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Cluster development
focus of open houses
V ancouver, W A — Clark County
holding tw o open houses on a pro
posed ordinance dealing w ith clus
ter developm ent on lands zoned Rural
5, 10, or 20. the ordinance would
stipulate the requirem ents and lim i
tations o f cluster developm ents in
these areas and w ould affect how
property ow ners could develop their
property.
The open houses are scheduled as
follow s:
Tuesday, January 1 2 ,6 to 8 p.m.,
Mt. V alley G range, 40107 NE 221
Ave., A m boy
T hursday, January 14,6 to 8 p.m .,
T ri-M ountain G o lf C ourse, 1701
N W 299th Street, Ridgefield
T he citizens’ A gri-Forest Task
Force, w hich had w orked w ith Clark
County in 1997 and 1998 on zoning
issues in rural and resource areas,
recom m ended that the county de
velop a cluster ordinance. C luster
developm ent allow s for residents to
be placed on parcels sm aller than
the m inim um lot size in exchange
for retaining the m ajority o f the site
as undeveloped open space.
K ey com po n en ts o f the o rd i
nance, w hich w as form ulated by
county staff and review ed by the
A gri-forest Task Force, are:
A pplicability: C luster develop
ment would be allow ed only on lands
that are currently zoned Rural 5, 10
and 20.
Density: W ithin the Rural 5 and
10 districts, the base density is one
unit per five acres. W ithin the Rural
20 district, the base density is one
unit per ten acres with the ability to
go to one unit per tw enty acres if
certain enhancem ents are under
taken.
O pen space parcel requirements:
At least 8 acres and a m inimum o f
75 percent o f the site m ust be estab
lished as an open space parcel. The
parcel shall contain sensitive lands
(w etlands, steep slopes, habitat ar
eas, ect.) and shall service to buffer
adjacent resource lands. Limited
uses are allowed; they do not in-
clude a single family residence, ei
ther existing o rnew . A m anagem ent
plan m ust be approved for the site.
C luster lot requirem ents: Siting
standards are proposed to m inim ize
visual, environm ental, and resource
lands impacts. C luster lots cannot
include sensitive lands. Lots cannot
be less than 18,000 square feet nor
greater than tw o acres. Setbacks are
established to m aintain m inim um
separation betw een buildings and
streets, other structures, and desig
nated resource lands. O ther design
elements to m aintain rural charac
ter are also required.
The open houses are an opportu
nity for residents to leam m ore about
the draft proposal and to offer their
com m ents and suggestions to county
staff.
For m ore in fo rm atio n , p lease
contact Brian C arrico, Clark County
Long Range Planning, 397-2375 ext.
4798. You can also reach him at his
e-m ail address: bcarrio@ co.clark.-
wa.us.
Arts board entrusts equipment
for community use
V A N C O U V E R , W A — The
former Colum bia A rts C enter board
o f director has entrusted equipm ent
at the Colum bia A rts Center for use
by the com m unity. Equipm ent in
cludes lights, a grand piano and addi
tional items that have been acquired
by the C olum bia A rts C enter over
the years. As part o f the agreement,
the City o f V ancouver will protect
the equipment as a com m unity as
set.
“The City o f V ancouver thanks
the Colum bia Arts Center board for
helping to ensure that this equip
ment will continue to be available
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for our local
arts v com v m unity,”
M ary Jo B nggs, deputy city m an
ager. “This decision reflects a tradi
tion o f com m unity m indedness on
the b o ard ’s part as w ell as many
years o f service by the Colum bia
Arts board o f directors.”
To assist the local theater com
m unity, the equipm ent was left m
the theater last sum m er w hen the
Colum bia A rts Center board dec ided
it w ould no longer operate the facil
ity The board has offered to entrust
the equipm ent in continued support
o f the local arts com munity.
The city is currently drafting a
contract w ith the theater’s new op
erator,
o f Clark
i i i the
—- — Arts Council
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County. The equipm ent will remain
in the facility for use by the new
operator.
Briggs asked that the com m unity
thank the C olum bia A rts C enter
board o f directors and Executive
Janet Renfro for their support. The
1998 board members were: Carson
Legree, Sharri LaPierre, Jennifer
D irk s , P am G a ra fa lo , L y n d a
W annamaker, Ruth Carlisle, Joan
C a v a n a g h , E v e ly n D u se n b e ry ,
T am m i
C a s tillo - G r e y ,
Jim
Guitterez, Lynn Harvey, Guy Kohler,
D eb o rah P ed en , N an cy T ip to n -
Steenson, Jan Rose Stewart, and Bar
bara Stetcher.
