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Ordinance 14-005 Comprehensive Plan Amendments CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 14-005 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, through Spokane Valley Ordinance No. 06-010, the City of Spokane Valley adopted land use plans as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, Capital Facilities Plan, and maps as the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Spokane Valley(as subsequently amended, the Comprehensive Plan); and WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) allows comprehensive plans to be amended annually(RCW 36.70A.130); and WHEREAS, amendments to the City Comprehensive Plan may be initiated by the Planning Commission (Commission), the City Council (Council), citizens, or by the Community Development Director based on citizen requests or when changed conditions warrant adjustments; and WHEREAS, the GMA requires comprehensive plans to be implemented with development regulations, including the zoning of property consistent with land use map designations; and WHEREAS, consistent with the GMA, the City adopted public participation guidelines to direct the public involvement process for adopting and amending comprehensive plans; and WHEREAS, the Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC) provides that amendment applications shall be received until November 1 of each year; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan, as originally adopted by Ordinance No. 06-010, has been amended by Ordinance No. 07-026, Ordinance No. 08-011, Ordinance No. 09-008, Ordinance No. 09- 039, Ordinance No. 10-007, Ordinance No. 11-001, Ordinance No. 11-007, Ordinance No. 11-009, Ordinance No. 12-014, Ordinance No. 12-018, and Ordinance No. 13-008; and WHEREAS, applications were submitted by the applicant, owner or by City staff to amend the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map for the purpose of beneficially using the property described herein; and WHEREAS, staff conducted an environmental review to determine the potential environmental impacts from the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, on February 7, 2014, after reviewing the environmental checklists, staff issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) for the proposals, published the DNS in the Valley News Herald, and where appropriate posted the DNS on the sites and mailed the DNS to all affected public agencies; and WHEREAS, on February 7, 2014, notice of the Planning Commission (the Commission) public hearing was published in the Valley News Herald; and Ordinance 14-005: 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 1 of 9 WHEREAS, on February 7, 2014 and February 11, 2014, notice of the Commission hearing was mailed to all property owners within 400 feet of the subject properties; and WHEREAS, on February 12, 2014, notice of the Commission hearing had been posted on all the subject properties; and WHEREAS, on February 13, 2014, the Commission conducted a study session to review the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, on February 27, 2014, the Commission received evidence, information, public testimony, and a staff report and recommendation at a public hearing; and WHEREAS, on February 27, 2014, the Commission conducted a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and continued the public hearing to March 13, 2014. After receiving additional public testimony on March 13, 2014, the Commission deliberated and voted to forward CPA-01-14, and CPA-03-14, to Council with a recommendation for denial; and CPA-04-14, CPA-05-14, CPA-06-14, CPA-07-14, CPA-08-14, and CPA-10-14 to Council with a recommendation for approval. CPA-02-14 was forwarded to Council without a recommendation as the Commission vote ended in a tie; and WHEREAS, CPA-09-14 was withdrawn because it was not considered during the Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2014 cycle due to a delayed adoption date of the Parks Master Plan, and it will be added to the 2015 docket prior to the November 1 deadline; and WHEREAS, on March 20, 2014, the Washington State Department of Commerce was notified pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106 of the City's intent to adopt amendments to the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, on April 15, 2014, Council conducted a briefing to review the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, on April 15, 2014, notice of the Council public hearing was posted on all the subject properties; and WHEREAS, on April 20, 2014, notice of the Council public hearing was mailed to all property owners within 400 feet of the subject properties; and WHEREAS, on May 6, 2014, the Council conducted a public hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, on May 13, 2014, the Council discussed the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, on May 20, 2014, the Council voted on separate motions on whether to place CPA-01- 14, CPA-02-14, CPA-03-14, CPA-04-14, CPA-05-14, CPA-06-14, CPA-7-14, CPA-08-14, CPA-10-14 in an ordinance for approval; and WHEREAS, on May 27 2014, Council considered a first ordinance reading to adopt the proposed amendments; and Ordinance 14-005: 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 2 of 9 WHEREAS, on June 10, 2014, Council considered a second ordinance reading at which time Council approved written fmdings of fact setting forth the basis for recommending approval of the proposed amendments. NOW, THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley do ordain as follows: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the Comprehensive Plan. Section 2, Findings. The Council acknowledges that the Commission conducted appropriate investigation and study and held a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, and the Council hereby approves the amendments to the Comprehensive Plan map and text, with the exception that the motions to approve CPA-01-14 and CPA-03-14 failed and are therefore denied. The Council has read and considered the Commission's findings. Council findings specific to each proposed amendment, if any, are contained in Section 4 below. The Council hereby makes the following general findings applicable to all proposed amendments: 1. SVMC 17.80.140 provides the framework for the public to participate throughout the Comprehensive Plan amendment process, including notice and public hearing requirements. 2. On February 7, 2014,notice for the proposed amendments was placed in the Valley News Herald. 3. Pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act set forth in RCW 43.21C (SEPA), environmental checklists were required for each proposed Comprehensive Plan map and text amendment. 4. Staff reviewed the environmental checklists and a threshold determination was made for each Comprehensive Plan amendment. 5. On February 7, 2014, Determinations of Non-Significance (DNS) were issued for the requested Comprehensive Plan amendments. 6. On February 7, 2014, the DNS's were published in the City's official newspaper, the Valley News Herald, consistent with SVMC 21.20. 7. The procedural requirements of SEPA and SVMC Title 21 have been fulfilled. 8. On February 11, 2014, individual notice of the site-specific map amendment proposals were, or had been previously,mailed to all property owners within 400 feet of each affected site. 9. On February 12, 2014 each site subject to a site-specific amendment was, or had been previously, posted with a"Notice of Public Hearing"sign,with a description of the proposal. 10. On March 20, 2014, the Washington State Department of Commerce was provided a notice of intent to adopt amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. 11. The Commission and Council have reviewed the proposed amendments concurrently to evaluate the cumulative impacts. The review was consistent with the annual amendment process outlined in SVMC 17.80.140 and chapter 36.70A RCW. 12, On February 27, 2014, the Commission held a public hearing on each of the Comprehensive Plan amendments. After receiving public testimony, the Commission deliberated and voted to forward CPA-01-14 and CPA-03-14 to Council with a recommendation for denial, and CPA-04-14, CPA-05- Ordinance 14-005: 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 3 of 9 14, CPA-06-14, CPA-07-14, CPA-08-14, and CPA-10-14 to Council with a recommendation for approval. CPA-02-14 was forwarded to Council without a recommendation as the Planning Commission vote ended in a tie. 13. The Commission adopted findings for CPA-01-14 through CPA-08-14 and CPA-10-14. Such findings were presented to Council. Specific findings for CPA-01-14, CPA-02-14 and CPA-03-14 are contained in Section 4,below. 14. The Council adopts the Commission findings as the Council findings for CPA-04-14 through CPA- 08-14 and CPA-10-14, as set forth in Attachment"C" (Findings). 15. The proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, with the exception of CPA-01-14 and CPA- 03-14, are consistent with GMA and do not result in internal inconsistencies within the Comprehensive Plan itself. 16. The goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan were considered and the proposed amendments, except CPA-01-14 and CPA-03-14, are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. 17. Findings were made and factors were considered to ensure compliance with approval criteria contained in SVMC 17.80.14011(Comprehensive Plan amendments and area-wide rezones). 18. The Comprehensive Plan land use map and text amendments will not adversely affect the public's general health,safety, and welfare. Section 3. Property. The properties subject to this Ordinance are described in Attachment "A" (map). Section 4. Comprehensive Plan Amendments. Pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130, the Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended as set forth in Attachment "A" (map) and Attachment "B" (text). The Comprehensive Plan amendments are generally described as follows: Map Amendments: File No. CPA-01-14: Proposal: Site-specific Comprehensive Plan map amendment requesting to change the designation from Parks/Open Space (P/OS) with a Parks/Open Space (P/OS) zoning classification to a Mixed Use Center (MUC) designation with a Mixed Use Center(MUC)zoning classification. Applicant: City of Spokane Valley Community Development Department, 11707 East Sprague Ave, Suite 106, Spokane Valley, WA 99206. Amendment Location; Parcel 45101.9068; generally located 800 feet east of Pinecroft Way and Mirabeau Parkway on the east side of Mirabeau Parkway as it bends to the south and east; further located in the NE 'A of Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 44 East, Willamette Meridian, Spokane County, Washington. Council Findings: 1. The public health, safety, welfare, and protection of the environment are not served by the proposed amendment. The area is located adjacent to the Centennial Trail, is identified as Urban Natural Open Space in the City's Priority Habitat Map, and a portion lies within the Shoreline area, State Parks and Recreation has stated its preference that the parcel remain Parks/Open Space. Development impacts on this open space area would not serve the public. Ordinance 14-005: 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 4 of 9 2. The proposed amendment is not consistent with GMA Chapter 36.70A, Planning Goal 9 which seeks to retain open space, enhance recreational opportunities, conserve fish and wildlife habitat, increase access to natural resource lands and water,and develop parks and recreation facilities. 3. The proposed amendment does not respond to a substantial change in conditions beyond the property owner's control. Development has occurred in the surrounding areas as anticipated by the Comprehensive Plan, and allowed by the Zoning Code. 4 The amendment does not correct a mapping error. 5. The amendment does not address an identified deficiency in the Comprehensive Plan. 6. Pursuant to SVMC Title 21 (Environmental Controls), the City determined that the proposed amendment would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. However, the area has been identified in the City Priority Habitat Species Map as Urban Natural Open Space. The Comprehensive Plan states urban landscaping, parks, and open spaces supplement natural areas in providing habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. Future development in the MUC zone would permit a building height of 60 feet, which would have visual and aesthetic impacts to and from Mirabeau Meadows Park, Centennial Trail and the Spokane River. 7. Development requirements would mitigate significant impacts. However the park and trail would experience increased traffic and noise impacts from new development. Commercial development would not be generally consistent with the surrounding parks, open space and natural area uses. 8. A portion of the site lies within the shoreline area and is subject to the Shoreline Master Plan. The amendment area also lies within 200 feet of the Spokane River and riparian habitat. Buffers and development standards would minimize the impacts, but visual impacts on the Spokane River would be inevitable 9. The proposed amendment is not consistent with, and may negatively affect, the following chapters of the Comprehensive Plan: Chapter 8 - Natural Environment, Chapter 9--Parks, Recreation and Arts, and Chapter 11 —Bike and Pedestrian Element. Council Decision: The request is denied. File No. CPA-02-14: Proposal: Site-specific Comprehensive Plan map amendment requesting to change the designation from Low Density Residential(LDR)with a Single-Family Residential Suburban(R-2) zoning classification to a Corridor Mixed Use(CMU)designation with a Corridor Mixed Use(CMU)zoning classification. Applicant: Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Services,2521 North Flora Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99216. Amendment Location: Parcel 35124.0813; generally located 500 feet north of the intersection of Trent Avenue and Bradley Road; further located in the SE °/a of Section 12, Township 25 North,Range 43 East, Willamette Meridian, Spokane County, Washington. Council Findings: 1. The public health, safety, welfare, and protection of the environment may be served by the proposed amendment. The applicant, Spokane Regional Animal Protection Services (SCRAPS) is a necessary community facility and is located on the property adjacent to and south of the proposed amendment property. Expansion of the SCRAPS facility would serve the larger metropolitan community. 2. Impacts to the residential uses already occur from the light industrial and commercial uses located west and south of the residences. Twenty-foot setbacks and Type 1 screening would be required for any development on the amendment site. 3. Due to the surrounding land uses,the site is no longer suitable for single family development, allowed by current zoning. 4. The proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is consistent with Growth Management Act (GMA) Chapter 36.70A. Specifically the following planning goals: a. 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 Ordinance 14-005: 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 5 of 9 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. SCRAPS is a regional facility that may enhance the local economy by drawing people to the area who may patronize local businesses. b. Each city that is required or chooses to plan under GMA shall perform its activities and make capital budget decisions in conformity with its comprehensive plan. The City has a contract with SCRAPS to provide animal control, and the SCRAPS facility should be viewed as a regional capital facility. c. Cities required to plan under GMA shall ensure amendments to their comprehensive plans provide sufficient capacity of land suitable for development within their jurisdictions. This shall include the accommodation of medical, governmental, educational, institutional, commercial, and industrial facilities related to growth. 5. The proposal would allow SCRAPS to expand its facility to the subject property. SCRAPS stated an intention to exercise animals in the area and allow prospective new pet owners to walk and play with dogs in the area. Development requirements would mitigate the impacts to some extent. SVMC 19.60.080(B)(6)prohibits animal shelters in the CMU zone from having outside runs,requires human supervision of all outdoor activities, that they be located along an arterial street, and that they meet the noise standards for commercial noise. In addition,the requirements contained in SVMC Title 22 must be met. Those requirements include Type 1 screening and 20 foot setbacks for any building on the site. Type 1 screening consists of a six-foot sight obscuring fence with a five-foot wide landscaped area vegetated with sight-obscuring bushes to create a dense sight-obscuring barrier of two-to-three feet in height, selected to reach six feet in height at maturity. 6. The amendment would be compatible with commercial and Iight industrial uses located south and west of the site. The SCRAPS facility is located south of the site. A manufacturing use with associated outside storage is located west of the site. A single-family residence lies directly adjacent to the site along the northern boundary. Several single-family residences lie across Bradley Road from the site. Development requirements would mitigate impacts to the single family uses. 7. Trent Avenue is the primary four lane arterial road serving the site. Development would have a minimal impact on public facilities such as transportation, water, and sewer. 8. The proposed amendment would not increase population densities and does not require population analysis. Council Decision: Change parcel 35124.0813 to Corridor Mixed Use(CMU). File No. CPA-03-14: Proposal: Site-specific comprehensive plan map amendment requesting to change the designation from Low Density Residential (LDR) with a Single Family Residential (R-3) zoning classification to a High Density Residential (HDR) designation with a High Density Multifamily Residential (MF2) zoning classification. Applicant: Whipple Consulting Engineers Inc.,2528 North Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99216. Amendment Location: 4 North Barker Road - Parcel #55173.1005 generally located at the NE intersection of Barker Road and Sprague Ave.; further located in the SE 'A of Section 17, Township 25 North,Range 45 East, Willamette Meridian, Spokane County, Washington. Council Findings: 1. The proposed amendment is detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare, and protection of the environment since it would increase density within an area of the Central Valley School District that has reached overcapacity. Neighborhood schools are over capacity and students are bussed out of the neighborhood. 2. The proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is consistent with Chapter 36.70A RCW. 3. The proposed amendment would allow construction of a multi-family development immediately adjacent to the intersection of two minor arterial streets and a collector which has experienced an Ordinance 14-005: 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 6 of 9 increase of traffic as a result of significant growth in the area. However, the increase in traffic does not warrant the need for a transitional use to be constructed between the street and the existing single family development to act as a buffer. 4. The proposed amendment does not correct a mapping error. 5. The proposed amendment does address the identified deficiency of vacant HDR-designated large lots. However, expanding the HDR designation would allow for multi-story apartments in an area currently developed with one and two family residences,many of which are on large lots. 6. Pursuant to SVMC Title 21 (Environmental Controls),the City as the lead agency has determined that the proposed amendment would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. 7. The proposed amendment is a non-project amendment and would not affect open space, streams, rivers, and lakes. 8. The proposed amendment is contiguous to single family development on all four sides with the exception of a church located on the southwest corner of the intersection. If granted, the amendment would create an island of LDR land. Development of two and three-story buildings would be inconsistent with the single family character of the area. 9. Future development of the site may impact traffic in the area beyond that which would be generated by the current land uses allowed. The intersection currently experiences delays and is designated to be improved by 2019. Commercial services and public transportation services are approximately 1,000 feet to the north, which may be beyond the desired walking distance to reach services and inconsistent with the intent of the designation criteria to place high density residential near services. 10. The proposed amendment would increase the amount of available HDR Iands within the City, but the location is not conducive to multifamily development since the nearest commercial services and public transit stop is approximately 1,000 feet to the north. 11. The proposal is not consistent with the residential character of the neighborhood and the impacts of multifamily development cannot be mitigated by the bulk standards in the SVMC, 12. The proposed amendment would increase population densities in the area and would increase the density from six dwelling units per acre up to 22 dwelling units per acre. A population analysis was not done to determine area impacts. 13. The proposed amendment is inconsistent with the intent of the HDR land use designation,which is to act as a buffer between residential uses and higher intensity land uses such as commercial or office uses. The higher volume roadway does not warrant a buffer between the existing residential uses. Council Decision: The request is denied. Text Amendments File No. CPA-04-14: Proposal: Chapter 2 — Land Use: City initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments will update section 2.2.1 City Center Plan and section 2.5.3 City Center, to remove the land use scenario and associated land use designation; remove all goals and policies and references to the City Center concept, and within section 2.3 Relationship to Other Comprehensive Plan Chapters, update section 2.4.1 Projected Growth, update Table 2.1 Land Capacity Analysis, and add policy language to support infill and connectivity in residential zones. Map 2.1 Land Use will display land use designation changes approved through the 2014 Comprehensive Plan amendment process. Applicant: City of Spokane Valley, 11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 106, Spokane Valley, WA 99206. Amendment Location:Not applicable. Council Decision: Adopt amendments to Chapter 2—Land Use as proposed by staff. File No. CPA-05-14: Proposal: Chapter 3 — Transportation: City initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments will remove section 3.2.7.3 City Center to be consistent with the removal of the City Center Concept in Chapter 2, and update Map 3.1 Arterial Street Plan to reflect the removal of Appleway Boulevard extension, the Ordinance 14-005: 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 7 of 9 minor arterial upgrade of a portion of Mission Avenue, and the removal of a section of Forker and Progress roads that lie outside City limits. Applicant: City of Spokane Valley, 11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 106, Spokane Valley, WA 99206. Amendment Location: Not applicable Council Decision: Adopt amendments to Chapter 3—Transportation as proposed by staff. File No. CPA-06-14: Proposal: Chapter 4 — Capital Facilities and Public Services: City initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments will update the following tables: Table 4.4 Population Projections, Table 4.9 Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) Station Locations, Table 4.10, SVFD City Responses, Table 4.11 SVFD Capital Projects Plan, Table 4.13 Park Facilities, Table 4.15 Future Park Demand, Table 4.17 Parks Capital Facilities Plan, Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis, Table 4.37 Pavement Preservation Revenues and Expenditures, and all tables associated with the Six-year Transportation Improvement Program; add Stormwater Capital Improvement PIan, Table 4.34 Stormwater Management Budget Summary of Revenues and Expenditures,and Table 4.35 Stormwater Capital Improvement Plan Summary. Applicant: City of Spokane Valley, 11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 106, Spokane Valley,WA 99206. Amendment Location:Not applicable. Council Decision: Adopt amendments to Chapter 4 —Capital Facilities and Public Services as proposed by staff. File No. CPA-07-14: Proposal: Chapter 6 --Private and Public Utilities: City initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments will remove all references to City Center Plan Concept Applicant: City of Spokane Valley, 11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 106, Spokane Valley, WA 99206. Amendment Location:Not applicable. Council Decision: Adopt amendments to Chapter 7—Economic Development as proposed by staff. File No. CPA-08-14: Proposal: Chapter 7--Economic Development: City initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments will remove all references to City Center Plan Concept, and update Map 7.1 to reflect the latest Development Activity. Applicant: City of Spokane Valley, 11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 106, Spokane Valley, WA 99206. Amendment Location:Not applicable. Council Decision: Adopt amendments to Chapter 7--Economic Development as proposed by staff. File No. CPA-09-14: Withdrawn,will be placed on the 2015 Comprehensive Plan amendment docket by November 1,2014. File No. CPA-10-14: Proposal: Chapter 11 —Bike and Pedestrian: City initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments will update the following maps to reflect improvements developed during the 2013 development cycle and add a proposed Shared Use Path extension from the City limits to Appleway Trail along Barker Road: Map 11,1 Existing Bike Facilities,Map 11.2 Recommended Bikeway Network,Map 11.3 Existing Sidewalk Network, and Map 11.4 Recommended Pedestrian Network. Applicant: City of Spokane Valley, 11707 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 106, Spokane Valley, WA 99206. Amendment Location:Not applicable. Council Decision: Adopt amendments to Chapter 11 —Bike and Pedestrian as proposed by staff. Section 5. Copies on File - Administrative Action. The Comprehensive Plan (with maps) is maintained in the office of the City Clerk as well as the City's Department of Community Development. Ordinance 14-005: 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 8 of 9 The City Manager or designee, following adoption of this Ordinance, is authorized to modify the Comprehensive Plan in a manner consistent with this Ordinance, including correcting scrivener's errors. Section 6. Liability. The express intent of the City is that the responsibility for compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall rest with the permit applicant and their agents. This Ordinance and its provisions are adopted with the express intent to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public and are not intended to protect any particular class of individuals or organizations. Section 7. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance. Section 8. Effective Date, This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof in the official newspaper of the City as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council this 10th day of June, 2014. 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'��- ..:.\� tib `'-.'�,:,---::'-_,....Z-„, r 351233004 ��`i py_ 45077 0002 • CPA 2014-0002 Request: Applicant: Nancy Hill, Director, Spokane Change the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map County Regional Animal Protections Services designation from Low Density Residential, LDR to Parcel##: 35124.0813 Corridor Mixed Use, CMU,' Address: 2117 N Bradley Avenue and • Subsequent Zoning change from R-3, Single Family Residential to CMU, Corridor Mixed Use, Attachment B City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan CHAPTER 2 -- LAND USE 2.0 Introduction The Land Use chapter serves as the foundation of the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan (SVCP) by providing a framework for Spokane Valley's future physical development and by setting forth policy direction for Spokane Valley's current and future land uses. Development of land, according to adopted policies and land use designations discussed in this chapter, should result in an appropriate balance of services, employment, and housing. The land use policies are supplemented by a Comprehensive Plan Map (Map 2.1) that provides a visual illustration of the proposed physical distribution and location of various land uses. This map allocates a supply of land for such uses as retail, office, manufacturing, public facilities, services, parks, open space, and housing to meet future demand. 2.1 Planning Context State and locally adopted county-wide land use policies provide a statutory framework for the development of City land use policies. It is important to briefly review state and county level policies to better understand historical conditions that have shaped the goals and policies in this chapter. 2.1.1 Growth Management Act The Growth Management Act (GMA) acknowledges that, "...a lack of common goals expressing the public's interest in conservation and the wise use of our lands, pose a threat to the environment, sustainable economic development, and the health, safety and high quality of life enjoyed by residents of this state'." The GMA provides a framework for content and adoption of local comprehensive plans. The GMA provides 14 goals to be, "...used exclusively for the purpose of guiding development of comprehensive plans and development regulations." GMA goals pertaining to land use include: • Urban Growth — Encourage development in urban areas where adequate public facilities and services exist or can be provided in an efficient manner. • Reduce Sprawl— Reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low density development. • Housing—Encourage the availability of affordable housing to all economic segments of the population of the state, promote a variety of residential densities and housing types, and encourage preservation of existing housing stock. • Open Space and Recreation— Encourage the retention of open space and development of recreational opportunities, conserve fish and wildlife habitat, increase access to natural resource lands and water, and develop parks. • Environment — Protect the environment and enhance the state's high quality of life, including air and water quality and the availability of water. • Public Facilities and Services— Ensure that those public facilities and services necessary to support development shall be adequate to serve the development at the time the development is available for occupancy and use without decreasing current service levels below locally established minimum standards. • Historic Preservation — Identify and encourage the preservation of lands, sites, and structures that have historical or archaeological significance, RCW 36.70A,010 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 1 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan • Property Rights — Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation having been made. The property rights of landowners shall be protected from arbitrary and discriminatory actions pursuant to state and federal law. The GMA requires that Comprehensive Plan land use elements: • Designate the proposed general distribution, location and extent of the uses of land for housing, commerce, industry, recreation, open spaces, public utilities, public facilities, and other appropriate land uses; • Population densities, building intensities, and estimates of future population growth; • Provide for protection of the quality and quantity of ground water use for public water supplies; • Review drainage, flooding, and stormwater runoff in the area and nearby jurisdictions and provide guidance for corrective actions to mitigate or cleanse those discharges that pollute water of the state. 2,1.2 County Wide Planning Policies The County Wide Planning Policies (CWPPs) required by GMA2 provide a regional framework to achieve the goals of the GMA. The CWPPs are a refinement of policy direction contained in the GMA and are a result of a collaborative process between Spokane County and the cities and towns within the County. The CWPPs provide a policy framework for both the county and its respective cities. Adherence to these policies ensures that plans within the county are consistent with one another. These policies address such issues as the designation of urban growth areas, land use, affordable housing, provision of urban services for future development, transportation, and contiguous and orderly development, The following are specific CWPPs that relate to the Land Use Element3: Policy Topic 1 -Urban Growth Areas Policies 1. Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) are areas within which urban growth shall be encouraged and outside of which growth can occur only if it is not urban in nature. Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) shall include areas and densities sufficient to permit the urban growth that is projected to occur in the county for the succeeding 20-year period4. "Urban growth' refers to growth that makes intensive use of land for the location of buildings, structures and impermeable surfaces to such a degree as to be incompatible with the primary use of such land for the production of food, other agricultural products or fiber, or the extraction of mineral resources5. Urban growth should be located first in areas already characterized by urban growth that have existing public facility and service capacities to serve such development, and second in areas already characterized by urban growth that will be served by a combination of both existing public facilities and services, and any additional needed public facilities and services that are provided by either public or private sources. Further, it is appropriate that urban government services be provided by cities, and urban government services should not be provided in rural areas°, Rural government services may be provided in rural areas. However, Urban Growth Areas may be established independent of incorporated areas. Within these independent Urban Growth Areas (UGAs), urban governmental services may 2 RCW 36.70A.210 3 Note to reader: The following policies are numbered according to the policy number in the CWPPs, resulting in non-sequential numbering In this document. { RCW 36.70A.110 5 RCW 36.70A.030(17) B ROW 36.70A.110(3) Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 2 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan be provided by other than cities, Some cities may rely on contracts from Spokane County for provision of urban services. Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) include all lands within existing cities, including cities in rural areas. 9. Within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs), lands that fall within planned high-capacity transportation corridors should be designated for sufficient intensity of land use to support the economic provision of multimodal transportation. 11. Where applicable, comprehensive plans should contain land use policies which provide protection for the continued viability of Fairchild Air Force ease, Spokane International Airport, Felts Field, Deer Park Airport and other publicly owned airports within Spokane County. 