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City of East Wenatchee, Washington
Ordinance No. 2017-07
An Ordinance of the City of East Wenatchee Amending Chapters 1, 3, 8, and 10 of the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan and Chapters 18.12, 18.12C and 16 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code to satisfy the requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA) in RCW 36.70A.130 for the 2017 GMA Review and Update Cycle.
Una Ordenanza de la Ciudad de Wenatchee Oriental que Modifica los Capítulos 1, 3, 8 y 10 del Plan Integral del Área de Wenatchee del Este y los Capítulos 18.12, 18.12C y 16 del Código Municipal de East Wenatchee para satisfacer los requisitos de la Ley de Manejo del Crecimiento GMA) en RCW 36.70A.130 para el Ciclo 2017 de Revisión y Actualización de GMA.
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2. Recitals.
2.1. The City of East Wenatchee (“City”) is a non-charter code City duly incorporated and operating under the laws of the State of Washington; and
2.2. In 2015, the City and Douglas County completed a major review and update of the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan including an expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary and the adoption of a Combined Capital Facilities Plan.
2.3. RCW 36.70A.130 requires that a county or city planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA) take legislative action to review and, if needed, revise its comprehensive plan and development regulations to ensure compliance with the requirements of the GMA as amended from time to time and established a deadline of June 30, 2017, for Douglas County and the cities within that county. This review and update fulfills the requirements of RCW 36.70A.130 completing the 2017 Review and Update Cycle.
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2.4. The East Wenatchee Planning Commission held a duly advertised public hearing on May 30, 2017 to consider amendments to the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan and East Wenatchee Municipal Code. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission took action to recommend approval of the amendments set forth in Exhibit A and Sections 6 – 9 of this ordinance and entered findings and conclusions into the record that are set forth in Section 10 to this ordinance in support of a recommendation for approval of the amendments.
2.5. The City Council of East Wenatchee (“City Council”) finds that it is in the best interests of the City and its citizens to adopt this ordinance amending the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan and the East Wenatchee Municipal Code.
3. Authority.
3.1. RCW 35A.11.020 and RCW 35A.12.190 authorize the City Council to adopt ordinances of all kinds to regulate its municipal affairs and appropriate to the good government of the City.
3.2. RCW 35A.63 and RCW 36.70A authorize the City Council to adopt and amend development regulations and comprehensive plans.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
4. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan and East Wenatchee Municipal Code to comply with the requirements of RCW 36.70A.130, thereby completing the 2017 Review and Update Cycle.
5. Amendment 1. The City Council amends Chapters 1, 3, 8, and 10 of the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan to read as set forth in Exhibit A.
6. Amendment 2. The City Council amends Section 18.12.180(29) of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code to read as follows.
EWMC 18.12.180 Definitions. 29. “Critical areas” include the following areas and ecosystems:
a. Wetlands;
b. Aquifer recharge areas;
c. Frequently flooded areas (flood hazard areas);
d. Geologically hazardous areas; and
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e. Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas. "Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas" does not include such artificial features or constructs as irrigation delivery systems, irrigation infrastructure, irrigation canals, or drainage ditches that lie within the boundaries of and are maintained by a port district or an irrigation district or company.
7. Amendment 3. The City Council adds a new Section 18.12.140 to the East Wenatchee Municipal Code to read as follows.
18.12.140 Reasonable use exceptions.
If the application of this chapter would preclude all reasonable economic use of the
subject property, the applicant may apply for a reasonable use exception in
accordance with the following provisions.
A. Processing. The reasonable use exception shall be processed as a Type III permit under the provisions of chapter 17.88 EWMC for variances. The findings required in EWMC 17.88.050(A)(1) and EWMC 17.88.050(A)(2) are not applicable to reasonable use exceptions.
B. Definition. "Reasonable economic use" means the minimum use to which a property owner is entitled under applicable state and local regulations to avoid a taking and/or violation of substantive due process. Reasonable use shall be liberally construed to protect the constitutional property rights of the applicant.
C. Information Required. An application for a reasonable use exception shall be in writing to the administrator and shall include the following information:
1. A description and map of the area of the site which is within a resource lands/ critical area or within the setbacks or buffers as required under those chapters;
2. The area of the site which is regulated under the respective setbacks (minimum yards), buffers, and maximum impermeable surface and hard surface coverage of the applicable City Code;
3. An analysis of the impact that the amount of development proposed would have on the critical area as defined under this chapter;
4. An analysis of whether any other reasonable use with less impact on the critical area and buffer area, as required, is possible;
5. A design of the project as proposed as a reasonable use so that the development will have the least practicable impact on the critical area;
6. A description and analysis of the modification requested of the minimum requirements of this title to accommodate the proposed development;
7. Such other information as may be required by the department which is reasonable and necessary to evaluate the reasonable use respective to the proposed development.
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D. Findings for Approval of Reasonable Use Exception. If an applicant successfully demonstrates that the requirements of the applicable critical areas regulations would deny all reasonable economic use of a site, development may be permitted. At a minimum, the hearing examiner shall make written findings as follows:
1. That the application of this title would deny all reasonable economic use of the subject property; and
2. The inability of the applicant to derive a reasonable use of the property is not the result of actions taken by the applicant and/or property owner(s) after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, March 5, 2008; and
3. There is no other reasonable use of the subject property with less impact on the critical area; and
4. The proposed development does not present a threat to the public health, safety or welfare; and
5. Impacts to critical areas and buffers are mitigated consistent with the purpose and standards of this chapter to the greatest extent feasible; and
6. Any modification of the requirements of this title shall be the minimum necessary to allow for the reasonable use of the property; and
7. That all other provisions of this chapter apply excepting that which is the minimum necessary to allow for the reasonable use of the subject property. The hearing examiner may impose any reasonable conditions on the granting of the reasonable use exception, consistent with the minimum requirements of this chapter.
E. Burden of Proof. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant to bring forth substantial evidence in support of the application for consideration by the hearing examiner in reaching a decision on the application.
F. Conditions of Approval. In granting a reasonable use exception, the hearing examiner may impose any condition(s) necessary to ensure that the development is consistent with the intent of this title.
8. Amendment 4. The City Council amends Section 18.12C.020 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code to read as follows.
18.12C.020 Identification.
A. All fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas shall be identified by East Wenatchee to reflect the relative function, value and uniqueness of the habitat area as established through an approved habitat ranking evaluation submitted by the applicant for any development permit in accordance with this code. East Wenatchee may use the information sources in EWMC 18.12.040 as guidance in identifying the presence of potential fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas
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and the subsequent need for a habitat boundary survey along with an on-site inspection, if necessary.
B. Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas include:
1. Areas in which endangered, threatened, and sensitive species have a primary association;
2. Habitats and species of local importance;
3. Naturally occurring ponds under 20 acres and their submerged aquatic beds that provide fish or wildlife habitat;
4. Waters of the state;
5. Lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers planted with game fish by a governmental or tribal entity;
6. State natural area preserves and natural resource conservation areas;
7. Riparian areas;
8. Lakes 20 acres and greater in size with a water depth of six feet or greater;
9. Intermittent and perennial streams;
10. Priority habitats and species as identified by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Priority Habitats and Species Program.
C. Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas do not include such artificial features or constructs as irrigation delivery systems, irrigation infrastructure, irrigation canals, or drainage ditches that lie within the boundaries of and are maintained by a port district or an irrigation district or company.
C.D. Identification and regulation of all wetlands, lakes 20 acres or greater in size with a depth less than six feet, lakes under 20 acres in size, and ponds, shall be in accordance with Chapter 18.12B EWMC, Resource Lands Critical Areas – Wetlands.
A.E. Identification and regulation of ephemeral or intermittent drainages which do not contain wetland or riparian habitat shall be in accordance with Chapter 18.12D EWMC, Resource Lands Critical Areas – Geologically Hazardous Areas and Chapter 15.44 EWMC, Flood Hazard Areas.
9. Amendment 5. The City Council amends Section 16.16.230 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code to read as follows.
EWMC16.16.230 Expiration
B.A. Preliminary plats of any proposed subdivision and dedication shall be approved, disapproved or returned to the applicant for modification or correction within 90 days from the date of filing thereof unless the applicant consents to an extension of such time period; provided, that if an
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environmental impact statement is required as provided in RCW 43.21C.030, the 90-day period shall not include the time spent preparing and circulating the environmental impact statement by the local government agency.
C.B. Final plats and short plats shall be approved, disapproved or returned to the applicant within 30 days from the date of filing thereof unless the applicant consents to an extension of such time period.
D.C. A final plat meeting all requirements of this title shall be submitted to the city council for approval within three years of the date of preliminary plat approval; provided, that this three-year time period shall retroactively apply to any preliminary plat pending before the city as of July 24, 1983, where the authority to proceed with the filing of the final plat has not already lapsed pursuant to the prior reading of this title. Submittal of Final Plat. The approval given to a preliminary plat shall expire pursuant to RCW 58.17.140 unless, within the allowed time frame, a proposed final plat in proper form is filed with the administrator or an extension is requested as provided in EWMC 16.16.230(D).
D. An applicant who files a written request with the city council at least 30 days before the expiration of the three-year period shall be granted one one-year extension upon a showing that the applicant has attempted in good faith to submit the final plat within the three-year period. Extensions. An applicant may submit a written request to the city at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the preliminary plat approval for a one-time extension of up to two years. Such extensions may be granted by the city council if all of the following conditions are met:
1. Unforeseen circumstances or conditions which are not the result of voluntary actions of the applicant necessitate the extension of the preliminary plat; and
2. Conditions in the immediate vicinity of the subject property have not changed substantially since the preliminary plat was first approved; and
3. An extension of the preliminary plat will not cause substantial detriment to existing uses in the immediate vicinity of the subject property or to the community as a whole; and
4. The applicant has demonstrated reasonable diligence in attempting to meet the time limit imposed; and
1.5. The preliminary plat substantially complies with applicable City Code provisions in effect on the date that the application for extension was submitted.
10. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. In addition to the Recitals and Authorities listed in this Ordinance, the City Council adopts the following the findings of fact and conclusions of law.
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Findings of Fact. 1. Comprehensive Plan Amendments - Proposed amendments to text, tables, charts, and maps in the GEWA Plan within Chapters: 1 (Introduction), 3 (Land Use), 8 (Transportation) and 10 (Economic Development).
2. Development Regulation Amendments
• Section 18.12.180 – Critical areas regulations to amend the definition for fish & wildlife habitat conservation areas
• Add a new section 18.12.140 – Critical areas regulations to add a reasonable use provisions
• Section 18.12C.020 – Critical areas regulations to amend identification criteria for fish & wildlife habitat conservation areas
• Section 16.16.230 - Subdivision regulations to change the expiration dates for final plat submittal.
3. This is a joint project with Douglas County since the GEWA Plan applies to the city and unincorporated areas within the East Wenatchee Urban Area. The city is the lead entity for this project
4. The proposal will be applicable to properties within the city limits and in the unincorporated area within the urban growth area surrounding the city of East Wenatchee in Douglas County, Washington.
5. Douglas County and East Wenatchee have adopted the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Growth Management Act and RCW Chapter 36.70A.
6. The City of East Wenatchee and Douglas County provide opportunities to the public, local and state jurisdictions and agencies for early and continuous public participation in the drafting of amendments for the comprehensive plan and development regulations. The City adopted Resolution 2010-06 on June 8, 2010 establishing a Public Involvement Plan for adoption and amendment of the comprehensive plan and development regulations.
7. The public involvement component of this 2017 Review and Update Cycle substantially meets the standards anticipated by RCW Chapter 36.70A.140 and Resolution 2010-06. The public involvement component included the opportunity for oral and written comment, observation of public workshops, and testimony at public hearings advertised by legal notice, the city web page and news media.
8. The GMA requires that the cities and counties take legislative action to review and, if needed, revise its comprehensive plan and development regulations to ensure that the plan and regulations continue to comply with the requirements of the GMA. RCW 36.70A.130(5)(c) established a deadline of June 30, 2017 for Douglas County and the cities within. The proposal under consideration concludes the required 2017 Review and Update process.
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9. Douglas County and East Wenatchee coordinate in long-range planning within the Greater East Wenatchee Area. The Douglas County Regional Policy Plan, as amended, established the protocol for comprehensive plan amendments.
10. RCW Chapters 36.70A authorize cities and counties to adopt and amend comprehensive plans and development regulations.
11. Amendments to the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan and East Wenatchee Municipal Code are consistent with the Douglas County Regional Policy Plan (countywide planning policy) and RCW Chapter 36.70A.
12. The planning commissions are responsible for long-range planning matters and providing implementation recommendations to assure compliance with the GMA.
13. A threshold determination and environmental review pursuant to RCW 43.21C the State Environmental Policy Act was completed and a Determination of Non-significance including a comment period was issued on April 21, 2017. The comment period for the Determination of Non-significance terminated on May 8, 2017. No comments were received.
14. A 60-day notice of intent to adopt amendments to the comprehensive plan and development regulations was submitted to Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) and other state agencies on March 30, 2017. The deadline for comments was May 31, 2017.
15. The notice of intent to adopt amendments to the comprehensive plan and development regulations was submitted to Douglas County Transportation and Land Services, East Wenatchee Water District, Douglas County Sewer District, City of Wenatchee, Washington State Department of Transportation, Pangborn Airport, Eastmont Metropolitan Park District, Chelan Douglas Transportation Council, and Chelan County on March 30, 2017.
16. The proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan and development regulations were posted on the City’s web site on March 31, 2017.
17. A Notice of Availability for the proposed comprehensive plan and development regulations was published in the Wenatchee World on April 7, 2017.
18. A briefing of the proposed comprehensive plan and development regulation amendments was presented to the City Council at a public meeting held on May 9, 2017.
19. The East Wenatchee Planning Commission held public workshops on June 2, 2016 and May 2, 2017 regarding the 2017 GMA Update process. Advance notices of those public workshops were published in the Wenatchee World and e-mailed to interested parties.
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20. The proposed comprehensive plan and development regulation amendments were discussed and reviewed by the City Planning Commission at a public workshop on May 2, 2017. Advance notices of the public workshop was published in the Wenatchee World, posted on the City web site and e-mailed to interested parties.
21. The proposed amendments to the GEWA and East Wenatchee Municipal Code were presented to the Douglas County Planning Commission at their May 10, 2017 public meeting. Advance notice of the meeting was e-mailed to interested parties.
22. Advertisement of the City Planning Commission’s public hearing was published in the Wenatchee World on May 19, 2017 and posted on the City’s web site.
23. The East Wenatchee Planning Commission and Douglas County Planning Commission have reviewed the entire record including the goals and policies of the comprehensive plans, and public testimony (both written and oral) as it relates to the proposed comprehensive plan amendments.
Conclusions of Law
1. The City of East Wenatchee completed a review of the comprehensive plan and development regulations and has satisfied the requirements of RCW 36.70A.130.
2. The proposed amendments to the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan and the East Wenatchee Municipal Code are consistent with the procedural requirements of RCW 36.70A and the required 2017 Review and Update cycle.
3. The Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan and development regulations are consistent with each other.
4. The proposal has been processed in compliance with the procedural and substantive requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act, RCW 43.21C.
5. Proper legal requirements of RCW 36.70A.106, EWMC Title 19, and the adopted Public Involvement Plan were met and the community was given the opportunity to comment on the proposal at a duly noticed public hearing.
6. The proposed comprehensive plan and development regulation amendments and the process used for this review and update cycle are consistent with the Douglas County Regional Policy Plan.
11. Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision in this Ordinance to be contrary to law, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Ordinance.
GREATER EAST WENATCHEE AREA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE
WASHINGTON
CITY COUNCIL
Ma yor Steven C. Lacy
Position 1 – Frank CollingsJohn Sterk
Position 2 – Harry Raab
Position 3 – Chuck Johnson
Position 4 – George BucknerJerrilea Crawford
Position 5 – Sandra McCourt
Position 6 – Tim Detering
Position 7 - Wayne Barnhart
Amendments Adopted
By: City of East Wenatchee, Ordinance 2015-07, March 24, 2015
By Douglas County, Ordinance TLS 15-07-09B, March 24, 2015
Amendments Approved by East Wenatchee Planning
Commission, May 30, 2017
Ordinance 2017-07
Exhibit A
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The creation of the Greater East Wenatchee Area’s Comprehensive Plan and the
continued update and revision process has been the result of hard work by a
number of individuals. The current document was reviewed by the following
members of the City and County planning commissions.
City of East Wenatchee
Planning Commission
Chaun Birks, Vice - Chair
Robert Everett
Norm Nelson, Chair
Chaun Birks, Vice - Chair
Sally Brawley
Courtney Hill Norma Jean Jessup
Kyle Mott Deanna Nikolas
Robert Everett
Robert Hunter
Douglas County
Planning Commission
Robert Knowles (District 1)
Joanne RosenthalChuck Crouch (District 1)
Roger MillerMolly Linville (District 2)
Fred SuterTanya Davis (District 2)
Norman Cavadini (District 3)
Michael Machado (District 3)
Gerald HawksJay Bollinger (At-large)
Prepared By: City of East Wenatchee Community Development Department and
Douglas County Transportation and Land Services with assistance from Bill Grimes and
Chaz Bates with Studio Cascade
Partial funding for this project was provided by the Washington State Department of
Commerce.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Note: The Table of Contents and list of tables and maps will be updated at the
completion of the adoption process for this amendment.
Page
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
The Vision 6
Neighborhood Planning 8
Chapter 2 URBAN GROWTH
Growth Management Act Goals and Requirements 10
UGA Review and Update Process 13
Joint Planning 14
Goals and Policies 17
Chapter 3 LAND USE
Introduction 21
Washington State Goals and Mandates 21
Population 21
UGA Residential Land Capacity Analysis 23
Existing Land Use Distribution 27
Land Use Designations within the UGA 28
Residential 28
Commercial 30
Designated Commercial Areas 33
Commercial Goals And Policies 38
Industrial 42
Industrial Goals And Policies 43
Comprehensive Plan Land Use 44
Pangborn Memorial Airport 47
Chapter 4 RESIDENTIAL/HOUSING
Housing Inventory and Conditions 50
Housing Affordability 54
Land Use and Housing 57
Goals and Policies 58
Housing Assistance Programs 61
Chapter 5 OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
Introduction 64
Existing Facilities 65
Eastmont Metropolitan Parks District 66
Open Space/Recreation Goals and Policies 68
Chapter 6 CAPITAL FACILITIES
Introduction 74
Other Public Facilities and Service Plans 75
Existing Conditions and Future Needs 76
Essential Public Facilities 81
Goals and Policies 81
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Chapter 7 UTILITIES
Introduction 83
Goals and Policies 86
Chapter 8 TRANSPORTATION
Introduction 93
Existing Transportation System 93
Transportation Goals And Policies 99
Transportation System Analysis 106
Project Recommendations and Financial Analysis 112
Chapter 9 CRITICAL AREAS
Introduction 114
Wetlands 114
Wetlands Goals and Policies 115
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas 116
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas Goals and
Policies
116
Aquifer Recharge Areas 118
Aquifer Recharge Areas Goals and Policies 118
Frequently Flooded Areas 119
Frequently Flooded Areas Goals and Policies 120
Geologically Hazardous Areas 121
Geologically Hazardous Areas Goals and Policies 123
Chapter 10 Economic Development
Purpose 126
Economic Base 126
Employment and Demographic Information 128
Retail Sales 130
Economic Development and Capital Improvement Projects 131
Goals and Policies 133
GLOSSARY
140
APPENDIX A Greater East Wenatchee Urban Growth
Area Description
140
APPENDIX B City of East Wenatchee and Douglas
County 2013 Combined Capital Facilities
Plan
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LIST OF TABLES AND MAPS
TABLES Page
1.1 2010 - 2035 Douglas County Population Allocation 14
3.1 Douglas County Population Trends 22
3.2 Douglas County OFM Population Projections 22
3.3 County and East Wenatchee UGA Population Projection to 2028 22
3.4 Projected Housing Units Needed 25
3.5 Projected Net Residential Acres of Land Needed 25
3.6 Land Capacity Analysis 26
3.7 Land Uses in Existing Urban Growth Area 27
3.8 Acreage by Designation and Vacant Land 28
3.9 Civilian employed population 16 years and over by Industry 31
4.1 Housing types 51
4.2 Year Structure Built 51
4.3 Population, Housing Units, Occupied Housing and Vacancy Rate 52
4.4 Vacancy Rate 52
4.5 Tenure of Occupied Housing Units 52
4.6 Median Household Income 54
4.7 Median Household Income for Renter and Owner Occupied Housing 54
4.8 Monthly Owner Cost as Percentage of Household Income 55
4.9 Affordable Home Purchase Limits Based Upon Income Levels 55
4.10 Comparison of Median Household Income to Affordable Housing Costs 55
4.11 Affordability Gap for Homeownership 56
4.12 Gross Rent 56
4.13 Gross Rent as Percentage of Household Income 57
4.14 Fair Market Rents – Chelan and Douglas Counties 57
8.1 Intersection LOS and Delay 107
8.2 Regional mobility travel times 109
12.1 Employment by industry 129
12.2 Retail sales and use tax distribution 130
MAPS Page
East Wenatchee Urban Growth Boundary 20
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map 44
Pangborn Memorial Airport Compatibility Zones and FAR 77 Surfaces (Figure 1) 47
Pangborn Airport Noise Contours (Figure 2) 49
Map 1 - Existing EMPD Parks 71
Map 4 - Existing Service Areas By Park Type 72
Map 5 - Proposed Park Areas 73
East Wenatchee Water District 90
Douglas County Sewer District 91
Greater East Wenatchee Stormwater Utility District 92
Functional Classification and Circulation Map (Figure 8.0) 97
T-30 Exhibit North (Figure 8.1) 103
T-30 Exhibit South (Figure 8.2) 104
Safety Analysis (Figure 8.3) 106
Intersection Deficiencies (Figure 8.4) 108
Mobility Corridors (Figure 8.5) 109
Roadway Condition Deficiencies (Figure 8.6) 110
Sidewalk Deficiencies (Figure 8.7) 107
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
The Greater East Wenatchee Area and the City of East Wenatchee, the area’s urban
center, are linked by common interests, a spectacular setting along the Columbia River
and an interdependent economy. For these reasons, the City of East Wenatchee and
Douglas County have joined together in forming an integrated community vision for the
Greater East Wenatchee Area Volume of the Douglas County Comprehensive Plan.
