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◊ ◊ CITY OF COLVILLE ◊ ◊ COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Periodic Update – 2011 FACT SHEET Title: City of Colville Comprehensive Plan Purpose: The Comprehensive Plan Growth Management Plan was adopted in November 1997 to comply with RCW 36.70, 36.70A, 36.70B, and 36.70C. New legislation, ESSB 6427, adopted in 2006, provided a three-year extension of the due date for comprehensive plan updates for small and slow growing counties and cities; extending the deadline for Colville to the end of 2010. In 2010, the City Council chose to provide additional forums for public participation through 2011. This document provides community goals into 2030, using population figures from the Office of Financial Management‘s April 2011 report. Proponents: City of Colville Lead Agency: City of Colville Responsible Official: Mr. Jim Lapinski, Director of Building & Planning City of Colville 170 South Oak Colville, Washington 99114 Authors/Contributors: City of Colville Staff: Building & Planning, Engineering, Park, Recreation, Street, and Municipal Services Departments. Public Workshops: Multiple workshops were held in the summer and fall of 2009 to allow for ample opportunity for public participation. Each element was presented as proposed by staff, and changes to these elements were made based on input received from the general public and affected agencies. Each revised component was again presented to the Planning Commission, published and opened for public comments at their regular meetings, during the spring and summer of 2010. Time and Place of Public Hearings: Public hearings were held before the Planning Commission in November 2010 and City Council in December 2010. In 2010, the City Council chose to provide a forum for additional public participation through a series of public hearings held from February through July 2011. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................... 4 A. Community History ................................................................................................ 4 B. Population, Household, and Employment Trends .................................................. 5 C. The Planning Process ........................................................................................... 7 D. Relationship to State and Federal Laws ................................................................ 8 1. Growth Management Act ........................................................................... 8 2. Shoreline Management Act ........................................................................ 9 3. Regulatory Reform Act (ESHB 1724) ......................................................... 9 4. State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)...................................................... 9 Chapter 2: Land Use Element ............................................................................................ 10 A. Introduction and Background ............................................................................... 10 B. Land Use Districts and Standards ....................................................................... 11 C. Physical Setting .................................................................................................. 13 D. Critical Areas ...................................................................................................... 14 E. Resource Lands .................................................................................................. 16 F. Existing Development Patterns ............................................................................ 17 G. Growth Projections and Development Assumptions ............................................ 18 H. Goals & Objectives ............................................................................................. 19 Chapter 3: Capital Facilities & Utilities Element ................................................................. 22 A. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 22 B. Statutory Requirements ....................................................................................... 23 C. Relationships of Various Plans ............................................................................ 24 D. General Descriptions, Financial Information, and Forecasting ............................. 25 1. Airport ...................................................................................................... 26 2. Fire Department ....................................................................................... 28 3. City Hall ................................................................................................... 30 4. Law Enforcement ..................................................................................... 31 5. Library ...................................................................................................... 33 6. Park and Recreation ................................................................................ 35 7. Water System .......................................................................................... 37 8. Wastewater Services ............................................................................... 40 9. Solid Waste Collection and Disposal ........................................................ 42 10. Stormwater Management Facilities ........................................................ 42 11. Streets ................................................................................................... 43 12. Animal Control ....................................................................................... 44 13. Schools .................................................................................................. 45 14. Energy ................................................................................................... 46 15. Telecommunications .............................................................................. 46 E. Financial Capability ............................................................................................. 46 1. Revenues ................................................................................................. 46 2. Expenditures ............................................................................................ 48 3. Long-Term Debt ....................................................................................... 50 F. Setting Priorities .................................................................................................. 51 G. Ranking Capital Improvements ........................................................................... 53 H. Implementation ................................................................................................... 54 I. Goals & Objectives .............................................................................................. 54 Chapter 4: Housing Element ............................................................................................. 57 A. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 57 B. Existing Need and Future Demand...................................................................... 57 C. Goals & Objectives ............................................................................................. 60 D. Implementation and Financing ............................................................................ 61 Chapter 5: Transportation Element ................................................................................... 64 A. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 64 B. Vision .................................................................................................................. 64 C. Transportation System Inventory ........................................................................ 65 1. Roadway Facilities ................................................................................... 65 2. Non-Motorized Transportation .................................................................. 68 3. Public Transportation ............................................................................... 72 4. Rail Transportation ................................................................................... 72 5. Water Transportation ............................................................................... 73 6. Air Transportation .................................................................................... 73 7. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles ..................................................................... 73 D. Level of Service (LOS) Standards ....................................................................... 74 E. Current Levels of Service .................................................................................... 76 1. Peak Hour Traffic Patterns ....................................................................... 77 2. Truck Traffic ............................................................................................. 78 3. Accident Analysis ..................................................................................... 79 F. Future Transportation Conditions ........................................................................ 80 G. Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) ..............................................................