12. Jurisdictions should work together to protect critical areas and open space within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). Policy Topic 2-Joint Planning within UGAs Policies 1. The joint planning process should: a. Include all jurisdictions adjacent to the Urban Growth Area and Special Purpose Districts that will be affected by the eventual transference of governmental services; b. Recognize that Urban Growth Areas are potential annexation areas for cities; c. Ensure a smooth transition of services amongst existing municipalities and emerging communities; d. Ensure the ability to expand urban governmental services and avoid land use barriers to expansion; and e. Resolve issues regarding how zoning, subdivision and other land use approvals in designated joint planning areas will be coordinated. 2. Joint planning may be accomplished pursuant to an interlocal agreement entered into between and/or among jurisdictions and/or special purpose districts. Policy Topic 3 — Promotion of Contiguous and Orderly Development and Provision of Urban Services Policies 5. All jurisdictions shall coordinate plans that classify, designate and protect natural resource lands and critical areas. 7. Each jurisdiction's comprehensive plan shall include, at a minimum, the following policies to address adequate fire protection: a. Limit growth to areas served by a fire protection district or within the corporate limits of a city providing its own fire department. b. Commercial and residential subdivisions and developments and residential planned unit developments shall include the provision for road access adequate for residents, fire department or district ingress/egress, and water supply for fire protection. c. Development in forested areas must provide defensible space between structure and adjacent fuels and require that fire-rated roofing materials be used. 10. Each jurisdiction shall include provisions in its comprehensive plan for equitable distribution of essential public facilities. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 3 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 13. Each jurisdiction shall plan for growth within UGAs which uses land efficiently, adds certainty to capital facilities planning and allows timely and coordinated extension of urban governmental services, public facilities and utilities for new development. Each jurisdiction shall identify intermediate growth areas (six to ten year increments) within its UGA or establish policies which direct growth consistent with land use and capital facility plans. Policy Topic 4--Parks and Open Space Policies 2. All jurisdictions should cooperate to identify and protect regional open space lands, natural areas and corridors of environmental, recreational and aesthetic significance to form a functionally and physically connected system which balances passive and active recreational uses. Each jurisdiction shall identify open space corridors within and between urban growth areas. All jurisdictions shall identify implementation, management, preservation and conservation strategies through both regulatory and non-regulatory techniques, to protect identified lands and corridors to sustain their open space benefits and functions. Implementation and management strategies should include collaboration and coordination with land trusts and other land preservation organizations. 3. Each jurisdiction shall require the development of parks and open space as a means to balance the impacts associated with higher-density development. 5. Each jurisdiction shall make appropriate provisions for parks and recreation areas. Policy Topic 5 -Transportation Policies 5. Local jurisdictions shall develop and adopt land use plans that have been coordinated through the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) to ensure that they preserve and enhance the regional transportation system. These plans may include high-capacity transportation corridors and shall fulfill air quality conformity and financial requirements of Federal Transportation Laws and Regulations, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and the GMA. 6. Local jurisdictions shall designate within land use plans areas that can support public transportation services. These areas shall include existing as well as new development. Each jurisdiction's land use plan, the regional transportation plan and the Spokane Transit Authority's (STA) Long Range Transit Plan shall support, complement and be consistent with each other. 11. Each jurisdiction shall address land use designations and site design requirements that are supportive of and compatible with public transportation, for example: a. pedestrian-scale neighborhoods and activity centers; b. mixed-use development; and c. pedestrian friendly and non-motorized design. Policy Topic 7--Affordable Housing Policies 2. Each jurisdiction's development policies, regulations and standards should provide for the opportunity to create affordable housing in its community. Such policies may include regulatory tools, such as inclusionary zoning, performance/impact zoning, mixed-use development and incentives for increasing density to promote greater choice and affordable housing in its community. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 4 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 6. In conjunction with other policy topics, coordinate housing, transportation and economic development strategies to ensure that sufficient land and densities for affordable housing are provided in locations readily accessible to employment centers. 2.2 Land Use Plan As shown in Figure 2.1 below, the majority of land is designated residential (62%) under this Plan. Of the land designated residential, 54% is designated as Low Density Residential with densities up to six dwelling units per acre. Twenty percent of the land area is designated as Heavy and Light Industrial. The remaining land is designated as commercial, office, mixed use or parks/open space. Figure 2.1: Land Use by Comp Plan Category office Parks and Regional Community Neighborhood 2.0u.Open Space Commercial Commercial Corridor Mixed Use Commercial 2.2/0 3,2% 2.3% 4.2% 0.1% Mixed Use Center High Density 3.5% Residential Medium Density 4.0% Residential 4.1% - t•' Heavy Light lndustrial._ ` Industrial °10 ;.. 15.2% 5.1 Low Density Residential 54.2% 2.2.1 City Center Plan} This-sena-rio-presents coneepts-and strategies for creatinge-definable and vibrant "City ter" for the Citi of Spokane-Valley.The urpesoc of creating-a-Spokane-Valley-City Center ale 1. Create an idea bfia le-eit center+hat sooial-and economic fess+s-of-t e C 2. Strengthen-the City-overall by providing-for-tang-term growth in employment and housing; 3--Promote housing-opportunities close-to employment and services; 4—Develop land use patterns-that support--the development of-a-more extensive rcgienal transportation-system, whatever the ate configuration-may-be; a--deduce dependency on automobiles; 6. Conaume-lose land-with-urban development; 7-Maximize the public-investment in infrastru ices; ig, Provide a central gathering place for the-eemmunity; and g If prey he qualliitty e#design for development--t feughout the City- there are several-reason-shy a definable, vital City-Ce-ratesimportant to Spokane-Valleys future. These include: Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2-Land Use Page 5 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 1. The development of a more intensive, multi use city center is a natural step in-Spokane Valley's--evelutio; -Most-new rban areas start out as bedroom communities. Retail-and commercial uses than develop to serve the now residential population. Office and industrial activities next begin to locate at key transportation crossroads-adding jobs and strengthening the employment base. Spokane Valley has experienced these evolutionary phases-and-is-now ready for a defined City Center. 2. Economic-Den-Spokane Valley has an opportunity to transform itself from an essentially residential community with retail and-servicebasedeconomy to a sue regional esonerie--center with an expanded, more diverse employment base. 3. Community Supper °� urvey-of-Spekanc Valley area citizens prior to +noerporation overwhelmingly indicated that the lack-of-identifiable "downtown" and a community •athering place was of con_ - - - . . • _ . __ ' - ***• -- tested-again-when the city conducted a statistically valid sure- `• •- -- _ e!•. •- support to create a City Center was reiterated throughout the community meetings held during the-development of the comprehensive plan-and the city's informal community survey. A disoussion-of-h- - _ .- _ • - .•oluded in Section 2.10. The following-could-be components of the City Center; 1—Location; Cenerally located along the Sprague/Appleway orridor-: 2. Size: Between 300-and 100 acres in size, 3. Streets: New streets could be added-at-every-200 to 100 feet to create an internal grid street system to provide an urban-atmosphere. e- _ =- - •-- - - _ .-. . •• - - - -- il-en both sides of streets. 6. Building out-to the edge of the right-ef-way and include-wide sidewalks to encourage a lively street scene. . e - _ _ •• - - _ _ - . .111-lity locations with adequate parking and adjacent to pleasanteurroundings such as open space, retail shops and cervices. 8. Multifamily housing that is safe, secure, and located so that it is buffered from traffic noise and--provi.- - -- - 'endly streetsca:- • • -- - - to parks, schools, chopping, services and transit- g. Civic/public uses such as city hail s mmunity library, performing arts center, city center, park, green space or other public-uses that would attract people to downtown over an extended portion of the day. Qther characteristi s of-this land use scenario-include the following: 1.Neighborhood/community retail centers et+rrent land use patterns dictate that residents travel to the Sprague Avenue corridor to access come of the most basic goods and services. This scenario would-provide for smaller .,cale ess intensive retail/commercial enters in the south end and northeast portions of the-city, Potential locations for these centers would be focused at intersections-of arterials at the periph r of t e oity;such as Highway 27/32`4-Avonue, Dishma+a Mica Road/Be - ' --- - - -- - 1.. • t•.•. 2.Office zoning districts currently, there is no specific zoning district or comprehensive plan designate-• - - - --- -•- - .- . •- -. • _ -- . •_ _ _ district as its office district, which has resulted in a number of issues relate' to ones and appropriate developm-. - -•-- I-. -- •- - - -- -- - "t"-. - -= uses would be re ci ignatod to an "Office" comprehon„ivc plan designation and zoning districts developed to implement this plan designation would include development standards to implement the-policies of the comprehensive-plan. Specific areas in the city include-he Evergreen corridor north of Sprague-Avenue;:"scion-ast-of-Rines Road in the Valley Hospital/medical office area; Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2--Land Use Page 6 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan near the intersection off-laines-k cad-an= - :.= - , -•_ _ - _ -- • _ • e- qe-rand-use inventory-process, 3."Auto-Re " e - - •- - - - -1-acw auto dealerships located along Sprague Avenue. The majority of these dealerships are located between Argonne Road and Thicrman Road. Two dean. . __ --- -- -- • _ '- _. -- , ._ - ._ _ ps provide the city with substantial-sales tax revenue on one-hand-ran-the otherh,,animate--dealerships can have a significant visual impact on a community and have somewhat unique needs related to- development odevelopment standards, such as signage and street frontage landscaping. This scenario recognizes these eircumctancce and designates the areas ide"ffie,i above appropriately, and provides-policy-direction for the implementing-development regulations. • ' __ -• .-•_ _ ._Hosts reducing the strip-commercial on Sprague Avenue-by maintaining-Community Commercial zoning only-a ••.'e • - . _ -- ' .. _ "". and Sullivan Roads. Areas inleetw--• •- - ---• -- _'_ "-=_- •_ _ 2e-designated as Corridor Mixed use or some other--appropri =- -•- -•, -• eold—encourage conversion of-these . _ - -d commercial areas into areas of office/employment, residential, light manufacturing and specialty retail- .- . e ea-significantly changed or-altered-under this or any other-scenario: Perm pusses-and-davelopme• . -•.- e- • e. e e •owed-for-appropriateness and changes proposed based on policy direction of the comprehensive plan. 6.Thc majority of land in the City of Spokane Valley is dedicated to single family residential zoning and-land use. The majority of-the single family residential areas are designated Low--Density Residential under the interim compreh-- ' - _ _ _ •.• . _ _ �. . • . densities from one to six dwelling units per a- -•-- -- - '-, • - •• - •- - -mily e•••11 - _ . - -_ - -- -:, .• - . _ _ -••• •- 'th minimum •_• _ _• _,!004o 10,000 square feet would be considered. Reducing over-ail-lot sizes would enable-the city to maintain its existing single a• -•- -- _ , -•- ••'•irnize land needed for multi family-zoning to accommodate-the city's 20 year pepulatian--growth-pcojeotierh approximately-one-acre lots. These areas would be rezoned to an R 1 zoning-cleeignation with the intent to prccor th- - - • -• - •- - - .- - -- • ` - - - -- -- -- .- ellewed to maintain a small nu. . -. ...• - •= es sews, or llamas in keeping with the rural character of those neighborhoods. 2.3 Relationship to Other Comprehensive Plan Chapters Until a new land use scenario is developed through a full comprehensive plan update the existing land use patterns are maintained. This a land use concept set-fod in this chapter is consistent with all SVCP chapters. Internal consistency among the chapters of the SVCP translates into coordinated growth and an efficient use of limited resources. Below is a brief discussion of how the Land Use chapter relates to the other chapters of the SVCP. 2.3.1 Economic Development Spokane Valley's economy is disproportionately divided. Dr. Grant Forsyth, Assistant Professor of Economics at Eastern Washington University prepared a report based on year 2000 Census information for the Spokane Valley area. This report, "A Demographic and Economic Analysis for the City of Spokane Valley" indicates that there were nearly 3,000 employer firms employing approximately 43,305 people in the year 2000 with an average annual payroll per employee of approximately$29,000 (in 2000 dollars). Dependence on retail trade and service occupations stems primarily from the City's evolution into a regional shopping destination for eastern and southern Spokane County and counties in northern Idaho. Increased regional competition from other retail areas, such as Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene and the City of Spokane, may impact the City's ability to capture future retail dollars. To improve Spokane Valley's economic outlook, the economic development strategy is to promote a Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2-Land Use Page 7 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan more diverse economy. A diversified economy would achieve a better balance between jobs and housing and support the City's desired quality of life. In conjunction with the Economic Development chapter, this Land Use chapter promotes the following: 1, A City-Center-composed-of-mid-rise-office-bWding-s, mid-L sc retail, and housing: 2,1.Redevelopment and development of the Sprague Avenue/Appleway Boulevard corridor into an area of quality commercial and Mixed-use development. 3-2.Establishment of design standards. 43.Preservation of existing single family neighborhoods. The land use map designations support development necessary to achieve the above (see the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map 2.1). A complete discussion of economic development is set forth in the Economic Development chapter. 2.3.2 Capital Facilities Capital facilities provided by the City include: transportation and streets, parks and open space, and surface water management. The amount and availability of urban services and infrastructure influences the location and pace of future growth. The City is responsible for the construction and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities, streets and transportation improvements, and surface water facilities. Providing for future growth while maintaining existing improvements depends upon the community's willingness to pay for the construction and financing of new facilities and the maintenance of existing facilities. As outlined in the Capital Facilities Plan, new infrastructure and services may be financed by impact fees, grants, designated capital taxes (real estate excise tax, fuel tax, utility tax), money from the City's general fund or voter approved bonds. To capitalize on the City's available resources for urban services and infrastructure, this Land Use chapter recognizes that concentrating growth is far more cost effective than allowing continued urban sprawl. Concentrating growth also supports the enhancement of future transit improvements. Annexation of Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) to the City of Spokane Valley may be a logical progression to ensure centralized planning and prevention of urban sprawl. A major goal of the GMA is to reduce urban sprawl by encouraging development in urban areas where adequate public facilities exist. GMA further states that cities are the logical provider of urban government services. Prior to annexation, the City of Spokane Valley will consider the economic impacts of providing municipal services at a level consistent with other areas within the City. The City will not provide a lower level of service in areas being considered for annexation that were in existence in the proposed areas at the time immediately preceding the annexation process. The City will consider Potential Annexation Areas' (PAAs) topography, land utilization, and population density when determining service levels. Water Availability— Potable water is provided to residents of Spokane Valley by thirteen water and irrigation districts. All drinking water used by residents in Spokane Valley is drawn from the Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer. Water Quality - Maintaining a clean source of water is vital to the health and livability of the City. Preserving water quality ensures a clean source of drinking water and continued health of the City's streams and lakes. Maintaining water quality is also important for maintaining the health of the aquifer that relies on surface water for recharge. Contamination of an aquifer by contaminated surface water can lead to serious health concerns and/or expensive treatment requirements. To address this concern and impacts of new development, the City has adopted a Stormwater Management Plan. The plan specifies actions to ensure water, quality including the development of detention/retention facilities to control rate and Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 8 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan quality of water runoff. Furthermore, development of a wellhead protection program with the various water providers should provide guidelines to avoid possible contamination. Policies contained in the Natural Environment chapter provide direction for development near wellheads and in aquifer recharge areas. For a complete discussion of water resources and water purveyors in the City of Spokane Valley, refer to the Capital Facilities chapter. 2,3,3 Parks and Open Space One of the most important and valued elements of a high quality living and working environment is a parks and open space system. Providing parks and open spaces contributes to a reduction in environmental impacts such as noise and air pollution; increases the value of adjacent properties; provides areas for passive and active recreation; and helps preserve the natural beauty of the City. 2.3.4 Natural Environment Spokane Valley's natural beauty is apparent. Streams, wetlands, surrounding mountains and the Spokane River provide a scenic backdrop as well as a source for active and passive recreation for the citizens of Spokane Valley. The Land Use chapter seeks to protect Spokane Valley's unique natural resources through policies that support the preservation of these areas for future generations. The Natural Environment chapter also includes a discussion of critical areas as defined by GMA. For a complete discussion, please refer to the Natural Environment chapter. 2.3.5 Housing Housing is a basic human need and a major factor in the quality of life for individuals and families. An adequate supply of affordable, attractive, and functional housing is fundamental to achieving a sense of community. The central issue related to land use is supplying enough land to accommodate projected growth for a range of incomes and households. Presently, housing is provided primarily in single-family subdivisions. This plan sets forth strategies to increase housing options and choices. The Land Use chapter advocates changes to current development codes to increase flexibility in platting land and encourage housing as part of mixed-use developments in commercial areas. The latter provides an opportunity to locate housing closer to employment and shopping, and to create affordable housing. A complete discussion of housing can be found in the Housing chapter. 2.4 Current and Projected Population 2.4.1 Projected Growth Current population is estimated at the city, county and state level by the state's Office of Financial Management (OFM). The most recent OFM estimate for the current population of Spokane Valley (as of April 1, 2G1-22013) is .995091,940. The City's estimated population capacity is the current OFM population estimate plus the potential population increase of 1814,891 (see Table 2.1 Land Capacity Analysis). The City's estimated population capacity is 105,668106,831. RCW 36.70A requires that at least every ten years the incorporated and unincorporated portions of the designated UGAs and the densities permitted therein, be reviewed and revised to ensure that the UGAs are sufficient to accommodate the urban growth that is projected by OFM to occur in the county for the subsequent 20 year period. On June 9, 2009, the Board of County Commissioners approved via Resolution 09-0531 a population allocation of 18,746 for Spokane Valley for planning purposes. The 2013 City's Land Capacity Analysis estimated a population capacity of 15,11814 891 leaving 3,6281,355 people to be accommodated within the existing County UGAe. This estimate considers the population increase within the City since 2009, and adjusts the amount remaining to be absorbed within the County UGA, 2.4.2 Land Capacity Analysis The GMA requires a Land Capacity Analysis, or the theoretical holding capacity of the designated Urban Growth Areas, which by definition includes cities. By assigning the expected population Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2 Land Use Page 9 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan growth to the results of the Land Capacity Analysis, the area required to accommodate the population growth is shaped. Countywide population forecasts are identified by the CWPPs, as one criterion for consideration in developing a regional methodology or countywide population allocation. The countywide growth target is based on the OFM growth management population forecast for Spokane County. The Land Quantity Analysis Methodology for Spokane County was developed through the efforts of the Land Quantity Technical Committee between March 1995 and October 1995. The Growth Management Steering Committee of Elected Officials adopted that methodology on November 3, 1995. The adopted methodology is patterned after the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development's (CTED) land quantity inventory guidebook entitled Issues in Designating Urban Growth Areas Part I-Providing Adequate Urban Area Land Supply, Use of that document was specified by the adopted Countywide Planning Policies (Policy Topic 1 (Urban Growth Areas Policy#3). However, the step-by-step CTED process was modified somewhat by the Land Quantity Technical Committee to reflect unique circumstances in Spokane County. The following steps of the regional methodology were followed by Spokane Valley in conducting the land capacity analysis: 1. Identify lands that are potential candidates to accommodate future growth - vacant, partially-used and under-utilized land (in other words, subtract all parcels committed to other uses). 2. Subtract all parcels that the community defines as not developable because of physical limitation. 3. Subtract lands that will be needed for other public purposes. 4. Subtract all parcels that the community determines are not suitable for development for social and economic reasons. 5. Subtract that percentage of land that the community assumes will not be available for development within the community plan's 20-year time frame. 6. Build in a safety factor. 7. Determine total capacity. Spokane Valley prepared a land capacity analysis of the city based on the above regional methodology. The results of the land capacity analysis are contained in the table below: Table 2.1 Land Capacity Analysis (updated Qetebcr 2012December 2013) Vacant and Net Developable Potential New Potential Area Partially Used Population Acres Dwelling Units Land Increase Spokane Valley (Incorporated Area) 33782271 12451-,2-85 8;9986209 115,11814.891 2.4.3 Potential Annexation Areas As part of the implementation of the Growth Management Act (GMA), Spokane County established the Urban Growth Area (UGA) in 2001. Land inside that boundary is defined as urban, and must have urban densities, and land outside the UGA is to remain rural. UGAs are established by Spokane County, in cooperation with cities and towns, to accommodate projected population growth, both residential and commercial, throughout the County over the next twenty(20)years. These areas are under Spokane County's jurisdiction until they are annexed into an adjacent jurisdiction. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 10 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The purpose of this section is to identify the unincorporated areas within the existing Spokane County UGA that are adjacent to the City of Spokane Valley, which would comprise potential annexation areas for the City. Map 2.2 indicates Potential Annexation Areas (PAAs) for the City of Spokane Valley. Several UGAs are contiguous to Spokane Valley and would be logical areas for future annexation to the City of Spokane Valley. When a city annexes new areas, the new residents and businesses may be subject to the same taxes that are in place in the city at the time annexation takes place. If annexation occurs, the City would likely provide a consistent level of service throughout its new boundaries. Subsequently, the city would need to determine the cost of providing the current service levels to the annexation area. This process would include identifying public services and capital improvements that would need to be in place to serve the PAAs current and future land use pattern. 2.4.4 Development of Goals, Policies, and Actions for Annexation The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires counties to designate Urban Growth Area (UGAs) within which urban growth shall be encouraged RCW 36.70A.110 (1). UGAs are to include sufficient land to accommodate the twenty-year population growth projected for the county. The GMA imposes planning requirements to influence the ability of a city to annex UGAs. A city is required by GMA to adopt policies for land use, housing, capital facilities, utilities, and transportation within the city's UGA. In order to meet this requirement the City ' of Spokane Valley has developed policies and goals to provide policy 4'1. - 101141M,-.-4, ... guidance for annexation of territory 4 within UGAs. Annexation will have „ r" r 1..” 4 financial impacts on the city; it may be r' w _ +.: 4;% positive or negative. The Citymayneed iI ' + fir+r' '� to develop an annexation study toi • assess the financial impacts especially � +� • for larger annexations. The Capital ,. •. '�•�.� Facilities chapter identifies current service providers within the Potential Annexation Areas (PAAs) as a starting point for the detailed analysis that may be needed prior to annexation. 2.5 Land Use Designations The land use designations in the SVCP recognize the relationships between broad patterns of land uses. The designations set forth location criteria for each specific class of uses consistent with the long-term objectives of the SVCP. These designations provide the purpose and intent for specific zoning districts. The location of the comprehensive plan land use designations are shown on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map (Map 2.1). 2.5.1 Residential The demand for and development of single-family housing is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Single-family development will occur as in-fill development of vacant or under developed lots scattered throughout existing neighborhoods, and as subdivisions on vacant tracts of land. To address future housing needs, the Land Use chapter encourages new techniques for developing single-family housing. Such techniques include clustering, planned residential developments, lot size averaging, zero lot line development, accessory dwelling units and special needs housing. Low Density Residential Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 11 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The Low Density Residential (LDR) Comprehensive Plan designation addresses a range of single- family residential densities from one dwelling unit per acre up to and including six dwelling units per acre. This designation would be implemented through a series of zoning designations as described below. Implementing zoning for the LDR designation will include a series of zones .-11:„n li.a K+E - * ,, allowing a range of minimum lot sizes. , Existing lot sizes and community character "�: will be strongly considered when developing the City's zoning map. For , ,ti :n ;— example, areas such as Rotchford Acres , � ��, ,� - ti ik and Ponderosa will likely require minimum + l� !' .' : �,1 lot sizes close to an acre in size. These ., " �. large lot developments currently allow for .- ' i.horses and other large animals and have a f distinct character that should be preserved • 4 to the greatest extent possible. The - �' .0- a majority of the LDR designation will 1r provide for densities ranging from four to '=;a-t ui` six dwelling units per acre. Typical lot W "- ,, r f sizes will range from 6,000 to 10,000 square feet. Some areas designated as LDR still lack necessary urban services and infrastructure, mainly sanitary sewer facilities. Upon provision of urban services, such as water and sewer, and transit services, an increase in density in some areas may be warranted. However, the City will adopt strict criteria to evaluate zone changes to ensure that future development is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Medium Density Residential The Medium Density Residential designation represents an opportunity to provide a range of housing types to accommodate anticipated residential growth. The increase in population, decline in average family size, and increased cost of single-family homes have created increased demand for new housing types. The Land Use chapter encourages the development of housing types, such as duplexes, townhouses, and condominiums in existing multi-family areas and within mixed-use development in commercial areas. Multi-family uses, in large part, are in areas currently zoned for multiple-family development. Zoning will allow densities up to 12 dwelling units per acre in the Medium Density Residential designation. Opportunities for new development will occur through redevelopment and build-out of remaining parcels. Multi-family residential zones should be used as transitional zoning between higher intensity land uses such as commercial and office, to lower density single family neighborhoods. Additionally, Medium Density Residential areas should be located near services and high capacity transit facilities or transit routes. Residential design guidelines that address design and appearance of multiple-family developments should be considered. The primary goal of residential design guidelines is to develop multiple-family housing that is reflective of the community's character and appearance. High Density Residential This designation provides for existing multi-family residential development developed at a density in excess of 12 units per acre. Additionally, High Density Residential (HDR) designated areas are also located in areas near higher intensity development-such as a City Center. HDR provides housing opportunities for younger, lower income households in the City who may not yet be able to afford a home of their own. Moreover, this designation provides housing options for people looking to "downsize" from a single family dwelling on an individual lot, or for those known as "empty- nesters" whose children have moved out of the household and a large single family home is no longer needed. Generally, this designation is appropriate for land which is located adjacent to the Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2-Land Use Page 12 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan arterial street system served by public transit, and is in close proximity to business and commercial centers. Offices are permitted in the High Density Residential areas in order to provide some of the service needs generated by high-intensity land uses and to allow conversion of existing single- family homes into office use. 2.5.2 Commercial Designations Existing commercial areas are auto-oriented and characterized by one-story low intensity development. In the future, these areas will become more intensively developed and pedestrian oriented, and in some designations, accommodate housing. Transforming existing areas into places where people want to live, shop, and work requires changes. Commercial areas should contain street furniture, trees, pedestrian shelters, well marked crosswalks, and buildings oriented to and along the street to provide interest and allow easy pedestrian access. . Regional Commercial The Regional Commercial designation encompasses two major retail areas of the 1. City. It covers the "strip" retail areas along Sprague Avenue which includes the latk automobile dealerships located along the 1. .. _ _ western end of the Sprague Avenue corridor ' ---,=._._' - f-' '---- and the "big box" retail area found in the Sullivan Road area from Sprague Avenue :, - I IA north to the Interstate 90 interchange, and ,,� -- ; A includes the Valley Mall and Wal-Mart. Nip Regional Commercial allows a large range of - ' uses. A wide range of development types, 'or appearance, ages, function, and scale can be .I '— found along Sprague Avenue. Older, single- ---- - story developments provide excellent opportunities for redevelopment. To create retail areas that are aesthetically and functionally attractive, revised development standards should be applied through Regional Commercial zoning, along with the adoption of Community Design Guidelines, which address design quality, mixed-use, and the integration of auto, pedestrian, and transit circulation. Site design, modulation, and setback requirements are also addressed. Community Commercial The community commercial classification designates areas for retail, service and office establishments intended to serve several neighborhoods. Community Commercial areas should not be larger than 15-17 acres in size . and should be located as business clusters rather than arterial strip commercial I r- , :- 1i,- • :r * ' development. Community Commercial centers ,�.,“..� _ _ . iiii may be designated through the adoption of the comprehensive plan, comprehensive plan amendments or through sub-area planning. Residences in conjunction with business and/or multifamily developments may be allowed with performance standards that ensure compatibility. In addition, light assembly or other unobtrusive uses not traditionally located in commercial zones may be allowed with appropriate performance standards to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses or zoning districts. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2–Land Use Page 13 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Neighborhood Commercial The neighborhood commercial classification designates areas for small-scale neighborhoods serving retail and office uses. Neighborhood business areas should not be larger than two acres in size, and should be located as business clusters rather than arterial strip commercial developments. Neighborhood business centers may be designated through the adoption of the comprehensive plan, comprehensive plan amendments or through neighborhood plans. Auto-Row Overlay The City of Spokane Valley is home to several major new automobile dealerships. While these land uses provide a positive economic impact on the community, they can also have less positive impacts on the aesthetics of the community. Auto dealerships typically have vast areas of pavement to store new and used vehicles for sale. These land uses also have unique requirements for landscaping and signage. Unlike many commercial uses whose stock in trade is contained within a building, it is necessary for auto dealerships to have their vehicles clearly visible from the street. This makes traditional street side landscaping (consisting of low growing shrubs and bushes, and trees) not viable for these uses. An overlay designation is being suggested rather than a zoning district because the �..-... negative effects on the non-auto dealer vreel4 A. . . uses in the area will be minimized or --- - eliminated. . -; - 2.6.3 City Center The intent of 1111110111 establishing a City Center in Spokane _iii ` Valley is to create a higharty;-mimed- ANL use—designation where office,—ret v.. , 4 government uses, and residential uses aro a' concentrated. The City Center will also be loeater. nc of the major hubs of the '{ ,"'„,,1":41' _„- region-'-s—high regian s—high capacity--transit (HOT) xi system, The City Cente�nseurages higher intensity land uses. Traditional city centers are places-where diverse office, retail, and government uses are concentrated, as well as cultural and civic facilities, community services and housing--Nationally, many cities are advocating mixed use-development in s' -• - - - or a number of reasons, includes • Providing new housincreasing the range of housing choice end-reducing dependency on the automobile by bringing work places and resi:°: e::s s•- rov ,, i‘-iii:-----"Y '-`T inlos rex+mit to residential-atnt� �'"",'"F `' `-" e-p y r3 ti :F '�' employment centers; {�10" z ti„..., .9 — , r.,n • lr roving feasibility-efernt 1 . development project. The .,;!I' j . proximity of urban sora ,''+*t #, ., housing projects more desirable I. I. f. 1"' "'f$ '" % and-anearrby-seurce of consumers iriz _ Y -• r hi��ake a commercial prajeot , �- mare viable I ri . . . ;, Residents-et oosc to live in higher density I- �p� ,, ' _ ,,, " ,' 1 housing--for--a va-riety ons. First, 1; - -.,:‘ - . i Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2-Land Use Page 14 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan higher density—housing is mem -�.r - affordable than traditional single family housing. Second, the ``til convenience and proximity to work, II --. *� L • ' Nil WM Nil -- r a E Win` � - -- .K : - 3i..l,{•../rr?f/• , +girl'"r needed services and cultural activities is very desirable for +a 1 .1. ' 1i?�, } k' many people. Finally, many people find that they do not ,I.v <� . gip,,•., hood a large, single-family detached house. Given their 1- f`� ' lifestyle, they appreciate the low maintenance and security : i i1 r f • _ _ _ .. cont• - - - - _ .. - • -- - •easing the core area also activates the streets in th- - • - , e— •1 • - the regional HCT system. Existing-low-dens-it devel went does not generate sufficient levels of demand to optim' : : • _ • _- - • -•-• . _ -_ 'ty uses within walking distance of transit facii' '-. '--: - - - e. . - -is significant infrastructure inve tent. n"r-�,ove , ..t•.=- - '•- - • - --• ity of development in the City Center;-where a-sig Uisattt number of jobs and residences-will-be-within`"'�l'..F 4n9 distance of a transit station s reduce-the-dependenc„ on h-e automobile-and--i obility he City Center emphasizes pedestrian, bicycle, and transit mobility but will not be unfriendly to the use of mobiles: The City Center-area::rill-also be the central gathe-ing place for the community a place-where-the whel- .r•-•- -- - -- .•: - - - •. ' --- - - - -tcr should include an o - -- - - - - -- •.•_ -_ __ch as feUin --- 2 - -•- --e landscaping. Other civic amenities or buildings including city hall or a performing arts center could be grouped around the core area square or park. The Gity currentl y holds an-annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ce _ _ - ___ _•- _. •_ _ _•• - . . -e'tional such events throughout the year will enhance the feeling of community-in Spokane Valley. An appropriate street network is a critical component of the City Center. The current network of esllecctor streets and arterials, the disjointed-0d, and lar lock sizes contribute-to a lack of identity in the City. The solution is not necessarily to construct wider s :_ . - :: . . _ -- efficient as the-nun:4er of lanes increases. Building-new streets-versus-widening-existing streets can be more cost effective, yields g -. - - - -•_ _ - ••ore-positive-lm-pact on the-City Center. Automobiles arc likely to continue as a dominant M0=- -==-- -• - - ---eable future. A-oomprehensive network-of streets must be de/eloped to distribute this traffic-and create more driving choices. To the extent-possiblo, the City should connect streets-and construct new^-st e& to form a tighter grid system within the - • - t.-e-_'_ 'n tho core ar a, by negotiating new public rights of way and building new streets. This "interconnect'+v►ty -se ves to shorten and nsegucntly reduce travel on existing congested arterials. Pedestrian and-bicycle mobility is a vital part of the-future-City Center transportation-system- Improvements for-pedestrians-and bicyclists-should support increases in transit services and Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2 Land Use Page 15 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan promote the development of the City Center. As th- -- ' - - _. - e -= - eccommodate-the-needs-ef-pedestrians and bicyclists, a network-of-facilities-for people on foot an4 hikes should-be-established: Reducing the size-of-the street g '., - - -- - -. -- .=. -•d creating pedestrian linkages through larger parcels is critical to establish walking p_ - •- •- .._ . _ . _. =n the auto- '=-- -- - . _ = ;eveleped to be more pedestrian friendly-and-improved - - e 'ded, the pedestrian system will handle an incr acing share of trips. Special street design standards should be developed for-the City Center. Special standards for extra wide sidewalks -(12 to 20 feet-in wid - , .-. - - -- -• e•g, and additional amenities ineludi onchcs, trash receptacles, and landscaped corner treatments should--be included. Transforming-the existing commercial core area into the proposed City Center is an-ambitious task. It requires a significan - - • - -• e• - _ . , , _utomobilc oriented, largely retail area, to a h'e•- '- .' . •-_ - _ _ e 'ented-Mixed-use area. The City Center section-of-the Plan acknowledges that the Ci - • - -e-: --- : -: e e. -' -- -- o -- - es ef--small steps taken over time. This is especially true if the—steps—are consistent with emerging economic, �,r t docial and demographic trends. As is the intent of this Plan, the-phasing k • '1 _ _ scenario presented here accounts for ,ri . the-timing of market projections and I i �rtI,S', '- ( future actions. I I .�, 4, .,r„ ail, As Hated above the implementation 7 .=u ". S -' ' ' 1 l'r E strategy-is-keyed to-projected trends ,u d n,ww 1 and regional-plan-Ring goals. Its-form ►'.d -- ±f '' and character, as envisioned in this R 440,40 ,' . A / +' Plan, are dramatically different from anything that now exists in the �`-+}"�"`+ter proposed City Center area. It will topment so-mfflti ity -to--rediwect its-en- : _ -•- -- •, . _ _ .roduse-development that responds to-the direction of the Plan. The demand for more-intense development opportunities in the City Center is not forecasted within the next few y a -. - -- -- - ..-, -; _' - e- d discourage contin-ued low scale investment in this area since new development will take several years to be amortized, and will-delay-the ssompl'-.--- _ . - - - :evelopment—As regulations are applied-to-modest renovations, it should be possible to gainsomebasic improvements. However, the City should not - _ -•tatlon--of the vision for the City Center until major property owners in the area arc ready to install long term, major development projects- The figures (computer generated as part-of-the TOD Study) at the beginning of this section-first show the existing conditions of the City Center; the second -figure illustrating potential red-evelopmcnt of the or a over time. The pictures are taken from ape e - - `e-' ooking act toward the U City Mall ar a. The photos do not necessarily indicate specific - - recommendations for the area, but are merely an illustration- of how a viable City Center ~'` w �y could evolve through sever ral coordinated, incremental steps taken over time. . ' - .-- ; ••••. t,r. 1 I 2.5.48 Office Designation a"' "j ` t v. F . Spokane Valley has areas of quality office a - «._,�...�•-A development. Several developments within ' the Argonne/Mullan Couplet, Pines Road, and Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2-Land Use Page 16 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Evergreen Road corridors embody good design and are representative of desired future office development. Office development will provide new job opportunities within the community. This comprehensive plan designation is intended primarily for office development with limited retail or commercial uses. Retail and commercial uses are limited to Rerut those that are clearly subordinate to the primary office use, or the retail function - ' primarily serves the office uses in close 7.1 + s proximity to the retail or commercial use. 4- r Primary uses which are representative of this comprehensive plan category, include 11167 «;' (1 �„ li .. `W" ,: medical and dental facilities, education 1,,,„ " "` ` .-- 04. 1640*WOO services, insurance, real estate, financial w �., „ ,rnsmitla institutions, design firms, and legal services. • 4-4 5� , ` r Areas designated as Office can serve a variety of functions. They can stand alone as major employment centers. They can also act as buffers or transition areas between higher intensity land uses and lower intensity land uses. For example, Office areas can provide a transition between industrial or commercial uses and residential areas. Office uses work well for this because they tend to generate less traffic and noise, operate shorter hours and are often smaller in scale then industrial or commercial areas. The Office comprehensive plan designation will be implemented through a series of office zoning districts. 2.5.64 Mixed-use The concept of"Mixed-use" has been around for centuries. Prior to the advent of the automobile and the proliferation of the road and highway system, Mixed-use was a predominant urban form. The "rediscovery" of this development type may be due in part to the negative impacts of sprawl, which have resulted in traffic congestion, decline in air quality, and inefficient use of resources and infrastructure. Mixed-use development has several potential benefits: • Land and infrastructure resources are used more efficiently; • Pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods; • Jobs are located near housing; • Opportunities to revitalize commercial corridors; • Opportunities for infill residential development (primarily in corridors); • Encourage new housing and innovative retail that is less auto dependent; and • Compatibility with existing transit access along local corridors. Mixed-use may be either "horizontal Mixed-use" or "vertical Mixed-use." Horizontal Mixed-use means that residential, commercial, office and other uses are adjacent to each other typically as part of an overall master plan for a site. However, not all projects within a "Mixed-use" designated area must be Mixed-use to achieve the goals of this plan. For example, a new residential-only project that is appropriately designed and located adjacent to an older existing commercial building may help stimulate renovation and reuse. This would be a more likely scenario in the Corridor Mixed-use area rather than the Mixed-use area. Vertical Mixed-use means that residential and nonresidential uses are stacked over each other. Typically, residential uses are placed over ground level retail, offices and/or restaurant uses. This Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2-Land Use Page 17 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan development type would be more likely to occur in the City-Ger-tcr OF in the areas designated as Mixed-use. Corridor Mixed-Use Corridor Mixed-use is intended to enhance travel options, encourage development of locally serving commercial uses, multi-family apartments, lodging and offices along major transportation corridors identified on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map (Map 2.1). Corridor Mixed-use recognizes the historical low-intensity, auto-dependent development pattern, and focuses on a pedestrian orientation with an emphasis on aesthetics and design. The Corridor Mixed-use designation is primarily used along Sprague Avenue in order to space the areas designated commercial. Mixed-Use Center The Mixed-use Center designation would allow for two or more different land uses within developments under this designation. As described above, Mixed-use developments can be either vertical or horizontally mixed, and would include employment uses such as office, retail and/or lodging along with higher density residential uses, and in some cases community or cultural facilities. Mixed-use developments in this designation are characterized by differing land uses which are developed pursuant to a coherent, approved plan of development. Compatibility between uses is achieved through design which integrates certain physical and functional features such as transportation systems, pedestrian ways, open areas or court yards, and common focal points or amenities. 2.5.65 Industrial Designations Providing for industrial land is important for the economic health of Spokane Valley. Industrial businesses help drive the local economy and create an economic multiplier effect throughout the region. Providing an adequate supply of usable land with minimal environmental constraints and infrastructure in place helps ensure that Spokane Valley will be an attractive place for industrial businesses to locate and prosper. (See Chapter 7, Economic Development, for additional policies that encourage recruitment and retention of industrial business.). Heavy Industry Heavy industry is characterized by intense I-0� A industrial activities, which include, but are not 1 , A'��� i-'- .t R limited to, manufacturing, processing, fabrication, ,.' ,; + "i assembly/disassembly, freight-handling and `. '1 ' similar operations, Heavy industry may have 1s '1` •s f1i11 1"iI �l significant noise, odor or aesthetic impacts to N ,��,• ,gid surrounding areas. , 'c4. r s . Commercial, residential and most recreational ' . - . uses should not be allowed in areas designated for heavy industry, except for small-scale ancillary uses serving the industrial area, The conversion of designated industrial lands to other uses should j be limited. Limiting incompatible uses ensures a competitive advantage in business recruitment by providing adequate industrial land supply, reducing land use conflicts and preventing inflation of land prices. Moreover, allowing a wide variety of commercial, retail and other uses in the Industrial areas would be in conflict with other portions of this Plan related to concentrating major commercial growth in nodes at the intersection of major streets. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2-Land Use Page 18 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Light Industry The Light Industry designation is a planned industrial •!7,J� area with special emphasis and attention given to • aesthetics, landscaping, and internal and community41M compatibility. Uses may include high technology and .: • other low-impact industries. Light Industry areas may '' `. incorporate office and commercial uses as ancillary ��t 14F^ ,r.' • uses within an overall plan for the industrial area. Non- t industrial uses should be limited and in the majority of `' cases be associated with permitted industrial uses, � .✓a`!_y frl 'c,.. �3 _ ._ i • The Light Industry category may serve as a transitional +° category between heavy industrial areas and other less intensive land use categories. The category may also serve as a visual buffer for heavy industrial areas adjacent to aesthetic corridors. 2.5.76 Parks/Open Space The Parks and Open Space designation is intended to protect parks, open space, and other natural physical assets of the community. 2.6 Development Review Process The Land Use chapter provides the policy foundation for implementing zoning and development regulations. In developing policy concerning future land use regulations, or revisions to existing regulations, every effort has been made to instill certainty and efficiency in the development process. State legislation has focused on developing streamlined and timely permit processing. Through the goals and policies of this Plan, the City will continue to strive to provide an efficient and timely review system, 2.7 Urban Design and Form In addition to guiding development, the Land Use chapter also guides the quality and character of the City's future development pattern through goals and policies related to the form, function, and appearance of the built environment. These priorities and implementation strategies, related to quality development, serve and will continue to serve as a basis from which to develop appropriate implementation measures. The design of our urban environment has a significant effect on community identity. Well designed communities contribute to a healthful, safe and sustainable environment that offers a variety of opportunities for housing and employment. An attractive and well planned community is invaluable when recruiting new business and industry to an area. Some of the concepts considered include: Community appearance, including signs and placement of utilities; • Neighborhood considerations in the review of development projects; • Integration and linking of neighborhoods including bicycle and pedestrian facilities; • The effect of traffic patterns and parking on neighborhood character; • Encouragement of high quality development through the appropriate use of planned unit developments; and • Consideration for public art. 2.7.1 Aesthetic Corridors Aesthetic corridors are intended to protect the visual appeal of Spokane Valley along major transportation routes entering and exiting the city. Aesthetic corridors provide special design Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 19 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan standards for aesthetics along major transportation routes to help create a quality image of Spokane Valley. Another component of aesthetic corridors is the "gateways" into the city. There are several entrances into the City of Spokane Valley along major transportation corridors, including Sprague Avenue, Trent Avenue, State Route 27 and a number of interchanges on Interstate 90. Design elements and landscaping treatments should denote a sense of arrival into the City, a neighborhood or other special areas such as the city centcr. 2.7.2 Planned Unit Developments Building flexibility into the subdivision process is important to allow for new concepts and creative site design. Planned residential developments (PRDs) provide the city a tool for allowing flexibility, while ensuring a design meets overall health and safety standards, and is consistent with neighborhood character. PRDs allow for deviations from the typical zoning standards in exchange for designs that protect the environment, provide usable open space, and exhibit exceptional quality and design. 2.8 Historical and Cultural Resources 2.8.1 Background In many ways, Spokane Valley's historic and cultural resources are similar to our rich natural resources, Like wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams and other natural resources, historic properties are a finite and endangered resource. Also like our natural resources, once an ,' historic or archaeological property is destroyed, it is lost forever. • Cultural resources such as historic buildings, monuments of historic - events and archaeological sites are statements of Spokane Valley's r ,k identity. People especially value our authentic, homegrown cultural ,-i1` ,.:# ; • resources that set us apart from other areas of the state. zr.ritrt.tr ► Spokane Valley is the location of several "Firsts" to occur in the , . Spokane Region. The first permanent settler in the Spokane area , was Antoine Plante, a retired French-Canadian trapper. Plante built a cabin near the Spokane River in 1849, from which he operated a I small Hudson's Bay Company trading post. Plante also constructed , and operated the first ferry on the Spokane River. Other settlers taw =_ began arriving in this area between 1865 and 1882. "Firsts" to occur in Spokane Valley include the first settler in 1849, first business and ferry in 1850, the first store and bridge in 1862, the first house in 1866 and the first post office in 1867. All of these"firsts" occurred before the arrival in 1873 of James Glover who was considered the"Father of Spokane." A large part of Spokane Valley's identity is derived from its heritage. From the Native Americans who first established trading centers to the continuing waves of newcomers from around the world, all have left their mark. Cultural resources include historic structures and landscapes engineered and built by man: a. Historic buildings- houses, barns, commercial buildings, churches, schools. b. Historic structures - bridges, dams, stone fences. c. Historic districts -a grouping of buildings with related historic character. d. Historic objects -statues, monuments, sculpture. e. Landscapes—gardens, parks, urban and rural. Cultural resources include properties that were held in spiritual or ceremonial honor or by a cultural group or tribe. Cultural resources include properties which may no longer show evidence of man- made structures, but retain an historical association with an event or period. Archaeology sites Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 20 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan include such areas as battlefields, campsites, cemeteries, burial sites, rock carvings, pictographs, trails, village sites, fishing sites, trading sites, religious and ceremonial sites. 2.8.2 Cultural and Historical Resource Issues Documenting Cultural Resources Many historic homes, farms and sites exemplify the history and culture of the Spokane Valley area, but proportionally few have been written in historic register nominations. Designation requires owner consent, does not pose undue restrictions to the property owner, and can be a planning tool for government by identifying significant properties. Archaeological Sites and Security State laws require the protection of archaeological sites on both public and private land by directing that the locations of sites be kept confidential within the assigned office because archaeological sites are highly susceptible to "treasure hunters and grave robbers." Existing lists need to be checked to confirm that evidence of the site/building remains, and a better means to identify and preserve evidence of significant archaeological sites is needed. Cultural resources are deemed important when they are over 50 years old, so identification and evaluation of them is a constant, ongoing process. Moreover, cultural resources are perceived as less important than other immediate, short-term City programs; therefore, funding and support for the preservation program is provided on an annual rather than an ongoing basis. 2.8.3 Spokane Valley Historic and Cultural Resources The Spokane Valley developed as irrigated agricultural tracts in five and ten- acre lots. The apple orchards of Otis Orchards were supported by warehouses, packing plants, and box manufacturers. The apple industry which thrived in the ii .•• early century was destroyed by killing frost of the 1950s. Newman Lake supplied the 7' x ', • Ott water that irrigated these orchards via the !a, Spokane Canal Company. The flow .i . control gate at Newman Lake (a great fishing spot) remains as a ruin with its story only in fading memory. -- Open canal ditches, concrete flues, cultivated fields and apple orchards were part of growing up in the valley until the late 1950s. A canal ran behind Otis Orchards High School, neither of which now exists. The picture on page 25 shows an Otis Orchards irrigation canal. The Opportunity Township Hall was designed by Opportunity resident and noted Spokane architect C. Harvey Smith and constructed in 1912 by Opportunity builder and businessman C.E. Johnson. Built as Opportunity's government seat, the Opportunity Township Hall also served as the area's community hall and a meeting place for various philanthropic and other organizations including the Opportunity Moose Lodge, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, church groups, dance studios, and wedding parties. The Opportunity Township Hall is significant as a rare local example of Spanish- Mediterranean style architecture and for its association with the early settlement and development of the Spokane Valley and the town of Opportunity. 2.9 The Land Use/Transportation Connection 2.9.1 Street Connectivity Street design can have a significant impact on community development. It is important that neighborhoods be connected is such a manner that cars, bicycles and pedestrians can pass with Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 21 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan ease from one neighborhood to an adjacent neighborhood via collectors and arterials. Such a pattern promotes a sense of community. All new developments should give special consideration to emergency access routes. 2.9.2 Traffic Calming Traffic calming can be defined as measures that physically alter the operational characteristics of the roadway in an attempt to slow down traffic and reduce the negative effects of the automobile. The theory behind traffic calming is that roads should be multiuse spaces encouraging social links within a community and the harmonious interaction of various modes of travel (i.e., walking, cycling, auto, transit). 2.10 Citizen Participation The City of Spokane Valley adopted a Public Participation Program for the preparation of the comprehensive plan. This program identified actions the city would take to meet the GMA requirements of "early and continuous" public participation in the development of the city's plan. Two of the public participation techniques identified in the Public Participation Program is citizen survey and a series of public meetings hosted by the city's planning commission. In the spring of 2004, the City hired Clearwater Research to conduct a statistically valid survey of Spokane Valley residents on a number of issues. Clearwater Research conducted a telephone survey with a random sample of 400 Spokane Valley adults. Survey data was collected from March 18 to April 7, 2004. The majority of respondents (83%) indicated they thought Spokane Valley was headed in the right direction. However, respondents did identify a number of important issues facing Spokane Valley. Concerns about the economy and planning related matters were among the top issues respondents identified as facing the City. 2.10.1 City Center/Community Identity City Center. Sixty-one percent of 100% respondents indicated that having ary,t ■nr395 recognizable downtown or city center was IV F0 important to the future of Spokane Valley 600/0 (figure right). Female respondents, 35% respondents at lower income levels, and 40% 26% respondents residing in one or two person 17% households were most likely to report that 20% 13'A1 9% having a recognizable downtown was 0010 • important to the future of Spokane Valley. There was strong support among very Somewhat Neutral somewhat very unimportant respondents for spending public money to uimportant important important create a city center. Seventy-four percent of respondents either somewhat or strongly supported Spokane Valley officials using public money to develop a city center. Only two percent strongly opposed the use - of public money to create a cityOther S/ ! I center. ■n=233 Most Ideal Location for a City Evarygreenand Spragua 124 Center Pines and Sprague 15 i, Over half of the respondents (52%) Mirebeati Point 18% felt the University City area would - l be the most ideal Spokane Valley university City area 52% location for a city center. Other I - areas considered appropriate for 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% the City Center included Mirabeau Point, Pines and Sprague, and Evergreen and Sprague. Adopted April 25, 2008(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 22 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Importance of Spokane Valley Having Community Identity Community Identity. Only 26% of respondents thought Spokane Valley had a distinct identity or something that made it unique. Interestingly, almost the same percentage of respondents who said Spokane Valley does not have a community identity (74%), indicated that having a community identity was important to the future of Spokane Valley(76%). While many respondents (47%) felt community identity could be developed through social changes, others believed physical changes (28%) or a combination of both physical and social changes (25%)were the best means for accomplishing the development of community identity. 2.10.2 Community Aesthetics The typical pattern of development along the major streets of Spokane Valley did not appear to be of great concern to respondents. Just 22% expressed dissatisfaction with the current type of development along major streets. Further underscoring the general lack of concern about the typical pattern of development along major streets, only 23% of respondents indicated adding street trees and landscaping to major streets should be a high priority for City officials. Lower income respondents were more apt than higher income respondents to report that making streets pedestrian-friendly should be a high priority for City officials. Support/Opposition to Development of Small Commercial Centers Close to Residential Neighborhoods Respondents' opinions (graph right) regarding the development of small commercial centers close to residential neighborhoods, were also sharply divided. Just under half of the respondents (46%) were supportive of developing small commercial centers close to residential neighborhoods. Priority Level: Stronger Controls on Signs and Billboards in Spokane Valley Opinions regarding the priority City 100% officials should place on stronger sign and billboard controls were 80% n-398 I very mixed. However, 67% of _ _. respondents indicated that Spokane 60% - - --- Valley officials should place a 33% 34% 33% medium or high priority on stronger 40% sign and billboard control and as such, it is probable that the majority 20% of residents would be supportive of Oona stronger billboard control and sign regulations. Low priority Medium priority High priority 2.10.3 Results of"Unscientific" Survey During the community meetings held on the comprehensive plan, city staff made available the survey questions contained in the city's community survey. Meeting attendees were asked to complete the survey and either return it before the end of the meeting, or to complete the survey at tao% home and mail it to the city. In many cases the Irn177 responses to the questions were similar to the 80%- responses of the formal survey conducted by to% Clearwater Research. These question numbers i,4, 33% are right of the survey itself. The following are the 46 26% taq�, ss°�� results of the"unscientific" survey: a% ■ How important to the future of Spokane Valley Very Somewhat Neither Somewhat very is having an area of the City that is recognized important important Important unimportant unimportant as the "downtown"? Would you say...? nor unimportant The responses to this question are very similar to Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 23 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan those received during the formal community survey. The results above reflect that out of the total responses of 177 on this issue, 102 or nearly 58 percent felt that Spokane Valley having an identifiable downtown or city center was either somewhat important or very important. This is compared to 40 responses or 22% indicating that an identifiable city center was either somewhat or very unimportant. If you feel a developing a "downtown" is important, which of the following areas of Spokane Valley would be the most ideal location for a downtown? Those respondents who indicated that having an identifiable city center overwhelming (73%) felt that the University City area was the most appropriate location for establishing a city center for Spokane Valley. In your opinion, does Spokane Valley have an identity or something that makes it unique? The result of this survey question is 100% somewhat different from the results of the ■n=155 I formal community survey. In the formal 80% survey only 26% of the respondents felt 60% that the City of Spokane Valley has an 48% 52% identity or something that makes it 40% unique. The results in the graph at the right indicate that a majority of those 20% surveyed at the community meetings (52%) felt there was something unique 0i No Yes about Spokane Valley. , How important to the future of Spokane Valley is having a "community identity? Would you say...? When asked how important to the future of Spokane Valley is having a distinct community identity, an overwhelming majority of the respondents (73%) felt it is either somewhat important or very important that Spokane Valley have a distinct identity. This is consistent with the results of the formal community survey where 76% of respondents felt it is important for the city to have a community identity. 100% ■ n=170 I 80% 60% 39% 34% 40% 20 13% % 5% 9% 4°/a Very Somewhat Neither Somewhat Very important important important nor unimportant unimportant unimportant Would development of a "community identity" best be accomplished through physical changes, such as the development of a city center or the building of gateways at the major points of entry into the city, or through l04% social changes, such as more ■n=1501 community events like Valleyfest? 