This document also serves as the City of East Wenatchee Comprehensive Plan. The
planning area for this comprehensive plan is the urban growth area for the City of East
Wenatchee.
Why Plan?
Planning establishes a long-range vision that balances the competing needs and
desires of the community in a coordinated and orderly manner. Planning averts
problems by making efficient use of scarce resources. Planning improves the physical
environment of the community, making it more functional, beautiful, decent, healthful,
interesting, and efficient. Planning makes sure tax dollars invested in public roads,
water and sewer lines, fire stations, parks, and other public services are spent wisely.
Planning incorporates long-range considerations into decisions on short-range actions.
And, planning promotes the interest of the community at large, rather than the interests
of individuals or special groups within the community.
In order to preserve the quality of life that has made Washington State such a desirable
place to live, the Legislature passed the Growth Management Act (GMA) in 1990. The
basic objective of the legislation is to guide and encourage local governments in
assessing their goals, evaluating their community assets, writing comprehensive plans
and implementing those plans through regulations and innovative techniques to
encompass their future vision.
The comprehensive plan is the official statement adopted by the City and County
establishing the goals and policies to protect the health, welfare, safety, and quality of
life of the residents of the Greater East Wenatchee Area. A comprehensive plan is all
about drawing a picture of how your community should develop and appear in the
future, the vision. These ‘sketches’ consist of written and graphic displays developed
by the citizens who live in the community. Successful comprehensive plans are a
result of a vision firmly set forth in the goals and policies of the plan, and a land use
map. These components are used to guide decision makers (elected legislative
bodies) in implementing the plan. This plan is not an exception to those concepts and
has relied upon our citizens' experiences in regard to how we should allocate open
space, parks, traffic circulation, types of housing, job centers, schools and other types
of land uses. Technical information such as population growth rates, relationship to
adjoining growth centers, utilities and public facilities and services are also considered
in order to put realistic expectations into the vision.
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It is sometimes difficult to form a vision that is clear, represents the views of most of the
people in the community and one that can be carried out through a comprehensive
plan. It takes an enormous amount of time and commitment on the part of volunteer
citizens and local government. Visions also change with time as the values and views
of the residents change. It is a process, like so many in planning, that must be
revisited at regular intervals to be sure you are on track. With this in mind, the
visioning process for the Greater East Wenatchee Area of Douglas County has been
extensive and ongoing.
Over the years the City and County have periodically conducted far-reaching public
outreach efforts in a quest to obtain information from residents and the business
community to better define the vision for the Greater East Wenatchee Area. It is these
public involvement process that guide the development and amendment of the
comprehensive plan.
In the fall of 1991, an intensive ‘visioning’ effort was carried out involving a tabloid and
survey, advertised meetings, and a display booth at the North Central Washington
District Fair. The goal of this effort was to educate the citizens of Douglas County as to
the requirements and benefits of the Growth Management Act, and to allow the
planning staff to see and understand the vision these people had for both their
community and the County as a whole.
Another major ‘visioning’ effort was conducted during the spring and summer of 2002.
A flyer was sent to 3,900 households announcing that listening posts would be
conducted in three rural areas of the County and at the Wenatchee Valley Mall to
provide opportunities for citizens to indicate their ideas and opinions for future growth
and development. An informal survey, ‘Picture the Future!’ was featured at the
listening posts and made available at County and City planning offices. Two vision
evaluation workshops were held in June 2002; one for Douglas County officials and
one for City of East Wenatchee officials. The purpose of the workshops was for the
officials to look at the current community vision in their respective comprehensive plans
and recommend changes, if needed. In August 2003 the Douglas County Regional
Planning Commission and the City of East Wenatchee Planning Commission met in a
joint workshop to review and further develop the language of the Draft Community
Vision. The result of that project was the following vision statement for the Greater
East Wenatchee Area.
THE VISION
Picture the Future! In the Greater East Wenatchee Area.
You will see:
• A versatile and diverse economic base, which promotes desirable
employment growth and living wage jobs.
• The Greater East Wenatchee Area has developed in an orderly and
economically feasible manner that makes the best use of geographic,
demographic, and human resource, this development:
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- Has created an area rich in destination tourism and recreation;
- Protects and enhances residential neighborhoods;
- Includes commercial, industrial, agricultural activities; and
- Compliments the economic and cultural opportunities in the area.
• Tourist activities located in appropriate places which may include river
corridors and in agricultural areas.
• A balance between preserving agricultural activities, orchards and
allowing urban growth and development.
• Farmland and agricultural activities sustained by allowing agricultural
related activities on premises including, for example; fruit stands, wineries
and related support services.
• Commercial and industrial investment is attracted into the area through a
cooperative alliance among County, City and special purpose districts.
• The City of East Wenatchee as the urban center of the Greater East
Wenatchee Area with an attractive Central Business District that is user
friendly and meets the needs of local residents and pedestrian oriented
tourism.
• Transportation systems that provide easy accessibility to the industrial,
commercial, recreational, and residential assets of the community
including; an all weather airport, bicycle and pedestrian trails and facilities,
roads and streets.
• The Greater East Wenatchee Area is a safe and pleasant place to live.
• Housing that is available to all income levels.
• Growth that is managed to facilitate efficient provision of requested
services within identified service boundaries.
• Parks, recreation areas, and open space are found along the Columbia
River while protecting and enhancing the character of the shoreline and its
wildlife.
• Guidelines are created and in place which acknowledge and respect
private property rights.
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING
In the winter of 2004, as part of the 2006 update to the Greater East Wenatchee Urban
Area comprehensive plan, the City of East Wenatchee and Douglas County held a
series of seven neighborhood meetings with citizens in the urban area. The purpose of
those meetings was to involve the citizens, business owners, and property owners in
identifying their vision of what they wanted to see in their neighborhood in the next 20
years. The meetings were held in facilities in the neighborhoods and over 200 people
participated in the process. The project was funded with a grant from the Washington
State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.
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The participants enjoyed the opportunity to meet their neighbors and express their
vision for the neighborhood and the community. As a result of this neighborhood
planning process, many insightful and unique comments were expressed. The
comments can be categorized into four major topics: transportation, parks and
recreation, neighborhood appearance, and utilities.
Transportation issues were a major theme throughout the process. Comments ranged
from broad statements such as “better transportation planning” to the specific “we need
a stoplight at Grant and Kentucky.” Included in the transportation category of
comments were suggestions for sidewalks, better street lighting, better street linkages,
and extension of public transportation.
Parks and recreation was the second most mentioned topic of major concern to the
participants. Suggestions were made for locations for new parks and improvements to
existing park facilities.
Neighborhood and community appearance comments included suggestions for more
landscaping around commercial and industrial activities and general neighborhood
beautification with landscaping and control of nuisance properties (junk vehicles,
accumulations of yard waste etc.).
Utility issues included extension of sanitary sewer, improved storm water systems,
provision of irrigation water, undergrounding of utilities, and extension of fiber optic
services.
Our Valley What’s Next/Nuestro Valley Que Sigue
The Our Valley What’s Next/Nuestro Valley Que Sigue visioning and planning
project was initiated in 2015 with a community survey and other public outreach
efforts serving as the foundation for the development of a long-range vision and a
strategic action plan for Our Valley.
This is the first time an initiative of this magnitude has been undertaken across multi-
jurisdictional boundaries in Chelan and Douglas counties. The name, “Our Valley”,
was chosen to reflect this regional approach. This was an effort being undertaken by
public, private, civic, community and business partners in Our Valley to develop a
shared, values-based, data-supported vision with defined strategies and actions to
help create a more vibrant and prosperous future.
Our Valley initiated a conversation with the entire community, asking thousands of
residents what they saw as the region’s core values, biggest strengths, weaknesses,
and challenges. Presentations were made at 38 meetings and volunteers attended
18 public events across the region - directly connecting with over 10,000 residents
and community leaders at government meetings, service clubs, business
organizations, ethnic groups and activities, recreation- and conservation-focused
groups, and social service agencies. Interviews were conducted with 35 community
leaders. A community summit was attended by 120 people.
A survey questionnaire was developed that was available online and in printed
format. The survey was provided at community meetings, events and organizational
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presentations; in mailed newsletters; at libraries, community centers, public
gathering spots and recreation sites; and through an Our Valley open house. The
online survey link was distributed via social media, the Our Valley website, e-
newsletters, and links from various public and private organizations’ websites.
1,550 surveys were completed. The survey questions are provided below along with
5 of the most common answers. They are ranked in order of frequency:
What is one thing you value about
living in Our Valley?
1. Outdoors and recreation
2. The people
3. Natural and scenic resources
4. Climate
5. Personal safety
What is one way you see Our Valley
changing now?
1. Population growth
2. Latino community’s emergence
3. Increased traffic congestion
4. Commercial expansion
5. Better amenities
What is one idea you have for the
future of Our Valley?
1. Outdoor recreation enhancements
2. Improved schools and a four-year
college
3. Better amenities
4. More events and entertainment
5. Everyone working together
What is one action that would make
your idea happen?
1. Community support
2. Make things happen
3. Educate (improve education levels
community wide)
4. Grow business
5. Focus on recreation
What is Our Valley’s greatest
weakness as a place to live?
1. Lack of amenities
2. Few job openings, lower wages
3. Cultural divide
4. Affordable housing
5. Traffic
What is Our Valley’s greatest
strength as a place to live?
1. Community and its people
2. Outdoors and recreation
3. Scenery
4. Natural resources
5. Location
What is the biggest challenge for
the future of Our Valley?
1. Population growth
2. Coming together as a community
3. Economic growth
4. Few job openings, lower wages
5. Affordable housing
Do you think Our Valley will be a
better or worse place to live in the
future?
Results:
Definitely better — 27 percent
Somewhat better — 31 percent
About the same — 23 percent
Somewhat worse — 16 percent
Definitely worse — 3 percent
Demographics of respondents showed that 98% were from the Wenatchee Valley. Age
groupings included 12% being less than 30 years old, 70% were 30 to 59 years of age
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and 17% were 60 or older. A major effort was made to engage the local Latino
community. Versions of the survey and other relevant documents were available in
English and Spanish. According to the 2010 Census, 28.5 percent of the overall
population in Chelan and Douglas counties is Latino or Hispanic. The results of the
survey showed that those who self-identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic made
up 23% of the respondents.
The Our Valley What's Next community survey results provide a snapshot of what
resident’s value most about living here, what they see changing, and what they view as
our biggest challenges going forward, as well as their visions for the future and
possible strategies to make them a reality.
The results show residents are optimistic and hopeful, they highly value the region’s
beauty, recreational opportunities and sense of community, and prefer a proactive
collaborative approach in positioning Our Valley for the future in the face of change.
They want greater efficiencies in government and greater collaboration between
cultures, desire more bigger-city amenities and services, want better-paying jobs, more
affordable housing, and believe the region should further capitalize economically on
our natural attributes.
At the same time, residents also consider growth a threat to some aspects of their
quality of life, and recognize tough decisions await community leaders and elected
officials as they grapple with issues like traffic, poverty, affordable housing, cultural
diversity, education, infrastructure, and workforce development.
Taken together, these findings provided the basis for the creation of a long-range
vision and strategic action plan for Our Valley. The following overall vision was
developed from the survey and public outreach process:
The Vision:
Our Valley is a united, prosperous and thriving region, built on our
agricultural heritage and history of innovation. We collaborate across
geographic, political and cultural boundaries. Together with our
business community, our local governments, public agencies and
organizations coordinate their decisions and actions, spending
resources wisely and enhancing public services. Our communities
have vibrant centers with housing, amenities and public transportation,
and safe, affordable neighborhoods. Our diverse cultures embrace
their commonalities – and celebrate their distinctiveness. At all levels,
our educators, schools and colleges engage and prepare students for
our future workforce. Our economy generates new opportunities
through knowledge and innovation. We have living wage jobs that
support our families, and rewarding programs and activities that enrich
our children, young adults and seniors. We are a destination for
recreation, ecotourism and agritourism. We are stewards of our natural
environment, enhancing our livability, health and wellness. Our Valley
is where we live, grow and work for a better future.”
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In addition to the Vision, this extensive outreach effort enabled Our Valley to develop
an action plan centered on six focus areas. The six focus areas are:
• How We Prosper
• How We Plan & Grow
• How We Sustain Our Environment
• How We Live & Care for One Another
• How We Learn & Create
• How We Participate and Decide
The overarching Vision is meant to guide and connect strategies, actions and
implementation efforts for those focus areas.
During the first nine months of 2016, Our Valley’s citizen based Action Teams, a Think
Tank of community leaders, and the Our Valley Core Team — totaling more than 150
residents and community leaders — researched, vetted and refined the actions and
major projects. They also secured commitments from the businesses, public agencies,
nonprofits and community groups that will champion the plan's actions and major
projects.
The Action Plan was unveiled at a public event attended by over 100 people. The
Action Plan includes 149 projects and programs and 7 major “game-changer”
projects spread out over the 6 focus areas.
The projects and programs are being led by 81 public agencies, businesses,
nonprofit organizations and community groups. The lead partners have committed to
championing and implementing the actions within a five-year period. By working on
these projects, the partner organizations share responsibility in bringing Our Valley's
long-term, grassroots vision to fruition.
The Our Valley Action Plan is intended to be updated periodically as projects are
completed, new initiatives come on board, and the community encounters other
challenges – and opportunities.
The table below lists the Action Items that were identified during this public outreach
program where the lead partner was identified as the City of East Wenatchee. There
are existing goals and policies in the comprehensive plan that address several of
these action items:
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OUR VALLEY ACTION PLAN
City of East Wenatchee
LIST OF LEAD PARTNER ACTIONS
OUR VALLEY
‘FOCUS
AREA’
ACTION NUMBER & TITLE
ACTION TEXT
How We
Prosper
Prosper 5.6
Waterfront Destination
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 13th
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Accelerate development of Our Valley’s
waterfronts into major tourist attractions and
destinations.
How We
Prosper
Prosper 5.7
Expanded Retail Sector
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 16th
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Explore opportunities to expand the local retail
sector and provide feedback on next steps to
create a strategy for the achievement of
meaningful growth in this industry cluster.
How We
Prosper
Easy Win
Prosper 6.6 Restaurants & Retail Development
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 7th
highest priority in the ‘How We Plan and
Grow’ focus area by the community in the
2016 survey.)
Encourage and support a mix of restaurants
and retail shops to elevate the experience in
the area’s urban centers.
How We Plan
and Grow
Plan 2.1
Mixed-Use Planning
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 4th
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Encourage mixed-use planning region wide,
emphasizing higher density, pedestrian- and
transit-friendly development in designated
urban centers that is coordinated with regional
transportation planning.
How We Plan
and Grow
Plan 2.2
Downtown Residential
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 9th
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Promote and incentivize residential development
the region’s downtown urban centers.
How We Plan
and Grow
Plan 2.3
Corridor Beautification
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 11th
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Beautify urban corridors along key arterials in
the region, including city/town gateways and
entry points.
How We Plan
and Grow
Plan 3.1
Riverfront Redevelopment
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 6th
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Promote riverfront development on both sides
of the Columbia River, including housing,
shops, entertainment, and a large new public
marina.
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How We Plan
and Grow
Plan 5.1
Regulatory Barriers Affecting Affordable Housing
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 10th
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Review development regulations to identify
barriers to affordable housing and propose
alternatives.
How We Plan
and Grow
Plan 5.2
Incentives for Affordable Housing
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 1st
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Offer tax breaks and other incentives to builders
and property owners to develop more affordable
housing for middle- and lower-income earners.
How We Plan
and Grow
Easy Win
Plan 6.1 Synchronize Traffic Signals
Synchronize major traffic signals in the region
where feasible and appropriate to promote
improved traffic flow and connectivity.
How We
Sustain Our
Environment
Sustain 2.1
Open Space Preservation
Incentivize and preserve Our Valley’s open
spaces for their scenic and recreational values,
and their diversity of native plants and wildlife.
How We Live
and Care For
One Another
Live 1.5
Bilingual Signage
Establish more bilingual signage at key public
facilities and major way-finding sites as well as
for use during natural disasters, such as
wildfires and floods.
How We Live
and Care For
One Another
Live 2.9
Sidewalks and Street Lighting
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 2nd
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Identify and upgrade sidewalks and street
lighting in South Wenatchee and East
Wenatchee, promoting safe, convenient
pedestrian mobility and places for people to
congregate
How We Live
and Care For
One Another
Live 6.3
Inventory of Sidewalk- Lighting
Deficient Neighborhoods
Conduct an inventory of neighborhoods in the
two cities to determine where sidewalks and
street lights are deficient.
How We
Participate
and Decide
Decide 2.2
Regional Storm Water System
(NOTE: This action was ranked the 18th
highest priority in this focus area by the
community in the 2016 survey.)
Analyze the status of the region’s existing
stormwater systems and explore the possibility
of merging the operation of these systems.
The results of this public outreach effort further validates the Greater East
Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan since many of the projects listed above are
consistent with and would implement the goals and policies throughout this
comprehensive plan.
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CHAPTER 3
LAND USE
INTRODUCTION
The Land Use Element is the Greater East Wenatchee Area’s 20-year vision for land
use. This element generally describes the existing conditions regarding urban land
use in the study area. Urban lands are those lands located within the East
Wenatchee Urban Growth Area (UGA). These lands have growth patterns that have
or will have an intensive use of the land for uses and buildings that are incompatible
with rural or resource uses.
This element will take the conclusions and recommendations reached in other
chapters and synthesize them into a land use map for the study area. While the
Land Use Element builds upon the existing land use pattern and presence of natural
features, it also sets forth some changes in the way land use development should
occur in the future.
WASHINGTON STATE GOALS AND MANDATES
RCW 36.70A.070
Each comprehensive plan shall include a plan, scheme, or design for each of the
following:
(1) A land use element designating the proposed general distribution and general
location and extent of the uses of land, where appropriate, for agriculture, timber
production, housing, commerce, industry, recreation, open spaces, general aviation
airports, public utilities, public facilities, and other land uses. The land use element
shall include population densities, building intensities, and estimates of future
population growth.
POPULATION
The Growth Management Act requires counties to adopt a 20-year population
projection from a projection range provided by the Office of Financial Management
(OFM) for planning purposes. (See Table 3.2 for the current OFM projections for
Douglas County.) This population projection is the basis upon which comprehensive
plans are developed. The Act also requires that plans focus the majority of the
population growth within the urban growth areas where services and public facilities
can be provided more efficiently. The boundary of the UGA is directly related to the
projection of population assigned by the county for each UGA.
Historical trends
The population of Douglas County has grown from a population of 4,926 persons in
1900 to 38,431 in 2010. The decade with the largest population growth was from
1990 to 2000 with an increase of 6,398 persons. The growth between 2000 and
2010 slowed to 5,828 persons.
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Table 3.1 Douglas County Population Trends – 1970 to 2010
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Douglas County 16,787 22,144 26,205 32,603 38,431
East Wenatchee UGA 9,034 14,778 16,660 21,304 26,221
City of East Wenatchee 913 1,640 2,701 5,757 13,190
Source: US Census
The Washington State Office of Financial Management updated their GMA
population projections in 2012. The table below shows the high, medium, and low
series projections for Douglas County in five-year intervals.
Table 3.2 Douglas County OFM Population Projections
Census Projections
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040
High 38,431 45,031 49,469 53,935 58,270 62,336 66,223
Medium 38,431 40,603 43,619 46,662 49,583 52,256 54,762
Low 38,431 35,630 36,679 37,754 38,716 39,451 40,031
Source Office of Financial Management, Issue Date of Projections: August 2012
The sub-county population projection adopted by the Regional Council used thea
modified medium series projection with a planning period ending at 2035.
Table 3.3 County and East Wenatchee UGA Population Projection
Description
% of
Population
Allocation
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035
East Wenatchee 72.00% 26,221 28,212 30,203 32,193 34,184 36,175
Urban 82.00% 31,458 33,725 35,993 38,260 40,527 42,795
Rural 18.00% 6,973 7,471 7,968 8,466 8,964 9,462
Douglas County Total 100.00% 38,431 41,196 43,961 46,726 49,491 52,256
Observations
• In the past 40 years, the population of the East Wenatchee urban area in
relation to the overall County population has increased during each
decade. In 1990 the East Wenatchee UGA was 63.5% of the county
Description
% of
Population
Allocation
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
East Wenatchee 72% 26,221 28,212 30,203 32,193 34,184 36,175 37,985 38,346 38,707 39,068 39,429
Urban 82% 31,458 33,725 35,993 38,260 40,527 42,795 43,261 43,672 44,083 44,494 44,905
Rural 18% 6,973 7,471 7,968 8,466 8,964 9,462 9,496 9,587 9,677 9,767 9,857
Douglas County Total 100% 38,431 41,196 43,961 46,726 49,491 52,256 52,757 53,258 53,760 54,261 54,762
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population. In 2000 it increased to 65.3% and in 2010 it increased to
68.23%.
