CITY of CHELAN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE 2017 Existing Conditions and Trends Report
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CITY OF CHELAN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE 2017 Existing Conditions and Trends Report DRAFT REPORT March 9, 2017 Prepared by: BERK Consulting. RH2 Engineering SCJ Alliance Prepared for: City of Chelan Contents 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Planning Area ............................................................................................................................. 1-1 2.0 Land Use ..............................................................................................................................2-3 2.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.2 Regulatory Context and Planning Framework ........................................................................... 2-3 Growth Management Act .................................................................................................................. 2-3 County-wide Planning Policies ........................................................................................................... 2-4 History ................................................................................................................................................ 2-5 Natural Environment.......................................................................................................................... 2-7 Shorelines of the State ..................................................................................................................... 2-14 Current Land Use Plan and Zoning ................................................................................................... 2-15 Existing Land Uses and Densities ..................................................................................................... 2-16 Views ................................................................................................................................................ 2-18 Current and Future Population, Housing, and Jobs ......................................................................... 2-23 Surrounding Land Uses .................................................................................................................... 2-29 Community Vision ............................................................................................................................ 2-29 Land Use Plan/Zoning Analysis ........................................................................................................ 2-32 2.3 Summary of Key Issues and Trends ......................................................................................... 2-36 3.0 Housing ...............................................................................................................................3-1 3.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Data Sources ...................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Regulatory Context and Planning Framework ........................................................................... 3-2 GMA ................................................................................................................................................... 3-2 County-Wide Planning Policies .......................................................................................................... 3-3 2009 Housing Element Vision ............................................................................................................ 3-3 3.3 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 3-4 Demographic Profile .......................................................................................................................... 3-4 Housing Inventory Analysis .............................................................................................................. 3-10 3.4 Summary of Key Issues and Trends ......................................................................................... 3-26 4.0 Economic Development ..................................................................................................... 4-28 4.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 4-28 4.2 Regulatory Context and Planning Framework ......................................................................... 4-28 Washington State Growth Management Act ................................................................................... 4-28 CITY OF CHELAN EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT | INTRODUCTION Chelan County Countywide Planning Policies .................................................................................. 4-29 4.3 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................................... 4-29 Population and Households ............................................................................................................. 4-29 Educational Attainment ................................................................................................................... 4-30 Household and Family Income ......................................................................................................... 4-31 Employment ..................................................................................................................................... 4-32 Downtown ........................................................................................................................................ 4-35 Highway Commercial Areas ............................................................................................................. 4-38 Tourism and Lake Chelan Brand ...................................................................................................... 4-38 Agri-tourism ..................................................................................................................................... 4-39 Industrial Development ................................................................................................................... 4-40 Taxable Retail Sales .......................................................................................................................... 4-42 Travel to Work ................................................................................................................................. 4-43 4.4 Summary of Key Issues and Trends ......................................................................................... 4-43 Implications of Existing Conditions and Trends ............................................................................... 4-44 5.0 Utilities ................................................................................................................................5-1 5.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Regulatory Context and Planning Framework ........................................................................... 5-1 5.3 Existing Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 5-1 Energy ................................................................................................................................................ 5-1 Natural Gas ........................................................................................................................................ 5-2 Telecommunications .......................................................................................................................... 5-2 5.4 Summary of Key Issues and Trends ........................................................................................... 5-3 Coordinated Growth .......................................................................................................................... 5-3 Sustainability and Conservation ......................................................................................................... 5-3 6.0 Capital Facilities ...................................................................................................................6-1 7.0 Transportation .....................................................................................................................7-3 7.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 7-3 7.2 Regulatory Context and Planning Framework ........................................................................... 7-3 Growth Management Act Requirement ............................................................................................ 7-3 Land Use and Transportation ............................................................................................................. 7-4 Related Transportation Planning Efforts...........................................................................................