80% When asked what types of changes 60% - sr% would be needed to develop a community Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) 40% 28i 26% 16% Page 0% Physical Changes Social Changes Both Changes Equally Important City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan identity, a majority (57%) felt that both social and physical changes would be necessary to accomplish developing an identity for the city. This is somewhat different than the formal survey where only 26% of the respondents felt that both physical and social changes were equally important to develop the city's identity. Do you consider adding street trees and landscaping to major streets in Spokane Valley a high, medium, or low priority for city officials? In terms of community aesthetics, a majority of the respondents (59%) felt that adding street trees and landscaping to the major streets in the city should be either a medium or high priority for city officials. This result was identical to the result of the city's formal community 100%- survey where 59% of respondents felt ■n=1661 this should be either a medium or high $0°%° priority for the city. 60% 41% 41% 40% 18% 20% 0% Low Priority Medium Priority High Priority Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2--Land Use Page 25 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 2.11 Goals and Policies Residential Goals & Policies Goal LUG-1 Preserve and protect the character of Spokane Valley's residential neighborhoods. Policies LUP-1.1 Maintain and protect the character of existing and future residential neighborhoods through the development and enforcement of the City's land use regulations and joint planning. LUP-1.2 Protect residential areas from impacts of adjacent non-residential uses and/or higher intensity uses through the development and enforcement of the City's land use regulations and joint planning. LUP-1.3 Review and revise as necessary, existing land use regulations to provide for innovation and flexibility in the design of new residential developments, accessory dwelling units and in-fill development. LUP-1.4 Encourage the development of transportation routes and facilities to serve residential neighborhoods. Special attention should be given to pedestrian circulation. LUP-1.5 Encourage the development of parks and the dedication of open space in and adjacent to residential areas. Open space dedication shall be proportionate to the size of the development. LUP-1.6 Preserve site characteristics that enhance residential development (trees, bodies of water, vistas, and similar features) using site planning techniques such as clustering, planned unit developments, transfer of development rights and lot size averaging. LUP-1.7 Allow zone changes within the Low Density Residential category only when specific criteria are met. Criteria may include: • Substantial changes within zone change area. • Clear mapping errors. • Adequate facilities and services (e.g. sewer, water capacity). • Consistency with densities in the vicinity of the zone change. LUP-1.8 Development agreements in conjunction with comprehensive plan amendments may be used where the project is larger in scope and has potentially larger impacts than normal, or where the city council may desire to place certain restrictions on proposal. LUP-1.9 Development agreements in conjunction with comprehensive plan amendments shall not be used to waive requirements associated with a proposed use. LUP-1.10 Office uses are allowed in the High Density Residential (HDR) category. Office uses must conform to all the development standards established for high density multifamily development. Goal LUG-2 Encourage a wide range of housing types and densities commensurate with the community's needs and preferences. Policies ' LUP-2.1 Allow and encourage a variety of housing types in designated Mixed-use areas, cspcciafly-in--thc City Center area. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 26 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan LUP-2.2 Use design and performance standards for residential developments to achieve integration in commercial and Mixed-use developments. Performance standards should focus on scale, appearance, and compatibility. Encourage variations in facades and rooflines to add character and interest to multi-family developments. LUP-2.3 Encourage the development of transportation routes and facilities to serve residential neighborhoods. Special attention should be given to walking, biking and transit uses. LUP-2.4 Residential development should be designed to provide privacy and common open space. Open space areas shall be proportionate to the size of the residential development. LUP-2.5 Consider special development techniques (e.g., zero lot lines, lot size averaging, and planned unit developments) in single-family areas, provided they result in residential development consistent with the quality and character of existing neighborhoods. LUP-2.7 Consider and possibly implement programs facilitating purchase or retention of existing open space lands, such as transfer of development rights (TDR) or purchase of development rights (PDR). Goal LUG-3 Encourage the development of underutilized residential areas to improve connectivity. Policies LUP-3.1 Develop infill regulations that offer incentives when specific infill criteria is met. L,UP-3.2 Infill regulations should allow smaller lots and flexibility from other residential zone dimensional standards when development promotes connectivity. LUP-3.3 Allow narrower •ublic street sections that are economical) viable for infill development, meet transportation, emergency access, and pedestrian needs while reducing stormwater impacts. LUP-3.4 Promote a public street network that provides connected neighborhoods for pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles. . Commercial Goals & Policies Goal LUG-34 Transform various commercial business areas into vital, attractive, easily accessible mixed use areas that appeal to investors, consumers and residents and enhance the community image and economic vitality. Policies LUP-34.1 Encourage transformation of Sprague Avenue Regional/Community Commercial corridor into a quality mixed-use retail area. Retail development along the corridor, exclusive of the City— entcr, should be concentrated at arterial intersections and designed to integrate auto, pedestrian, and transit circulation. Integration of public amenities and open space into retail and office development should also be encouraged. LUP-34.2 Encourage large bulk retailers to locate in the designated Regional Commercial nodes around arterial intersections. LUP-34.3 Development agreements in conjunction with comprehensive plan amendments may be used to ensure compatibility between non-residential developments and residential zones by regulating height, scale, setbacks, and buffers. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2–Land Use Page 27 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Goal LUG-4466 Provide neighborhood and community scale retail centers for the City's neighborhoods. Policies LUP-54.1 Integrate retail developments into surrounding residential areas with attention to quality design and function. LUP-45.2 Encourage pedestrian and bicycle access to neighborhood shopping and services. LUP-45.3 Encourage retail and personal services to group together within planned centers to allow for ease of pedestrian movement. LUP-45.4 Encourage Mixed-use residential and commercial and office development in Neighborhood Commercial designations where compatibility with nearby uses can be demonstrated. LUP-54.5 Ensure compatibility between mixed-use developments and residential areas by regulating height, scale, setbacks, and buffers. LUP-45.6 Develop community design guidelines to promote common open space, public art, and plazas in commercial and office developments. LUP-45.7 Develop design guidelines that encourage quality design and pedestrian and vehicle circulation in commercial, office and Mixed-use developments. LUP-45.8 Develop design guidelines to encourage commercial development to locate along the street edge(where deemed appropriate)to provide pedestrian street access. LUP-45.9 Identify and designate streets where on-street parking can be safely provided without unduly slowing traffic flow or jeopardizing traffic safety. LUP-45.10 May provide incentives to encourage developers to include housing in mixed-use projects. Goal LUG-66 Identify appropriate locations for the Auto Row Overlay designation. Policies LUP-56.1 Identify other appropriate automobile related uses within the Auto Row Overlay designation that are complementary to automobile dealerships. LUP-56.2 Develop appropriate development standards for permitted uses within the Auto Row Overlay designated area. City-Center Goal LUG 6 Create an identifiable City Center that serves as the social, cultural, and econsF E-f: - • - - _ - e Valley. n^irk WP--6.1 Define--City-Geater-wit i-distinct boundaries, unique building types, and special features. WP 6.2 Strengthen existing canoed-ions of the City Center area to the region's high capacity transit system. 1..UP 6.3 Foeuc on +i4preving--the existing-oha -- - - - •e- .ity Center area through appropriate development regulation a„d-desig.n-stendarcls. L--1442-674----Develop land use regulations that allow higher intencity development-4n the City Sentar-ineIuding but not limited to taller-u+ g-s, i eased-fl000r area ratios (FAR) and permitteds. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2-Land Use Page 28 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan WP-6.5 Coordinate-with-urban service providers to-ensure-sufficient capacIty--is-available for anticipated-development: LUP 6.6 Allow—for a variety of uses and—mixed use development within buildings or complexes. Ensure that mixed use development-complements and enhances the-character--of the surrounding-residential and commerciaarm WP 6.7 The City should always-consider City Center sites regarding potential tic-and cultural.uses the-Sit-y-develeps Bch as a City#alk LUP 6.8 Provide incentives to attract cultural and civic uses to the City-Geeeter o er whieh the City does not fie-direct control, such as libraries or recr ation fas+lltaes- LUP 6.9 Develop -- - _ _ - --t encourage higher density-residential uses on the periphery of the City Center ar a in close proximity-to high capacity transit High density housing - e -- - •-- - - •'ally oriented-retail and sericc UCOS. CLIP 6, 10 °ide amenities such as community services, parks and pudlisspaces to meet the residential needs-in the City Center. LUP 6.11 Provide an effective transition between the periphery of the City Cent and eea4 y-lower density residential development. Goal LUG-7 Provide a balanced transportation network that accommodates public transportation, high occupancy vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, automobiles and integrated parking. Policies LUP 7.1 Improve traffic circulation around and through-the City Center-by-extending-the street etwark-a13d cr ating smaller blocks. LUP-7.21 Encourage pedestrian and bicycle circulation by providing public sidewalks, street trees, street furniture and other amenities. LUP-7,26 Require clear and safe pedestrian paths to enhance the pedestrian network. LUP-7.43 Connect the main entry of buildings to public sidewalks by an identifiable walkway. LUP-7.64 Allow for on-street parking on the-internal City Center street-network. LUP 7.6 Encourage transit use by improving pedestrian and bicycle linkages to the existing and future transit system. Office Goals & Policies Goal LUG-8 Create appropriate development standards for Office designated areas. Policies LUP-8.1 Allow commercial, residential and recreational uses in conjunction with permitted uses in Office designated areas. LUP-8.2 Integrate sidewalks, bike lanes, landscaping, and area lighting in office areas to provide a safe and attractive working environment. LUP-8.3 Allow office uses in high density residential zones to provide some of the service needs generated from multifamily development. Mixed-use Goals & Policies Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 29 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Goal LUG-9 Encourage the development of Mixed-use areas that foster community identity and are designed to support pedestrian, bicycle and regional transit. Policies LUP-9.1 The characteristics of a Mixed-use area should include: • Housing and employment densities to support regional transit service; • Public transit connections; • Safe, attractive transit stops and pedestrian and bicycle ways; • Buildings that front on wide sidewalks with attractive landscaping, benches and frequent bus stops; • Multi-story buildings oriented to the street rather than parking lots; and • Parking space located behind or to the side of buildings or in parking structures. LUP-9.2 The mix of land uses allowed in either the Corridor Mixed-use or Mixed-use Center designation should include: • A variety of housing types including apartments, condominiums, town houses, two-family and single family dwellings on small lots; • A full range of retail goods and services including grocery stores, theaters/entertainment, restaurants, personal services and specialty shops; • Public/quasi-public uses and/or open space; • Professional Office and other employment oriented uses; and • Commercial uses that require large land areas but have low employment density and are auto-dependant, such as lumber yards, plant nurseries, warehouses, and auto dealerships, should be prohibited from either Mixed- use category. Industrial Goals & Policies Goal LUG-10 Provide for the development of well-planned industrial areas and ensure the long-term holding of appropriate land in parcel sizes adequate to allow for future development as industrial uses. Policies LUP-10.1 Plan capital facility expenditures to assist the development of lands designated for industrial uses. LUP-10.2 Encourage a diverse array of industries to locate in Spokane Valley. LUP-10.3 Encourage shared-use parking, pedestrian access and transit incentive programs in industrial development projects. Goal LUG-11 A variety of strategically located heavy industrial areas should be designated and protected from conflicting land uses. Policies LUP-11.1 Commercial, residential and recreational uses should be limited or not allowed in areas designated for industry, except for small-scale ancillary commercial and recreational uses intended to primarily serve the industrial area. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2--Land Use Page 30 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan LUP-11.2 Conversion of designated industrial lands to other uses should be strictly limited to ensure an adequate land supply. LUP-11.3 Provide appropriate buffering, landscaping and other development standards for industrial areas. LUP-11.4 Retail outlets shall be allowed for industrial businesses that manufacture and/or assemble products on-site. Goal LUG-12 Designate and protect a variety of strategically located light industry areas. Policies LUP-12.1 Commercial, residential and recreational uses shall be limited or not allowed in areas designated for light industry except for small-scale ancillary commercial and recreational uses primarily to serve the industrial area. LUP-12.2 Light industry areas shall include lighting, sidewalks, bike lanes and landscaping to provide a safe and attractive working environment. LUP-12.3 Retail outlets shall be allowed for industrial businesses that manufacture and/or assemble products on-site. Development Review Goals & Policies Goal LUG-13 Develop and maintain an efficient and timely development review process. Policies LUP-13.1 Maximize efficiency of the development review process by continuously evaluating the permitting process and modifying as appropriate. LUP-13.2 Assist developers with proposals by continuing to offer pre-application meetings in order to produce projects that will be reviewed efficiently. Urban Design and Form Goals & Policies Goals LUG-14 Improve the appearance and function of the built environment. Policies LUP-14.1 Use performance and community design standards to maintain neighborhood character, achieve a greater range of housing options, and to create attractive and desirable commercial and office developments. LUP-14.2 Adopt specific regulations for designated aesthetic corridors that: • Provide incentives for aesthetic design; • Require landscaping buffers adjacent to roadways; • Limit sign height and size; • Provide performance standards to adequately screen intensive land uses that have exterior clutter such as outdoor storage, exterior heavy equipment and/or exterior fabrication/assembly. • Prohibit off-premise signage and billboards. LUP-14.3 Establish standards for the scale and intensity of commercial, retail and industrial signage that protect views and minimize signage clutter while allowing adequate business identification. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2--Land Use Page 31 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan LUP-14.4 Establish a"cap and replace" system for billboards. LUP-14.5 Designate aesthetic corridors along major transportation routes to provide a positive image of Spokane Valley. Aesthetic corridors shall be located along the following routes: • State Route 27 from 16`h south to 32nd and Mansfield to Trent; • Appleway Boulevard (south side from Park to Dishman Mica); • Mirabeau Parkway from Pines to Indiana; • Dishman Mica Road from 8th Avenue, south to City limits • 32°d Ave. within the City limits • Appleway Blvd. from Barker to Hodges Historic and Cultural Resources Goals & Policies Goal LUG-15 Identify and protect archeological and historic sites and structures. Policies LUP-15.1 Continually identify and evaluate archaeological and historic sites to determine which should be preserved. LUP-15.2 Link cultural resource preservation with local economic development strategies. LUP-15.3 Establish and maintain relations with Native American tribes for the preservation of archaeological sites and traditional cultural properties. LUP-15.4 Publicize the community's heritage through interpretive trails, historic plaques, art and other public displays. Land UselTransportation Connection Goals & Policies Goal LUG-16 Provide a street system that connects neighborhoods. Policies LUP-16.1 Encourage new developments, including multifamily projects, to be arranged in a pattern of connecting streets and blocks to allow people to safely get around easily by foot, bicycle, bus, or car. LUP-16.2 Develop street, pedestrian path and bike path standards that contribute to a system of fully connected routes. LUP-16.3 Require adequate emergency evacuation routes prior to approving new development or redevelopment, LUP-16.4 Connect neighborhood services, public open space and parks with multi-modal paths. Joint Planning Goals and Policies Goal LUG-17 The City of Spokane Valley should continue to coordinate with Spokane County and neighboring cities for adjacent urban growth areas. Policies LUP-17.1 The City should coordinate with Spokane County to ensure appropriate service provision and land development prior to City annexation. Methods to allow for coordination may include, but are not limited to, execution of an interlocal agreement between the City of Spokane Valley and Spokane County to: Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 32 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan • Establish guidelines for development plan review, impact fees and SEPA mitigation; and • Define service delivery responsibilities, level of service standards and capital facility implementation consistent with the goals and policies of this Plan. LUP-17.2 Through regional planning efforts, the City and County should ensure that planning is compatible with the Cities of Spokane and Liberty Lake. LUP-17.3 The City should continue coordinated planning efforts between Spokane County, appropriate fire districts, school districts, and water service providers to assure managed growth in urban growth areas. Potential Annexation Area Goals and Policies Goal LUG-18 Identify Potential Annexation Areas for the City of Spokane Valley that are consistent with the Spokane County regional urban growth area boundary. Policies LUP-18.1 Within the existing urban growth area, identify potential annexation areas that are contiguous to the city limits and not assigned to another city. LUP-18.2 Coordinate with adjacent cities and Spokane County to review and update the regional urban growth area boundary consistent with the Countywide Planning Policies and RCW 36.70. LUP-18.3 Propose changes to the regional urban growth area boundary necessary to accommodate Spokane Valley's 20-year population allocation. LUP-18.4 The City will not accept requests to annex unincorporated territory located outside the designated urban growth area. LUP-18.5 Complete necessary capital facilities planning for any newly proposed urban growth areas in accordance with the Countywide Planning Policies. Goal LUG-19 Collaborate with adjacent cities, Spokane County, and affected residents. Policies LUP-19.1 Pursue interlocal agreements with Spokane County to support collaborative joint planning within potential annexation areas to ensure consistent development. LUP-19.2 Inform affected residents, property owners, and businesses in the annexation process. LUP-19.3 Include language in an interlocal agreement utilizing the tool of annexation, prior to urban development, to control the type, quality, and location of development in potential annexation areas. LUP-19.4 Coordinate with Spokane County to work with affected neighborhoods upon annexation to provide a smooth transition from Spokane County to the City of Spokane Valley administration. Goal LUG-20 Promote orderly growth within potential annexation areas. Policies LUP-20.1 Perform a fiscal analysis and provide a service plan for all areas proposed for annexation. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 33 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Lup-20.2 Incorporate potential annexation areas in the Capital Facilities Plan including proposed locations for new capital facilities. LUP-20.3 Strive to retain neighborhood integrity in adjusting potential annexation areas boundaries. Goal LUG-21 Develop an annexation process for potential annexation areas Policies LUP-21.1 Evaluate annexations within the potential annexation areas based on the following criteria: • The City's ability, either in house, by contract, or by special purpose district, to provide public services at the City's adopted level of service • The annexation boundary should provide a contiguous and regular boundary with current City limits • The annexation boundary, where appropriate should use physical boundaries, including but not limited to, bodies of water, existing or future right-of-way, roads, and topography • Assessment of staff time and expense involved in processing the annexation request • Review right-of-way issues prior to defining boundaries of individual annexations to determine logical inclusions or exclusions • The annexation boundary, where appropriate, should adjust any impractical or irregular boundaries • When the proposed annexation is located in the vicinity of a public facility, the City should evaluate the feasibility of modifying the annexation boundary to include the public facility LUP-21.2 Process annexations in accordance with State annexation laws in a timely and efficient manner. LUP-21.3 Generally, the City of Spokane Valley prefers the Petition Method of Annexation. LUP-21.4 Ensure that newly annexed territory accepts its equitable share of the City's bonded indebtedness. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 2—Land Use Page 34 of 34 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan CHAPTER 3 —TRANSPORTATION 3.'0 Introduction Transportation systems should provide for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. Modes of transportation which impact Spokane Valley include roadway, transit, air, rail, bicycle and pedestrian. Each of these modes is addressed independently, although the development of an efficient and truly multimodal transportation system requires an evaluation of the interaction and interdependency of each mode in relationship to others Airport, rail and arterial roadways have implications for regional freight mobility. Transit, pedestrian and bicycle systems form part of larger systems with localized implications for the movement of people. Citizens should have a variety of viable transportation choices and the plan focuses on providing citizens with transportation options and reducing dependency on driving because: • The transportation preferences and needs of all people should be respected. All citizens, including those who cannot or choose not to drive, should have viable transportation options; • In the future, increasing numbers of people may not physically or financially be able to drive; • All people are pedestrians at some point; and • Continued dependency on driving may not be sustainable in the future, either economically and/or environmentally. Alternatives to driving must be truly viable. All transportation options must be safe, accessible, convenient and attractive. For instance, people might be more likely to use public transportation if service is frequent, routes to transit stops are pedestrian friendly and shops and services are located near stops. Safety is a critical factor; people will not choose transportation options they perceive to be unsafe. Safety is similarly important in the efficient movement of goods since they share road and rail transportation corridors. System design, direct routes and conflict reduction are key considerations in establishing a multimodal transportation system which provides mobility choices, moves people and goods effectively and safely, is coordinated with land use, maintains or improves air quality and mitigates impacts to the environment. 3.1 Planning Context The Transportation Element of the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan (SVCP) establishes the framework for providing a transportation system (facilities and services), and focuses on actions needed to create and manage the transportation infrastructure and services. 3.1.1 Growth Management Act The Growth Management Act (GMA) (RCW 36.70A.020 [3]) "...encourages efficient multimodal transportation systems that are based on regional priorities and coordinated with county and city comprehensive plans.' In addition, the act outlines guidelines for the preparation of the transportation plan, which is a mandatory element of the Comprehensive Plan. Specifically, these guidelines (RCW 36.70A.070[6]) include: • The land use assumptions used in the plan; • Facility and service needs, including: 1. An inventory of existing facilities; Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 1 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 2, Level of service standards for all facilities and services; 3. An action plan for brining system deficits up to standard; 4. Forecasts of future traffic growth; and 5. Identification of system expansion and transportation system management needs. • A financing plan which includes: 1. A comparison of funding needs versus available resources; 2. A six-year financing strategy; and 3. An assessment of how funding deficits will be managed. • Intergovernmental coordination efforts; • A demand management strategy; and • A concurrency management strategy. Moreover, the GMA requires that the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) certify the transportation elements of local comprehensive plans. Certification is based upon conformity with state legislation related to transportation elements, and consistency of the City's element with the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. 3.1.2 County Wide Planning Policies Regional transportation planning services are provided by the SRTC, and coordinated by the Spokane Transit Authority (STA) and local jurisdictions, in accordance with federal and state planning requirements, and the Countywide Planning Policies for Spokane County (CWPPs). The CWPPs provide a policy framework for the County and its respective cities. Adherence to these policies ensures that plans within the County are consistent with one another. These policies address such issues as the designation of urban growth areas, land use, affordable housing, provision of urban services for future development, transportation, and contiguous and orderly development. The following are specific CWPPs that relate to the Transportation Element:' Policy Topic 3 — Promotion of Contiguous and Orderly Development and Provision of Urban Services Policies a. Each jurisdiction shall include policies in its comprehensive plan to address how urban development will be managed to promote efficiency in the use of land and the provision of urban governmental services and public facilities. The (GMA] Steering Committee has accepted a regional minimum level of service standards for urban governmental services with the exception of police protection within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). Local jurisdictions may choose higher standards. In its comprehensive plan, each jurisdiction shall include, but not be limited to, level of service standards for: a. fire protection; b. police protection; c. parks and recreation; d. libraries; e. public sewer; 1. public water; g. solid waste disposal and recycling; h. transportation; and Note to reader: The following policies are numbered according to the policy number in the CWPPs, resulting in non- sequential numbering In this document, Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 2 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan i. schools2 3. Each jurisdiction shall include policies in its comprehensive plan to ensure that obstructions to regional transportation or utility corridors are not created. In addition, each jurisdiction should include policies in its comprehensive plan to ensure sustainable growth beyond the 20-year planning horizon. Policy Topic 5—Transportation 1. Regional transportation planning shall be conducted by the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC). The SRTC shall coordinate with local jurisdictions and the Spokane Transit Authority (STA) to ensure that the regional transportation plan and local jurisdiction's land use plans are compatible and consistent with one another. 4. Comprehensive plans shall include, where applicable, the master plans of identified major transportation facilities to ensure that they are reasonably accommodated and compatible with surrounding land uses. Such facilities shall include, but not be limited to, airports, state highways, railroads and major freight terminals. 5. Local jurisdictions shall develop and adopt land use plans that have been coordinated through the Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) to ensure that they preserve and enhance the regional transportation system. These plans may include high-capacity transportation corridors, and shall fulfill air quality conformity and financial requirements of the Federal Transportation Laws and Regulations, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and the Growth Management Act(GMA). 7. In the long term, growth and change will necessitate the designation of specific transportation corridors which can support high capacity transportation. These corridors shall: a. be identified for the specific purpose of preserving the right-of-way necessary to implement a high-capacity transportation system and to provide a development density that will support such a system; b. be recognized in each jurisdiction's comprehensive plan and development regulations. These plans and codes should provide the authority to establish high- capacity transportation activity centers and urban villages having a land use pattern of mixed use density and intensities; c. be incorporated into capital facilities programs to provide a unified approach for preserving the character and quality of neighborhoods; d. be evaluated to identify both interim and ultimate transportation strategies for each corridor; e. encourage capital infrastructure investment to facilitate high-capacity transportation and supporting land uses; and f. be supported through a public education process. 8. The regional transportation plan and comprehensive plan of each jurisdiction shall include roads, air and rail service that accommodates the need for freight and goods movement. 9. Recognizing the need to maintain existing rail lines for shipments of commodities, which reduces the impacts of shipping commodities by roads, local jurisdictions should protect rail facilities to the extent possible. 2 (Spokane County has not proposed a level of service for school districts to be adopted as part of the comprehensive plan. Individual school districts determine their own level of service standards. However,if any jurisdiction within Spokane County (itself]chooses to implement impact fees for schools at any future time,each school district must develop a capital facilities plan consistent with the GMA). Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 3 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 10. Each jurisdiction should coordinate its housing and transportation strategies to support existing, or develop new, public multimodal transportation systems. 11. Each jurisdiction shall address land use designations and site design requirements that are supportive of and compatible with public transportation, for example: a. pedestrian scale neighborhoods and activity centers; b. mixed use development; and e. pedestrian friendly and non-motorized design. 13. Each jurisdiction's transportation facilities shall be planned within the context of countywide, multi-county and bi-state air, land and water resources and shall not cause or contribute to exceeding federal or state environmental quality standards. 14. Each jurisdiction shall strive, through transportation system strategies, to optimize the use of and maintain existing roads to minimize the construction costs and impacts associated with roadway facility expansion, 15. In accordance with regional minimum level of service standards specified by the Steering Committee, each jurisdiction shall establish roadway standards, level of service standards and methodologies and functional road classification schemes to ensure consistency throughout the region and to support the use of alternative transportation modes. 16. Each jurisdiction shall address energy consumption/conservation by: a. designing transportation improvements for alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle; b. locating and adopting design standards for new development to support pedestrian or non-motorized travel; c. providing regulatory and financial incentives to promote efforts of the public and private sector to conserve energy; and d. reducing the number of vehicle miles traveled and number of vehicle trips. 17. The transportation element of each jurisdiction's comprehensive plan, where transit service exists, will include level of service standards for transit routes and services. Each jurisdiction will coordinate the level of service standards with all adjacent jurisdictions and appropriate agencies. 18. Each jurisdiction shall use its adopted level of service standards to evaluate concurrence for long-range transportation planning, development review and programming of transportation investments. 20. Transportation elements of comprehensive plans shall reflect the preservation and maintenance of transportation facilities as a high priority to avoid costly replacement and to meet public safety objectives in a cost-effective manner. 21. Each jurisdiction, Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) and other transportation agencies shall identify significant regional and/or countywide land acquisition needs for transportation and establish a process for prioritizing and siting the location of transportation corridors and facilities. 