Population projection
The ability to anticipate population change and allocate it to smaller geographic
areas is an important planning tool for the development of the Greater East
Wenatchee Area UGA. Population projections help to plan for the impacts of growth
and its demands on facilities and services such as roads, sewers, schools, water
systems, fire stations, and power and other utilities.
The majority of the county’s population growth is required, by GMA, to occur within
the designated urban growth areas. The percentage that was approved by the
Douglas County Regional Council in 2012 was an allocation of 82% of the growth to
the 5 UGA’s and 18% of the growth to the rural area.
Table 3.3 shows the projected population growth for the East Wenatchee Urban
Growth Area. The year 2010 number is the actual population from the 2010 U.S.
Census. The population projections indicate that the East Wenatchee UGA will
need to accommodate an additional 9,954 persons.
UGA RESIDENTIAL LAND CAPACITY ANALYSIS
In 2013, tThe County and the City have performed a residential land capacity
analysis to determine whether the existing urban growth area can could
accommodate the population projection.
This land capacity analysis has beenwas developed using available
information and reasonable methodology and assumptions. The analysis of
the data and resulting land capacity determination depended on upon certain
assumptions.
Methodology
Land Use Analysis - The first step of the process involved an extensive analysis of
existing land uses to determine the available vacant land within the residential land
use designations:
• All vacant residential lots were identified – if the parcel was between 4,000
sq. ft. and 1.5 acres in size and had no structure value - it was considered
vacant.
• All other vacant residential property was identified.
• All underutilized residential lands were identified. If a parcel was between 1.5
acres and 5 acres and had one dwelling – 1 acre was taken off for the
existing home and the remainder of the parcel was considered vacant. Lots
where the structures occupied a larger than normal area or the remainder
was less than ½ acre, up to 2 acres were taken off for the existing home.
• All properties owned by a utility, government entity or a quasi-public entity
were deleted from the residential vacant land inventory.
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• All critical areas were deleted from the vacant land inventory.
• The Mixed-Use and Waterfront Mixed-Use land use designations allow
residential and commercial land uses. Due to the unknown variables of the
Mixed-Use and Waterfront Mixed-Use, a residential capacity of those lands
was estimated to be 50% for commercial and 50% for residential land uses.
Housing Unit Projection - To determine the number of housing units and other land
uses that should be provided to serve the projected population; the first step is to
convert the population projection to a housing unit need. That conversion can be
accomplished by looking at the historic household count and then applying a
vacancy factor since a “household” is an occupied housing unit. Since many factors
can influence the vacancy rate in a community, another method is to simply divide
the number of persons by the total number of housing units to obtain a “persons per
housing unit” rate. This is a simpler approach that accounts for vacancies and other
influencing factors. Over the past 20 years, there has been a decline in the number
of persons per housing unit. This is particularly true in urban areas. An average of
2.57 persons per housing unit was used for the land capacity analysis.
Projection of Land for Other Uses – Increasing the size of the UGA to
accommodate the projected residential land use needs also requires a
corresponding increase to the total land area to accommodate commercial and
industrial land uses. The same ratio of area per land use was assumed based upon
the previously adopted land use distribution. (See Table 3.8 for the ratio of the
various land use categories.)
Factors/Assumptions Land Capacity Analysis
• A factor of 2.57 persons per housing unit was used based upon historic
trends.
• The target percentages of 83% for single family dwellings and 17% for multi-
family dwellings was based on historic census information for the East
Wenatchee UGA.
• The residential low density land use category allows up to 8 dwelling units per
acre. The medium density multi-family designation allows up to 15 dwelling
units per acre and the high density multi-family designation allows up to 24
dwelling units per acre. Since achieving those densities depends upon many
factors, this analysis uses a lesser assumed density. The assumed average
density of 4 dwelling units per acre was used for single family housing units
and 12 dwelling units per acre was used for multi-family housing units. These
factors were agreed upon by the East Wenatchee Planning Commission and
the Douglas County Regional Planning Commission in August 2003. These
assumed densities are net densities since an additional factor accounts for
land needed for roads, public or non-residential uses, and utilities.
• Land for public purposes includes future roads, utility corridors, parks and
other non-residential land uses. A Roads and Public Uses factor of 25% was
added to the land needs.
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• A market factor of 25% was added to the land needs to account for land that
for some reason will not be available for development during the planning
period. . The 25% figure was agreed upon by the East Wenatchee Planning
Commission and the Douglas County Regional Planning Commission in
August 2003.
• Maintain the ratio of commercial and industrial lands within the UGA. It
should be noted that the open space, recreational, and other public and
quasi-public land uses are permitted within the various land use designations
and have not been designated specifically for a particular parcel of land.
Analysis
The table below converts the projected population growth to a total for needed
housing units based upon the factors and assumptions listed above.
Table 3.4 Projected Housing Units Needed:
2035 Population 36,175
2010 Population 26,221
Projected Pop Growth 9,954
Av. Persons/Housing Unit 2.57
Housing Units Needed (9,954/2.57) 3,873
The table below shows the breakdown, by housing unit type, for the housing units
needed to accommodate the projected growth and converts the need to an acreage
calculation based upon the factors and assumptions listed above.
Table 3.5 Projected Net Residential Acres of Land Needed:
SF MF
Ratio of Total Number of Housing Units 83% 17%
Units Needed by Type 3,215 658
Average Assumed Density (DU/Acre) 4 12
Acres Needed 804 55
Conclusion
The results of the land capacity analysis determined that the existing UGA was
deficient and needs to be expanded to accommodate the projected population
growth. The results of the Land Capacity Analysis are shown in Table 3.6.
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Table 3.6 – Land Capacity Analysis and Summary Table UGA Expansion Area
Residential Land Capacity Analysis
A B C D E F G H I J K L
DU
Needed
Existing
Vacant
R-L Lots
Market
Factor
Net Lots
Available
Net DU
Needed
Net
Acres
Needed
Land
for
ROW
&
Public Uses
Sub-
Total
Market
Factor
Sub-
Total
Vacant
RL
Land
Gross
Acres
Neede
d
-25% B-C A-D 4
DU/AC 25% F+G 25% H+I J-K
Single
Family
Housing
Units
3,215 400 100 300 2,915 729 182 911 228 1,139 923 216
*Multi-
Family
Housing
Units
DU
Needed
Net Acres
Needed at
12 DU/AC
Land
for
ROW &
Public
Uses
25%
Subtotal
B + C
Market
Factor
25%
Gross
AC
Needed
D + E
Vacan
t
Multi-
Family
Gross
Acreage
Needed
**Target
Ratio of
17% MF
Housing
Units
Target
Acreage
Expansio
n
Area
658 55 14 69 17 86 181 -95 336 241
Table 3.7 Summary Table UGA Expansion Area
Plan Designation Needed
Acreage
Proposed
Acres
Critical Areas
&
Non-Vacant
Total
Net Acres
Residential Low Density 216 373 51 322
Medium Density Residential 241 172 9 163
Mixed Use 86 20 66
Light Commercial 63 72 0 72
Total 520 703 81 622
*Density calculations considered 50% of the Mixed Use and Waterfront Mixed Use
designation as available for multi-family development.
**Currently, the single family designation accounts for 89% of residentially designated
properties without the mixed use designations. Including the mixed use designations that
brings the percentage down to 86%. The target ratio of single family to multi-family is 83%
single family and 17% multi-family. This requires an increase in the multi-family designation
to offset the addition to the single family designation to achieve this target ratio. This is an
important factor since single family homes are permitted in the multi-family designation but
multi-family is not permitted in the single family designation.
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EXISTING LAND USE DISTRIBUTION
To plan effectively for the twenty-year planning period it is necessary to understand
existing land use distribution and trends. To accomplish this, the County and City
undertook a land use inventory. The Land Use Inventory was used to determine the
extent and intensity of existing land uses within the East Wenatchee UGA. The land
use inventory used tax parcel information from the Douglas County Assessor's Office,
building permit information from the City and County, and the geographic information
system (GIS) developed by Douglas County. .
The urban growth boundary encompasses a land area of approximately 8,000 acres.
Table 3.7 shows the result of the land use analysis. This table shows the land use of
the property regardless of the current comprehensive plan land use designation.
Table 3.7 Land Uses in the Existing Urban Growth Area
Type of Land Use Acreage % of Total
Residential 2,710 40%
Multi-family 218 3%
Commercial 300 4%
Industrial 104 2%
Quasi-Public (churches etc.) 100 1%
Utilities, Public & ROW 304 4%
Schools 183 3%
Recreation 300 4%
Agricultural 1,346 19%
Vacant 878 13%
Partially vacant/underutilizes 400 6%
Total 6,933 100%
Notes:
1. The land areas shown in the table above includes parcels of land and does not include all
existing street rights of ways and several stormwater facilities since many of them are not
parcels. As such, the total does not add up to the total UGA boundary of 8,000 acres.
2. The Residential category above includes single-family detached, single-family attached, and
duplexes. Multi-family includes only those buildings with 3 or more dwelling units in them.
LAND USE DESIGNATIONS WITHIN THE URBAN GROWTH AREA
Table 3.8 Acreage by Designation
Plan
Designation
Designation
Acreage
Percent of
Total
C-L 72.48 0.84%
C-N 12.20 0.14%
CBD 241.80 2.81%
G-C 399.74 4.65%
I-G 544.04 6.33%
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R-H 233.75 2.72%
R-L 5,999.24 69.83%
R-M 554.07 6.45%
MU 146.08 1.70%
WMU 388.29 4.52%
Total 8,591.68 100.00%
Note: The acreages in the table above include streets.
RESIDENTIAL
The quality and integrity of residential neighborhoods defines the character of the
community. Ensuring that these neighborhoods remain stable and vital is of primary
importance. To meet the goals of the Growth Management Act, the Land Use Plan,
and the Housing Plan, several residential land use density types have been
established.
Low Residential
It is envisioned that this designation would permit a range of housing options and
densities to provide areas desirable for single-family residential use. The primary and
preferred land use is residential. The use of innovative housing techniques such as
attached single family, zero-lot line housing, averaging lots sizes, and other alternates
should be encouraged infilling and variety of housing types and densities. In order for
these techniques to be used in a manner that protects the integrity of the surrounding
properties, there must be mechanisms to ensure neighborhood compatibility and good
design quality.
Urban governmental services and infrastructure must be available at the time of
development or there must be a plan in place, with funding, to insure that a full range of
Zone Description Acres
% of
Total
Acres
CBD Central Business District 242 2.81%
C-L Light Commercial 76 0.88%
CN Neighborhood Commercial 12 0.14%
G-C General Commercial 401 4.65%
I-G General Industrial 544 6.31%
MU Mixed Use 148 1.72%
R-H Residential High Density/Office 233 2.71%
R-L Residential Low Density 6,021 69.88%
R-M Residential Medium Density 551 6.40%
WMU-N Waterfront Mixed Use-North Bridge 183 2.12%
WMU-U Waterfront Mixed Use-Uptown 168 1.95%
WMU-D Waterfront Mixed Use-Downtown 37 0.43%
Total Acres 8,617
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urban governmental services is available to serve the development within the planning
period. To ensure that land development patterns provide urban densities,
mechanisms such as minimum densities, maximum setbacks, and other regulatory
tools may be necessary in areas where these urban services are planned for but are
not yet available.
Residential densities allowed in the low residential land use category should be up to 8
dwelling units per acre or up to 10 dwelling units per acre if developed adjacent to
commercial or mixed uses. Future development within the UGA is expected to attain a
target average density of at least 4 dwelling units per acre.
Medium Residential
The Medium Residential designation is intended to provide areas suitable and
desirable for residential use accommodating multi-family and medium density single-
family opportunities. Mixed residential and professional office or residential and retail
can also be accommodated in this district adjacent to commercial designations.
Urban governmental services and infrastructure must be available at the time of
development or there must be a plan in place, with funding, to insure that a full range of
urban governmental services is available to serve the development.
Multi-family designations should be applied in areas along existing or planned
arterial/collector transportation corridors, or areas in proximity or within walking
distance of commercial nodes. The multi-family designation may provide a transition
from low density residential to higher intensity residential and commercial uses. Multi-
family areas should be accompanied by open spaces, and transit linkage in order to
make these densities viable and compatible with the community.
Design standards should be applied during the development phase of the projects to
ensure that multi-family development is compatible with existing and surrounding
neighborhoods.
Residential densities allowed in the medium residential land use category should be up
to 15 dwelling units per acre with a target density of at least 12 dwelling units per acre.
Residential High/Office
The Residential High/Office designation is a land use category that would allow a
range of housing choices and a limited range of office style commercial opportunities
for low intensity personal and professional services. This district is a transition
designation providing a buffer between lower density land uses and higher intensity
uses such as between residential and commercial uses or areas along major
transportation routes where the intensity of activities on adjacent land make it less
attractive for low density residential uses.
Urban governmental services and infrastructure must be available at the time of
development or there must be a plan in place, with funding, to insure that a full range of
urban governmental services is available to serve the development.
The Residential High/Office designation should be applied in areas along existing or
planned arterial/collector transportation corridors and areas adjacent to commercial
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nodes. Development of this land use type should adhere to design standards to
achieve compatible scale and design to enhance the livability and appearance of the
community. These projects should be configured to be transit-oriented, pedestrian
friendly, and provide affordable housing. This land use designation is also intended to
provide a location for low intensity office space.
Residential densities allowed in the Residential High/Office land use category should
be up to 24 dwelling units per acre with a target density of at least 12 8 dwelling units
per acre.
COMMERCIAL
The commercial center of a community serves as the major economic and
employment sector. Commercial properties provide goods and services to the
community to satisfy the needs of existing and future residents and visitors. These
commercial centers provide revenue to the community in taxes collected on goods
and services, increased property values, as well as wages.
In preparing for updates to the comprehensive plan, the planning commissions from
the city and county used an active citizen involvement process with a visioning
process and neighborhood meetings.
The Community Vision project completed in 2002 resulted in the development of a
community vision statement providing direction for planning in the Greater East
Wenatchee area as well as the remainder of Douglas County. Some of the
components of that vision are particularly relevant to the discussion of commercial
land uses. The Community Vision stressed:
• Growth in employment and living wage jobs
• Encouraging tourism and recreation opportunities
• Recognizing East Wenatchee as the urban center of the Greater East
Wenatchee Area
• Improving transportation systems including pedestrian facilities to better
serve commercial areas
• Providing street trees and creating “gateways” to the community.
In 2004, the city and county planning commissions participated in a series of
neighborhood planning meetings with residents and property owners in the Greater
East Wenatchee Urban Area. The purpose of that series of meetings was to find out
what the residents wanted to see in their neighborhoods and the community in the
next 20 years. Many consistent comments were received regarding commercial
properties including:
• More attractive commercial areas, more landscaping
• Development of the riverfront with hotels, restaurants, and a marina
• Limiting big box stores
• More neighborhood commercial areas such as mini marts to serve residential
areas
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• Better commercial planning – more defined commercial areas
• Expansion of the commercial areas
Based upon the Vision, the comprehensive plan should ensure that commercial
properties are developed with quality designs that reflect the vision of the community
and in a manner that is compatible with surrounding residential and commercial land
uses. The goals and policies in this chapter address the community’s vision for
these commercial areas.
Providing adequate land for commercial development will ensure that jobs are
created in the East Wenatchee area that will support the employment expectations
of the local residential population. The table below shows the breakdown of the
civilian labor force for individuals 16 years of age or older by industry for East
Wenatchee, Douglas County and Washington State. The four largest employment
sectors are:
#1 Education and health care services
#2 Agriculture in the county and retail trade in the city
#3 Retail trade in the county and construction in the city
#4 Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
Table 3.9 Civilian employed population 16 years and over by Industry
Industry
East
Wenatchee
% of
Total
Douglas
County
% of
Total State
% of
Total
Agriculture, Forestry
& Fishing 386 6.3% 2,763 15.9% 79,925 2.5%
Construction 602 9.8% 1,339 7.7% 220,452 7.0%
Manufacturing 315 5.1% 903 5.2% 330,083 10.5%
Wholesale Trade 231 3.8% 861 4.9% 97,669 3.1%
Retail Trade 885 14.4% 2,168 12.4% 363,620 11.6%
Transportation, warehousing,
and utilities 329 5.4% 1,022 5.9% 160,705 5.1%
Information 39 0.6% 83 0.5% 77,945 2.5%
Finance,
Insurance,
Real Estate 261 4.2% 830 4.8% 188,886 6.0%
Professional, scientific,
management,
administrative, and
waste management services 421 6.8% 1,029 5.9% 369,301 11.8%
Education, health
and social services 1,545 25.1% 3,598 20.6% 659,183 21.0%
Arts, entertainment,
recreation, accommodation
and food services 555 9.0% 1,520 8.7% 275,131 8.8%
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Other Services 341 5.5% 716 4.1% 145,205 4.6%
Public Administration 236 3.8% 599 3.4% 167,857 5.4%
Total 6,146 17,431 3,135,962
Census ACS 2007-11
DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL AREAS
Revisions adopted in the 2005 comprehensive plan amendment process resulted in
the city and county adopting the same commercial land use designations and the
same development regulations for properties within the UGA.
The intent of the commercial designations varies in type and intensity in order to
achieve the overall community vision. All of these designations should be sited
according to the goals, policies and design criteria set forth in this section.
The expansion of the UGA must provide additional locations for commercial
development. Several areas were identified as being feasible for commercial
development. Existing commercial land use options may not be suitable for these
new areas due to existing neighboring land uses and other factors. Additional
commercial land use options will be explored by the city and county to better meet
the needs of the community and these expansion areas.
Table 3.8 provides the area calculations for the existing commercial designations. .
Since the Mixed Use designations stress a strong residential component, it is
anticipated that they will contribute to the commercial and residential land base.
Central Business District (CBD)
The Central Business District generally follows a north to south direction as it follows
Valley Mall Parkway and a west to east direction as it follows Grant Road. To
ensure commercial development is compatible with surrounding uses and the
general character of the community, design criteria has been developed that
promotes street trees along major corridors, and stresses architectural and
landscaping design to create pleasant and attractive developments. New
development should be designed to be transit oriented, pedestrian friendly, and
provide open spaces.
Within the CBD there are existing land uses that are not permitted under the existing
zoning regulations for that district. The CBD designation should be analyzed
periodically during the development of the zoning districts regulations to determine
the appropriate land uses for various locations. In the future, it may be appropriate
to separate this district into smaller sub-districts to better address the particular land
uses that currently exist and to insure that existing and proposed land uses are
compatible. This analysis should also evaluate the infrastructure existing and
planned for those areas with regards to the needs of the particular land uses.
General Commercial (GC)
The General Commercial designation permits a greater range of commercial uses than
those allowed in the CBD designation. Additional uses may include mini-storage, light
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warehousing, or other non-retail uses in addition to a full range of retail uses. The intent
of this designation is to allow commercial uses that will create varied job opportunities
and provide services to the community that are not strictly retail in nature.
Although pedestrian access is stressed throughout this plan, the general commercial
designation is expected to be more automobile oriented than the CBD designation.
Design criteria for commercial and industrial land development in this designation
should be similar to the CBD but with less reliance on pedestrian access.
Neighborhood Commercial (NC)
The purpose of the Neighborhood Commercial designation is to provide convenient
commercial facilities for those residential areas that do not have easy access to the
Central Business District. This commercial designation is intended to form at nodes
as neighborhood retail and activity centers that provide a contrast to the typical
linear orientation of commercial strips. These commercial centers are focal points for
the neighborhood with low-intensity, small-scale retail sales and services that cater
to the surrounding neighborhood. There should also be provisions for residential
uses. These neighborhood centers are best located in areas where there is a
residential neighborhood within walking distance for the residents.
These districts have regulatory provisions for site size, building height, and bulk of
structures to insure that they are neighborhood oriented. Standards also include
landscaping and buffering methods to protect and preserve the residential character
of adjacent homes and apartments. Facilities must be provided for bicyclists,
pedestrians, and vehicular access. There should also be transit access
considerations, where possible. The following guidelines must be used when
considering a site for Neighborhood Commercial designation.
a) Site size should be no larger than 5 acres, excluding right-or-way, and
situated to have minimal impact on surrounding residential areas;
b) Sites should be located in residential areas that are at least one mile from
the Central Business District or General Commercial designation and one
half mile from any other site designated Neighborhood Commercial;
c) These sites will be located on either a collector or arterial street and
oriented to face that street. However, access to the site may be from a
local access street if sight distance or traffic impacts warrant it;
d) Structures should generally be designed at a pedestrian-scale (two stories
or less) and promote pedestrian activity while providing facilities for local
automobile traffic;
e) 100% of the total gross floor area of the ground floor of all structures must
be used for commercial purposes, residences may be permitted on the
upper stories, and
f) Shared parking between adjacent uses will be by written agreement.
Parking will be designed and located so as to enhance pedestrian activity.
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There are four Neighborhood Commercial sites designated within the UGA. A 2.7
acre area site is located on State Route 28 north of 33rd St. NW. A 2 acre site is
located at the intersection of Kentucky Ave. and Grant Rd. A 2.7 acre site located at
the intersection of Fancher Field Road and Gun Club Road. A 1.57 acre site at the
intersection of Sunset Highway and 29th Street NW.
New Commercial Designations:
Commercial Low Density (C-L)
The potential for a UGA expansion in 2015 presenteds an opportunity to establish
additional commercial land designations to provide greater flexibility for those areas.
The GMA stresses providing livable, walkable communities both to increase the activity
level of residents and to reduce green house gas emissions by providing commercial
centers in close proximity to residential areas. With the exception of the Neighborhood
Commercial and Mixed-Use designations described below, the existing commercial
land use districts are more automobile oriented. A new low density or limited intensity
commercial designation should be consideredwas developed for use within the
expansion of the urban growth area and for potential use within the existing UGA.
