650*
employees (primarily due to the Central Sharp Microelectronics 340
Research facility of James River),most Camas School District 285
employment is service or blue-collar work.
Tidland Corporation 160
Industrial Land Highland Terrace Nursing Center 150
City of Camas 103
In 1981,the total industrial land within the Heraus Shin-Etsu 37
existing limits of the City of Camas was * Down from 2,500 in 1981; 2,000 in 1991.
178 acres,5 with approximately 92% (163
acres) used by the James River Corporation This illustrates the central role that industry
(exclusive of Lady Island holdings). This plays in Camas. James River is clearly still
compares with 266 acres of land in 1961. the major employer within the City.
(In the 1961 study,railroad rights-of-way Tidland is another industrial employer that
were counted as industrial. In addition, a has a long history in Camas. Sharp and
rock quarry no longer in operation was Heraeus are indicative of the new genera-
counted.) A total of 38.5 acres of new tion of industry in Camas. These are typi-
industrial acres were added between 1961 cal of businesses Camas is trying to attract
and 1981 with 30.5 acres added to James with the sizable annexation of Fisher Basin.
River. In 1992 industrial acreage within
the city limits is estimated to be: Though there are only 3.5 acres of
INDUSTRIAL LAND (Critical will have Col. Riv.cut) industrial land within the Study Area
LIGHT IND'L HEAVY IND'L (outside the city),there are several other
TYPE OF LAND ACRES' ACRES* industrial uses c,=ntly operating near the
Study Area boundaries: Hewlett-Packard
Non-Critical 685 186 Company (2,400 employees7 on two sites:
Critical/Watert 527 700 190 acres and the old Tektronix site of 270
acres),the Fisher Quarry (formerly Smith
Sim 1211 886 Rock Quarry),and several gravel extraction
Total Industrial 2097 operations: Aphis Ready mix and Pacific
Rock Products (50 and 39 employees$).
* Information provided by Clark County Assessor. Columbia Vista Corporation,producing
Acres are estimated because a Transportation lumber,has 75 employees.9
Analysis Zone is located partially in Camas.
t Critical is defined as Flood Way/Plane,Unstable
Slopes,High Quality Wetlands,Hydric Soils,
Slopes over 25%,and open water with buffers
around Streams,Wetlands,and Hydric Sods.
The above chart indicates the impact of
heavy industrial lands being located along
major waterways with sensitive areas. It
also shows the significant increase in high
technology lands due to the annexation of
Fisher Basin. These lands also have
significant sensitive areas, since a wetland 6 Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce, 1993;
system runs through a portion of them 1993 Clark Co.Data Book,March 1994..
— 7 Ibid.
5 Commercial/Industrial Economic Analysis,Bill 8 Ibid.
Mundy, 1982. 9 Ibid-
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Commercial Land As with industrial land there currently is ,
virtually no commercial land within the
Commercial have never been a significant Study Area(6 acres)but outside the city
portion of the economy of Camas. The limits.
City had 18.2 acres of commercial uses
within its boundaries in 1981. This LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT
compares with 8.4 acres of commercial
development in 1961, or an increase of 9.8 The following chart examines the locations
acres of commercial uses from 1961-81.10 of employment of Clark County residents.
The majority work in the Portland
In 1993, Clark County had 5,594,285 Metropolitan Area including urban portions ,
square feet of retail space-11 In the early of Clark County. Within the Portland
1980s total retail square footage per person Metropolitan Area the majority of Camas
was approximately 20 sq. ft/person. Based residents work outside of Portland,
on the 1993 county population, the square probably in Clark County. An insignificant
footage per person was up to almost 21 sq. portion of residents work elsewhere in
ft/person. The following shows the land Clark County. However a surprising
within the City. number of persons work outside the
Portland Metropolitan Area and outside
COMMERCIAL LAND Washington State. The 1990 U.S. Census
COMMUNITY OTHER COMM'L shows that 2,717 people work in Camas.
TYPE OF LAND COMM'L ACRES' ACRES' '
Non-Critical 166 63
Critical/Watert 130 37
San 296 100
Total Commercial 396
* Information provided by Clark County Assessor. --
Acres are estimated because a Transportation
Analysis Zone is located partially in Camas.
t Critical is defined as Flood Way/Plane,Unstable
Slopes,High Quality Wetlands,Hydric Soils, _
Slopes over 25%,and open water with buffers
around Streams,Wetlands,and Hydric Soils.
WORK LOCATIONS FOR CLARK COUNTY RESIDENTS
CENSUS IN PORTLAND PORTLAND REMAINDER OF OUTSIDE CLARK CO. OUTSIDE STATE&
TRACT METRO AREA (INCL., PORTLAND METRO IN WASHINGTON PORTLAND METRO
PART OF CLARK CO) AREA AREA d
415 656 142 514 7 291
68.8% 14.9% 53.9% 0.7% 30.5%
414 1029 199 830 0 430 —
70.5% 13.6% 56.9% 0.0% 29.5%
406.02 1196 334 862 6 509
69.9% 195% 50.4% 0.4% 29.7% t
310 139 171 19 174
413.11 61.60/0 27.6% 34.0% 3.8% 34.6%
10 A Comprehensive Plan for the Development of
Camas,WA,Fritsch and Kozlovski, 1962. 11 Grubb and Ellis,3rd quarter of 1993.
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PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT employees. If future plans to locate their
Pacific Rim testing facility in Camas mater-
A local economy can grow in a number of ialize, employment could increase to 1200.
ways. It can bring outside dollars into the Furuno, USA, distributing radar and
community (primarily through tourism); it sonar, will begin construction in 1994,
can increase its industrial base; and it can and is anticipated to have 75 employees.
better provide for its own needs (local
service or commercial activities). Linear Technology, a computer manufac-
turer,is currently purchasing a site that
Tourism currently has a minimal base in would employ approximately 300 people.
Camas. Although the Columbia River, the Quarries and extraction companies will
scenic forested hills, and lakes and streams probably remain stable.
attract some tourism,no attempts have suc-
cessfully been made to make tourism a part Just as the employment growth provides a
of the community. Any efforts to do this base for population growth,population
would probably have to effect mill growth provides a base for commercial
operations, since odors from the mill are a growth And conversely, as the population
deterrent. The significance of the mill to grows commercial and retail services are
the economy of Camas makes this essential to attract residents and maintain a
alternative unlikely. appealing community.
Potential job growth can be expected
primarily in industrial jobs. And this Based on the current ratio of 20.75 square
industrial expansion is expected to occur as feet of commercial space per person, and
a result of high technology growth. While the projected population within the Urban
many of the anticipated jobs will come from Growth Area, 511,500 square feet13 of
companies that have not yet located in leasable space would be needed, or as
Camas, in 1994 looking at the companies much as 35 acres of commercial land-14_
that are already here or are in the process of
opening is also informative.12 The total will depend, among other factors,
upon the actual population served,family
James River Corp. will probably not exper- income levels, and the attractiveness
ience a significant change from 1650, the (convenience,physical appearance,
employment reduction they have reached. parking, etc...) of other commercial areas
Tidland Corporation employment will in the County and in Oregon, as well as the
remain stable at about 160. level of use by surrounding non-urban
areas such as Fern Prairie.
Sharp Microelectronics is in the process of
expanding their building, and an increase As part of Growth Management,
in employees will be concomitant with the employment projections have been made by
construction. This increase is expected to the State for each county. Clark County
bring employment to over 500. then assigned a portion of the county total
Heraeus Shin-Etsu currently has 37 to each city based on its population. Based
employees which is an optimum level for on the State and County numbers, Camas is
their production in Camas. allotted 6,424 jobs in the next 20 years. To
accommodate the market factor,the City is
Hewlett Packard has experienced planning for 11,900 jobs within the Urban
significant growth in 1993 (60%), and Growth Area, though the Urban Growth
though they will continue to grow,it will Area may hold at Buildout up to 17,500
likely not be at this significant rate. jobs based on current zoning.
Underwriters Laboratories is planning to
open their operation in 1994 with 220 13 (511,500 +43,560)x 3 where 3 equals the
ratio of total land area to leasable area
14 24,650 x 20.75 where 24,650 is the assigned
12 Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce,`93. Urban Growth Area population with Market Factor
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FORECAST GROWTH CAMAS' URBAN GROWTH AREA: EMPLOYMENT
1992 20 year Growth Buildout a
Estimated Forecasted 2012 Total Employment
Existing Employment Forecast
Employment Growth Employment U
Urban Growth Area 5,365 6,424 11,789 17,489
City of Camas 5,126 5,018 10,144 14,394
West of City 159 1,366 1,525 2,895
North/East of City 1 80 4 0 120 1 200
` Allotment from Clark County. 1
has the single largest area zoned and
COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY serviced for high technology in Clark
County. Also historically the trends
Camas may in actuality experience a higher indicate a continued significant upswing, as
proportion of employment growth than the the following charts illustrate. =tea
County's process would anticipate, since it
COMMERCIAL PERMITS:
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
# of cts 2 1 8 4 14 3 6 6 3 7 8 27 26 34
Proje
Value of
Projects 189.9 236.0 45.3 35.4 318.7 70.7 838.5 232.2 260.0 97529 2364.0 5876.7 1478.3 17492.1
in$1000s
NUMBER OF PROJECTS VALUE IN$1,000S
35 18000--
30-- 16000--
25- 14000
2 12000
0
10000
158000 iz
10 6000
5 4000
0 2000
0
18 18 18 18 08 '8 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19
'8 '8 18 18 18 19 19
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 0 2 4 6 8 0 2
DOWNTOWN convenient, and attractive. In 1962,
community leaders from the Camas-
Downtown Camas grew with the Crown Washougal Chamber of Commerce began
Zellerbach mill (now James River) and the "Operation-4 Sight",which included -
growth of the City from the City's promoting the modernization of the
inception in 1883 to about 1960. Then, as downtown with literature and a slide show,
shopping opportunities and patterns and actually building a temporary,full-scale
changed,the City and its business mock-up of the improvements to be made.
community were faced with the need to This effort resulted in the downtown
make the downtown more competitive, Camas Shopping Park.
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The Camas Shopping Park has not grown the community. Below is a table showing
very much since its completion in 1966,but Camas' historical growth.
it has maintained a good level of business
activity. In looking at the future of the As it can be seen,population growth has '
Shopping Park and the downtown, a been erratic—growing by leaps and
number of factors emerge: bounds during some periods and very
• The downtown will always have a certain slowly during other periods. Manyincreases have been due to national
level of business activity because of its economic policies causing a large amount
convenience to the James River mill; of in-migration.The decline in the period
• For the downtown to grow, additional between 1970 and 1980 is most likely
parking may need to be provided; attributed to the general aging of the
• To attract office and other growth to the population and,perhaps, some out-
downtown,the smell from industrial migration of younger people.
processes would need to be further
reduced; and Population growth in the City of Camas has
• If access to the downtown is improved, not been occurring at the same rate as that
new commercial developments to the in the remainder of Clark County. Between
west of the existing city limits,will 1960 and 1975, the portion of the county's
intercept shoppers,reducing the potential population residing in Camas had dropped
for mayor downtown commercial growth. from 6% to only 4.4%. The 1980 Census
showed that this figure dropped further to
Therefore, the alternatives for the 2.9%, and the 1990 Census showed it at
downtown are either to pursue growth 2 7%
which would include extensive cooperation
between the City and adjacent industrial Though the population froze in the 1960s at
uses, and the commitment of public and a level of about 5700 people, the
private funds to provide additional parking, subsequent growth by and in the 1990s has
or to let the downtown continue in its not kept pace with the growth in the
present form with changes such as the County. Until the I-205 bridge was opened
intensification of housing and additional across the Columbia River,most of the
office and possibly retail space. county's growth could have been expected
to occur on the outskirts of Vancouver.
Upon the completion of the bridge in 1983,
POPULATION however, access from Camas to Portland
improved dramatically. Though this has
HISTORICAL AND EXISTING POPULATION substantially impacted growth in Camas,it
has also impacted growth in the County
Population growth is another important between Vancouver and Camas.
consideration to the economic analysis of
HISTORICAL POPULATION GROWTH
1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 1992
Camas Pop. 1,125 1,843 4,239 4,433 4,725 5,666 5,790 5,681 6,442 7,054t
°°Increase +64% +230% +5% +7% +20%' +2% -2% +13.4% +9.5
Clark County 26,115 32,805 40,316 49,852 85,307 93,809 128,454 192,227 238,053
Population
of Clark Co. 4.3% 5.6�° 10.5% 8.V° 5.5% 6.0% 4.5% 2.9% 2.7% `
*This growth is a result of substantial annexation on the part of the City of Camas.
t This City estimate reflects the annexation of Prune Kill following the 1990 Census.
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POPULATION AGE DISTRIBUTION
Another reflection of the population and
their needs is indicted by the following
chart showing the age distribution of the s
Camas population. ,
The most basic distinction between the .07
areas is that the downtown (415)and area `-cdaz
west of Camas(413.11) are older persons
without young children,especially 413.11. CAM A.7
Whereas the other two areas are more 4 MAT
family oriented This area,Prune Hill/ -
Lacamas Lake area,has between 30-31%
414
of the population between 0 and 20 years of
age.
AGE OF CAMAS POPULATION: CITY AND SURROUNDING AREA15
City of Camas Census Tr.415 -Census Tr.414 Census Tr. 406.02 Census Tr.413.11
Persons % Persons % Persons % Persons % Persons %
0-4 years 430 6.7% 6.5% 240 7.1% 248 6.4% 55 4.8%
5-17 years 1307 20.3% 463 19.0% 745 22.20/6 809 21.0% 188 16.30/6
18-20 years 313 4.8% 110 4.5% 134 4.0% 157 4.1% 28 2.4%
21-24 years 283 4.4% 133 5.4% 140 4.2% 133 3.4% 22 19°/a
25-44 years 2025 31.4% 716 29.3% 1061 31.6a/a 1202 312% 302 26.20/6
45-54 years 598 9.3% 236 9.7% 359 10.7% 503 13.1% 126 10.9% -'
55-59 years 268 4.20/6 76 3.1% 133 4.0% 204 5.3% 73 6.3%
60-64 years 242 3.8% 89 3.6% 145 4.3% 163 4.2% 71 6.2%
65-74 years 515 8.va 195 8.0% 236 7.0% 285 7.4% 185 16.1%
75-84 years 352 5.4% 178 7.3% 131 3.9% 122 3.2% 95 8.2%
85+ years 109 1.7% 89 3.6% 33 Ur/a 25 .70/a 8 .7%
Median Age 34.6 33.5 35.8 44.1 -
15 1990 U.S. Census
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PROJECTED POPULATION Based on the County plan, Camas' share of
the forecast population increase is 13,600.
One of the major objectives of the Growth The area may be increased by a Market
Management Act and the County Factor to ensure there is a surplus of land
Community Framework Plan is to available for housing and employment
concentrate growth in urban areas. needs. The Community Framework Plan
Population projections have been made by suggests that a 25%Market Factor be used
the State for each county. In Clark County Combining the existing population located
it is proposed that 80% of the forecast 20 in the City,the allotment from the County,
year growth,will occur in urban areas. It is and 25% market factor, the City's Urban
assumed that the majority of this urban Growth Area could accommodate at least
growth will occur in Vancouver, Camas, 24,500 people. The following chart shows
and Washougal due to the proximity of where that growth would take place.
Portland,jobs, and the road system
FORECAST GROWTH CAMAS' URBAN GROWTH AREA: POPULATION
1992 20 year Growth With Market Factor
Estimated Dwelling Forecasted 2012 Population
E�sting Units Population Forecast
Popdation Growth Population
Urban Growth Area 7,656 9,317 13,600' 21,227 24,650'
City of Camas 7,054 7,565 9,968 17,022 18,939
West of City 255 1,158 2,524 2,779 3,082
NorthlEast of City 1 347 594 1,079 1,426 2,395
" Allotment from Clark County.
The actual population growth of the Camas
area will depend upon the number of jobs
provided to support the population, and
upon the policies the City pursues. If the
City continues to adopt policies that
promote residential growth, services can be
made available, and additional annexation
of land within the study area of the plan for
Camas are approved,the population of
Camas could increase significantly. This
potential for a significant increase is totally
outside the past experience of the City's
growth and would be a major impact. The
following section on residential building
activity gives some indication of that
possibility.
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SINGLE FAMILY AVERAGE VALUE
RESIDENTIAL BUILyiNG PERMIT ACTIVITY
180
There has been a significant increase in 160
building perni is in the past 5 or so years, 140
and this could easily become much greater 120 -
in
20 in the next 20 years. The following 100
information illustrates the increase in
residential budding=tivity and the average 80
price of housing in the city of Camas. 60
40 --
20
0
18 '8 '8 '8 18 '8 '8 '8 '8 '8 '9 '9 '9 19
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT ACTIVITY
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994'
Net DU 23 5 .7 -2 -11 12 35 9 34 34 58 105 80 127
Added
Single Family 12 3 1 5 4 21 17 16 33 34 73 71 79 127
Dwelling Units
Multi Family 14 6 0 0 0 0 19 0 2 6 4 38 7 4 '
Dwelling Units
Demolition 3 4 8 7 15 9 1 7 7 6 19 4 6 4
Average Value 53.6 80.0 39.0 85.3 70.8 64.5 64.2 80.0 87.8 146.8 157.6 170.0 170.0 172.0
Single Family
in $1000 -
Average Value 26.8 26.0 25.9 38.5 24.6 29.0 69.8 44.3
Mufti Family
in $1000
* 1994 from January through
140 --
120 -- angle Family Units
�;Iti-Family Units
100 --
80 --
60 --
40 --
20
00 8060 4020
0
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
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direction of urbanization of Vancouver
brings Vancouver's unincorporated suburbs
to within a mile or so of Camas. Thus
GOVERNMENTAL JURISDICTIONS Vancouver and Camas have adjacent spheres
of influence within the Urban Growth Area,
Washington State has many levels of and will need to be consistent and
governmental jurisdictions. The City is coordinated in their plans and decisions.
impacted not just by its own decisions,but
by the decisions of these many other gov- CITY OF WASHOUGAL
ernmental jurisdictions,that Growth Man-
agement requires the City coordinate with: The City of Washougal and Camas share a
• County and nearby citiescommon border on Camas' east edge along
• Special Purpose Districts, e.g. Schools the Columbia River. As each city grows,
issues of who will provide services and
The following outlines the jurisdictions that what areas will be annexed into which city
are significant to Camas. will have to be resolved. And as with
Vancouver plans and decisions will have to
CLARK COUNTY be consistent and coordinated.
The City of Camas is located within Clark CLARK COUNTY PUD
County. In terms of Growth Management, Clark public Utilities is a customer-owned
many decisions must be coordinated with utility providing electric,water, and
the county or are affirmed at the county wastewater service in Clark County. It was
level. The Urban Growth Area encom- formed by a vote of the people in 1938.
passes an area larger than the City. Clark public Utilities provides electric
Therefore,the Comprehensive Plan will service to more than 112,000 customers.
serve as the basis for negotiations with the Its Water Utility services more than 16,000
County on land uses within the Urban customers. The Wastewater Utility serves
Growth Area,but outside the city limits. about 200 customers. Operations of the
_ -,__ ;- , r =, ,� -4� - �; ,•. three utilities are financially independent.
q� 7 71 ,i IPORT OF CAMAS/WASHOUGAL
lar ouril
The Port of Camas/Washougal was
144h-I
established by a vote of the people in 1935.
The Port's activities have resulted in the
r I� 1 ._= creation of more than 600 jobs and$10
17
-- , - million in local annual payroll.
�i I. 'cps 7. j The Port operates three facilities in the
�— �- - Camas-Washougal area: the Industrial
Park,marina, and Grove Field airport The
7 r industrial park includes over 400 acres of
- .,: industrial property, south east of the City of
- _ �,"' ., Washougal. The marina is located at
historic Parker's Landing and includes 320
j - slips for recreational boats. In addition to
CITY OF VANCOUVER moorage,several floating structures and
shore side facilities. Grove Field is a
_ The City of Vancouver is located approxi- general aviation airport located three miles
mately 12 miles west of Camas; their city north of Camas in the Fern Prairie area.
limits is only 5 miles west. However,the
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FIRE DISTRICTS CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT i
The City of Camas provides its own fire The Camas School District serves the City
protection. It operates a full-service fire of Camas,the area east of Lacamas Lake
department from one location in downtown continuing up to Livingston Mountain and
Camas. on to Skamania County. There is a small
portion of the district that extends past the
The Study Area is protected by two fire western limits of the City. Therefore,the
districts: District 9 northeast of Lacamas eastern portions of the Study Area are '
Lake,extending to Skamania County, and served by the district,but some of the
Fire District 5 that is west of Camas. western portions are within the Evergreen
School District,and a tiny portion of the
eastern Study Area,Woodburn Hill, is
rwithin the Washougal School District. Lj
-I �11
j The Camas School District has the
_ following facilities:
==,
A�- —1
Fie
Dirtric, J Fire –
Dbtrt
Map of City and
surrounding
school districts J
CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITIES
FACILITY YEAR CONSTRUCTED AND SQUARE FEET STUDENT 1993-94
REMODEL/ADDITIONS CAPACITY ENROLLMENT
Camas HO School 1937/1970 114,102 950 757
JD Zellerbach 1966/1973 62,757 570 655
Midde School
E�ementary Schools:
Helen Bailer 1948/195111954/1986 40,728 509 368
Dorothy Fox 1982 39,436 493 375
Lar.�nas 1962 41,685 521 442
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IV. LAND USE ELEMENT
CITY OF CAMAS • 1994 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
IV. LAND USE ELEMENT
maintaining this feeling will be the
protection of cultural resources by
preservation and enhancement of properties
THE GOALS OF THIS PLAN of historical significance to the community.
The City of Camas enjoys a number of
advantages:
URBAN GROWTH AREA
• Quality of Life
• Location The City of Camas' Urban Growth Area
• Natural Beauty has been sized to the population and
• Variety of Housing employment growth projected to occur over
• Defined Neighborhoods the next twenty years. It is planned to meet
• Quality schools the goals of the Growth Management Act
• Easy access to Vancouver and Portland and the Clark County Framework Plan.
• Proximity to Air,Water,Rail and The Camas Urban Growth Area
Highway Routes accomplishes the following:
• Strong Employment Base
• Proximity to similar industries Accommodates population of 21,250
• Availability of water, sewer and power with additional land planned to accom-
• Responsive review times modate approximately 25,300 people.
COMMUNITY VISION Allows projected total jobs to between
14,000 to 16,500.
The vision for Camas' future, although it Utilizes natural features such as the
will accept a significant amount of growth Columbia River to the south, the
in both population and jobs,is to retain the Greenway to the west, Lacamas Creek
small town character by preserving the Valley,Lacamas Lake, and Lacamas Park
natural amenities, such as the steep wooded to the north to define its area.
slopes and Lacamas Lake, and to use them Concentrates urban development with
to define existing and future development associated facilities,utilities, and
and neighborhoods. Each neighborhood transportation.
will have parks and natural open spaces, a
range of housing types and densities, • Incorporates existing urban areas and
convenient schools and shopping. They proposed developments requiring urban
will be connected by primarily two lane services.
streets, a pedestrian/bike path system, and . Reflects historic water and sewer service
convenient transit. areas and special purpose districts such as
Mixed-use commercial centers and the school and fire.
downtown will provide locations for The Interim Urban Growth Area approved
quality,identifiable shopping, offices, by Clark County reduced the City of Camas'
higher density housing, City services, and proposed Urban Growth boundary by:
schools. These centers will be linked to the
neighborhoods by local streets, as well as • Allowing no growth beyond the existing
the arterials serving industrial areas and western City limits; and
areas outside of the City. . Limited the area north of Lacamas Lake to
There will be change,but it will be that adjacent to N.W.Everett Road.
controlled to preserve as much of the The Urban Growth Area was re-analyzed to
physical amenity and small town feeling of determine:
the City as possible. A key element of
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• Potential population within the Final owners have resulted in preliminary deci-
Urban Growth Boundary. sions on land use—mixed use center, and
the general alignment for 192nd extending
• How much area is required to to SR-14. This area is most logically
accommodate the assigned population within the Camas Urban Growth Area for
plus the 25%Market Factor? the following reasons: _J
r
• What would the residential net densities be • Greenway: The Greenway has been a
of the City and its Urban Growth Area? historical objective of the City's planning,
- Was the boon logical in terms of it provides an identifiable natural drainage
�y area between jurisdictions and is consis-
services,topography,adjacent tent with GMA and County objectives.
jurisdictions, and land uses?
• Land Use: The mixed use center is _
SUB-AREA ANALYSIS consistent with the City's planning
concept and reinforces the light industrial/
Five general areas were further examined as high technology uses.
part of the City's planning process: (A)the Utilities: The topography with natural -
area west of the City, (B)the area east of drainage to the greeaway reinforces both
Lacatnas Park,(C)the area north of sewer and drainage plans of the City.
Lacamas Park,(D) the area north of
Lacamas Lake,and(E)an area north of the Community Identity: The combination of
City along First. the Greenway, 192nd intersection and
land uses reinforces this as an entry to the
City of Camas.
Area B: East of Lacamas Parr This area
borders the City of Camas along its south
boundary and is located between Lacarnas
Park on the west and the BPA right-of-way
on the east. It is also proposed to be in
Washougal's Urban Growth Area except
Map for a small area between Crown Road and
Lacamas Park. This area is recommended
to be in Camas' Urban Growth Area
because of the following factors:
• It is within the Camas Water Service area
and improvements have been built
anticipating providing service;.
•
After discussion,the Steering Committee Camas School District with a future
school site shown in their Capital
recommended that the areas(C)north of Facilities Plan;
Lacarnas Park and(D) Lacamas Labe be
excluded from the recommended Urban Sewer service to lines in Third Strut are
Growth Area. It was recommended that all most logical;
or portions of the other three areas be Road connections from Crown Road to
included. Third Street within the City of Camas are
Area A: West of the City This area is most likely used by future residents.
between the existing City limit and Water Area E: North of First Street This area
Service Area and the Greenway and is also was initially proposed to extend to 202nd `- J
partially included in Vancouver's proposed and Goodwin Road: however,the Steering
Urban Growth Boundary. Recent discus- Committee ended only including
cions between the Cities of Camas and those properties (one-quarter mile deep) _
Vancouver,Clark County and property north of First Street from 202nd to the
3
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existing City limits. Their rationale was Including the areas around Lacamas Park
that this area with the City will provide a population
• Provided land in the City on both sides of range of 22,700 to 23,850 which will not
First Street to take advantage of street, meet the allocated growth including a 25%
water and sewer improvements; Market Factor of 24,650. Thus the Interim
• Allowed a logical extension of residential Urban Growth Area cannot hold the popu-
uses west of the Greenway and light lation that Camas' is expected to receive.
industrial/high technology north across
from similar uses to the south; and PROPOSED URBAN GROWTH AREA
• Made a logical connection to the City limit The following map identifies the final
on the east. Camas Urban Growth Area. The growth
Potental-Interim UGA boundary starts at the Columbia River at the
southwest,extends generally northerly
our analysis shows the existing City limits around the quarry to the major
can accommodate a population at build-out drainage/wetland area commonly referred to
of 21,165 people at a residential density of as the Greenway between Vancouver and
over 6.0 dwelling units per net acre. The Camas,the existing city limit,202nd Street
areas in the Interim UGA along Everett north of First Avenue and along Goodwill
Road and east of Lacamas Parr will Road to Lacamas Creek.At Lacamas Creek
accommodate a population of 2,685 at a the boundary goes to the southeast
residential density slightly over 5 dwelling diagonally along the creek to the south
units/acre. If the area to the east of shore of Lacamas Lake,it extends north
Lacamas park is eliminated it will reduce around development on each side of Everett
this amount by approximately 1,145 (SR 500) Street,then along the north
people. boundary of Lacamas Park, south along
Crown Road to the current city limit
between Camas and Washougal.
_-L-
- I
we
CITY OF CAMAS • 1994 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PLAN C O N C E P Tthat low densities in the one to five-acre
range presented major problems for future
The physical setting and natural features of annexation, extension of urban services, -
the City of Camas are the major organizing and conversion to urban patterns. The
elements of the plan. Land use, report notes that the less development J
transportation, and the provision of public allowed in future urban areas where urban _
facilities,utilities, and services are all services are absent, the better. It further
constrained and shaped by these major notes that"interim land divisions mean the
features: land must be consolidated in the future for
larger scale,more efficient development. -
• Columbia and Washougal Rivers with Homes that are sited on five acre lots
related flood planes; exacerbate future subdivision design
• Lacamas,Round and Fallen Leaf Lakes, problems." The report recommends that
and Lacamas Creek, Oregon communities establish a large
• Wetlands and drainage courses; minimum lot size of at least 10 to 20 acres
Unstable and steep slopes; and for areas without urban services. Florida
• Wooded and habitat areas communities have experienced similar
problems where sprawl pattens (defined as
A second series of natural features north of two units per acre to one unit per ten acres)
the Camas Urban Growth Area also define are established. Thus a minimum acreage
logical Rural and Urban Reserve areas. of at least 10 acres would be appropriate.
These include the valley extending to the
northwest along Lacamas Creek,Green Within the Camas Urban Growth Area the
Mountain,Brunner Hill, Fern Prairie, and highest intensity of development is concen-
the Little Washougal River. The Fisher and trated around existing and proposed mixed
the English Pit Quarries to the west provide use centers. Existing centers include
constraints on urban development and downtown and One-Stop area on Third
provide direction for defining the urban Ave. New,larger centers are proposed on
reserve between Camas and Vancouver. Pacific Rim Blvd.in the vicinity of 192nd
and adjacent high technology uses in Grass
By utilizing and identifying these natural Valley, and residential neighborhoods on
features and critical areas as key elements Prune Hill. Smaller neighborhood centers
of the plan, it is the City's goal to protect may sur on Prune Hill,Everett St. north
them from incompatible land uses. of Lacamas Lake,Evergreen Hwy. west of
Through the permanent open space network SR 14 and Third Avenue near Crown Rd.
it is the City's goal to protect related fish =
and wildlife habitat. Higher density housing would also be
encouraged along the Sixth'lhird Avenue
URBAN RESERVE: CRfTERIAI transit corridor and downtown Camas; y=
particularly where they are in proximity to
If densities in between urban and rural the open space network or greenway.
densities are permitted, sprawl development
can occur that will preclude future Older,higher density (8 du/ac) primarily
development at more efficient urban single family neighborhoods which contain
densities. The recent Urban Growth affordable housing such as Oak Park and
Management Study: Case Studies Report, around Crown Park would be enhanced. = "
prepared for Oregon's Department of Land
Conservation and Development,concluded
1 Washington State,Department of Community
Development,Growth Management Program,The
Art and Science of Designating Urban Growth -
Areas II: Some Suggestions for Criteria and
Densities.
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RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
Density Lot Areas Per Ma)dmran Number of
Residential development is an important part Dwelling Unit' Units Per NetO Acre
of the community. People spend a great 3600 sq. ft 12
time deal of their me there, as well as in most J�
cases making their largest ficial commit Medan 1,800 - 2,400 20 - 24
financial
meat. The City of Camas strives to helpK, 1200 36
provide the highest quality residential living
within the consideration of providing the 0 Net Acres have acreage for streets removed- j
widest choice of type,location, and price. " Planned Unit Developments may be approved
allowing up to a 20%increase in density,except
not less than 6,000 square feet in lot size.
Residential lands are categorized into two t Some mixture with duplex and small multiple l
main types: Single and Multiple Family. family developments may occur in these zones.
Within each of these types there is a range of Multiple Family residential high density Iand
densities with opportunities for increasing use may be increased from a density of 20-24 �
densities in special situations or review units per net acre to as high as 36 units per acre
procedures. The effective lot size is reduced if a need can be shown for the additional density
by open space requirements. The densities and that wouldof adversely impact the '
by type of residential classification are: gareas -
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL The map below shows residential densities:
Density Lot Size Ranges Per WWmurn Nunberof AREA DENSITY
Dwelling Unit' Units Per NetO Acre i
City 6.27 units/net acre
Low 15,000 - 20,000 sq. ft 2.2 -2.9 West of City 6.78 unitsinet acre
Medtrn 10,000 - 12,000 3.6 - 4.4North of City 5.07 unitsinet acre '
Hight 5,000 - 7,500 5.8 -8.7 Overall Urban Growth Area 6.21 unitsinet acre
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Assumed Density Model
Pian Related Plan Density Assumed Typical 100 Acres
Zoning 1 (dWacre) Actuai Acres Dwelling Persons/ Po anon
(lot size) Average 2 Unit Household �
SFA-Low Density SR(15-20) 1-3 du 2.25 du/ac 15 34 2.4 82
SFA-Medium Density R-1(10-12) 3-5 du 35 du/ac 25 88 2.4 211
SFR-High Density R-1(6-7.5) 5-7 du 55 du/ac 35 193 2.4 463
Small Lot R-2 7-10 du 9 du/ac 15 135 2.4 324
Duplex,Towrtxx;se 3 R-3 12 du 10.2 dWac 3.4 35 1.8 63
Apartments/ R-4 18 du 15.3 du/ac 3.3 50 1.8 90
Condominms with CU 24 du 20.4 du/ac 3.3 65 1.8 117
7.13±du/ac 6.00 du/ac 100 600 2.25 1,350
1 Multiple Family Zones to be revised
2 85%of allowed density
3 Assume 2/3 duplex and town houses
and other similar permanent employment
Within these designations a mix of unit uses.
types as well as the exact zoning district
that is applied may allow density up to the Established residential neighborhoods
minimums stated above. The precise should be conserved. This is achieved by
zoning category will depend upon previous maintaining similar densities to existing
zoning, topography, surrounding land densities, and except where necessary,
uses, and other relevant factors. The avoiding traffic circulation patterns which
maximum density will not necessarily be encourage through-traffic. The City will
applied and is not granted by right by the also encourage campaigns to repair
Comprehensive Plan. The minimum lot structures, and improve streets,
size for High Density Single Family sidewalks, and street lighting.
Residential shall be a minimum of 5,000
square feet. Where previous zoning • New residential development should not
commitments or within undeveloped areas be developed with a lot size or density
where topography, surrounding land uses, that is less than the next lower zoning
public services, and other relevant factors classification (i.e., R-1-10 to R-1-12).
are favorable, the City Council may
consider the smallest lot size of 5,000 • Low Density Single Family Residential
square feet. has been desimated adjacent to existing
low density developments,where steep
The various residential types are designated topography requires greater flexibility in
on the land use plan map according to the layout, and where potential natural
following policies: hazards do not exist.
• Residential uses are more flexible in Medium Density Single Family
terms of location than industrial and Residential has been designated where it
commercial uses. Therefore, residential is in proximity to Law Density
uses are designated where the topography Residential, where good access is
is uneven and grades generally are available and when potential natural
steeper. This often provides views and hazards do not exist.
direct access to the open space network
which enhance the development- Flatter • High Density Single Family Residential is
lands are generally reserved for industrial generally on property with less slope and
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is adjacent to existing high density Family designations up to 50 percent of
neighborhoods. the total acres allocated. !t
New areas of Multiple Family Residential Modular and manufactured homes
have been indicated as nodes, with the total meeting UBC or HUD Gold Label J
number of dwelling units and net acres standards should be allowed within any
indicated. of the single family residential
designations so long as they meet the f
In addition,the following policies apply to basic zoning requirements for setbacks,
residential development: lot size, and other requirements that
traditionally-built structures must also s
• All development should occur in a logical meet. ; 1
and phased manner. Sprawl or leap-frog
development should be discouraged so Mobile homes should be allowed within
that roads, water, sewer, and other City any of the residential designations as long
services can be provided in an efficient as they are part of an approved mobile
and orderly manner. home park(including mobile home
subdivisions).