3.1.3 Concurrency and Level of Service Concurrency as defined in the GMA3 means: 3 RCW 36.70A070(6) Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 4 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan ".."local jurisdiction must adopt and enforce ordinances which prohibit development approval if the development causes the level of service on a locally owned transportation facility to decline below the standards adopted in the transportation element of the comprehensive plan, unless transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate the impacts of development are made concurrent with development. These strategies may include increased public transportation service, ride share programs, demand management, and other transportation system management strategies, For purposes of this subsection (6) "concurrent with development" shall mean that improvements or strategies are in place at the time of development or that a financial commitment is in place to complete the improvements or strategies within six years, (emphasis added) SRTC has been appointed by the Spokane County Growth Management Steering Committee to coordinate the development of regional transportation Concurrency Management Systems (CMS). Spokane County's CMS consists of regional and local concurrency reviews as described below. Regional: SRTC is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance of regional transportation facilities as affected by land use and transportation improvement decisions. SRTC uses travel times to assess performance or regional transportation corridors. A review of regional concurrency occurs on an annual basis. Local: Local jurisdictions are responsible for reviewing land use proposals within their jurisdiction and making determinations as to whether concurrency requirements are met as specified by their ordinance. The state is responsible for establishing performance standards on all highways of statewide significance,which are not subject to local concurrency requirements. Additional discussion of roadway concurrency is included in Section 3.2 below and in Chapter 4 Capital Facilities. 3.2 Streets & Roadways 3.2,9 Highways of Statewide Significance& Connectivity Spokane Valley is served by a network of publicly maintained streets and highways connecting local communities and urban centers in the greater Spokane region. Interstate 90 runs east/west through the city and provides direct linkages from the Spokane region west to the Seattle/Puget Sound region and east across the country. Spokane Valley also has two (2) state highways, State Route 27 (Pines Road)and State Route 290 (Trent Avenue). SR-27 provides access from Spokane Valley south into southeastern Spokane County and Whitman County. SR-290 provides Spokane Valley access to the east into areas around Rathdrum, Idaho. Both of the roadways provide important regional access to Spokane Valley. 3.2.2 Roadway Inventory and Functional Classification Functional classification is the grouping of highways, roads and streets by the character of service they provide, and was developed for transportation planning purposes. Basic to this process is the recognition that individual routes do not serve travel independently. Rather, most travel involves movement through a network of roads. Comprehensive transportation planning, an integral part of total economic and social development, uses functional classification to determine how travel can be channelized within the network in a logical and efficient manner. The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has the primary responsibility for developing and updating the statewide highway functional classification in rural and urban areas to determine functional usage of the existing roads and streets, and must cooperate with responsible local officials in developing and updating the functional classification. The results of the functional classification are mapped and submitted to FHWA for approval. Once approved, the map serves as the official record for Federal- aid highways and is the basis for designation of the National Highway System.4 `23 CFR 470 Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3--Transportation Page 5 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 'j , PJ1-11,--4 3 aa 1z, qa ROAD RIGHT OF WAY II- L8AEE I LEFANTRN I (1- -=''.. IDE - _ SIDEWA''.'P � y SiDEWAL%C 1 A1;DSCAPVNG LANDSCAP+NG AV'D DRAINAGE AND DRA'NAGF COLLECTOR AR-IE RIAE- TYPICAL SECTION -- N.T.S Interstate Freeway: The interstate is a controlled access, multi-lane, high speed, high- capacity roadway intended exclusively for motorized traffic. All access is controlled by interchanges and bridges separating local road crossings. Interstate 90 is the only freeway within the Spokane Valley city limits. Principal Arterials: Principal arterials serve the major centers of activity in urbanized areas and include the highest traffic volume corridors, serve the longest trips and carry a high proportion of the total urban travel, even though they constitute a relatively small percentage of the total roadway network. The principal arterial system carries most of the trips entering and leaving the urban area, as well significant intra-area travel, such as between central business districts and outlying residential areas. The system also carries important intra-urban and inter-city bus routes. Service to abutting land is subordinate to travel service to major traffic movements.5 3; a (4) ! Y ROAD RUNT DE WAY l �I a,E I LELA£�v I I htiEl 5 GEveALX // L _ 5 DEA S nt[ b�A•'f AGr AVMAGF PRINCIPAL- ARTERIAL TYPICAL SECTION - N.LS Minor Arterials: The minor arterial street system interconnects with and augments the principal arterial system. It accommodates trips of moderate length at a lower level of travel mobility than principal arterials. This system places more emphasis on land access than the principal arterial system. Such a facility may carry local bus routes and provide intra- community continuity, but ideally does not penetrate identifiable neighborhoods. The spacing of minor arterials may vary from one tenth to one half mil (1/10 — 1/2) in central business districts, and two (2) to three (3) miles in suburban fringes, but is normally not more than one (1) mile in fully developed areas. Collector Streets: The collector provides both land access and traffic circulation within residential neighborhoods and commercial and industrial areas. It differs from the arterial system in that facilities from the collector system may penetrate residential neighborhoods, distributing trips from arterials through the area to their ultimate destinations. Conversely, the collector system also collects traffic from the local streets in residential neighborhoods and 5 FHWA Functional Classifications Guidelines Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 6 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan channels it into the arterial system. In a central business district or other area of similar development and traffic density, the collector system may include the entire street grid. The collector street system may also carry local bus routes. Collectors may be separated into principal and minor designations, or into industrial or neighborhood classifications. Local Access Streets: The local access street system includes all facilities not designated as either an arterial or collector. It primarily permits direct access to abutting lands and connections to higher order systems. It offers the lowest level of mobility and usually contains no bus routes. Service to through-traffic movement is usually deliberately discouraged. Table 3.1 Roadway Mileage Summary for Spokane Valley STATE CITY TOTAL Functional Class Miles % Miles % Miles 11 Urban Interstate 10.11 2.22% 10.11 2.22% 14 Urban Principal Arterial 11,46 2.52% 29.37 6.46% 40.83 8.98 All Principal Arterials 21.57 4.74% 29.37 6.46% 50.94 11.20% 16 Urban Minor Arterial 1.60 0.35% 59.53 13.09% 61.13 13.44% All Arterials 23.17 5.10% 88.90 19.55% 112.07 24.65% 17 Urban Collector 43.81 9.63% 43.81 9.63 All Collectors 43.81 9.63% 43.81 9.63 19 Urban Local Access 298.85 65.72% 298.85 65.72% All Local Access 298.85 65.72% 298.85 65.72% Totals 23.17 5.10% 431.56 94.90% 454.73 100.00% Source: Spokane Valley Public Works Department The procedures for classifying all roads and streets into functional systems are based on the most logical use of the existing facilities to serve present travel. A "future year" functional classification plan is based on projected "future year" population, land use and travel and will include, in addition to existing facilities, such new facilities as will be needed to serve"future year" land use and travel. Some of this new mileage will consist of new streets in expanding urban areas. Additional "new streets" may be identified in cases where adequate standards cannot be provided on the original location, or where an existing routing is excessively circuitous. In developing a "future year" classification, consideration has been given to the impact of foreseeable developments in other modes of transportation including high-speed rail service and improved air service. Population estimates for 2025 were made using the SRTC Visum model. The base for the Spokane Valley"future year' population is the 2000 Decennial Census. A basic assumption in assigning facilities to logical functional groupings is that higher order systems should generally serve the longest trips. Only comparatively few miles or urban streets and highways serve trips of any great length; a somewhat greater mileage serves trips of moderate length; and a substantial mileage serves comparatively short trips. Facilities which serve relatively long trips (including trips passing through urban area, trips between the suburbs and central city, trips between outlying communities, and long trips occurring within the central city) are likely to be functioning as arterials and should be considered for inclusion in the preliminary arterial system. The mileage for the functional classification is summarized on Table 3.4: The functional classification system is illustrated on Map 3.1. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 7 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 3.2.3 Safety Street design and construction standards should accommodate the characteristics of vehicles utilizing the roadway, making adequate provision for weight, size and turning radius requirements. The four (4) general classes of design vehicles include passenger cars and light trucks, buses, large trucks and recreational vehicles. Bicycles are to be considered a design vehicle where bicycle use is allowed on the roadway. Traffic safety must consider roadway capacity, the type of traffic utilizing the roadway, terrain, access management, traffic volumes and congestion. Access management requires the management of access to land development while simultaneously preserving the flow of traffic on surrounding road systems in terms of safety, capacity and speed. The capacity of an arterial is often dominated by the capacity of individual signalized intersections. Intersection design improvements and signalization modifications should be considered as cost effective alternatives to the addition of additional travel lanes. Intersections must be designed to maintain visibility for the safety of motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. Particular care is exercised at school crossings and in areas frequented by the elderly and disabled. 3.2.4 Transportation Systems Management(TSM) Transportation Systems Management (TSM) focuses on maximizing use of the existing systems travel capacity. The concept was first originated in the mid-1970s by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Since that time, it has been applied in a host of different ways in cities and metropolitan areas around the country. More recently, the 199 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) expanded the vision of TSM, introducing the term Congestion Management Systems (CMS). TSM options can be grouped into the following categories: • Geometric Improvements • Signalization Improvements (including synchronization) • Access Management • Capacity Enhancements • Circulation 3.2.4.11 Geometric Improvements The term Geometric Improvements refers to projects intended to"re-shape" the physical layout of roads. Through reported problems and periodic monitoring, isolated improvements can be defined which will improve the operation of traffic and increase safety. Such improvements are under the City's control. While there are national and state level guidelines, the City's adopted design standards guide the design of these improvements. Sometimes called Spot Improvements, their low cost and net increase in efficiency make them particularly popular. 3.2.4.2 Signalization Improvements Signalization Improvements include traffic signal installation or removal, and operational strategies. To date, the City has relied on other agencies to service its traffic signals. Spokane County has maintained all signals that were previously under County control, while the state has operated those on certain state routes. This has produced a fragmented approach to traffic control. Traffic along Spokane Valley's major transportation corridors such as Sprague, Broadway, Argonne/Mullan and Sullivan would benefit from synchronization and improvement to signal timing and phasing. The cost of such improvements would likely be recovered by reduction in delay to drivers. Air quality would also be enhanced due to fewer unnecessary stops. In addition, Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 8 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan transit reliability would increase as a result of these actions. Map 3.3 shows existing signalized intersections. 3.2.4.3 Access Management Access Management is another means to manage traffic flow efficiency, controlling intersection and driveway spacing to improve the safety and preserve capacity of major streets. Traffic conflicts are responsible for a high percentage of roadway crashes. By reducing the number of driveways and turning movements through shared access to multiple parcels, and restricting turning movements in congested areas, the safety and efficiency of the City's streets can be maintained. Access to adjacent property is one (1) of the major factors influencing functional classification. The State of Washington requires that access onto state facilities be granted by permit, and that such access conform to an access management classification system.6 Access management may reduce the number of driveways, the allowable movements or modify existing access points where recurrent problems have been observed, including those related to safety, traffic flow and maintenance of roadway capacity. 3.2.4.4 Capacity Enhancements Capacity Enhancements typically include road widening and/or redesign to assure an existing road segment operates as efficiently as nearby segments. For example, where a section of freeway carries more local, short tips than long distance through trips by adding a parallel frontage road, the freeway might operate more efficiently. Another example might consist of two (2) heavily-used streets being grade-separated at their intersection point to accommodate flow. Capacity enhancements typically are higher in cost than other TSM strategies. Funding from outside sources is limited. Therefore, such projects must be carefully justified. 3.2.5 Transportation Demand Management(TOM) Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is an approach to solving transportation problems that focuses on reducing the demand for automobile travel rather than increasing the system capacity (supply) for automobile travel. TOM strategies should be particularly aimed at reducing the volume of single-operator vehicles. TDM is a valuable tool with which to address transportation problems because it generally avoids the high environmental, financial, and human costs associated with capacity-oriented solutions, such as road construction. The Commute Trip Reduction Program provides TOM techniques locally. TDM involves two (2) types of strategies. One (1) strategy reduces the demand for single- operator vehicles (SOVs). This is accomplished through programs such as: • Employer-subsidized bus passes and other financial incentives for transit use; • Infrastructure changes, such as providing safe and convenient bicycle parking and safe and convenient bikeways from residential to work locations, or increasing the use of non- motorized modes of transportation; • Parking management that reduces the amount of easy and inexpensive parking for employees, provided this does not lead to an unacceptable reduction in available parking for residents in adjacent areas; • Preferential parking for car pools and vanpools; • Park and Ride facilities convenient to Interstate 90; • Construction of shelters at transit stops; 6 RCW 47.50,WAC 468.51 and 468.52 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 9 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan • The building of lockers, change rooms, and shower facilities for bicyclists; and • Ride match services. The other TDM strategy reduces the overall need for travel by any means. This is accomplished through programs, such as: • Flexible work schedules, including four(4)-day work week; and • Tele-working (using telecommunications and computer technology to work from home to another location). Several pieces of legislation have led the City into the realm of TDM. These include the State GMA, Commute Trip Reduction Act (CTRA), and federal level requirements under both TEA-21 and Clean Air Act Amendments as reflected in the State Implementation Plan. The GMA cites the need for a variety of"management actions" including the requirement that the transportation chapter of each plan include an identification of system expansion needs and TSM needs to meet current and future demands. The Act goes on to note: "After adoption of the Comprehensive Plan...local jurisdictions must adopt and enforce ordinances which prohibit development approval if the development causes the level of service on transportation element of the comprehensive plan, unless transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate the impacts of development are made concurrent with the development. These strategies may include ...demand management and other transportation systems management strategies(emphasis added)." While TDM actions are aimed at reducing travel demand or, at least, shifting it to more opportune travel times, several focus on consolidating person trips to fewer vehicles. The City views transitlHCT use as key to reducing travel demand over the time horizon of this plan. 3.2.5.1 Commute Trip Reduction Act The Commute Trip Reduction Act (CTR) was passed by the State Legislature in 1991, and revised in 1997. It is also a part of the State Clean Air Act. The intention of the law is to improve air quality, reduce traffic congestion, and decrease fuel consumption. It focuses attention on larger employers with the intent or reaching concentrations of workers who might use shared-ride and non-motorized modes to travel to and from work. Working from 1992, or employer's survey year data as the base year, employers are encouraged to reduce SOV use and vehicle miles of travel (VMT) by 15 percent (15%) in the first two (2) years, 20 percent (20%) in four years, 25 percent (25%) in six (6) years and 35 percent(35%) in twelve (12)years. The City adopted Ordinance 03-087 in November of 2003, to address the requirements of CTR. The ordinance establishes the requirements for employers with over 100 employees (affect employers) under CTR. 3.2.6 Roadway Concurrency Level of service (LOS) is a quantitative standard for the operating characteristics of the transportation system. The definitions for each level of service and methodologies for calculating LOS are contained in the Transportation Research Board Special Report 209, Highway Capacity Manual (2000). The GMA requires LOS standards for all arterials and transit routes and also requires that the standards be coordinated regionally. GMA does not define the procedure for measuring LOS. Many communities rely upon Highway Capacity Manual procedures, measuring LOS in terms of vehicle delay at intersections. This methodology does not account for the impact of mid-block left-turn lanes, curbs and gutters, sidewalks and other facilities. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 10 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Levels of Service for Roadways are defined below: Level of Service Flow Characteristics A —ems Free flow operations at average travel speeds, usually about 90% of the free-flow speed for the arterial class. Vehicles are completely unimpeded in their ability to maneuver within the traffic stream. Stopped delay at signalized intersections is minimal. B _-`~ter`--. Reasonably unimpeded operations at average travel speeds usually about 70% of the free - flow speed for the arterial class. The ability to maneuver within the traffic stream is only slightly restricted and stopped delays are not bothersome. Drivers are not subjected to appreciable tension. C Stable operations. The ability to change lanes and maneuver in mid-block locations may be more restricted than in LOS B, and longer queues and/or adverse signal coordination may contribute to lower average travel speeds of about 50%of the average free-flow for the arterial class. Motorists will experience appreciable tension while driving. D e „1. Small increases in flow may cause substantial increases in approach delay and decreases in arterial speed. This may be due to adverse signal progression, inappropriate signal timing, high volumes, or some combination of theses. Average travel times are about 40% of free- flow speeds. E &lam Characterized by significant approach delays and average travel speeds of one-third(1/3)the free-flow speed or lower, cause by adverse signal progression, high signal density,extensive queuing at critical Intersections and inappropriate signal timing or some combination of these. F MUM;Y; Arterial flow at extremely low speeds below one-third to one-quarter(113— 1/4) of free-flow speed. Intersection congestion Is likely at critical signalized locations, with high approach delays resulting. Adverse progression is frequently a contributor to this condition. Many of the roadways in Spokane Valley were built as rural facilities. Some have been improved using rural road design standards to carry higher traffic volumes, but are not supporting of the character and desires of an urban community. Therefore, the City will pursue a two(2)-tiered LOS standard: • Intersections. Intersection LOS is calculated using standard Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) analysis procedures for the AM or PM peak hour, whichever is worse. • Roadway Segments. Roadway segment LOS will be based on allowable average daily traffic (ADT) on a roadway segment as a function of roadway characteristics. The allowable volumes will be developed following completion of the Comprehensive Plan. SRTC is tasked in the adopted countywide planning policies with establishing level of service standards for the regional street network. SRTC establishes travel time standards in the principal travel corridors. Table 3.2 indicates the corridors within the City of Spokane Valley for which travel time LOS has been established. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 11 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 3.2 SRTC Congestion Management System travel Times 1999 TModel2 2020 Roadway AV1 From To Average SB NB EB WB Sullivan Havana 7:45 8:41 1-90 Havana Sullivan 8:03 10:46 Sprague 1-90 2:23 2:13 Argonne/DishmaniMica 1-90 Upriver Dr 5:59 6:34 Sullivan Argonne 7:00 6:37 Sprague Avenue Argonne Sullivan 6:45 7:10 University Road Sprague 32nd Ave 3:34 3:46 Sprague 1-90 2 41 2,23 Pines Road 1-90 SR 290 2:28 3:11 Sprague 1-90 2:03 1:40 Sullivan Road 1-90 SR 290 4:12 4:25 Upriver Drive Frederick Sullivan 12:46 12:17 Source: Spokane Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan, November 1999. Updated 2002. The Washington State Transportation Commission sets the level of service standards for highways of statewide significance. The Commission coordinates the SRTC to establish level of service standards for state routes not on the highways of statewide significance system. Table 3.3 Roadways Exceeding 80%of Capacity 2025 Roadway From To Functional V!C Ratio Class 1-90 Sullivan Barker Freeway 0.83 1-90 Havana Carnahan Freeway 0.84 1-90 Sprague Argonne Freeway 0.84 I-un Broadway Argonne Freeway 0.84 SR 27 Urban Boundary 32nd Ave Collector 0.97 Barker Road Sprague 4th Ave Minor Arterial 0.99 Source: SRTC 2025 Forecast 11/2004 The specific levels of service and resulting capital facilities plans are included in the Capital Facilities Element of this plan. Please refer to the Capital Facilities Element for a more detailed discussion of level of service, concurrency and the city's transportation facilities plan. SRTC has identified roadway segments expected to exceed 80% of volume/capacity ratio by 2025 (Table 3.3). Planning for additional capacity should be considered when traffic volumes reach this level. The SRTC Metropolitan Transportation Plan notes that intersection deficiencies impede the flow of traffic, even when sufficient capacity is otherwise available. Table 3.4 shows intersections expected to exceed 90% of capacity by 2025. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 12 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 3.4 2025 Intersection Deficiencies Exceeding 90%of Capacity Roadway Cross Street Functional Class V!C Ratio 1.90 Sprague Expressway 0.91 1-90 Argonne EB On-ramp 1.01 1-90 Pines EB On-ramp 092 1-90 Pines EB Off-ramp 096 1-90 Evergreen EB On-ramp 096 1-90 Sullivan EB Off-ramp 091 Sprague University Principal 0.91 Barker Sprague Minor Arterial 1.04 SR 27 Belle Terre Collector 1.22 Appleway Park Principal Arterial 0.96 Appleway Thierman Principal Arterial 1.01 Source: SRTC 2025 Forecast 11/2004 3.2.7.1 Land Use The transportation system should be adequate to serve existing land uses and planned to meet future transportation demand. The adequacy of the system to meet local circulation needs, as well as regional transportation objectives, will be determined by existing and future land uses. The City of Spokane Valley street system is primarily a traditional grid with principal arterials laid out at approximately one (1) mile intervals, and minor arterials located approximately midway between principal arterials. Deviations from the grid result primarily from topographical limitations. Except in these areas, the grid distributes local residential traffic relatively evenly to the arterial network, although there is more direct access (properties fronting arterial roadways) than is desirable for the functional classification. The roadway network in non-residential areas is well developed, with little or no segregation of freight and passenger traffic. As the city grows, it should be anticipated that conflicts between the two (2)will increase. In commercial areas, the lack of access management on arterials has reduced roadway capacity significantly. At intersections in particular, placement of driveways may limit the effectiveness of design or signalization improvements. Local circulation and access along commercial corridors such as Sprague Avenue will be improved substantially by requiring shared and cross access between commercial properties as part of redevelopment. Changes in residential densities will increase the demand for transportation services. Encouraging higher densities along transit corridors will expand the mode choice, provided that pedestrian connections are planned appropriately. Safety and accessibility are primary concerns in providing access to schools and in providing for the elderly and the disabled. Expediting the flow of freight traffic and improving intermodal connectivity are important in creating attractive venues for business and industrial development. Land use plans should consider strategies for segregating freight movement from passenger traffic where possible. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 13 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 3.2.7.2 Neighborhood/Sub-area Circulation Plans: Much of the future growth within Spokane Valley will occur as infill development or redevelopment, As neighborhoods make a transition from large lots and a rural character to smaller lots and higher density, it will be important to ensure connectivity of local roads and neighborhood collector streets. The purpose of developing neighborhood circulation plans is to determine the location of future local roads while the properties are undeveloped or underdeveloped. 3.2.7.3 City Center - - Through the put °- -• - =- '=- 3 -- - - "Preferred Land Use Alternative"- was developed that includes the development of ',' I an identifiable city center in Spokane Valley. ` A major component of the City Center ' " Alternative is the development of -a--grid WI MO MIS -II III Ipp ., MONOO street pattern within the city center. As the illustration indicates, a poccibic grid pattern ' Lc of approximately--0943100 feet would—be "•` ::j° ideal for the development of a city center. Pedestrian and bicycle mobility is a vital partc,-(yrl(+a VA> Nc • 5t 4 E A_CDA➢ 41• .ONc ACAG-- OY STREET (((/// ON STREET (.'may i N _ PAR{�.:G 111 •PAR+C�NC fJYf 31 SOEWALK i �- ��SSSS�53;O 72 TREE W'ILE/ `TREE WELL CITY CENTER TYPICAL SFC11ON — N.T.S of-the future City Center transportation system. Improvements for �\ pedestrians and bicyclists should support increases in transit p services and promote the development of the City Center. As tho "`" street system is developed to better accommodate the needs-of ' `). pedestri e _ _ ' - •etwork of-facilities for people-on foot . / \/ : -'`*) Reducing the size of the ctreet grid, improving auto circulation and .; 'l• \t o ing--p- c _ _rger parcels is critical to { �• . ._ - - •_t redu- - _• - • • j-RE14414a - - - -•- -• et - - - - ••ore pad.. •_• .•- - - - - - pedestrian-linkages are provided, the pedestrian system will handle an increasing share of the trips- On riteOn street parking and wide-sidewal _, • - -- - -•d other pedestrian amenities arc important assets-in promoting a pleasant shopping experience. Landscaped medians should be ieso9orated i- - - --- - - -- -- • - -•• I. - - -•• -•- --• - - - movements. Block lengths within the City Center should be relatively short. Intersections should be land:,aapcd with decorative pavement treatment to create a sense of place. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-20'[2) Chapter 3-Transportation Page 14 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Special ctreet design standards should be developed for the City Center. Special standards for extra wide sidewalks {12 to 20 feet in width), pcdestria• --- - - _::itional amenities including b: _ ... .. . .•. . .....:. .. - • - _ _ included. 3.2.7.43 Freight& Goods Roadways should be designed for the type of traffic they serve. Designation of truck routes will expedite the flow of commercial traffic in other areas of the City and limit adverse impacts on residential neighborhoods. In order to prolong pavement life, minimizing the number of stops and starts along these routes and interconnecting signals for progressive movement should be considered. An important consideration in the establishment of truck routes is connectivity with sources of supply and distribution located outside the City, as well as major freight terminals and intermodal connections. Map 3.2 identifies truck routes within the City of Spokane Valley. The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) classifies state highways, county roads and city streets according to the tons of freight that are transported each year. The freight and goods transportation system (FGTS) identifies the highways and roadways most heavily used by trucks and provides factual data to support funding for projects that improve conditions for freight transportation, The information is updated every two (2) years, and inclusion of data may be requested by the City Engineer. The tonnage classifications used for designating the FGTS are as follows: T-1: More than 1 million tons per year T-2: 4 million to 10 million tons per year T-3: 300,000 to 4 million tons per year T-4: 100,000 to 300,000 tons per year T-5: At least 20,000 tons in 60 days For purposes of this analysis, trucks are defined to include all trucks with two (2) rear-axles (six (6) tires) or larger. They also include larger two (2) rear-axle (four (4) tires) delivery vehicles such as express package delivery vans, bread trucks or any commercial vehicle. Private pickups, vans or recreational vehicles are not included. To aid in calculating annual tonnage, trucks are divided into categories, as shown below: r• Single Units—A single vehicle including dump trucks and mixers, regardless of the number of axles. -4 - - Double Units — A two (2)-unit vehicle, normally a truck and trailer, generally with four (4) to six (6) y Y axles. This category is basically any truck up to . 80,000 lbs.; older double trailers can be included in ; this category. Qr71F.1 a Trains — Normally a tractor and two (2) trailers. Trucks rated from 80,000 lbs. to 105,000 lbs.; except gasoline tankers. In calculating the approximate freight tonnage, the following average weights were used: Singles: 7 tons Doubles: 27 tons Trains: 42 tons Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 15 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Truck routes regulate through truck traffic and do not apply to freight movements with origination or destination on any roadway. The designation of truck routes is intended to direct through-truck movements to arterials designed for such traffic, and to limit the adverse impact of such traffic on adjacent land uses. Residential land uses are particularly sensitive to heavy truck usage. The designation of freight corridors generally improves traffic flow and freight mobility. 3.3 Non-Motorized Transportation (See Chapter 11 --Bike and Pedestrian Element) 3.4 Transit Spokane Valley is located in the East Planning Region of the STA. The STA currently provides local bus and express bus to downtown Spokane, as well as paratransit service within the City of Spokane Valley. In the spring of 2004, a local option election authorized an additional three tenths of 1% sales tax for transit, with a sunset clause of June 2009. The STA currently operates two (2) Park & Ride facilities within Spokane Valley; one (1) located at University Road and Appleway Boulevard and the other on Indiana Avenue at Mirabeau Parkway. Facilities and routes are shown on the diagram below. STA Transit Routes in effect January 2007 Schedules (Levels of Service) for Spokane Valley fixed routes presently vary between 30 to 60 minutes as shown in Table 3.4-1: The STA evaluates its system on a regular basis to consider more direct routing, better connectivity and improved travel times to increase ridership. Table 3.4-1 Transit Levels of Service Sunday/holiday service is operated 8 a.m.to 8 p.m. No. Route Name Weekday Saturday Sunday 31/32 GarlandlTrentlindiana 30 60 60 — New Years Day — New Year's Federal/State Holiday 72 Liberty Lake Express 30 None None Observed(January 1.) 73 VTC Express 30 None None Memorial Day -- Labor Day 74 Valley Limited 30 None None -- Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day 91 Mission 60 60 60 — Christmas Federal/State Holiday Observed(December 25) 94 E.5th Street 30 30 60 — A special schedule is in effect for 95 Millwood 30 60 60 Independence Day 8:00 AM to approximately 10:30 p.m.(Service 96 Pines 30 60 None after the fireworks). 97 South Valley 30 60 60 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 16 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The STA evaluates its system on a regular basis to consider more direct routing, better connectivity and improved travel times to increase ridership. Paratransit van service is for individuals whose disability prevents them from using the regular fixed route buses. This means that a person must be unable, due to a disability, to get to or from the bus stop, get on or off the bus, or successfully travel by bus to or from the destination. Currently, paratransit service is provided Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m., with service on Sundays and holidays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (last pickup at 7:00 p.m.) throughout the paratransit service area. All paratransit trips must begin and end within the Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTEA). Currently, all of the area within the corporate limits of the City of Spokane Valley is within the PBTA. This area also includes Cheney, Medical Lake, Airway Heights, Millwood, Fairchild Air Force Base, Liberty Lake and the City of Spokane. STA provides bike racks on all their buses with the exception of the streetcars used on the PlazalArena Shuttle. The racks hold two (2), single-seat, two (2)-wheeled, non-motorized bicycles. 