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City s e e k s citizen s for B u d g e t A dvisory C o m m itte e
The city o f V ancouver is seeking
applicants for the C itizen’s Budget
Review Advisory Com mittee. This
committee will assist the City M an
ager in reviewing the revenue and
expenditures o f the City^s General
Fund. Com mittee members are ap
pointed by the City Manager. Meet
ings will be frequent over a nine-
month period beginning in February.
Application deadline is Jan. 15,1999.
Applicants m ust be city ofV ancouver
residents. Please send a letter o f
interest and qualifications to Vemon
Stoner, City Manager, V ancouver
City Hall, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver,
WA 98668-1995 or fax 696-8049.
For more details call 696-8121.
U n iq u e C h ris tia n M in istrie s
Fishing flies topic show
“T ied Flies - M asterful M im ics:
a H isto ric co llec tio n o f F ishing
F lie s " w ill b e p r e s e n te d at
V an couver’s W ater Resources E du
cation C enter Jan. 8 through 30.
The show includes over one hun
dred fram ed, m ounted fishing flies.
The C enter is at 4600 SE C olum bia
W ay.
O n Saturday, Jan. 16 and 23, from
1 to 3 p.m ., m em bers o f the C lark-
Skam ania Flyfishers w ill provide
live d em o n stratio n s o f flytyers.
The flies include in this special
sh o w c o lle c te d , m o u n te d an d
fram ed by Fritz Gerds, o f Longview,
W as. T he show is sponsored by the
C e n te r a n d C la r k - S k a m a n ia
F lyfishers.
The show w ill also include flies
originated by such w ell-know n m as
ters as Ray B ergm an, Lee W ulff
and Tray Com bs. Flies range from
delicate, w ell proportioned, prac
tical flies tied by H arry D arbee and
W alter and W inifred D ette in the
1920s to full dressed, innovative
flies created by jo h n Shew ey and
Bob V everka today.
“ I m ount the flies I ’ve collected
to show them o ff as w orks o f art,”
says G erd, a retired advertising are
director. “ Successful fly tying re
quires the skills o f an artist to cre
ate the shapes, colors and b ehav
iors o f the insects being copied as
w ell as scientific know ledge o f the
life cycles o f the insects and the
fish the tyer is trying to fool.”
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Maritime fire response is focus of new group
Vancouver Fire Department Deputy
ChiefBill Mikesell is working on devel
opment ofanew national maritime group
to standardize operations and training
for oil spills, hazardous materials, and
tire response to maritime emergencies
throughout the United States.
M embership in the newly
forming group includes representatives
from diverse areas o f the maritime field
including ship owners, port and terminal
authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Mikesell is representing land-based fire
agencies from the West Coast.
At a July symposium in Portland,
Ore., Mikesell was named to an ad hoc
committee to study the feasibility and
need for a new national organization
focusing on maritime partnerships, shar
ing information, prevention, activities,
emergency response and self-gover
nance.
The group will start its informa
tio n -sh a rin g c e n te r th ro u g h th e
Merchant’sExchangeinPortland. The
M erchant’s Exchange is the adminis
trative office for the Maritime Fire
and Safety Association (MFS A), which
includes the Port o f Vancouver and
C ity o f V an co u v er as m em bers.
Mikese;; reports that the second an
nual symposium is scheduled for July
1999.
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503-870-0136
ThecityofVancouver is seeking appli
cants to fill a vacancy on theCity /County
CableTelevisionCommission. Thecom-
mission serves in an advisory capacity to
the c ity Counc il and the Board o f County
commissioners on matters relating to cable
telecommunicationissues Thecommis-
sion makes reports, monitors compliance
and establishes rules and regulations re
garding cable televisionand telecommuni
cations. Fourmembets are appointed by
theCityCouncilandfour members by the
boaidofCounty Commissioners. Appli
cants must be city residents and TCI o f
Southern Washington Cable subscribers
Commission meetings are conducted the
first Wednesday ofeach month at 7 p.m. at
City hall, 210 E. 13th St. in Vancouver,
W A 98668-1995 orby calling696-8484
(FAX696-8049). The deadline forappli-
cations is Friday, Jan. 15,1999
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