• Moderate increases in the density of the J
Low Density Single Family Residential New residential properties proposed for
development category should be development adjacent to existing sand and
encouraged to preserve open space and to gravel operations, or adjacent to areas so
helpmake it more cost-effective. designated, j
gn ted, should be situated so that lots
do not face the major street serving the
• Densities of the various residential sand and gravel operations. The
designations shall be as stated above. development should provide extra-deep
However,Planned Unit Developments lots to buffer the residential uses from
may be allowed to increase density by up truck traffic and associated impacts
to 20% and provide a variety of unit generated, or to be generated, by the sand
types. and gravel operations.
• New residential development or
redevelopment should provide adequate
right-of-way, street improvements, water
and sewer improvements,park, and other
capital improvements which directly serve
the new development
• Medium and High Density Multiple
Family Residential should be located near
or adjacent to existing or proposed parks,
and commercial centers with direct access
to major or secondary arterials. -=
• New Medium and High Density
Residential should be developed in
planned mixed use centers or in smaller
developments distributed throughout the
area,rather than in fewer, larger
..I
concentrations.
• Professional offices may be allowed in
the Medium and High Density Multiple
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COMMERCIAL
Each provides a different type of service
Commercial lands provide services and, as a result,has different
primanly to residential uses,although they characteristics. The following discusses
can also serve each other's needs as well as each of these.
industrial needs. Given the nature of the
Camas downtown and the residential Neighborhood Convenience Commercial is
growth that will occur,new commercial intended to provide for the day-to-day
uses will be needed to serve the Prune Hr71 needs of the immediate area. They tend to
and Grass Valley areas,the area northeast be relatively small and fairly numerous.
of L,acamas Lake,and the more limited Convenience goods (food,drugs, sundries)
needs of the industrial and residential areas and personal services(laundry, dry
to the west cleaning,hair care,etc.)are the common
goods and services offered.
Commercial lands may be categorized into
several different categories: Community Commercial typically provides
goods and services for which comparison
• Neighborhood Convenience shopping is done. These goods and
• Community Commercial services are subject to longer-teen
• Downtown consumption,and tend to be larger-priced
• Highway Commercial items than the Neighborhood Convenience
• Special Commercial items.Typical goods include
• Regional Commercial wearing apparel and soft lines, as well as
hardware and appliances. In addition,
Commercial Areas
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some professional services such as real • New commercial development should
estate and financial services may be have direct access to arterial streets. As =
provided, as well as limited eating and access to arterials is limited to a few
drinking establishments. Community driveways,it will require access an
Commercial tends to vary in size,but it is internal circulation system coordinated
larger than Neighborhood Convenience with other uses in the center. _
Commercial, although less frequent
• New commercial should be located at the L'
Downtown is designated as a large intersection of arterials which affords
Community Commercial area, as it maximum accessibility north, south, east,
provides a range of goods and services. and west,and minimizes traffic turning
The plan does not propose major expansion movements and improves pedestrian
of the downtown because of the expected safety. -
commercial diversification in the area.
Rather, the plan proposes the conservation • Land designated for commercial '
of the downtown,intensifying the existing development should not be used for less
uses as higher density residential and office intense development(Residential)unless
uses occur in the immediately adjacent alternative sites are available.
areas.
• Commercial centers should be a minimum
Highway Commercial is designed to size as follows:
provide goods and services for the Mini/Infill Centers .5-5 acres
motoring public,as well as to provide a
place for land intensive commercial uses Neighborhood Centers 5-10 acres
(car sale, equipment rental, etc.). Community Commercial 10-25 acres
Regional Commercial provides apparel, Commercial centers should follow a
home furnishings,and general merchandise similar design and landscaping theme to
in depth and variety, as well as providing enhance the center imaze and should be
services for food clusters and some coordinated with surrounding uses.
recreational activities. Regional
Commercial is the largest of the commercial Drive-up or drive-in facilities should be
categories, and is designed to serve the encouraged only as an integral part of the
region or a significant portion of the center.
region's population. None of this type of
center is expected in Camas and will likely Commercial designations in the plan were =
be accommodated by facilities in made as follows:
Vancouver.
All the commercial categories, with the Fixistmg viable commercial uses and
exception of Highway Commercial, should zoning were recognized and designated.
be developed in centers instead of strips In some cases undeveloped areas weremodified because of changes in the
along arterials. This helps protect the arterial system.
traffic-handling capacity of the arterial,
increases access to transit, as well as • New Neighborhood Convenience and '
promoting one-stop shopping, which can Community Commercial centers were not
reduce the number of parking places to be specifically designated,but rather
provided. The centers (Neighborhood, combined into multiple use nodes on the
Convenience, and Community) should be map. Specific proposals for these may be
developed according to the following made and evaluated according to the
Policies: commercial policies. Proposals of new
centers should include adequate economic
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analysis to assure that the size and type of
center are justified. Light Industrial, by contrast, has less
intensive uses allowed and is more
Mixed Use Center: The plan makes compatible with other uses such as
provision for a major,planned,mixed use commercial or residential.
center located in Grass Valley adjacent to
the large Light Industrial High Technology The High Technology Park designation is
area around the intersection of NW Parker characterized by strict development
Road and NW 38th Ave as well as another standards including generous landscaping,
at NW 34th Ave. and 192nd Street,at the well- designed buildings,and limited
entrance to the City. It is suggested that outdoor operations. With these standards,
overall master plans be prepared for these the type of development can be compatible
areas in cooperation with the present land with most other uses, as long as
owners. transportation corridor is separated or
otherwise mitigated.
The range of potential uses which could be
integrated at these locations are: Within the older, developed areas of the
city the potential for industrial development
• Community Commercial is limited. Industrial development needs
• Office Uses good access,flat or nearly flat grade, and
• Educational/Research Center vacant land. Nowhere in the developed
• Motel and Restaurant Facilities part of the City does more than an acre or
• Multiple-Family Residential two of such land exist.
• City facilities such as fire station and
possibly a branch library The primary industrial location for high
• Parks, Open Space, and Trails technology uses in Camas is the Fisher
• Middle School Basin High Technology(L.ICT) area,
which is generally bounded by Pacific Rim
Boulevard on the south, S.E. 1st Street on
the north, 192nd Avenue/Greenway on the
INDUSTRIAL west, and N.W.Parker Street on the east.
It is a unique area which calls for carefully
Industrial development,as a provider of considered development because of the
jobs, tax base, and goods,is the basic extensive network of wetlands. It is set
component of most communities. As stated aside as the most desirable and suitable land
earlier,tourism, as an economic activity,is for the siting of high technology, or other
limited.Military and governmental activities similar industrial uses that should be
are also not realistic bases for economic developed in campus-like setting.
activity for Camas. Camas now has Specifically,lot layout and site plans
substantial vacant land within its should reflect the wetlands,the grounds
boundaries due to annexations to the west should be well landscaped,providing a
and north. Three types of industrial are buffer from adjacent land uses and a
designated in the plan: Heavy Industrial, pleasing visual experience as seen from
Light Industrial, and High Technology. public roads. Buildings should have
generous setbacks and be designed to
Heavy Industrial is characterized by a full house all activities including production,
range of industrial and manufacturing uses storage, etc., so that no adverse impacts
and processes, such as James River Mill, such as noise, glare, odor,vibration, are
and usually is separated from other uses detectable from the outside. Walking and
because of the impacts of noise,light, bike paths should be accommodated when
transportation, etc. possible.
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Industrial Areas
Street. The second is the Fisher Quarry
In order to facilitate high quality industrial just north of SR 14.
development,the possibility of an
educational/research center should be These are areas of sand and gravel
encouraged Such a facility would enhance resources,a diminishing resource in the
the desirability of the area for existing and County and the metropolitan area. It is
new industrial development and add to the highly desirable to conserve the areas for
campus atmosphere. Such a center might the extraction of sand and gravel to assist in
include residential/motel type facilities, the economical growth and development of
restaurants and limited retail shopping. the area Any other use should be carefully
considered for its impact upon the ability to
Heavy Industrial uses are designated where provide adequate sand and gravel at an
existing uses or appropriate zoning occurs. economically feasible price. Adjacent uses _
should be adequately buffered from these
areas.
URBAN RESOURCE EXTRACTION Potential future uses compatible with
surrounding development patterns have -
There are two areas identified"Natural been proposed for the Fisher Quarry site.
Resource Extraction"which effect the city's The English Pit is in the proposed Urban r.
Urban Growth Area or the Urban Reserve Reserve Area between Camas and
Area.The first is English Pit located west Vancouver.
of 192nd Avenue, north of S.E. 15th
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SITING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC
FACILITIES
Under the provisions of the Growth
Management Act a process or criteria for
siting essential public facilities that are
typically difficult to site such as state
education facilities,regional transportation
facilities, state or local correctional facilities
and in-patient facilities including substance
abuse, mental health and group homes must
be included in the comprehensive plan.
The City of Camas uses a special review
procedure. For larger facilities it includes
the preparation of an overall Master Plan.
Small facilities may be allowed within some
existing districts through a conditional use
process. In both cases the consistency of
the use with the intent of the comprehensive
plan, affect on adjacent uses or
neighborhood,and methods to mitigate that
impact would be considered in the approval
process. Essential County and State public
facilities (e.g., solid waste and/or
hazardous waste facilities), must meet
existing state laws and regulations requiring
specific siting and permitting requirements.
LAND USE
The fold-out map on the next page shows
the proposed land uses within the Camas
Urban Growth. It also includes the open
space network and the transportation
system and shows symbols for existing and
future parks and schools.
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• � V. HOUSING ELEMENT
- support the development of public
transportation
•
Locations of work sites and jobs
INTRODUCTION Availability of public facilities and public
services
The Housing Element recognizes the
vitality and character of established The Housing Element addresses four areas
residential neighborhoods and identifies of concern: Neighborhood Quality,
sufficient land for housing to accommodate Housing Supply,Affordable Housing, and
a range of housing types and prices. The Special Housing Needs.
_ goal is that Camas contain a diversity of
housing types to enable citizens from a This element is structured to examine the
. . wide range of economic levels and age historical and existing situation and then
groups, and to ensure an adequate supply present Needs and Policies addressing the
of affordable and attainable housing. areas of concern.
The Growth Management Act's Housing This document has employed statistics,
goal is to: information,and ideas from the Joint
comprehensive Housing Affordability
Encourage the availability of affordable Strategy [CHAS] 1992-1998 (Draft)
housing to all economic segments of the produced by Clark County and the City of
population of this state,promote a variety Vancouver.
of residential densities and housing types,
and encourage preservation of existing
housing stock.
Specifically the Act requires that each city
prepare an inventory and analysis of
existing and projected housing,and that all
economic segments of the community are
provided for. The Plan must identify
sufficient land for housing,including,but
not limited to, government-assisted
housing,housing for low-income families,
manufactured housing,multifamily
housing, and group homes and foster care
facilities. The cities and County are
cooperating to plan for the region's
affordable housing needs and housing for
special needs population.
The Housing Element and its strategies are
- - also linked to:
• Economic development element to
achieve parity between job development
and housing affordability
• Transportation to assure reasonable
access to multi-model transportation
systems and to encourage housing
opportunities in locations that will
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professional jobs were probably related to
the high technology companies locating in
Camas which pay well,the sales jobs are
BACKGROUND generally lower paying than for other
sectors. The average pay in 1992 in the
The City of Camas as well as Clark County retail sector was$12,595 and in the service
have experienced significant growth since sector was$17,516.2 The following chart
the late 1980s. These trends are expected shows wages by income classification by
to continue. Clark County is greatly Census Tract for the Camas area: -
influenced by its location in the greater
Portland metropolitan area. The tax
structure of the States of Washington and
Oregon have encouraged people to locate in
Washington and work in Oregon. The
construction of I-205 has supported s
Washington's attractiveness, and made
Camas a desirable location. Clark County,
traditionally a rural,blue collar, affordable °7
community, stands a chance of becoming a ;_ v°aaz
victim of its own success. CA.&(As
WAGES AND INU )ME �-
_
Between 1980 and 1990 there was a 24% ; 414
increase in jobs. About 1/3 of that increase
was in professional,technical, and allied
jobs; another third was in sales.l While the
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH MEDIAN INCOME BY INCOME CLASSIFICATION 3
CENSUS VERY LOW LOW INCOME t MODERATE MEDIAN %OF HOUSEHOLDS
TRACT INCOME ' $18,000- INCOME $ INCOME LESS THAN COUNTY
$0-$17,999 $29,999 $30-34,999 $35,000 and up MEDIAN § -
415 362 167 78 336 $25,742 61.7%
414 362 307 68 544 $28,546 54.6%
406.02 254 234 125 734 $37,660 42.1% _
413.11 52 64 33 309 $45,486 31.0%
* Very Low Income Households: 50% of County Median Income,or less than$18,104
t Low Income Households: 51-80%of County Median Income,or between$18,104 and$28,966.
$ Moderate Income Households: 80-95%of County Median Income,or between$28,966 and$34,298.
§ All Households under$29,999 plus 90%of households in the$30,000 to$32,499 increment.
The above chart shows that by income 27%Low and Moderate,and 48% above
classification,households in the greater the median. In Clark County,46% of the
Camas area are 25%Very Low Income, households have low or moderate _
incomes.
1 U.S. Census
2 Draft Joint Comprehensive Housing Affordability
Strategy, 1992-8 for Clark County and the City of
Vancouver. 4 Draft Joint Comp.Hsing Affordability Strategy,
3 US Census, 1989 1992-8 for Clark Co.&the City of Vancouver.
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INCOME RENT HOME COST
HOUSING COSTS AND TYPES CLASSIFICATION
The county's median income is$31,800. Very Low U=me up to $453 up to $50,000
The standard is that households should pay Lowtnane $453-$724 $50 - $80,000
no more than 30% of their monthly income Moderate Income $724-$860 $80 - $95,000
for rental housing. The chart to the right
shows for the income groups shown on the The 1990 Census shows that for Camas the
previous page what rent or home costs can Median Owner Occupied Housing Value
be afforded based on the 30% target. The was $67,100 and the Median Contract Rent
charts below show the percentages of home was $303.
values or rents in the Camas area.
RESIDENTIAL VALUE BY OWNERS 5
CENSUS $0-$50,000 $50,000 - $100,000 - $150,000 - $200,000 - $300,000 MEDIAN
TRACTS $99,000 $149,000 $199,999 $299,999 and up
City $67,100
415 35% 53% 8.5% 20/0 1% S% $60,400
414 26% 59% 8% 3% 3% 1% $65,300
406.02 10% 63% 18% 5.5% 2.5% 1% $84,100
413.11 4% 27.5% 190/0 27.5% 190/1 3% $150,000
in these price ranges there are not nearly
CONTRACT RENT6 enough to meet the demand. Often homes
CENSUS $0- $250 - $500 - $750 - $1,000 MEDIAN for sale which cost less than $50,000 are
TRACTS $250 $499 $749 $999 &up not in a physical condition that is
City $303 acceptable to a lending institution. While
homes are available for low and moderate
415 29% 69% 2% 0.2% 0% $287 incomes, the issue of down payments and
414 24% 65% 10% 0.5% 0.5% $328 closing costs can prohibit their purchase.
406.02 22% 61% 130/a 4% 00/0 $361 Thus new and existing home ownership
often is unaffordable to very low, low, and
41311 17.5% 47% 25.5% 2% 8% $418 moderate income families.
In Clark County, over 1/3 of the projected The trends in new construction are making
demand for rental housing is in the lowest new housing more expensive. Between
price range, or under$310 per month. 1989 and 1993 Clark County median house
" Current new construction does not meet prices of existing homes increased each
this price constraint, so these households year,with an overall increase of 53%. This
will be looking for older existing units or increase was 23% greater than the overall
require subsidies for new units to be increase in the sale price of newly-con-
affordable. In addition almost 16% of new structed homes between 1989 and 1993.
households are expected to be looking for Also from the perspective of private sector
houses that sell for less than$38,000.7 lenders and developers, given the strong
While homes and rental units are available demand for housing in Clark County, it is
more profitable to develop"upscale,"more
5 U.S.Census, 1990. Specified owner-0ccupied expensive housing.$
units. Represents the following %of owners in
Census Tracts listed above: 94%,93%,72%,53%.
�- 6.U.S.Census, 1990. Specified renter-occupied T Draft Joint Comprehensive Housing Affordability
units. Represents the following%of renters in Strategy 1992-8 for Clark Co.and Vancouver.
Census Tracts listed above: 97%,96%,77%,81%. 8 Clark County Housing Study,June 1990.
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In contrast to the growth of jobs in low 986M
paying segments such as retail, the cost of 98685 '
housing in Camas has been significantly - 98665 0 _
increasing. From 1983 to 1988 the average 982
price of new housing in Camas ranged '�" 9 68
• 9866
from $64,000 to $87,000. Beginning in 98671
1989 the cost has steadily and substantially 97203 '�°'-
increased. In 1993 the average,cost of a 72„ 97218
-
new single family home in Camas was 9721 97220 w
L
$172,000,almost double the highest 37229 , , TA«060 E
91212
average in the previous period. The n,. '97 •-�
following chart shows that the bulk of °72 ,_,. ,2„ °$i6 97277
970]0
existing home sales, especially in the
r 97278
Camas area and city, are under$120,00097 9 °� "'°` 9 260
(61% and 64% respectively), new homes 97219 97080
Y<w VKLEY
are predominately high priced. 9722' 97222"�"ND i 9Tns 97074
a7
97267 47015 97009009
civ 972
RECORDED HOME SALES 9 y
PRICE RANGE CLARK CO.HOME SALES CAMAS AREA HOME SALES CITY OF CAMAS HOME SALES
Existing New Existing New Existing New
$10,000 - $60,000 285 1 31 0I 28 0
% 0%
7% 0% 16 20% 0%
$60,001 - $80,000 675 103 I 30 1 25 0
16% 5% 16% 3% 18 0 0%
$80,001 - $100,000 1127 490 24 4 24 1
26% 24% 160/0 11% 17/0 4%
$100,001 $120,000 714 415 24 1 13 1
17/0 20% 13% 3% 9% 4%
$120,001 - $140,000 494 332 20 2 17 0
11% 160/0 11% 60/0 120/6 0%
$140,001 - $160,000 319 250 12 3 7 2
7% 120/0 6% 8% 5% 8%
< ;>'> _..
$160,001 and up
705 436 48 ::::.;;>:2.sr :;>::;;:.>: 28 <21 < <>
160 22°/
/o 0 25%
�r
Total 4319 2027 189 36 142 25
* Custom Built Homes are not included,unless excise tax is paid.
t Camas Area is the 98607 zip code area without the corridor between 164th and 192nd(See above map) —
means that not all of these units would be
Also the majority of units constructed considered affordable.
between 1988 and 1993 have been single
family,with only a handful, 13%,multi-
family units.10 (See the Background
section for more information.) Multi-
family includes condominiums which
9 Real Fstats, 1994.
10 City of Camas Building Dept.
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Other(mobile homes). Two to four unit
I FACTORS AFFECTING HOUSING QUALITY structures are in general more compatible
with single family areas, offer more
Ownership rates have also been declining. opportunities for direct association with
�; The decline in home ownership was greater outdoor space,and can be easier to finance.
in the County than in Camas. However the Configuration and ownership are basic way
City has historically had less ownership to examine housing,but the quality of the
`l than the County. So the trends have at least as important u
equalized ownership rates between themstructure is evaluating the housing k. One aspect is
RATES OF OWNERSHIP11 the age of the structures. The age of
t 990 1980 housing also illustrates how the city grew
Clam County from a company town near the mill toward
Vancouver and up Prune Hill.
%Owner Households 6d.3 67.4 AGE OF HOUSING
%Renta!Households 35.7 32.6
City of Camas CENSUS PERCENT OF STRUCTURES BUILT
TRACK 1980-1990 1960-1979
%Owners Households 63.9 64.8 pre-1960
%Rental Households 36.1 35.2 415 8% 190/0 72%
Furthermore,in studying ownership 414 12°1° 31% 57%
patterns within the City, Census Tracts 414 406.02 21% 46% 34%
and 415 have substantially more rental units 413.11 45% 25% 29%
than other parts of the city. This is
particularly remarkable since in general Older homes are not inherently bad, nor
Camas has much higher ratio of single new homes always preferable. Older
family units (usually perceived to be owned) homes offer details and construction
versus multi-family units than the County. techniques that are no longer affordable.
For example in 1990 the City had 81% poor maintenance and the impact of daily
single family versus 59% in the County. In wear and tear are more often found in older
1990 Camas had a vacancy rate of 5.3%; homes. New homes do provide new
5% is considered healthy or normal. 1- electrical and plumbing systems, and meet
today's energy standards, as well as being
The following breakdown shows where typically larger structures.
rental housing is concentrated in the City.
COMPARISONS OF OWNERSHIP IN CITY13 Another means of evaluating the quality of
a home is complete plumbing facilities. the
CENSUS TRACT %OWNED %RENTED following chart summarizes the availability
415 53.1 46.9 of plumbing in the Camas area:
414 63.3 36.7
406.02 88.2 11.8
413.11 86.5 135
Of the non-single family housing in the
City in 1990,51% of it was in structures
l with 2-4 units, 34% in structures with 5 or
more units, and 15%was categorized as
1l U.S. Census, 1990 and 1980
12 Draft Joint Comp.Housing Affordability
Strategy 1992-8 for Clark Co.and Vancouver.
13 U.S. Census, 1990
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DWELLING UNITS WITHOUT PLUMBING SEWAGE DISPOSAL
CENSUS %OF HOMES WITHOUT CENSUS TRACT SEWER SEPTIC
TRACT COMPLETE
PLUMBING14 415 99% 1%
415 1.0% 414 90% 100/0
414 1.4% 406.02 190/0 80%
406.02 0.7% 413.11 52% 48%
413.11 0.0% Another issue in the quality of housing is
Except in Census Tract(CT) 414 where lead,especially for children under six and
8.3% or 5 vacant homes have incomplete fetuses. Sources include air, food,
plumbing,the other Cts have no vacant drinking water, soil, dust, and house paint.
homes without complete plumbing. While Clark County looked at the following
the above percentages and numbers(37 factors in identifying areas with high risk
homes in the four Cts) are small,the for housing units with lead hazards:
percentage for the four Cts,0.9% is higher housing units built before 1949, incomes
than the County's 0.5%. equal to or below the county family median
income, units with more than 1.01 persons
Related to plumbing is the provision of per room, and children between the ages of
water and the method of sewage disposal. zero and eleven years of age. Eight census
WATER SYSTEM tracts were identified as meeting these
criteria.; CT 415,central Camas, was one.
CENSUS ON INDIVIDUAL OTHER
TRACT SYSTEM Market trends have not been supportive of
415 100% 0% 00/0 affordable housing. The pressure to
provide housing for the professionals and
414 97% 2% 1% managers locating to the area has supported
406.02 38% 60% 2% more expensive new home construction. In
addition,many existing homes that are
413.11 46% 50% 4% considered affordable are often either zoned
Clearly the location of the home within the for non-residential uses,higher density, or
City limits is a significant factor in how a are poorly maintained Census Tract 415,comprising Camas' downtown,is typical
home receives its water. This explains the of this. It is the only area outside of
100% rate for Census Tract 415, the only Vancouver with a concentration of low-
Census Tract completely within a incomehouseholds; many of those are near
municipality. While not quite as closely downtown and are thus zoned for other �y
correlated,the location of the home within uses. In some cases the mismatch of
the City limits is also a significant factor in
how a home disposes of sewage. Lack of current land use and zoning is what has
made the housing affordable,but
sewers,lot size, and soil quality are also simultaneously threatens it.
factors, and explain why Census Tract
406.02 has such a high reliance on septic SOCIAL FACTORS
tanks.
Some components of the population _
deserve special attention within the
Housing Element, since the type and
availability of housing has a greater impact
14 For a dwelling unit to be considered as having on that component.
"complete plumbing"a flush toilet,bath tub or
shower,and hot and cold water must be available
inside the unit.
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affordable housing should be designed and
In examining the ages of persons living in distributed becomes clearer.
poverty a picture of how low income and
COMPARISON OF AGE GROUPS ABOVE AND BELOW POVERTY LEVELS 15
CENsus TRACT 415 CENsus TRACT 414 CsNsus TRACT 406.02 CFNsuS TRACT 413.11
Poverty Line Poverty Line Poverty Line Poverty Line
Age %Beknv %Above %Below %Above %Below %Above %Below %Above
0-4 4% 7°/a 18% 6% 14% 611/o 0% 5%
5-17 21% 18% 22% 20% 30% 21% 49% 180/6
_ 18-44 51% 43% 43% 39% 39% 40% 51% 34%
45-64 4% 16% 60/0 20% 7% 23% 0% 190/0
65+ 20% 1611/0 11% 15% 100/0 10% 0% 24%
Total 286 2013 355 2995 186 3635 61 1181
Persons
% 120/6 88% 11% 89% 5% 95% 5% 95%
Census Tracts (CT) 415 and 414, PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION OVER 6516
comprising the center of Camas and the
area along SR 14,have the largest groups 1990 1980
-- living below the poverty level. The age City 15.1% 14.1%
groups hit are predominately families, as Uensus Tracts:
illustrated by the larger percentages of 415 18.9% 201%
persons below poverty in the age groups 0- 414 11 9%
4, 5-17, and 18-44. Downtown Camas, 10 8%
CI'415, has more persons without children 406.02 11.30/0 6.9%
who are in poverty while CT 414 has more
children, especially the 0-4 age group. 413.11 25.0%
Furthermore, CT 415 is the only Tract with As the table shows,the elderly are more
an elderly population that has more people concentrated in downtown and west of the
living in poverty than not. Since CT 415 is City,though the aging of the population is
more`urban"and also has a concentration evident throughout the area.
of low-income housing, adults who desire The kinds of housing targeted to these
inexpensive housing have obviously tended
to locate there. populations needs to be amenable to
families and senior citizens. Since low
In examining age,it is important to look at income housing is often multi-family, and
the overall aging of the population which is since families are presumed to live in
a national trend. The population of Camas houses,the fit of families in low-income
is also aging,necessitating new types and housing is often not good.
configurations of housing, and related The suitability of housing stock for groups
services. with special housing needs, especially the
elderly has not kept pace with the increase
in their populations. Currently, 80% of
J long-term care for the elderly is estimated to
be provided by family or friends, without
any public or professional support.
However,as medical advances and lifestyle
changes increase the average life span of
15 U.S. Census, 1990 16 U.S.Census, 1490 and 1980
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the elderly, many will outlive spouse or In addition,the data shows there is an
friends who are able to care for them increase in families living with relatives or !
Another way of examining the design of non-relatives in the Census Tracts with the
housing to serve specific populations, is to higher rates of single parenthood.
compare the number of persons per unit in FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS: OTHER PERSONS20
owner and renter occupied housing.
CENSUS FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS WITH
PERSONS PER UNIT: OWNED VS. RENTED17 TRACTS OTI�RELATIVEs' NoN-REurnES
CENSUS TRACT OWNER RENTER
OCCUPIED OCCUPIED 415 7.8% 10.8%
414 6.8% 7.1%
City 2 5 2.6 406.02 7.1% 6.0%
Census Tracts 413.11 5.3%
415 2.6 2.3 5.3/o
414 2.7 2.8 * Family is Householder, Spouse,Natuml,
406.02 2.8 3.0 Ado 'Step,mor Grandchildren.
Another trend-is non related persons living
413.11 2.5 2.6 together. This category represents people
The misconception is that single persons or living alone or with other non-related
persons without children rent apartments. persons.
However the above chart illustrates that in NON-FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
actuality often more persons are living per
rental unit than owned unit, indicating that CENSUS %CF LNING LNING NON-
TRACT TOTAL ALONE NOT RELATNEs
more families are living in rental units. CENSUS ALONE
Furthermore, the areas with the highest TRAcr
concentrations of rental units,Tracts 414 415 17% 12% 2% 3%
and 415 appear to have the highest 414 12% 8% 2% 2%
percentages of single parent families.
l8
Tracts 414 and 415 have 19.7% and 22.6% 406.02 8% 5% 1% 2%
of households with only one par-it as 413.11 11% 7% 2% 2%
compared to Census Tracts 406__2 and
413.11 with 12.3% and 7.8% respectively. Non-family households are mostly people
However, renters occupy nearly 3/4 of living alone. And as it has appeared
zero- and one-bedroom units in Clark throughout this discussion Census Tract
County and 56% of two-bedroom units. 415 is the area where this is most common.
For those units with three bedrooms or Group homes are virtually non-existent in
more, only 16% are occupied by renters, as the Camas area, 'There is one nursing home
compared to 81% by owners.19 For in downtown Camas housing 124 persons.
families who rent housing,these are not While that is an important facility,there are
adequately sized housing units. other needs that group homes could also
Furthermore, the cost of units, based on the meet that are not provided
30% of household income standard makes
the multi-bedroom units less and less The above analysis indicates the need for
affordable as the number of rooms new thinking on the configuration and
increases. market for housing in the area, since new
mixes of people are living together, and the
17 U.S. Census, 1990 population has different characteristics than
18 This is calculated from 1990 Census data,by the single family home was originally
comparing the number of householders and spouses.
designed for.
19 Draft Joint Comprehensive Housing
Affordability Strategy 1992-8 for Clark County and 20 U.S.Census. Dividing Other Relatives or Non-
City of Vancouver. Relatives by Family Householders.
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Camas does not have a sizable minority
population. The following table shows that
the vast majority of the population is white.
CITY OF CAMAS : RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER 21
Asml
WHITE AFRICAN pA= NATK OTHER
AMERICAN IsLMER AMERICAN
Number 2,380 4 15 11 5
% 98.6 2 .6 .4 2
Countywide,66% of the minority house-
holders are in unincorporated areas,31%
are in Vancouver with the remaining 3%in
other incorporated areas. 1% of the county
minority householders are in Camas.
COUNTY AND CAMAS AREA: RACE 22
Asia/
WHITE AFRICAN pAGFE NATW OTHER
AMERICAN ISLANDER AMERICAN
County 221552 2873 2129 5478 149
93.1% 12% 0.9% 2.3% 0.1%
415 2329 8 35 29 1
95.3% 0.3% 1.4% 12% 00/o
414 3234 8 23 38 3
y 96.3% 02% 0.7"/0 1.1% 0.1%
406.02 3763 8 12 40 0
97.7% 0.2% 0.3% 1.0% 0%
413.11 1109 8 3 23 3
962% 0.7% 0.3% 2.0% 0.3%
In loolang at the overall population rather
than just at householders,more of the
population in Camas is minority. In
general,the county has more minority
population than Camas; although as a
percentage of the population Cr 415 has a
higher percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders
than the County.
21 U.S. Census, 1990
22 U.S. Census, 1990
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NEEDS and multi-family housing would permit '
some people to live independently. Many i
INTRODUCTION persons with developmental or physical
disabilities are able to live with little or no
Affordability is the primary concern assistance if their housing unit is designed
regarding rental housing in Clark County. to allow independent movement and the
New construction as now being developed ability to perform daily tasks. For many ;
cannot meet the price constraint for very elderly in-home care is more appropriate
low, low, and moderate incomes, so these than a nursing home. In-home care allows -
households will be looking for older for greater independence,privacy, and
existing units or require subsidies for new dignity; it offers greater flexibility and fit of
units to be affordable. Lenders and the services for each person; and it is less
developers have concentrated on expensive than subsidized care.
constructing upscale, expensive housing yet these considerations are more
since it is more profitable. Furthermore,
public programs are insufficient to induce appropriate for new housing rather than
private sector participation in the affordable existing homes since the requirements of
housing market. In addition to finding the Americans with Disabilities Act and the
affordable housing, significant problems needs of elderly populations make it more
for low-income renters are high up-front economical to build new units with
costs and the potential for rent increases. adaptation for accessibility than it is to +
retrofit existing units.
From a market perspective, there has been
no incentive to build housing for other VERY LOW, LOW,AND MODERATE INCOME
underserved populations. Congregate
housing is sometimes unnecessary; The following chart shows the housing
adjustments to units within subdivisions situation for income levels in Camas.
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLDS INCOME BY INCOME CLASSIFICATION COMPARED TO HOUSING AVAILABILITY
CENSUS VERY LOW INCOME * LOW INCOME t MODERATE INCOME-,ILOW/M001
TRACT INCOME RENT 0 HOME § INCOME RENT 0 INCOME REM 0 HOME §
$0- $0-$499 $0 1$18,000- $500- $30- $750- $50 -
$17,999 $50,000 $29,999 $749 34,999 $999 $99,000
362 4717-1_67 16 8 1 �7
38% 98% 35% 18% 2% 8% 0.2% 53%
414 362 392 193 307 43 68 2 429
28% 89% 26% 24% 100/0 5% 0.5% 59%
406.02 254 102 82 234 16 125 5 540
19% 83% 10% 17/0 13% 9°/C 4% 63%
Mall 52 33 8 64 13 33 1 59
11% 64.5% 4% 14% 25.5% 7% 2% 27.5%
* Very Low Income Households: 50%of County Median Income,or less than$18,104;Actual Rent for —
this Income group is$04453.
t Low Income Households: 51-80°lo of County Median Income,or between$18,104 and$28,966;
Actual rent for this income group is$4534724;Home value is$50-80,000.
t Moderate Income Households: 80-95%of County Median Income,or between$28,966 and$34,298;
Actual rent for this income group is$724-$860;Home value is $80-95,000.
§ U.S. Census, 1990. Specified owner-occupied units. Represents the following % of
owners in Census Tracts listed above: 94%, 93%, 72%, 53%.
0 U.S. Census, 1990. Specified renter-occupied units. Represents the following % of
renters in Census Tracts listed above: 97%, 96%, 77%, 81%.
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Certain conclusions can be drawn regarding the price range appropriate to these income
the provision of housing for very low, low, levels,in actuality most of the homes are
and moderate income families. With 84% probably at the higher end of the range,
of the new homes sold in Camas in 1993 meaning the homes are beyond the means
over$160,000 few persons in the general of low income persons,the largest portion
population can afford them. While the ratio of the low and moderate income groups.
of single to multi-family dwelling units Even homes that are available in the price
decreased between 1980 and 1990, the range of moderate income level groups, the
examination of building permits presented down payment and closing costs often
in the Background section shows that prevent them from purchasing homes.
multi-family units are a small percentage of
the units constructed in the last few years, SPECIAL NEEDS
and some of these are condominiums.
Thus current new construction trends in The following outlines the requirements of
Camas are not providing for these income special needs groups in having an adequate,
groups. affordable, and appropriate housing supply:
Very Low Income Elderly
�- While this group appears to be best Affordable housing,especially rentals
provided for, the picture is somewhat Services to permit them to receive in-
misleading. Census Tracts (Cly 415 and home care
414 seem to have a surplus of units, both More congregate ace for frail elderly
rental and owned. While the census not able t have in-home services y
information does not indicate where within
the CI'the homes in each group are located, More physically accessible units
a windshield survey conducted in 1992
gives a sufficient indication. Homeless: Individuals
Day shelter
In CT 415 the lower priced homes would Additional night shelters
probably be in Oak Park, south of One
Stop Shopping Center, and south of Transitional housing(from shelter to
downtown near the river and James River. market rate)
In CI'414 the homes"available"for very Homeless: Families with Children
low income would probably be south of
Lewis and Clark Highway and east of Additional night shelters and longer stays
` Forest Home Park. Possibly 50% of these at shelters
areas are threatened with either Linkage to services for children
redevelopment or replacement based on Day care for pre-school and school-aged
a, current zoning. This Comprehensive Plan children
anticipates some of these areas being
redeveloped,portions for high density Transitional housing(from shelter to
_ residential others for different uses. While met rate)
high density residential will maintain the Severe Mental Illness
use, as has been discussed it is unlikely that More command based housing
without some intervention that dwelling ty- g
units will be available in these price ranges. Residential treatment for children
Low and Moderate Income Ability to keep housing units as mentally
—= Sufficient numbers of rental units are not ill move in and out of hospitals or other
institutions
available for persons in these income
levels, and new construction is not Developmental Disabilities
ameliorating the situation. Furthermore, More accessible units
though there are apparently significant
numbers of homes that are"available"in Additional services
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Physical Disabilities
More accessible units
Additional in-home services POLICIES
Alcohol and Other Drug Addictions The following policies are intended to
Case management ensure that all existing and future residents
are housed in safe and sanitary housing
Youth detoxification services appropriate to their needs and within their
Services for pregnant and postpartum means.23 For purposes of these policies it
women is assumed that this type of housing can
AIDS and Related Diseases occur anywhere within the Urban Growth
Area
Terminal care beds
Support for in-home care services Provide for a variety of housing types
PP and designs to meet the needs of people
Camas can not meet all these nerds and with special needs. However, every
requirements alone. Vancouver will dwelling unit does not have to be
continue to be the point of convergence for
accessible to special needs populations.
most services in the County, such as Create incentives for developers to design
hospitals and social security. However, housing suitable for families with
Vancouver can not and has indicated in children throughout the City.
their policies that they will not continue to
be the sole provider for other services such Encourage preservation, maintenance,
as mental health, alcohol and drug and improvements to existing affordable
rehabilitation, and homeless shelters. By housing.
recognizing the above needs, the City and Ensure that affordable and special needs
its citizens are able to begin to address them housing opportunities are dispersed
within their community and to work with throughout the City,not concentrated.
other communities to provide them as
appropriate. Provide housing opportunities close to
places of employment -
Work with C-TRAN to develop transit
connecting dispersed affordable housing.
and employment centers.