1.. �. .■ Sp MIIIi"fooll -' . `=+, a 1 tt... .. 1. 51 µ Spokane Valleyul - ae I RN 2 , , 27 .' t Creeslacr4s gi bUiI # ... I '• ` 41:r `:• "1 L 'r • :u- a 2 a a a ,1 111"E'•' }�e Ix 11 a ,, Each bicycle can be secured independently. The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) provides for a high capacity transportation (HCT) system to be developed in the future, that would extend from the City of Spokane's central business district through Spokane Valley to Liberty Lake. "High-capacity transportation system" means a system of public transportation services within an urbanized region operating principally on exclusive rights or way, and the supporting services and facilities necessary to implement such a system, including interim express services and high occupancy vehicle lanes, which taken as a whole, provides a substantially higher level of passenger capacity, speed and service frequency than traditional public transportation systems operating principally in general purpose roadways. RCW 81.104.015(1). The future route begins at the STA Plaza and the downtown alignment runs less than a mile along Riverside Avenue. The Convention Center and the Spokane Intermodal Center are within walking distance to the nearest station. East of Downtown, the alignment shares approximately six (6) miles of existing railroad right-of-way (BNSF and UPRR) to Dishman Mica Road. The route continues east from Dishman Mica Road the alignment is along the existing Appleway Boulevard right-of-way to its terminus in Liberty Lake. Appleway Boulevard is improved east to University Road where unimproved right-of-way exists to Tschirley Road. Portions of the Appleway right-of- way east or University Road is not of sufficient width required to accommodate both the future HCT facilities and planned improvements by the City. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 17 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Jim— i -Along anuth aide of I ifr I Applaway BIYd \d F w 1. ilx.-- r' 1; '‘} 1 V.1_1_04 i_'?'.--.W.--R___ ._ .1 • • il Location of recommandad operations _ $Iiarin segmenta ---- '" - . ' and maintenenca canter at Bowdlth Road of tUPR1 Tracks LEGEND 1 0 ultd R.trStatota et/oiUNA,taka j ® Uah1RalSta€DraxhIII Pak Ma c yccfspc. ;i.mmavatey a+ Hl19trIRalNgn04 r 1 APITts HCT Stations and Preliminary Alignment through Spokane Valley If approved, the long range success of HCT will depend on redevelopment of commercial corridors and location of higher density housing in close proximity to transit routes. There are new park and ride facilities proposed within Spokane Valley at the Fairgrounds, Argonne, Pines, Sullivan and the Appleway/I-90 Interchange. They range in size from 50 to 200 spaces. The Appleway Park and Ride could eventually be expanded to accommodate up to 1,000 cars. 3.5 Aviation Spokane International Airport, the Airport Business Park, and Felts Field Airport are owned by the city and county of Spokane, and are operated and maintained by the Spokane Airport Board. Felts Field Airport's history traces back more than 85 years with its beginning as a landing field in a park area next to the Spokane River in the Spokane Valley. The airport's heritage includes the original 1 site of the Washington Air National Guard. In the 1930's and 1940's, Felts Field served as Spokane's municipal airport with scheduled airline service from the airport terminal. That building, along with others at the airport is now on the National Register of Historic Places. All but approximately 10 acres of the 410-acre Felts Field is located in the City of Spokane. Ten acres are located within the City of Spokane Valley. The airport is located at the North end of Fancher Road in the western Spokane Valley, and is now an active General Aviation airport with 320 based aircraft and more than 72,000 annual aircraft operations. Information for the combined Spokane Airport System is summarized in the table below: Table 3.5 Spokane Airports Data % Dec-06 Dec-05 %Change YTD 2006 YTD 2005 Change Total Passengers 283,078 278,986 1.47% 3,224,423 3,197,440 0.84% Enplaned Passengers 141,283 140,147 0.81% 1,612,457 1,600,258 0.76% Deplaned 141,795 138,839 2.13% 1,611,966 1,597,182 0.93% Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 18 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Passengers Total Cargo(U.S Tons) 4,913.20 5,918.50 -16.99% 57,369.30 57,623.00 -0.44% Total Freight 4,891.30 5,080.10 -3.72% 49,947.50 50,459.00 -1.01% Freight On 1,970.00 2,212.10 -10.94% 20,867.20 21,768.00 -4.14% Freight Off 2,921.30 2,868.00 1.86% 29,080.30 28,691.00 1.36% Total Mail 21.9 838.4 -97.39% 7,421.80 7,164.00 3.60% Mail On 5.3 311.4 -98.30% 2,495.90 2,919.00 -14.49% Mail Off 16.6 527 -96.85% 4,925.90 4,245.00 16.04% Total Operations 7,036 6,588 6.80% 95,166 98,545 -3.43% Air Carrier Operations 3,315 3,589 -7.63% 39,539 42,081 -6.04% Air Taxi Operations 1,467 1,620 -9.44% 19,417 19,580 -0.83% Itinerant General Aviation 1,010 859 17.58% 19,419 18,958 2.43% Local General Aviation 1,168 450 159.56% 15,508 16,019 -3.19% Military Operations 76 70 8.57% 1,285 1,907 -32.62% As of September 2001,FedEx began carrying mail,which Is reported as freight. Freight,mail and cargo are reported In U.S.tons Source: Spokane Airports-Updated February 5,2007 Felts Field is classified as a reliever airport in the Washington State Aviation System Plan. The airport is located adjacent to the city boundary; a portion of the southeast corner lies within Spokane Valley city limits. Felts Field has 361 based aircraft, including 289 single-engine aircraft and 24 multi-engine piston-powered aircraft. Annual general aviation operations totaled 29,000 in 2002. Airport facilities and affiliated properties support the local economy through a variety of activities. For example, a recent study estimated that the average general aviation trip generates approximately $700 in food, lodging and entertainment spending. According to the 2001 WSDOT Aviation Forecast and Economic Analysis study, the airport generated about 250 jobs with an annual payroll of$4.5 million, and 16.5 million in total annual sales output. Felts Field has two (2) runways, Runway 3R/21L. Information about each runway is shown in Table 3.6. Table 3.6 Runway Attributes 3L/21R 3R121L Length 4,500 3,059 I Width 150 75 Elevation 1,952.9 1,946.5 ' Surface concrete asphalt Runway, 3L has runway end indicator lights, visual approach slope indicators (VASI) providing vertical guidance, and VOR and GPS and NDB non-precision approaches. Runway 21R is equipped with VASI's, as well as a medium density approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights (MALSR), which, in conjunction with an instrument landing system, provides a CAT I precision approach to this runway end. The MALSR is pilot controlled when the tower is not in Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 19 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan operation. There is a published non-precision approach to Runway 3R121 L rather than a specific runway end. The Felts Field Airport Master Plan, adopted in October 2005, is a 20-year needs assessment providing recommendations for improvements. The major recommendations of the master plan include construction of new taxiways, new development to the north along the river, and an extension of 550'to the main runway in the next 15 years to accommodate larger aircraft. The master plan also provides recommendations for the seaplane base located on the river adjacent to Felts Field. It is the only one(1)of its kind in Eastern Washington. The water landing is 6,000' long and 100' wide and accommodates approximately 450 landings annually. The Felts Field Master Plan calls for expansion of the airport's seaplane facilities over the next 20 years, including the construction of an additional dock, upgrades to existing docks, and improvements to the ramp. Map 3.4 Airport Hazards identifies regulated airspace pursuant to the Felts Field Airport Master Plan and 14 CFR Part 77 Subchapter E, Objects affecting Navigable Airspace and RCW 36.70A.510, RCW 36.70.547 within which structures exceeding specified heights and incompatible land uses may represent a threat to airport operations and the safe operation of aircraft utilizing Felts Field. Map 3.5 Land Use Compatibility identifies areas where restrictions on incompatible land use serve to protect persons and property adjacent to the airport. 3.6 Rail 3.6.1 Freight Freight rail service is provided by .-_- Burlington Northern Santa Fe - ?:,}';4 I (BNSF) and Union Pacific '`—` k„ -� r .. .i �i Railroad (UPRR), BNSF services yti''�� ` _ ti - j ; City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan remaining twenty-one (21) crossings are wither currently grade separated (five existing grade separations in Washington) or would be grade separated (six in Washington) as part of this project. This approach would concentrate public investment into eight (8) railroad grade separations within Washington State into one (1) corridor to cross two (2) railroads rather than spread out public investment into 61 railroad crossings spread across 87 miles or railroad track, With an estimated total project cost of $252 million in 2001 dollars ($165 million in Washington/$87 million in Idaho), the Benefit/Cost ration of 1:4 indicates that the project makes economic sense and has benefits far exceeding its cost to the public($80 million in net present value). Ultimately, by 2008 this project will create a triple track railroad corridor with a completely grade- separated roadway system. Both railway and roadway systems will be able to operate more efficiently and effectively throughout the corridor. The public can expect a significantly safer transportation system with less congestion and delay, as well as an environment with less carbon monoxide and substantially less noise pollution from train whistle blowing at the 35 at-grade crossings that currently exist in Washington. A summary of the crossings within the City of Spokane Valley affected by this project are shown in Table 3.7. Table 3.7 Bridging the Valley BNSF Crossing Proposal Current Proposed Havana At Grade Grade Separated Park At Grade Grade Separated Vista At Grade Close Argonne Grade Separated Modify Grade Separation University At Grade Close Pines At Grade Grade Separated Evergreen At Grade Close Sullivan Grade Separated Modify Grade Separation Flora At Grade Close Barker At Grade Grade Separated Wellesley Grade Separated Remove Grade Separation Passenger rail service is provided daily by the Amtrak Empire Builder, with service to Seattle and Portland to the west and Chicago and Minneapolis to the east, as shown in the graphic below. • Empire Builder / . • $ • •4 ' iiWolf Point,MT SeatlfaWA • +• - JSPokane,WA t1] . Fargo,ND ' f" •• Portland,OR '`. Mimeapplts-St.Paul MN Empire Builder Route .' Chkago,IL Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 21 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 3.7 Pipelines Pipelines are an integral part of the overall transportation picture. A number of pipelines are located within Spokane County and the metropolitan area. Yellowstone Pipeline Company (operated by Conoco/Phillips) maintains a high pressure petroleum pipeline and intermodal facilities located within Spokane Valley. Williams Pipeline and Pacific Gas & Electric transmission natural gas pipelines are located in within the unincorporated area of Spokane County. (See Map 6.1'). 3.8 Multimodalllntermodal Transportation The CWPPs, Policy Topic 5, Policy 3 states that "alternative modes of transportation to the automobile, including public transportation, pedestrian facilities, bikeways and air and rail facilities" shall be included in the regional transportation plan. "Multimodal transportation planning focuses on system choices, and adapts a generic, non-mode specific approach to defining and evaluating transportation problems. It then attempts to provide an unbiased estimate of each mode's contribution, singly or in combination, to solve the problem. Intermodal transportation planning, on the other hand, examines the policy and service interactions between modes, focusing on ensuring ease of movement for both people and goods when transferring from one (1) mode to another".7 1. Multimodal Transportation: a. Market preferences for low density residential development results in increased amounts of auto-dependency, particularly in suburban areas with a large number of commuters. The lack of transportation system connectivity in many residential areas often obviates alternative transportation options available to individuals, including walking, bicycle and public transit. This is particularly the case where the lack of infrastructure for such alternatives is limited or non-existent. b. Public transit depends on ridership to remain a viable option, since systems depend on revenues generated by fares. Low density development and access limitation impede the attractiveness of transit in many suburban areas, both for the individual and the service provider. Bus transit utilizes the same street system utilized by automobiles, and the location of transit stops is an important consideration in evaluating mobility within the street network, particularly on two (2)-lane roads without bus pull-outs. HCT overcomes the adverse impact on the roadway system where located within a dedicated right-of-way. c. Bicycles also utilize the street network, although bicycle access can be supplemented with trails and shared pathways. Both bicycle routes and pedestrian ways should be separated from roadways designed for heavy commercial traffic as a safety measure. Regulations which prohibit parking in bicycle lanes is necessary to maintain the functionality of a bicycle system. d. Pedestrian mobility depends on the availability of well-maintained sidewalks and/or linked trails to destinations such as schools, employment and shopping. The utility of both pedestrian ways and bicycle routes may be compromised by inclement weather, particularly in areas of snow accumulation. Distance from schools, shopping and employment again is a significant factor in the effectiveness of the pedestrian network, as are pedestrian comfort and perception of safety. e. Truck acceleration and movement differs significantly from that of passenger cars and light trucks using the roadway. Truck acceleration/deceleration is generally slower, SEE CHAPTER 6-UTILITIES 7 Technical Assistance Report,MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN VIRGINIA:,PAST PRACTICES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES,Stephen C.Brich and Lester A.Hoel. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 22 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan particularly in hilly terrain, and turning movements require additional space. It is advisable to segregate freight movement on the roadways from commuter routes on arterials with numerous stops or those without carefully synchronized signals. Trucks are usually the only alternative for the local delivery of commodities, and unlike passenger vehicles, are especially dependent on intermodal facilities such as airports, rail hubs or pipeline terminals. Adequate roadway access to these modes of freight transportation is a key consideration in improving overall mobility. f. Rail and pipelines operate within dedicated rights-of-way. Both modes are best suited to the movement of large quantities of particular types of goods. They necessarily rely on efficient linkages with other modes to make local deliveries. They generally represent conflict with other modes of transportation at the point on intersection, such as in the case with at-grade railroad crossings. These conflicts can occasionally cause serious issues of both mobility and safety. g. Aviation relies on successful and efficient links with other modes of transportation serving both passenger traffic and freight movement. The nature of aviation is such that flight corridors have significant effects on adjacent land uses and the transportation serving those uses. 2. Intermodal Transportation The importance of the various types of intermodal transportation depends to a high degree on the service required and the land uses served, and the length of trips involved. a. In residential areas, a choice of mode favoring the individual is of greater importance. Transportation system choices for individuals will depend on the relative convenience, access and pricing of the alternatives. Public policy may seek to change the relative value of individual choices. They could no this by various means, including public improvement, offering financial/non-financial incentives, or adopting regulations. I. Public improvements. Improved pedestrian access to transit corridors, shopping and schools makes walking and public transportation more attractive to individuals using those facilities. Planning for higher density land uses adjacent these mode alternatives. Similarly, bus shelters and similar amenities which increase individual comfort and convenience will encourage additional utilization of alternative modes of transportation. ii. Incentives. The Commuter Trip Reduction (CTR) program encourages car and van- pooling through corporate sponsorship. Additional incentives include telecommuting, company sponsored bus passes, and flexible work scheduling, which allows workers to avoid peak traffic periods. Where High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes are in place, vehicles with at least two(2)occupants benefit from reduced travel time. iii. Regulation. Local governments adopt regulations which have the affect of encouraging alternative modes of transportation. a. Decisions concerning freight movements are determined almost exclusively by the needs of suppliers and markets, but competitive pricing is probably the most significant factor in mode choice. "Just in time" delivery has replaced warehousing in most commodity markets, where delay is a cost factor. The efficiency of intermodal connections, loosely defined as that point where two (2) or more modes of transportation come together, e.g. roadways connecting airports, railroad loading facilities and freight terminals, pipelines and terminal facilities, depend more on the availability and adequacy of infrastructure and linkages. Through freight traffic should be segregated from origination/destination traffic to improve flow. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 23 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan iv. Signalization on roadways should be synchronized for commercial trucks to limit stopping and starting. v. Infrastructure in commercial and industrial areas should be designed to facilitate freight movement, including wide radii at intersections. vi. For goods moving on dedicated rights-of-way; reducing or eliminating points of conflict with other modes will facilitate mobility. 3.9 Citizen Participation The City conducted a citizen survey in the spring of 2004 to solicit community opinion on several general and other more specific transportation issues. The survey was a telephone survey conducted by Clearwater Research and was a statistically valid survey contacting over 400 households within the City of Spokane Valley. The majority of survey respondents (92%) traveled less than fifteen minutes 100% to work and nine out of ten drove toe The Sprague/Appleway I n-393 work. A majority of the respondents $� o Couplet has been a useful improvement to the overall (69%) believed that the construction of 60% roadway system. 44% the Sprague/Appleway Couplet had been a useful transportation 40% 25% improvement and should not be returned to two (2)-way traffic. The 20% 0 0 graph right indicates responses rating l)% the statement "Sprague/Appleway Couplet has been a useful improvement Strongly Somewhat Neutral Somewhat Strongly to overall roadway system." disagree disagree agree agree Further, 69% of the respondents indicated either strong support or somewhat supported extending Appleway Boulevard east beyond its current terminus at University Road. 100% Although 56% of the respondents Should making the streets n°3'99 indicated that they either strongly or 80% friendlier for pedestrians and somewhat supported the extension of n bicyclists a low,medium,or the Couplet to Evergreen Road, 6070 hinh nrinrihr r r 1hn rift.? another 35% were either strongly or 40% somewhat opposed to this ' proposition. 20% � , Surveyors also asked citizens about 0% the priority level for making major Low priority Medium priority High priority streets friendlier for pedestrians and bicyclists. Forty-four percent of the respondents said that the City should make this a high priority, while 22% stated that this should be a low priority for the City as indicated in the graph above. At the eight community workshops that were conducted during the spring and fall of 2004, an informal survey was taken which was based on the survey discussed above. The results from this informal survey generally supported the results of the statistically valid survey conducted by the Clearwater Research. The Spokane Valley Planning Commission held five (5) public hearings in June, July and September 2005. The Spokane Valley City Council held eight (8) public hearings on the Comprehensive Plan, concluding their deliberation on April 25, 2006. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 24 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 3.10 Goals and Policies Streets and Roadways Goals & Policies Goal TG-1 Establish appropriate design standards for transportation facilities. Policies TP-1.1 Street design should provide for connectivity between residential neighborhoods and collectors. Discourage cut-through traffic. TP-1.2 Develop access management standards for each functional classification of roadway. Work to consolidate or remove existing access points when a roadway does not meet appropriate standards. Goal TG-2 Ensure that roadway systems are designed to preserve and are consistent with community character. Policies TP-2.1 Street design should complement adjacent development. TP-2.2 Discourage private roads as a principal means or access to developments. Private roads should be designed and constructed to public street standards. TP-2.3 Encourage landscaping, street lighting and beautification in the design standards for local access streets, collectors and arterials. TP-2.4 Ensure that Appleway Boulevard right of way is the minimum width necessary to accommodate future street and regional high capacity transit improvements. Goal TG-3 Improve local circulation and emergency access consistent with community character and safety. Policies TP-3.1 As funding allows, bring unimproved and rural cross sections up to adopted street standards. TP-3.2 As funding allows, make intersection improvements and increase storage capacity where appropriate. Goal TG-4 Minimize the negative impact from transportation systems on the natural environment, air quality, noise levels and fuel consumption. Policies TP-4.1 Restrict high-speed traffic from residential neighborhoods and utilize traffic calming strategies to reduce vehicular speeds where appropriate. TP-4.2 Complete local traffic circulation plans for areas experiencing new development. TP-4.3 Continue the retrofit of signal lights to lower-energy LEDs. TP-4.5 Reduce the amount of vehicle idling within the City through implementation of signal synchronization and driver awareness. Transportation System Management(TSM) Goals & Policies Goal TG-5 Extend the functional life of the existing transportation system and increase its safe and efficient operation through the application of TSM strategies. Adopted April 25, 2008(Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 25 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Policies TP-5.1 Implement traffic signal synchronization projects as the primary component of a TSM program. As funding permits, monitoring or traffic operation should be carried out to assure efficient timing of traffic signals. TP-5.2 Use Access Management measures, such as placing restriction on left turns across major arterial streets to reduce accident rates and extend capacity of major arterials. TP-5.3 Consider grade-separated railroad crossings where appropriate. TP-5.4 Ensure that pedestrians, bicyclists and the physically handicapped are taken into account when developing signalized intersections. Transportation Demand Management(TOM) Goals & Policies Goal TG-6 Encourage all Commute Trip Reduction affected and voluntary employers in Spokane Valley to achieve the CTR Act travel reduction goals. Policies TP-6.1 Encourage car-and van-pooling, telecommuting, flexible work schedules and other strategies identified in the CTR to reduce overall travel demand. TP-6.2 Use video-conferencing and conference calling for off-site meetings where feasible. Freight & Goods Goals & Policies Goal TG-7 Provide for safe and efficient freight mobility. Policies TP-7.1 Discourage development of low-density residential development in close proximity to designated freight corridors and intermodal freight facilities. TP-7.2 Designate appropriate truck routes in the City of Spokane Valley. TP-7.3 Design designated freight corridors to improve traffic flow and freight mobility. TP-7.4 Disperse traffic throughout commercial districts rather than concentrating it on a single arterial. Goal TG-8 Adapt street and roadway design and facilities to manage traffic demand, address the need for freight movement, resolve traffic conflicts, and complement land use and urban features. Policies TP-8.1 Use the City's transportation system and infrastructure to support desired land uses and development patterns. TP-8.2 Allow for variety of services within neighborhoods that are convenient to and meet the needs of neighborhood residents, decreasing the need for driving. Non-motorized Transportation Goals & Policies (See Chapter 11- Bike and Pedestrian Element) Transit Goals & Policies Goal TG-10 Support the provision of a safe, efficient, and cost-effective public transportation system. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 26 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan TP-10.1 Work with STA to ensure that transit shelters, bus benches and other amenities that support transit use are provided in appropriate locations for users of the system. TP-10.2 Work with STA in planning and developing safe and efficient bus loading and unloading points. TP-10.3 Support the continued planning and development of other transit options, including but not limited to a high-capacity transit system. TP-10.4 Encourage use of fuel-efficient vehicles in the public transportation system. Goal TG-11 Encourage land uses that will support a high-capacity transportation system. Policies TP-11.1 Ensure that street standards, land uses, densities and building placement support the facilities and services needed along transit routes to make transit viable. TP-11.2 Work with STA to facilitate neighborhood business areas are served by transit. TP-11.3 Ensure that Appleway Boulevard right-of-way is the minimum width necessary to accommodate future street and high-capacity transit improvements. Aviation Goals & Policies Goal TG-12 Support the expansion of general aviation and freight uses at Felts Field in accordance with the approved Airport Master Plan. Policies TP-12.1 Encourage the full development and utilization of airport properties at Felts Field. TP-12.2 Encourage commercial, educational and logistical support industry in close proximity to the airport. Goal TG-13 Encourage land use and development compatible with airport uses and regulated airspace. Policies TP-13.1 Enforce regulations protecting airspace from encroachment, TP-13.2 Discourage incompatible land uses and residential densities adjacent to the airport. Rail Goals & Policies Goal TG-14 Support and encourage the continued viability of the passenger and freight rail system in the region. Policies TP-14.1 Participate with other jurisdictions to facilitate safe and efficient rail systems. TP-14.2 Support the "Bridging the Valley" project to reduce the number of at-grade railroad crossings in the City of Spokane Valley and to reduce the adverse noise impact on adjacent properties of railroad operations. TP-14.3 Discourage incompatible land uses and residential densities along rail corridors. Pipeline Goals & Policies Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 27 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Goal TG-15 Cooperate with pipeline operators to maintain safe operating conditions at intermodal facilities and along pipeline easements. Policies TP-15.1 Establish guidelines for the development/redevelopment of properties adjacent to pipeline corridors. TP-15.2 Develop regulations governing the use, handling and transportation of pipeline products. TP-15.3 Evaluate the need for designation of hazardous cargo routes associated with pipeline products as well as other hazardous materials. TP-15.4 Include provisions in the Hazard Mitigation Plan for mitigation of and response to product leakage, spillage and explosion. IntermodaliiVlultimodal Goals & Policies Goal TG-16 Encourage improved intermodal connections to facilitate freight movements in and between strategic commercial and industrial locations, and to provide mode choice for citizens and businesses. Policies TP-16.1 Remove obstructions and conflicts between roadway corridors and bicycle/pedestrian/transit modes. TP-16.2 Encourage freight intensive operations to locate along designated truck routes and intermodal terminals. TP-16.3 Evaluate the need for public improvements, incentives and regulation to increase intermodal fluidity. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 06-06-2012) Chapter 3—Transportation Page 28 of 28 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan CHAPTER 4 — CAPITAL FACILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES 4.0 Introduction The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires new development to be directed to areas that either currently have adequate public facilities and services, or to areas where facilities and services can be delivered within the 20-year time frame of the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan (SVCP). Facilities and services that are required for new development must be adequate and available at adopted levels of service (LOS). Locally established LOS help to define and contribute to Spokane Valley's quality of life. 4.1 Planning Context This section provides a review of the policy directives included in the State's Growth Management Act (GMA)and the Countywide Planning Policies relating to capital facilities planning. 4.1.1 Growth Management Act The GMA refers to capital facilities planning in two (2) of the thirteen (13) statewide planning goals. The two relevant goals are: • Urban Growth, Encourage development in urban areas where adequate public facilities and services exist or can be provided in an efficient manner. • Public facilities and services. Ensure that those public facilities and services necessary to support development shall be adequate to serve the development at the time the development is available for occupancy and use without decreasing current service levels below locally established minimum standards. More specifically, the GMA mandates that the City prepare a capital facilities plan which contains the following components: • An inventory of existing facilities owned by public entities, showing the locations and capacities of the facilities. • A forecast of the future needs for such facilities. • The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new facilities. • At least a six-year financing plan that will finance such facilities and clearly identify sources of public money for such purposes. • A requirement to reassess the Land Use chapter if probable funding falls short. 4.1.2 Countywide Planning Policies The Countywide Planning Policies (CWPP), originally adopted in 1994, contain a number of goals and policies regarding capital facilities and the provision of urban services. Those CWPP relevant to capital facilities planning are as follows:1 Policy Topic 1 —Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) Urban Growth Area Designation Process for New Incorporated Cities: 1. The Steering Committee of Elected Officials will assign new incorporated cities an interim population allocation based on the Office of Financial Management population forecasts and previous allocations to the former unincorporated area. 1 Note to reader: The following policies are numbered according to the policy number in the CWPPs, resulting in non-sequential numbering in this document. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 1 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 2. The new city will conduct a land capacity analysis using the Land Quantity Methodology adopted by the Steering Committee. a. The city will first determine land capacity inside its limits and then will examine the capacity of unincorporated UGAs adjoining the jurisdiction's boundary. 3. The new city will develop the Urban Growth Area proposal as part of its comprehensive planning process. a. The proposed UGA shall be presented to the Steering Committee at a public meeting. The new city must justify its UGA proposal, showing how the interim population allocation will be accommodated. b. The city must show how the area will be providing a full range of urban services within the 20-year timeframe of the comprehensive plan. c. All Urban Growth Areas lying adjacent to the new city should be analyzed and either proposed as the jurisdiction's UGA, a Joint Planning Area (JPA), or proposed to be removed from the UGA and converted to rural land. d. The city will show its work by presenting its land capacity analysis, urban service analysis and other information as appropriate. 4. The Steering Committee will conduct a public hearing on the population allocation and the Urban Growth Area and/or the (or Joint Planning Area) proposal. The Steering Committee will vote on the proposal and will forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners via minutes from the public hearing. 5. The Board of County Commissioners may conduct a public hearing on the proposed Urban Growth Area, and/or the proposed Joint Planning Area, and population allocation. After the hearing, the Board will approve and adopt, modify or return the proposal to the city for revision and/or adoption. a. The new city shall include the approved or modified UGA and/or the JPA in its comprehensive plan. b. The new UGA or JPA will become an amendment to the Spokane County Comprehensive Plan by incorporation. Policies 1. Urban Growth should be located first in areas already characterized by urban growth that have existing public facility and service capacities to serve such development, and second in areas already characterized by urban growth that will be served by a combination of both existing public facilities and services and any additional needed public facilities and services that are provided by either public or private sources. Further, it is appropriate that urban government services be provided by cities, and urban government services should not be provided in rural areas. Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) include all lands within existing cities, including cities in rural areas. 2. The determination and proposal of an Urban Growth Area (UGA) outside existing incorporated limits shall be based on a jurisdiction's ability to provide urban governmental services at the minimum level of service specified by the Steering Committee. Jurisdictions may establish higher level of service standards in their respective comprehensive plans. 