CPZ2020-00009 | Clark County

HIDDEN GLEN

Project Summary

The applicant is requesting to amend the comprehensive plan and zoning map designation from Commercial (Community Commercial) to Office Residential (OR-22) on six parcels which are approximately 7.33 acres (97835030, 97835032, 97835040, 97835050, 986034150, and 144724000).

Background

The applicant owns six adjacent parcels (97835030, 97835032, 97835040, 97835050, 986034150, and 144724000) that are designated Commercial (CC) totaling approximately 7.33 acres; located on the south side of NE 78^th St. and east of NE 30^th Ave. The subject parcels are within the Vancouver Urban Growth Boundary and are part of a larger 80-acre (approximately) commercial corridor along the north and south side of NE 78^th St.

The subject parcels were designated Mixed Use (CC) from 1994 to 2016 and were amended to Commercial (CC) at the property owner’s request during the 2016 Comprehensive Plan update. The applicant purchased two of the parcels in 2014, one in 2016, and three in 2017 after the 2016 Comprehensive Plan was adopted. The parcels have remained undeveloped with the exception of an office building and parking area located on two parcels totaling 1 acre on the northeast portion of the site (144724000 and 97835032), which were developed in 1994.

The existing zoning of Community Commercial (CC) is “intended to provide for the regular shopping and service needs for several adjacent neighborhoods” [CCC 40.230.010]. The applicant is requesting to amend the comprehensive plan and zoning map designation from Commercial (CC) to Office Residential (OR-22). OR-22 zoning is “intended to provide for residential and professional office development based upon consistency with the comprehensive plan and compatibility with adjacent land uses. It is intended that office developments within these districts will be of a higher standard in recognition of their residential setting.