• Encourage infill development that
enhances the existing community
character.
• Provide a mix of uses, with higher resi-
dential densities,in mixed use centers.
• Through the Planned Unit Development
process,provide opportunities and
incentives for a variety of housing types
and site planning techniques.
23 Sources: Community Framework Plan,Claris
County,March 5, 1993;Draft Joint
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy, _
1992-8 for Clark County and the City of
Vancouver.
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• Review existing and proposed land use
regulations to assure that regulations and
permit processing requirements are ACTIONS
reasonable, and do not adversely impact
housing production and cost. The requirements for creating an
• Coordinate with C-TRAN to identify and environment that fosters affordable housing
adopt appropriate densities for priority for very low,low, and moderate income
`j transit corridors. Ensure that the households are:24
development standards for these areas are
transit and pedestrian friendly. Increase the supply of housing affordable
to renter households eaming up to 50%
• Explore available federal,state,and local of median income.
programs and private options for
financing affordable housing. Promote home ownership for low-income
• Coordinate housing strategies with the households earning between 51% and
financial community as well as public and 80% of the median income through an
private financing mechanismsintegrated approach that involves
P g . increasing housing supply, increasing
financial options for both housing
providers and purchasers, and increasing
individual capacity to purchase.
Preserve, whenever cost effective,
existing affordable housing units
threatened with loss due to condition,
location,land use regulations, expiring
federal contracts, or other situations.
• Secure a stable source of housing
development funds at the state and local
level.
• Improve coordination and responsiveness
between providers of housing and other
�= sectors of the community to improve the
quality and quantity of housing.
To accomplish these strategies the
following actions are necessary:u
Require that 10% of new dwelling units be
affordable to very low income groups to
account for those lost to redevelopment.
4J
24 Source: Draft Joint Comprehensive Housing
Affordability Strategy, 1992-8 for Clark County
and the City of Vancouver.
25 Sources: primarily Draft Joint Comprehensive
Housing Affordability Strategy,1992-8 for Clark
County and the City of Vancouver,Housing and
Building Accessibility: The Law in Washington-
1992.
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Require that 10% of new dwelling units be Work with the County and other
affordable to low and moderate income jurisdictions to create a first time home
groups to meet additional current need. buyer assistance program -
Require 5% of new dwelling units be Work with local lending institutions,non-
accessible to the disabled on sites with 11 profit organizations, and housing providers
or more units. (WAC 51-20) On sites with to create education programs for financial
4 or more units some must be designed to a counseling and assistance in buying a
higher standard. (WAC 51-20) On sites home.
with 2 to 4 units encourage one ground
floor unit to be accessible. Encourage the creation of financing
mechanisms such as reverse mortgage
Encourage subdivisions to design 5% of programs, housing trust funds, and loan
the homes to be accessible. pools for local financing of affordable
housing.
Provide increased flexibility and encourage
creative approaches in the use of new and Redefine"family"in zoning codes to
existing housing development and design to recognize the changing nature of life styles.
increase the potential for(subject to specific
development,design, and possibly owner Allow flexibility to provide accessory units
occupancy standards): to accommodate elderly and other special
• preserving and increasing housing needs persons.
affordability
• accommodating higher densities Prioritize utility subsidies for energy
attractively conservation toward lower priced housing.
• ensuring that infill development fits with
the character of the existing neighborhood Encourage the preservation and
re-using existing housing rehabilitation of historic residential
• sharing living quarters structures as a means of providing
• using accessory structures as housing affordable housing.
inter-generational housing _
• assisted living options Encourage the use of historic preservation
• accessory units incentives for rehabilitating historic
housing above commercial storefronts properties and adopt the State Historic
• townhouses Building Code.
boarding homes
• cooperative housing
• congregate housing _
This can provide for more affordable
housing, housing for special need and
elderly persons, and reduce the costs of and
need for social services.
Establish maximum as well as minimum lot
sizes and densities in urban areas.
Streamline building permit review and
approval processes for affordable housing.
Create fee and development incentives for
developers to build more affordable
housing.
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V1. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
The basic roadway system providing Everett Street through Camas to SR 14.
circulation to Camas and the Urban Growth Indirect routing on city streets does not
Area is the federal highway system— provide efficient travel patterns.
Interstate 5 and Interstate 205. These
freeways link the area to Portland to the
south and with Olympia and Seattle to the
north. I-205 has made Camas and the LOCAL ROADWAYS
Urban Growth Area much more convenient
to Portland and some of the regional or The third level of circulation is provided by
metropolitan features it has, such as the local governments—the city of Camas and
Portland International Airport. Because it Clark County. These roads (primary and
better connects Camas and Portland, Camas secondary arterials, collector streets, and
will likely find that growth will occur at a residential streets)form the network of
faster pace than in the past. streets which provide access for various
land uses: residential, commercial,
industrial, and others. The arterials are
intended to provide circulation and access,
STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM as well as a link with state and federal
systems. The collectors do just as their
The state highway system is also very name implies—collect traffic from
inmortant to Camas and the Urban Growth residential areas and channel traffic onto the
Area. State Route 14 along the Columbia arterial street system. The residential
River provides a large capacity east-west streets are aptly named for being the
route which links Camas with Vancouver to primary means for access to major
the west and Washougal and points to the residential areas. Residential streets are
east of Camas. The access points of this relatively narrow and do not carry heavy
east-west highway are,therefore,major volumes and truck traffic. The collectors
factors for Camas. The 164th Avenue, are wider and somewhat more heavily
S.W. Brady Road, and N.W. 6th Avenue constructed. The arterials are the widest
intersections provide the main access points streets and are designed to carry heavy
to Camas and suggest the major north- loads and high traffic volumes. Arterials
south arterial alignments. should also have limitations placed upon
access so that the expensive investment in
However, it is here where topography capacity is not greatly diminished by too
presents some challenges. First,the 164th frequent and sometimes dangerous access.
`- Avenue interchange will be insufficient to
meet the demands placed on it. The
topography to the south of the existing
interchange slopes off and some fill or
bridging will be needed in order to fully
improve the interchange. At the S.E.
Brady Road access point, a much more
difficult problem exists. There is no
f interchange—only a left-turn refuge and
cross-traffic turns are allowed As traffic
.r flow increase, the turns become more
s .
difficult and less safe. SR 500 provides
access to the north and west from Camas.
The current route travels
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• BPA power line alignment
• Lake Road alignment
EXISTING PLANS 192nd Avenue alignment
Copies of reports,plans, and records WSDOT SR 14 STUDY
relevant to the City of Camas
Transportation Study were obtained from The Washington State Department of
the City. The following is a summary of Transportation SR 14 study had two goals:
major elements of selected reports:
• Explain current traffic patterns on SR 14
SR 500/S.E. CLARK COUNTY TRAFFIC and identify problem locations
ANALYSIS Estimate 2010 traffic volumes on SR 14
and recommend improvements for both
This study for Clark County investigated current and future problem locations
three tasks:
• Traffic analysis of the proposed The study found increasing traffic flows on
interchanges on I-205 and SR 14 SR 14 resulting from anticipated population
and employment growth will,in many
• Analysis of future travel demand on the cases,cause travel demand to exceed
intersections of SR 500 at Andersen current roadway capabilities.
Road, Thurston Way, Gher Road, and Recommendations to meet the travel
SR 503 demand forecast for SR 14 through the year
• A comprehensive transportation study 2010 were formulated.
that would examine land use, accessibility
impacts, and the issues of alternative SOUTH COUNTY PLANNING AREA
alignments of SR 500 between Ward
Road and SR 14. This study,completed by a committee
comprised of representatives from
The study states that traffic demand in the neighborhoods, industry and business,
year 2010 through some of the existing and reviewed the existing comprehensive plan
proposed interchanges is expected to for the south county area. The review
approach or exceed practical capacity. In looked at elements of land use,
addition, key intersections will likely transportation,utilities,parks, and
undergo capacity problems in the 2010 pm recreation. The committer then made
peak hour. The results state that much of recommendations which would be
the 2010 travel on the SR 500 intersections considered by the Clark County Planning
are regional trips into and out of the Commission and the Clark County Board
growing Vancouver Mall and Orchards of County Commissioners. -_
area.
CLARK COUNTY ROAD STANDARDS
The analysis consisted of six SR 500
alternatives. Alternatives were described This report is the public and private road
and analyzed for future traffic conditions standards for Clark County. The report
and cost estimates were prepared. The contained information concerning arterial
following are the six alternatives: road classification, surfacing,paving, =
• Existing alignment with downtown grading, and other general specifications.
Camas terminus consistent.City is reviewing its standards to be
Consistent
• Existing alignment with new southern
terminus
• Modified existing alignment with new _-
southern terminus
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information obtained from the City of
` Camas and field investigation. Arterials
and collectors are on the following map and
ARTERIAL STREET SYSTEM the two tables. They show the primary
physical features of the collector system
An inventory of the existing arterial and and the physical features of the arterial
collector street system was prepared using system.
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PHYSICAL FEATURES COLLECTOR SYSTEM
STREET NAME FROM TO LENGTH WMTH SURFACE SHOULDER OPA24AGE CURB/ PARK LANE
GUTTERS
MILES FEM TYPE ADEQUATE
LEFT RIGHT LFT RGgT LE--r RIGHT
c NW Sierra St NW 18113 Ave N Carnal CIL 0.84 18 ACP 3 3 2 W No No W
Crown Rd NE 3rd Ave North CJL 0.17 24 ACP 8 8 1 W No No W
Division St NW t tth Ave NW 6th Ave 0.48 20 ACP 10 10 1 Yes Yes No NO
i NW 18113 Ave Qsw=n Rd Division St 036 30 ACP 0 0 1 Yes Yes W No
NW Brady NW ABcfts 1 Rd NW 16th Ave 0.4 30 ACP 0 0 1 Yes Yes No No
NW Fargo St NW 28113 Ave NW 18th Ave 0.64 24 ACP 8 8 1 Yes Yes W No
SE Whitney St NE 2nd Ave S Cama CA. 016 24 ACP 10 5 2 W No No No
u SE Ledm St NE 3rd Ave S Camas CAL 0.12 44 ACP 0 0 1 Yes Yes W W
SE 8th Ave SE Urian St E Carets GL 0.17 24 ACP 8 8 1 Yes Yes W W
1 NW 6113 Ave W Cama CIL NW Norwood 2.6 20 ACA 4 4 1 W W W W
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Li NW 28113 Ave NW Sierra St NW Fargo St 0.38 24 ACP 10 10 1 Yes Yes W W
NW Mrd Ave NW Sierra ST NW Casmoe St 0.35 18 ACP 3 3 2 W W W W
i NW Casode St NW 18th Ave NW 23rd Ave 0.3 18 ACP 3 3 2 W W W W
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PHYSICAL FEATURE ARTERIAL SYSTEM
LBtt3TN WOTN SURFACE ORAIMa CURB/
STREET NAME FROM TO (MR= (FEET) TYPE SHOULDER AGMATE GUTTERS PAW LMIE
LEFT gIQfr LEFT Rt64T LEFT W[iR
SA 14 W cW=CA. E Caen CUL 3.07 20 ACP A 4 1 W W W No
Faresi He NW ASM St NW tt191 3 016 to ACP 3 3 2 W W W Ub
RW Wo Rd W Cann CUL NE EM Z.13 19 ACP 3 3 2 W W W ma
HE Std Ave NE Adam St NE L&M 137 23 ACP ti 11 1 Yes Yd Ib Ib
NE Adam St NE SM Ave NE N AW 0.1S 29 ACP 11 it 1 Yes Yes Ne No
NE GafiekU 3 HE 1491 AW NE 3rd AW 017 33 ACP 0 0 1 Ya Yes W M
NW 19M Ave NW Tk2and St W Cos Cd. 016 30 ACP 0 0 I Yes Yes Ne N
NW IBM Ave NW Asm St RWHad 9 Ods 30 ACP 0 0 I Ya Ya Ib No
NW am Ave RW Norwood NE I I 3 094 44 ACP 0 4 1 Yes Yes Ib HS
NW Rely Rd NW am St NC.W=cl. 093 20 ACP 4 4 1 W W W No
RW Ivy st RW 10th Ave RW 7111 Aw 113 la ACP 7 a 1 Yes Yn W !b
Nw P7cik MW SE 1491 St NW PaAer 3 IM 20 ACP 4 4 1 W W W No
HE E+en t St N Cay urnib NE 140 AW 0.45 24 ACP 10 10 1 Yes Yes W N3
NE 1491 Ave NE Evered HE GM*W 0.12 28 ACP 0 9 1 Yes Yes W W
MIN 7m Ave NE tiT St NW a8 Ave 0.35 is ACP a a 1 Yes Yea Ib %
SE 5m Ave RE Dans$ SE ikon 3 0.72 24 ACP a a 1 Yes Yes Ub W
NW ISM Ave NW 7dard Rd NW Mcod St 017 30 ACP 0 0 1 Yes Yes W No
NW 7,klan11 St NW tam AW RW tar Ave 0.09 30 ACP 0 0 1 Yes Yes W ?b
NW Hood 3 NW ISM A" NW ta91Ave 0.09 30 ACP 0 0 1 Yes Yes Ub No
NW Asmr S NW IST AW NW 2?d Ave 01 30 ACP 0 0 1 Yes Yes W ft
NE Dzus St NE 3rd Ave SE SM Ave 0.15 30 ACP 0 0 1 Yea Yes W 1b
SE Urmn 3 SE 5th Ave SR 14 (LIS 24 ACP a a 1 Yes Ya !b N3
TRAF=ic CONTROL DEVICES Olympia,Washington. All traffic signals
are maintained by WSDOT through an
The City of Camas currently has six argcc=nt with Camas. Table 3
signalized intersections within the city s nin=es the characteristics of these
limits. Three arc ownedby-theCity and traffic sipals. Figure 2 shows the
three arc owned by WSDOT District 4 in location of each frame signal.
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SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS
INTERSECTION TYPE NUMBER OF PHASES CYCLE LENGTH
SR 500/3rd & Dallas Crouse Hinds DM 400
` 2 64 seconds
SR 500/3rd & Garfield Econolite EML 4000 2 36 seconds
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3rd & Shepherd Rd 4 76 seconds
3rd &Lechner 2 124 seconds
Union Street/SR 14
Adams St& NE 4th Ave 2 50 seconds
ACCIDENT SUMMARY
on both arterials. N.E. 3rd Avenue is in
Accident information for the years 1989- three of the eight highest accident locations,
1991 was obtained from the City of Camas. also because of high ADT. Locating high
These reports of"Motor Vehicle Traffic accident intersections serves several
Accidents by Location" used for the purposes. Fust the location of the
accident summary contained information on concentrated accidents may indicate
location, type date,road, and light problems with traffic control devices.
conditions of accidents. These may provide a basis or warrant for
traffic signal installation or reconfiguration
High-accident locations are listed on the of the traffic signal if one already exists. A
following table and the locations shown on high accident location may also indicate a
the map on the next page. SR 500 and SR problem with lane configuration, sight
14 intersection has the highest number of distances,geometric problems or a lack of
accidents due to the high ADT proper signing.
HIGH ACCIDENT LOCATIONS (1989 - 1991)
INTERSECTION NUMBER OF ACCIDENT RATE
-., ACCIDENTS (PER 1 MILLION ENTERING VEHICLES)
SR 14 and Alpine Drive 10 .30
SR 500 and NE 15th Avenue 10 .26
SR 500 and SE 8th Avenue 10 1.10
NE 3rd Avenue and NE 2nd Avenue 20 1.23
NE 3rd Avenue and NE Lechner 15 .78
NE 3rd Avenue and NE Shepard 10 1.08
NE 5th Avenue and NE Dallas 14 1.17
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TRANSIT TRAFFIC CAPACITY
Transit services for Camas are provided by Using traffic counts obtained from the City
C-TRAN. Service within Camas is of Camas, the capacity of key intersections
provided through Route 33. Route 33 within Camas were analyzed The
circulates between Camas and Washougal intersections analyzed were chosen because
and provides a timed transfer point at 3rd of either accident rate,high volume, or
and Cedar. Transfers can be accomplished geometric characteristics. Criteria used to
at 3rd and Cedar to Route 41 which determine capacity of those intersections is
provides service to connecting routes in the planning method of the Highway
Vancouver. The Camas-Washougal Capacity Manual. The criteria is based on
Express to Tri-Met's Transit Mall in critical volume for the intersection. Critical
downtown Portland with connections to volumes for the north-south street is the
Vancouver's Transit Center stops at 3rd sum of either northbound left-turn volume
and Cedar. plus the maximum single-lane volume for
the southbound through plus right-turn
Transit services available to Camas also movement, or southbound left-tum volume
include wheelchair accessible curb to curb plus the maximum single-lane volume for
service for elderly and physically the northbound through plus right-turn
challenged people who are unable to use the movement.
fixed route system. This service operates
daring the same hours as fixed route Similarly,the critical volume for the east-
service and is operated by DAVE west street is the sum of either eastbound
Transportation Services. C-TR.AN also left-turn volume plus the maximum single-
provides ride-matching services in lane volume for the westbound through
cooperation with Tri-Met for people who plus right-tum movement, or westbound
either live or work in Camas. left-turn volume plus the maximum single-
lane volume for the eastbound through plus
The existing street pattern and condition in right-turn movement.
Camas is partially hindering expansion of
transit service. Additional transit service to The total critical volume for the intersection
employment centers is anticipated as the is the sum of the critical volumes for the
roadway system is developed. north-south and east-west streets. The
following tables summarize the comparison
of critical volumes and probable capacity
and the capacity of key intersections.
.C2.PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE
FACILITIES CAPACITY CRITERIA (pm peak hour)
CRITICAL VOLUME FOR RELATIONSHIP TO
Pedestrian and bicycle facilities are INTERSECTION (VPH) PROBABLY
primarily adjacent to the existing street CAPACITY
system. Sidewalks are provided on 0 to 1,200 Under capacity
selected arterial streets. Designated bicycle
lanes are provided on S.W. 6th from SR 14 1,201 to 1,400 Near capacity
through Camas,Everett Street from 22nd Over 1,400 Over capacity
v Avenue to La Camas, and Lake Road from
Everett Street to LaCamas Shore Trailhead.
See Chapter VII for a detailed discussion
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CAPACITY OF KEY INTERSECTIONS (pmpeakhair)
INTERSECTION CAPACITY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM -
SR 500/Everett and 15th Avenue Under REVIEW
The City of Camas six-year transportation
3rd Avenue and Adams Street Under plan details a large number of streets to
3rd Avenue and E 1st Avenue Under have an asphalt concrete overlay. The
3rd Avenue and SE Crown Near following table summarizes the major
3rd Avenue and Lec ner Under projects to be constructed in the next six
3rd Avenue and Garfield Under years.
3rd Avenue and Dallas Under
Third Avenue and Shepard Under
MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
LOCATION BEGINNING AND ENDING TERMINI WORK TO BE COMPLETED
1 SE Polk St&SE 8th Ave SE Polk St to S terminus&SE 8th Ave Reconstruction completed
to W terminus
2 NE 3rd loop NE 3rd Ave to NE 3rd Ave Construct curb, gutter & paving
(completed)
3 Forest Home neighborhood NW 10th Ave (NW Ivy St to Drake St) AC overlay reconstruction
improvements
4 NE Dallas St NE 6th Ave to NE 14th Ave Reconstruction
5 NE Lechner St NE 3rd Ave to NE 4th Ave Reconstruction
6 Division Street NE 4th Ave to NE 18th Ave Reconstruction
7 NW Parker Street NW 16th Ave to NW 38th Ave Reconstruction
8 NW Cascade Street NW McIntosh Rd to NW 18th Ave Reconstruction
9 NW 28th Avenue Remainder to complete New construction
10 NW Pacific Rim Boulevard NW Parker St to NW 38th Ave New construction
11 NW Leadbetter Boulevard NW Lake Rd to NW 38th Ave New construction
12 NE Adams Street Intersection of NE Adams St and NE Upgrade signal system
4th Ave
diverse interests in Camas and result in a
workable plan. -
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND Evaluation criteria and level of service
STANDARDS LOS) standards measure,quantitatively, the
performance of the existing transportation
Development of evaluation criteria is a system and the adequacy of alternatives
crucial element in the process of proposed for the future. For this plan,the
determining the effectiveness and efficiency evaluation criteria are subdivided into three -
of a transportation plan. They are the parts. First is the traffic service which
method by which alternatives are compared measures the ability of any alternative to
and a recommendation is made. A set of provide an efficient and safe street system
evaluation criteria,as established in the for the citizenry of Camas. Second is
following paragraphs,will allow the compatibility which measures the ability of
recommended plan to be evaluated by the any alternative to satisfy the desires of -
citizens of Camas and the criteria in the
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adopted comprehensive plan.Third is the comparison of cost to benefit will determine
benefit-cost ratio which measures the ability the feasibility of each alternative.
of each alternative to provide a positive
j benefit to citizens of Camas. EVALUATION MATRIX
TRAFFIC SERVICE An evaluation matrix is used to display the
results of each criteria. This matrix will
Traffic service measures the efficiency and prioritize the alternatives by applying the
effectiveness of each alternative as following weight to each factor.
compared to the no-build or do-nothing Area-wide volume/capacity ratio (1)
alternative. The following items will
Average speed of traffic
complete this evaluation: • (1}
• Area-wide volume/capacity ratio Safety (3)
• Average speed of traffic Operations (3)
• Potential for accidents due to high speed Visual and aesthetic impact(2)
and congestion Benefit-cost ratio (4)
Cost of each alte.native
• Vehicle-miles of travel
• Vehicle-hours of travel FUTURE ROADWAY NETWORK
COMPATIBILITY The local system can also be described in
Compatibility measures the ability of each terms of the traffic generators or major
alternative to satisfy the desires of citizens destinations that need to be served.
of Camas.These desires are expressed at Obvious large attractors are the James River
public meetings and through adopted plant, downtown, Sharp Prune Hill,
comprehensive plans and policies. The Tektronix, and Hewlett-Packard.
following items will define this criteria: However, connecting these destinations is
_ frustrated by topography. The downtown
• Community impacts is at one level or elevation. There are then
• Conformance with City of Camas plans two levels to the west: one plateau midway
Visual impacts up Prune Hill, and the other at the top of
Prune Hill. Circulation on these levels or
Aesthetic impacts plateaus is satisfactory, but when going
from one level to another,steep grades are
BENEFIT-COST encountered. Prune Hill has four access
points (Forest Home Road,Fargo Street,
Benefit-cost analysis measures the N.W. 16th Street, and N.W. McIntosh
economic feasibility of each alternative. Road), all from the south. Access to Prune
Cost is calculated based upon unit cost to Hill from the north requires a great deal of
build or reconstruct any roadway to meet out-of-direction travel. In addition, many
standards identified in the plan.These of the streets and roads have sharp turns in
construction costs are converted to annual them which reduce speed and capacity.
cost by utilizing a discount rate of 10 Some of these are due to topography, but a
percent. Benefit is calculated from a change great many are not The links with Prune
-� in vehicle miles of travel and vehicle hours Hill from N.W. Fargo Road and Forest
of travel with respect to the do-nothing Home Road,have many bends which
alternative. A reduction in vehicle miles of should be realigned.
travel is quantified at a rate of 25 cents per
mile. A reduction in vehicle hours of travel The land use projections (population and
is quantified at a rate of$4.00 per hour employment)for the City of Camas were
which is considered to be conservative. A made for the year 2013 and trip generation
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was calculated based on thisprojected land
use. Due to the nature of the concentrations
of future population and employment in
certain areas and the fact that transportation
is closely connected with land use, some
basic improvements are needed to circulate
the future anticipated traffic growth. 'These _
improvements that are necessary from an
access and topographical points of view are -on the following map. _
Some major arterial extensions (additions)
are explained below.
• The 192nd Avenue is extended south to
an interchange with SR 14 because of
insufficient access points to Camas.
• The industrial service road is necessary to
serve the future industrial growth and
north and south of N.W. 38th Avenue.
The improvements to Pacific Rim
Boulevard and Parker Street achieves the
same purpose for east-west access.
• All east-west traffic entering or leaving
Camas (through 1st Street, SR 14,
Pacific Rim)cannot be accommodated in
two lanes. A minimum of four lanes is
required to accommodate future traffic
growth.
• Residential streets are necessary to access
these new arterials.
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BENEFIT-COST RATIOS
The resulting total annual cost was
A benefit-cost ratio was determined for the determined as $737,600 and total annual
2013 proposed network compared to the benefit as $1,307,000. These values
2013 base network. Benefits were represent a benefit-cost ratio of 1.77.
calculated using a rate of$ .25 for each
vehicle-mile of travel saved and$4.00 for
each vehicle-hour of travel saved Annual EVALUATION MATRIX
casts and benefits were all discounted to the
base year 1993. Further, since actual
construction would take place through the The evaluation matrix below is for 2013
six-year Transportation Improvement lyase network and 2013 proposed network.
program (TIP), annual costs and benefits As mentioned earlier in this report,different
for each of the six-year TIPS were weights were applied to each factor. The
calculated Total project casts for each six- lower the total, the better the rank for the
year TIP were calculated alternative.
EVALUATION MATRIX
VIC RATIO SPEED SAFeiY OPERATICNS COST-3ENEFT TOTAL
2013 Base Network 1 2 6 6 8 23
2013 Proposed Network 1 1 3 3 4 12
Weight Factor (1) (1) (3) (3) (4)
(population and employment) projected in
this comprehensive plan.
PROJECTED TRAFFIC VOLUME Traffic assipments were made by the
Southwest Regional Transportation Council
The following table shows the 1990 using a traffic model Ei4402-. The future
existing and 2013 projected average 2013 productions and attractions were
weekday (AWD)productions and distributed and assigned to the planned
attractions for the City of Camas. These transportation network shown previously.
productions and attractions were estimated The resulting traffic assignments for the
by the Southwest Regional Transportation proposed road improvements are shown on
Council (RTC) using the land use the following map.
AVERAGE WEEKDAY PRODUCTICNS AND ATTRACTIONS FRCM AND 70 CAMAS
PRODUCTION PORTLAND TOTAL
DISTRICT CAMAS OTHER CLARK OREGON PRODUCTICNS
1990 2013 1990 2013 1990 2013 1990 2013
C,arres 11,607 29,380 11,685 34,661 4,571 10,154 27,863 74,195
Other Clark 14,779 27,521 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Pordand/Oregon 1,866 3,299 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Total 28,252 60,200 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Attractions
NA = Indicates not applicable for Camas
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The previous table shows that there are Highway system performance within the
27,863 productions and 28,252 attractions Camas urban growth boundary for 1990
per day from and to the City of Camas for existing trips and 2013 future trips was
the base year 1990. Projected AWD trips determined under the 1990 base network
for the year 2013 are 74,195 productions conditions without any improvements. The
and 60,200 attractions. These traps system performance measures included
represent an increase of 46,332 productions total vehicle-miles of travel,vehicle-hours
(166 percent) and an increase of 31,948 of travel,and average speed. System
attactions (113 percent)per day. The total performance for the proposed
increase in AWD trips is 78280,which improvements was determined for the
translates into a 139 percent increase from projected 2013 trips. The following table
1990 to 2013. shows the VMT,VHT, and average speed
under the above-mentioned three conditions
by facility type. Note that all the measures
are with respect to the PM peak hour.
—' HIGHWAY SYSTEM PERFORMANCE WITHIN CAMAS URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY
VMT VHT AVERAGE SPEED
2013 2013 2013
DEMAND 2013 DEMAND 2013 DEMAND 2013
ON 1990 PROPOSE ON 1990 PROPOSE ON 1990 PROPOSED
FACILITY TYPE 1990 NETWORK NETWORK 1990 NETWORK NETWOk 1990 NETWORK NETWORK
Principal Arterials 14,646 24,978 25,671 325 589 589 45.0 42.4 43.6
Minor Arterials 2,318 10,578 9,906 69 341 312 33.4 3.1.0 31.7
Collectors 2,343 6,605 5,787 60 202 159 39.2 32.7 36.5
Minor Collectors 47 302 262 1 8 6 39.1 39.2 39.7
Local 264 464 363 11 19 15 25.1 23.7 24.5
Total 19,618 42,927 41,989 466 1,159 1,081 42.1 37.0 38.8
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SR-14 and serve adjacent industrial and
mixed use commercial development
TRANSIT PLAN These new and expanded routes should be _
implemented when the roadways and
C-TRAN is anticipating the high growth related facilities are constructed and the
rate of population and employment which population/employment density is sufficient
will occur in Camas and its planned to warrant the service. As level of service
business and technology area- This high criteria are developed by C-IRAN, the
growth rate will affect the demand for implementation schedule can be
transit services. C-TRAN service determined.
expansion is anticipated to follow this land
use pattern which emphasizes higher
density mixed use centers linked by arterial
streets. C-TRAN will meet the increased CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT
demand for services through the following
system-wide expansion: The Washington Growth Management Act
• Expansion of the inter-County commuter (GMA)requires each city and county
service to set the stage for possible HCT planning under the GMA to incorporate a -
development on I-5 and I-205. concurrency management system(CMS)
into the transportation element of their
• Expansion of the ride-sharing program by comprehensive plan. This element of the
increasing the vanpool fleet and GMA stares:
increasing administrative resources.
- Increase C-VAN se`vice hours by 10 Local jurisdictions must adopt and
percent annually from 1994 to 1999. enforce ordinances which prohibit
development approval if the
The C-TRAN transit development plan for development causes the level of
Camas should be expanded as higher service on a transportation facility to
density areas are developed, additional decline below the standards adopted -
roadways are constructed and current in the transportation element of their
barriers to efficient operation, such as lack comprehensive plan,unless
of pedestrian crossings,bike facilities, are transportation improvements or -
eliminated. Specific proposals for strategies to accommodate the
improved C-TR.AN se ice are as follows: impacts of development are made
• Increased service on SR-14 to downtown concurrent with the development
Camas with service on Sixth Avenue The principal components of the CMS
through Camas to Union Street and SR- adopted by the City of Camas include the
14 to serve the higher density residential following:
areas, the mill and downtown businesses
•
• A route which serves the area north of Identification and definition of the
downtown Camas on Everett Street to facilities and services to be monitored
Lake Road and N.E. 1st Street because of • Establishment of LOS standards
the schools and residential neighborhoods • Identification of the point in the
• A route which service Pacific Rim development approval process where the
Boulevard and connects to Parker and concurrency test is applied
38th and to bake Road to connect • Establishment of the capacity accounting
industrial and mixed use commercial procedure
developments
• Responsibilities of the applicant and City
• North-south service on 192nd Avenue of Camas in determining capacity
would connect Lake Road/N.E. 1st to • Provision for reservation of capacity =
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given type and number of lanes.LOS
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCURRENCY standard adopted for Camas is: minor or
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM local streets-LOS C and primary streets
E. and intersections-LOS D. Clark County
Implementation involves monitoring the has adopted a tiered level of service in their
LOS on the affected transportation system transportation element Their plan states
to see if it meets the adopted standards. that small urban areas such as Camas will
This process can be summarized as have a medium level of service. This will
`- follows: promote a balance of economic
• development and neighborhood concerns
Setting LOS standards and providing and encourage development of a multi-
adequate
funding modal transportation system. A medium
L Rationing and monitoring available level of service corresponds to the LOS D
transportation capacity specified for Camas.
• Analyzing external influences on CMS LOS SERVICE APPROACH
• Making periodic adjustments to LOS
standards Application of LOS service standards can
involve a variety of approaches. Usually,
LOS SERVICE PRINCIPLES an area-wide LOS will establish an
acceptable LOS for an entire transportation
LOS standards adopted by the City of network The network will not be allowed
Camas consider the foIlowing principles to violate LOS standards on an aggregate
consistent with the GMA: basis,but will allow specific intersections
• Ensure adequate facilities to support or roadways to violate the adopted
growth
standards. This approach shall be adopted
• t~development policies by the City of Camas because the
Reinfor
P P transportation plan element addresses
• Design process for ease of roadway "system performance,"rather than
understanding, administration,and "facility performance."
flexibility
• Strive for maximum uniformity and CAPACITY ALLOCATING STRATEGY
consistency Growth phasing strategyis a direct means
` Enhance transit and non-motorized
of growth control, since itpre-approves
transportation modes development capacity in an area. Under the
• Ensure financial feasibility growth phasing strategy, the city conducts
an aggregate analysis of a variable capacity
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LOS SERVICE STANDARD on a zone-by-zone or area-wide basis.
Each zone or area is then allocated a certain
I Methods of determining roadway LOS can amount of allowable new transportation
capacity over a specific time period.This
range from simple to complex,depending
allowable capacity can then be translated
on the type of application. The method
adopted by the City of Camas for long-term into allowable numbers of trip generation
planning will be the generalized maximum and development units, such as housing
volume tables. For short-term applications or square footage. New development
such as designing roadways,other methods applications are reviewed with respect to
s are preferable. trip allowable capacity in the particular area.
Generalized maximum volume tables DEVELOPMENT REVIEW STRATEGIES
compare traffic volumes on roadway A development could be roved only
LJ segments to the maximum volumes at P approved Y
under two situations:
different LOS thresholds for roads of a
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• The land use has been exempted from the approved,capacity reservation can be made r`
concurrency provisions for a specified time frame,possibly ;
requiring continued progress by the
• Adequate roadway and transit LOS is developer to retain capacity reservation
maintained rights or can be reserved forever.
Typical exemptions include governmental LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS)
buildings, daycare facilities, and
developments that generate less than 10 An area-wide LOS was determined for the
trips during the PM peak_ hour in an average 1990 base network,2013 future demand on
weekday. the base network without any
improvements, and 2013 future demand on
After concurrency evaluation and the proposed network The LOS is based
determination is made and the project is on the 1985 Institute of Transportation
approved,capacity reservation can be made Engineers Highway Capacity Manuars
for a specified time frame,possibly procedures for urban and suburban
requiring continued progress by the arterials. LOS is given in the following _
developer to retain capacity reservation table by facility type,along with
rights or can be reserved forever. corresponding volume/capacity ratios that
Typical exemptions include governmental would apply. -3
buildings, daycare facilities, and Note that the area-wide roadway system is
developments that generate less than 10 under capacity irrespective of
trips during the PM peak hour in an average improvements made. However, as
weekday. explained earlier,improvements are needed
for access and mobility functions.
