Project summary
Fall 2009

With help from residents, businesses, and property owners, Clark County has developed a subarea plan to revitalize Highway 99 and neighborhoods nearby. The Highway 99 Subarea Plan was adopted by the Board of Clark County Commissioners on December 16, 2008. The plan includes a vision for the area and targeted projects that can be built in the next six years. The plan also includes a design framework based on general principles (PDF) established by the Board of Clark County Commissioners.

What's next
The proposed design standard code for the Highway 99 subarea is ready for Planning Commission review.  The Planning Commission and the Board of Clark County Commissioners will review the draft code and hear your views before taking formal action on Monday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Clark Regional Wastewater District, 8000 NE 52nd Court. 

Following the Planning Commission hearing, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a hearing on December 15 at 10:00 a.m. in the hearing room at the Public Service Center at 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver.  If the code is adopted by the board it will become part of the county's Unified Development Code Title 40 in January 2010.

This draft Hybrid Form-Based code reflects the goals and policies of the adopted Highway 99 Plan, community input from various public workshops, and insight from other form-based codes throughout the United States.