New commercial development within the UGA is targeted in two places: a
neighborhood-scale center in Fancher Heights and a community-scale center along
Grant Road at Nile Ave was established. The Fancher Heights commercial center is
intended to serve the daily shopping and services needs for residents in that part of the
UGA located along Badger Mountain Rd near Sand Canyon. The City and County’s
2013 work to study the UGA expansion characterized this area as being designed to
be integral to the residential character of the surrounding area, constructed alongside a
mixed-use and multi-family development concept to provide a transition to surrounding
single family neighborhoods.
The Grant Rd/Nile Ave commercial district comprises approximately 70 acres and is
intended to mature into a community-serving commercial and mixed-use district,
serving the needs of the immediate neighborhood and the entire community. This
designation is applied in the hope that it will stimulate more intense residential and
mixed-use development adjacent to it, creating a dynamic and walkable urban
environment that is robust and convenient to residents of eastern East Wenatchee.
Mixed-Use
To increase the variety of development opportunities, two types of mixed-use
commercial areas have been designated. The Waterfront Mixed Use designation
takes advantage of the proximity to the Columbia River, and the General Mixed-Use
designation is located on upland areas that do not have specific shoreline influences.
These mixed-use designations allow a mixture of uses including moderate density
residential, recreational, and commercial activities where people can enjoy shopping,
working, and living in the same area. People appreciate variety in housing, shopping,
recreation, transportation, and employment. This type of compact development can
reduce traffic congestion and benefit public health by promoting a pedestrian
atmosphere, enhancing the general viability of the community. Integrating different
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land uses and varied building types with a strong residential component is intended to
create a vibrant and diverse community as an alternative to the traditional “9 to 5”
commercial zones where activities are centered on the workplace.
Mixed uses at a smaller scale may also be permitted in commercial and multifamily
residential designations, making a transition between commercial and single-family
uses or providing for a retail street edge along the community’s arterials.
The following guiding principles should be used when designating the Mixed-Use
areas and implementing them through the adoption of development regulations:
a) Development should be by master plan to ensure an integrated design.
b) Allow for select commercial uses, recreation, and residential development in a
way that serves the needs of the neighborhood and the community.
c) Residential uses are encouraged to be integrated as a component in all
development projects and should target a density of 15 dwelling units per
acre. Single-family detached dwelling styles are discouraged.
d) Encourage a variety of housing options within this designation including
residences above commercial uses.
e) Provide for a type, configuration, and density of development that will entice
pedestrian shoppers to frequent the area, encourage pedestrian traffic
between businesses, provide access to transit, and stress less reliance on
motor vehicles.
f) The mixed use designation is not intended for automobile oriented or
businesses that rely on outdoor storage or display of merchandise.
g) Insure compatibility of mixed use developments with the surrounding properties,
minimize any off-site impacts associated with development with requirements
for buffering, landscaping, compatible scale and design to ensure that proposed
projects enhance the livability of the proposal and integrate with existing
residences in this designation.
h) Multiple buildings on a single site should be designed to create a strong visual
relationship between or among the buildings.
i) Development should take into account the relationship of adjacent buildings in
terms of height, materials, scale, and architecture. The goal is to achieve
attractive structures and preserve significant views.
j) Promote design which will increase opportunities for activities both within the
project boundaries and between existing adjacent developments and
neighborhoods.
k) Relate the size, character, and siting of proposed buildings to create a design
that requires businesses or other activities to front a central or common court or
plaza at ground level to provide a human scale to the development. Avoid siting
parking areas along street frontages and within shoreline areas.
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l) Encourage the design of multi-use facilities to accommodate retail and other
commercial uses at the pedestrian level.
m) To facilitate development of commercial uses in conjunction with residential, all
development should provide at least 50% of the gross floor area of the ground
floor for commercial purposes.
n) Buildings should be designed and located to complement and preserve existing
buildings, streets and paths, bridges, and other elements of the built
environment. Particular care should be given to building materials (color and
texture), setbacks, building heights and roof lines, and overall proportions.
o) The mixed-use designation should be established in locations where an
orientation to walkable communities is desired.
General Mixed Use
The designation of General Mixed-Use was originally designed for a 60-acre area
located across from the Kirby Billingsley Hydro Park between SR 28 and Rock
Island Road from S. Jarvis to Lyle Avenue. This designation was anticipated to
develop into a mixture of residential and commercial land uses to provide an
integrated community that would attract a variety of business activities and residential
styles.
The expansion of the UGA may provided a great opportunity to expand this type of
designation to allow the development of commercial and recreational facilities to
serve these urbanizing area in the 10th Street NE corridor. A new general mixed-use
designation was applied to 88 acres of a larger site north of 10th Street NE between
Kentucky Avenue and the alignment of Nevada Avenue.
The City and County utilized the assistance of a design architect during the
development of the original designation and criteria for the mixed-use areas near Kirby
Billingsley Hydro Park and the Waterfront Mixed-Use area. To implement the mixed-
use concept in different locations, the City and County should conduct further
planning level studies in this area to address the following issuesused the following
criteria:
a) Building heights in relation to the airport protection areas;
b) Increased sound insulation for properties within the airport noise control area;
c) Design for an integrated transportation network to insure that the carrying
capacity and efficiency of major freight and mobility routes are not adversely
impacted;
d) Ensure that transportation system plans provide for pedestrian and public
transportation options;
e) Develop strategies to insure that adjacent low-density development is
provided with adequate buffers and screening to preserve their neighborhood
character,
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f) Provide for a variety of land uses to establish a mixed-use pattern that
enhances the existing character of the surrounding area.
g) This designation should be provided to properties of sufficient size to
accommodate the mixture of uses and the master plan approach to
development. It is recommended that these sites be a minimum of 10 acres
in size.
h) Urban governmental services and infrastructure must be available at the time of
development or there must be a plan in place, with funding, to insure that a full
range of urban governmental services is available to serve the development.
Waterfront Mixed-Use
This designation is intended to take advantage of the shoreline area that makes up the
western boundary of the East Wenatchee Urban Area. This designation is intended to
provide a mixture of residential, recreational, and commercial land use opportunities
that can enhance the shoreline area and would benefit from access to the Apple
Capital Loop Trail. Although much of the shoreline in this designation is currently
publicly owned, this area could develop water-related and water-dependent uses such
as marinas and water parks.
Five areas are designated for Waterfront Mixed Use:
• Between SR 28 and the Columbia River north and south of the Odabashian
Bridge
• Between 14th St. NW and 19th Street NW from SR 28 to the Columbia River
• Between NW Cascade Avenue and the Columbia River south of Bellevue St.
SW
• Between SR 28 and the Columbia River south of the George Sellar Bridge
• At the intersection of NW Empire Avenue and 27th Street NW.
In addition to the general principles outlined above, the following guiding principles
should be used when designating the Waterfront Mixed-Use designation and
implementing that designation with the adoption of development regulations:
a) Allow for select commercial uses and residential development in a way that
serves the needs of the neighborhood and the community and enhances the
appearance of the shoreline;
b) Developments in this designation should be designed to take advantage of
site conditions and shoreline views;
c) Visual and physical access to the waterfront, for residents of developments and
general public should be incorporated as a design feature in developments
within this land use designation;
d) Due to the proximity of the shoreline and existing residential buildings,
structures in this designation should be smaller in scale (height and footprint)
than those allowed in other commercial designations;
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e) Allow recreational uses that complement water-related and water-dependent
uses such as marinas and water parks.
Adoption by Reference. Shoreline Master Program - Douglas County and the
City of East Wenatchee, under the authority of the Shoreline Management Act of
1971, as amended, adopted a Shoreline Master Program in 2009 and 2010,
respectively. The Douglas County Regional Shoreline Master Program serves as a
guide for the use and development of the shoreline under the statutory authority of
the Shoreline Management Act. In accordance with the Growth Management Act,
Master Program goals and policies are to be integrated and incorporated into local
comprehensive plans. All goals and policies of the Shoreline Master Program are
hereby adopted and incorporated into this Plan by this reference
The Master Program works in conjunction with the Comprehensive Plan. By
adopting the goals and policies by reference, it is the city’s and county’s intent to
integrate the shoreline management planning process with its comprehensive plan
without the need to create a separate Shoreline Management Element.
COMMERCIAL --- GOALS AND POLICIES
GOALS:
1. Provide sufficient commercial land that is properly sited to take
advantage of existing utility and public service infrastructure and the
transportation network to ensure growth of the local business
community.
2. Create commercial districts that are safe, attractive, pedestrian friendly,
and transit oriented.
3. Establish commercial areas that accommodate a variety of land use
activities to support a diverse and stable economic base while
maintaining the quality of life in the community and the natural
environment.
4. Provide an opportunity for mixed-use areas in locations where
residential and commercial land uses can develop in a manner that is
complimentary to neighboring properties and/or will establish and
sustain unique character areas for individual neighborhoods.
POLICIES:
C-1. Promote development of commercial activities in attractive nodes or clusters
and prohibit the linear expansion of commercial development.
C-2. Commercial development should provide well designed buffer areas to insure
that the land use is complimentary and compatible with adjacent land uses.
C-3 Adopt consistent design standards for development in commercial districts to
insure that proposed uses are complimentary and compatible with adjacent
land uses. The standards should address landscaping, pedestrian access,
vehicular access, traffic control, signage and other amenities ensuring that
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commercial uses will enhance and contribute to the natural attractiveness of the
community.
C-4 Adopt standards for commercial development adjacent to shorelines to
ensure that visual and physical access to the shorelines is preserved.
C-5 Commercial development proposals located adjacent to major arterials and
highways should incorporate shared access and parking to reduce the
number of driveways intersecting with these major transportation corridors.
Develop access management strategies for such development.
C-6 Establish sites for a mixed-use commercial classification where it is
appropriate to develop a mix of commercial, recreational, and residential land
uses that can co-exist.
C-7 Promote appropriately buffered multi-family residential and office
development compatible with existing and potential commercial activities.
Such uses should be permitted as transition between high-intensity uses (e.g.
commercial) and low-intensity uses (e.g. single-family residential).
C-8 Require interior and perimeter landscaping which will provide an attractive
entrance environment for commercial development, soften parking lots,
provide shade, and screen unsightly areas.
C-9 Designate neighborhood commercial districts which provide services to the
immediate neighborhoods and establish standards for these commercial
areas to insure that they are designed and developed in a manner that is
compatible with the surrounding residential areas.
C-10 Develop standards for off-street parking to insure that parking is adequate for
diverse commercial needs. Encourage public/private partnerships in the
provision of parking facilities.
C-11 Encourage and promote infill development and redevelopment efforts to
revitalize and support established commercial areas.
C-12 Design and create transportation systems which will improve the accessibility
to commercial establishments for pedestrians, and transit as well as
automobile travel.
C-13 Expand commercial uses adjacent to existing similarly developed areas.
C-14 Promote the extension of utilities, public facilities, and services to support
commercial areas. Foster interagency cooperation and coordination in the
extension and upgrading of infrastructure and facilities to support commercial
areas.
C-15 Development of commercial uses shall only occur if a full-range of urban
services is available to support the development.
C-16 If the property is located outside of the service district boundary of a utility,
annexation into the service district must occur prior to development of the
property.
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C-17 Development of commercial uses within any of the protection zones identified
in conjunction with Pangborn Memorial Airport must consider the proximity to
the airport and will be required to comply with any height limitations, density
restrictions, and should consider additional sound insulation in consideration
of noise from the airport operations and overhead flights.
C-18 The City and County should conduct further studies of the mixed-use
classifications:
• To determine suitable designation locations and implementation
strategies for potential locations considering the unique attributes of
the property to insure that development of these properties enhances
the general character of the neighborhoods within which they are
located and the general community;
• To further refine the standards applicable to these classifications to
facilitate the development of these properties in compliance with the
purpose and intent of these districts
• To establish specific standards to guide and regulate smaller scale
mixed-use development in commercial and multi-family residential
designations.
C-19 The North Bridge Waterfront Mixed Use Area between SR28 and the
Columbia River north and south of the Odabashian Bridge shall be
designated as a Master Planned Development Overlay Zoning District and
master planned developments shall be encouraged. It is anticipated that
Master Plans may be conceptual in nature and may include alternative
development scenarios, provided that:
a) Approved master plans may include land uses not otherwise permitted
in the General Commercial and the Waterfront Mixed Use zoning
districts such as higher density residential developments, professional
offices, and/or a regional hospital and medical facilities in a campus-
like setting;
b) Approved Master Plan(s) and/or related Development Agreements
may specify development standards that do not conform to the
requirements of the underlying zoning district, including but not limited
to: building height, parking requirements, signage requirements, lot
coverage, and setbacks;
c) Existing buffer requirements may be modified in order to provide
greater protection to neighboring property owners and to promote more
compatible land uses. This may include lower intensity development
proposals such as senior housing, assisted living, and/or professional
offices in a business park setting provided that there is a finding that
adequate standards have been established for building height,
setbacks, and landscaping to effectively buffer the neighboring
residential properties;
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d) The development scenarios must include provisions for the phased
implementation of private development plans and the required
supporting infrastructure.
It is the intent of these comprehensive plan policies to maximize the
development potential of vacant and underutilized property in the North
Bridge Commercial Area. This may include, but is not limited to:
a) Preparing an access management plan in consultation with WSDOT
and affected property owners to guide the design and construction of
future road improvements necessary to serve the North Bridge
Commercial Area;
b) Preparing and implementing, in consultation with the Douglas County
Sewer District and affected property owners, a strategy to extend
sanitary sewer service throughout the North Bridge Commercial Area;
c) Conducting an environmental review of proposed master plans in order
to identify potential adverse impacts and to develop appropriate
mitigation strategies that will facilitate the permitting of site specific
development proposals;
d) Acquiring surplus public property and/or securing long term public
access to the Columbia River;
e) Preparation of a financing strategy that provides for the timely
construction of public improvements necessary to serve new
development in the North Bridge Commercial Area and that equitably
allocates the costs among benefiting property owners;
f) Executing a development agreement to establish the development
standards to govern future development activities; and/or
g) The addition of parcels adjacent to this or other portions of the East
Wenatchee Urban Growth Area to offset the use of property within the
North Bridge Commercial Area for Essential Public Facilities.
C-20 The General Commercial area designated on the upper bench area, east of
Empire Street, west of State Route 28 (Sunset Highway) and north of 35th
Street NE is intended to develop as a master planned project.
a) A total of 80 acres is designated for this general commercial district. Along
the southern perimeter of the site a transition area would incorporate
landscaping and open space consistent with the North End Master Site
(Subarea) Plan. The purpose of the transition area is to buffer this
commercial area from the less intensive development surrounding the
area.
b) Design features for the master plan for projects in this General
Commercial area would include landscaping, transition buffer, linkages to
the trail system, open space, design consistency between adjacent
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buildings, establishment of an interior road network, and orientation of
buildings for access from the interior road system.
c) Direct access to the SR 28 by individual uses would be prohibited.
C-21 The City and County should establish additional commercial land use
designations that are not auto-dependent to provide for more flexibility for low
intensity commercial activities in closer proximity to residential areas where it
is appropriate to permit commercial uses on larger sites than would be
permitted under the Neighborhood Commercial designation.
C-22 Design and construction of development in or near shoreline areas must be
consistent with the Douglas County Regional Shoreline Master Program.
INDUSTRIAL
Like commercial lands, industrial lands within the Greater East Wenatchee Area are in
great need. There is a total of 414 544 acres allocated for industrial purposes inside
the urban growth area. The industrially designated land uses are currently not served
by a full range of urban services. However, majorMajor water system improvements
are planned and fundedhave been completed that would provideproviding domestic
water and fire-flow to the industrial area. However, public sewer service is not available
to the area.
The Baker Flats Industrial area is located east of SR2/97 and west of the Douglas
County 115 KV Transmission Line. It exhibits some topographical changes, sloping
from east to west. The basalt cliffs serve as its eastern boundary while State Route
2/97 Highway serves as the western boundary. This site consists of some industrial
activities, orchards, and unimproved properties. This site makes an ideal location for
industrial activities due to its proximity to a major highway system, availability of
domestic water and location to service centers. In addition the area is buffered on three
sides by topographical features. Factors considered ranged for the location of major
orchards and agricultural activities to the north (Bray's Landing, Bridgeport, Chelan,
and the Okanogan Valley), lack of appropriately zoned industrial properties and the
need to preserve other prime agricultural lands.
This site should be developed as an industrial park. Design features should include
provisions for perimeter landscaping with a buffer strip adjacent to SR 2/97 and other
land uses. The buffer strip consists of a berm measuring a minimum of 30 feet wide,
10 feet high, and landscaped with trees, shrubs, and ground cover. Additionally, an
interim 100 foot buffer will be required adjacent to designated agricultural uses,
incumbent upon the industrial user. Access from SR 2/97 is limited with connection to
interior roadways. Ingress and egress along the designated industrial area is limited to
the interior roadway which connects to SR 28 in at a new roundabout that was
constructed to improve access. Special site plan approval is required for all uses to
ensure proper linkages to the internal road network, intersection improvement,
extensions to existing roadways, adequate parking, landscaping, protection of sensitive
area, and continuity in overall project design. Industrial land uses should be permitted
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on the east side of SR 2/97 only, and at no time should industrial uses be allowed west
of the highway.
INDUSTRIAL --- GOALS AND POLICIES
GOAL:
Promote industrial development which contributes to economic
diversification, growth and stability of the community without degrading
its natural systems or residential living environment.
POLICIES:
I-1 Encourage the continued development of light industries that are agriculturally
related.
I-2 Encourage industrial development to locate in industrial/business park areas
adjacent to major street arterials, preferably on lands not suited for residential uses
or agricultural uses.
I-3 Encourage variety and innovative design in industrial site development and
encourage an attractive and high quality environment for industrial activities
through good landscaping, parking and building design where land uses of distinct
character or intensity adjoin.
I-4 Actively support economic development measures that serve to revitalize and
promote the growth of existing industrial locations.
I-5 Encourage air related industries and nonconflicting light industries in the Pangborn
Industrial Service Area.
I-6 Encourage, whenever possible, the extension of support facilities and services for
industrial activity.
I-7 Potential impacts on nearby properties and public facilities and services shall be
identified and mitigated when evaluating industrial development proposals.
PROPERTY RIGHTS – GOAL AND POLICIES
The following goal and policies recognize the importance of protecting property
rights.
GOAL:
Protect property rights from arbitrary and discriminatory actions.
POLICIES:
PR-1 Ensure all proposed regulatory or administrative actions do not result in an
unconstitutional taking of private property, in accordance with RCW
36.70A.370.
PR-2 Procedures for avoiding takings, such as variances or exemptions, should be
maintained in the city and county regulatory scheme.
GENERAL LAND USE - GOALS AND POLICIES
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ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES
The Growth Management Act requires that comprehensive plans include a process
for identifying and siting essential public facilities (EPF), as defined in RCW
36.70A.200(1). Essential public facilities include facilities and uses which are usually
considered "difficult to site" such as, airports, state education facilities, state or
regional transportation facilities, state and local correction facilities, solid waste
handling facilities, in-patient facilities, mental health facilities and group homes. The
Growth Management Act also states that the siting of such essential facilities may
not be precluded from a comprehensive plan or development regulations. The State
Office of Financial Management maintains a list of essential state public facilities
that are required or are likely to be built within the next six years.
The Douglas County Regional Policy Plan includes policies that are guiding principles
for local comprehensive plans regarding processes for siting essential public
facilities of countywide or statewide significance. Policies and standards must assure
that:
a)EPF are served by the full range of services necessary to support the use;
b)EPF located outside of an urban growth area must be self-contained or are
extended services in a manner that does not promote additional
development or premature conversion of lands to other uses;
c)State-mandated siting criteria be incorporated where applicable;
d)EPF are not located on resource lands or critical areas if incompatible.
DEFINITION: The definition of essential public facilities shall be consistent with the
Douglas County Regional Policy plan and include the following: airports, state
education facilities, state or regional transportation facilities, state and local
correction facilities, solid waste handling facilities, secure community transition
facilities, and in-patient facilities including substance abuse facilities, mental
health facilities, group homes and Regional Transit Authority facilities.
Essential Public Facilities goals, policies and process for their siting are set forth in
Chapter 11 of the Douglas County Countywide Comprehensive Plan and are adopted
by this reference for use in the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan.
PANGBORN MEMORIAL AIRPORT
The following goal and policies recognize airports as essential public facilities under
the Growth Management Act and are intended to preserve Pangborn Memorial
Airport. The airport is located outside the East Wenatchee urban growth boundary;
however land uses within the UGA have the potential to impact and are impacted by
airport operations. These policies ensure that the airport can change with the
community to meet the needs of the region.
GOAL:
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Provide state and federal system airports with reasonable protection
from airspace obstructions, incompatible land uses and nuisance
complaints that could restrict operations.
POLICIES:
LU -1 Ensure that public or private development around existing airports allows the
continued use of that facility as an airport. Land within aircraft approach and
departure zones will be protected from inappropriate development.
LU -2 Preserve the right of airport owners and operators to continue present
operations and allow for future air transportation and airport facility needs. It
is also important to consider the present and future use of private property
and the rights of private property owners.
LU -3 Douglas County will notify the airport operator, state and federal aviation
agencies, at the time of initial application, of any proposed actions or projects,
which would lead to development near an airport that is not compatible with
the airport’s operations. The airport operator shall notify Douglas County, and
potentially affected citizens, of any proposed operational changes which
would have a significant impact on existing land uses.
LU -4 Land use proposals, structures, or objects that would interfere with the safe
operation of aircraft will be examined for compatibility as defined in CFR Title
14, FAR Part 77 and FAA Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) Chapter
12, and WA 31. The objective is to permit land uses which allow safe aircraft
operations as defined in the documents referenced above.