After concurrency evaluation and
determination is made and the project is
LEVEL OF SERVICE
AVERAGE SPEED(MPH) LEVEL OF SERVICE
1990 2013 2013 ON 1990 2013 2013 ON VOLUME/ _
ON BASE PROPOSED ON BASE PROPOSED CAPACITY
FACILITY TYPE NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK RATIO ,
Principal Arterials 45 42.4 43.6 under under under 0.0 -0.6
Minor Arterials 33.4 31.0 31.7 under under under 0.61 -0.70
Collectors 39.2 32.7 36.5 under under under 0.0 -0.6
Minor Collectors 39.1 39.2 39.7 under under under 0.0 -0.6
Local 25.1 23.7 24.5 under under under 0.61 -0.70
Total 42.1 37.0 38.8 under under under 0.0 -0.6
intersections. This LOS standard is to be -
DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES applied on an area-wide basis for the
entire transportation network After t
The transportation element of the City of adoption of the City's comprehensive
Camas Comprehensive Plan has plan,strategies must be established to
established a LOS C for minor or local mitigate the impact of a development if
streets and LOS D for primary streets and this LOS standard cannot be met. These
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strategies will allow development to
r proceed if the roadway, transit, or
bicycle/pedestrian facilities are not funded
or in place within six years of
development
Transportation demand strategies
identified as feasible for Camas are:
increased transit,ridesharing,
telecommuting,work schedule changes,
high-occupancy vehicle facilities, and
employer-based transportation
management programs. Place policies
identify and support expansion of C-
TR.AN service and ridesharing programs.
Implementation of these service
expansions can be subsidized by the
development to reduce the number of
vehicles added to the transportation
network. As major facilities (such as SR
14, I-5, and I-205) are expanded,
provisions for high-occupancy vehicles
should be supported. This support
should consist of subsidies and
preferential parking for HOV users in
order to reduce the impact of vehicles
traveling during the PM peak hour.
Individual employers should promote
altered work schedules and
telecommuting. Telecommuting facilities
can also be built into the individual
residences as they are constructed. A
significant strategy which will' .educe
transportation demand is implementation
of the land use element which will
provide for a cohesive arrangement of
land uses to make alternative modes of
travel — such as bicycle or walking—
more attractive. The land use element of
this plan provides a clear pattern of
development which will reduce trips.
The trails and bikeway element provides a
comprehensive network convenient to
employment,residential,recreational, and
commercial areas.
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PROJECT PRIORITIZATION
Projects that would be part of the street
Roadways included in the comprehensive network but not included in the impact fee
plan concept for improvement are shown calculation are also shown and noted in the
on the following table,along with a brief table.
description and priority rating. The trap
shows the location of these projects-
ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements included
in Impact Fee Calculation
-- Improvements Not Included
in Impact Fee Calculation
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' CAPITAL FACILMES PLAN
CITY OF CAMAS
PROJECT PROD SEGMENT PRIORITY PROJECT NOTE PROJECT
NAME N0. COST DESCRIPTION '
($) (MAJOR IMPROV.)
Astor Street 1 NW 38th to NW 43rd SI. Medium 299,000 Widen to 2 lanes
y Improvements
NW Mcintosh Rd. -2 202nd St.to S.E. Brady Rd. Low 1,298,000 Construct 2 Lanes
SE Brady Rd. 2a NW 16th Ave.to NW Mcintosh Rd. Low 800,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
NW Brady Rd. 3 NW 16th to Pacific Rim Blvd. Low 679,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
NW Cascade SL Const 4 NW 28th Ave.to NW 38th Ave. Medium 831,000 " Construct 2 Lanes
NW Cascade St.Improv. 5 NW 23rd to NW 18th Ave. Medan 297,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Crown Road 6 Low 876,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
Hood Street 7 NW 16th to NW 18th Ave. Low 131,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
Industrial Road 8 NW 16th to Pacific Rim Blvd. Mecum 1,209,000 Construct 2 Lanes
Construction
Industrial Road 9 Pacific Rim Blvd.to Lake Rd. Mecum 4,350,000 Construct 2 Lanes
Construction
NW Lake Road Improv. 10 Parker SL to Leadbetter Rd. High 1,745,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Leadbetter Rd. 11 Lake Road to NW 38th Ave. Medium 873,000 Construct 2 Lanes
Construction
NW Mcintosh Road 12 SE Brady to NW 11th SL Low 1,019,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improv.
NW Mcintosh Rd. 13 NW 11th to NW 18th Low 971,000 Construct 2 Lanes
Construction
NW Pacific Rim Blvd. 14 Parker to NW 38th Ave. Medium 835,000 " Construct 2 Lanes
Const.
NW Parker SL Improv. 15 Pacific Rim Blvd to NW 38th High 1,403,000 Widen to 4 lanes
NW Parker SL 16 NW 38th to NE 1st High 1,840,000 Construct 2 Lanes
Construction
NW Siena SL 17 NW 28th Ave.to NW 38th Ave. Low 1,081,000 Construct 2 Lanes
Construction
NW 43rd 18 NW Astor St. to NW Sierra SL Low 192,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
NE 1st St. Improvements 19 202nd to Parker Street Medium 1,326,000 Widen to 4 lanes
NE 3rd Ave. 20 Medan 468,000 Center Lane
Improvements
NW 6th Avenue 21 High 3,300,000 Construct 2 Lanes
Realignment
NW 16th Ave. 22 NW Brady to Hood SL Medium 449,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
1 SE Payne St. 23 NW Pacific Rim to NW Brady Low 969,000 Widen to 2 lanes
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NW 18th Ave. 2 4 Hood to Cascade Low 205,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
NW 38th Ave. 25 202nd to industrial Rd. Low 906,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
NW 38th Ave. 26 Industrial Road to Parker St Low 504,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements _-
NE 23rd Ave. 27 NE Bird to Fargo St Medium 4,820,000 Const W 2 Lanes -
Construction _
NW 23rd Ave. 28 Sierra to Astor St Law 293,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
NW 23rd Ave. 29 Astor to Cascade St Low 155,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
NW 38th Ave. 30 Parker to Astor SL High 1,344,000 Widen to 2 lanes
Improvements
SR 500 Improvements 31 23rd to North of Leadbetter Rd. Low 1,172,000 " Widen to 2lanes
ivy Correction 32 Medwm 590,000 Widen to 2 lanes
S.E. 23rd Street 33 Crown to SR 500 Low 2,022,000 Construct 2 lanes
Ostensen-Canyon 34 Fargo to S.1_-23rd Low 1,232,000 Construct 2 lanes
TOTAL 41,051,000
TOTAL FOR IMPACT FES CALCULATION 21,282,000
' - Assumes Curb,Gutter,and Sidewalk,Lighting,and Appurtenances
- Not Induded in Impact Fee Calculation
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_ COST ESTIMATES
EXAMPLE
i Deficiencies in pavement width were S.F. BRADY ROAD- 202ND STREET To N.W.
calculated for each roadway segment listed MCINTOSH
in the Capital Facilities Plan. Deficient ITEWQUANTTTY UNIT COST COST
pavement width was defined by proposed 1 MotOization(5%) $ 38,500
number of lanes,as detailed in the 2. Clearing (2*%} 15,400
comprehensive lam Cost estimates for
each roadway segment were prepared to 3.Grao9ng $ 7.00 40,450
correct pavement width deficiencies and 4 page
provide new construction. The following 12-Inch Stone Drain 25.00 82,800
items were used to determine cost for each Catch Basins 1,200.00 28,800
road. Outfall Structures 3,000.00 6,000
• Mobilization m3tdes 2,000.00 48,080
5.Pavement Widening 36.00 210,600
Clearing 5.
39.00
Grading 6. Curti, Gutter, Sidewalk 21.00 126,000
• Drainage (stone drain, catch basins, and 7. Lightinglunits 2,500.00 53,600
outfall structures) 8. Traffic Control 25.00 25,000
• Pavement widening and overlay
9.Landscaping 1.00 78,000
• Curb, gutter, and sidewalks 10.Vzcefianeous(10°a} 70.000
Ll4: t SUBTOTAL 823,100
• Landscaping
• Engineering and contingencies 11.Engineering and 246,900
`- Miscellaneous Contingencies(30%)
12.Right-of-Way 228.000
A sample cost estimate (see below)for TOTAL $ 1,298,000
L extension of S.E. Brady Road from 202nd
to NW McIntosh is attached. Cost estimates
for each road were summed to determine
the cost to build the street system (as
defined in the comprehensive plan). The
$ total cost of all projects is now estimated at
$41,051,000, and includes right-of-way
acquisition. The table on the next page
shows the preliminary project priority
program for the estimated project
improvements. This will be refined as the
detailed Six Year Capital Facilities Program
and Budget are done each year.
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PROJECT PRIORITY PROGRAM
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PROJECT PRIORITY PROGRAM
PRIORITY MAP
PROJECT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1995-2000 2001-2006 2007-2015
Astor Street Improvements 1 NW 38th to NW 43rd SL 299,000
SE Brady Rd. Construction 2 202nd SL to McIntosh 1,298,000
SE Brady Rd. Improvements 2a NW 16th Ave.to NW Mcintosh Rd. 800,000
NW Brady Rd.Improvements 3 NW 16th to Pacific Rim Blvd. 679,000 ]
NW Cascade SL Const. 4 NW 28th Ave. to NW 38th Ave. 831,000
NW Cascade SL Improv. 5 NW 23rd to NW 18th Ave. 297,000
Croom Road Improvements 6 876,000
Hood Street Improvements 7 NW 16th to NW 18th Ave. 131,000
Industrial Road Construction 8 NW 16th to Pacific Rim Blvd. 1,209,000
Industrial Road Construction 9 Pacific Rim Blvd.to Lake Rd. 4,350,000
NW Lake Road Improv. 10 Parker SL to Leadbetter Rd. 1,745,000
Leadbetter Rd. Construction 11 Lake Road to NW 38th Ave. 873,000
NW Mantosh Road Improv. 12 SE Brady to NW 11th SL 1,019,000
NW Mantosh Rd.Construction 13 NW 11th to NW 18th 971,000
NW Pacific Rim Blvd.Const. 14 Parker to NW 38th Ave. 835,000 —
NW Parker SL Improv. 15 Pacific Rim Blvd to NW 38th 1,403,000
NW Parker SL Construction 16 NW 38th to NE 1st 1,840,000
NW Sierra SL Construction 17 NW 28th Ave.to NW 38th Ave. 1,081,000
NW 43rd Ave. Improvements 18 NW Astor to NW Sierra 192,000
NE 1st SL Improvements 19 202nd to Parker Street 1,326,000
NE 3rd Ave.Improvements 20 468,000
NW 6th Avenue Realignment 21 3,300,000
NW 16th Ave. Improvements 22 NW Brady to Hood SL 449,000
SE Payne SL Improvements 23 NW Pacific Rim to NW Brady 969,000
NW 18th Ave.Improvements 24 Hood to Cascade 205,000
NW 38th Ave.Improvements 25 202nd to Industrial Rd. 906,000
NW 38th Ave.Improvements 26 Industrial Road to Parker SL 504,000
NE 23rd Ave. Construction 27 NE Birch to Fargo SL 4,820,000
NW 23rd Ave. Improvements 28 Sierra to Astor St. 293,000
NW 23rd Ave. Improvements 29 Astor to Cascade SL 155,000
NW 38th Ave. Improvements 30 Parker to Astor SL 1,344,000
SR 500 Improvements 31 23rd to North of Leadbetter Rd. 1,172,000
Ivy Connection 32 590,000
S.E. 23rd Street 33 Crown to SR 500 2,022,000
Ostensen-Canyon 34 Fargo to S.E- 23rd 1,232,000
TOTAL 11,340,000 14,639,000 15,072,000
TOTAL 41,051,000
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projected trips (778,280 per day), gives the
cost per trip. Cost per trip, therefore, is
$10,641,000 78,280 = $136.00/weekday
MITIGATION PAYMENT SYSTEM trip or$1,360 per PM peak hour trip.
To determine the proposed transportation IMPACT FEES CALCULATION FOR SPECiFiC USES
_ impact fees, local funds based on the total
cost estimated above was divided by the The cost per trip multiplied by the total trips
total number of additional trips generated generated by a particular land use
per average weekday. Total additional (residential,commercial,industrial, etc.)
average weekday trips, as mentioned gives the impact fee for that use. Typically,
earlier,were estimated at 78,280 by the the following steps are followed
Regional Transportation Council of Clark Determine the specific land use category
County in their transportation model based (single-family residential,multi-family
on population and employment figures residential, office, commercial, etc.) as
provided by the City of Camas. defined in the I.T.E.Trip Generation
The total estimated cost of new road Manual,5th edition
construction and improvements of roads for Determine the independent variable
impact fee calculations is $21,282,000. Of applicable to the specific land use
this cost, a portion will be obtained through (dwelling units for residential areas,
local funds. The percentage of local funds gross square feet for office, etc.)
for each road was obtained from the 1993- Find the PM peak hour trip generation
1998 Transportation Improvement Program rate for the specific land use using the
(TIP) project list of the try of Camas. ITE Trip Generation Manual, 5th edition
The local fund percentages of all projects is ' Calculate total trips by multiplying the trip
50 percent. This is split with rate by the size of the independent
approximately 35% of the funds from variable
grants and 15% from City sources. This Multiply total trips by cost per PM peak
will be monitored annually. hour trip ($1,360) to determine impact fee
The total revenues that would be needed The following is an example for different
through local funds is $10,641,000. This land uses.
revenue,divided by the total additional
EXAMPLE FOR IMPACT FE=_ CALCULATION
ITE LAND ITE PM PEAK HCUR TOTAL IMPACT
USE INDEPENDENT TRIP GENERATION TRIPS (5) FEES
LAND USE CODE VARIABLE (3) RATE (4) (3) X (4) $1,360 X(5)
Single-Family 210 1 Dwelling Unit 1.01 1.01 $1,375
Hoge
Mufti-Family House 220 1 Dwelling Unit 0.63 0.63 860
1 General Office 710 5,000 gross sq.fL 4.09/1,000 gross sq.ft 20.45 27,800
Building
Shopping Center 820 100,000 gross sq.ft 6.5611,000 gross sq.ft 656.00 892,000
Duality Restaurant 831 3,000 gross sq.ft 7.66/1,000 gross sq.ft 22.98 31,250
Light industrial 110 100,000 gross sq.ft 0.98/1,000 gross sq.ft 98.00 133,300
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VII. PARKS, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE AND
TRAILIBIKEWAY ELEMENT
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V11. PARKS, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, AND
TRAIL/BIKEWAY ELEMENT
The purpose of this element of the City of Impact fees for parks/open space
Camas Plan is to identify the demands for acquisition and development were
park and recreation facilities and service adopted in 1991 and have been collected
and to develop the long.range plan and since that time.
implementation program. This is an update The combination of these strategies has
of the city's current plan adopted March 23, produced significant additions to the City's
1987 and amended in 1991. park and open space holdings. The City
has been able to acquire properties along
This plan element is being done in the Washougal River,Lacamas Lake and
conjunction with the City's overall Ostenson Canyon. The City acquired and
comprehensive plan to meet the provisions developed what is now known as Dorothy
of the Growth Management Act. It is Fox Park, which is a neighborhood park
consistent with the requirements of the located on Prune Hill- As these areas have
Interagency Committee for Outdoor started to take shape,it has become
Recreation (IAC)for funding eligibility. important to address how they interconnect.
The content has been determined by the This plan also evaluates the existing trail
nature, location and size of existing park, and bikeway network and those new trails
recreation, open space and trail/bikeway and bikeways needed to accommodate the
facilities in the vicinity. projected population growth.
The Background Chapter of the
Comprehensive Plan contains the
background information required for EXISTING C.ONDITION3
planning purposes, such as population
distribution and growth,land uses, and PARKS
related development policies. The Open
Space network of this plan element is The City of Camas currently manages
recognized the primary feature of the �v paw sites and a community center
overall physical development concept of the and has an extensive grevnway and open
City as well as the organizing element of space network that is an integral part of the
the park system. overall city structure. The following sum-
This Chapter has integrated the parks,
marizes each of these facilities that are also
shown on the map on the following page.
recreation and open space goals,policies
and plans with trails,bikeways and facility Crown Park (7.1 acres)provides an out-
identification. A number of tools have been door swimming and wading pools, two
utilized to enable the City to carry out the tennis courts, two handball courts, a shuffle
plan. Some of these are listed below: board court,horseshoes,volleyball area,
rest rooms,basketball court,picnic tables,
A parks/open space bond was approved and children's playground equipment. The
in 1989,with funds designated from the lighted tennis courts are heavily used during
acquisition and development of parks; the summer months, as is the swimming
• Land use regulations require a set aside of Pool. The playground equipment and
30% of the developable acreage of all resi- basketball court receive regular year-around
dential developments was adopted in 1990; use. A new lighted picnic shelter has space
to accommodate up to 30 picnickers.
• Sensitive lands are protected through land Louis Block Park (4.0 acres) provides an
use regulations adopted in 1990; and outstanding lighted baseball field with
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bleachers,basketball courts,picnic tables, acre donation from Clark County in 1992,
rest rooms, and children's play equipment. now has land on both sides of Lacamas
The baseball field is used regularly all sum- Creek and is heavily forested with native
mer long by both youth and adult teams. timber.It is a beautiful and pristine area,
Forest Home Park (5.9 acres) provide two largely untouched,with the exception of a
service road which serves as a multi-use
baseball fields with bleachers, a basketball trail through this area
court,picnic tables,rest rooms,and
children's play equipment. This park Oak Park (1.5 acres) is a future mini park
_ contains the primary, most heavily used, next to the new City Shop. It will be linked
little league baseball facility in the city. to the Washougal River Greenway.
Goot Park (5.5 acres)provides two Dorothy Fox (2.5 acres) is a small
baseball fields with bleachers,a basketball neighborhood park adjacent to the Dorothy
court,volleyball area,picnic tables,rest Fox Elementary School. This park
rooms, and small covered children's play completed in 1993 provides playground
equipment. This park is heavily used in the equipment,picnic tables and benches, and
summer months by area residents and by informal play fields areas.
families and groups from throughout the Camas Community Center (0.93 acres) is
cities of Camas and Washougal Its an approximately 7000 sq.ft. ex-elementary
location next to a large open space owned school building providing activity rooms,
by Bonneville Power Administration kitchen and rest room facilities, parking,
(BPA),plus proximity to the Washougal and an equipped playground area It is well
River Greenway,makes it a candidate for used by citizens of the entire city for recre-
possible expansion into those areas. ation events, business training seminars,
Lacamas Creek Park (51.4 acres) is club and public meetings, wedding
undeveloped(formally known as the receptions,parties and community events..
Lacamas Tree Farm). This park, with a 12
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done in response to the provisions of the
GREENWAY AND OPEN SPACE NETWORK Growth Management Act related to the
identification and protection of sensitive
As discussed in the first element of this areas. The City established a network of
plan,the greenway and open space network permanent open space in the Prune Hill
are an organizing element of the structure of planning effort with related wetlands,
the City as well as an integral element of wooded, unstable slopes (40+%) and
parks and recreation plan. The two major habitat areas.
part are the Washougal River Greenway
and permanent open space network. This network will provide urban wildlife
habitat and corridor protection and
Washougal River Greenway is (100± designates approximately 250 acres of
acres)property largely in the Washougal wetlands linked to the greenway between
River flood plain and is covered with native Vancouver and Camas and 650 acres of
grasses and shrubbery and is undeveloped. unstable, steep slopes and wooded areas.
The Greenway extends for nearly a mile Through easements and dedication the City
along the Washougal River. The primary now has upwards of 300 acres including
use for the future will be limited to hiking, Ostenson Canyon and the Washougal River
picnicking,fishing and other river related Greenway. A 1994 grant from the Clark
activities. A grant to provide trails,picnic County Futures Fund of$270,000 and city
areas and a boat launch near 3rd Avenue funds will be used to purchase additional
was received in 1994. portions of the open space set asides.
The Permanent Open Space Network is a
continuation of the Greenway and was
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were derived from Enhancement Funds as -
TRAILS AND BIKEWAYS allocated through the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act(ISTEA).
The following lists those trails and This trail links Lacamas Park with the =
bikeways that currently exist or which are surrounding neighborhoods and schools.
presently programmed for construction
including those that will be constructed as Lake Road Bike/Pedestnan Way This
part of approved developments. project will be constructed in 1994 and also
be funded through the Enhancement Funds.
Lacamas Park ILacamas Creek Park There It will add pavement width to the existing
are a number of trails located within this street section sufficient to accommodate
park located along the northeast side of the both bikes and pedestrians. The trail will
city. The park is bounded on the west side link the North Everett path to the trailhead
by Round Lake and by Everett Road(SR- for the Lacamas Lake Trail. _
500) and on the east by SE Gown Road.
The trail system within the park links these Applewood Hills Trail This development
two corridors and also connects through the is located along the north face of Prune Hill
Lacamas Creek Park,which is located to and contains approximately 5 acres of
the south of Lacamas Park. The trail dedicated open space. The developer was
through Lacamas Creek Park connects to required to construct a trail through the
SE 3rd Avenue and also to the single family open space which also connects to the
neighborhood to the west via the Catholic developed area of the project. This trail
Church Trail. will eventually connect to trails in adjoining
developments as they are constructed.
Lacamas Lake Trail This trail runs along
the south and west side of Lacamas Lake. Skyview Trail This development is
It was developed as a condition of approval located at the top of the Ostenson Canyon
of the adjoining subdivision (Lacamas corridor. The trail will be completed as the
Shores). The trail currently exists from the next phases are developed. The completion
trail head located along NW Lake Road to of the trail in Skyview will provide
the northern end of the subdivision. This pedestrian access from Dorothy Fox Park
trail is scheduled to expand to the north and to the top of Ostenson Canyon.
south of its present location,connecting a
major county trail being proposed in the There are a number of approved
vicinity of the BPA power lines adjacent to developments that have not been started at
NE 18th Avenue and NE Everett Road and this point in time,but they will be required
I acamas Park. to construct trails as part of the conditions
of approval. These include:
Washougal River Greenway A trail will be
constructed from the boat facilities located Developments with Formal Trail
near the NE 3rd Avenue bridge to Requirements Skyview, Phases 2-4,
approximately the intersection of NE 3rd Willow Creek,Wooded Ridge, Prune Hill
Avenue and NE 3rd Loop. The greenway Park,Parker Estates and Summit Oaks -
extends farther than this location and along Estates.
both sides of the river,but only the trail Developments with Informal Trail Systems
section listed above has been programmed Columbia Summit 1 and 2, Columbia
for construction at this time. Ridge and Lacamas View.
North Everett Bike/Pedestrian Way Where developments were not required to
Pavement was added to both sides of NE develop trails or do not have open space, `
Everett(SR-500)from NE 22nd Avenue to these developments have been designed to
Lacamas Park to accommodate bike/ provide pedestrian and bike access to a
pedestrian lanes. The funds for this project sidewalk/street network that will connect to
various trails. !.
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ground Artifacts were placed along with
INDIAN CAMPSITES the bodies in the canoes. This site is part of
the 18.78 acres donated to the City on
The Columbia River Indians separated into December 30, 1986 by Paul and Belva Baz
many small nations which settled at the and is part of the Washougal River
confluence of streams with the Columbia Greenway. Additional references to donors
River. One of their most important to be added.
gathering places was at the confluence of
the Washougal and Columbia Rivers where
they found hunting and fishing bountiful
and the Camas lily,an important part of
their diet.
The following are four of the most well-
known Indian campsites. REGISTERED NATIONAL
Parkersville The Van Fleet property HISTORIC PIACE
located on the Columbia River in WASHINGTON STATE
Washougal adjacent to Camas is known as ADVISCRY COUNCIL
the Parkersville Archeological site. In ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
1976, it was placed on the State and PAREERSVff-,TE
National Register of Historic Places. The sm
Parkersville site contains Indian artifacts Under the Provisions of the xatwnra
and it is one of the last remaining portions Prop Possesses Excegtionaf`Tyddue in
of the terrace location that is relatively IQustmting A=iican 5C,�xT and Culture
undisturbed.
Pntercdin the
Property Adjacent to the Parkersville Site National Ssgister o},'li-Is tcric Places
This is the area west of the Parkersville site August 11, 1976
on the same terrace level immediately by the
adjacent to the Camas City limit When it 71,5.Department of the Interior
was excavated in 1968-69 for the
construction of two homes, mortars, Dixie Lee Ray,Governor
pestles, hamWasmerstones,net weights and a p�Ce of�Archaeology
State
haeology and
stone effigy were found (Housed by the Historic Preservation
Historical Society.) These artifacts indicate
that the Parkersville site may have been an
extensive one,taking in an additional 210
meters to the west along the terrace.
Wagon Wheel Park Site This site is
located west of the Riverside Bowling
Alley on the north shore of the Washougal
River. The site was a village of eleven pit
houses. Part of this site is in the
Washougal River Greenway.
Bead Island The fourth campsite was
located on Bead Island at the mouth of
Lacamas Creek. Bead Island was known
by the Chinock Indians as a Memaloose or
death island. The Indians placed their dead F
on the island in canoes raised above the
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• Encourage, support, and initiate
activities,where possible, to preserve,
PARKS, RECREATION, & OPEN conserve, or improve the shorelines of
SPACE GOALS AND POLICIES the Columbia and Washougal Rivers;
Lacamas Creep and Lacamas,Fallen
The primary goal of this element is to Leaf and Round Lakes;
preserve and enhance the quality of life of
the present and future residents of the City • Actively seek funds for the acquisition
through the maintenance of existing park and development of park and recreation
facilities and the acquisition and land and facilities to meet the city's
improvement of new parks,recreational present and future demands;
facilities, trails,bikeways and open spaces.
• Provide trails and bikeways that are _
To implement this goal the policies of the multi-use in nature and that are
City of Camas are to: interconnecting;
• Ensure that all new development in its Cooperate with other government
urban growth area is compatible with the agencies in the provision of park and
proposals of this plan; recreation services in the vicinity,
• Save and preserve the sensitive natural Developa safe, scenic and enjoyable trail
areas and bodies of water within Camas
and the surrounding area so the and bikeway system for Ci amas
community can continue as a beautiful residents and visitors; ry
place to live and visit offering a wide . Encourage continuing citizen involvement
range of recreational opportunities; park and trail planning; and
• Identify and protect significant cultural in
resources as part of new park, Provide for the establishment of a park
recreational facilities,trails,bikeways, and recreation department with sufficient
and open spaces,in order to preserve staff to investigate and pursue park land
these resources for enhancing the quality acquisition through purchase and
of life and the recreational experience of donations, to study methods and sources
users and for the enrichment of future of funding, to coordinate with private and
generations of Camas citizens. public entities, and to encourage
volunteer participation in development
• Provide trails that are compatible with the activities.
environment and adjoining property; =
• Encourage the development and building
industry to include in.their site plans
provisions for preserving the natural
vegetation,public access, and recreational
opportunities;
• Jointly acquire,develop, and maintain ,
playfields adjacent to school facilities—
such as Dorothy Fox School;
• Recognize the special needs of population
segments (residents and visitors) that
arise due to such factors as age,
disabilities,or income levels;
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be built on these sites. Other development
might include picnic shelters,picnic tables,
tennis courts,horseshoe pits, soccer and
DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS baseball fields,bike and pedestrian trails,
rest rooms,parking lots, and drinking
The following describes the types of park, fountains.
greenway, open space, trail and bikeway,
and recreation facilities and their The standard for community parks is 2.5
development standards for the City. These acres/1000 population.
are the basis for preparing the Capital
Facilities Element of the plan,for preparing Regional Parks: These parks serve large
grant applications and for calculating impact geographical areas,which may encompass
fees. several cities and unincorporated areas and
are the responsibility of the County or
PARKS State. Person living in the regional parks'
service area will be within one hour's
The major types of active parks in the City driving time. These parks are typically
are neighborhood and community parks located in areas with outstanding natural
supplemental by special facilities and features or qualities. Clark County's
regional parks. These standards have been existing regional parks such as La Camas
adopted by the City and are based on an Park range in size from 100 to more than
analysis of National Park and Recreation 325 acres. Development might include
Association (NPRA) guidelines, Clark group picnic sites, swimming beaches,
County Parks standards and community bathhouses, hiking trails, fishing piers,
values. barbecues, and overnight camping sites.
Neighborhood Parks: These parks are The NPRA standard for Regional Parks is
intended to serve residential areas within a 25 acres/1000 population. This combines
1/4- to 1/2-mile radius of the park site. The the NPRA standard for"Major Parks" (5
minimum desirable size is half an acre, the acres/1000 population), with the NPRA
sites will not normally exceed 6-10 acres. standard for"Regional Parks"
Access will be mostly pedestrian,and park (20/acres/1000 population).
sites should be located so most persons
living within the service area will not have Special Facilities: These sites are generally
to cross a major arterial street in getting to developed to serve one recreation activity.
the site. Development within a There are no size standards,but the land-
neighborhood park might include base must be large enough to accommodate
landscaping,irrigation,playfields, the specific use. The County Rifle Range
pedestrian paths and trails,picnic tables, is an example of an existing special facility.
bike racks,play equipment,paved courts
and backboards. Other examples are RV parks,golf courses,
archery ranges, ball field complexes
The standard for neighborhood parks is 2.5 reserved for league play,private recreation
acres/1000 population. facilities,boat launches and view points
which are not part of larger park
Community Parks: These parks serve developments.
groups of neighborhoods within a 1/2-to
3-mile radius of the park site. The GREENWAYS AND OPEN SPACE
minimum desirable size is 20 acres;the
sites will not normally exceed 40 acres. Greenways: Typically greenways are
Access to community parks will most likely long,relatively narrow pieces of property
be by car, as well as bicycle or on foot. which follow rivers, streams,creeks, and
Swimming pools or recreation centers may other natural corridors. The greenways
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themselves serve several purposes: help These should be preserved in a natural -
preserve sensitive natural environments; state with a minimum of development
provide natural buffers in between and except trails and roads where they
within urban areas; provide access between currently exist
parks and other facilities; and help protect wetlands adjacent to the slopeand other
watersheds. These steep wooded hillsides wetlands such as those in thelight
such as those around Prune Hill make
major contributions to the character of the industrial area. These are to be evaluated
City of Camas. Development tends to be to develop a program of enhancement and
limited to trail systems,interpretive preservation consistent with related
markers, small picnic sites, boat launch development
areas and viewpoints. In addition to protecting adjacent
Open Space Network: These are parcels development the Greenway and Permanent
of property which have been acquired Open Space Network provides a number of
without the intent to develop for active functions which enhance the entire City:
recreation although they may incorporate Provide continuous habitat to support
public paths,viewpoints, and wildlife;
natural/cultural/historic interpretive
markers. Connect to, thus extending and
There are three types of open space which enhancing,the private open spaces
provided in adjacent subdivisions and
fall into this category: planned unit developments;
Land that may have been acquired or Retain wooded areas to protect drainage
provided,for example, to provide a courses and streams from siltation and
buffer between an existing park site and pollution;
an industrial area,or to preserve an
isolated sensitive natural area. Retain wooded slopes as a visual
• A network of permanent open space,
backdrop for the City;
called the Permanent Open Space Provide interpretation and educational
Network,composed of relatively opportunities for citizens; and
continuous areas with development Retain critical function of wetlands for
constraints. Development constraints are
defined as steep slopes (40+%) and mage and habitat.
unstable slopes. The Greenway and Permanent Open Space
The land included within the Permanent Network Standard is 30 acres/1000
Open Space Network may also contain population.
land without significant development
constraints when this additional land is TRAILS AND BIKEWAYS
necessary to achieve a continuous
network. This additional land normally The City of Camas has adopted trail and
will have some characteristics which bikeway classifications and standards to
suggests it also would be appropriate for ensure continuity within the City's trail and
the system such as wooded areas or bikeway system and also those of adjoining
slopes of 15-40%. jurisdictions. The classifications and
Ravines are steep slopes,normally standards contained herein are consistent
wooded which abut and rise from the with national,state and local criteria. For
valley floor of a stream and which were the purpose of this section, these will be
created by the action of the stre= reviewed within two categories,Trails and
Examples include Ostenson Canyon and On-road Bike Lanes..
the areas adjacent to Forest Home Road. -
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Camas to adjoining jurisdictions or
c i TRAILS destinations. The surfacing would be a
minimum of 12 feet wide and would be
There will be four classifications of trail& constructed from asphalt or concrete. The
Trails will generally be located off paved use of the tram by equestrian interests
thoroughfares and within their own right of would also be permitted if additional
ways or easements. The trail designations unpaved area was provided along the paved
include: Regional,Local,Rustic and Semi- surface. The right of way required for
L 1 Primitive. A detailed-description and regional trails can be significant depending
typical section of each of these options on their location and surroundings. A
follows: minimum right of way is 26 feet and can
range up the 52 feet. This type of trail is
Regional Trail This trail type is designed typically located off roadway surfaces and
to accommodate multiple uses (walling, within its own corridor.
running,bicycles) and connect the City of
�f; REGIONAL TRAII,
46-1
6MIN.
20' MIN. ( Z', 12' JAIN. 12' I ADJACENT TO PRIVATE
G.1 NEAR WATERWAY
5::' + R16T OF WAY DESIRABLE PROPERTY
(25' RIGHr OF WAY MIN.)
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terrain involved. It can be designed to
Local Trail This trail type is designed to accommodate the same uses listed for the
serve the local community and also provide regional trail. The surface used for this
access to the regional trail systems. It will type of trail may be paved or crushed
be considered the"backbone"of the City of aggregate depending on the use. The right
Camas' trail network. The trail width of way for the local trail can range from 24
would range from 6 feet to 10 feet feet to 40 feet and can also be located on-
depending on the use proposed and the road or off-road.
r `
20' MIN. I _' I v 2'
� I
NEAR WATERWAY MIN. MIN.
40'=`RIGHT OF WAY DESIRABIE
(24' MIN. RIGHT OF WAY)
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crushed aggregate type surface. The
Rustic Trail This trail type is more primary uses of a rustic trail would be
neighborhood oriented and will provide walling,mountain bikes (as opposed to
access to the local trails. These trails will on-road bikes)and equestrian. The right of
act as collectors for neighborhoods or way widths needed for the rustic trail can
` developments to other adjoining range from 24 feet to 30 feet These trails
destinations. The rustic trail would be a are always off-road in nature.
minimum of 4 feet wide and would be a
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crushed aggregate surfacing in select
Semi-Primitive Trail This trail type is situations. It is designed to blend in with
more specialized with regard to use, but it the nannal setting more than to
is more easily adaptable to the open space accommodate efficient movement The
areas. It will serve in the more sensitive right of way width can range from 10 feet
open space areas located within the City. It to 20 feet. Typically maintenance of these
is designed to accommodate walkers/ type of facilities is a low priority. The
hikers,mountain bikes and equestrian. It is narrower the trail,the more difficult the
typically 2 feet to 4 feet in width and is facility is to access and maintain with —
made of a compacted earth surface or conventional type vehicles.
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22' + R1GH7-CF-WAY DESIRABLE
20' MIN. -
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ON-ROAD BICYCLE LANES There are two primary designations for bike
lanes. The Regional bike land is designed
. Bicycle lanes are located along existing to move bikers from the City of Camas to
street and road right of ways or can be other jurisdictions or destinations adjoining
incorporated into the overall width required Camas. They will move a high number of
for new construction. The use of bike users in an efficient manner and will
lanes has increased as the call for multi- complement the regional trail systems
modal transportation options has increased. mentioned earlier. The Loral bike Ione
Developing a regional and local bike will serve as the"backbone"for the City's
network will help the City of Camas meet bike network. It will be designed to safely
trip reduction measures as required by the and efficiently move the residents of Camas
Commute Trip Reduction law. It will also from one area of town to another. Of
increase safety and efficiency for those course,these bike lanes will connect to
individuals who already use bikes for regional facilities and complement the trail
recreational purposes. A secondary benefit system. The following figures illustrate the
associated with bike lanes is the increased typical sections of separated and non-
use by pedestrians of these type of separated bike lanes.
facilities. In areas where no sidewalks
exist, the construction of bike lanes SUMMARY
improves safety and access for pedestrians
i as well as bike riders. All construction The following chart illustrates the various
standards for bike lanes will be in requirements and standards for the trail and
accordance with State and/or Federal bikeway classifications previously
guidelines. discussed.
