Vancouver, Clark County team up to clear the way for sustainable, affordable housing
Vancouver, WA – February 24, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Vancouver and Clark County invite the public to learn about their joint study of code and regulatory barriers to developing affordable housing designed to minimize its long-term impact on the environment. An open house is set for 7 p.m., March 3, on the sixth floor of the county’s Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver, 98660. At that time, city and county planners will provide information about local building, land use and development codes that make it difficult to develop sustainable, affordable housing. Brief presentations will be given at 7:15 and 7:45.
The open house is an early opportunity for the public to help identify barriers and offer ideas on how the two jurisdictions might change local codes to make it easier to develop sustainable, affordable housing. Any proposed changes will later be considered by the two planning commissions, the Vancouver City Council, and the Board of Clark County Commissioners.
The study identifying code and regulatory barriers to sustainable, affordable, residential development is available at www.cityofvancouver.us/envplan. The study was funded by a grant from the Washington Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.
Contact:
Marian Lahav, City of Vancouver Community Planning
Phone: (360) 487-7949
Marian.Lahav (at) ci.vancouver.wa (dot) us
Gordy Euler, Clark County Community Planning
Phone: (360) 397-2280 ext. 4968
Gordon.Euler (at) clark.wa (dot) gov