LU -5 Enact overlay zoning to protect the airspace around state and federal system
airports from airspace obstructions and incompatible land uses within the
approach, transitional, horizontal and conical surface zones, where such
areas have been established by the FAA.
CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING RELATIONSHIP TO LAND USE –
GOAL AND POLICY
In accordance with the Growth Management Act, the Land Use Chapter must be
coordinated with and consistent with the Capital Facilities Chapter. The purpose of the
Capital Facilities Chapter is to ensure that the planning for services and infrastructure
matches the demand for those facilities to serve the land uses that are projected to occur
in the urban area.
GOAL:
Coordinate land use planning and capital facility planning with a
schedule of capital improvements to meet adopted level of service
standards necessary to provide services and infrastructure to support
development.
POLICIES:
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1. As the development occurs, public facilities and services should be provided at
reasonable costs, in places and at levels commensurate with planned
development intensity and environmental protection, and built to be adequate to
serve development without decreasing current service levels below locally
established minimum standards
2. If the probable funding for capital improvements falls short of meeting the need
for facilities that are determined to be necessary for development, the city and
county must reassess the land use element and other elements of the
comprehensive plan. The analysis should be scheduled at six-year intervals and
should determine if a combination of existing and planned facilities that have
secure funding are adequate to maintain or exceed adopted level of service
standards.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP
The Land Use Map illustrates the intended future land use pattern in the Greater East
Wenatchee Urban Area. The map is the result of analysis of the previously discussed
growth and development concept, existing land use patterns, development trends and
desirable growth and development goals.
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PANGBORN MEMORIAL AIRPORT
Pangborn Memorial Airport serves the counties of Chelan and Douglas, and portions
of Okanogan and Grant counties, with a service area extending north to the
Canadian border. The Airport provides both general aviation and commercial
aviation service. Pangborn is the Wenatchee Valley area’s gateway to the domestic
and international aviation system.
Formerly known as Pangborn Field, Pangborn Memorial Airport is dedicated to the
famous aviator, Clyde Pangborn, who landed at Fancher Field in 1931, to complete
the first nonstop transpacific flight. The Airport’s relationship to the national
economy and access to air transportation is essential for local residents and the
local economy by facilitating faster access to other regions and markets. Pangborn
Memorial Airport is designated as an Essential Public Facility.
In April 2004 the airport, in conjunction with the Port Districts of Chelan and Douglas
Counties, prepared an updated Airport Master Plan. This master plan identifies and
plans for the needs of the airport and air service operations for the next 20 years.
As the airport continues to grow in its importance to Douglas County and the region;
it also grows in its impacts to the surrounding lands. The airport is currently in the
process of updating their master plan.
The Master Plan recommended that the main runway (Runway 12/30), be extended
to improve safety and better serve the airport traffic. This improvement was
implemented completed in 20062016, resulting in the current runway length of
5,7007,000 feet. The Master Plan also recommended the relocation of Grant Road.
That road realignment has been completed., which would give a Runway 12/30
length of 6,300 feet.
That project has been funded and is intended to be completed in the next few years.
Pangborn Memorial Airport provides a critical link to the North Central Washington
Region, state and national transportation system. It provides for the efficient
movement of people, goods and services and serves as a commercial, cargo and
general aviation airport. The airport is classified as a primary commercial airport
within the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems and as a commercial airport
within the Washington State Aviation System Plan. .
Land Use Compatibility
Over the last several decades, airports within the state and across the nation have
faced increasing problems with the encroachment of incompatible development.
Incompatible development can impact the operating capability of the airport as well
as endanger the lives of people in the air and on the ground. As the airport
continues to grow in its importance to Douglas County and the region, steps need to
be taken to ensure that land use conflicts are minimized to the greatest extent
possible.
The airport is located approximately less than one mile from the East Wenatchee
UGA boundary. Existing land uses adjacent to the airport are predominantly large-
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lot agricultural with industrial designated lands located to the north, south, and east
west of the airport. The proposed amendment to the UGA would expand the UGA in
an easterly direction towards the airport cutting the distance separation to within
2000 feet at its nearest point and to 4,600 feet at the farthest point. The expansion
does extend into a A small area part of the UGA is located within of Compatibility
Zone 3 for the secondary runway and the FAR Part 77 Surface for both runways.
The secondary runway is currently closed. Regulations are in place to protect airport
operations from incompatible land use.
To ensure that the function and value of the airport is maintained for future
generations, several tools have been identified. These tools should be used
together with the Airport Master Plan. Additionally, careful consideration should be
given to topographical constraints and the natural environment.
Height
To protect the operating airspace above and surrounding the airport, the State of
Washington adopted RCW 14.12 Airport Zoning, which gave local jurisdictions the
authority to regulate air space hazards. Air space hazards may endanger the lives
and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity.
Obstructions may also reduce the size of the area available for the landing, taking-
off and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending to impair the utility of the airport and the
public investment.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established Federal Aviation
Regulations (FAR) Parts 77 Imaginary Surfaces. Development activity that
encroaches into the Part 77 surfaces may pose a hazard to navigation and reduce
the size of the area available for landing, taking-off, and maneuvering of aircraft,
thereby increasing the potential for an accident. If development activity is allowed
that does pose a hazard to navigation, then airport operation will be adversely
affected. Figure 1 shows the FAR Parts 77 Imaginary Surfaces.
Safety
• The Airport Compatibility Zones were developed using information sources
recommended by the WSDOT Aviation Division. The Airport Compatibility
Zones do not encroach into the urban growth boundary.
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Figure 1 Pangborn Memorial Airport Compatibility Protection Zones and FAR
Part 77 Surfaces
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Noise
Noise is the single most significant “effect” from an airport and airport operations.
The best way to ensure compatibility is to reduce the number of people exposed to
noise generated by airport operations and to minimize the level of exposure.
Figure 2 identifies the noise contours that are expected by the planned level of
airport operations. In the areas most affected by noise, 65 dnl or higher, additional
precautions should be taken to minimize this impact.
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Figure 2 Pangborn Airport Noise Contours
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CHAPTER 8
TRANSPORTATION
INTRODUCTION
The Transportation Element addresses the motorized and non-motorized
transportation needs of the Greater East Wenatchee Area. It represents the
community's policy regarding projected transportation needs (current and future),
location and condition of the existing traffic circulation system; the cause, scope and
nature of transportation problems, level of service standards, street classifications and
associated transportation problems the Area must address regarding growth in the
next 20 years. As specified in the Growth Management Act, new developments will be
prohibited unless transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate the
impacts of development are made concurrent with the development. Such
improvements and strategies must be in place or financially planned for within 6 years
of development use.
The type and availability of transportation resources are major factors in the
development of land use patterns, while conversely, the way land is used greatly
influences the need and location for new transportation. The relationship between
transportation and land use is one of continuous interaction and their planning must be
coordinated. The current land use plan, the future land use map and the transportation
element are highly dependent on each other and need to be carefully coordinated.
The Wenatchee Valley has a long history of multi-jurisdictional coordination in
transportation planning. Since 2001 that relationship has been formalized in the
creation of a metropolitan planning organization, the Chelan Douglas Transportation
Council (CDTC) – formerly known as the Wenatchee Valley Transportation Council.
The CDTC is the region’s Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) as
well as being the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Members of the CDTC include
the cities of East Wenatchee, Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Cashmere, Entiat, Rock
Island, Chelan, Bridgeport, Mansfield, and Waterville, Douglas County, Chelan County,
the Port of Douglas County, the Port of Chelan County, Link Transit, and Washington
State Department of Transportation (W SDOT).
A major component of transportation planning for the Greater East Wenatchee Area
has resulted in the Confluence 2025 Planis the Transportation Council’s Transportation
2040 – The Regional Transportation Plan for Chelan and Douglas Counties
(Transportation 2040) and other documents that have been adopted by reference in
this comprehensive plan. This effort brought togetherAs members of the
Transportation Council, all of the major governmental agencies in the region to jointly
plan for transportation improvements that affect the region. Coordination with adjacent
jurisdictions on transportation issues is essential to an efficient regional transportation
system.
The Transportation Element addresses all roads located within the planning area
including those which are the responsibility of the Washington State Department of
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Transportation, Douglas County, the City of East Wenatchee and any private roads
currently located or planned to serve future development. This element provides
information on existing roadway functional classifications and the level of service
standard established for each. This Transportation Element is based upon and
consistent with the Transportation 2040 priorities and recommendations.
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Roadways - Functional classification system
Classification of streets, roads and highways in the State of Washington is based upon
guidelines prepared by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and administered
by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Location
A primary determination of the applicable portions of these Standards that must be
used is based on the location of the proposed road or street construction or
improvement. In most cases, the following will govern whether rural, urban or city
standards will apply.
Rural
A rural location is defined as that area not within a federally designated urban or
urbanized area or a designated Urban Growth Area as established by Douglas
County under the Growth Management Act.
Urban
An urban location is defined as that area within a federally designated urban or
urbanized area or a designated Urban Growth Area as established by Douglas
County under the Growth Management Act.
Function
Public Streets/Roads
Public streets/roads are those that are continuously open to general public travel
and have been accepted by the City or County into that jurisdiction’s transportation
system. Roads and streets that are dedicated to the public shall become City/County
streets/roads upon completion of the construction to the appropriate jurisdiction’s
Standards, acceptance of the completed construction by the jurisdiction, and
approval of the final plat or other instrument as appropriate by the jurisdiction. All
others must be put on the transportation system by means of the road establishment
process as specified in RCW 36.81 and be constructed to applicable Standards for
public roads.
Private Streets/Roads
Private streets/roads are all streets or roads not designated as public and not open
to general public travel.
Functional Classification - General
Rural Classifications
All county roads in rural areas are classified as Rural Local Access, Rural Collector
(Major and Minor), Rural Minor Arterial or Rural Major Arterial. New roads and
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streets and any modifications to existing connector or frontage roads that may be
required as a condition of development approval shall meet the minimum design
requirements for rural roads as specified in these Standards. Different standards will
apply depending upon the forecasted traffic volumes and functional classification.
Urban Classification
All streets or roads in urban areas are classified as Urban Local Access, Urban
Collector, Urban Minor Arterial or Urban Principal Arterial. New roads and streets
and any modifications to existing connector or frontage roads that may be required
as a condition of development approval shall meet the minimum design
requirements for urban roads as specified in these Standards, provided however,
local access roads outside of Urban Growth Areas yet within a Federal Urbanized
Area may use a rural standard. Different standards will apply depending upon the
functional classification.
Functional Classification – Descriptions
Principal Arterial (Urban & Rural) – Principal arterials permit traffic flow through and
between cities and towns and between major elements of the urban areas. They are
of great importance in the regional transportation system as they interconnect major
traffic generators, such as central business districts and regional shopping centers,
to other major activity centers and carry a high proportion of the total area travel on a
minimum of roadway mileage. Principal arterials frequently carry important intra-
urban as well as inter-city bus routes.
Many principal arterials are fully or partially access controlled facilities emphasizing
the through movement of traffic. Within the category are (1) interstates (2) other
freeways and expressways and (3) other principal arterials. Spacing of principal
arterials may vary from less than one mile in highly developed central business
areas to five miles or more in sparsely developed urban fringes and rural areas.
Principal arterials generally comprise 5-10 percent of the urban system and 2-4
percent of the rural road miles.
Minor Arterial (Urban & Rural) – Minor arterials collect and distribute traffic from
principal arterials to lesser-classified streets, or allow for traffic to directly access
their destination. In urban areas, they serve secondary traffic generators such as
community business centers, neighborhood shopping centers, multiple residence
areas, and traffic from neighborhood to neighborhood within a community. Urban
bus routes generally follow these facilities. Access to land use activities is generally
prohibited. Such facilities are usually spaced under two miles apart in urban fringes
and in core areas can be spaced 1/8 to 1/2 mile apart. In sparsely populated areas
of our rural counties, minor arterials may be widely disbursed or non-existent. Rural
minor arterials, in conjunction with rural principal arterials, are spaced at such
intervals that all developed areas of the state are within a reasonable distance of an
arterial highway. Rural minor arterials are expected to provide for relatively high
overall travel speeds with minimal interference to through movement. Rural minor
arterials generally comprise 4-8 percent of the system; whereas, in urban areas they
generally comprise 10-15 percent.
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Collectors (Urban) – Urban collectors provide for land access and traffic circulation
within residential neighborhoods and commercial and industrial areas. They
distribute traffic movements from such areas to the arterial system. Half-mile
spacing is common in more developed areas. Collectors do not handle long through
trips and are not continuous for any great length. They generally account for 5-10
percent of the total street system.
Collectors (Rural) – Rural collector roads are classified as major collectors and
minor collectors. These routes generally serve travel of primarily intra-county rather
than statewide importance and constitute those routes on which (regardless of traffic
volume) predominant travel distances are shorter than on arterial routes.
Consequently, more moderate speeds may be typical. Rural collectors, both major
and minor, generally constitute 20-25 percent of the rural road miles.
Rural major collectors provide service to any county seat not on an arterial route; to
larger towns not directly served by an arterial; and to other traffic generators of
equivalent intra-county importance, such as consolidated schools, shipping points,
parks, important agricultural areas, etc. Major collectors link these places with
nearby larger towns or cities or with routes of higher classification and serve the
more important intra-county travel corridors.
Rural minor collectors should be spaced at intervals, consistent with population
density, to collect traffic from local roads and bring all developed areas within a
reasonable distance of a collector road. Furthermore, minor collectors provide
service to the remaining smaller communities and also link the locally important
traffic generators with their rural hinterland.
Local Roads and Streets (Rural & Urban) – All public roads and streets, not
otherwise classified as an arterial or collector, comprise the local access system.
These roadways primarily serve local needs for access to adjacent lands, travel over
relatively short distances, and connections to collectors or other higher systems.
Local urban streets offer the lowest level of mobility and usually contain no bus
routes. Service to through traffic movement is deliberately discouraged. Local
streets usually account for 65-80 percent of the urban system. In rural areas, the
local roads generally comprise 65-75 percent of the road miles.
The table below lists the number of miles for each classification and the percentage
of the total miles within the East Wenatchee Urban Area for each classification. This
includes streets owned and maintained by the city, Douglas County, and WSDOT.
There are 10 signalized intersections within the East Wenatchee Urban Area.
Classification Miles % of Total
Local Access 35.91 64%
Collector 8.04 14%
Minor Arterial 7.82 14%
Principal Arterial 4.03 7%
Total 55.8
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See Figure 8.0 for a Circulation Plan map showing the classification of streets and
roads within the East Wenatchee Urban Area. The map also illustrates proposed
street alignments.
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Figure 8.0 Functional Classification and Circulation Map
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Public Transit
The Chelan-Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTBA), known as Link, is a
municipal corporation that began providing public transportation services in late 1991.
Link operates throughout Chelan County and most of Douglas County. The Greater
East Wenatchee Area is within Link’s service area. Currently, 18 routes provide
service connecting the region to the East Wenatchee area. Six routes operate directly
in the East Wenatchee area providing service to most areas hourly from 6:30 a.m. to
8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Link also provides ADA paratransit services to
all areas within ¾ mile of Link’s fixed routed service, as well as vanpool and ridematch
services. All Link buses are equipped (seasonally) with bicycle racks allowing transit
users to carry bicycles on busses to complete travel trips.
Nonmotorized Transportation
Existing pedestrian facilities in the planning area consist of sidewalks and pedestrian
ways associated with roadways. Pedestrian facilities such as sidewalks are largely
concentrated in the urbanized areas primarily within the Central Business Core and
within newer residential subdivisions.
Designated bicycle routes are also located within the urban area, however they are not
clearly marked. Link administers the BikeLink program, which is designed to
encourage joint use of bicycle and transit facilities. Cyclists may mount their
bicycles on racks on the front of Link buses that operate on intercommunity routes.
Air Transportation
Air transportation is available to East Wenatchee Area residents at the nearby
Pangborn Memorial Airport. Pangborn Memorial Airport serves the counties of Chelan
and Douglas, and portions of Okanogan and Grant counties, with a service area
extending north to the Canadian border.
The airport master plan update, completed in 2004, forecasts that the airport is
expected to experience an increase in total based aircraft, annual air operations and
annual enplaned passengers, as well as an increase in turbine-powered aircraft
throughout the 20 year planning period. Annual enplanements are forecasted to
double. Annual operations, such as commercial, general aviation, and military are
forecasted to increase from 48,800 to 86,400 per year. Additionally the number of
Instrument Approaches is expected to increase from 709 to 1210 per year.
To accommodate the forecasted growth, improvements have been completed
including a new landing system to improve landing reliability and an increase in runway
length to accommodate changes to commercial and general aviation operations. The
relocation of Grant Road would permits the airport to utilize its full-length runway.
Passenger Rail and Rail Freight Facilities
Passenger rail service is provided by AMTRAK. The train station is located on
Kittitas Street in downtown Wenatchee. AMTRAK provides passenger transit
services to destinations east and west. Eastern destinations are via the Montana/St.
Paul line, which ends in Chicago, Illinois.
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Rail freight service for Wenatchee and the surrounding areas is provided 24 hours
per day by Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Rail Road (BNSFRR). The rail freight yard
is located between Columbia and Worthen Streets in downtown Wenatchee.
Wenatchee is on the BNRR mainline between Everett and Spokane, Washington
and is also the location of train crew shift changes. Approximately 20 trains pass
through Wenatchee daily. Not all trains stop to load and unload; the number of
trains that stop depend, in large part, upon service demand and the destination of
goods. Cars are pulled daily for loading of freight that includes lumber, wood chips,
aluminum, and apples.
Rail lines run along the Columbia River and cross the river into Chelan County at
Rock Island.
TRANSPORTATION --- GOALS AND POLICIES
GOAL:
1. Provide a balanced transportation system that meets the needs of the
community by accommodating the movement of people, goods, and
services at an optimum level of safety, economy and efficiency.
2. To provide an effective transportation network with adequate capacity to
meet the adopted Level of Service (LOS) Standard and the travel demand
for the area.
3. Ensure adequate and safe access to property via a system of public and
private roads.
4. Ensure that adequate transportation systems are provided to support
growth.
POLICIES
T-1 Allow major land use changes only when those proposals are consistent with
the transportation system plan.
T-2 Coordinate the planning, construction, and operation of transportation
facilities and programs with members of the Metropolitan Planning
Organization as well as local utility providers.
T-3 Develop and maintain a comprehensive transportation system plan, showing
roadway classifications, roadway extensions, future facility locations and
right-of-way needs.
T-4 Permanent cul-de-sacs shall only be permitted in situations where it can be
demonstrated that the design provides an acceptable level of network
circulation and the prohibition of cul-de-sacs creates an unreasonable
economic burden.
T-5 Transportation facility connectivity may necessitate the continuation of road
systems to foster the long-range transportation objectives of the county and city.
As development occurs, require the extension of dead-end streets which
improve access and circulation.
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T-6 As public and private development occurs, ensure that transportation systems
improvements have adequate streets, sidewalks and walkways; and are
consistent with the transportation and adopted system design.
T-7 Ensure that current and future developments provide proper, adequate and safe
access to the transportation system and facilities.
• Provision for adequate parking must be included for all development
• Natural and artificial landscaping should be considered in the design of
system facilities
• Traffic calming techniques should be required when there are conflicts
between transportation modes.
T-8 Facilitate mobility for all residents within the Greater East Wenatchee Area;
including the elderly and persons with disabilities by providing accessible
transportation facilities.
T-9 Establish urban streetscape design criteria and natural landscape features
that are oriented toward pedestrian use and protecting residential
neighborhoods from arterial street functions.
T-10 Encourage the development of a bicycle/walkway system for the City and the
East Wenatchee area to allow for non-motorized travel; including linkages to
transit routes.
T-11 Preserve right-of-ways for the future creation of non-motorized travel lanes
and trails.
T-12 Wherever possible, develop pedestrian and bicycle facilities separate from
the vehicle travel lanes.
T-13 Provide safe, well-marked walkways and trails with universal access features
between neighborhoods, commercial and employment centers, parks,
schools and community facilities.
T-14 Develop and implement a sidewalk capital improvement and monitoring
program to assist with the completion of pedestrian walkway linkages, and
inter-modal linkages.
T-15 Provide incentives to the public to reduce traffic by encouraging the use of
flextime and ride sharing, assisting and providing incentives to employers and
developers of property, and encouraging the development of transportation
information centers at all public places and major employment centers.
T-16 Design transportation facilities within the Greater East Wenatchee Area that
minimize adverse environmental impacts resulting from both their construction
and use.
T-17 Economic and residential growth decisions should be tied to the ability of the
existing transportation system to accommodate the increased demand, or new
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transportation facilities should be provided concurrently with the proposed
development.
T-18 Allow land use changes only when proposals are consistent with the adopted
transportation level of service standards of the comprehensive plan.
T-19 Control the location and spacing of driveways and encourage the
development of shared driveways.
T-20 Provide suitable ratios of off-street and on-street parking based on land use
needs and the design character of each district of the Area.
T-21 Maintain a listing of prioritized road improvement needs based on the six year
TIP of the capital facilities element.
T-22 Review the adopted levels of service standards on a regular basis for
coordination with the capital facilities element and land use element.
T-23 Institute financing measures for major circulation elements that fairly distribute
the cost between private property owners and the public sector.
T-24 All road construction projects shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements
for stormwater runoff be designed and constructed in compliance with locally
adopted stormwater management standards.
T-25 Adopt an official right-of-way map identifying the location of existing right-of-way
as well as future right-of-way needs based on the transportation element.
T-26 Encourage public transportation-compatible infill development on bypassed
vacant parcels in developed areas adjacent to bus routes and stops.