TRAIL AND BIKEWAY CLASSIFICATIONS
TRAILS RW WIDTH TRAIL SURFACING USERS CLEARANCE RELATIONSHIP
TYPE WIDTH TO ROAD
1A Regional 25 Min 12'+ paved asphalt walking,slow side 2'-0'min. Off-road
MA-use 50' + or concrete bicycles& height 10'-0'min.
Trail Desirable surfacing equestrian
where posted
18 Regional NA S tin. paved asphalt bicycle - Off-road
Bike Lane or concrete
t• surfacing
2A Local Trail 20'Mn. 6'-10' paved asphalt walking,slow - Off-road/
40' + or crushed bicycles,i£ On-road
Desirable rock surfacing equestrian
where posted
_2B Local Bike NA 4'Min. - bicycle - On-road
Lane May not be
striped
3 Rustic 24'Min. 4' + crushed rock walking,mt
30' surfacing bikes,&
t-� Desirable equestrian
where posted
4 Semi 22'Min. 1.5+ packed earth walking,mt side 1'-0'min.
Primitive or crushed bikes,& height TV min.
rock equestrian
where posted
Equestrian-desirable to have shoulder or separated path 4'minimum with crushed rock or wood chips over crushed rock
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BICYCLE LANE AND BICYCLE BI-WAY CROSS SECTIONS i
Parking Stalls or Optional 4" Solid Stripe •
6' Solid White Stripe
Motor Vehicle Lanes
' Parking ` 5' Min. 5' Min. I Parkin
9
Bike Bike
Lane Lane
• The optional solid while stripe may be advisable where stalls are
unnecssary (because parking is light) but there is concern that
motorists may misconstrue the bike lane to be a traffic lane.
(A) STRIPED PARKING
Verticoi Curb 6' Solid White Stripe
Motor Vehicle Lone.
• 12' Min. 1 V Min.
• 13' is recommended where there is substantia( parking or
turnover of parked cars is high (e.g. commercial areas).
(8) PARKING PERMITTED WITHOUT
PARKING STRIPE OR STALL
Y Min. S' Solid White Stripe 3' Min.
Motor Vehicle Lanes nq
4' Min. 4' Min. '
Bike Bike
Lane Lcne
(C) PARKING PROHIBITED
6' Solid White Stripe
Motor Vehicle Lanes
4' Min. 4' Min.
Bike Bike
Lone (0) TYPICAL ROADWAY Lane
IN OUTLYING AREAS
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BIKE PATH ON SEPARATED RIGHT-OF-WAY
00
2' (Min.) Min. Width 2' (Min.)
Graded Graded
TYPICAL CROSS SECTION BIKE PATH ALONG HIGHWAY
2' Graded Area (Min.)
Traffic Barrier Min' Width
Highway 2-
Edge of pavement J Bike Path
• One—War. 5' Minimum Width
Two—Way. 8' Minimum Width
BICYCLE PATH CROSS SECTIONS
Source: Washington Siate Department of Transportation
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National Recreation and Park Association
RECREATION FACILITIES QsWA) and Clark County. These
standards can be used as guidelines to
The following table provides standards for determine recreation needs in the Camas
various types of Recreation facilities. The Urban Growth Area.
table identifies standards adopted by the
NRPA CC URBAN NumeERcFCmEs QrYMERAca CmrRANGE oF CAMAS
ACTIVITY STANDARD STANDARD WmiA STANDARD STANDARD STANDARDS FACIL
Archery 1150,000 1150,000 -- -- -- 0
Badminton 115,000 1/5,000 -- -- -- 0
Ball (youth) 115,000 115,000 -- -- -- 0
(outdoor) 115,000 1/5,000 6
Baseball 115,000 1/5,000 7 1/5,290 4,000-6,000 2
(w/lights) 1/30,000 NIA 1
(Little League) N/A NIA 2
Basketball (indoor) 115,000 1/5,000 1 1/2,000 -- 6
Football 1/20,000 1/20,000 3 1/4,670 4,000-5,000 1
Golf (9 hole) 1/50,000 1/50,000 0
(18 hole) 1/50,000 1/50,000 2 1/50,000 -- 1
(driving range) 1150,000 1/50,000 0
Handball (outdoor) 1110,000 1110,000 -- -- -- 1
(indoor) 1/10,000 1/10,000 0
Ice Hockey 1/25,000 1/25,000 -- -- -- 0
Multi-use court 1/10,000 1/10,000 2 1/4,500 3,000-6,000 0
Running Track 1/20,000 1/20,000 1
Skeet/Trap 1/50,000 1/50,000 1
Soccer 1/10,000 1/10,000 5 1/4,400 2,000-7,000 0
Softball 1/5,000 1/5,000 5 113,200 2,000-5,000 1
Swimming (indoor) NIA 1/50,000 0
(outdoor) 1120,000 1120,000 1
Tennis (outdoor) 112,000 1/2,000 6 1,3250 1,500-5,000 6
Trails (Bicycle) -- -- 1 .5 mi/1,000 -- --
(Bicycle) -- -- 3 4.3 ac/1,000 .5 ac-10 ac --
(Jogging) -- -- 1 .5 MV1,000 -- --
(Jogging) -- -- 3 4.3 ac/1,000 Sac-10 ac --
(Hiking) -- -- 1 10 ac/1,000 -- --
Volleyball (indoor) 1/5,000 1/5,000 1 112,000 -- 0
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NEEDS ANALYSIS
1 These figures do not include potential
There are two aspects to determining the recreation use of school sites.
need for parks:
ANALYSIS OF FUTURE NEED
� • current deficits from adopted standards;
and The Urban Growth Boundary has been
facilities required to accommodate future sized to accommodate a total twenty year
growth, growth of 17,000 people (13,600 assigned
by County plus 3,400--25% market
ANALYSIS OF EXISTING NEED factor). The park and open space need
based on that potential population on the
For purposes of this analysis we have City's standards results in the need shown
assumed a 1993 population of 7,656 in the in the following chart:
Urban Growth Boundary. The following
chart identifies the current need based on ACREAGE TO
standards,the present available acreage and PARK TYPE/ MEET FACILITIES
STANDARD
identifies whether there is a deficit(-) ora STANDARDSt REQUIRED
surplus (+) in acreage. Neighborhood Parks 40.3 7-9 parks @
2.5 ac/1000 5-6± acres
PARK TYPEI NEED PRESENT DEFICIT/ Community Paris 42.9 2 parks @
STANDARD (ACRES) ACREAGE SURPLUS 2.5 ac/1000 20+ acres
Neighborhood Parks
2.5 hood 0 19.14 21.3 +2.16 Greenways/Open Space 510.0 Part of Desig-
Commurbty Parks 30 ac/1000 nated Open
2.5 ac/1000 19.14 30.78 +11.64 20--acNetwork,
e st/y air'
Greenways 229.7 297.0 +67.3 Regional Parks 425.0 1-2 @
Open Space'
30 ac/1000 25 auloo0 200-225 acres
�- Major/Aegional Paris t
25 gional0 191.4 295.0 +103.6 f Standard with or without surplus or deficit
' Includes Lacarnas Paris,Washougal River The plan for park recreation and open space
Greenway,Lacarnas Shore,Lacarnas C1e&and facilities identifies the geographic
the Blake ownership in Ostenson Canyon. distribution for all of the facilities identified
f Includes Lacarnas Lake Park(Clark County) above since it is designed to accommodate
which serves population outside Camas. 17,000 people. The number of actual
facilities required to be built over the next
Based on this analysis,the City of Camas twenty years to meet the estimated growth
has a surplus in the present park and open of 13,600 population and to meet the
space system However,it should be noted standards is as follows:
that over the past 2-3 years nearly 2,000 PARK TYPEI ACREAGE FACILITIES
lots have been platters,a majority of which STANDARD FOR 13,600 REQUIRED
have not been built. The resulting potential Neighborhood Parks 34 ac 6-7 parks @ 5-
population of about 4,500 people indicates 2.5 ac/1000 f>=acres
that these surplus acreages are essentially
committed and when the homes are built Community Parks 34 ac 1-2 parks @
will result in the following deficits:
2.5 ad1000 20±acres
GreenwayvOpen Space 408 ac 20.4 aclyear
• Neighborhood Parks 9+acres 30 ac/1000
Major/Regiord Parks 340 ac 1 @ 235 acres
• Greenways/Open Space 67+acres 25 ac/1000 (less 103.6
surplus)
L Major/Regional Parks 9 acres
l
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is diagrammatic and the final location of the
trails and bikeways will be determined at
the time of design. This provides the City
TRAIL AND BIKEWAY PLAN general locations and an estimate of the
potential length and costs associated with
The following map illustrates the existing the construction of these facilities. It will
trail and bikeway facilities and those that also be a tool to evaluate our progress and
will need to be constructed to enable the make changes that may be necessary. It is
City of Camas to meet the future needs of also the basis for the Capital Facilities
its citizens. The basis of this map is the Program. The map was refined at
1987 Comprehensive Park Plan Trail Map, community meetings and the citizens input
the Greenway/Open Space Network and and comments derived from them
recently approved developments. The map
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BIKE PATHS AND TRAIL PROJECTS
The following charts identify the bike path and trail projects contained in the Trail and
Bikeway Plan.
BIKE PATHs AND LANES
4 PROJECT NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION COST
ORDER ($1000S)
NW Parker St. (1st/38th) 1 4'bike lanes 78
NW Parker St. (38th/16th) 2 4'bike lanes 90
NW Pacific Rim (34thlParker) 3 Stripping/Signs 6
NW 38th (WCL/Astor) 4 4'bike lanes 108
NW Brady (16th/SCL) 5 4'bike lanes 36
NW 18th (PacRim/Brady) 6 4'bike lanes 90
NW 16th (Brady/18th) 7 4'bike lanes 48
NW McIntosh (Bradylllth) 8 4'bike lanes 96
NW Cascade (11th/18th) 9 4'hike lanes 45
NW Cascade (18th/Sierra) 10 4'bike lanes 84
NW 18th (Hood/Astor) 11 4'bike lanes 42
NW Astor (18th/23rd) 12 4'bike lanes 18
4 NW 23rd (Cascade/28th) 13 4'bike lanes 48
NW PacRim (Parker/Astor) 14 4'bike lanes 78
NW Leadbetter (Lake/38th) 15 4'bike lanes 60
NW Lake (Parker/Sierra) 16 4'bike lanes 96
NW Lake (S i erra/trail head) 17 4'bike lanes 66
NW Astor/43rd/Sierra 18 4' bk In/strp/signs 43
NW Sierra Dr. (28th/Sierra) 19 Stripping/Signs 6
NW Fargo/18th/28th 20 Stripping/Signs 8
NW Forest Home (Astor/10th) 21 Stripping/Signs 4
NE 19th (Division/Everett) 22 Stripping/Signs 1
NE 15th (Division/Everett) 23 Stripping/Signs 2
NE Everett/Garfield (23rd/3rd) 24 Stripping/Signs 4
NE 22nd/lone (14th/Everett) 25 Stripping/Signs 4
NW 6th (Garfield/SR14) 26 Stripping/Signs 7
NE Dallas (3rd/15th) 27 Stripping/Signs 2
SW 6th (SR14/WCL) 28 4' bk In/strp/signs 98
NE Adams/ 3rd (6th(Dallas) 29 Stripping/Signs 1
NE 3rd (Dallas/ECL) 30 Stripping/Signs 11
SE Whitney (3rd/SCL) 31 Stripping/Signs 3
Li SE 6th (Dallas/SR14) 32 Stripping/Signs 6
BIKE SUBTOTAL $1,289,000
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TRAILS
PROJECT NAME PROJECT DESCRIPTION COST
ORDER ($1,0006)
SE 1st/NW 38th 101R Regional Trail 190
NW 38th/NW McIntosh 1028 Regional Trail 262
Parker Est/Applewood 103L Local Trail 122
. NW 43rd/PPBL Easement- 104L Local Trail 81
Lacamas ResvJDead lake 105L Local Trail 107
Lake RdJDead Lake 106L Local Trail 70
Crown View Plaza/Division 107L Local Trail 116
Ostenson Canyon/D.Fox Park 108L Local Trail 116
Wash. Rvr. Gmwy (North) 109L Local Trail 220
Wash. Rvr. Gmwy(South) 110L Local Trail 128
Heritage Trail (Remainder) 111R Regional Trail 136
Shepard Rd/NE 3rd 112Rs Rustic Trail 80
Goat Park/110L 113L Local Trail 50
Oak Park Treatment Plant 114Rs Rustic Trail 50
Col. Smt II/Parker 201 Rs Rustic Trail 11
Cal. Ridge/103R 202Rs Rustic Trail 10
Col. Smt. V103R 203Rs Rustic Trail 10
Comstock/103R 204Rs Rustic Trail 8
Prune Hill Park/Smt Oaks 205Rs Rustic Trail 12
Applewood/105L 206Rs Rustic Trail 24
Lake RcIJ105L 207Rs Rustic Trail 6
Dead Lake Loop 208Rs Rustic Trail 14
NW 10ttUNW 11th 209Rs Rustic Trail 10
Sierra/Lane/209Rs 210P Primitive Trail 4
TRAIL SUBTOTAL $1,837,000
BIKE PATH AND TRAIL PROGRAM TOTAL COST: $3,126,000
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on the evaluation done by the Camas
School District, it has been assumed for
this analysis that the following
PARK AND OPEN SPACE PLAN improvements will be needed to
The fold out map on the page after the
accommodate twenty years growth:
charts shows the overall park and open Expand High School
space plan for the Camas Urban Growth Two Middle School Sites
Area. This Plan also shows existing and • One (or two)Elementary School Sites
proposed general School Locations. Based
PARK PLAN WITH SCHOOLS
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identifying the facilities with clear maps, I
and direction for their use and with
interpretive signs to understand the
FACILITY IDENTIFICATION AND historical environmental or community
SIGNAGE significance of various sites. The
following drawings illustrate trail/bikeway
A significant element of a parks,recreation directories, trail/bikeway identification
and open space system with a trail/bikeway names and distance markers which could be
network is to provide a means of clearly expanded for overall park signage.
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SCHEDULE AND CONCURRENCY purchase of the larger community park
y sites. The second chart shows the
cumulative annual need for parks in acreage
The charts on the following page illustrates based on consistent growth and their actual
the schedule which would be required to provision based on the schedule. This
have facilities available to serve the schedule would assure that the facilities are
projected population. The upper chart provided within six years as required by the
shows the schedule for identification of Growth Management Act for collection of
sites (i),purchase (p);design (d) and impact fees. This will be the basis for the
construction(c). The chart emphasizes the Capital Facilities Element for Parks,
necessity of early identification and Recreation and Open Space.
SCHEDULE
Population Growth 4,000 8,000 13,600
1994 1999 2004 2009
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COSTS FUNDING
There are a number of cost factors,which There are a number of funding sources
must be taken into account when estimating available for the development of parks,
the cost for a particular facility. In addition open space, trails and bikeways. The
to acquisition, design and construction following chart illustrates the various
costs, which most individuals think about, options available to the City. There are
two other items that must be addressed are three major sources that will be utilized by
ongoing maintenance costs and public Camas.
safety or policing costs. The following
information illustrates estimated The primary source will be through
construction costs for parks, open space development contributions. This will be in
and the trail and bikeways being proposed the form of impact fees or dedication and
by the City of Camas. construction. T"ne impact fees would be
COST PER ACRE collected when a building permit is issued
and consist of a parks fee and open space -
TYPE LAND DEVELOPMENT TOTAL fee. The dedication and construction of
AcauISRKNr 1 these facilities would be as conditioned in
Neighborhood $17,500 $50,0002 $67,500 the preliminary plat process for
subdivisions.
Community $17,500 $50,000 $67,500
Open Space $8,750 $2,5000 $11,250 Securing grant funds through various state
and local programs will be a secondary
source. More particularly, the City would
have access to IAC(State of Washington
TRAIL CLASSIFICATION ESTIMATED ESTIMATED Interagencv Committer for Outdoor
COST LENGTH IN Rec-Teation) grant funds,which would
MILES facilitate the development of trails. Also,
Regional Multi-use Trail $34/LF 3.28 Transportation Enhancement funds would
be available for the construction of bike and
Local Trail $29/LF 6.27 pedestrian paths, which serve a more
Bike Lane(on road) $15/LF 15.53 regional basis.
Rustic Trail $6/LF 3.31 The last source the City would anticipate
Semi-Primitive Trail $3/LF 0.25 using is general fund dollars. These funds
Bike Lane (stripping $1/LF 12.57 would be used for matching funds for the --
only) two previous sources to make up the
difference between the grant funds and
These costs are being reevaluated based on actual cost-
recent
ostrecent acquisitions and actual costs for park
improvements.
1 Based on a range of 515,000-20,000 firm local
realtor's (1992).
2 Estimates for Dorothy Fox School.
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POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES FUND SOURCE USE POTENTIAL
(IAC) State of Washington Utilizes funds from various sources Acquisition Development matching
Interagency Committee for Outdoor including state bonds,specific funds required up to 500/6 grants
Recreation programs targeted for various $500,000.00 ceiling for acquisition
segments of recreational activities grant $300,000.00 ceiling for
potential development
Washington Wildlife Recreation Fund
'County must complete on statewide
basis
(ALFA) State of Washington The State aquatic land lease proceeds Enhance public access on and the
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account recreational and environmental use of
aquatic lands. Limited to navigable
waterways.
Washington State - Distributed Motor vehicle funds Highway or right-of-way related
Motor Vehicle Funds trails not less than .05% of total
revenue to be spent on trails.
Washington State Department of Federal grant money 20/80 match Bicycle/pedestrian facilities,
Transportation will administer (Section 132) acquisition, historic preservation,
federal program (ISTEA) wetland mitigation
Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act transportation
enhancements
National Recreation Trails Fund Act Gas tax, Highway trust fund, Grants Trail development
(Section 141)
Bicycle &pedestrian issues(Section Federal grant money 20/80 match Bicycle/pedestrian facilities
217)
- City Bonds Voter approved Acquisition and development
General obligation Borrowed money paid by excess
property tax
Councilmanic Without voter approval borrowed
money paid by existing city revenue
Tax (Sales, real estate property) Voter approved or non voter Acquisition development support
approved measures for additional services
tax for dedicated uses
Park and Open Space Impact Fees Adopted by Council Acquisition and development
Interagency agreements Agencies can cooperate and pool Agency related projects
resources Acquisitions
Private/Corporate Sponsorship Private funds,land,materials and Acquisition development, support
services services
Volunteers Labor donations Development support services
Parks,Open Space,Recreation,&Trails
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i VIII. PUBLIC FACILITIES, (UTILITIES AND SERVICES
i The City of Camas provides a wide range Identify strategic plans and actions to
of public services. The services discussed maintain or improve services consistent
in this section are: with the vision
• Schools
• City Facilities/Services: Provide a framework for guiding the
-Police protection necessary budgetary and operational
-Fire protection and ambulance service plans
-Library
-Facility Plan Provide the basis for integrating Public
Cin'Utilities Facilities and Services with other
` -Water elements of the Comprehensive Plan,
- Sewer such as Land Use,Transportation, and
-Water and Sewer Policies Capital Facilities.
- Storm Water Drainage
- Solid Waste Disposal
• Utilities
-Electrical
- Gas
-Telecommunication
Streets and Parks and Recreation are other
services maintained by the City, that are Map of City and
discussed separately in the Transportation Service Districts
and Parks Elements. Most of these are
only provided within the City limits. In
addition,few of the services have specific
plans for serving the entire study area at
- this time.
This Comprehensive Plan forecasts a
population of 21,200 within the Urban
Growth Area by 2013. This equates to a
sustained annual population growth rate of
6%; compared to a growth rate between 4
and 5% over the past six years. The
proposed Urban Growth Area would add
approximately three square miles to the total
`- area within the city limits when all of it has
been annexed.
.d The purpose of this section of the
Comprehensive Plan is to:
Provide a future vision of Public
Facilities and Services in Camas and its
Urban Growth Area that is concurrent
with anticipated growth
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EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOLS The Camas School District serves the City r
of Camas,the area east of Lacamas Lake
The Camas School District is facing continuing up to Livingston Mountain and '
significant growth,but unlike many of the on to Skamania County. The following _
other public facilities and services described describes the existing school facilities.
in this chapter this is due to growth in the
district not the expansion of the city.
CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITIES1
FACILITY ORIGINAL BUILDING SITE ACRES STUDENT 1993-94
CONSTRUCTION SQUARE FEET CAPACITY ENROLLMENT
Camas High School 1952+ 114,102 25.3 950 757
Garfield Center 1937 47,589 2.75 400 NA
JO Zellerbach 1960" 62,757 8.7 570 655
Middle School
Elementary Schools:
Hellen Buller 1948 40,728 13.4 509 368
Dorothy Fox 1982 39,436 6.0 493 375
Lammas 1962 41,685 6.2 521 442
TOTAL 346,297 62.35 3,043 2,597
rates. During the 1980s births in Clark
FUTURE NEEDS AND ASSUMPTIONS County increased 14% over the 1970s.
Enrollment trends are the result of the baby Determinants of school enrollment other
boomlet affecting schools nationwide. than the birthrate are population, housing,
Baby boomers have grown and are in prime and employment trends. The following
childbearing ages of 25-35. The fertility chart shows the anticipated rates of growth
rates are lower than they were in the 1950- for each level of school, based on the
60s, but the sheer number of women of general land use plan's population
childbearing age offsets the lower birth projections.'-
1800
1600
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1400 --
1200
400 1200
1000 -
800 -,
600 Grade K-5
400 Grade 6-8
200 sGrade 9-12
0
1994 1999 2004 2009 2013
1Study and Survey,Camas School District No. 117,Nov. 1991.
2 Bond&Levy Information Packet,Feb.8, 1994;High Growth Enrollment Forecasts
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CAMAS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT: HISTORICAL AND HIGH GROWTH FORECAST
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
7 K-5 795 818 850 900 976 1011 1073 1109 1067 1088 1171 1251 1329 1409 1456
6-8 507 466 430 450 483 519 584 . 615 647 652 714 752 825 880 938
9-12 760 755 774 690 666 650 674 715 698 760 873 1009 1094 1159 1254
1 Total 2062 2039 2054 2040 2125 2180 2331 2439 2412 2500 2758 3011 3248 3447 3648
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
K-5 1533 1577 1571 1566 1547 1519 1507 1498 1500 1512 1535 1571 1595 1620 1645
6-8 945 988 1033 1106 1147 1136 1128 1117 1093 1070 1031 1003 1012 1034 1056
9-12 1311 1380 1476 1492 1524 1616 1650 1721 1753 1716 1698 1662 1613 1563 1512
Total 3789 3945 4080 4164 4218 4272 4284 4337 4346 4298 4264 4236 4220 4217 4213
One of the most important goals of the
Camas School District is to properly house FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL
all of its students in safe structures that will SERVICES3
fit the educational plans and programs of
the district. Based on the study of the The City of Camas was founded in 1845
facilities and needs of the Camas Schools and has structures ranging from 100 year
the following facilities area needed: old historical sites to new construction.
_ The oldest part of the city lies along the
• Build a new middle school lower elevations near the Columbia River
and SR 14. Newer construction is taking
• Modernize Lacamas Elementary School place on top of Prune Hill, to the west of it
in the Business Park, and along Lacamas
Modernize and convert present middle fie,
school to an elementary school
• Upgrade all other schools Existing Fre Department
t, Camas Fire Department currently operates a
The other method for assessing the full-service fire department from one
_ district's needs was an Attitude and location at 313 NE Franklin Street in the
Awareness Survey done in October 1993. downtown core area. The fire station is
Overall the district was"graded"the highest Part of a city hall/police/fire complex
that any school district in Washington and constructed in 1967. The fire station
Oregon that the researchers had seen. portion encompasses a total area of 8,500
However,respondents were uncertain square feet.
about the overcrowding of the schools and In addition to the active station, the
the need for new schools.
L; department acquired two rural volunteer
stations through annexation. One is on top
of Prune Hill, a two bay metal clad pole
CITY FACILITIES building that is currently used for storage.
`- The second, a two bay cinder block
This section describes the City's emergency building,is still in use by the former fire
services (Fire and Police), as well as
L- Library and Administrative Services. 3 Information based on: Camas Fire Department
Strategic Plan,Draft Feb. 10, 1994.
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district for storage of two of its reserve for fire response began to climb, averaging
apparatus. Both of these out stations are an 11% increase annually from 1989
about 6-700 square feet and are currently through 1992,reaching 161 responses in
suitable for storage only, lacking any 1993.
facilities necessary for a staffed station. ,
Demand for ambulance services have been
Services include fire suppression,public increasing at an average rate of 9% annually
education,inspection,prevention, and code since 1985 climbing from a response total
enforcement activities within the City of of 967 in 1985 to 1930 responses in 1993.
Camas, covering about 11.3 square miles. Significant increases have been experienced
An Advanced Life Support transport by this service as well since 1989,
ambulance is provided to a service district increasing an average of 12% annually
encompassing approximately 100 square since then, with a major one year increase
miles in southeastern Clark County with a in excess of 20% between 1992 and 1993.
population of approximately 40,000. It The corridor along 164th Avenue to the
includes the Cities of Camas and west of Camas is rapidly urbanizing and is
Washougal, Clark County Fire Districts 1 at the limit of the 8:59 minute response time
and 9, and a portion of Fire District 5 along required by the County. This area
164th Avenue. experienced a one year increase in medical
responses of 73% between 1992 and 1993.
The ambulance service area currently As this area continues to urbanize and
encompasses four density areas: Urban generate increased numbers of medical
densities occur along the 164th Ave. responses,meeting the time standard to this
corridor to the west as well as the core area will become increasingly difficult from
areas of Camas and Washougal. Suburban the current station location.
densities occur within both the Camas and
Washougal city limits,and the remainder of Future Needs and Assumptions
the service area falls mostly into the rural Emergency medical responses will continue
density category with a small amount of to increase at a rate between 8 and 15%
wilderness area. annually through the next 10 years. Fire
Services are provided by a career staff of incident responses will continue to increase
firefighters and firefighters/paramedics and at a rate between 4 and 6% annually
administrative staff. A group of volunteer through the next 10 years.
personnel provide additional resources for The increase in valuation and population on
working fire emergencies. and west of Prune Hill will necessitate a
The paramedic personnel cross-trained as `Fest fire station at some point in the future.
firefighters gives Camas a ratio of 2.4 fire (S40 million in residential and industrial
capable personnel/I,000 population
construction took place in 1993 alone; $100
million in the last 4 years.) Residential
available when the ambulance is not in use, housing units will continue to be added at a
and 1.3 when itis. In a study of fire and
emergency medical services in 12 cities4 rate of 6% annually over the next 10 years. --
The Light Industrial Country Tech Park is
firefighters per 1,000 population ranged assumed to develop at an average rate of
from a low of.8 FFs/1,000 to a high of 2.3 $20 million in assessed valuation annually
FFs/1,000 population. over the next 10 years.
Emergency fire responses remained fairly The main fire station facility in downtown
stable through most of the 1980s at an is at capacity on a regular basis. Two small
average level of about 110 responses per volunteer stations acquired through
year. Beginning in 1989, service demand annexation do not have facilities for on-
duty staff, although one has some
4 International C ity Management Association,
Feb. 1993.
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possibility for use on an interim basis prior investment and create a transition period in
to construction of a new west station. which to finance and construct a permanent
station.
Future office space requirements cannot be
met within the existing space. Planning is . An additional long-term need is for a
currently underway for a new, separate training tower facility. Some work has
police facility at another location,freeing already been done in planning for a facility.
space for expansion of the fire department James River Corporation,based on
offices. Movement into this space,coupled requests from Camas Fire Department,has
with construction of a second fire station approved long term use of some of its
should be sufficient to meet fire department property on Lady Island for this purpose.
needs over the next 20 years. (Existing fire It is zoned appropriately and is accessible to
station: 8,500 sq.ft.; Projected need other arta departments(such as Washougal
downtown: 11,000 sq.ft.; Existing police and Fire Districts 1 and 9) easily via SR 14.
station: 4,400 sq.ft.; Space available with Such a facility could be constructed in
police relocation: 12,900 sq.ft.) phases.
The second station should accommodate an The Camas Fire Department was rated Fire
eventual total of 6 personnel on-shift. This Protection Classification (FPC) 4 at its last
level is a 20 year,build-out projection. review. The deficiencies that identified
This station should be planned for were: lack of an elevated fire stream
operation of an ambulance and a fire device; excessive first due response
company to serve the western top of Prune distance in the western Camas area; lack of
Hill as well as the area west of the hill, a fire officer on-duty at all times with each
including the High Technology park. A engine company; lack of sufficient
west station of about 6,500 square feet will firefighters on-duty-, lack of afire hose
be required to meet eventual needs,and replacement program; lack of a fire training
includes a meetingitraining room that might facility-, lack of sufficient regular training,
ti be made available to the public for meeting inadequate frequency of regular fur safety
space. Another option is additional space inspections. Improving this rating to FPC
for use by police officers in the western 3 would result in a decrease in commercial
areas of the city. Based on projected fire insurance rates of about 6%.
growth,the west station will need to be in
service sometime between 1996 and 1998. The community is not inclined to require
built-in fire protection systems in excess of
4, The City currently has property available building and fire code requirements except
for use as a fire station on 38th Avenue in unusual circumstances as a trade off for
approximately.25 mile east of the other requirements.
intersection with Parker Street. This
property has some area that would be Standards
considered wetland and thus not buildable, 1.3 firefighters per 1,000 population
but does have enough buildable area for a
fire station and possibly a small park. This 1.5 miles or less from a fire station
general location will serve well for a future (Insurance grading parameters); 2 miles
fire station given the planned future from residential properties, 1.5 miles
expansion of roads in the area. from commercial properties, l mile from
properties requiring over 5,000 gmp fire
During the interim period,the annexation flow (NFPA Standard).
acquired Fire District#9 Grass Valley fire
station might serve as a temporary fire Approximately$300 million in valuation
station for the west area with the addition of in the area identified for a new fire
some temporary living quarters. This could station as an indicator of need and tax
provide some flexibility to provide service base to support it
to the area for a relatively small initial
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enforcement officer,2 community service
Emergency response time of 6 minutes personnel, and 1 animal control person.
from dispatch to arrival
Future Needs and Assumptions
• Advanced Life Support Medical Services The formula of officers per thousand
response times (59 seconds less than set population is a conservative measure to
by County ordinance): determine level of service. There are some v
Urban Density (2,000+pop./sq. mi.): risks in using this method of assessment.
8 minutes 90% of the time The basic premise is that increased
Suburban Density (1,000-2,000 pop./sq. population requires increased service. The
mi.): 12 minutes ratio formula does not allow for citizen
Rural Density (1-1,000 pop./sq. mi.): requests in annexed area with scattered
20 minutes population. It does not allow for required
patrol in those areas that takes officers
Wilderness Areas (<1 persons/sq. mi.): away from more populated areas.
60 minutes
The department does have a responsibility
POLICE PROTECTIONS to provide municipal police services to new
citizens. A substantial attraction for
The City of Camas is having to cope with residents seeking annexation is increased
the current and future effects of substantial service expectations. Currently, a normal,
population growth. The ability to uninterrupted patrol route,covering the
effectively execute police responsibilities outiving areas,takes an officer about 30
rests with the resources allocated to minutes from the west city limits to the east
maintain a level of service expected by the limit. Geographically,requests for police
citizenry. This plan creates a vision to service are unpredictable.
guide the growth of the Camas Police
Department to meet the needs of the The Camas Police Department will insure
growing community. Through that growth that additional officers are dedicated to
there has been the expectation that existing patrol. This department will not form
citizenry would not suffer from lack of specialized units,though many other police
police services because of increased departments do form them. Individuals
population and territory. will be trained in specialties in order to
conduct initial assessments, but systems
Existing Police Department will not be designed that create divisions
Camas Police Department currently requiring staffing which degrades the
operates a full-service police department ability to provide basic police functions.
from one location at 313 NE Franklin Street The way to insure access to specialized
in the downtown core area. The police expertise is to form partnerships with the
station is part of a city hall/police/fire larger agencies with existing specialty
complex constructed in 1967. The police teams. _
station portion encompasses a total area of The police station facility in downtown is at
4,400 square feet. capacity on a regular basis. Future office
Camas currently has a ratio of 1.8 officers space requirements of 12,000 sq.ft. cannot
per 1,000 population. There are 16 patrol be met within,the current space or building.
officers, 1 vice/narcotics officer,4 Planning is currently underway for a new,
detectives, 3 sergeants, 1 investigations separate Police facility at another location; a
sergeant, 2 lieutenants, 1 parking site on NE Third Ave. east of Crown Road -
is under consideration. Movement into this
facility,coupled with the possible .
5 Information based on: Police Dept. 1993 Annual construction of a second police station
Report,Feb. 8, 1994; City of Camas Master (jointly with the fire department) should be
Facilities Plan, 1991.
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sufficient to meet police department needs library's budget cost 75¢ per thousand
over the next 20 years. The second station dollars of assessed valuation; the 1994
should serve the top of Prune Hill as well budget requires only 55¢per thousand
as the area west of the hill,including the dollars from the city's general fund.)
High Technology parr.
The library maintains a collection of about
Standards 40,000 volumes, or about 5 volumes per
• 1.8 police per 1,000 population capita. Annual materials expenditures are
about$10 per capita. Circulation of
LIBRARY6 materials has approximately doubled in the
past ten years. Total circulation for 1993
The City of Camas has maintained a was 145,615 an 18% increase over the
municipal library since 1929. Library Previous year. Approximately half of the
service has traditionally been a top priority library's annual circulation goes to persons
for the citizens of Camas. With the who live outside the Camas city limits.
expansion of the city, anticipated growth, In 1992,in cooperation with FVRL and
and many demands on the budget,the city Clark College, the Camas Library installed
is currently reviewing the system demands. an automated circulation system and catalog
ExistingLibra that links the collections and patron
Library databases of all the participating libraries.
In the early 1970s when the Fort Camas paid for its share of the automated
Vancouver Regional Library(FURL, a system from general fund reserves.
junior taxing district serving Clark,
Skamania. and Klickitat Counties) was The Camas Library currently operates from
formed, Camas chose to maintain its one location across from city hall on
independence from the library district. Franklin Street in the downtown core area.
The library shares the building with the
Currently,the Camas Public Library serves courts and the historical museum, in the old
the citizens of Camas and the surrounding city hall structure built in 1940, and
area- In 1982, the library's Community remodeled in 1975 to accommodate library
Planning Committer defined the library's expansion. The library portion occupies a
service area as"the Camas and Washougal total area of 8,750 square feet on the
school districts,"an area with a current total primarily fust floor.
population estimated by the two school
superintendents to be about 20,000 people. Future Needs and Assumptions
Due to long-standing policies of reciprocity
and cooperation, no non-resident fees are The library intends to continue to expand
charged by either Camas Public Library or the links with the participating libraries.
F7RL„ Future enhancements to this system will
include availability of full text periodical
Each year Camas stands at or near the top databases and an Internet connection. The
of the list for per capita spending for library cost of participation in future enhancements
service by Washington cities. The city's to the system will become an issue for
excellent and continuously growing tax consideration.
base has made it possible for Camas to
fund its library at this high level while at the The library is at capacity for patron seating,
same time reducing the actual proportion of collection storage, and staff work space.
General Fund monies being spent for Remodeling may be able to accommodate
library service. (For example,in 1980, the some of the libraries needs followed by a
second phase expansion. This will
6 Information based on: City of Camas Master probably accommodate the library's nerds
Facilities Plan, 1991; Camas Public Library for the next 20 years. However, as the city
memo,dated February 28, 1994.. expands to the west, the library may
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consider a small secondary facility in a 4 M.
commercial district to serve that area's !_.� U ��` :::: La
population. r7
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Camas officials have several options for
providing library�5service as the city grows. 1�
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They may choose to maintain an
independent municipal library and to fund —
the library at a level that provides the -
collection, staff, and facilities to continue to -
serve outlying areas as well as the citizens
of Camas. Alternatively,they may decide m i i`�C� ►. ' I
to institute non-resident fees as a way of G' n d '
limiting use of the library and deferring for �,� oa I nim –
a time the need for additional staff and g� j I '
facilities. A third option would be toQ
contact for service with or annex to the Fort
Vancouver Regional Library. t�� eco_o
The Library Board of Trustees will appoint r
a Community Planning Committee in F'
March of 1994 to update the library's
strategic plan through the year 2000. The
Planning Committee is expected to make
recommendations to the Board regarding
appropriate levels of service for the library
as well as the costs and benefits of non-
resident fees and library district
membership. The Library Board is
expected to adopt the planning document,
with any revisions they deem appropriate,
in December 1994. Their recommendations
can be further incorporated at that time.
