Salmon Creek Neighbors Rally in Noble Cause

Residents Voice Concerns to Clark County on Noble Meadows.

Led by efforts of several neighbors, a group formed as Whipple Neighbors which opposes the planned Noble Meadows subdivision petitioned Clark County for changes to the proposed development. At issue was the creation of building lots as small as 4,000 square feet in a neighborhood where adjacent zoning is 10,000 square foot minimums. The neighbors, some sixty strong, and the land-use attorney representing their interests, filed comments which included detailed analysis of errors and issues related to the proposed development.

Some of the primary considerations presented were as follows:

• Failing to process the PUD as a re-zone as required by WA law
• Failing to meet rezone standards
• Failing to meet County PUD standards
• Proposing lot sizes as small as 4,486 sq. feet in a minimum 10,000 sq. foot zone
• Placing a stormwater facility in a riparian buffer/geo-hazard zone
• Proposing 100,000 cubic yards of cut and fill
• Proposing a plan inconsistent with the recommendations of their own geo-tech
• Certifying the project without have traffic counts as required
• Accepting a stormwater plan without appropriate engineering stamp.

In total, there were eleven pages of comments by the Whipple Neighbors group. We have made the documents available for review and download here

Tags: Whipple Creek, zoning

WSU Vancouver Gives Good Neighbor Notice

WSU Vancouver to Survey for Property Lines.

We heard recently that Washington State University – Vancouver Campus was to begin work to determine property lines around part of their beautiful Salmon Creek campus. In discussions with WSUV personnel, we were told that they wanted to keep an open channel of communications about the project.  To that end, a postcard was going out to University neighbors – specifically along the western boundary – discussing the upcoming work.  Here is the text of the postcard and the picture they referenced.

Dear Neighbor:

We want to make you aware of some work we’re doing on Washington State University Vancouver’s perimeter. Over the coming weeks and months we will be surveying to determine our property line. Our work may disturb some vegetation in the area. We will work lightly to minimize our impact. After we locate our property line, we will begin construction of our standard “farm fence” along our western boundary. It’s the same fence that runs alongside Salmon Creek Avenue and is pictured on the front of this postcard. We plan to run this fence along our entire property line in time. The fence line will reflect property lines, which may not otherwise be clear. If you have questions or concerns about our project, please call James Martin at 360-546-9000.

Best regards,

Washington State University Vancouver
Go, Cougs!

Sounds like the University is looking to keep neighbors in the loop about events surrounding the boundary survey process.  If you have questions, be a good neighbor and touch base with the University through the contact information they provide.

Tags: WSUV