T-27 All transit related decisions such as roadway access, projects, and pedestrian
linkages shall be consistent with the current adopted LINK service area
policies.
T-28 Coordinate with LINK to provide public transportation, which is affordable,
safe, convenient, clean, comfortable, accessible, well maintained and reliable.
T-29 The surface of a road shall not be disturbed for a period of 5 years for a new
or overlayed road and 2.5 years for a seal coated road.
T-30 Eastmont Avenue between Badger Mountain Road and the US 2/97 – SR 28
intersection is designated a controlled access road. Circulation systems for
residential and commercial development shall provide for connectivity to
adjoining uses and minimize and coordinate points of access to the Eastmont
Avenue corridor See Figures 8.1 and 8.2):
A. North of the Eastmont Avenue Bridge, access serving parcels east of
Eastmont Avenue shall be limited to total of the two existing access points;
one located in the vicinity of Engineer Station 11+00(LT) to 13+00(LT) and
a second access (existing private road) located in the vicinity of Engineer
Station 38-00(LT) to 39+00(LT). The existing private road access shall be
improved to serve as one of the two approved access points;
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B. South of the Eastmont Avenue Bridge, a total of one new access serving
parcels west of Eastmont Avenue may be permitted in the vicinity of
Engineer Station 58+00(RT) to 60+00(RT).
CB. Access to parcels east of Eastmont Avenue, between Fancher Field
Road and Badger Mountain Road may be permitted via private roads.
Private roads shall be designed in accordance with the Road Standards
and provide for connectivity to adjoining parcels so as to minimize the
number of connections to Eastmont Avenue. A maximum of two private
road access points shall be permitted.
Ingress/egress to new developments, including short plats, subdivisions,
mixed-use, multi-family, and/or non residential projects shall be provided
by the project sponsor, at no-cost to the city or county, in accordance with
the following provisions.
1. Access to this segment of Eastmont shall be from collectors and
local access streets. No new driveway connections onto this segment
of Eastmont Avenue shall be permitted.
2. Collectors and local access roads shall be designed to
meet or exceed adopted road standards, including but not
limited to:
a. Road geometric design;
b. Curb, gutter and sidewalk;
c. Site distance;
d. Intersection spacing;
e. Illumination; and
f. Signalization
3. Collector and local access roads shall be located and designed
to facilitate shared or joint use by neighboring properties and to align
with opposing roads and turning movements.
4. Access to Eastmont Avenue shall be prohibited within 900 feet
of the intersection of US 2/97 and State Route 28.
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Figure 8.1
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Figure 8.2
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T-31 The city and county should develop a circulation plan and street classification
system that reflects each roadway’s role in the regional and local
transportation network. Roadway standards should be based on the local
classification systems.
T-32 In consideration of their regional significance, arterial and collector road
classifications require connectivity to accommodate existing and future
growth. Examples include without exception:
• the Empire Avenue connection to the Cascade interchange,
• the 12th Street SE to Ward Avenue,
• the Eastmont Extension to SR2/97,
• and the future north south connector from the Airport industrial area to
SR2/97.
T-33 In consideration of the importance of the Apple Capital Loop Trail, as
demonstrated in the “More Than a Trail” survey, it is vital to ensure
connectivity to the trail from the city and county road systems.
T-34 Development shall provide improvements adjacent to their development in
accordance with adopted design standards and approved traffic studies.
Where deficiencies are present, these issues would have to be addressed
prior to development occurring in order to protect the public’s health, safety
and general welfare consistent with the policies of the comprehensive plan,
standard engineering principals, and adopted standards. Improvements
necessary to maintain adopted levels of service shall be in place at the time
of development, or a financial commitment agreed to by the city or county and
the applicant must be in place to complete the improvements or strategies
within six years.
T-35 Access to SR2/97 from the Baker Flats Industrial Urban Growth Area should
be limited to maintain adopted levels of service and a safe highway corridor
while providing efficient access points for industrial users with internal road
networks. Expansion and development of the Baker Flats Industrial Area
shall be accommodated by the access points identified during environmental
review by Douglas County and as approved by Douglas County or the City of
East Wenatchee, and the Washington State Department of Transportation.
T-36 The city will plan for, design and construct all new transportation projects to
provide appropriate accommodation for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users,
and persons of all abilities. Complete Streets principles will be incorporated
into city and county plans, rules, regulations and programs as appropriate.
T-37 Expansion of the UGA south or east of Canyon Hills subdivision must
consider removing the existing vehicular access from Badger Mountain Road
to Sand Canyon Road with a new access connecting to Wheatridge Drive.
Additionally, all internal roads within this area must be constructed in a
manner that facilitates extension and connection of the internal road to the
south, ultimately connecting to 10th St. NE between N. Lyle Avenue and N.
Nile Avenue.
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T-38 Expansion of the UGA to the east towards the Pangborn Memorial Airport
along the Grant Road corridor must incorporate development of an east-west
and north-south urban style roadway network to facilitate access and
connectivity.
T-39 Proposed new circulation routes have been identified in the circulation plan.
The specific location of these routes may be altered by the city or county to
accomplish the intended circulation functions. As development occurs in the
area of the new proposed circulation corridors, development must
proportionately address transportation system impacts and improvements
needed.
T-40 Encourage physical activity by providing alternative modes of transportation
with more pedestrian and bicycle friendly street standards.
T-41 Improve and maintain pedestrian connections between residential,
employment, commercial, educational, and recreation centers.
T-42 Provide a comprehensive and interconnected network of bikeways linking
residential areas with employment, educational, commercial, and recreation
centers.
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS
This section provides a summary of the transportation system analysis that was
conducted for the Confluence 2025Transportation 2040 Plan written for the Wenatchee
ValleyChelan Douglas Transportation Council. The Confluence 2025Transportation
2040 Plan is the regional strategic transportation plan. The plan was developed to
analyze the Wenatchee Valley Transportation System on a regional level, evaluate the
transportation needs, and identify regional priority projects to address the most critical
problems. The City of East Wenatchee and Douglas County are members of the
Wenatchee ValleyChelan Douglas Transportation Council and work with the other
members to realize this regional transportation plan.
Safety
Roadway safety is a combination of street design and driver behavior. The Wenatchee
Valley Transportation Council conducted an analysis of collision locations using
WSDOT’s CLAS (Collision Location and Analysis System) database to identify safety
problem areas for the Confluence 2025 Plan. The results of this analysis are shown
below in Fig. 8.3.
Fig. 8.3 Safety Analysis
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Source: Confluence 2025
Level of Service (LOS)
LOS is a quantitative measure describing the roadway, transportation facility and
transit system’s ability to carry traffic. This Transportation element includes regionally
coordinated arterial and transit route LOS standards. Specific actions are required to
be identified in order to bring the transportation network into compliance with the
defined LOS standards. Future transportation system expansion or demand
management strategies are included in the Transportation Element to meet current and
future needs.
‘Confluence 2025Transportation 2040’ establishes several performance standards
measures and performance targets for the regional transportation system. The
standards relate to intersection mobility, travel time on regional mobility corridors and
non-motorized transportation. Any roadway or facility that does not meet each of the
three standards is considered “deficient”. As noted below, these performance
measures are applied to federal aid roadways which include only collectors and
arterials.
PERFORMANCE CATEGORY PERFORMANCE MEASURES PERFORMANCE TARGETS
ROADWAY CONDITION
Measured on federal-aid
roadways
Pavement Structural
Condition (PSC) Rating
Scale
100% of regional system
in “Good” or “Fair”
condition
SAFETY Number of crashes
resulting in fatalities and
Zero fatalities
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Measured on federal-aid
roadways for all modes of
transportation
serious and disabling
injuries
Rate of crashes resulting
in fatalities and serious
and disabling injuries
Continuous decline in rate
of serious and disabling
injuries
DRIVING
(Vehicle Mobility)
Measured on federal-aid
roadways
Intersection Level-of-
Service (LOS)
LOS “D” Rural Areas,
Small Cities, US 2, US 97
& SR 28
LOS “E” Urban Corridors
Ratio of Peak Hour
Vehicles to Road- way
Lane Capacity (V/C
Ratio)
LOS “E-Averaged” in
Wenatchee Central
Business District
Roadway V/C Ratio < 1.0
WALKING
(Pedestrian Mobility &
Comfort) Measured on
federal-aid roadways
inside Urban Growth
Areas
Continuous sidewalk on
both sides of roadway
Continuous progress
toward 100% ADA
compliant pedestrian
accommodation
Sidewalks buffered
minimum 4’ from edge of
vehicle travel lane on
Principle Arterials
Exemption for “Limited
Access” sections of state
highways
CYCLING
(Bicycle Mobility &
Comfort)
Measured inside UGAs
on public roads
designated as “Bikeways”
in an adopted Bicycle
Master Plan
Presence of bikeway
facility consistent with
adopted Bicycle Master
Plan
Continuous progress
toward full
implementation of
planned bicycle
accommodation
TRANSIT Number of passenger
trips per year
Continuous increase in
trips above rate of
population growth
AIR QUALITY
Estimated metric tons of
Greenhouse Gas
emissions based on
region wide Vehicle Miles
Traveled (VMT)
Continuous decrease in
per capita Greenhouse
Gas emissions
Source: Table 2-2: Transportation 2040
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Roadway Condition
Transportation mobility is dependent on the condition of the system’s streets, bridges,
bicycle lanes, and sidewalks. The successful maintenance of existing public
transportation systems promotes mobility, safety, efficiency, and infrastructure
preservation. Managing and protecting public infrastructure investments can
significantly reduce the need for new and/or replacement of these facilities in the future.
The map below shows the condition level assigned to various streets based upon a
survey that was conducted by the Transportation Council. Roadway or pavement
condition within the East Wenatchee UGA is generally fair to good.
Figure 8.3 Roadway Condition
Source: Figure 2-1: Transportation 2040
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Driving or Vehicle Mobility
Vehicle mobility is measure in the Level of Service (LOS) established at intersections
as well as corridor delay. LOS is a qualitative term describing the operating conditions
a driver will experience while driving on a particular street or highway during a specific
time interval. It ranges from LOS A (little or no delay) to LOS F (long delays,
congestion).
The methods used to calculate the levels of service are described in the Highway
Capacity Manual. The measure of effectiveness for signalized intersections is control
delay, which is defined as the sum of the initial deceleration delay, queue move up
delay, stopped delay and final acceleration delay.
For unsignalized intersections, level of service is based on an estimate of average
stopped delay for each movement or approach group.
The table below describes the various levels.
LOS
Signalized Delay per Vehicle
(sec/veh)
Unsignalized Delay per Vehicle
(sec/veh)
A 0-10 0-10
B >10-20 >10-15
C >20-35 >15-25
D >35-55 >25-35
E >55-80 >35-50
F >80 >50
Transportation 2040 has adopted a standard of LOS E or better as acceptable at all
functionally classified intersections for East Wenatchee Urban Area. The map below
shows the intersections that are currently failing the LOS established for this area.
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Figure 8.4 Vehicle Mobility Deficiencies
Source: Figure 2-3: Transportation 2040
There are five failing intersections in the East Wenatchee Urban Area:
• Three are on Grant Road at SR 28, at Valley Mall Parkway/Rock Island Road,
and at Eastmont/Highline Drive,
• SR 28 at 19th St. NE, and
• SR 28 at the junction with HWY 2/97
Delay corridors include:
• SR 28,
• Baker Ave. between 15th St. NE and 23rd NE, and between 9th NE and 11th NE
• Eastmont Avenue between Grant Road and Badger Mountain Road
• Grant Road between Eastmont Avenue and James Avenue.
Non-Motorized Performance Measures
The non-motorized performance measures were developed to identify locations where
sidewalks and bicycle routes should be located according to the standards that all
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roadways classified as collectors or arterials should have sidewalks and all bicycle
routes identified on approved plans should be in place.
Walking
Transportation 2040 includes a “Walking” performance category for the regional street
system. Walking or Pedestrian Mobility and comfort is measured by the presence of
continuous sidewalks on both sides of the street.
A comprehensive inventory of sidewalk facilities on local access streets has not been
performed on an urban-wide basis. Policies in the Housing Chapter and Transportation
Chapter of the comprehensive plan indicate that such a project should be initiated to
develop a sidewalk capital improvement program.
The map below shows the areas that meet the performance standard and those that
do not.
Figure 8.5 Pedestrian Mobility Performance
Source: Transportation 2040
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Bicycling
The Wenatchee Valley Transportation Council adopted the Greater Wenatchee
Bicycle Master Plan on May 9, 2013. That document is adopted by reference to
supplement this chapter of the comprehensive plan. Transportation 2040 includes a
“Cycling” performance category for the regional street system. The performance
measure in this category include the presence of bikeway facilities consistent with the
Bicycle Master Plan. As bike lane strategies and designs evolve, alternatives to the
conventional one-way bike have developed. The Bicycle Master Plan includes an
assortment of recommendations for bicycle facilities.
The city and county regularly evaluate the provision of bicycle lanes during the design
of all public streets.
LOS Standard 1: Intersection Mobility
The assessment of intersection performance was measured by calculating the LOS at
the intersection. The methodology used is the Highway capacity Manual rating for
intersection LOS. This is based on the amount of delay experienced by vehicles
entering the intersection and is measured during the afternoon peak period. The
threshold was set at LOS D, which reflects the highest acceptable level of congestion.
Any intersection with an LOS of E or F was determined to be deficient.
Table 8.1 Intersection LOS and Delay
LOS
Signalized delay per Vehicle
(sec/veh)
Unsignalized Delay per Vehicle
(sec/veh)
A 0-10 0-10
B >10-20 >10-15
C >20-35 >15-25
D >35-55 >25-35
E >55-80 >35-50
F >80 >50
The existing traffic volumes and forecasts for the short-term (2010) and long-term
(2025) were used for this performance measure. The deficient intersection locations
for 2010 and 2025 are shown below.
Fig 8.4 Intersection Deficiencies 2010 2025
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Source: Confluence 2025
LOS Standard 2: Travel Time on Regional Mobility Corridors
The travel time performance measure was developed to identify locations where
congestion is causing drivers to spend excessive time traveling through high-use
corridors. Performance is measured by comparing forecasted travel times to the
maximum acceptable times in Mobility corridors. Thresholds are set at times
equivalent to LOS D for road segments in the Highway Capacity Manual.
Table 8.2 Regional Mobility Travel Times
Existing Travel Time
Corridor Name and Limits
Length
In miles
Threshold
Time
Southbound/
Eastbound
Northbound/
Westbound
Sunset Highway 16 48 23 22
Eastmont Avenue 2 10 5 5
Grant Rd. 10 32 14 14
East Wenatchee Loop 4 18 9 9
Fancher Hgts: Badger Mtn. Rd 2 13 6 6
Cascade Avenue/19th 3 11 5 5
Valley Mall Parkway 2 7 4
Source: Confluence 2025
Mobility corridor performance was measured by comparing forecasted travel times to
the maximum acceptable times in mobility corridors. The Wenatchee Valley
Transportation Council reviewed the regional roadway system for the Confluence 2025
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plan, identifying corridors based on commonly traveled routes. The “mobility corridors”
are shown on Fig. 8.5.
Fig. 8.5 Mobility Corridors
Source: Confluence 2025
Using the traffic model, existing travel times were determined for each corridor. The
threshold was then set at a time equivalent to LOS D. Two corridors were forecast to
be deficient in the Greater East Wenatchee Area are the Sunset Highway Corridor and
Orondo Street, in Wenatchee to Grant Road, via the George Sellar Bridge.
Roadway Condition
Roadway condition measurement in Confluence 2025 is based on a methodology
created for the 1997 Wenatchee Area Transportation Study (WATS), with some
adjustments and updates. A score is based on three factors, each of which is
weighted equally: geometric rating, width rating and structural adequacy. Deficient
segments are those areas that have the lowest combined scores.
Fig. 8.6 Roadway Condition Deficiencies
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Source: Confluence 2025
Sidewalks and Bike Lanes
The non-motorized performance measure was developed to identify locations where
sidewalks and bicycle routes should be located according to the standards that all
roadways classified as collectors or arterials should have sidewalks, and all bicycle
routes identified on approved plans should be in place.
The Wenatchee Valley Transportation Council adopted the Greater Wenatchee Bicycle
Master Plan on May 9, 2013. That document will be adopted by reference to
supplement this chapter of the comprehensive plan.
For sidewalks, roadways classified as collectors or arterials have been inspected for
sidewalks. A lack of sidewalks is determined to be a deficiency, with the exception of
certain sections of state highways where sidewalks are not recommended and
alternative pedestrian facilities are provided.
Fig. 8.7 Sidewalk Deficiencies
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Source: Confluence 2025
Transportation System Management
Transportation System Management is applied to a wide range of transportation
system improvements that have low or no capital cost but address impediments to
efficient operation of the transportation system. Transportation system management
measures include:
• Access Management
• Sub-Area Planning
• Integrating Multimodal Transportation and Land Use
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Demand Management
Most solutions to traffic congestion involve increasing system capacity. However, in
some cases, reducing demand can relieve capacity shortfalls. Since capacity
shortfalls generally occur during peak morning and evening commute hours,
management strategies that focus on reducing trips can be particularly effective.
Strategies include; car/vanpooling programs, variable work hours, telecommuting,
incentives for transit use, bicycling and walking. If transportation demand
management strategies such as these can be expanded, transportation system
demand can be reduced.
Concurrency Management
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The Growth Management Act defines a concurrency management system (CMS) as
follows:
“Local jurisdictions must adopt and enforce ordinances which prohibit
development approval if the development causes the level of service on a
transportation facility to decline below the standard adopted in the Transportation
Element of the Comprehensive Plan, unless transportation improvements or
strategies to accommodate the impacts of development are made concurrent
with the development.
Concurrent with development implies that public infrastructure improvements and
strategies that are required to service land development be in place, or financially
planned for, within six years of development use.”
For the purposes of compliance with the Growth Management Act, “concurrency”
means that the transportation facilities needed to meet LOS will be in place within six
years of completion of the development that triggered the need for the
improvements.
PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
State law requires that each city and county annually prepare and adopt a
comprehensive transportation improvement program (TIP) for six calendar years.
Communities planning under the Growth Management Act are required to show that
the transportation program is consistent with the comprehensive plan. The TIP is a
planning document for local agencies to identify projects and estimate the costs to
help the city and county develop a funding strategy to pay for the improvements. The
TIP lists the projects providing a brief description, potential funding sources, and a
schedule for the phases of the project from design through construction. The road
projects are listed in priority order.
Classification of streets, roads and highways in the State of Washington is based
upon guidelines prepared by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and
administered by the Washington State Department of Transportation. Federal funds
can only be spent on roads that are classified as principal arterial, minor arterial, or
collector. All other roads are classified as local access and other funding sources,
typically local revenue, must be used for those roads. Any road construction project
that is to be considered for federal funding or Transportation Improvement Board
(TIB) funding must be listed on the TIP. To be eligible for allocation of half-cent gas
tax monies, projects must be listed on the TIP.
Once adopted, the TIP must be sent to the Secretary of Transportation and to the
Wenatchee Valley TransportationChelan Douglas Transportation Council
(WVTCCDTC). The WVTC CDTC is the metropolitan transportation planning
agency for the greater Wenatchee metropolitan area and is the administrative
agency for the North Central Regional Transportation Planning Organization
(NCRTPO). The WVTC CDTC develops a Regional TIP based upon the adopted
city and county TIPs. Eventually projects that are eligible reach the State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
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The jurisdiction must hold at least one public hearing before final adoption of the six
year TIP by the City Council or County Commissioners.
Adoption by Reference. The following documents are adopted by this reference.
Douglas County and City of East Wenatchee Annual Six-Year Transportation
Improvement Programs. Since TIPs are reviewed and adopted on an annual
basis, the City and County TIPs are adopted by this reference into the
Comprehensive Plan. Although the TIP is technically part of the Capital Facilities
Plan (CF Plan), GMA requires that transportation be addressed through the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan. For a list of current projects,
please see the most recently adopted TIPs for the City and County.
Confluence 2025Transportation 2040 - A Strategic Regional Transportation Plan
for the Wenatchee ValleyChelan and Douglas Counties, prepared by the
Wenatchee ValleyChelan Douglas Transportation Council.
Greater Wenatchee Bicycle Master Plan, prepared by the Wenatchee Valley
Transportation Council.
Wenatchee Valley Urbanized Area - Freight Study, prepared by the Wenatchee
Valley Transportation Council.
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CHAPTER 10
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PURPOSE
The State Legislature adopted the Growth Management Act (GMA) to guide the
development and adoption of local comprehensive plans and development
regulations. The GMA includes economic development as one of its thirteen goals
which states:
Economic development. Encourage economic development throughout
the state that is consistent with adopted comprehensive plans, promote
economic opportunity for all citizens of this state, especially for
unemployed and for disadvantaged persons, promote the retention and
expansion of existing businesses and recruitment of new businesses,
recognize regional differences impacting economic development
opportunities, and encourage growth in areas experiencing insufficient
economic growth, all within the capacities of the state's natural resources,
public services, and public facilities. (RCW 36.70A.020(5))
The health of a community is directly related to its economic vitality. To insure a
sustainable economy, communities need to stimulate economic development, but
these activities must be balanced with the need to protect the physical environment.
Economic development strategies must encourage the efficient use of land, the
availability of urban services, and the financing strategies necessary to pay for
infrastructure. The challenge to every community is to plan for their future and then
provide the zoning and regulatory environment to ensure that appropriate development
can occur. Good planning recognizes that while the public sector can shape and
influence development, it is the private sector that generates community growth.