Standards
The American Library Association no
longer provides standards.
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space is remodeled and updated The
CITY FACILITIES PLAN downtown mall is extended two blocks
east.
In 1992 the City of Camas conducted a
study for its downtown facilities. The Parking remains a major concern in the
following plan diagram and sketch illustrate option and the City will do a detail vehicle
the preferred option. In planning and survey of users and develop a parking
designing new and rehabilitated facilities management program.
(i.e, library)the objective is the
preservation of the historic structures with This preferred option includes the
new facilities complementary to them in following:
terms of siting, scale, and materials
FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
The Library is renovated allowing a more COST COST
functional circulation system and entry off Library $805,961 $1,188,267
of 4th Ave. This allows the library a new Police $1,310,076 $1,543,487
expansion into the existing east entry
courtyard. Library administration and Fire $622,305 $755,354
some support areas along with meeting City Hall $1,31,902 $1,594,938
rooms would be moved to the second floor. Site work $355,911 $389,854
A new Police building is proposed This Total Estimated $3,226,155 $5,471,900
would allow the Police to be the first phase Cost
of construction. Land Acquisition $478,100
and Parking
The City Hall expansion above the Police Total Project Cost $5,950,000
would be built to provide needed space
from the program The fire department
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the filter plant for turbidity control and
tooth protection,respectively. Chemical
characteristics of the surface water make it
CITY UTILITIES very desirable for use with high-tech _
manufacturing facilities. This is
WATER predominantly due to the low conductivity
and low silica content. The surface water
The City's water system is described in a sources are capable of providing
report titled Water System Study Update approximately 1,000 gallons per minute.
for the City of Camas, Washington in 1984
which is in the process of being updated. Ground Water Wells E
The report describes the existing water Eight of the nine wells pump water from
supply and distribution system as well as the aquifers that underlie east Camas. Well
proposed improvements necessary for #9 is in the Fisher Basin area northwest of
serving the land in the north and west Camas,but at this point has not been
portions of the study area that either have developed Camas' wells draw water from
been or are proposed for annexation to the the upper Troutdale formation and range in
city. depth from 73 feet to 300 feet- Each well is
enclosed within a building outfitted with
Description of System propeller meters, chlorine injectors,and
The City of Camas water utility is a Class A telemetry. The wells are monitored and can
water system within the State of be operated through the telemetry system
Washington, serving approximately 3,000
customers. The system is made up of Level of Service Criteria
approximately 43 miles of water mains In accordance with the Clark County '
which are predominantly cast or ductile Coordinated Water System Plan Update,
iron. The city's water source is provided dated April, 1991,prepared by the
from nine wells,of which three are actively Intergovernmental Resource Center,the -
used, and two surface sources, one at City of Camas currently utilizes the
Boulder Creek and one at Jones Creek, following standards and design
located approximately seven miles northeast considerations in developing its system:
of the city.
Design Consideration
In total,the city has water rights for 9,320
gallons per minute. The city currently has The minimum main size shall be 6"in .
Just over 6 million gallons in water storage diameter for a loop system and 8"for an
located in seven reservoirs,ranging in size ��P system. A 4"diameter line may be -
from 100,000 gallons to 2,000,000 allowed under limited exceptions. The
gallons. Five service areas are located minimum main size is established by a
throughout the city which relate w the hydraulic analysis using the appropriate
various elevations. land use designation to develop both
domestic and fire flow requirements. -
Surface Water
The surface water sources are used by the Flow Requirements
Required minimum fire flows are 1,000
City of Camas whenever possible to
minimize pumping requirements. The gallons per minute for sixty minutes within
surface source has sufficient static head to the urban service area. Systems are
flow through the water treatment plant and hydraulically designed to provide a t
into the lower Prune Hill Reservoirs. maximum Pressure range of 30 to 100
Treatment of surface water consists of Pounds Per square inch (PSI) with a
desired range of 40 to 90 PSI. A minimum
course screening at the headworks and
pressure filtration at the water treatment residual pressure of 20 PSI under peak
plant. Soda ash and fluoride are added at domestic and fire flow conditions is
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required Minimum fire storage volumes specifications. Pipe thickness shall be a
shall be sized to be compatible with fire minimum of Class 50. All service lines
flow requirements of the Department of shall be rated in accordance with ASTM
Health and the City Fire Chief. Fire flow designation B88, Type KSoft Copper
storage is in addition to equalizing storage. Tubing. All gate valves shall be
manufactured and tested in accordance with
Construction Criteria AWWA C500 specifications, equipped
Valving shall be installed at all crossings with mechanical joints or flange ends of
and"T's"in a number equaling the number Class 125 in accordance with ANSI B 16-1.
of connecting pipes minus one, except in Butterfly valves shall meet all AWWA
cases of short blocks under 100 feet, C504 specifications and shall be Class 150-
thereby eliminating the need for one of the B with short bodies which are suitable for
valves. In addition, un-valved lengths of direct-bury. Fire hydrants shall be dry
pipe should not exceed 500 feet in school, barrel fire hydrants conforming to AWWA
commercial, or multi-family areas and 800 standards for post-type, dry barrel, self-
feet in residential areas where customers are draining hydrants for 36" depth. Each
served. hydrant shall be equipped with a 6" inlet, a
b minimum valve opening of 5 1/4", two 2
Fire hydrants shall be required in all 1/2" hose connections, and one 4 12"
developments. Fire hydrants shall be pumper port.
connected to a 6" minimum diameter main.
In general,fire hydrants shall be located at CurrentDeficiencies/Excess Capacity
street intersections wherever possible, and
shall have a normal spacingThe current water system of Camas meets
f 600' within
residential areas and 300' in commercial or or exceeds the level of service criteria
. irdus�� �� identified in the aforementioned section
with limited exception. Due to the
A 3'minimum cover is required from the topography of the community, there are
finished grade to the top of pipe for all limited pockets which periodically have in
transmission and distribution piping. excess of 100 PSI. Adequate storage and
Transmission and distribution water piping treatment is available to meet the on-going
shat t,-- sep3rat:d by at least 10'from on- needs of the city. System improvements
sik disposal piping, drainfields, and/or are scheduled to maintain this current level
waste water gravity or force mains.All of service. The city will be undertaking an
piping shall be installed in accordance with update of the water system plan
Washington State Criteria for Sewage commencing in 1994.
Works Design published by the Department The potable water issue was addressed in
of Ecology. All service lines shall be the recent water facility study completed by
installed so that each is metered Fire flow the City of Camas, which is included by
_- lines will be equipped with flow detection
'�Lc'�or other appropriate metering reference. The study reviewed water
de`a'iCrS. facility modifications required to
accommodate the next 20 year's growth.
In g neranl, 371 materials and specifications All facility requirements and funding
sl�.al be in conformance with the most sources needed to accomplish the plan were
current edition of the American Public contained in the 20 year Capital Facilities
Vicr'ks Association (APWA)"StandardPlan.
Specifications for Road Bridge, and
Municipal Public Works Construction",the
specifications of the American Water
�;Toms Association (AWWA), and the
specifications of the specifications of the
American Society of Testing and Materials
(AS ice. Ductile iron pipe shall conform
to the requirements of AWWA C151
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projects, costs, and schedules for
Major Elements of the Plan construction.
The 1994 plan update will focus on several Finance
areas. The following is a tentative list of
focus points: The City of Camas' water financing is
reviewed approximately every three years,
Nater Supply most recently in November of 1991. These
An evaluation will be made of the existing studies review the water system, the system
supply, considering quantity, quality, and revenue requirements,projected expenses,
ability to meet current and expected state and develop water rates using a cost of
and federal water quality regulations. A service analysis as the basic framework.
hydrologic study will be conducted within Under this cost of service framework,
the Fisher Basin to determine the feasibility users are charged their proportionate share
of supply within the Fisher Basin. of the costs of the utility, where the shares
are based on the respective uses of the
Water System rdodel and Evaluation system. The rate structure of the city is
predicated on the concept that each user or
A hydraulic computer model of the water user class pays for the services received
system will be conducted. System and neither subsidizes others nor receives a
improvements required to meet demands subsidy. This approach results in water
projected 5, 10 and 20 years into the future rates that are adequate to meet the financial
will be determined. Areas identified for needs of the utility and are equitable for as
improvement include piping,pumping, and many users as possible. Revenue -
treatment requirements are calculated based upon
historical trends, anticipated system
Capital Improvement Plan growth,expected levels of inflation, and
A.Capital Improvement Plan(CIP)will be planned capital improvements. The
developed which includes recommended reviews further factor in non-rate revenue
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(e.g., system development charges and revenue requirements consist of total O&M
interest income). and capital costs with no deduction for non-
rate revenue.
Operation and Maintenance Costs
Operating expenses are evaluated and Operation and maintenance costs are
broken into categories for source of supply, segregated into the following categories:
pumping, treatment, transmission and • Source and supply
distribution, customer accounts, and Pumping
administration and general functions. Tent
Historically, changes in the O&M costs
represent an average annual increase of Transmission distribution
between 3-5%. Customer accounts
Capital Costs Administration
Capital costs include debt service Non-Local Revenues
payments, coverage requirements, and cash
outlays for non-debt funded capital Non-local revenues will rely on state and
expenditures. Most of the funding for federal grants and loans. Typical sources
capital costs will come from revenue for such will be the Department of
bonds. Non-debt funded capital Community Development,Public Works
improvements and debt service payments Trust Fund,Farmers Home Administration
- on new and existing bonds are typically the Sewer and Waste Development Program
largest capital expense items. and Trade and Economic Community
Board Funds. The City of Camas
Non-Rate Revenue consistently pursues outside funding for
!,Top-rate revenue is comprised of systems construction for infrastructure
development charge,interest earnings, and improvements.
connection fees. Typically,the systems
development charges are used to fund
capital improvements. Connection fees are
,_=ally dire.-ted to the operating fund.
Revenue From Rates
z: Revenue generated from water rates
support the operation and maintenance
expenses of the utility and are on a cost of
service basis. Rates consist of a base
monthly charge and a volume rate for each
customer class. A uniform rate exists for
single family and multi-family residential
users. Outside city customers pay a 50%
su--charge. The rate structure is designed to
recover the desired costs of the system
-� under existing general economic
conditions,moderate growth in the number
of system users, and the proposed capital
improvement plan. Historically,water
innds for the City of Camas indicated
increased consumption in the commercial
and industrial user categories with a
relatively constant consumption within the
residential classes. The total system
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Camas Water Pollution Control Plant
SEWER? (WPCP).
Description of System All waste flows are currently treated at the
City of Camas WPCP. The plant is a
The sanitary sewer system within the City conventional, activated sludge plant built in
of Camas contains approximately fifty 1972 for a designed average flow of 2.33
miles of mains and laterals. The sanitary million gallons per day (mgpd) and a peak
system can be divided into three basins. flow of 7.0 mgpd. The plan includes a
One serves the Fisher Basin area which headworks, secondary treatment units, and
ranges from the Fisher Swale on the west, disinfection. Solids facilities include an
Lacamas/Round Lake on the east and north, aerobic digester and sludge drying beds.
and Prune Hill to the south. Service within The influent waste water is of
this area is septic tank effluent, gravity, or domestic/commercial and industrial origin.
pump. A second basin exists serving the The headworks, which consists of a
central business area of Camas and that area communutor, a bypass manual bar screen,
northwest of the community up to the and an influent Parshall flume, is the first
summit and along the south flanks of Prune liquid process that treats the incoming
Hill. This system is predominantly waste water. Plant recycle loads are also
conventional gravity sewer. The third returned to the headworks.
basin serves the area of east Camas,
typically from Lacamas Creek easterly. Waste water flows by gravity from the
The sewer system utilizes seven pump headworks into the aeration basin
stations to convey waste water to the waste distribution structure. The aeration basin is
water treatment plan located near the a complete-mix activated sludge system,
Washougal River's confluence with the operating under the extended aeration
Columbia River. Station sizes range mode. Within the single aeration basin,
between 370-700 gallons per minute, there are four two-speed floating surface
typically,except the main sewage lift aerators in the basin. Mixed liquor flows
station has a discharge capacity of 5, 300 by gravity from the basins into the
gallons per minute. There are two types of secondary clarifier. The secondary
systems which convey waste water in the clarification process consists of one
City of Camas. One is the older system, secondary clarifier. Return activated sludge
which is predominantly conventional (RAS) is pumped via the return sludge
gravity sewer. This sewer relies on pump station and introduced at the
maintaining negative grads and removes all headworks. There, it is blended with the
waste water and waste products from the influent waste water, creating an activated
various service areas. Typically, these sludge mixture for treatment in the aeration
lines are constructed of concrete or PVC. basin. The chlorine contact chamber is an ='
The second type of system serving Camas annular channel around the secondary
is known as the septic tank effluent pump clarifier. Chlorine is added to he front end
(S.T.E.P) or septic tank effluent gravity of the channel prior to final disposal into
(S.T.E.G.). The primary difference the r, eiving waters. Currently, the plant's
between this and the conventional gravity permit requires effluent biological oxygen
sewer system is that it conveys gray water demand (BOD) and total suspended solids
only and retains all solids on site in a (TSS) average monthly concentrations of
subterranean interceptor tank. The tanks thirty rnilligrams Per liter•
require maintenance on a frequency
between seven and ten years. The waste
removed from the tanks is treated at the
7 Draft Wastewater Facilities Plan,City of Camas,
WA by CH2M HILL;October 1993,expires Nov.
20, 1994.
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Level of Service Criteria Water Pollution Control Plan--Capacity
The sewage disposal system and treatment Limitations
plant serving the City of Camas is designed • Head works
and regulated in accordance with the The existing headworks at the Camas
"Criteria For Sewage Works Design WPCP consists of a commuter channel,
Manual"prepared by the State of bar screen, bypass bar screen, the
i Washington Department of Ecology. The went flow measurement Parshall
- manual serves as a guide for the design of flume, and the sludge recirculation box.
sewage collection and treatment systems. The communuter and bypass screen are
The manual used by the City of Camas: designed for peak hydraulic flow of
seven MGD and the Parshall flume can
• ensures that the design of the sewage measure influent flows up to 10 mgd.
collection and treatment systems are Based on current 1994 data,peak flows
consistent with public health and water as high as 5.5 mgd have been recorded.
quality objectives of the State of Hydraulically, the headworks is still
Washington; within its design capacity. However, the
• establishes a basis for the design and communuter appears to be ineffective in
specifications for keeping debris from passing through and
review of plans and
sewage treatment works and sewage the downstream processes.
systems; • Aeration Basin
• establishes the minimum requirements The aerators are capable of treating
and limiting factors utilized by the State approximately 3,900 lbs. of B.O.D. per
Department of Ecology and the State day. The aeration basin was designed to
Leeartment of Health for review of accommodate a design average flow and
sewage treatment work and sewage peak flow of 2.33 and 10 mgd (including
system plans and specifications; and recirculation),respectively. Current
assists the city in preparation of plans, B.O.D. loadings to the basin are 1,100
sFecifications,reports and other data. lbs/day. There is an excess capacity of
2,800 lbs/day. Based on current system
Current D Tciencies/Excess Capacity analysis, the mechanical aerators will
require upgrading to meet the demands of
Collection System maximum month flow.
The City of Camas currentlyas s
has Secondary Clarifier
collection system pump stations. All The clarifier was originally designed for
an overflow rate of 527 gal/ft2 per day, at
stations have adequate capacity to serve 2,33 mgd design average flow, and
existinf-flow motes. Pump station capacity 1,584 gal/ft2 per day at a peak flow of 7
expansion will be necessary as the areas mgd. The clarifier has a side water depth
tributary to each continue to develop. of ten feet. Based on Department of
Pump stat on expansions are guided by the
se°xage.facilities plan and guided by actual Ecology criteria for secondary clarifier
loads and flows entering the respective overflow rates, average rates for design
pump stations. flows should be bracketed within 400 to
600 gal/ft2 per day. The design solids
The existing sewer pipe lines have capacity loading to the clarifier is 15.4 ft'-per day
to convey current flows. Similar to the at 3.3 mgd recirculation flow and 2,450
pump stations, some pipeline will reach milligrams per liter NILSS (mixed liquor
capacity as growth within Camas suspended solids). According to the
continues. The proposed new pipelines are Department of Ecology design criteria for
set for
in the waste water facilities plan, sewage works,recommended design
which is updated regularly. criteria for secondary clarifiers, average
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and peak solids loading rates are 25 and Evaluation analyzed alternatives for sewer
401bs/ft2 per day, respectively. service to unsewered areas of Camas, :
• Chorine Contact Basin including septic tank effluent systems,
The annular chlorine channel is designed conventional gravity sewers, and a ?
for a detention time of 60 minutes and an combination. The recommendation,
average design flow of 2.33 mgd. The adopted by the City, is to use a
combination.
detention time at peak flow of 7 mgd is
approximately twenty minutes. These Work for the Wastewater Facilities Plan
detention times are consistent with current was conducted as a series of technical
design criteria_ An average of memorandums. The technical '
approximately 30 lbs.per day of chlorine memorandums have been assembled to
is injected into the secondary effluent for form the content of the Facilities Plan.
disinfection. The existing chlorinator has Following is a summary of each technical
a capacity of 2,000 lbs/day of chlorine. memorandum.
Modifications to the outfall structure are
anticipated to improve dilution of chlorine population,Flow, and Loadings ,
residuals within the mixing zone.
Projections
Major Element of the Plan Population,flow and loadings projections
The Camas Wastewater Facilities Plan is a for Camas were updated from the
comprehensive analysis of the Camas information presented in the April 1993
wastewater system, incorporating proposed "Evaluation of Sewer System Alternatives"
improvements to the treatment plant and report Population projections were
cdistributed geographically for the purpose
ollection system. The purpose of the Plan
is two-fold: of locating and sung proposed sewer
lines. A 50-year projection to the year
The Plan is intended to identify and guide 204.) was used to size the sewers. A 20-
future sewerage improvements to the year projection to the year 2015 was used ,
Camas wastewater system. to size proposed WPCP improvements.
Count and projected populations within
The Plan is intended to satisfy State the Carnal WPCP ultimate service area are:
Department of Ecology requirements for a YEAR POPULATION
General Sewer Plan.
Current 7,656
CH2M HILL designed the Camas Water 2015 23,548 y
Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) in the 2043 45,000
early 1970s. Relatively minor
modifications have been incorporated since Collection System Improvements -J
than. CH2M HILL also completed a
"Vastewater Facilities Plan in 1977. The"Evaluation of Sewer System
Numerous expansions and improvements Alternatives"reportrecommended that a _to tine collection system have been combination of septic tank effluent(STE)
accomplished since then. Several reports and conventional gravity systems be
have subsequently been written about implemented in unsewered areas where
various components of the system,but non each is determined to be most appropriate.
are as comprehensive as the scope of work The report showed locations for the -
for this Facilities Plan. proposed pipelines and pump stations but
did not propose sizes. This technical
CH2M HII.L completed the Evaluation of memorandum determines proposed pump
sewer System Alternatives in April 1993 station and pipeline sizes and evaluates
for the City as the first step toward existing pump station and pipeline _
development of a Facilities Plan. The capacities and reliabilities.
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to enact a rehabilitation program to remove
Conventional gravity sewers,STE pressure it.
sewers, STE gravity sewers,pump
stations, and force mains are proposed for All technical memorandums in this
the unsewered areas. Improvements to the Facilities Plan assume that the current I/I
existing system include pump station situation will continue and not worsen.
upgrades/repairs and parallel or replacement Because sewer systems deteriorate with
pipelines. An implementation schedule is age,a continuous maintenance/
included for the years through 1996, 1997 rehabilitation program will be necessary to
through 2000, 2001 through 2005, 2006 ensure that I/I remains non-excessive. The
through 2015, and 2016 through 2043. City should conduct a smoke testing
program as soon as possible to assess the
Outfall Dilution and Water Quality extent to system problems. Based on the
Compliance Evaluation results, additional steps toward
A computer modeling analysis of the outfall maintenance and rehabilitation should be
p g y
from the Camas WPCP was conducted to conducted as appropriate.
determine compliance with water quality Treatment Plant Weak Links
standards. The 36-inch diameter outfall
extends approximately 850 feet into the The weak links technical memorandum
Columbia river. Its 150-foot long diffuser analyzed the existing WPCP to determine
includes 16 6-inch diameter port risers on capacity and expected life of the process
10-foot centers. The ports are oriented to components. Preliminary and secondary
discharge downstream with the river treatment and disinfection alternatives were
currents evaluated Activated sludge alternatives to
incorporate into the existing system were
The minimum dilution required for residual mechanical and diffused aeration.
chlorine at the acute criteria zone boundary
in the river is not achieved under most Proposed improvements are scheduled to
current and projected conditions. Several be implemented in two phases, between
potential solutions were evaluated including years 1995 and 1998 and years 2003 and
eliminating chlorine as the disinfection 2C5. P--commended improvements for
- method at the WPCP. The most the near term include a new headworks to
appropriate solution appears to be a provide a cotter scomening of influent and
reorientation of the outfall ports to for grit removal,replacement of existing
discharge upward instead of with the aeration basin aerators with a diffused air
current to achieve better mixing. For this system, a new secondary clarifier, a new
solution to work,WPCP effluent residual chlorine contact basin, and outfall diffuser
chlorine concentration must be no greater modifications a outlined in Technical
than 1.045 mg/l. Memorandum Number 3. The
recommended improvement for the second
In f ltrationlln f Iow Analysis phase is the addition of a new aeration
The infiltration/inflow (III) analysis is basin.
conducted to determine the amount of I/I Sludge Disposal Options
that is cost effective to remove from the
sewer system through rehabilitation. The This technical memorandum addresses
I/I analysis relied on results of the 1979 I/1 solids treatment,handling, and disposal
analysis and sewer system evaluation options for the WPCP. It is assumed that
survey; subsequent rehabilitation efforts, the new headworks proposed in Technical
and current flow recordings. Projected Memorandum Number 5 will effectively
treatment costs were compared with costs screen undesirable material, such as
for rehabilitation, and it was concluded that plastics,from the solids process.
it will be less costly to treat existing I/I than
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alternatives are incineration, landfills, and '
Stabilization alternatives include aerobic application to land for beneficial reuse. 1
and anaerobic digestion, autothermal
thermophilic aerobic digestion(ATAD), Based on regulations,practicality, and cost, i
and lime stabilization. A thickening facility the recommended sludge handling option is i
(gravity belt thickener)is required for each anaerobic digestion,with storage in a
alternative. Storage alternatives are lagoon, and application to land for -
unconfined storage with a bulking agent, beneficial reuse. All recommended
tank storage,and lagoon storage. Disposal facilities should be constructed as soon as
possible to comply with EPA regulations.
Ma
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Financing
.c5-Non-Rate Revenue
The City of Camas' sewer rates are
reviewed approximately every three years, Non-rate revenue is comprised of systems
most recently in November of 1991. These development charge,interest earnings, and
studies review the sewer system,the connection fees. Typically,the systems
system revenue requirements,projected development charges are used to fund
expenses, and develop sewer rates using a capital improvements. Connection fees are
- cost of service analysis as the basic generally directed to the operating fund
framework. Under this cost of service
framework,users are charged their Revenue From Rates
proportionate share of the costs of the
utility, where the shares are based on the Revenue generated from sewer rates
respective uses of the system. The rate support the operation and maintenance
structure of the city is predicated on the expenses of the utility and are on a cost of
concept that each user or user class pays for service basis. A uniform rate exists for
the services received and neither subsidizes single family and multi-family residential
others nor receives a subsidy. This users. Outside city customers pay a 50%
approach results in sewer rates that are surcharge. The rate structure is designed to
adequate to meet the financial needs of the recover the costs of the system under
utility and are equitable for as many users existing general economic conditions,
as possible. Revenue requirements are moderate growth in the number of system
calculated based upon historical trends, users, and the proposed capital
anticipat,d system growth,expected levels improvement plan. The total system
of inflation, and planned capital revenue requirements consist of total O&M
improvements. The reviews further factor and capital costs with no deduction for non-
in non-rat, revenue (e.g., system rate revenue. Operation and maintenance
development charges and interest income). costs are segregated into the following
categories:
Operation and Maintenance Costs
C-c--m-tir_Q e.xcenses are evaluated and Collection
- bro'km into categories for pumping, Pumping
tratmLnt, collection, customer accounts, Treatment&disposal
aid administration and general functions. Customer accounts
Historically, changes in the O&M costs
represent an average annual increase of Administration and general services
between 3-5%. • Taxes
Capital Costs Non-Local Revenues
Capital costs include debt service Non-local revenues will rely on state and
pay?me?nts, coverage requirements, and cash federal grants and loans. Typical sources
outlays for nor.-debt funded capital for such will be the Department of
expenditures. Most of the funding for Community Development,Public Works
capital costs will come from revenue Trust Fund,Farmers Home Administration
bonds. bion-debt funded capital Sewer and Waste Development Program,
z improvements and debt service payments and Trade and Economic Community
on new and existing bonds are typically the Board Funds.
largest capital expense items.
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POLICIES FOR WATER AND SEWER In areas where utilities presently extend
beyond city or town limits,but are within
Work in urban areas to: eliminate private Urban Growth Areas,the city or town and
water and sewer/septic systems; encourage the County should jointly plan for the
connection to public water and sewer development,with the County adopting
systems; prohibit construction of new development regulations which are
private wells and subsurface sewage consistent with the city or town standards.
disposal systems. Areas that are within Urban Growth or
Urban Reserve Areas which will be
Within Urban Growth Areas, cities and annexed and are provided utilities,the '
towns should be the providers of urban utilities should meet the standards of the
services. Cities and towns should not city that they will be annexed to.
extend utilities without annexation or
commitments for annexation. Exceptions STORM WATER DRAINAGE$
may be made in cases where human health
is threatened In areas where utilities The City will utilize the Puget Sound
presently extend beyond city or town manual for the disposal of storm water
limits, but are within Urban Growth Areas, generated by any development. The City
the city or town and the County should has also completed the Fisher Basin Storm
jointly plan for the development,with the Water study to address disposal of water in
County adopting development regulations the northern part of Camas.
which are consistent with the city or town
standards.
Plans for providing public utility services
shall be coordinated with plans for
designation of urban growth areas,rural
uses, and for the transition of undeveloped
land to urban uses.
Public utility services shall be planned so
that service provision maximizes efficiency
and cost effectiveness and ensures
concurrency.
The County,municipalities and special
districts shall,to the greatest extent
possible, agree upon present and future
service provision within the urban area
Public sanitary sewer service will be
permitted only within urban areas, and --
should be extended throughout urban
areas, except to serve areas where imminent
health hazards exist.
Adequate public water service should be
extended throughout urban areas. (An
"adequate"public water system is one that
meets Washington State requirements and
provides minimum fire flow as required by 8 Draft Wastewater Facilities Plan,City of Camas,
the Fire Marshal.) WA by CH2M HILL;October 1993,expires Nov.
20, 1994.
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important that these efforts be better
coordinated. Although each utility has the
responsibility to plan to provide this service
UTILITIES it is becoming increasingly important to the
quality of the environment that the siting of
One of the evaluation criteria used in facilities,provision of logical corridors and
defining the Urban Growth Area was that their related community and visual
urban services would be available relationships be improved Likewise,
concurrent with all development. These programs encouraging the conservation of
services include all utilities which are energy resources require increased
privately and publicly provided. This coordination and cooperation.
section addresses the privately provided
utilities. EXISTING CONDITIONS AND FUTURE NEEDS
The Growth Management Act requires all This section summarizes general
comprehensive plans to include an element information pertaining to the existing
describing existing and proposed utilities, utilities in the City. It does not inventory
including electrical lines, the capacity of the existing system since
telecommunication lines and natural gas that information is unavailable.
lines. For the City of Camas, these are
provided by Clark Public Utilities, Electrical
Northwest Natural Gas and General The Clark Public Utility indicates there is
Telephone of the Northwest(GTE), all
regulated by the Washington Utilities and ample capacity to meet existing demand for
Transportation Commission(WUTC). both the incorporated City limits as well as
the Urban Growth Area The following
Utility providers have typically workedmap illustrates existins as well as the g and proposed
facilitimain Bonneville
with the City in their primary responsibility Power eAdministration (BPA) transmission
to serve their customers. However, with
Growth Manaaement and defined Urban line corridors through and within the City.
Growth Areas and more intense urban
development,it becomes increasing)
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emergency provisions,level of service
Natural Gas standards, and rate limitations.
Delivery of natural gas to Camas and its Natural gas service to Clark County is
Urban Growth Area is provided by provided by the Northwest Pipeline
Northwest Natural Gas. The delivery of Corporation pipeline. The main Northwest
natural gas is governed by the Federal Pipeline Corporation pipeline alignment
Energy Regulatory Commission,the crosses the Columbia River at the Camas-
National Office of Pipeline Safety,the Washougal Port area.
Washington Utilities and Transportation The following map illustrates major
Commission (WUTC), and the City of existing and proposed facilities in the City
Camas' regulations include safety and of Camas and its Urban Growth Area.
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Many of the telecommunication facilities,
Telecommunications including aerial and underground, are co-
located with those of the electrical power
General Telephone of the Northwest(GTE) provider. GTE currently has a fiber optic
provides local telephone service to the City line located in this area.
of Camas and its Urban Growth Area.
In general,it is the goal of the City to
ensure that energy and communication
facilities and their services are available to
SU NEM ARY support fug development when they are
needed. The City will viork with each udl-
The proposed location and capacity of ity in the ='t approval process to assure
future utilities is not specifically addressed timely development. The siting,develop-
in this section because the location, capacity menu, operation and maintenance of these
and timing of utility improvements depend facilities should be done to minimize effects
greatly on opportunities for expansion, on adjacent properties,the environment and
specific locations and th;rate of growth of the visual duality of the community. The
the City. In general,the siting and City will also encourage conservation of
expansion of service will be coordinated energy resources through adoption of
with the developrnent phases of the City. appropriate energy codes and efficient land
use patterns and transportation systems.
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IX. CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN ELEMENT
1 This section summarizes the City of Camas A key point to remember is that planning
Capital Facilities Plan for the following what is needed is itself only the beginning
categories: General (i.e. City Departments); of the CFP. Planning how to pay for these
Capitalized Equipment(i.e. Fine Trucks); facilities is another large step. Only so
i Streets; Water, Sewer, Fisher Basin Storm much can and will be afforded and it is very
Drainage Area; and Parks and Open Space. important for the City to get the most out of
A second section deals with the Camas the dollars available. Financial planning
School District. In each of the chapters of and implementation of capital facilities
the plan discussing each of these items we cannot be effectively carried out on an
have typically identified facilities needed to annual basis, since their financing requires
accommodate the projected twenty year multi-year commitments of fiscal resources.
growth, general available funding sources, Thus the CFP becomes a long term
and standards/level of service and planning and budgeting tool If the funding
concurrency. This information has been for new capital improvement falls short of
derived from various studies and plans the assumed levels in this element, the City
prepared to address the specific items will reassess the land use to bring the plan
covered by the overall capital facilities plan. and its required funding into balance.
More information on the specific studies
and plans is listed in the Structure and This Capital Facilities Plan was the product
Definition section of this element of several months of input,review and
discussions involving the general public,
One of the initial steps following the CFP Committee,Planning Commission,
passage of the Growth Management Act City Council,School District and staff.
that the City did was to adopt a Capital The initial process to finalize and adopt the
Facilities Plan (CFP),which was CFP was more detailed than what might be
incorporated into the City's Comprehensive expected for the annual reviews which will
Plan. The adoption of a Capital Facilities follow. Annual reviews will begin at the
Plan enabled the City to assess and collect first of every year and be concluded in time
impact fees for new development,which for the preliminary budget proceedings. It
had not been permitted under Washington will continue to be the goal of the Ciry to
State law. However, beyond the ability to involve the citizens and businesses of this
now charge impact fees,the Capital community to ensure the capital facilities
Facilities Plan was needed to plan and required to sustain the existing quality of
budget the facilities and services that are life are provided.
required by the residents and businesses of
the City of Camas. Presently the City of
Camas is responsible for providing
facilities and services which include police STRUCTURE AND D E F I N M O N S
and fire protection,paramedic service,
water and sewer service, streets,parks, For the purpose of this chapter a capital
library and solid waste collection. It is item shall be defined as follows:
imperative that a realistic CFP be
formulated, adopted and reviewed to ensure An individual item or project which
z the acquisition,maintenance and is expected to have a life span of
construction of the capital facilities needed three or more years and a cost of
to sustain the residents,businesses and $30,000 or more. Some selected
industries at an acceptable level of service, items which do not meet this
while protecting the health,welfare and definition may be included in the
z! safety of the community as a whole. plan to facilitate policy decisions or
revenue identification.
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The projects identified for inclusion in the Fisher Basin Storm Drainage Area This is i
CFP will be categorized into one of the a special section that deals primarily with
seven following areas: the Fisher Basin Storm Drainage Study.
Implementing the recommendations i
General This section will deal primarily outlined in the study will be funded by
with facilities required to house the various contributions made to the Fisher Basin
departments of the City. Any new building Storm Drainage Utility account
construction, remodels, expansions,etc.
would fall into this category. Parks and Open Space This section will
provide for the acquisition and development
Capitalized Equipment This section will of park and open space land as outlined by
encompass major purchases such as fire the City's Comprehensive Park Plan as
trucks, garbage trucks, street maintenance adopted in March 1987 and subsequent'
equipment,etc. It may also include updates in 1991 and this plan. The City
computer hardware and software needed to has made substantial capital outlays to this
facilitate various city services. point to secure park and open space land,
so the inclusion of Parks and Open Space
Streets This category would cover the in the CFP will only solidify the City's -
construction and/or maintenance of the commitment to park and open space
City's streets. A key element for this development A new element related to
section is the City's 6-year Street Plan. trails and bikeways is included in this
The information contained in the 6-year document and will be updated as required.
S trent Plan correlates directly with the
projects listed in the CFP. The 6-year Schools The section was prepared by the
Street Plan is mandated by Washington Camas School District It was developed in
State law and is updated annually, as will conjunction with the policies of the County
the CFP. In addition to the 6-year Street Community Framework Plan, including the
Plan, the City has also performed an area- Urban Reserve policies and Rural area
wide modeling of the transportation policies,where applicable, and the City of
facilities. This model was based on Camas land use policies,population
projected land use and population allocations and projected densities. -
projections for 20 years and was designed
to determine future needs. Storm drainage
projects will also be addressed under the
Street section, because the two usually take FINANCING OF CAPITAL FACILITIES
place simultaneously. -
Financing a capital facilities plan is a _
FJater This section will detail the capital complex issue. Anticipating the availability
improvements required to upgrade and of financial resources to fund projects in the
maintain the City's water system The future cannot be accomplished with any
condition of the existing system and degree of certainty. Nonetheless, an _-
proposed improvernents are listed in the analysis of what resources appear to be
February 1984 Water System Study Update available for such long term purposes is
for the City of Camas. needed since most of the projects listed
would be considered long term and will
Sewer This section will detail the capital have a significant impact on future
improvements required to upgrade and resources. Without a long term view of
maintain the City's sewer system. The both resources and needs, imprudent
condition of the existing system and decisions would be made on both ends of
proposed improvements are listed in the the spectrum. However, as desirable as
Wastewater Facilities Plan currently being such a long range view may be to the _
completed present decisions, it must be remembered
that any such view is inherently speculative
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and must be continually reviewed to be of Revenue Bonds: When deemed necessary,
any value. This section will provide the the City will bond for the funds required to
"best guess" as to how the long range construct or purchase certain large ticket
capital needs of the City of Camas might be items. It is anticipated the use of bonds
financed. Its purpose is to provide will be kept to the required minimum.
information for more detailed budgetary
decisions and not to prescribe a specific Other: Under many circumstances a
course of action. project may be financed with a combination
of the previous funding methods. The type
It is anticipated the City will utilize the of funding utilized will be described more
following methods to finance the projects fully on the project description list and also
listed in the CFP: during the annual budgetary process.
