Project News
County Council approves proposed housing code amendments
On March 5, 2024, the Clark County Council unanimously approved the proposed housing code modifications. Please see additional information including the proposed code language in the March 5 entry in the meetings grid below. An ordinance to codify the code changes applicable to the R1 Urban Residential districts (R1-5, R1-6, R1-7.5, R1-10, R1-20) and implement middle housing and small single single-family strategies as outlined in the Housing Options Study and Action Plan will be considered at a future council meeting, currently planned for April 16 (see below for additional information).
Additional meeting details and information on how to join remotely can be found on the County Council's meeting page.
Project Overview
Clark County has jurisdiction over a large urban area with a population of 159,000, not incorporated into the City of Vancouver. By comparison, the City of Vancouver population is 187,000.
The Clark County Housing Options Study and Action Plan identifies housing challenges within the unincorporated Vancouver Urban Growth Area and opportunities to encourage development of housing that is affordable to a variety of household incomes through the removal of regulatory barriers and/or implementation of other strategies. These strategies are needed to help ensure future generations have access to affordable, quality and diverse housing opportunities.
On May 17, 2022, the Clark County Council voted unanimously to approve the Housing Options Study and Action Plan and directed staff to begin implementation of the plan.
Multi-family and regulated affordable housing strategies
As noted above, the phase 1 portion of the project was unanimously approved on March 5. Work on phase 2 (multi-family and regulated affordable housing strategies) was paused while phase 1 was completed and will now recommence. The next phase 2 meeting of the Technical Housing Code Forum is anticipated in in spring 2024.
Please keep checking back here for updated information and dates/times of upcoming meetings. You can also sign up for email updates, by selecting the Housing Options Study and Action Plan.
Staff Contacts
Jose Alvarez
564.397.4898 or jose.alvarez@clark.wa.gov
Susan Ellinger
564.397.4516 or susan.ellinger@clark.wa.gov
Alternate Languages
Information is available in an alternate language by request to jenna.kay@clark.wa.gov.
La información está disponible en otros idiomas previa solicitud a jenna.kay@clark.wa.gov.
Информация доступна на другом языке по запросу на электронную почту jenna.kay@clark.wa.gov.
Please note: Final, approved project documents are posted to the "Project Library" page.