ECONOMIC BASE
The East Wenatchee Urban Area is the major residential and employment sector in
Douglas County and a major regional retail destination. The East Wenatchee Urban
Area benefits from a favorable climate, an attractive setting, available land, a relatively
good ground transportation network, inexpensive utilities, and access to a commercial
airport. These are attributes that draw people and business to the area.
The Greater East Wenatchee Area has historically acted as a bedroom-community of
Wenatchee. To insure a vital community, the East Wenatchee is area needs to
become a diversified, full-service, and self-contained community providing jobs and
housing. However, in doing so, it is important to remember that East Wenatchee
and its urban area is part of the larger Wenatchee Valley economy, and therefore,
this transformation will depend in large part on the market forces at work within the
greater region. To achieve this transformation, the East Wenatchee Area must
diversify its employment base by adding more professional and managerial jobs, and
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by increasing the overall number of jobs in order to improve the balance between
jobs and households in the community.
As a member of the greater community of North Central Washington, the East
Wenatchee Urban Area is influenced by many of the same trends that affect Douglas
County, Chelan County, and Okanogan County. Historically, the economic base of this
community and the North Central Washington region was primarily resource based.
Recent trends in agricultural production have decreased the reliance on agriculture in
the Douglas and Chelan County. This trend is directly related to increased competition
from international producers and the burgeoning continuing growth of the fruit industry
in Grant County. To replace this important employment sector, we must look towards
diversification of the local and regional economy.
Community Visioning Projects
A Community Vision was developed in 2002 as part of an extensive citizen
involvement process. The Vision was modified slightly in 2003. The following excerpts
from that Vision Statement relate to economic development:
You will see:
♦ A versatile and diverse economic base, which promotes desirable employment
growth and living wage jobs.
♦ The Greater East Wenatchee Area has developed in an orderly and economically
feasible manner that makes best use of geographic, demographic, and human
resources this development:
- has created an area rich in destination tourism and recreation;
- protects and enhances residential neighbourhoods;
- includes commercial, industrial, agricultural activities; and
- complements the economic and cultural opportunities in the area.
♦ Tourist activities located in appropriate places which may include river corridors
and in agricultural areas.
♦ Farmland and agricultural activities sustained by allowing agricultural related
activities on premises including, for example: fruit stands, wineries and related
support services.
♦ Commercial and industrial investment is attracted into the area through a
cooperative alliance among County, City and special purpose districts.
♦ The City of East Wenatchee as the urban center of the Greater East Wenatchee
Area with an attractive Central Business District that is user friendly and meets the
needs of local residents and pedestrian oriented tourism.
♦ Transportation systems that provide easy accessibility to the industrial,
commercial, recreational and residential assets of the community including: an all
weather airport, bicycle and pedestrian trails and facilities, roads and streets.
♦ Guidelines are created and in place which acknowledge and respect private
property rights.
This Vision Statement recognizes the changing economy in this region and the need to
diversify and to attract other industries. Economic development efforts in the Greater
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East Wenatchee Area will have to become more creative, innovative, and broader in
scope. The traditional focus on retaining and attracting businesses will not be
enough. New efforts, reaching into other economic sectors and using new and
innovative strategies, will be necessary. To capitalize on the attractiveness of the
region and the varying climate, tourism and recreation have been stressed as an
economic sector that could compliment the business community in the area.
In the fall of 2004, East Wenatchee and Douglas County initiated a neighborhood
planning process with a series of meetings in the community. The outcome of that at
process demonstrated the community’s awareness of the trend away from reliance on
agriculture and expressed support for the development of a healthy economy which
should include tourism and recreation opportunities. Those same sentiments are again
represented in the Our Valley What’s Next visioning process that is described in more
detail in Chapter 1 of this comprehensive plan.
In 2004, a newThe North Central Washington Economic Development District (EDD)
was established in 2004. The development of this EDD resulted from the efforts of a
group of individuals representing the business community, city, county, and port
districts in Douglas County, Chelan County, Okanogan County and the Colville
Confederated Tribes.
The Trade Area for the commercial centers of greater East Wenatchee and
Wenatchee is a large geographic region which includes Okanogan County and
Grant County as well as Chelan and Douglas County. The total Trade Area
population in 2012 2016 is estimated at 244,525252,970 people.
EMPLOYMENT AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
One of the most important elements of an economic strategy for any community is
having a skilled available work force. The civilian labor force in Douglas County was
reported as 22,130 persons in January 2005 according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. This was up from 16,051 in 1992 and represents a 37.6% increase during
that period. As a comparison, population growth in Douglas County from 1992 to
2004 increased by 23%. This indicates that the labor force is increasing at a higher
rate than population. Based upon the 2004 population estimates this civilian labor
force participation rate is 64.6%. This means that 64.6% of the persons over 16 are
employed or actively seeking employment. This matches the civilian labor force
participation rate in neighboring Chelan County.
The unemployment rate measures the portion of the population that currently does
not have a job and is actively seeking work. Economists have generally regarded a
4-5% unemployment rate as one that reflects a fully employed workforce
characterized by moderate wage growth that is matching gains in labor productivity.
In light of the recent recession, some economists think that this "natural" rate of
employment now lies in the 5-6% range.
During 2015, the number of employed persons in Chelan & Douglas Counties
combined was 59,203, increasing from 43,883, or by 35% since 1990. Also during
2015, the unemployment rate in:
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• Chelan & Douglas Counties combined was 5.9%, decreasing from 8.1% in
1990.
• Washington State was 5.7%, increasing from 5.1% in 1990.
• The U.S. was 5.3%, decreasing from 5.6% in 1990.
The average unemployment rate in May of 20042015 for Douglas County was
5.76.3% and for Chelan County it was 6.36.5% compared to the state average of
6.35.3%. This rate is not seasonally adjusted and uses nonfarm employment.
Unemployment rates in areas with heavy agricultural influences, as is the case in
Chelan and Douglas Counties are somewhat misleading. However, even with the
agricultural influence, these counties compare well with the state average.
The 2000 Census showed that 57% of the working residents of Douglas County
commuted to jobs outside their county of residence. This compares to 11.6% of
Chelan County residents who commuted outside their county of residence . As
mentioned previously, the East Wenatchee Area has historically served as a
bedroom-community to Wenatchee. There is a historically low ratio of jobs to people
or homes in the Douglas County area. According to the 2010 Census, Douglas
County has approximately .8 jobs per household compared to Chelan County at 1.5
jobs per household. That trend is reflected in the commuter rate for Douglas
County. Only 16% of Douglas County’s employed residents work in Douglas
County. The remainder commute to other areas, predominantly Chelan County. To
offset that trend, it will be necessary for the East Wenatchee Area to improve their
market share of employment opportunities.
Median household income measures all sources of income - wage & salary,
investments & rents, proprietors' income, pensions, transfer payments and other
sources for a household. The median household income is the value at which 50% of
households in Chelan and Douglas Counties are below and 50% are above.
Households are different from families, since they may contain unrelated people living
together or single inhabitants in a dwelling. This value serves as an important gauge of
the success of any economy.
During 2015, the median household income using nominal dollar values in:
• Douglas County $53,636 and Chelan County $56,890
• Chelan & Douglas Counties combined was $56,319, increasing from
$40,302, or by 40% since 2005.
• Washington State was $64,129, increasing from $49,262, or by 30% since
2005.
• The U.S. was $55,775, increasing from $46,242, or by 21% since 2005.
Douglas County household income is 84% of the state average. Chelan County is 89%
of the state average. Growth in median income has experienced a slightly higher
increase for the two counties as compared to the state.
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The 2000 average annual wage in Douglas County was $20,990 and $23,875 in
Chelan County compared to a state average of $37,070
In nearly all regional economies, wage and salary earnings form the largest component
of personal income. Income levels serve as the prime barometer of economic well-
being. To reflect the declining buying power of the dollar when annual inflation is taken
into account, a time series adjusted for inflation using the West U.S., class size B/C
consumer price index can also be found in the “Download Data” section.
This indicator measures overall average annual wage for residents of Chelan &
Douglas Counties, both individually and combined. It is presented as both a nominal
dollar value (where no attempt is made to adjust for inflation) and as a constant 2015
dollar value. Washington State is offered as a benchmark.
The 2015 average annual wage in Douglas County was $33,989 and $36,765 in
Chelan County compared to a state average of $56,642. Douglas County compares to
the state at 60% of the state and Chelan County compares as 65% of the state.
During 2015 in Chelan & Douglas Counties combined, the overall average annual
wage in:
• Constant 2015 dollar values were $36,185, increasing from $33,727, or by 7%
since 2005.
• Nominal dollar values were also $36,185, increasing from $25,634, or by 41%
since 2005.
By comparison in Washington State during 2015, the overall average annual wage in:
• Constant 2014 dollar values were $56,650, increasing from $50,316, or by 13%
since 2005.
• Nominal dollar values were also $56,650, increasing from $38,242, or by 48%
since 2005.
. In addition to the average annual wage it is important to consider the median
household income. OFM estimates the median household income in Douglas County
to be $41,705 and $39,737 in Chelan County which is 81% and 77% of the state
average respectively.
The following graph illustrates the trends in overall average wages for Douglas
County, Chelan County, and Washington State between 2002 and 2015. The gap
between the annual wages in Douglas County and Washington State has widened
substantially over that period.
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Source 2008-2012 ACS
Average annual wage by sector gives insight into the health of the economy. Wages
and salaries typically account for the largest component of personal income.
Table 12.1 lists the average annual wage paid in the four largest employing sectors
in Douglas County, Chelan Count and Washington State. The Government sector
includes employees of federal, state and municipal entities, as well as educators in
K-12 and higher education
Douglas County’s top four employment sectors by average wage show a strong
reliance on government and retail trade in contrast to Chelan County’s top employer
being health care and Washington State’s being manufacturing. It is interesting to
note that manufacturing is not even listed in the top four employment sectors for
Chelan and Douglas Counties.
Table 12.1 Average Annual Wage in the Four Largest Employment Sectors
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Source Chelan Douglas Trends
According to the 2000 U.S. Census both Douglas County and Chelan County and
Washington State show similar characteristics for Employment by Industry Group.
There is a higher percentage of employment in the Agriculture/Forestry industries in
Douglas County with 1226% of the population employed in that sector compared to
924% in Chelan County. Agriculture is also the largest employment sector for each
county and ranked #5 in the state. The largest employment sector for both counties
is Education/Health and Social Services with over 20% of Douglas County employed
in that sector compared to over 21% in Chelan County. There is a slightly higher
percentage of Retail Trade employment in Douglas County at 13% compared to
11% in Chelan County.
Table 12.2 Shares of Employment in Top Five Employment Sectors
Location Employment Sector 2015
Douglas County Government 51,561$
Douglas County Retail trade 28,081$
Douglas County Agriculture 22,185$
Douglas County Accommodation & food services 16,289$
Chelan County Health care & social assistance 57,065$
Chelan County Government 51,430$
Chelan County Retail trade 27,520$
Chelan County Agriculture 23,367$
Washington State Manufacturing 73,870$
Washington State Government 57,240$
Washington State Health care & social assistance 47,512$
Washington State Retail trade 38,299$
Location Measure 2015
Douglas County Agriculture 26%
Douglas County Government 19%
Douglas County Retail Trade 13%
Douglas County Accommodation & Food Services 7%
Douglas County Health Care & Social Assistance 6%
Chelan County Agriculture 24%
Chelan County Government 15%
Chelan County Health Care & Social Assistance 13%
Chelan County Retail Trade 11%
Chelan County Accommodation & Food Services 10%
Washington State Government 17%
Washington State Health Care & Social Assistance 12%
Washington State Retail Trade 11%
Washington State Accommodation & Food Services 8%
Washington State Agriculture 3%
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Source Chelan Douglas Trends
The Washington State Employment Security tracks the trends in employment by
industry. The following table shows the percentage of persons employed in various
industries in East Wenatchee and Douglas County in 20002007.
Table 12.1 2 Employment by Industry
Industry
East
Wenatchee
Douglas
County
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 6.3% 15.9%
Construction 9.8% 7.7%
Manufacturing 5.1% 5.2%
Wholesale Trade 3.8% 4.9%
Retail Trade 14.4% 12.4%
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 5.4% 5.9%
Information 0.6% 0.5%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 4.2% 4.8%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services 6.8% 5.9%
Education, health and social services 25.1% 20.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 9.0% 8.7%
Other Services 5.5% 4.1%
Public Administration 3.8% 3.4%
Total
Source Census ACS 2007-11
One trend that the EED identified in the Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy was the trend towards “non-employer” businesses. Their analysis identified
that 16% of the jobs in North Central Washington are self-employed persons. These
people are working in construction, retail trade, real estate, health care and other
service industries. This is a growing industry in North Central Washington.
Between 2015 and 2007 the following trends occurred with regards to the shares of
employment by occupation of the population ages 16 and up in Douglas County:
• Management, Business, Science, and Arts was 24.9%, increasing from
24.5% in 2007.
• Service was 16.3%, decreasing from 17.9% in 2007.
• Sales and Office was 21.9%, decreasing from 25.3% in 2007.
• Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance was 22.2%, increasing
from 19.5% in 2007.
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• Production, Transportation, & Material Moving was 14.7%, increasing from
12.8% in 2007.
Table 12.3 Shares of Employment by Occupation of the Population 16 and Up
RETAIL SALES
The East Wenatchee Area is the major retail center in Douglas County. The table
below shows the retail sales collected for Douglas County and the cities. There has
been significant growth in the retail industry since 1995. Retail sales increases are
reflected in the amount of retail sales and use taxes that are distributed to each
jurisdiction. Since 1995 the retail sales and use taxes distributed to Douglas County
has increased by 117% and by 33% to the City of East Wenatchee. Douglas County
attracted a large automobile dealership the area and the City has seen considerable
development of retail centers including the development of more than 260,000 square
feet of additional retail sales area with the expansion of the Wenatchee Valley Mall, a
new Fred Meyer store and smaller mini-mall developments.
The table below shows the change in retail sales and use tax distribution between
1995 and 2004 for Douglas County and the City of East Wenatchee.
Table 12.2 Retail sales and use tax distribution
Distribution of Sales/Use Taxes by City and County 1995-2004
Douglas County East Wenatchee
Year Total % Change Total % Change
1995 886,624 1,196,828
1996 1,029,736 16% 1,208,542 1%
1997 1,094,384 6% 1,174,227 -3%
1998 1,082,944 -1% 1,291,322 10%
1999 1,097,168 1% 1,288,662 0%
2000 1,183,560 8% 1,411,290 10%
2001 1,240,394 5% 1,373,326 -3%
2002 1,510,845 22% 1,579,964 15%
2003 1,762,027 17% 1,546,306 -2%
Shares of Employment By Occupation of the Population 16 and Up
Occupation 2010 2015 2010 2015 2010 2015
Management, Business,
Science & Arts 24% 21% 23% 25% 39% 40%
Service 22% 20% 18% 16% 18% 17%
Sales and office 27% 24% 25% 22% 23% 22%
Nat Resouces,
Construction,
Maintenance 15% 18% 20% 22% 10% 10%
Production,
Transportation 12% 17% 13% 15% 11% 12%
Source: 2008-2012 ACS
East Wenatchee Douglas County Washington State
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2004 1,924,902 9% 1,587,919 3%
1995 to 2004 117% 33%
Table 12.4 Distribution of Local Sales/Use Tax to Douglas County and Cities-
Comparison of Calendar Years 2014 and 2015
In addition to the increase in retail sales, the East Wenatchee Area has seen
expansion of existing health care services for the eastside Wenatchee Valley Clinic
complex and has attracted four new dental clinics. The area has also seen
significant expansion of financial institutions with new and expanded banking
options.
OPPORTUNITIES
With the close proximity of the Pangborn Memorial Airport and new sewer service to
the industrial center surrounding the airport, there are additional opportunities for
growth in those areas.
The new East Wenatchee Events Management Board has provided an opportunity
for more direct efforts to stimulate tourism and visitorship to the area. In concert with
the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitor’s
Bureau, these entities are working to capitalize on the recreational and cultural
activities that this region has to offer.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS:
Economic development policies encourage collaboration between the public and
private sector to ensure the long-term economic health of the community. A healthy
economy provides jobs for local residents and a stable income base to help pay for
education, parks, transportation, law and justice facilities, and other services
necessary to foster and sustain a good quality of life for local residents. Projects
initiated by public agencies that support economic development are an important
component of good governance. Many of the funding sources that local
governments use to pay for such improvements require that they be listed in the
community’s comprehensive plan.
The following list is intended to provide a framework for economic development and
capital improvement projects intended to improve the viability of the community.
Location 2014 2015
Percent
Change
Douglas County 4,515,187.76 4,941,478.59 9.44%
Bridgeport 79,242.12 71,607.75 -9.63%
East Wenatchee 3,293,647.38 3,456,982.02 4.96%
Mansfield 29,103.76 18,599.16 -36.09%
Rock Island 46,020.76 56,747.39 23.31%
Waterville 69,567.02 66,330.90 -4.65%
Total 8,032,768.80 8,611,745.81 7.21%
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These projects anticipated public investment. Opportunities will be sought to include
private investments as well as partnerships with other agencies. that could include
public investment:
1. Street improvement projects that increase the functionality, life of the facility, and
capacity serving the commercial areas or providing a linkage between the
commercial and residential areas.
2. Improvements to Grant Road as the major connection to Pangborn Memorial
Airport.
3. Projects that market the community to attract or retain businesses.
4. Projects that promote tourism.
5. Projects that implement the Vision for the community and the goals and policies
in this element of the comprehensive plan.
6. Projects identified in the Rediscover Historic Downtown East Wenatchee plan
including those projects listed below.
Construction Projects
Description Planning Level
Estimate
1) City purchase of property on the southwest corner of Valley Mall Parkway
and 9th St. NE for open space and additional parking. Create a gateway to the
downtown area.
a) Property purchase (based upon comparable sales): $244,153 to
$370,399
b) Conversion of service station building and/or property to other use
(based upon a similar conversion in Wenatchee):
$50,000 -
$150350,000
Depending on use
c) Landscaping improvement: $25,000
d) Art work or other amenities unknown
e) Gateway signage: $20,000
2) Complete sidewalks along Standerfer Street to provide a better connection to
the public parking lot on French Avenue and a linkage between the
Downtown and the Wenatchee Valley Mall (360’ sidewalks on one side only
@ $250/ft.):
$90,000
3) Improve Hamilton Avenue with curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, with on-street
parking and a walking path to the downtown area.
$400,000
4) Provide green open-space area near the parking lot $125,000 +
property purchase
5) Improvements to City Parking lot
a) Install landscaping and retaining wall $75,000
b) Provide better lighting: 3 new LED luminaires $7,500
c) Reconfigure to increase the number of stalls $5,000
d) Provide a dedicated location for solid waste containers $7,500
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6) Widen the sidewalks along Valley Mall Parkway, where possible, to provide
a more appealing walking path
unknown
7) Provide more on-street parking by reducing the number of travel lanes and
converting parallel to diagonal parking.
Completed
8) Provide vehicle loading area on Valley Mall Parkway between Standerfer
Ave. and 9th St.
Completed
9) Install full-control, traffic signal at Valley Mall Parkway/9th St. intersection
that is linked to the SR 28/9th St. signal:
$375,000
10) Expand the city parking lot to the south unknown
11) Improve the pedestrian/bicycle access between the Apple Capital Loop Trail
and Downtown.
Unknown –
solution not
identified
a) Narrow driveways that connect to 9th Street NE between SR 28 and
Valley Mall Parkway to improve access control and reduce conflicts
with pedestrian and bicycle traffic
unknown
b) Shorten the distance for crossing SR 28 or provide alternative crossings unknown
c) Explore grade separation across SR 28 unknown
d) Include way-finding signage along the trail to direct users to the
downtown
unknown
Enhancement Projects
12) Provide bicycle parking areas $2,600 typical corral
13) Provide street furniture such as planters, waste receptacles, and benches
along Valley Mall Parkway: 4 benches, 8 waste receptacles, 14 planters, 3
picnic tables ($650 per object)
$18,850
14) Art installations in public spaces – cost per average sized statue $10,000 - $15,000
each
15) Investigate conversion of street luminaires to LED variety and install more
lights along Valley Mall Parkway. 26 lights VMPkwy, 2 Hamilton, 2
Standerfer
$90,000
16) Use lane markings to identify and encourage shared bicycle/vehicle lane use. Completed
17) Install way-finding signage along 9th St., Grant Road, and Valley Mall
Parkway to direct traffic to the downtown area.
$15,000
Activities or Actions
18) Explore designating bus stop as taxi stand in the evenings
19) Work with existing owners of downtown parking lots to improve their
appearance and functionality and encourage their availability for public use.
Staff time
20) Improve coordination and communication between the city and downtown
business and property owners. Explore the creation of an association or other
standing committee to facilitate involvement of city representatives, business
owners, property owners, and residents.
Staff time
21) Work with landowners to install and properly maintain landscaping along
street frontages.
Staff time
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22) Explore Municipal Code amendments to allow sidewalk café style seating
and other uses of the sidewalk and unused right of way.
$5,000
GOALS AND POLICIES
GOAL: Diversity and strengthen the local economy to ensure a sustainable
community for present and future generations.
ED-1 Identify areas where future economic activity and growth is intended and
encouraged to occur.
ED-2 Support and encourage economic development that will increase personal
income by attracting a variety of business opportunities that provide family-wage
jobs.
ED-3 Enhance the economic base of our community through expansion and retention
of existing businesses.
ED-4 The provision of utilities and other supporting urban governmental services to
commercial and industrial areas should be coordinated with utility purveyors
and service providers and assigned a high priority for extension of service to
those areas.