General Fund: The funds obtained from The funding source(s) assigned to projects
this source would be taken from the general is in most cases fairly straight forward.
fund account, which is derived from the However,there were several projects
general tax base of the city. Over- which could easily use several of the
committing this fund may cause shortages funding sources. Therefore, the funding
for other ne°ded facilities or raise taxes for source assigned to those projects should be
the citizens of the community. considered tentative and reevaluated as they
approach their funding year.
Grant Funds: There are a number of grant
and loan programs available on a Federal It is the goal of the City to put together a
and State level. These programs can viable,yet realistic CFP, which when
fluctuate substantially from year to year and administered will provide the necessary
should be viewed as an added bonus if facilities and services to the citizens of the
secured, but not as the sole funding source. community.
Developer Funds: The use of developer
funds in either the form of cash
contributions or constructed improvements CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN—
is a major portion of the CFP. The City of PROJECT LIST (1995-2015)
Camas has developed and adopted impact
fees for open space, parks, schools and The Capital Facilities Plan Project List is a
transportation. The impact fees have been complete listing of all projects which have
developed to ensure the developer is only been identified in various planning
being assessed for their fair share of the documents as projects which will need to
growth. The City will also continue to use be completed over the next six years. The
the LID, UID and SEPA process when implementation dates listed for the projects
applicable and appropriate. are tentative and should be viewed as such,
but said dates are invaluable as a long term
Fisher Basin Utility Fund: This is a planning tool. These projects are proposed
special fund, which has been established to to be financed by a variety of methods and
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unds for the completion of the improve- denoted as follows: GRA for grant funds,
ments specified in the Fisher Basin Storm GEN for general government funds, which
Drainage Study. This fee is collected on a can be federal, state or local,BON for
per acre basis for the particular type of committed or possible funds from bend
development being proposed. issues,DEV for revenue raised through
�. developer contributions,W/S for funds
Water and.Sewer Funds: These revenues raised through waterf sewer revenues, FBU
will be used to fund those projects falling for revenues raised through Fisher Basin
ander the mater and sewer designations. Utility charges and OTH for combinations
of all the above listed options.
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FISCAL YEAR 1995
DESCRIPTION COST TYPE FUND YEAR
($1000,S)
NW 6th Ave.Realignment 3,593 S t r GEN/0TH 1995
Lake Road (EveretUSierra) 100 S t r GEN 1995
General Street Projects - 50 S t r GEN 1995
15th/Bybee NP (Acq) 300 Park GEN/DEV 1995
McIntosh NP (Acq) 300 Park GENIDEV 1995
Lake Rd. Bk Ln. (Sier/trihd) 66 Park GEN/DEV 1995
General Park Devel. 40 Park GEN/DEV 1995
Grass Valley Complex(Acq) 600 Park GEN/DEV 1995
Mitchell Street STEP 200 Swr GEN/GRA 1995 y
Collection Sys Srvy/Upgrade 100 Swr W/S 1995
General Sewer Projects 80 Swr W/S 1995
Raw Waterline (Butter) 110 Wtr W/S 1995
Chlorination Equipment 30 Wtr W/S 1995
G. Valley Inter-tie 600 Wtr W/S 1995
Fisher Basin Well#10 150 Wtr W/S 1995
Fisc er Basin Storm Utility 30 Stm FSU 1995
Asphalt Spreader Box 30 CE(r) GEN 1995
10 yd. Dump Truck/Ditchmstr 140 CE(r) GEN 1995
Garbage Truck 85 CE(g) GEN 1995
1995 TOTAL $6,604
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FISCAL YEAR 1996
DESCRIPTION COST TYPE FUND YEAR
($1000-S)
j NW Parker (PacRim/38th) 1,403 Stir GEN/DEV 1996
Benton St.Area CDBG Project 400 Str GEN/GRA 1996
NE 5th Avenue (Oak/Dallas) 50 S t r GEN 1996
NE Dallas (6th/14th) 60 S t r GEN 1996
NE 23rd, Enclose Ditch 30 S t r GEN 1996
General Street Projects 50 S t r GEN 1996
Brady/McIntosh Grrwy. (Aci) 300 Park GEN/DEV 1996
Trail #109L 220 Park GEN/DEV 1996
Parker Bike Lane (16th/38th) 90 Park GEN/DEV 1996
General Park Devi. 50 Park GEN/DEV 1996
Grass Vally Complex(Devi) 400 Park GEN/DEV 1996
Oak Park(Devi) 150 Park GEN/DEV 1996
-- New Police Facility 3,000 Gen GEN/BON 1996
Remodel Fire Facility 800 Gen GENBON 1996
Sldge Trtmt/Clarifier Upgrd 2,000 Swr GEN/GRA 1996
General Sewer Projects 80 Swr W/S 1996
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Gerreral Water Projects 80 Wtr W/S 1996
Fisher Basin Well#9 170 Wtr W/S 1996
Fisher Basin Storm Utility 30 Stm FBU 1996
Computer Upgrd (City Hall) 100 CE(c) GEN 1996
Dump Truck 50 CE(w) W/S 1996
?viain�Brzrze Van 30 CE(S) W/S 1996
Ladder Truck 405 CE(f) GEN/OTH 1996
19%Total $9,948
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FISCAL YEAR 1997
DESCRIPTION COST TYPE FUND YEAR
($1000-S)
NW 38th (Parker/Astor) 1,344 S t r GEN/DEV 1997
NE Lechner (3rd/4th) - 75 S t r GEN 1997
SE 7th (Union to west) 50 S t r GEN 1997
Pac. Rim Blvd (Parker/38th) 835 Str DEV 1997
Forest Home CDBG Project 250 Str GEN/GRA 1997
General Street Projects 50 S t r GEN 1997
McIntosh NP(Devi) 150 Park GEN/DEV 1997
Heritage Trail #111 R 136 Park GEN/DEV 1997
38th Sk Lane (WCL/Astor) 108 Park GEN/DEV 1997
Lacamas Lake Park(Devi) 400 Park GENIDEV 1997
Washougal Gmwy,ph 2(Devi) 150 Park GEN/DEV 1997
Gemral Park Devi. 50 Park GEN/DEV 1997
Pool Rehab/Cover 1,000 Gen GEN/DEV 1997
Library Remodel 500 Gen GEN/DEV 1997
General Sewer Projects 80 Swr W/S 1997
T elametry Sys. (Data Call.) 80 Wtr W/S 1997 _-
Watershed Property (Acq) 500 Wtr W/S 1997
Screens @ Water Intakes 30 Wtr W/S 1997
General Water Projects 80 Wtr W/S 1997
Fisher Basin Storm Utility 30 Stm FBU 1997
Pasticide/Paint Truck 80 CE(r) GEN 1997
EaC'fte 50 CE(w) W/S 1997
Refurbish Fire Pumper 100 CE(f) GEN/0TH 1997
Water Tanker 80 CE(f) GEN/0TH 1997
1997 TOTAL $6,208 ,
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FISCAL YEAR 1998
DESCRIPTION COST TYPE FUND YEAR
($1000-S)
NW Leadbetter (Lake/38th) 835 S t r DEV 1998
NW 7th (Ivy/6th) 30 S t r GEN 1998
General Street Projects 50 Str GEN 1998
15dVBybee NP (Devi) 200 Park GEN/DEV 1998
Brady/McIntosh Grwy (Devi) 200 Park GEN/DEV 1998
Trail #102R 262 Park GEN/DEV 1998
Leadbtr Bk Land (Lake 38th) 60 Park GEN/DEV 1998
General Park Devi. 100 Park GEN/DEV 1998
Fire Training Facility 200 Gen GEN/0TH 1998
Main Sewer Wet Well Ugrd 250 Swr W/S 1998
- Headworks Solids Handling 150 Swr W/S 1998
General Sewer Projects 80 Swr W/S 1998
General Water Projects 80 Wtr W/S 1998
W. Prune Hill Resr. (Acq) 150 Wtr W/S 1998
Fisiher Basin S:crm Uflty 30 Stm FBU 1998
1998 Total $2,677 -
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FISCAL YEAR 1999
DESCRIPTION CAST TYPE FUND YEAR
($000) J
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NW Lake Rd. (Parker/Leadbtr) 1,745 S t r GEN/OTH 1999
NW 38th (Parker/WCL) 60 Str GEN 1999
NW Astor (11 th/23rd) 30 S t r GEN 1999 i
NE Franklin (14th/22nd) 35 Str GEN 1999
NE Ione (Garfield/19th) 44 S t r GEN 1999
General Street Projects 50 Str GEN 1999
Trail #1031- 122 Park GEN/DEV 1999
Lake Bk Ln (Parker/Sierra) 96 Park GEN/DEV 1999
General Park Devi. 100 Park GEN/DEV 1999
Trans. Line (Joy/Dallas) 200 Swr W/S 1999
General Sewer Projects 80 Swr W/S 1999 _
General Water Projects 80 Wtr W/S 1999
W. Prune Hill Resr.(const) 2,400 Wtr W/S/BON 1999
Fisher Basin Storm Utility 30 Stm FBU 1999
1999 Total $5,072
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FISCAL YEAR 2000
DESCRIPTION COST TYPE FUND YEAR
($1000-S)
NW Parker St. (38th/1st) 1,840 Str GEN/OTH 2000
NW 28th (Comstock/CSE1) 40 S tr GEN/DEV 2000
General Street Projects 50 S t r GEN 2000
Trail #108L 116 Park GEN/DEV 2000
Trail #112Rs' 80 Park GEN/DEV 2000
:. Parker Bk Ln (1st/38th) 78 Park GEN/DEV 2000
Greemway Acquisition 200 Park GEN/DEV 2000
General Park Devi. 100 Park GEN/DEV 2000
General Sewer Projects 80 Swr W/S 2000
General Water Projects 80 Wtr W/S 2000
F�sirer Basin Storm Utility 30 Stm FBU 2000
` 2000 Total $2,694
YEAR BY YEAR SUMMARY - 1995 TO 2000
1995 - $ 6,604,000
1996 - $ 9,948,000
1997 - $ 6,208,000
1998 - $ 2,677,000
1999 - $ 5,072,000
2000 - $ 2,694,000
Taal All Years - $ 33,203,000
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FISCAL YEAR 2001.2006
DESCRIPTION COST TYPE FUND YEAR
($1000,S)
NW Astor St. (38th/43rd) 299 S t r GEN/DEV 2001-06
NW Cascade (28OV38th) 831 Str GEN/DEV 2001-06
NW Cascade (18th/23rd) 297 Str GEN/DEV 2001-06
Indust. Rd. (16th/PacRim) 1,209 Str GEN/DEV 2001-06
Indust. Rd. (PacRim/Lake) 4,350 S t r GEN/DEV 2001-06
1st St. (202nd/Parker) 1,326 Str GENIDEV 2001-06
NE 3rd Ave.lmpmvements 468 Str GEN/DEV 2001-06
NW 16th Ave. (Brady/Hood) 449 S t r GEN/DEV 2001-06
NE 23rd Ave. (Birch/Fargo) 4,820 Str GEN/DEV 2001-06
Ivy St.Connection 590 S t r GEN/DEV 2001-06 _y
General Street Projects 300 S t r GEN 2001-06
Park Devi and Acq. 1,000 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Trail #101R 190 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Trail #105L 107 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Trail #106L 70 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Trail # 107L 116 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Trail #1101- 128 Park GENIDEV 2001-06
Trail #113L 50 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Trail #114Rs 50 Park GENIDEV 2001-06
Brady Bk Ln (16th/SCL) 36 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06 -
18th Bk Ln (PacRim/Brady) 90 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
16th Bk Ln (Brady/18th) 48 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Cascade Bk Ln (11th/18th) 45 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Cascade Sk Ln (18th/Sierra) 84 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
18th Bk Ln (Hood/Astor) 42 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
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PacRim Bk Ln (Parker/Astor) 78 Park GEN/DEV 2001-06
Recreation Center 2,000 Cin GEN/BON 2001-06
General Sewer Projects 2,000 Swr W/S 2001-06
General Water Projects 2,000 Wtr W/S 2001-06
Fisher Basin Storm Utility 360 Stm FBU 2001-06
2001.06 Total $23,433
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FISCAL YEAR 2007.2015
DESCRIPTION COST TYPE FUND YEAR
' ($1000-S)
SE Brady Rd. (202ndlMclnt)_ 1,298 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
SE Brady Rd. (16ftWclnt) 800 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW Brady Rd. (16th/PacRim) 679 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
Crown Road Improvements 876 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
Hood St. (16th/18th) 131 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW McIntosh (Brady/11th) 1,019 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW McIntosh (11th/18th) 971 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW Sierra (28th/38th) 1,081 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW 43rd (Sierra/Astor) 192 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
SE Payne (PacRim/Brady) 969 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW 18th (Hood/Cascade) 205 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
_ NW 38th (Bybee/industrial) 906 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW 38th (Industdal/Parker) 504 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW 23rd (Sierra/Astor) 293 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
NW 23rd (Cascade/Astor) 155 Str GEN/DEV 2007-15
Cstenscn Canycn Road 1,232 S t r GEN/DEV 2007-15
General Street Projects 300 S t r GEN 2007-15
Par!, Cent.and Aq. 1,500 Park GEN/DEV 2007-15
Trail 4104L 81 Park GEN/DEV 2007-15
Mcintosh Bk Ln (Brady/11th) 96 Park GEN/DEV 2007-15
23rd Bk Ln (Cascade/28th) 48 Park GEN/DEV 2007-15
Astor/43rd,'Sierra Bk Ln 43 Park GEN/DEV 2007-15
General Sewer Projects 3,000 Swr W/S 2007-15
General Water Projects 3,000 Wtr W/S 2007-15
Fisher Basin Sicrr Udlit'j . 360 Stm FBU 2007-15
2007.15 Total $19,739
TOTAL COST OF 20 YEAR CAPI'T'AL FACILITIES PLAN - $76,375,000
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CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
INVENTORY OF CURRENT FACILITIES
SCHOOLS LOCATION YEAR TOTAL 1993/94 CAPACITY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
OF BLDG. ENROLL- PORTABLES STUDENTS
OCCU- SO.FT. MENT N
PANCY PORTABLES
Elementary
Helen Bailer 1954 N.E. Garfield 1948 40,728 368 509 0
(K-1) Camas,WA 98607
Lacamas 11205 S.E.262nd 1962 41,685 442 521 0
Heights Ave.
(2-5) Camas,WA 98607
Dorothy Fox 2623 N.W. Sierra 1982 39,436 375 493 4 89
(2-5) Camas,WA 98607
Total Elementary 121,849 1,185 1523 4 89
Middle
Zallerbach 841 N.E.22nd Ave. 1966 62,757 655 570 1 65
(6-8) Camas,WA 98607
High
Camas High 1612 N.E.Garfield 1957 72,144 757 950
(9-12) Camas,WA 98607
NON—INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES
TYPE LOCATION
Garfield Performing Arts Center 1612 N.E.Garfield
Camas,WA 98607
Bus Ram,Bus Stop and Warehouse 1707 N.E. lore Street —
Camas,WA 98607
Transportation Office 1707 N.E. Ione Street
Camas,WA 98607
Administration Center 2041 N.E. lone Street
Camas,WA 98607
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NEEDS FORECAST
EXISTING FACILITIES
FUTURE NEED ESTIMATED COST
Helen Baller Early Childhood Center Modernize existing facility $650,000
Dorothy Fox Elementary Modernize existing facility $400,000
Lacamas Heights Elementary Modernize existing facility $3,600,000
Carnas High School Modernize existing facility $6,080,000
NEW SCHOOLS
TYPE PROPOSED YEAR OF TOTAL CAPACITY ESTIMATED
LOCATION COMPLETION BLDG. COST
SO.FT.
New Middle School Refer to 95-96 88,000 727 $13,310,000
Comprehensive land
use plan map for
potential areas for
new school
Convert Existing Zellerbach Existing School Site 95-96 62,757 784 $3,040,000
Miele School to Elementary
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SIX-YEAR FINANCE PLAN
ES-11MATEsD TOTAL RE`ENU2 14%] 5-YEAR PERIOD
SECURED FUNDING SOURCES AMOUNT
UNSECURED FUNDING SOURCES AMOUNT
Boni $ 32,330,000
State Match $ 1,330,000
Impact Fees $ 330,0001
$ 33,960,000'
TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN 6-YEAR PERIOD = $ 33,600,000.
1 Impact Fees to be spent or used for middle school and portables.
Z These funds,once secured,will be used to decrease the need for future bonds or used capital facilities
such as portables.
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SCHOOL IMPACT FEE CALCULATION
SCHOOL IMPACT FEE PER SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE)
Gross School Impact Fee for Middle Sdbol Facilities $1,661.88
LESS
Tax Credit $852.55
EQUALS $809.33
MULTIPLIED BY 85%
Total Ma)dmum Impact Fee Per Single Family Residence $687.94 a
SCHOOL IMPACT FEE PER MULTI FAMILY RESIDENCE
Gross School Impact Fee for Middle School Facilities $477.39
LESS
Tax Credit $238.67
EQUALS $238.72
MULTIPLIED BY 85%
Total Maximum Impact Fee Per Multi Family Residence $202.91
1 See Volume IV of County Comprehensive Plan for more details on the calculation of the fee. This fee =
shall be recalculated scon,based on an annual review requirement,as provided by the Clark County Impact
Fen Crdinance.
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f ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT
permit a high technology industrial park
NTR 0 D U CT i O N This area was not meant to replace the mill
i as the mainstay of the local economy,but to
Economic Development for the City of diversify the City's tax base, thus buffering
Camas is the creation and sustainability of a it from the economic downswings in the
diverse array of employment opportunities, wood and pulp industry.
ensuring the tax base currently enjoyed by
the City is sustained and strengthened. The DOWNTOWN
economic health and well being of the City
of Camas is thus tied to a commitment to Adjacent to the James River mill is Camas'
promote a wide range of employment downtown. Many of the long-term busi-
opportunities for the citizens of the nesses in the City are located in the down-
a.
community as well as to provide a setting town area and are also dependent upon the
and quality of life that attracts businesses paper mill. Though these businesses are
and residents. not the foundation of the economy in terms
of dollars,they provide essential services
The development of this comprehensive and goods to mill workers and citizens, and
plan element can be linked to the adoption are the physical center to the community.
of the Washington State Growth Reinforcing the downtown as the city's
Management Act adopted in July of 1990. "heart",is governmental services located in
Although not specifically required by the downtown: city hall, fire,police, and
Growth Management Act,the City of library.
Camas feels it is vitally important that an
Economic Development Element be Downtown made significant modifications
included in its Comprehensive Plan. a number of years ago by means of a
beautification project It made the
The following information comprises the downtown more attractive physically and
Economic Development Element for the functionally, and had helped maintain
City of Camas. It reviews: downtown's central role in the community.
• Historical and existing economy
COMMERCIAL AREAS
• Goals and policies for a future vision
• Implementation and financing strategies The development of commercial properties
u to achieve that vision along the SE 164th corridor to the west of
Camas will serve much of the newer areas
BACKGROUND A Io EXISTING of Vancouver. The City of Camas will
CONDITIONS provide appropriate new commercial—
mixed-use—centers to serve the areas
For most of Camas' history,its economic west and north of downtown. Existing
'3 health has been tied directly to the wood centers will be reinforced to retain their
and pulp industry. The James River paper economic viability.
mill has been the mainstay of the City's
economy. In an effort to widen the
economic base and s=ngthen the
community,the City Council in 1985
aggressively pursued the annexation of land
on the western boundary of Camas to
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residential. Thus the City is able to
INDUSTRIAL PARK respond,and preserve the vitality of
Camas.
Though James River paper mill is the
largest employer within the City,Hewlett/ FACTORS AFFECTING THE FUTURE
Packard,just to the west,has become the
largest employer in the county. Its rise is The following issues and events have and
indicative of a new arena of business. will set the direction for the growth and
Hewlett/Packard does not directly economy for the City of Camas.
contribute to the economy of Camas,but its
location near the City's industrial park • The City has invested heavily in the
provides indirect benefit to Camas. infrastructure to support the industrial and
commercial ventures discussed above,
The Fisher Basin industrial park now has and will continue to do so. (See the
five industries operating or in design and Capital Facilities Element)
construction phase. These companies are:
• • The City is committed to balancing the
Sharp Microelectronics
jobs to people ratio so that Camas is not a
• Heraeus Shin-Etsu bedroom community.
- Underwriter's Laboratories Conversely much of the growth Camas is '
• Furuno experiencing can be attributed to people
• Linear Technology leaving Vancouver and Portland. An
indirect factor influencing Camas growth
These companies have chosen Camas for. is the current tax structure in Oregon.
Quality of Life The City of Camas is in a strong position to
Housing continue its economic growth. The City
should continue to enjoy its high tax base,
• Proximity to Air,Water,Rail,Highway while spreading the responsibility for that
Availability of water, sewer and power base from James River. This will ensure a
balanced local economy that is important in
Proximity to similar industries providing the quality of life associated-with
• Responsive permit review times the City of Camas.
• Quality schools GOALS AND POLICIES
This is indicative of the close relationship The Washington Growth Management Act
between economic strategies and the of 1990 has identified the following
character of a community in attracting and statewide goal for economic development:
keeping businesses.
Encourage economic development _
The overall economic future for the City of throughout the state that is consistent with
Camas is dependent upon how well this adopted comprehensive plans,promote
area supplements the paper mill. This area economic opportu.-dryfor all citizens of this
is designed to be responsive to the overall state, especially for unemployed and for =
needs of the community. The primary uses disadvantaged persons, and encourage
permitted in this area are campus style light growth in areas experiencing insufficient
industry/high technology developments. A economic growth, all within the capacities
portion of the area will be utilized for a of the state's natural resources,public
major mixed-use center incorporating a services, and public facilities.
retail center,motel, offices and a research
institute. It will also include high density L
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The Clark County Community Framework Policy: The City of Camas will actively
Plan, adopted in May 1993, contains encourage business investments that
policies for economic development. This generate net fiscal benefits to the
element builds on these policies,provides community, are environmentally conscious,
more specific direction for implementation and are consistent with the overriding goal
of the goals, and coordinates with other of Higher wage jobs for Camas residents.
elements of the comprehensive plan.
Strategies:Provide priority assistance to
This economic development element has employers who pay an above average wage
been organized around goals,policies and and will improve the community's standard
strategies developed by the Columbia River of living.
Economic Development Council,especially
high wage jobs. Encourage the recruitment of new business
employers to absorb the local labor force,
Goal 1: Ensure that there is a balance of and to provide long term employment to a
economic and population growth, and that the greater proportion of local residents who
type of economic development that occurs a1e currently employed outside the area.
contributes to maintaining and improving the
overall quality of life in the City of Camas. Facilitate industrial and commercial
investments that generate tax revenues in
Policy: The City of Camas will promote a excess of infrastructure and ongoing
diverse economic base through growth that service costs.
improves the lifestale of Camas' citizens. Adopt benchmarks that are common with
Strategies: Sustain commitment to existing adjoining jurisdictions to measure the
enterprises that have created the economicb community's overall economic viability.
base of the City, support their continued promote productivity and quality among
growth, thereby encouraging investment
and job growth, business,thereby meeting world and
market standards for their products and
Provide economic opportunity for all services.
residents includuig unemployed and special
needs populations. - Goal 3:Assure an adequate supply of prime
industrial sites to meet market demands for
Support retention, expansion and industrial development over 20 year time
recruitment activities for businesses of all horizon.
types and sizes with a commitment to the
environment and the community. Policy: The City will implement policies
and strategies to maintain a minimum ten
Goal 2a: K3e p and ar7act businesses that year supply of prime or potentially prime
sustain a strong economy and are supportive industrial land.
of the community.
Strategies: Locate present and future
Goal 2b: Bring private sector annual wage industrial land in such a manner as to be
rates to parity with the Washington state accessible to roadways of an arterial
average by the year 2000 and to parity with classification or higher. Require that
utilities are present or can be realistically
the U.S. by the year 20'O5, maintaining or extended.
exceeding parity with U.S. average annual
wage rates thereafter. Assure that rezoning of industrial parcels
for non-industrial uses should not occur
unless and until suitable replacement sites
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Encourage businesses to design projects in Goal 7: Assure an adequate range of housing
such a way as to support non-single affordable to the local work force. Assure
occupancy vehicle access(transit,high that it is located near major employment
occupancy vehicles, bicyclists,pedestrians). centers and/or transit corridors throughout
Give priority to high density residential, the community.
industrial,commercial,and mixed use Policies: The housing element of the City
developments located on current or planned of Camas will primarily be based on the
transit corridors. housing element for Clark County. It will
Encourage transit-oriented site planning and address the needs for income appropriate
work force housing and jobs/housing
design. balance within Camas.
Establish densities for neighborhoods Strategies: Encourage that at least 25% of
served by both fixed route and high the city's housing can be afforded by
capacity transit,and that they are persons earning the average annual wage.
appropriate for the levels of service
available to the City. Designate land for housing that is
Goal 6 Provide a continuum of educational affordable to the full range of employee
incomes. This land should be located
opportunities responsive to the changing needs convenient to employment centers.
of the work place, both locally and regionally.
Determine land uses that will ensure at least
Policy: Camas, in association with the a 40:60 jobs to population ratio.
business community, will participate with
provides of elementary,secondary, and Encourage innovative mixed use
higher education to support education in the developments with high density housing
City of Camas. located within walking distance of high
Srrctegies: Utilize Clark College and density employment centers.
TSU-Southwest Washing-ton campuses to Revise commercial and industrial
the LE.est extent possible. development standards to allow for mixed
use developments and to ensure
Encourage residents to attend institutes of compatibility with residential and public
higher education. uses included within and adjacent to them.
Consider incentives to link proposed Goal 8: Improve the air quality of the area.
industrial and commercial development Preserve airshed capacity to accommodate
projJects with job training and education job generating activities.
prograM- s.
Policy: Camas will adopt policies and
Encouze continuing education, skills strategies aimed at reducing pollution from
upgrading, mentoring, and lifelong learning mobile sources and thereby preserving the
programs suitable for large and small remaining usable airshed for potential
a-S employers. industrial and commercial users.
Encourage employers to provide Strategies: Continue to participate in
�._ information, employers, and other Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) and
resources to schools with the goal of Transportation Demand Management
improving the quality of education and (TDM)programs to reduce the number of
students awareness of future Single Occupant Vehicles(SOV).
opportunities.
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Encourage the use of transit and participate Strategies: Provide precise and timely
with C-TRAN to ensure service is available information to potential businesses. _
when warranted -
Streamline land use approval and permitting
Plan for long-term economic growth that processes to assure predictability,
enhances the capacity of existing air shed flexibility, and responsiveness.
for job-generating activities.
Ensure that economic and fiscal benefits
Goal 9: Build infrastructure in advance of its will outweigh costs of impact fees for
demand by industrial and commercial industrial,commercial,and residential
development development.
Policy: The City of Camas will ensure the
capital facilities element addresses the
infrastructure required to facilitate the
locating of industrial and commercial
employers in Camas.
Strategies: Prioritize infrastructure
development to areas that are suitable for
industrial and commercial development and
that can be served on a cost effective basis.
Consider incentives to encourage improved
utilization of existing facilities. 1
Regularly update the Capital Facilities Plan
to ensure it addresses the current and future
goals of the City. Maintain awareness of
and sensitivity to changes in the business
community to guarantee the City does not
lose its favorable jobs to population ratio.
Implement level of service(LOS) and
concurrency management systems that are
realistic and make it possible to achieve the
economic goals and policies adopted by the
City.
Gcal 10: Implement permitting processes and
fae schedules that maintain a competitive
advantage for high wage business and
industry to locate in the Camas area. _
Policies: The City of Camas will pursue
policies and strategies that are aimed at
streamlining the permitting process,
establishing predictable project approval ==
mechanisms, and establishing fees for
development commensurate with benefits
received
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Washington
'I Capital Facilities Plan
As of March, 1998
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Joan Durgin, Finance Director
DATE: April 20, 1998
SUBJECT: Capital Facilities Plan
Each year, the city's Capital Facilities Plan is updated to refine existing projects, include new
projects, and to forecast and identify other capital needs. The 1998 plan is attached.
The CFP is driven both by need and financial means, which helps explain the dramatic
fluctuations in capital outlays throughout the years. The first five years contain a higher
degree of detail and are tied to the adopted facilities plans of the City (Park, Water, Sewer,
Comprehensive). Whereas, years 2004-2011 and years 2012-2019 contain a few known major
capital projects, but are more heavily influenced by general long-term capital projections.
The following is a breakdown of some of the larger capital projects planned for years 1998-2011:
Amount
1998
• NW Parker Street completion $ 1,416,000
• Sewer treatment plant expansion-design 5,000,000
• Frank's Moorage 472,000
• Grass Valley Fire Station land acquisition 330,000
1999
• Southeast 1st Street Improvements $ 9,619,500
• Seaver treatment plant expansion-construction 8,000,000
2000
• Sewer treatment plant expansion-construction $ 5,400,000
• Library land acquisition and design 1,250,000
• Grass Valley fire station construction 1,500,000
2001
• NW 16th et al Hood to Pacific Rim street improvements $ 850,000
• Angelo booster station 800,000
• Nest Camas well field 650,000
• Library/Court remodel and addition 5,750,000
2002
• Northwest Brady/16th to 25th $ 700,000
2003
• Recreation Center $ 2,000,000
2004-2011
• Future City Hall $ 6,000 000
• Aquatic Facility 2,000,000
The graph below displays total capital projects for the first seven years as detailed in the city's
plan. This graph also separates the totals by general governmental projects.and utility projects
to aide in identifying the necessary funding sources and the impact to general fund.
�`yGeneral`Governmental Utit " :TOTA- -Iz
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Prodects - �=�'PROJ.E_GTS,
1997 $ 7,469,220 $ 841,227 $ 8,310,447
1998 5,721,440 6,565,748 12,287,188
1999 14,105,500 11,620,000 25,725,500
2000 4,986,000 7,165,000 12,151,000
2001 8,464,250 2,340,000 10,804,250
2002 2,740,525 480,000 3,220,525
2003 3,467,000 465,000 3,932,000
General Governmental and Utility Capital Projects
$25,000,000
i
❑Utility Projects
$20,000,000 --- ■General Governmental Projects
515,000,000
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$10,000,000
$5,000,000
A
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Assessed Value Projection and 4/27/98
Computation of Future Legal Debt Margins
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Estimated Assessed Valuation $ 1,380,239,672 $ 1,560,324,000 $ 1,731,143,000 $ 1,919,931,000 $ 2,111,924,000 $ 2,323,116,000 $ 2,555,427,600
Section I:
General purpose indebtedness without a vote
Legal limit 1.5%of assessed value 20,703,595 23,404,860 25,967,145 28,798,965 31,678,860 34,846,740 38,331,414
Indebtedness:
GO bonds&loans less assets 5,326,000 5,106,000 7,436,000 12,7,76,000 11,986,000 12,459,300 11,529,000
Margin of indebtedness available without a vote $ 15,377,595 $ 18,298,860 $ 18,531,145 $ 16,022,965 $ 19,692,860 $ 22,387,440 $ 26,802,414
Section II:
General purpose indebtedness with a 3/5 vote
Legal limit 2.5%of taxable property value 34,505,992 39,008,100 43,278,575 47,998,275 52,798,100 58,077,900 63,885,690
Indebtedness
GO bonds&loans less assets 972,000 897,000 817,000 732,000 642,000 547,000 447,000
Margin of indebtedness available with a 3/5 vote: $ 33,533,992 $ 38,111,100 $ 42,461,575 $ 47,266,275 $ 52,156,100 $ 57,530,900 $ 63,438,690
Margin of indebtedness available-general purpose
based an legal limit of 2,5%of assessed value $ 28,207,992 $ 33,005,100 $ 35;025,575 $ 34,490,275. $ 40;170,100 $;y 45;071,600 $ .51,909;ti90'
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General Obligation Debt Principal Balance
Amount
of issue 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Current Debt:
1989 Park acquisition bonds-unlimited $ 60,000 $ - $ $ $ - $ - $ -
1996 G.O.refunding bonds-unlimited 975,000 960,000 880,000 795,000 705,000 610,000 510,000
1989 Storm sewer construction-limited 125,000 65,000 65,000 - - - -
1996 G.O.and refunding bonds-limited 2,820,000 2,660,000 2,490,000 2,315,000 2,130,000 1,935,000 1,730,000
1996 PWTF loan-Parker Street 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,400,000 1,300,000 1,200,000
PWTF loan for Parker Street project 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 850,000 800,000
Future Debt Issues:
Library
Land acquisition and design $ 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,180,000 1,105,000 1,025,000 940,000
Remodel and addition $ 5,750,000 - 5,750,000 5,420,000 5,085,000 4,745,000
Fire
Construction of Grass Valley Fire Station $ 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,150,000 1,050,000 950,000 850,000
Parks&Recreation
Recreation Facility construction $ 1,333,300 - - - - - 1,333,300 1,283,000
Total unlimited issues 1,035,000 960,000 880,000 795,000 705,000 610,000 510,000
Total limited issues 5,345,000 5,125,000 7,455,000 12,795,000 12,005,000 12,478,300 11,548,000
Total General Obligation Debt Issued $ 6380,000 $ 6,085,000 $ 8,335,000 $ 13,590,000 $ 12,710,000 :$ , ,13;088,300,' $ 12,058;006
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General Obligation Debt Service Payments
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Current Debt:
1989 Park acquisition bonds-unlimited $ 131,413 $ 127,453 $ - $ -
1996 G.O. refunding bonds-unlimited 63,478 62,855 127,203 128,642 129,775 130,545 130,985
1989 Storm sewer construction-limited 72,090 68,190 69,290 - - - -
1996 G.O.and refunding bonds-limited 302,543 301,110 304,150 301,500 303,450 304,755 305,395
1996 PWTF loan-Parker Street - - 100,824 100,824 100,824 100,824 100,824
PWTF loan for Parker Street project(pmt starts in 2003)
- - - - - 100,000 100,000
Total current debt 569,524 .559,608 601,467 530,966 534,049 636,124 637,204
Future Debt Issues:
Library
Land acquisition and design - - - 124,532 124,532 124,532 124,532
Remodel and addition - - - - 491,234 491,234 491,234
Fire
Construction of Grass Valley Fire Station - - - 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000
Parks&Recreation
Recreation Facility construction - - - - - - 113,000
Total unlimited issues 194,891 190,308 127,203 128,642 129,775 130,545 130,985
Total limited issues 374,633 369,300 474,264 651,856 1,145,040 1,246,345 1,359,985
Total General Obligation Debt Service Payments $ 569,524 $ 559,608 $ 601,467 $ 780,498 $ 1,274,815 $P-',!,.376;890 $:,. 1,490,970
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1998
_- General Emergency Fire Equip_ Storm_ Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ xltah undo'
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage - Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
--- - - ----- -- - T
1997 balance forward $ 633,232 $ 560,394 _$ 317,668 $ 935,490 $ $ - $ - $ - $ 250,943 $2,218,617 $2,771,854
1998 projected revenues 1,200,000 - 32,000 50,000 3,034,000 2,500,000 2,372,308 1,415,000 149,057 550,000 2,022,295 .
1998 Total funds available $1,833,232 $ 560,394 $ 349,668 $ 985,490 $3,034,000 $ 2,500,000 $2,372,308 $ 1,415,000 $ 400,000 $2,768,617 $4,794,149 $ 21,012,858
Year-1998 General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary FundWater/Sewer REET/ .&ren a
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees '7Qtal'Funds
Dept-Other Govt.Services
City wide software upgrade 35,000 35,000 C': 35.0W
SUBTOTAL 35,000
Dept-ENG/PLANNING
Computer new&upgrades 8,000 8,000 .1
New software 10,000 10,000 0
Miscellaneous equipment 6,000 6,000
_ SUBTOTAL 24,000
De t--BUILDING
Remodel upstairs 6,000 6,000
SUBTOTAL 6,000
Dept.-STREET
4 toot developer reimbursement 15,000 - 15,000
City wide overlays 200,000 200,000
Lake Rd./SR 500 intersection imp. 250,000 100,000 150,000
Payne Rd.improvements 40,000 40,000
Miscellaneous.storm imp. 15,000 15,000
Miscellaneous retaining wall 3,000 3,000
Path-NW Lake Rd. 60,000 60,000
Misc.guardrail/NW Lake Rd. 17,000 17,000 _ '•9j-i w
_ W
Sidewalks-City Wide/CDBG 324,440 156,440 168,000 a
NE 3rd Bridge painting 124,00_0 29,440 _ _ 94,560
NW Parker St.Improvements -_ 1,416,000 _- - 240,000 666,000 510,000 A�B�QOUr
Traffic SignaU_CDBG 130,000 _45,000 --- _ 85,000
Pickup 2QOt)0 20,000 "t
SUBTOTAL 2,614,440
Dept.-SANITARY _
Automaticpackertruck(2) 246,000 186,000 _ 60,000
G_arbage bins 154,000 154,000
SUBTOTAL 400,000
Dept.-WATER/SEWER _
Filter plant improvements 30,000 __ _ 30,000
McIntosh loop water line 100,000 100,000 ;i U0400f{�
F' *.
Well land acquisition _90,000 _ 90,000 90,00Q,
#2 clarifier retaining wall 4,500_ 4,500 'SQI]
R
Meter purchase _13,000_ _ 13,0005 <
Facility landscaping 3,000 3,000 3 Mn
General machinery&equipment 78,000 78,000
Brady waterline upsize 24,000 24,000 1�8 41000
1 Sewer Facilit -I&I work 425,000 425,000 25 000;
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1998
General Emergency Hie Equip. Storm Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ TO 11un
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative _Drainage Bonds -Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees v
1997 balance forward _ $ 633,232 $ 560,394 $ 317,668 $ 935,490 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 250,943 $2,218,617 $2,771,854
1998 projected revenues 1,200,000 - 32,000 50,000 3,034,000 2,500,000 2,372,308 1,415,000 149,057 550,000 2,022,295 vS'itsl
1998 Total funds available $1,833,232 $ 560,394 $ 349,668 $ 985,490 $3,034,000 $ 2,500,000 $2,372.308 $ 1,415,000 $ 400,000 $2,768,617 $4,794,149 $ 21,012,858
Year-1998 General Emergency Fire Equip_ Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ r
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Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
Sewer Facility-STP plant expansion 5,000,000 _ 3,034,000 1,000,000 966,000 _y OpQkgOQ
Water corrosion upgrades 20,000 20,000Olilio:
Forest Home improvements/CDBG 290,748 _ 240,748 50,000 rw
Lacamas booster pump upgrade 87,500 _ 87,500
SUBTOTAL 6,165,748
Dept.-PARKS
Greenway/parks acquisition 600,000 600,000
General park 50,000 50,000 1
SW 6th park acquisition 100,000 100,000
Community center building improvements 27,000 27,000
Camas pool renovation(IAC) 250,000 125,000 125,000
Bike/Trail construction 100,000 100,000 .
Grass Valley community park Aqu. 400,000 - 400,000 r� 4tkta
Vehicle-pickup truck 22,000 22,000 _ N �
Tractor 40,000 40,000 ,`A'�
Frank's Moorage 472,000 163,000 _ 309,000 �7 `
SUBTOTAL 2,061.,000
Dept.-LIBRARY
Books 85,000 85,000
Misc. 25,000 25,000 g �-
SUBTOTAL 110,000 r
Dept.-FIRVEMERGENCY
Land Acquisition for GV Fire Station 330,000 330,000
Ladder Truck budget 97,pd for 98) _ 541,000 321,000 220,000A 4
SUBTOTAL 871,000
1998 Projected capital expenditures 12,287,188 1,162,880 - 321,000 3,034,000 1,426,000 1,838,308 115,000 214,000 1,791,000 2,385,000 12,287,188
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1999 Balance forward $ 670,352 $ 560,394 $ 28,668 $ 985,490 $ - $ 1,074,000 $ 534,000 $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 977,617 $2,409,149 $ 8.725,670
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1999
gGeneralEmergency Fire Equip_ Storm Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees1998 balance forward $ 560,394 $_28,668 $ 985,490 $ - $ 1,074,000 $ 534,000 $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 977,617 $2,409,1491999 projected revenues - 60,000 50,000 5,275,000 .1,426,000 9,468,425 2,283,575 30,000 550,000 2,224,525
1999 Total funds available $ 560,394 $ 88,668 $ 1,035,490 $ 5,275,000 $ 2,500,000 $10,002,425 $ 3,583,575 $ 216,000 $1,527,617 $4,633,674 $ 31,293,195
Year-1999 General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees ,v *!
Dept-Other Govt.Services `
Networking hardware&software dev. 50,000 50,000
City Hail copier 20,000 20,000
RemoderCity Hall 300,000 300,000
SUBTOTAL 370,000
Dept-ENG/PLANNING
Computer new&upgrades 5,000 5,000
GIS 10,000 10,000
Software upgrades 5,000 5,000
New software _5,000_ 5,000 rt
Misc.survey equipment 5,000 5,000
Vehicle-pickup truck 20,000 20,000
SUBTOTAL 50,000
Dept-BUILDING
Computer upgrades 5,000 5,000_
SUBTOTAL 5,000
Dept-POLICE
Copier 10,000 10,000 1,
Perimeter fence 7,5_00 7,500
SUBTOTAL 17,500
Dept.-STREET
4 foot developer reimbursement _15,000 _ 15,000
Six year street plan improvements 368,000 368,000 k
NW 23rd Cascade to Sierra 312,000 _1.12,000 200,0001
Crown Park neigh.project(CDBG) 250,0_0_0 _- - 250,000
8th
1and Hood St.improvements 550,000 200,000 350,000
TIF-6th and Ivy turn lane 400,000 400,000 y
S-
TIF-East list ST.(TIB) 9,6.19,500 - - - _-_ -- -- - _-- _ 6,350,925 2,268,575 1,000,000
Street sweeper(purch.w/Washougal)_ _ 75,000 75,000 ga
SUBTOTAL 11,589,500
Dept__SANITARY
Garbage bins 30,00030,000
SUBTOTAL 30,000
v
Dept.-WATER/SEWER _ 75
Fac-18"transmission line downtown 250,000 250,000
Fac-West Camas well piping _ 300,00_0 300,000 Y
Fac-Upper Prune Hili reservoir 1,000,000 1,000,000
_
Fac-Wells west Camas 1 400,000 400,000 vu
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1999
General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REETI
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative- Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
1998 balance forward $ 670,352 28.668950,
85,490 - 1,074,000 534,000 1,300, 0 $ 186,000 $ 977,617 $2,409,149
1999 projected revenues 1,200,000 $ 560,394 $ $ 9
- 60,000 50,000 $ $ $ $5,275,000 1,426,000 9.468,425 2.283,50705 30,000 550,000 2,224,525 Ta :I
999 Total funds available $1,870,352 $ 560,394 $ 88,668 $ 1,035.490 $ 5,275,000 $ 2,500,000 $10,002,425 $ 3,583.575 $ 216.000 $1,527,617 $4,633,674 $ 31,293,195
Year-1999 General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REE
T/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees 0
Fac-12"wl NE 22nd Everett to Garfield 40,000 40,000
Fac-PRV Lacamas Shores 70,000 70.000
General water line replacements 75.000 75,000 -
Water facility plan update 76,000 75.000
S Fac-Prune Hill pump sta upgrade 250,000 250,000 -
S Fac-IM 1 400,000 - - 400,000
S Fac-STP Plant expansion-construction 8,000,000 3.000,000 2,500.000 2.500,000
S Fac-Joy to p.s.step line F_ 250,000 250.000
S Fac-Lacamas Creek pump station 130.000 130,000
Water corrosion upgrades 200,000 200,000
10 yd.Dumptruck(112 with wtr/swr) 100,000 50.000 50.000
Westside gravel yard(1/2 with wtr/swr) 50,000 25,000 25,000
SUBTOTAL 11,590,000
Dept.-PARKS
Franks moorage(IAC) 450,000 301,500 148.500
Greenway/park acquisition 400,000 400,000
General park upgrades 60.000 60,000
Parks plan update 50.000
50,000
Bike/trail improvements 100,000 100.0001,
Ledbetter Park acquisition 150,000 150,000
Grass Valley park development 350.000 350,000
Louis Bloch Park irrigation 45,000 45,000
Community Center improvements 100,000 100.000
Mower 20,000 20,000
Forest Home Park drainage 90,000 90,000
SUBTOTAL 1,815,000
Dept.-LIBRARY
Books 93.500 93,500
Misc. 25,000 25.000
SUBTOTAL 118,500
Dept.-FIRE/EMERGENCY ky
Vehicle-Deputy Fire Marshall 30,000 30,000
New ambulance 110,000 110,000
SUBTOTAL 140,000
1999 Projected capital expenditures 25,725,500 1,736,000 110,000 - - 5.275.000 2,500.000 10,002,425 2,283.575 30,000 840,000 2,948.60025.725.500
2000 Balance forward F_ _$_1_U_,352 T-T5-0.394 88,668 1,035,490 $ - $ - 1 $ 1,300,000 1$ 186,000 1$ 687.617 $1,685,174 $
5567 695
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Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
1999 balance forward $ 134,352 $ 450,394 $ 88,668 $1,035,490 $ - $ - $ - $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 687,617 $ 1,685,174
2000 projected revenues 1,300,000 60,000 50,000 3,738,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 15,000 40,000 600,000 2,446,978 . q7@,
2000 Total funds available $ 1,434,352 $ 450,394 $ 148,668 $1,085,490_ $ 3,738,000 $2,700,000 $2,700,000 $ 1,315,000 $ 226,000 $ 1,287,617 $ 4,132,151 $19,217,672
Year-2000 General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees u
Dept-Other Govt.Services
Networking hardware&software dev. 80,000 80,000
SUBTOTAL 80,000 r
,A
Dept-ENGIPLANNING
Computer new&upgrades 2,500 2,500
GIS 10,000 10,000
Software upgrades 5,000 5,000
New software 5,000 5,000
Misc.survey equipment 5,000 5,000
SUBTOTAL 27,500
Dept-BUILDING -
Computer upgrades 5,000 5,000 j
SUBTOTAL 5,000 M"
Dept.-STREET _
4 foot developer reimbursement 15,000 - 15,000 i
Six year street plan Improvements 231,000 231,000
a
tom'
TIF project 400,000 _ 400,000
t4 .1 4
Storage building(1/2 with Wa/Sw) 70,000_ 35,000 35,000 Y' U
Equipment trailer(1/2 with Wa/Sw) 20,000 10,000 10,000 �2tti
SUBTOTAL 736,000
Dept.-SANITARY
Garbage bins 40,000 40,000
SUBTOTAL 40,000
Dept.-W_ATERISEWER _
Fac-water leak survey 30,000 30,000
Fac-Pacific Rim water line 238,000 __ 238,000 - F
Fac---property acq:reservoir sites 150,000 - 150,000 °
Fac- regg firm capacity upgrade _80,000 __--_ _ - 80,000
Fac-firm capacity lower P.H. 400,000 _ _400,000
Fac-particle counter filter plant 30,000 _ - 30,000
General well replacements 75,000 75,000 7
S Fac-pump station upgrades 300,000_ __ 200,000 100,000 a n �JWr000
S Fac-STP plant expansion-const. 5,400,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 r
4Pbr
M..".'
S Fac-I&I 400,000 400,000
Vehicle-pickup truck 22,000 - 22,000 m` x°22 OOd'
SUBTOTAL 7,125,000i4i,y
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General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm _ Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ To1�l- F
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
1999 balance forward $ 134,352 $ 450,394 $ 88,668 $1,035,490 $ - $ - $ - $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 687,617 $ 1,685,174
2000 projected revenues 1,300,000 - 60,000 50,000 3,738,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 15,000 40,000 600,000 2,446,978
2000Totalfundsavailable $ 1,434,352 $ 450,394 $ 148,668 $1,085,490 $ 3,738,000 $2,700,000 $2,700,000 $.1,315,000 $ 226,000 $ 1,287,617 $ 4,132,151 $19,217,672
Year-2.0_00 General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees ,Tll?
Dept.-PARKS
Greenway/parks acquisition 400,000 _ _ 400,000
General park improvements 60,000 60,000
Bike/trail improvements 100,000 100,000
Washougal River Greenway-sidewalk/parking 100,000 100,000
Dorothy Fox park improvements 100,000 100,000
Playing fields&park acquisition 500,000 500,000 _
SUBTOTAL 1,260,000
Dept.-LIBRARY
Books 102,500 102,500
Misc. 25,000 25,000
Land acquisition and design 1,250,000 1,250,000
SUBTOTAL 1,377,500
Dept.-FIRE/EMERGENCY
Construction of GV Fire Station 1,500,000 1,250,000 250,000
SUBTOTAL 1,500,000
2000 Projected capital expenditures 12,151,000 776,000 - - - 3,738,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 15,000 40,000 532,000 1,650,000 12,151,000
2001 Balance forward $ 658,352 $ 450,394 $ 148,668 $1,085,490 $ $ - $ - $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 755,617 $ 2,482,151 $ 7,066,672
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_ General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm _ Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ 70 J' da
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
2000 Balance forward $ 658,352 $ 450,394_ $ 148,668 $1,085_,490 $ $ $ - $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 755,617 $2,482,151 j
2_001 Projected revenues 1,300,000 - 60,000 50,000 7,500,000 725,000 15,000 40,000 600,000 2,691,676
2001 Total funds available $ 1,958,352 $ 450,394 $ 208,668 $1,135,490 $7,500,000 $ $725,000 $ 1,315,000 $ 226,000 $ 1,355,617 $5,173,827 $20,048,348
Year-2001General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm_ _ Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees ..O
Dept-Other Govt.Services _
Networking hardware&software dev. 40,000 40,000
SUBTOTAL 40,000
Dept-ENG/PLANNING
Computer new&upgrades 2,500 2,500
GIS 10,000 10,000
Software upgrades 5,000 5,000
New software 5,000 5,000
Misc.survey equipment 5,000 5,000 r
SUBTOTAL 27,500
Dept-BUILDING
Computer upgrades 5,000 5,000 s
SUBTOTAL 5,000
Dept.-STREET
4 foot developer reimbursement 15,000 _ 15,000
Six year street plan improvements_ _1_95,000 195,000
NW 16th at al Hood to Pacific Rim_ 850,000 125,000 725,000
TIF project 700,000_ -_ - _- 700,000
Vehicle-pickup truck 24,000 24,000
Asphalt paving machine 50,000 50,000 _
SUBTOTAL 1,834,000
Dept.-SANITARY
Garbage bins 40,000 40,000
SUBTOTAL 40,000
Dept.-WATERISEWER
Fac-Angelo booster station 800,000 700,000 100,000
Fac-Butler rehab 400,000 400,00_0_
----------- - -- - ----- ------ ---- ----- --- - -- - -
Fac-West Camas well field 650,000 - 650,000 -
General water line upgrades 75,000 75,000
S_facpumpstationupgrade _ -250_000 250,000
S fac-1&150,000 _
___---_ _ _ __ 50,000 ,
Sewer facility plan update 75,000 - 75,000
SUBTOTAL 2,300,000
,,
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2001
General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ IRT9WEpags;
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
2_000 Balance forward _ $ 658,352 $ 450,394 $ 148,668 $1,085,490 $ $ $ - $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 755,617 $2,482,151 aqq���*77*2r
2001 Projected revenues 1,300,000 60,000 50,000 7,500,000 725,000 15,000 40,000 600,000 2,691,676 tad"67
2001 Total funds available $ 1,958,352 $ 450,394 $ 208,668 $1,135,490 $7,500,000 $ $725,000 $ 1,315,000 $ 226,000 $ 1,355,617 $5,173,827 $20,048,348
Year-2001 General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund I Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees'
Dept.-POLICE
Police car&equipment 30,000 30,000
SUBTOTAL 30,000
Dept.-PARKS
General park improvements 70,000 70,000
Bike/trail improvements 100,000 _ 100,000
Greenway/parks acquisition 400,000 400,000
SUBTOTAL 570,000
Dept.-LIBRARY
Books 112,750 112,750
Misc. 25,000 25,000
Library/Court remodel&addition 5,750,000 5,750,000 75�tTOQdP
-- - ----SUBTOTAL 5,887,750 -
Dept.-FIRE/EMERGENCY
Ambulance chassis 70,000 70,000
SUBTOTAL 70,000
2001 Projected capital expenditures 10,804,250 704,250 70,000 7,500,000 725,000 15,000 40,000 550,000 1,200,000 10,604,250
2002 Balance forward $ 1,254,102 $ 380,394 $ 208,668 $1,135,490 $ $ $ - $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 805,617 $3,973,827 $ 9,244,098
k
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2002
General Emergency _Fire Equip. Storm _ Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ T',W Funds.
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees _ c
2_001 balance forward $ 1,254,102 $ 380,394 $ 208,668 $1,135,490 $ $ $ - $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $ 805,617 $3,973,827
2002 projected revenues 1,400,000 60,000 50,000 328,000 15,000 130,000 650,000 2,960,844 F i
2002 total expendable funds $ 2,654,102 $ 380,394 $ 268,668 $1,185,490 $ $ $328,000 $ 1,315,000 $ 316,000 $ 1,455,617 $6,934,670 $14,837,941
Year-.20,02..--.---,-- General EmergencyFire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Im act Fees T 1'F >o'
Dept-Other Govt.Services
Networking hardware&software dev. 40,000 40,000
SUBTOTAL 40,000
x:
Dept-ENGIPLANNING
Computer_new&upgrades _ 2,500 2,500
GIS 10,00_0 10,000
Software upgrades 5,000_ 5,000 _
New software 51000 5,000
Mist.survey equipment 5,000 5,000
SUBTOTAL 27,500
Deptpt=BUILDING
Computer upgrades 5,000_ 5,000
SUBTOTAL 5,000
Dept.-STREET
4 foot developer reimbursement 15,000 - 15,000 $ a
Six year street plan improvements 285,000 285,000
Tidland Ht hud pavement 49,000 5,000 _ 44,000
NW Brady/16th to 25th 700,000 416,000 284,000
TIF project 700,000 - 700,000 V '
SUBTOTAL - 1,749,000
Dept.-SANITARY____ -
G_arbage bins 40,000 40,000
300&400 gal.containers 90,000_ - 90,000 4
SUBTOTAL 130,000
Dept.-WATER/SEWER
Operations Center Storage Bldg. 100,000 50,000 50,000
Fac-South Prune Hill pump station 250,000 P50,000 "
SUBTOTAL350,000 »
Dept.-PARKS ----- --- "+
_-a-
-- -- ----- ------ --- ---- - - -- ---- -- -
General park improvements 70,000 70,000
Greens ace/ arkacqutsdton 400,000 ------. - -- 400,000 "R �
Bike/trail improvements 100,000
100,000
Leadbetter Park improvements - - -200,000 --- - -- -_ -- 200,000 ;
- -- _
SUBTOTAL 770,000
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2002
General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ a Fu!
Impact Fees
U"
Impact
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital m C'Fees
............
26611-bi-lance,-f-of-w---a-rd--- $--1-,,-2,5--4—.10-2 -3,8-0,,3"9-4- -208,-66-8-- -$--1,-1-35,-,-49-0- $ $ - $ 1,300.000 $ 186,000 $ 805,617 $3,973,827
2002projectedrevenues 1,400,000 - 60,000 50.000 328.000 15,000 130.000 650.000 E22.960.844
2002 total expendable funds $ 2.654.102 $ 380,394 $ 268,668 $1,185,490 $ $ $328,000 $ 1,315,000 $ 316,000 $ 1,455,617 $6,934,670 0$14,837�941
Year-2002
General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees I
30,
Dept.-LIBRARY
Books 124,025 124,025
Misc. 25,000 25,000
SUBTOTAL 149,025
2002 Projected capital expenditures 3,220,525 1,047,525 - - - 328.000 15,000 130,000 300,000 1.400,000 3,220.525_
.2003 Balance forward $ 1,606,577 $ 380,394 $ 268,668 $1,185,490 1$ 1$ $ $ 1.300,000 $ 1B6,000 $ 1,155.617 $5,534,670 $11,617,416
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2003
General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer BEET/ 9'Total Funds;
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
2002 balance forward $ 1,606,577 $ 380,394 $ 268,668 $1,185,490 $ - $ $ $ 1,300,000 $ 166,000 $1,155,617 $ 5,534,670 �a11,Q17,416
2003 projected revenues 1,400,000 - 60,000 50,000 1,333,300 - 40,000 650,000 2,960,844 f '.6;494,144,
2003 total expendable funds $ 3,006,577 $ 380,394 $ 328,668 $1,235,490 $1,333,300 $ $ $ 1,300,000 $ 226,000 $1,805,617 $ 8,495,514 $ 18,111,560
Year-2003 General Emergency Fire Equip.. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary FundWater/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
Dept-Other Govt.Services
Computer upgrades 50,000 50,000
SUBTOTAL 50,000
Dept-ENGIPLANNING _
Computer upgrades 40,000 40,000
SUBTOTAL 40,000
Dept-BUILDING
Computer upgrades 5,000 5,000
SUBTOTAL 5,0001-
Dept.
,000 Dept.-STREET
Six year street plan 300,000 300,000
TIF plan 460,000 460,000
SUBTOTAL 760,000
Dept.-SANITARY
Garbage bins 40,000 40,000
SUBTOTAL 40,000
Dept.-WATERISEWER
W/S facility Improvements 300,000 300,000
Operations Center Paving 100,000 50,000 50,000
Vehicle-pickup truck 25,000 25,000 u
SUBTOTAL 425,000 1
Dept.-POLICE
Computer upgrades 30,000 30,000 _
SUBTOTAL 30,000
Dept.-PARKS
General Park 70,000 70,000 y
Bike/trail 100,000 100,000 }
Recreation Center 2,000,000 1,333,300 666,700
SUBTOTAL 2,170,000
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2003
General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm . Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/ I � trll'Fyrlgs;
Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees
2002 balance forward $ 1,606,577 $ 380,394 $ 268,668 $1,185,490 $ - $ $ $ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 $1,155,617 $ 5,534,670 :$ 1 Al:;4 6
2003 projected revenues 1,400,000 - 60,000 50,000 1,333,300 - 40,000 650,000 2,960,844 "8;494,44
2003 total expendable funds $ 3,006,577 $ 380,394 $ 328,668 $1,235,490 $1,333,300 $ $ $ 1,300,000 $ 226,000 $1,805,617- $ 8,495,514 $ 18,111,560
Dept.-LIBRARY !$
Library books 77,000 77,000
Miscellaneous Improvements 15,000 15,000
SUBTOTAL 92,000
Dept-FIREIEMERGENCY
Fire pumper 250,000 250,000
Ambulance chassis 70,000 70,000
SUBTOTAL 320,000
Projected capital expenditures 3,932,000 567,000 70,000 250,000 - 1,333,300 40,000 375,000 1,296,700
2004 Balance forward $ 2,439,577 $ 310,394 1$ 78,668 $1,235,490 1 $ $ $ 1$ 1,300,000 $ 186,000 S 1,430,617 $ 7,198,814 $ 14,179,560
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Capital Facilities Plan 4/20/98
2004-2011
Year-2004-2011 General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm . Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer T7FEET7/77
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital I Impact Fees'Total Funds
Dept-Other Govt.Services
Computer upgrades 400,000 400,000
SUBTOTAL 400,000
.I
Dept-ENGIPLANNING
Computer upgrades 320,000 320,000 ;t"*• y t..
SUBTOTAL 320,000 '
Dept-BUILDING
Computer upgrades 40,000 40,000 '40,000?
SUBTOTAL 40,000 .
Dept.-CENTRAL SERVICES
r�p
Miscellaneous improvements 75,000 75,000
Future City Hall. 6,000,000 6,000,000
SUBTOTAL 6,075,000 '
Dept.-STREET
Six year street plan @$300K per year 2,100,000 1,785,000 315,000
TIF plan @$460K per year 3,220,000 - 420,000 2,800,000 yfl3
SUBTOTAL 5,320,000 ! `L
Dept.-SANITARY y q'
Garbage bins @$40K per year 320,000 320,000 t ; I320,000
SUBTOTAL 320,000 K f
Dept.-WATERISEWER ; }!
Fac-water stripping tower corrosion 500,000 500,000 xx OOOJ
W/S facility imp.@$300K per year 2,100,000 2,100,000 ,100,OOQ'
wTj
Operations Center Paving 100,000 50,000 50,000 t '10Q�000
Vehicle-pickup truck 25,000 25,000 26 t�00
t
SUBTOTAL 2,725,000
Dept.-POLICE
Computer upgrades 400,000 400,000 00a,
SUBTOTAL 400,000
Dept.-PARKS
Gen park @$70K per year 490,000 490,000 :..t 490,!700;:
Bikettrail @$100K per year 700,000 700,000700,00
Pool Facility 2,000,000 2,000,000 2.000.000
SUBTOTAL 3,190,000
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2004-2011
Year-2004-2011 General Emergency Fire Equip. Storm Funding Sources Sanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET/
Total Project Fund Rescue Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer. Capital Capital Impact Fees PTObi Furds
Dept.-LIBRARY rk�y";.ri I
Library books 616,000 616,000 18 '
Miscellaneous improvements 120,000 120,000
SUBTOTAL 736,000
Dept.-FIREIEMERGENCY
Training tower 200,000 200,000 .�«« 20�,b00,
Fire pumper(2008) 300,000 300,000
New ambulance(2007) 110,000 110,000 1T1_160(
New ambulance(2009) 110,000 MAO
Ambulance chassis(2005) 70,000 70,000 Q
7 ;0Qoy
`
SUBTOTAL
Projected capital ex enditures 20,316,000 4,306,000 290,000 8,000,000 735,000 320,000 2,675,000 3,990,000 20,316,000
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2012-2019
Year-2012-2019 General I Fire Equip. I Storm Funding Sources I ISanitary Fund Water/Sewer REET! ;,
<,
Total Project Fund Cumulative Drainage Bonds Loan Grants Developer Capital Capital Impact Fees Total Funds
Dept-Other Govt.Services
r
Computer upgrades 400,000 400,000
SUBTOTAL 400,000
Dept-ENGIPLANNING ='t
Computer upgrades 320,000 320,000 000
SUBTOTAL 320,000
Dept-BUILDING
Computer upgrades 40,000 40,000 4/7,01)0
SUBTOTAL 40,000
Dept.-CENTRAL SERVICES
Miscellaneous improvements 75,000 75,000 75,000
SUBTOTAL 75,000
Dept.-STREET
Six year street plan®$300K per year 2,100,000 1,785,000 315,000 100,000
TIF plan @$460K per year 3,220,000 420,000 2,800,000 000
SUBTOTAL 5,320,000
Dept.-Sanitary
Garbage bins @$40K per year 320,000 320,000 020,000
SUBTOTAL 320,000
IS.:.
Dept.-WATER/SEWER
W/S facility imp.@$300K per year 2,100,000 2,100,000 100,000
SUBTOTAL 2,100,000
Dept.-POLICE
Computer upgrades 400,000 400,000
SUBTOTAL 400,000
Dept.-PARKS
Gen park @$70K per year 490,000 350,000 .490',000
Bikettrail @$100K per year 700,000 700,000 700,000
SUBTOTAL 1,190,000
Dept.-LIBRARY ;;
Library books 616,000 616,000 1
N-
Miscellaneous improvements 120,000 120,000 4$0;000.
a
SUBTOTAL 736,000
[Projected capital expenditures 10,901,000 3,756,000 735,000 320,000 2,100,000 3,850,000 10,901,000
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APPENDIX A. POTENTIAL CAPITAL FACILITIES FUNDING
i SOURCES I
This appendix is intended to provide a listing of common funding sources used or available for
capital facilities in the state of Washington.
Name of Fund Description
General Purpose:
Community Development Block Grant Federal entitlement funds disbursed through the U.S.Department of
(CDBG) Housing and Urban Development
Community Economic Revitalization Low-interest state loans to assist infrastructure improvements for economic
Board(CERB) development '
Development Regulation(DR) Various development regulations(especially platting ordinances)may
require certain facilities to be available, frequently requiring developers to
finance them.
General Obligation Bonds(BONDS) Municipal borrowing to be repaid with future general taxes and revenues
(voted and non-voted).
General Fund(GF) General tax and revenue resources of the city.
Impact Fees(Impact) System of fees charged to new development authorized under the Growth
Management Act to finance public facilities.
Industrial Revenue Bonds(IRB) IRBs are special debt instruments under the IRS code allowing tax free
interest primarily for private industrial plant and equipment investments.
Bonds are retired by revenue generated from the benefited property. Can
be used for streets.This power is severely limited by complex
requirements in the IRS code.
Intermodal Surface Transportation Authorized in 1991,ISTEA is available to fund improvements to roads,
Efficiency Act(ISTEA) bridges,nonmotorized transportation facilities,rail crossing improvements,
and transit facilities.ISTEA funding requires a 10%or 20%local match.
NEPA/SEPA Mitigation(EIS) Public facilities,including streets,may be required in order to mitigate
adverse environmental impacts.
Other Contributions(Other) Developers may construct public facilities needed and dedicate those
facilities to the public.Also various agreements may be secured from
developers to participate in the financing of needed facilities at a later date.
Public Works Trust Fund(PWTF) State loan fund for infrastructure improvements.
Real Estate Excise Tax(REET) Two categories,now both must be used for all types of growth
management plan defined capital projects,not just streets.
Revenue Bonds(RB) Debt is secured by an identified revenue source,rather than the overall
taxing power of the jurisdiction. Such revenue usually involves dedicated
user fees, such as fare box revenues or toll charges.Since such revenues
i t are less secure than taxing powers,this type of debt usually has higher
interest costs than GO bonds.
Sales Tax Cities and counties are authorized to impose an additional sales tax above
_i the traditional one-half of I%at a rate of up to an additional one-half of
1%. For this additional tax,the statute provides for an electoral process for
repealing the tax or altering the rate.The tax is now being levied at the rate
I of 3/10 of 1%by the City of Woodland and Cowlitz County.An additional
2110 of 1% is available.
i
Special Assessments(LID/RID) A Local Improvement District(LID)or Road Improvement District(RID) 1
I
t
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Name of Fund Description
i
may be formed to finance street improvements through a special.
assessment on benefited property.Predominant method of debt financing-
of developer contnbutioas Must be based on benefit to the assessed
properties and must meet complex requirements of IRS code.Can be
augmented by general revenues(usually by absorbing financing costs or
"buying down"interest rates). -
Undetermined/Unfimded(UNDET) No funding source identified to date(i-e.undetermined).
User Fees(User) Can include Transit Fare Boat,Tolls,Ferry Fares,Parking Fares.
Voluntary Contnbutions(Vol) Term used under state law governing a cash contribution by a developer to
pay for specified facilities;usually in response to requirements under
SEPA or local codes.
Streets:
Arterial Street Fund(ASF) State gas tax funds restricted to arterial street improvements.
Commercial Parking Tax(CPT) County or city,subject to referendum.For general transportation purposes.
County Road Tax(CRT) Property tax for road purposes,with maximum rate of S2-1 5/S 1,000
assessed value; only in unincorporated areas.
Fuel Tax, 10%of State Tax for Countywide,requires voter approval-For"highway purposes".
Highway
Hazard Elimination System(HES) Federal gasoline tax revenues provided for traffic safety projects.
Replaces Federal Aid Safety Program
(FASP) .
Local Vehicle License Fee Authorized and collected by county(subject to referendum),shared with
cities.
Street Utility(SU) City only with maximum charge of S2 per month per household or per
employee. Cannot exceed 50%of total street maintenance costs. Some
HCT or HOV charges must be deducted from employee charge.
Surface Transportation Program(STP) Federal gasoline tax revenues provided for improving urban arterial
Replaces Federal Aid to Urban systems.
Systems(FAU)
Transportation Improvement Board State grant fund for major arterial street improvements.
(TIB)/Transportation Improvement
Account(TIA)
Transportation Benefit Districts(TBD) Special taxing district for transportation purposes created by cities and/or
counties.Allows more than one jurisdiction to join together for the purpose
of issuing voter approved GO bonds(see bond attorney for guidance).
Also has authority to establish LIDS.
Urban Arterial Board(UAB) State grant fund for arterial street improvements.
Transit:
FTA Urban Mass Transit(LW To transit agencies from federal government
HCT Employer Tax(El) Up to 52.00 per employee for HCT by transit agencies in King,Pierce,
Clark:,Thurston,Spokane and Snohomish Counties;requires prior vote.
MVET for HCT(MVET/HCT) Up to 8%for HCT by transit agencies in King,Pierce,Claris,Thurston,
Spokane and Snohomish Counties;requires prior vote. r
Sales and Use Tax for HCT Up to 0.9%additional sales tax for HCT by transit agencies in King, j
(Sales/HCM Pierce,Clark,Thurston,Spokane and Snohomish Counties;requires prior i
vote.
i Transit Tax(T"I') Separate taxing authority for transit authorities.Voter approval is required
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for the B&O,household/utility,and sales and use taxes.
Water/Sewer: -
Centennial Clean Water Fund Program Approximately S4 million per year statewide to fiord projects which are
required because Department of Ecology(DOE)and/or Environmental
Protection Agency(EPA)has taken some type of enforcement action
against a community.This program has a maximum ceiling of about S 1.2
million per project per year.Applications are accepted in February of each
year,there after each project is prioritized from highest to lowest priority.
The highest priority projects falling within the state's budget are given a
grant offer.
Replacement Reserves(R/R) Local sewer and water fund reserve accounts which are set aside for
system replacements.
Rural Economic and Community The RECD primarily provides loans to rural communities for a variety of
Development(RECD),formerly the projects. Interest rates are lower than can be obtained through the sale of
Farmers Home Administration revenue bonds. RECD accepts applications throughout the year on a first
come, first serve basis up to their annual budget.
State Revolving Fund(SRF) Sources of money for this program include federal(DOE and EPA)and
state funds. Since federal funds are involved,projects must comply with all
the federal requirements.All 15-20 year loans will be assessed at an
interest rate of 75%of the market rate, 6-14 year loans at 60%of market
rate,and zero percent for loans 5 years or less.Applications are accepted
at the end of May or fust of June with loans beginning to be made in
September of each year.
System Development Charge(SDC) Local fund established from impact fees charged for new sewer and water
connections. Set aside for system expansion projects.
Stormwater.
Cowlitz Consolidated Disking A special district with an elected board of officials that can provide
Improvement District#2(CCDID 92) assistance with storm drainage projects within their jurisdiction.
Flood Control Assistance Program Established in 1984 to assist governmental entities in flood control.
(FCAAP) Matching funds are available to counties,cities,towns,and special districts
for projects specified in a Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan
or from emergency flooding.
Parks:
Conservation Futures. By state statute,counties may impose a property tax of up to six and one- 1
quarter cents per 51,000 assessed valuation to acquire open space,farm
and timber lands.Cowlitz County adopted a levy in October 1985.
Inter-agency Committee for Outdoor The IAC is a state agency which allocates funds to local and state agencies
Recreation(IAC) for the acquisition and development of wildlife habitat and outdoor
recreation properties.Funds are awarded to local agencies on a matching
basis.
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account The state Department ofNatural Resources provides grants to state and
local agencies to acquire public access on and then recreational use of
aquatic lands and to acquire site committed to long-term educational and
research uses.
DNR Timber Tax Receipts from sale of timber land on state land managed by the Department
of Natural Resources.
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