ED-5 Develop a land use inventory for ongoing monitoring of commercial and
industrial development and available land supply that will help with monitoring
the local and regional trends to be able to adjust plans, policies and programs
to foster economic development.
ED-6 Develop specific and coordinated strategies for public and private investment
in the commercial and industrial areas.
ED-7 Develop a plan to transform the area along Valley Mall Parkway into a
pedestrian oriented downtown which will include professional offices,
specialty retail, food service, and entertainment opportunities.
ED-8 Support the establishment of a variety of uses in the community, including
additional lodging facilities, restaurants, and cultural-convention facilities that
improve the vitality of the area.
ED-9 Improve transportation systems that provide access to the commercial areas
by expanding multi-modal opportunities for pedestrians and transit facilities as
well as adequate parking for employees and customers.
ED-10 Create a pleasant and attractive identity for the commercial and industrial
areas through appropriate signage, art, landscaping, street lighting, and other
site design standards.
ED-11 Improve the visual appeal of the entrances to the urban area with attractive
use of landscaping and signage.
ED-12 Coordinate economic development planning with other local jurisdictions by
participating in the North Central Economic Development District and other
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agencies and organizations that support and foster economic development in
the region.
ED-13 Encourage and support efforts to promote tourism and visitorship to the area
on a year-round basis.
ED-14 Provide opportunities for home-based businesses while preserving the quality
of residential areas.
ED-15 Encourage and support the development of recreational and cultural facilities
and/or events that will bring additional visitors and/or increase visitor
spending in the East Wenatchee Area.
ED-16 Pangborn Memorial Airport is an essential public facility serving the needs of
the three-county area. The viability of the airport should be protected to
enhance its importance to regional economic growth and sustainability.
ED-17 Ensure an adequate amount of land is designated for commercial uses based
on site characteristics, market demand, community need, job creation, and
the availability of support facilities and services.
ED-18 Use public resources in support of economic development.
Ed-19 Identify financing tools that can be used to leverage public and private
investments for financing infrastructure and other improvements that will
foster economic development.
ED-19 Aggressively market the downtown as a place to live, shop, and do business.
ED-20 Encourage downtown business owners to remodel, rehabilitate, and enhance
the exteriors of their buildings and improve the appearance of landscape
areas where they are provided.
ED-21 Achieve a mix of uses in the commercial areas to improve the City’s tax and
employment base.
ED-22 Encourage and support development of the waterfront areas with a mix of
uses to establish a destination that will attract tourism and local residents by
providing housing, shopping and food services, and entertainment
opportunities.
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GLOSSARY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Affordable housing is generally defined as housing where
the occupant is paying no more than 30 percent of gross income for housing costs,
including utilities, and meets the needs of moderate or low-income households.
AGRICULTURE: Are lands which are not within an urban growth area and are
designated as agriculture on the land use map as lands having long term commercial
significance for the production of agricultural products, timber, or the extraction of
minerals.
ANNEXATION: The act of incorporation of an area into the domain of a city, county,
state, or special purpose district.
CAPACITY: The ability to contain, absorb, or receive and hold employment or
residential development.
CAPITAL FACILITIES: As a general definition, structures, improvements, pieces of
equipment or other major assets, including land, that have a useful life of at least 10
years. Capital facilities are provided by and for public purposes and services. For the
purposes of the Capital Facilities Element, capital facilities are fire and rescue facilities,
government offices, law enforcement facilities, parks, open space, and recreational
facilities, public health facilities, and public schools.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP): A plan for future capital expenditures
which identifies each capital project, its anticipated start and completion, and allocates
existing funds and known revenue sources over a six-year period.
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT: The Central Business District (CBD) is the financial
and business hub of the community. It is the role of the CBD to be the center of the
major community business and should be developed as an aesthetically attractive area
of intense use. The CBD should encourage the development of retail shopping
facilities and major office complexes along with specialty retail and business support
services. Development must enhance people orientation, and provide for the needs,
activities and interests of the people.
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT: A development design technique that concentrates
buildings in specific areas on a site to allow the remaining land to be used for
recreation, common open space, and preservation of environmentally critical areas.
COUNTY/CITY PLANNING: The identification by the community of desirable
objectives in respect to the physical environment, including social and economic
considerations, and the creation of administrative procedures and programs to achieve
those objectives. Matters embraced by the subject include land use, transportation,
employment, health, growth centers, population, environmental planning,
comprehensive planning, zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, buildings codes,
growth management, parks and open space, wildlife habitat, pollution control
strategies, and environmental impact statements.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: A statutory document which sets forth a government's
major policies concerning the desirable future (of the area’s people) and physical
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development of its area; it states the desirable ends and not necessarily the means for
achieving them. A plan almost always includes the three physical elements of land
use, circulation, and community facilities. A plan may also contain an urban design
element, housing element, a renewal element, an open space element, and a historic
preservation element. The entire planning jurisdiction is covered and the different
systems represented of the various elements are all coordinated with each other.
District and neighborhood plans normally follow the comprehensive plan, amplifying its
features on a district-by-district or neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis.
CONCURRENCY: A GMA requirement that the transportation facilities needed to
maintain adopted level of service standards for arterials and transit routes are available
within six years of development.
CONSISTENCY: A measure of whether any feature of the Plan or regulation is
incompatible with any other feature or a plan or a regulation. The GMA requires that
the Plan be both internally and externally consistent.
COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES: As required by GMA, the Douglas County
Regional Council adopted a series of policies which embody a vision of the future of
Douglas County. These policies are intended to guide the development of the East
Wenatchee Urban Area Comprehensive Plan.
DENSITY: The number of families, persons, or housing units per unit of land usually
expressed as "per acre".
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: In respect to any development, fixed requirements or
standards imposed by regulation or ordinance under environmental planning
legislation.
DOWNZONING: A change in the zoning classification of land to a classification which
requires less intensive development, such as a change from multi-family to single-
family or from commercial to residential. A change which allows more intensive
development is upzoning.
DWELLING UNIT: One or more rooms located within a structure, designed, arranged,
occupied or intended to be occupied by not more than one family and permitted
roomers, and boarders, as living accommodations, independent from any other family.
The existence of a food preparation area within the room or rooms shall be evidence of
the existence of a dwelling unit.
GREATER EAST WENATCHEE AREA (GEWA): The Greater East Wenatchee Area
is defined as the urban growth boundary of the City of East Wenatchee. This area
includes the City of East Wenatchee and portions of the unincorporated area of
Douglas County.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT (GMA): Refers to the 1990 State Growth
Management Act (ESHB 2929) and amended in 1991, requiring urban counties and
the cities within them to develop comprehensive plans to deal with growth in
Washington State over the next twenty years.
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INDUSTRIAL USE: Any use that engages in basic processing, manufacturing,
fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, as well as incidental storage, sales, and
distribution of such materials or products.
INFRASTRUCTURE: The system of essential services, utilities, public and community
facilities, e.g. water, sewage, power, roads, schools, health facilities and so on, which
are necessary to enable urban development to function.
LAND USE: A term used to indicate the utilization of any piece of land. The way in
which land is being used is the land use.
LAND USE CODE: Regulating body of language that implements the policy goals of
the Comprehensive Plan. The regulations define locations and building characteristics
of development in the Area.
LAND USE ZONING: A technical or physical approach to the segregation of
incompatible land uses, such as housing and industrial, through systems of land use
and development controls. More recently, some techniques have emphasized
reinforcing positive relationships between compatible land uses such as residential and
neighborhood commercial. The contemporary approach also emphasizes the closer
relationship between transportation and land use to more effectively respond to
accessibility, reduction of infrastructure costs, urban design, air, noise, and water
pollution, energy conservation, and conservation of resource lands.
LEVEL-OF-SERVICE (LOS): A qualitative rating of how well some unit of
transportation supply (e.g., street, intersection, sidewalk, bikeway, transit route) serves
it is current or projected demand.
MIXED USE: The presence of more than one category of use in a structure or located
on the same parcel, for example, a mixture of residential units, recreational uses,
offices, and commercial uses.
MULTI-FAMILY USE : A structure or portion of a structure containing three or more
dwelling units.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL: A Neighborhood Commercial Area is designed to
serve the immediate needs of the neighborhood and not promote regional traffic. This
site should be kept small and should provide convenience goods and services. The
overall design should be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, have limited
advertising display, include intensive landscaping and open areas, and have direct
access to an arterial. The overall site should be designed as a node or cluster and
should not promote strip development.
OPEN SPACE: Land and/or water area with its surface open to the sky or
predominantly undeveloped, which is set aside to serve the purposes of providing park
and recreation opportunities, conserving valuable resources, and structuring urban
development and form.
PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES: Features of the built environment that improve the quality
of foot or wheelchair travel, including ground floor retail uses in adjacent buildings,
landscaped walkways, limited interference from automobiles, street furniture, etc.
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PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTATION: An area where the location and access to buildings,
types of uses permitted on the street level, and storefront design are based on the
needs of the customers on foot.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (PD): A planning technique that provides increased
flexibility for the developer in exchange for a higher quality of development. Usually
used for residential or commercial multi-unit parcels. PD’s are characterized by a
focus on overall project design rather than lot-by-lot zoning, setbacks, and placement.
Mixed-use, commercial, industrial, innovative housing types, open space and
recreational facilities are often included. The process typically involves two-way
communication between the developer and the community concerning design
compatibility. Planned developments are used in residential, multi-family, commercial,
and industrial areas.
RESIDENTIAL: An area designated on the land use map that allows a range of
residential density levels from 1 unit per acre up to 6 units per acre. Residential
densities will vary depending on their location, character of the neighborhood, lot sizes,
density, available infrastructure, and natural topography.
RURAL LANDS: Are lands which are not within an urban growth area and are not
designated as natural resource lands having long term commercial significance for the
production of agricultural products, timber, or the extraction of minerals.
STREETSCAPE: The visual character of a street as determined by elements such as
structures, access, greenery, open space, view, etc.
TRANSITION (BUFFER): The transition (buffer) areas are used to separate more
intensive land uses or categories from less intensive land uses or categories. The
transition area can be a combination of intensive landscaping, open space, and parks.
and less intensive land use categories between a low intensive and high intensive land
uses.
WETLANDS: An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater
at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that, under normal
circumstances, does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in
saturated soil conditions, commonly known as hydrophilic vegetation.
ZONING MAP: The official Land Use Map that classifies all land within the Planning
Area in accordance with the comprehensive plan.
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APPENDIX A
GREATER EAST WENATCHEE URBAN GROWTH AREAS
EAST WENATCHEE URBAN AREA DESCRIPTION
Beginning at the left shore of the Columbia River at a point which is a southerly
extension of the westerly line of Lot 41 of the East Wenatchee Land Company Plat
of Section 20, Township 22 N., Range 21 E.W.M., Douglas County, Washington;
thence north along said southerly extension to the southwest corner of said Lot 41;
thence easterly along the southern line of Lot 41 to the southeast corner of said Lot
41; thence north along the easterly line of Lot 41, Lot 40, Lot 25 and Lot 24 of said
East Wenatchee Land Company Plat to the centerline of the Wenatchee
Reclamation District Canal; thence westerly along the centerline of the canal to a
point which is the southerly extension of the east line of Lot 4 of the Sun Crest Short
Plat recorded under AFN 3019982; thence northerly along said southerly extension
to the southeast corner of Lot 4 of said short plat; thence northerly along the east
line of Lot 4 to the southerly boundary of Lot 2 of said short plat; thence east along
the south line of Lot 2 of said short plat and its extension thereof to the west line of
Lot 2 East Wenatchee Land Company Plat in Section 19, Township 22 N., Range
21 E.W.M.; thence northerly along said west line to the south line of Section 18,
Township 22 N., Range 21 E.W.M.; thence westerly along said section line to the
quarter corner common to sections 18 and 19, Township 22 N., Range 21 E.W.M.;
thence northerly along the west line of the east ½ of said Section 18 to the south line
of Section 7, Township 22 N., Range 21 E.W.M.; thence easterly along said section
line to the corner common to Sections 7, 8, 17 and 18, Township 22 N., Range 21
E.W.M.; thence easterly along the south line of Section 8, Township 22 N., Range
21 E.W.M. to a southerly extension of the eastern line of the Lancaster Short Plat
recorded under AFN 196211; thence north along the east line of said short plat and
its extension to the northeast corner of the Dolan Short Plat recorded under AFN
206563; thence east along the south line of the northwest quarter of said Section 8
to a point that is the southerly extension of the easterly line of Baber’s Short Plat
recorded under AFN 3023955; thence northerly to the northeast corner of said
Baber’s Short Plat; thence west along the north line of said short plat to the
southeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of said Section 8; thence northerly along the easterly line of said subdivision
to the south line of Section 5, Township 22 N., Range 21 E.W.M.; thence east along
said section line to a point which is a southerly extension of the east line of Parcel B
as described under AFN 3068952; thence northerly along said extension and said
easterly line to the northeast corner of said Parcel B; thence southwesterly along the
north line of said Parcel B to a point that is 300 feet northerly of the south line of
Section 6, Township 22 N., Range 21 E.W.M.; thence westerly parallel to and 300
feet north of the south line of said Section 6 to the east line of a parcel as described
under AFN 128798; thence northerly along said easterly line to the northeast corner
of a parcel as described under AFN 107666; thence westerly along the north line of
said parcel to the east line of Section 1, Township 22 N., Range 20 E.W.M.; thence
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northerly along said section line to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of
the southeast quarter of said Section 1; thence west along the north line of said
section subdivision to the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of said Section 1; thence north along the east line of said section subdivision
to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of said
Section 1; thence north along the west line of northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of said Section 1 to the south line of Section 36, Township 23 N., Range 20
E.W.M; thence west along the south line of said Section 36 to the southeast corner
of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 36; thence north
along the east line of said section subdivision to the northeast corner of the said
section subdivision; thence west along the north line of said section subdivision to
the easterly right of way line of Badger Mountain Road; thence northwesterly along
said right of way line to its intersection with the west line of the southeast quarter of
Section 36; thence north along the west line of the southeast quarter of said Section
36 to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of said Section 36; thence
easterly along the south line of the northeast quarter of said section 36 to the
southwest corner of the parcel as described in AFN 103173; thence northerly along
the westerly and northerly lines of said parcel to the east section line of said Section
36; thence northerly along said section line to the southeast corner of Section 25,
Township 23 N., Range 20 E.W.M.; thence westerly along the south line of the
southeast quarter of said Section 25 to the southeast corner of the southwest
quarter of said Section 25; thence northerly along the east line of the southwest
quarter of said Section 25 to the south line of the north half of the southwest quarter
of said Section 25; thence along the south line of said section subdivision to the west
line of said Section 25; thence north along the west line of said Section 25 to the
centerline of Canyon B; thence northwesterly along the centerline of Canyon B to the
south line of Parcel G as described in Book M239 of Deeds, Page 517; thence
westerly along said south line to the east line of the west half of Section 26,
Township 23 N., Range 20 E.W.M.; thence north along said east line to the
southeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 23 N, Range 20
E.W.M.; thence northerly along the east line of said section subdivision to the
northeast corner thereof; thence westerly along the north line of said section
subdivision to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter
of said Section 23; thence north along the west line of said section subdivision to the
south line of Tract A as shown on Blue Rock Estates Phase 1 as recorded under
AFN 308870; thence easterly, northerly and westerly around said Tract A to the east
line of said Blue Rock Estates subdivision; thence northerly along the east line of
Phase 1 and the east line of Phase 2 as recorded under AFN 317348 to the south
line of a parcel as described in Book M457 of Deeds, Page 501; thence easterly and
northerly along said parcel to the south line of Section 14, Township 23 N., Range
20 E.W.M.; thence west along said section line to the centerline of the Transmission
Line Easement, AFN 160434; thence continuing in a north/northeasterly direction
along the centerline of said easement to the south line of the north half of the
southeast half of Section 2, Township 23 N., Range 20 E.W.M.; thence east along
said south line to the east line of the southeast quarter of said Section 2, thence
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north along the east line of said Section 2 to the south line of a parcel as described
under AFN 159187; thence westerly along said south line to the east right of way
line of Old Sunset Highway as granted in Book 52 of Deeds, Page 257; thence
southerly along said right of way to the south line of the north half of the south half of
said Section 2; thence westerly along said line to the easterly right of way of line of
SR 2/97; thence southerly along said right of way line through Sections 11, 14 and a
portion of 23 to the southwest corner of Lot 46, Blue Rock Estates Phase 2 as
recorded under AFN 317348; thence southwesterly to a point that is the intersection
of the west right of way of SR 2/97 and the south line of a parcel as described as
Tract 2 under AFN 3009806; thence westerly along said south line and its westerly
extension to the east line of Section 22, Township 23 N. Range 20 E.W.M.; thence
northerly along said east section line to the centerline of that certain vacated road
lying between lots 16 and 17 of East Wenatchee Land Company Plat, part of Sec’s
22 and 23, T 23 N., R. 20 E.W.M.; thence west along said centerline to the
southeast corner of Lot 15 of said East Wenatchee Land Company Plat; thence
continuing west along the south line of said lot 15 and its westerly extension to the
left shore of the Columbia River; thence southerly down the left shore of the
Columbia River to the Point of Beginning.
Together with the following:
Area 1
A portion of Section 36, Township 23 North, Range 20 East, Willamette Meridian
(T23N, R20E, W. M.), Douglas County, Washington being more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of the parcel as described in AFN 103173 (Tax-1),
thence southerly on the common section line to said Section 36 and Section 31,
T23N, R21E, W. M. to the south sixteenth (S1/16) of said sections; thence westerly
on the south sixteenth line of Section 36 to the northeast corner of the southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter (SW1/4 SE1/4) of Section 36 and intersecting the
current Urban Growth Line; thence west along the north line of said section
subdivision to the easterly right of way line of Badger Mountain Road; thence
northwesterly along said right of way line to its intersection with the west line of the
southeast quarter of Section 36; thence north along the west line of the southeast
quarter of said Section 36 to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of said
Section 36; thence easterly along the south line of the northeast quarter of said
section 36 to the southwest corner of the parcel as described in AFN 103173 (Tax-
1); thence northerly and easterly along the westerly and northerly lines of said parcel
to the point of beginning.
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Area 2
A portion of Section 6, Township 22 North, Range 21 East, Willamette Meridian
(T22N, R21E, W. M.), Douglas County, Washington being more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter
(SW1/4 SW1/4) of Section 6; thence easterly approximately 3,700 feet on the
sixteenth line to the intersection with a large drainage; thence southerly following the
bottom of the drainage to a point that is 300 feet northerly of the south line of said
Section 6; thence westerly parallel to and 300 feet north of the south line of section 6
to the east line of a parcel described under AFN 128798; thence northerly along said
easterly line to the northeast corner of a parcel described under AFN 107666;
thence westerly along the north line of said parcel to the west line of Section 6;
thence northerly along said west line of Section 6 to the point of Beginning.
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Area 3
Portions of Sections 8, 17 and 18, Township 22 North, Range 21 East, Willamette
Meridian (T22N, R21E, W. M.), Douglas County, Washington being more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of the Craig’s short plat recorded under AFN
216246; thence easterly along the north line of said short plat and its easterly
extension approximately 1310 feet to the northeast corner of the southwest quarter
of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter (SW1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4) of Section
8; thence south along the east line of said southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter (SW1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4) of Section 8 to the north
right of way line of Grant Road; thence easterly along the north right of way line of
Grant Road to its intersection with the northerly extension of the east line of Lot 4,
Nile Orchard Tracts, as recorded under AFN 86540; thence south along the
northerly extension of the east line of Lot 4 to the northeast corner of said Lot 4;
thence south along the east line of Lot 4 to the southeast corner of Lot 4; thence
west along the south line of Lot 4 to the southwest corner of Lot 4 and the northeast
corner of Lot 14, Nile Orchard Tracts; thence south along the east line of Lot 14 and
its southerly extension to the south right of way line of 2ND Street SE; thence
westerly along the south right of way line 2ND Street SE to a point 192 feet west of
the northeast corner of Lot 18, Nile Orchard Tracts; thence south and parallel to the
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east line of said Lot 18 to the north line of Lot 31, Nile Orchard Tracts; thence
easterly along the north line of Lot 31 to the northeast corner of Lot 31; thence south
along the east line of Lot 31 and its southerly extension to the south right of way line
of 4TH Street SE; thence westerly along the south right of way line of 4TH Street SE
to the northeast corner of Lot 33, Nile Orchard Tracts; thence south along the east
line of Lot 33 to the northwest corner of Lot 47, Nile Orchard Tracts; thence easterly
along the north line of Lot 47 to the northeast corner of Lot 47; thence south along
the east lot lines of Lots 47, 50 and 63 and there southerly extensions to the south
right of way line of 8TH Street SE as shown on the Plat of Highlander Estates
recorded under AFN 3168808; thence westerly along the south right of way line of
8TH Street SE and its westerly extension to the northwest corner of Lot 2, East
Wenatchee Land Company Plat in Section 19, T22N, R21E, W. M. and intersecting
the current Urban Growth Line; thence north along the northerly extension of the
west line of said Lot 2 to the south line of Section 18, Township 22 N., Range 21
E.W.M.; thence westerly along said section line to the quarter corner common to
Sections 18 and 19, T22N, R21E, W.M.; thence northerly along the west line of the
east half (E1/2) of said Section 18 to the south line of Section 7, T22N, R21E, W.M.;
thence easterly along said section line to the corner common to Sections 7, 8, 17
and 18, T22N, R21E, W.M.; thence easterly along the south line of Section 8, T22N,
R21E, W.M. to a southerly extension of the west line of the Craig short plat recorded
under AFN 216246; thence north along said southerly extension to the southwest
corner of said Craig short plat; thence northerly along the west line of said Craig
short plat to the point of beginning.