5. Each jurisdiction shall submit proposed interim and final Urban Growth Area (UGA) boundaries to the Steering Committee, including: a. Justification in the form of its land capacity analysis and the ability to provide urban governmental services and public facilities; b. The amount of population growth which could be accommodated and the analytical basis by which this growth figure was derived; and Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 2 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan c. How much unincorporated land is required to accommodate growth, including maps indicating the additional areas? 8. Each municipality must document its ability to provide urban governmental services within its existing city limits prior to the designation of an Urban Growth Area (UGA) designation outside of existing city limits. To propose an Urban Growth Area (UGA) designation outside of their existing city limits, municipalities must provide a full range of urban governmental services based on each municipality's capital facilities element of their Comprehensive Plan. 11. Each jurisdiction's comprehensive plan shall, at a minimum, demonstrate the ability to provide necessary domestic water, sanitary sewer and transportation improvements concurrent with development. Small municipalities (those with a population of 1,000 or less) may utilize approved interim ground disposal methods inside of Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) until such time as full sanitary sewer services can be made available. Each jurisdiction should consider long-term service and maintenance requirements when delineating Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) and making future land use decisions. 12. Within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs), new developments should be responsible for infrastructure improvements attributable to those developments. 18. Extension of urban governmental services outside of Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) should only be provided to maintain existing levels of service in existing urban like areas or for health and safety reasons, provided that such extensions are not an inducement to growth. Policy Topic 2—Joint Planning within Urban Growth Areas Policies 1. The joint planning process should: a. Include all jurisdictions adjacent to the Urban Growth Area and Special Purpose Districts that will be affected by the eventual transference of governmental services. b. Recognize that Urban Growth Areas are potential annexation areas for cities. c. Ensure a smooth transition of services amongst existing municipalities and emerging communities. d. Ensure the ability to expand urban governmental services and avoid land use barriers to expansion; and e. Resolve issues regarding how zoning, subdivision and other land use approvals in designated joint planning areas will be coordinated. 2. Joint planning may be accomplished pursuant to an interlocal agreement entered into between and/or among jurisdictions and/or special purpose districts. Policy Topic 3 -- Promotion of Contiguous and Orderly Development and Provision of Urban Services Policies 1. Each jurisdiction shall include policies in its comprehensive plan to address how urban development will be managed to promote efficiency in the use of land and the provision of urban governmental services and public facilities. The Steering Committee shall specify regional minimum level of service standards (see Table 4.1) for urban governmental services with the exception of police protection within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). Local jurisdictions may choose higher standards. In its comprehensive plan, each jurisdiction shall include, but not be limited to, level of service standards for: Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 3 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan a. fire protection; b. police protection; c. parks and recreation d. libraries; e. public sewer; f. public water; g. solid waste disposal and recycling; h. transportation; i. schools. Table 4,1 Regional Level of Service Standards FACILITY LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD(LOS) Domestic Water Supply - Minimum Levels of Service for storage capacity and flow shall be consistent with the Washington State Department of Health requirements and the Spokane County Coordinated Water System Plan requirements(where applicable). System Design — Minimum Levels of Service for pipe sizing, flow rate, and systematic grid Domestic Water development shall be consistent with the Washington State Department of Health requirements and the Coordinated Water System Plan requirements(where applicable). Fire Flow—Fire flow rate and duration as well as fire hydrant specifications and spacing shall be consistent with local fire authority requirements or the Fire Code,whichever is more stringent. Incorporated areas will be provided with wastewater collection and transport systems in accordance with the adopted sewer concurrency requirements of the jurisdiction. Unincorporated urban growth areas will be provided with wastewater collection and transport systems in accordance with the requirements for sewer concurrency as set forth in Spokane County's Development Regulations. Collection systems and transport systems will be designed for peak flow conditions so that overflows, backups, and discharges from the system do not occur under normal operating situations. Specific design criteria shall conform to the requirements of the Washington State Department of Ecology and local regulations. Wastewater collection and transport systems will convey wastewater to centralized wastewater treatment facilities. Centralized wastewater treatment and effluent disposal facilities will be planned, designed, and Sanitary Sewer constructed to provide effluent that does not adversely impact the quality of surface or ground water of the State of Washington. Planning and design for wastewater treatment and effluent disposal facilities will be based on 20 year projections of population growth and current water quality criteria as established by the Washington State Department of Ecology. (Centralized wastewater treatment facilities shall be a part of a sewage system owned or operated by a city, town, municipal corporation, county,political subdivision of the state or other approved ownership consisting of a collection system and necessary trunks,pumping facilities and means of final treatment and disposal and approved or under permit from the Washington State Department of Ecology.) Transportation Maintain travel corridor time as established by Spokane Regional Transportation Council. Flooding of properly outside designated drainage-ways,de-facto drainage-ways,easements,flood zones or other approved drainage facilities, during the design precipitation or runoff event prescribed in the standards of the governing local agency or jurisdiction,shall be prevented within the reasonable probability afforded by such standards. Impact to buildings and accessory Stormwater structures shall be avoided to the maximum extent practicable by evaluating the effects of a 100- year rain event, and implementing measures to ensure that the runoff attendant to such event is directed away from such buildings and accessory structures. Any stormwater discharge to surface or ground waters must meet federal, state, and local requirements for water quality treatment, stormwater runoff and infiltration. Each jurisdiction shall specify in its Comprehensive Plan a level of police protection that addresses Law Enforcement the safety of its citizens. Libraries Each jurisdiction will specify its own level of service. Parks Each jurisdiction will specify its own level of service. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 4 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.1 Regional Level of Service Standards FACILITY LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD(LOS) Solid waste processing will meet Federal and State regulations,including maintaining any required Solid Waste facilities licenses. Each jurisdiction within the non-attainment area shall develop and use a street cleaning plan, coordinating with Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority (SCAPCA) as the oversight agency, to meet mandated Particulate Matter dust standards. Each jurisdiction's street cleaning plan will describe the programs and methods to be used to reduce particulate matter emissions from paved surfaces. Each plan shall address but not be limited to the following: 1) Street Street Cleaning sweeping frequency and technology to be employed. 2) Factors for determining when and where to initiate street sweeping following a sanding event, with the goals of expeditious removal when safety and mobility requirements have been satisfied. 3) Sanding reduction goal. 4) Sanding materials specifications to be employed.5)Locations, application rates and circumstances for use of chemical de-icers and other sanding alternatives. 6) Identification of priority roadways (over 15,000 average daily traffic count). Jurisdictions within the Public Transit Benefit Area (PTBA)shall have policies consistent with the Public Transit level of service adopted by the Spokane Transit Authority Board of Directors. Urban areas jurisdictions in excess of 5,000 population, or once a population of 5,000 persons is achieved,shall be served by Fire District with at feast a(Washington Survey and Rating Bureau of Insurance Services Office)Class 6 Insurance Rating or better. For the purposes of GMA minimum Levels of Service,Class 6 or better shall be based on the ISO Grading Schedule for municipal fire protection, 1974 edition,as amended,by using the fire district,fire service communication,and fire safety control portions of the grading schedule. The total deficiency points identified In these portions of the ISO or Washington Survey and Rating Bureau schedule shall not exceed 1,830 points. All jurisdictions,regardless of size,shall ensure that new development has a Fire Flow and Fire and Emergency hydrant placement per the International Fire Code adopted by that jurisdiction. Urban areas must Services be within 5 road miles of an operating fire station that provides service with a 'Class A" pumper, unless structures are equipped with fire sprinkler(s)that are rated in accordance with the edition of the International Fire Code adopted by the jurisdiction, and is located within 5 road miles of an operating fire station that provides service with a Class "A"rated pumper. Urban areas shall be served by a state certified basic life support(BLS)agency. Urban areas should be served by an operating basic life saving unit within 5 miles; and an operating advanced life support unit within 6 miles or 10 minutes response time far those jurisdictions with urban areas In excess of 5,000 in population;and basic life support and advanced life support transport service. Public Schools To be determined by individual school district CFP. 2. Each jurisdiction and other providers of public services should use compatible information technologies to monitor demand for urban governmental and regional services and the efficiency of planning and services delivery. 3. Each jurisdiction shall include policies in its comprehensive plan to ensure that obstructions to regional transportation or utility corridors are not created. In addition, each jurisdiction should include policies in its comprehensive plan to ensure sustainable growth beyond the 20-year planning horizon. 7. Each jurisdiction's comprehensive plan shall include, at a minimum, the following policies to address adequate fire protection. a. Limit growth to areas served by a fire protection district or within the corporate limits of a city providing its own fire department. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 5 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan b. Commercial and residential subdivisions and developments and residential planned unit developments shall include the provision for road access adequate for residents, fire department or district ingress/egress and water supply for fire protection. c. Development in forested areas must provide defensible space between structure and adjacent fuels and require that fire-rated roofing materials be used. 9. Wellhead protection plans should be coordinated with water purveyors and implemented by local jurisdictions. The Steering Committee shall pursue strategies for regional (to include Idaho jurisdictions) water resource management, which sustain projected growth rates and protect the environment. 10. Each jurisdiction shall include provisions in its comprehensive plan for the distribution of essential public facilities. 13. Each jurisdiction shall plan for growth within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) which uses land efficiency, adds certainty to capital facilities planning and allows timely and coordinated extension of urban governmental services, public facilities and utilities for new development. Each jurisdiction shall identify intermediate growth areas (six to ten year increments) within its Urban Growth Area (UGA) or establish policies which direct growth consistent with land use and capital facility plans. Policy Topic 9—Fiscal Impacts Policies 1. Each jurisdiction shall identify, within the capital facilities element of its comprehensive plan, capital resources that will be available to accommodate the additional development which is anticipated within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). 4.2 Essential Public Facilities The City of Spokane Valley is required to plan for essential public facilities (EPFs) pursuant to GMA. Spokane County adopted through the CWPPs "Growth Management Essential Public Facilities Technical Committee Report' in 1996, which set forth a model project review process for the siting of EPFs. All jurisdictions within the County are required to provide a mechanism in the Comprehensive Plan to utilize the model project review process either verbatim or as a model. More recently, the Washington State Legislature passed two laws addressing siting of EPFs. In June 2001 the state enacted ESSB 6151, and in March 2002 the state enacted ESSB 6594. These laws require counties and cities fully planning under GMA to include a process in their Comprehensive Plans to provide for the siting of Secure Community Transition Facilities (SCTFs). A"secure community transition facility"(SCTF) is the statutory name for a less restrictive alternative residential facility program operated or contracted by the Department of Social and Health Services. As stated in RCW 71.09.020, "...a secure community transition facility has supervision and security, and either provides or ensures the provision of sex offender treatment services." The program offers 24-hour intensive staffing and line-of-sight supervision by trained escorts when residents leave the facility. A less restrictive alternative (LRA) placement is defined in the state law as a living arrangement that is less restrictive than total confinement. In response to these new state laws, planning staff from all jurisdictions in Spokane County formed a task force to cooperatively develop a regional siting process for all essential public facilities, including SCTFs. The Essential Public Facilities Task Force, with assistance from the Washington State Office of Community Development (OCD), the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), and technical staff from the jurisdictions developed a regional siting process for essential public facilities titled Spokane County Regional Siting Process for Essential Public Facilities. Table 4.2 below lists EPFs that are either wholly or partially located within the City. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 6 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The regional process provides for a review process with a location analysis. Public involvement takes place throughout the process with public comment periods as well as public hearings. The review process requires the applicant for an EPF to assume responsibility for the bulk of the analysis and processing of the proposal. The analysis includes two parts. First, an analysis of functional criteria of all potential sites is conducted to select the highest-ranking ten (10) semi- finalist sites. Second, these ten semi-finalist sites are analyzed using more qualitative criteria and resulting in selection of at least three (3) preferred sites. Both analyses include public comment periods. Next, the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) conducts a public hearing on the Preferred Site List to allow for further public comment, identify strategies to address any issues associated with particular sites, and rank the finalist sites. The BoCC ranking is advisory to but not binding on the applicant. Last, the applicant, after selecting a specific site, will work directly with a local jurisdiction and its regulatory requirements to permit construction and operation of the EPF. The regional siting process is based on a coordinated inter-jurisdictional approach, which in combination with consistent development regulations among the jurisdictions will implement the requirement of equitable distribution of EPF of a statewide or regional/countywide nature. Table 4.2 Inventory of Essential Public Facilities Significance Category Name Address Statewide Regional Transportation Facilities I Interstate 90 N/A Statewide Regional Transportation Facilities Centennial Trail N/A Regional Regional Transportation Facilities Pence-Cole Valley Park&Ride and , 414 S.University Rd Transit/Transfer Center Regional Regional Transportation Facilities Pines Road/I 90 Park&Ride E. Montgomery,Pines Rd &I-90 Regional Regional Transportation Facilities STA Maintenance—Bowdish(Fleck 123 S.Bowdish Service Center) Regional Regional Transportation Facilities , SR-27(Pines Road) N/A Regional Regional Transportation Facilities SR-290(Trent Avenue) N/A Regional j Solid Waste,Wastewater&Water Valley Recycling-Transfer 3941 N.Sullivan Rd Facilities Regional Social Service Facilities Valley Hospital&Medical Center 12606 E.Mission Ave Regional Social Service Facilities American Behavioral Health Systems 12715 E.Mission Ave 4.3 Goals and Policies The following goals and policies are consistent with the goals and policies of the GMA and the Countywide Planning Policies. The City of Spokane Valley will implement the goals and policies for services provided by the City. Special purpose districts, such as water, school, and fire, are encouraged to implement the goals and policies that are under their control. Spokane Valley intends to coordinate with special purpose districts when they adopt and amend their own system plans and capital improvement programs. General Goal CFG-1 Provide facilities and services that the City can most effectively deliver, and contract or franchise for those facilities and services that the City determines can best be provided by a special district, other jurisdiction, or the private sector. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 7 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Policies CFP-1.1 Review plans of service providers within Spokane Valley to determine consistency with the SVCP. CFP-1.2 The City should seek a balance between the quality and cost of providing public facilities and services. CFP-1.3 Optimize the use of existing public facilities and promote orderly compact urban growth. CFP-1.4 Coordinate the construction of public infrastructure with private development to minimize costs whenever practicable and feasible. Capital Facilities Planning and Level of Service Goal CFG-2 Adopt and implement a Capital Facilities Plan to ensure public facilities and services meet Level of Service Standards. Policies CFP-2.1 Facilities and services shall meet the following minimum Level of Service standards: Table 4.3 Spokane Valley Level of Service Standards Facility or Service Level of Service Standard Domestic Water Meet the minimum Regional LOS` Sewer Public sewer required for new development LOS D for Signalized Intersections Transportation LOS E for Un-signalized Intersections Stormwater Meet the minimum Regional LOS* Law Enforcement No minimum LOS adopted Parks 1.92 acres per 1000 residents Libraries Library District to set LOS Solid Waste Meet the minimum Regional LOS* Street Cleaning Meet the minimum Regional LOS* Public Transit Meet the minimum Regional LOS` Fire and EMS Meet the minimum Regional LOS* Public Schools School Districts to set LOS See Page 4 for Regional LOS standards CFP-2.2 Update the City's Capital Facilities Plan annually to ensure that services and facilities are provided efficiently and effectively and to help establish budget priorities. CFP-2.3 Planned expenditures for capital improvements shall not exceed estimated revenues. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4- Capital Facilities Page 8 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan CFP-2.4 If adopted level of service standards cannot be maintained, the City shall increase funding, reduce level of service standards or reassess the Land Use Element. Public Safety - Fire and Police Goal CFG-3 Provide police protection efficiently and cost effectively to Spokane Valley residents. Coordinate with fire districts to ensure adequate fire protection and emergency services for Spokane Valley citizens. Policies CFP-3.1 Encourage inter-jurisdictional cooperation among law enforcement agencies and fire districts to further develop, where practical, shared service and facility use. CFP-3.2 Develop a comprehensive emergency management plan that meets the needs of the City and coordinates with regional emergency planning efforts. CFP-3.3 Require adequate emergency vehicle road access and water supply/pressure for new development within the City. CFP-3.4 Encourage property owners to create a defensible space between structures and adjacent fuels and require that fire rated roofing materials are used on buildings in forested areas. Water and Sewer Goal CFG-4 Plans for water and sewer service should be consistent with the SVC P. Policies CFP-4.1 Review water and sewer plans to determine consistency with anticipated population growth, future land uses, comprehensive plan land use policies and development regulations. CFP-4.2 Coordinate sewer planning with appropriate jurisdictions for consistency with the SVC P. CFP-4.3 Support continued planning for domestic water needs in partnership with water purveyors, the Joint Aquifer Board, Washington State Department of Health and the Washington State Department of Ecology. CFP-4.4 Encourage public and private efforts to conserve water and to provide public education regarding the safe and appropriate use of the waste treatment system (i.e., NOT using drains and toilets for pharmaceuticals, grease, diapers, etc.). CFP-4.5 Discourage new, private domestic wells within the Spokane Valley City limits. CFP-4.6 New development must connect to public sewer and water. CFP-4.7 Consider grey water re-use and rainwater harvesting technology when and where appropriate and feasible. CFP-4.8 Encourage use of less water-intensive, native vegetation where possible. Solid Waste Goal CFG-5 Promote the reduction, re-use and recycling of solid waste. Policies CFP-5.1 Establish a City Hall recycling program to present a positive example of civic and environmental responsibility. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 9 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan CFP-5.2 Participate in updates to the Spokane County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management plan and support its implementation. CFP-5.3 Work toward reducing waste at City-sponsored events through the provision of recycling canisters and other means. CFP-5.4 Provide links to reduction, re-use and recycling information on the City web site. CFP-5.5 Encourage the recycling of construction site waste. Stormwater Goal CFG-6 Ensure the provision of stormwater facilities and related management programs that protect surface and groundwater quality, prevent chronic flooding from stormwater, maintain natural stream hydrology, and protect aquatic resources. Policies CFP-6.1 Require stormwater management systems for new development. CFP-6.2 Create and implement a stormwater management plan to reduce impacts from urban runoff. CFP-6.3 Best management practices should be utilized to treat stormwater runoff prior to absorption of runoff into the ground. CFP-6.4 New development should include the multiple uses of facilities, such as the integration of stormwater facilities with recreation and/or open space areas, when possible. CFP-6.5 Encourage the use of alternatives to impervious surfaces, including permeable pavers, pervious pavement, subsurface drainage chambers and garden roofs. CFP-6.6 Consider programs limiting the use of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers containing phosphates or other harmful chemicals. Library Service Goal CFG-7 Promote efficient and cost effective library service to Spokane Valley residents. Policies CFP-7.1 Encourage continued free, reciprocal library services among all libraries within the Spokane region. CFP-7.2 Land use regulations should allow siting of library facilities in locations convenient to residential areas. CFP-7.3 Work collaboratively with the Spokane County Library District to develop long- range library plans consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Schools Goal CFG-8 School sites and facilities should meet the education needs of Spokane Valley citizens. Policies CFP-8.1 Develop land use designations that allow new schools where they will best serve the community. CFP-8.2 Consider the adequacy of school facilities when reviewing new residential development. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 10 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan CFP-8.3 Assist school districts in their planning processes. CFP-8.4 Encourage educational and vocational institutions to develop programs that will result in local employment opportunities for graduates. CFP-8.5 Coordinate with school districts to use school facilities as community centers where appropriate. Concurrency Goal CFG-9 New development shall be served with adequate facilities and services at the time of development, or within the time frame consistent with state law. Policies CFP-9.1 Implement a concurrency management system for transportation, water and sewer facilities. Financing Growth Goal CFG-10 Consider a variety of revenue sources and funding mechanisms including, but not limited to, impact fees. Policies CFP-10.1 Identify and pursue sources of revenue for financing public facilities. Essential Public Facilities Goal CFG-11 Collaborate with all Spokane County jurisdictions in determining the best locations for public and private essential public facilities. Policies CFP-11.1 Follow the process for siting essential public facilities as set forth in the Spokane County Regional Siting Process for Essential Public Facilities. Potential Annexation Areas Goal CFG-12 Provide capital facilities to serve and direct future growth within the City of Spokane Valley Potential Annexation Areas Policies CFP-12.1 Plan and coordinate the location of public facilities and utilities in the potential annexation areas CFP-12.2 Considering, in advance, property acquisition opportunities for future facilities including but not limited to parks, police facilities, stormwater facilities, greenbelts, open space, and street connections CFP-12.3 Coordinate with adjacent jurisdictions in developing capital improvement programs and studies addressing multi-jurisdictional issues 4.4 Capital Facilities Plan 4.4.1 Introduction The Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) provides an analysis of the facilities and services required to support the future land use and growth projected in the Comprehensive Plan. The CFP includes a six-year capital projects and a financing plan for facilities provided by the City. The finance plan identifies specific revenue sources that the City reasonably anticipates will be available in the year Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 11 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan the project is scheduled to be constructed. The CFP includes Level of Service (LOS) standards for each public facility or service and requires that new development be served by adequate facilities. The purpose of the CFP is to use sound fiscal policies to provide adequate public facilities consistent with the land use element and concurrent with, or prior to, the impacts of development. 4.4.2 Growth Assumption On June 9, 2009, the Spokane County Board of Commissioners (BoCC) approved a population allocation of 18,746 people for the City of Spokane Valley. The allocation is the amount of people the City can accommodate within its current municipal boundary. In addition, the BoCC approved a population allocation of 8,138 people for the unincorporated Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) adjacent to the City of Spokane Valley. The City of Spokane Valley has identified the adjacent UGAs as Potential Annexation Areas (PAAs). The City has identified existing service providers to help determine the effects on existing levels of service in the event of annexation. Capital facilities planning activities within these UGAs continue to be the County's responsibility. The following population data is used for capital facilities planning purposes: Table 4.4 Population Projection Year 204314 204-9g,Q 203334 if II Population 91,940021$ 9624.2 657 40&6&3106,831 4.4.3 Level of Service Cities are often defined by the quality of facilities and services that are provided to its residents. Good road, sewer and water infrastructure are typical criteria used by businesses considering relocation. Park and recreation facilities are increasingly used to judge the quality of a City. Businesses want to locate where they can attract the best employees, and quality of life issues are often the deciding factor for a person to move to a new area. Level of service standards are quantifiable measures, such as acres of parks per 1000 people, or the amount of time it takes to travel a road segment during peak morning and afternoon "rush hours," the higher the level of service the higher the cost. This element establishes levels of service which will be used to evaluate the adequacy and future cost of urban facilities and services. 4.4.3 Concurrency The Growth Management Act introduces the concept of concurrency, which requires new development to be served with adequate urban services at the time of development, or within a specified time thereafter. The GMA allows six years for necessary transportation improvements to be constructed as long as a financial commitment is made at the time of development. The GMA strongly encourages concurrency for water and sewer, and it is good public policy to require the same. 4.4.4 Financing Facilities and Services The City is limited in its ability to finance all desired capital facility projects. Options must be available for addressing funding shortfalls or decisions must be made to lower levels of service for public facilities. In deciding how to address a particular shortfall, the City will need to balance current needs versus future growth requirements; existing deficiencies versus future expansions. Capital facilities plans must be balanced. When funding shortfalls occur, the following options should be considered: a. Increase revenues, b. decrease level of service standards, c. decrease the cost of the service or facility, Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 12 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan d. decrease the demand for the service or facility, e. or some combination of the above. The following table presents possible financial resources available to the City for capital projects. Table 4.5 Funding Resources Funding Category Funding Source General Fund(Sales Tax,fees,property tax,utility tax,etc.) Current Revenues Real Estate Excise Tax(REET) Impact Fees Non-voted General Obligation Voted General Obligation Bonds Revenue(payable from a particular utility or enterprise) Local Improvement District(Assessment Bonds) Surface Transportation Program Bridge Replacement Funds Federal Grants Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program(CMAQ) Land and Water Conservation Fund Community Development Block Grants Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account(ALEA) Transportation Improvement Account Centennial Clean Water Fund Public Works Trust Funds Interagency for Committee for Outdoor Recreation(IAC) State Grants/Loans Arterial Street Fund(Motor Fuel Tax) Urban Arterial Trust Account(UATA) Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Hazardous Bridge Replacement Community and Economic Revitalization Board Water Pollution Control Fund Developer Contributions Other Donations Local Improvement Districts 4.4.6 Impact Fees New growth creates a demand for new and expanded public facilities and services. The GMA authorizes local governments to impose and collect impact fees to partially fund public facilities to accommodate new growth. Impact fees can be used to pay for new or expanded facilities and cannot be collected to address existing infrastructure deficiencies. The GMA allows impact fees to be assessed on the following: • Public Streets and Roads • Public Parks Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 Capital Facilities Page 13 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan • Schools • Open Space • Fire Protection Facilities • Recreation Facilities The City has not enacted impact fees as a funding mechanism for capital facilities, but may study the issue as directed by future City policy. 4.4.7 Community Facilities This section of the CFP includes civic buildings such as government offices, community centers, and entertainment facilities. As a new City, Spokane Valley does not have a significant inventory of community facilities. Inventory of Existing Facilities Spokane Valley completed construction of CenterPlace at Mirabeau Point Park, in the summer, 2005. The facility houses the Spokane Valley Senior Center, conference facilities, classrooms and a "great room" for events. CenterPlace has a dining capacity of 400 and includes a full commercial kitchen. Spokane Valley leases office and meeting space for employees and City Council in the Redwood Plaza office building, located at 11707 East Sprague Avenue. Spokane Valley also leases precinct and court space at the Valley Precinct Building located 12710 East Sprague. Level of Service Spokane Valley does not propose to adopt a level of service standard for community facilities. Forecast of Future Needs The need for new community facilities is difficult to quantify and depends on the future structure of City government. If Spokane Valley continues to contract for services such as police, parks and road maintenance, the need to acquire and maintain facilities will be minimal. However, if Spokane Valley begins providing these services, there will be a corresponding need for administrative office space and other facilities. For example, if Spokane Valley assumes responsibility for parks maintenance, a new maintenance facility would have to be constructed to house equipment and employees. At some future point, Spokane Valley will likely purchase an existing building or construct a new building to house City Hall. This decision must be made with thought and vision. In the right location, City Hall will be the center for civic affairs and community events and will influence economic development in the area where it is constructed.. The location should be centralized and accessible to all citizens. Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities Spokane Valley currently has no specific plans to construct new community facilities. The City must decide the location of a permanent City Hall and/or other civic buildings. Future updates to the Capital Facilities element will include information on locations and capacities for community facilities. Capital Projects and Financing Plan Spokane Valley anticipates either constructing a new City Hall building, or purchasing and remodeling an existing building within the six year time frame of this CFP. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 14 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 4.4.8 Domestic Water The City of Spokane Valley does not own or operate a public water supply system. Rather, water is provided to Spokane Valley residences and businesses by special purpose districts, associations, and public and private corporations. Water service is coordinated by Spokane County through the Coordinated s A Water System Plan (CWSP), which identifies service ,y+\ .{{ boundaries, establishes minimum design standards and , 1 •a , promotes the consolidation of regional water resource ts'1 >> management. The CWSP is updated as needed at the 1 'r4 bili • I• .� direction of the Board of County Commissioners or the ,, — -• Washington State Department of Health (DOH). T _ The City of Spokane Valley is supportive of existing - __s regional water supply planning, water use efficiency programs and plans, watershed planning, wellhead protection plans, water quality plans, and planning for reclamation and reuse. Water Systems Water systems are categorized generally by the number of connections served; Group A systems provide service to 15 or more connections while Group B water systems serve fewer than 15 connections and fewer than 25 people per day. Group B water systems are regulated under chapter 246-291 of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). In 2009, the Governor and the Legislature set a new direction for regulating Group B public water systems by eliminating all state funding for this program and providing regulatory flexibility. They did this because Group B systems serve a small population, and the cost to provide regulatory oversight is relatively high. The law authorized the State Board of Health (Board)to: • Establish requirements for the initial design and construction of a Group B water system. This change allowed the Board to eliminate ongoing requirements after initial approval of the system. It also allows local health jurisdictions (health department or health district) to establish Group B requirements that are more stringent than state requirements. • The law also authorized the Board to eliminate some, or all, regulatory requirements for Group B systems serving four or fewer connections. The current rule only eliminates requirements for some one and two connection Group B systems. Spokane Valley has 25 Group A systems and 13 Group B systems providing water service within the City. A detailed inventory of water systems is shown below in the inventory section. Water System Plans The Washington State Department of Health recommends that all water purveyors prepare a water system plan to determine future needs for water facilities within their service areas. The plans must include an existing facility inventory, project future needs for water supply, conservation strategies, and identify and provide for the protection of aquifers against contaminates. Once a water system plan is adopted, it must be updated every six years. The Department of Health is the approval authority for water system plans. Water purveyors meeting the following criteria are required to have water system plans approved by DOH. 1. Systems having 1000 or more connections. 2. Systems required to develop water system plans under the Public Water System Coordination Act of 1977 (Chapter 70.116 RCW). 3. Any system experiencing problems related to planning, operation and/or management as determined by the Department of Health. 4. All new systems. 5. Any expanding system. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 15 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 6. Any system proposing to use the document submittal exception process in WAG 246-290- 125(documents such as project reports and constructions drawings). In 2003, the Washington State Legislation passed what is commonly referred to as the "Municipal Water Law' (MWL), amending sections of the State Board of Health Code (RCW 43.20); the laws governing Public Water Systems (RCW70.119A); and sections of the state's Water Code (RCW 90.03). The MWL requires that water system planning documents must be consistent with Spokane Valley's Comprehensive Plan and development regulations. The Department of Health is developing procedures that water systems must follow to ensure coordination with local jurisdictions and consistency with growth planning. Water Rights Washington State water law requires all prospective water uses to obtain a water right permit from the Department of Ecology (DOE) before constructing a well or withdrawing any groundwater from a well. However, the law does allow a water right permit exemption, referred to as the domestic exemption, which states that no water right permit is required for the withdrawal of up to 5,000 gallons of water per day from a well when the water is being used for the following: 1, Livestock watering. 2. Single or group domestic water supply. 3. Industrial purposes. 4. irrigation of no more than one half acre of lawn or noncommercial garden (RCW 90.44.050). For many years, Ecology issued water right certificates to water suppliers based on projected future use, rather than actual "beneficial use." The unused portions of those certificates or rights are known as"inchoate" rights, which could potentially be taken away by Ecology if not put to beneficial use. This situation was troubling to municipal water suppliers. Public water systems need a level of certainty to obtain financing for capital facilities as well as to issue letters of water availability to development interests. The "Municipal Water Law: of 2003" clarified that cities are entitled to inchoate (unused) water for the purpose of serving expanding areas. This ensures that municipalities have sufficient water for anticipated growth based on the communities' comprehensive plans and water and supply plans. Watershed Planning In 1998, Washington State passed the Watershed Management Act to develop a "thorough and cooperative method of determining what the current water resource situation is in each Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) of the state and to provide local citizens with the maximum possible input concerning their goals and objectives for water resource management and development" (RCW 90.82.005). In late 1998, a Planning Unit was formed for WRIAs 55 and 57, or the Middle Spokane-Little Spokane River watersheds, with Spokane County designated as the lead agency. The Watershed Management Act requires the Planning Unit to address water quantity issues and allows water quality, habitat and in-stream flows to be considered in the process. The watershed planning effort is expected to produce information on how water is used in the Water Resource Inventory Areas and recommendations for how it should be used in the future. The Planning Unit may also formulate a recommendation for in-stream flows for the Spokane and Little Spokane Rivers. The Department of Ecology may establish minimum water flows or levels for streams, lakes or other public waters for the purpose of protecting fish, game, birds or other wildlife resources, or recreational or aesthetic values of said public waters whenever it appears to be in the public interest to do so. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 16 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The data, information and recommendations generated by the Planning Unit may be used by the Department of Ecology to assess the ability to issue new water rights for the Spokane Valley- Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer. The WRIA 55 and 57 planning process will provide a basis for better understanding of potential water resource limits and will be incorporated into future updates to this capital facilities plan. Inventory of Water Systems Most of the water used by Spokane Valley residents and businesses is provided by water and irrigation districts and small water systems, listed in Tables 4.7 and 4.8 and shown on the Water Districts and Wellheads map, located at the end of this chapter. The City of Spokane provides water to the western portions of Spokane Valley, totaling approximately 620 connections. Group A water systems are those which have 15 or more service connections or regularly serve 25 or more people 60 or more days per year, Group B water systems serve two to 14 connections and are not subject to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Instead, they must meet state and local requirements for water quality and operations. Table 4.7 Spokane Valley Water Purveyors-Group A Systems Current Residential Current Non Residential Storage Group A Systems Connections Connections Capacity (gallons) Bayou On Barker 0 4 0 I Burger Royal 4 1 50 Carnhope Irrigation District 7 495 31 0 Central Pre Mix-Sullivan Rd 4 4 0 City Of Spokane* 59700* 0 I Not reported Consolidated Irrig Dist 19 System 1 3349 196 2,750,000 Consolidated Irrig Dist 19 System 2 5168 125 2,200,000 East Spokane Water Dist 1 1700 94 1,277,000 1 Hutchinson Irrigation Dist#16 790 0 1,200,000 Honeywell Electronic Mfg LLC 0 1 0 Irvin Water District#6 1597 154 1,900,000 Kaiser Alum-Trentwood Works 0 2 21,200 Model Irrigation Dist#18 2518 6 550,000 Modern Electric Water Co 7424 824 1,500,000 Orchard Avenue Irrigation Dist 6 1255' 4 0 Pinecroft Mobile Home Park 143 0 I 400 Puerta Vallarta 0 1 0 Spitfire Pub And Eatery 0 2 87 Spokane Business&industrial Park 0 252 478,000 Spokane Co-Mirabeau Park 0 2 200 Spokane Co Water Dist#3 9788 426 [ 6,880,000 Trentwood Irrigation District 3 1727 162 1,120,000 _ Vera Water&Power s ! 9259 390 l 8,650,000 Woodland Park Trailer Court 30 0 0 Approximately 620 connections within City of Spokane Valley Source. Washington State Department of Health Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 17 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.8 Group B Systems Group S System Connections Holiday Trailer Court 12 Janzen&Janzen 1 Levernier Const,Water System 1 Mercer Trucking Co Inc 1 Middco Tool&Equipment 1 Systems Transport Inc 1 Tci Water System 6 Tds 2 Union Pacific Railroad-Trentwood 1 Westco S Apparel Service 3 Western Structures Inc 2 WSDT-Pines Road Maintenance 1 Source: Washington State Department of Health Level of Service The Countywide Planning Policies were amended in 2004 to defer level of service standards for water supply and fire flow to the requirements of the Department of Health and local fire codes respectively. Forecast of Future Needs Spokane Valley adopts by reference water system plans for all water purveyors providing service within the City of Spokane Valley. Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities Spokane Valley adopts by reference water system plans for all water purveyors providing service within the City of Spokane Valley. Capital Projects and Financing Plan Spokane Valley adopts by reference capital project and financing plans for all water purveyors providing service within the City of Spokane Valley. Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Service Fire protection, rescue, and emergency medical services (EMS) are provided by Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) and Spokane County Fire District No. 8. SVFD serves over 90% of the Ire' Valley, while District 8 serves a few small areas in • the southern part of the City (see Fire Districts Map _'' at the end of this chapter). Both districts serve the City with a full range of fire suppression and EMS services. Spokane Valley voters chose to annex into SVFD and District No. 8 in September, 2004. Insurance Rating Fire departments are assigned a numerical fire protection rating by the Washington Surveying and Ratings Bureau. Insurance companies fund the Bureau to perform on-site inspections of fire Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 18 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan districts to determine the rating. The Bureau analyzes five main areas: average response time, water supply, communication network, schedule of fire inspections and fire station evaluations (which focus on age of vehicles), personnel training and staffing of facilities. Insurance companies use the fire protection rating to help determine insurance rates on all fire insurance policies. The rating is on a scale of one to ten, with one representing the best score. Quality of fire service can have a significant impact on fire insurance rates, particularly for commercial businesses. SVFD has a Fire Insurance Rating of three (3) and District No. 8 has a Rating of five (5), both indicating excellent fire protection services. Inventory of Existing Facilities and Apparatus The Fire Districts Map shows the location of fire stations and service area boundaries for SVFD, District No. 8 and surrounding fire protection districts. All fire agencies have mutual aid agreements to assist each other in major emergencies. SVFD 20142014 apparatus inventory includes 4-09 Type I Engines, 32 Type II Engines, 3 Class A pumper/ladders, three brush trucks. 1 heavy rescue and other miscellaneous vehicles for staff, training, rescue, maintenance, prevention and command. SVFD has ten stations, including seven within the City of Spokane Valley. Locations of the stations are as follows: Fire District No. 8 has one fire station inside the City limits, station 84 in the Ponderosa neighborhood, located at 4410 South Bates. The District has two stations located outside the City Table 4.9 Spokane Valley Fire limits providing additional coverage, No. 81 at 6117 Department Station Locations South Palouse Highway and No. 85 at 3324 South Linke Road. Stations 81 and 84 each have two University Station ' 10319 East Sprague Class A engines and two wild land brush engines. Millwood Station a i 9111 East Frederick Station 85 has one Class A engine and one wild land Liberty Lake Station-a 2218 North Harvard brush engine. Otis Orchards Station 22406 East Wellesley Level of Service Sullivan Station-6* 15510 East Marietta The Level of Service goals for response time are Ednecliff Station-6* 6306 East Sprague described in SFVD's Standard of Cover. SVFD's Standard of Cover is consistent with the regionally Findecrofl Station7 * 1121 South Evergreen adopted minimum level of service for fire protection Evergreen Station-8* North 2110 North Wilbur and emergency services. The following table shows South Valley Station 9* East 12121 East 32nd the number of calls per year. Greenacres Station* Eact 17217 East Sprague • Inside Spokane Valley City Limits Table 4.10 Spokane Valley Fire Department City Responses Year 2996 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 12013 City €i Responses ,270 9,144 10,080 9,480 9,394 9,663 10,141 10.998 The Countywide Planning Policies for Spokane County establishes minimum levels of service for fire and emergency medical services as follows: • Urban areas are required to be serviced by a Fire District with at least a Class Six Insurance rating. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 19 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan • Urban areas must be within five road miles of an operating fire station that provides service with a"Class A" pumper, unless structures are equipped with fire sprinklers. • Urban areas shall be served by a state certified basic life support (BLS) agency within five miles and an operating advanced life support unit within six miles or ten minutes response time. Both SVFD and 8 meet the minimum countywide level of service standards. Forecast of Future Needs The northeast area of the City is underdeveloped at present but as the City grows over the next ten to fifteen years, SVFD recognizes that a new station will need to be constructed to provide an adequate level of service. Station 11 will be constructed at Barker and Euclid. Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities Station No. 11 will be located in the vicinity of Barker and Euclid and will have 3 bays with 1 fire apparatus. Construction for Station 11 is tentatively planned for 20462017 or when growth in the area will support the investment and ongoing costs. Capital Projects and Financing Plan SVFD is a junior taxing district and supplements its regular taxes with special levies. As the restrictions on the taxes generated from the regular tax go down, special levies are proposed to maintain needed funding. Special levies must be approved by voters served by SVFD. The Department does not use its bonding capacity to fund capital projects. The Department's philosophy is to reserve funds generated through its regular revenues for future capital needs. The following table represents SVFD planned capital expenditures. Table 4.11 SVFD Capital Projects Plan Project 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total Fire Station No. 11 (New I I construction) $0 I $0 I $0 SO $1,800 $0 $1,800 (Amounts-Dollars are In times-$1,000) 4.4.9 Library Service Library services are provided by the Spokane County Library District (District).The District is a municipal VALLEY corporation established by voters in 1942 under provisions of RCW 27.12.040. An independent special � EBraadwayAv �� purpose district, The District's sole purpose is to Va�!uy 6rmn provide public library services to the unincorporated county and affiliated municipalities. A five-member Z Board of Trustees appointed by Spokane County Commissioners governs the District. A Board-appointedE+ohm library director serves as chief administrator. Inventory of Existing Facilities Spokane Valley has one library located inside its boundary, the District's Valley Branch, located at 12004 East Main. This resource library is the District's largest facility, measuring 22,950 square feet, including branch administrative space. The District has two other libraries within the greater Valley area located at 4322 North Argonne and 22324 East Wellesley in Otis Orchards. As of January 2013, approximately 36,000 Spokane Valley residents were District cardholders. Valley Library was the primary branch of registration, with Argonne second and Otis Orchards third. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 20 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Spokane County Library District has a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the City of Spokane with over 1,600 Spokane Valley residents having a Spokane Public Library card. Library Facility Master Plan The District currently provides library services to the residents of Spokane Valley primarily from a 22,950 square foot library. The Spokane Valley Library was built in 1955 and expanded in 1986. The Spokane Valley Library is one of the busiest libraries in Washington. In March 2008, voters defeated a proposal to establish a proposed Greater Spokane Valley Library Capital Facility area and to issue General Obligation Bonds for construction of a new main library and a new neighborhood branch in the eastern area of the City. The District subsequently undertook a capital facilities planning process for its entire service area, resulting in the July 2010 Board of Trustees approval of a 20-year Library Facilities Master Plan (LFMP). The LFMP proposed a capital investment totaling $50.8 million (2010 dollars). In 2013, the Board of Trustees approved a Strategic Plan (Plan) to guide allocation of resources to support programs and services that are responsive to community needs. The Plan is based upon community conversations held in every library facility along with interviews with individuals actively engaged in the community. The Plan identified four service response priorities for the next three to five years. • Create Young Learners • Support Job Seekers & Local Businesses • Inspire people of all ages to discover plan and learn • Connect Community As part of the planning process the Board of Trustees took a fresh look at the LFMP. They recognized that the changing role of public libraries and the current economic environment required a critical evaluation of all future building projects. New facilities will support early learning, workforce development, creative learning and community connections by being open, flexible spaces that adapt to changing roles and emerging services. With the increasing use of digital content and the emerging role of library as a place to gather, meet and exchange information, the physical library is an information commons as well as community knowledge center. Future Facilities for the City of Spokane Valley The existing Spokane Valley Library has served residents of the valley for nearly 60 years. The split design is not efficient and the layout does not meet current needs, In 2012, the District entered into an agreement with the City of Spokane Valley to purchase 8 acres on Sprague between Farr and University adjacent to Balfour Park. A jointly funded site plan that will include a one story 30,000 square foot library placed within a City park was initiated in 2013. The goal is to develop a park with amenities to enhance the library experience and create a welcoming civic destination. The District also owns property south of Sprague along Conklin Road and intends to build a 12,000- 15,000 square foot library. The building will offer an open, flexible floor plan providing meeting rooms, study rooms, children's learning areas, information commons and space to browse library materials. The combined square footage for library facilities in the City of Spokane Valley is planned to be between 42,000-45,000 square foot. The agreement with the City of Spokane Valley allows the District up to five years to begin building on the Sprague property. The Board of Trustees is currently evaluating the possibility of putting a proposal before the voters in 2014 to fund the capital investment in two libraries that will be built within the City of Spokane Valley. If successful, the District would break ground in 2015 on the first building and shortly after on the second. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 21 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Operational Costs The District anticipates that efficient building design and continuing staff productivity improvements, a larger Spokane Valley Library and an eventual new branch can be operated at normal District funding levels of$0.50 per$1,000 of assessed valuation. 14.4.10 Parks and Recreationiibll i _ p ,'. Spokane Valley has a wide range of recreational ,?t , 4 1111(; IxrII opportunities available to residents and visitors. City ' ,;, a. -Y.,r ` :, , parks, school play fields, golf courses, trails, County , •4 1 - , 4 ,: el parks and conservations areas are all within close l'.;.:;,,°3 ,. j14 f ' vicinity to Spokane Valley residents. f I; . IlL I The City provides a system of local parks that is !-.7--.7L4' =*- ! _ "!-.7--.7L4'-- `` managed by the Spokane Valley Parks and ^4=�---.4 _ Recreation Department. The Parks Department is in the process of updating its developing a new Parks; and—Recreation, and Open Spaces Master Plan. - ."-,"-""`1i When finished, this plan will offer a detailed picture of �''1' the park, recreation and open space system, including changes and improvements that will be made in the future. This section of the Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) provides summaries of the parks inventory, level of service(LOS), future park needs, proposed projects, and a financing plan for the next six years. Park Types Parks are classified by their size, service area and function. Spokane Valley uses the nationally recognized Park, Recreation, Open Space and Greenway Guidelines, to establish standard for parks planning. Major classifications include mini-park, neighborhood, school-park, community, large urban, various trail designations and special use facilities. The Parks Element, Chapter 9, provides a thorough description of park types used for planning purposes. Inventory of Existing Facilities The Parks Map, found at the end of this Chapter, shows the location of all parks within Spokane Valley. Table 4.13 provides an inventory of park and recreation facilities owned by Spokane Valley. These parks are used to calculate Spokane Valley's level of service for parks. The Parks Master Plan provides the most detailed inventory of parks, including equipment, structures and other miscellaneous park facilities. Table 4.13 Spokane Valley Park Facilities Spokane Valley Parks Acreage Status Neighborhood Parks Balfour Park 2.86 — Developed Browns Park 8.203 Developed I Castle Park 2.74 — Minimally Developed Edgecliff Park 9.74 Developed Greenacres Park 8.3 Developed Terrace View Park 9.24 Developed Subtotal 35,988 Community Parks Valley Mission Park 24_01.01 Developed Sullivan Park 16.1 Developed Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 22 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.13 Spokane Valley Park Facilities Spokane Valley Parks Acreage Status Subtotal 40.12-4,84 Large Urban Parks Mirabeau Point Park 42_0144 Developed Subtotal 42_0494 Special Use Areas Park Road Pool 2.00 Developed Sullivan ParkWestern Dance Hall _ 19-97 Developed CenterPlace 13.60 Developed Subtotal 31.67 Undeveloped Park Land Myrtle Point Park 31.197 Undeveloped Valley Mission Park(South) 7.22 Undeveloped Valley Senior CenterBalfour Park Expansion 2:998_4 Undeveloped Subtotal 46_70,38 Total Park Acres 180.34-71:76 I 1 Level of Service The Countywide Planning Policies for Spokane County requires all jurisdictions to adopt a level of service (LOS) standard for parks. Spokane Valley has the flexibility and freedom to adopt a LOS standard for parks that reflects the expressed . need and desire of our community. The National Recreation and Parks Association ":` r f suggest that cities adopt LOS standards for different park types, such as mini (pocket), neighborhood, community and major parks 1 t l Spokane Valley does not have a well-developed park system and will use total City-owned park acres for its LOS measurement. In 2006, Spokane Valley adopted a LOS of 1.92 X„1 � acres/1000 people as its minimum LOS standard Spokane Valley recognizes that schools churches, natural areas and commercial - enterprises all provide recreation opportunities for Spokane Valley residents. These will all be taken into consideration when Spokane Valley determines the best location to purchase new park land. Forecast of Future Needs Spokane Valley has the capacity to accommodate an additional 4.51"4814,891 people over the next 20 years within the current City limits. In order to maintain the adopted LOS of 1.92 acres/1000 people, Spokane Valley would have to add about 3425 acres of park land over the next 20 years, with 145 acres in the first six years, as shown in Table 4.15. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan provides a more detailed analysis of park and recreation needs by dividing the City into smaller service areas. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 23 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.15 Future Park Demand Total Park Acres Acres Required at Year Population Available 1.92 acres/1000 ' Net Deficiency Acres 20432014 I 91,94090;5501 180,3474,75_I 176.521-73-86 (3.78)21-4 I 20102020 I 96,6579Z-0332 1-- -_180.3474:75 185,58483;84 5 281-1 29 I 20332034 1106,831105,668 I 180.3474,75 205.12202.88 24.8234-13 I *Assumes 20-year growth of 14,89146,118 people Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities In order to maintain the adopted 1.92 acres/1000 level of service standard, Spokane Valley would Ineed to adds acres of park land by the year 292020. Capital Projects and Financing Plan The following table details Spokane Valley's six year Parks and Recreation capital improvement financing plan. The table details projects that address level of service deficiencies (capacity projects)and other capital improvements (non-capacity) projects. Ohio 4.17 Parks Capital Faellities-Plan-llb2-J Note-Amo-ants In$1,000 gr-ofeot ! 2013 2044 I 2-016 204-8 112817 204811b3} Teta' Park-in evernents $400 $400 _ ;l8B I $100 I $100 €490 _ 6,600 Tetal $100 $400 $400 $1-00 $400_I _8400 } $600 0 Rovenue-seafce i - - I - - • - _ t� - General-Punki — — $60 $50.—.—_0_l. $50 Sig_ Sig $300 REET#1 - - $60 $50 = $50 _I_ $59 $40 $60 5300 Cranio $0 $0 $0 I $0 $0 1 $0 $0 Total $400 $100 , $100 $400 I $400 1 $100 $600 Table 4.17 Parks Capital Facilities Plan Note:Amounts in$1,000 Project 2014 i 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 I Did Park Improvements 263 I 100 100 100 100 100 $763 Total I 263 I 100 I 100 _ 100 1 100 I 100 $763 Revenue Source _ - - - I - General Fund 193 100 100 100 100 _ 100 $693 REET#1 0 I g I 0 I 0 0 - 0_ Grants = 0 _ A._ III 0 0 0 -_____-- _.J� SQ Fund balance 70 I _ Q I 0 0 I 0 0 S70 f Total 263 I 100 100 I 100 I 100 140 $763 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 24 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 4.4.11 Public Safety The Spokane Valley Police Department is a contract law enforcement agency, partnering with the Spokane County Sheriff's Department to provide a safe environment for the citizens, businesses, and visitors of the City of Spokane Valley. This unique contracting relationship allows for the sharing of many of our resources, allowing both agencies to operate at peak efficiency without duplicating services. Spokane Valley also contracts with Spokane County for judicial, jail and animal control services. The total contract for public safety for 2011 totaled over$$15.3 million, including approximately 100 commissioned police officers. Spokane Valley supports community oriented policing and recognizes it as an important complement to traditional law enforcement. In Spokane County, community policing is known as S.C.O.P.E., or Sheriff Community Oriented Policing Effort. The community policing model balances reactive responses to calls for service with proactive problem-solving centered on the causes of crime and disorder. Community policing requires police and citizens to join together as partners in the course of both identifying and effectively addressing these issues. About 364 Spokane Valley citizens are S.C.O.P.E volunteers. Community Survey The Community Preference Survey included questions to gauge the public's perception of police services. Results show that 85% of Spokane Valley residents believe police services are good, very good, or excellent, indicating a generally high level of confidence in the police force. Only 27% of respondents expressed a willingness to pay additional taxes to have improved police services. Inventory of Existing Facilities The Spokane Valley Police Precinct is located at 12710 E. Sprague and houses patrol and detective divisions, the traffic unit and administrative staff. The Precinct also includes a Spokane County District Court. Spokane Valley is served by four S.C.O.P.E. stations, shown in the following table. Table 4.18 Spokane Valley S.C.O.P.E stations Neighborhood Location Neighborhood Location University 10621 East 15" Trenhvood 2400 N.Wilbur#79 Edgecliff 522 S.Thierman Rd. Central Valley 115 N.Evergreen Rd. 1 Level of Service Public safety is a priority for the City of Spokane Valley. It is difficult to determine at this time, an adequate and measurable level of police protection. Spokane Valley will monitor the performance of the Spokane County Sheriff's Department and will adjust the contract for services as necessary to ensure an adequate level of police protection. Forecast of Future Needs Future needs for police protection will be determined as a part of the annual budget process. Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities Spokane Valley is not planning to construct any new law enforcement facilities at this time. Capital Projects and Financing Plan Spokane Valley is not planning to construct any new law enforcement facilities at this time. 4.4.12 School Facilities Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4- Capital Facilities Page 25 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Four public school districts provide service within Spokane Valley: East Valley, West Valley, Central Valley and Spokane School District 81. Spokane Valley must coordinate with each district to ensure consistency between the City's plan and school districts' plans. There are also a number of private schools that provide service to Spokane Valley area children. Inventory of Existing Facilities The School District Map, found at the end of this Chapter, shows district boundaries and locations of all public schools within Spokane Valley. Tables 4.19 through 4.21 shows capacities of all schools located within Spokane Valley. School districts use portable classrooms at some school sites as interim measures to house students until permanent facilities can be built. Portable units are not included in capacity figures. School capacity figures are reported by the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction and are based on square footage per student. Table 4.19 Central Valley School Inventory Elementary School Sq.Ft.Area Capacity Adams 146,879 521 Summit(Formerly Blake) 34,823 436 Broadway 140,648 499 Chester 38,388 480 Greenacres 55,875 680 Keystone 33,669 1421 Liberty Lake 60,477 756 McDonald 46,504 563 Opportunity 142,388 521 Ponderosa 51,377 642 Progress 37,573 452 South Pines 145,956 1499 Sunrise 53,673 1662 University 137,867 455 Total Elementary Permanent Facilities 1626,097 7,587 Junior High Schools Sq.Ft.Area Capacity Bowdish ;74,738 743 Evergreen 76,075 751 Greenacres 91,803 908 Horizon 84,795 838 North Pines 105,368 11,044 Total Junior High Permanent Facilities 432,779 14,284 Senior High Schools Sq,Ft.Area Capacity Central Valley 239,540 11,988 University 239,540 1,986 Total Senior High Facilities 1479,080 13,974 Source: Central Valley School District Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 26 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.20 East Valley School Inventory Elementary School Sq.Ft.Area Capacity East Farms 47,047 579 Oils Orchards 51,789 629 Skyview - - - 42,140 509 Trent 58,482 713 Trentwood 47,274 573 Total Elementary Permanent Facilities 246,732 3,003 Junior High Schools Sq.Ft.Area Capacity East Valley 84,561 831 Mountain View 82,544 816 Total Junior High Permanent Facilities 167,105 1,647 Senior High Schools Sq.Ft.Area Capacity East Valley ` 203,248 1,686 Total Senior High Facilities 203,248 , 1,686 Source: Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Table 4.21 West Valley School inventory Elementary School Sq.Ft.Area Capacity Millwood Early Childhood Cir. I 27,164 340 Ness 33,440 418 Orchard Center 34,094 426 Pasadena Park 34,002 425 Seth Woodward I 35,941 449 Total Elementary Permanent Facilities 164,641 2,058 Middle Schools Sq.Ft.Area Capacity Centennial I 89,870 I 875 West Valley City School 30,258 I 307 Total Junior High Permanent Facilities 120,128 I 1,182 Senior High Schools Sq.Ft.Area Capacity West Valley i 149,128 1,207 Spokane Valley 13,902 116 Total Senior High Facilities 163,030 1,323 Source: West Valley School District Level of Service The Countywide Planning Policies for Spokane County requires that all jurisdictions adopt a Level of Service standard for schools. Spokane Valley defers this responsibility to the individual school Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 27 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan districts providing service within the City. Individual school districts may request that Spokane Valley adopt a Level of Service standard in future updates to the Capital Facilities Element. Forecast of Future Needs Central Valley School District The Central Valley School District (CVSD) is experiencing a period of high growth in student population, particularly towards its eastern boundary. Liberty Lake and Greenacres Elementary Schools are currently over capacity. In response to this growth, the District initiated its "Community Linkages" planning process in the fall of 2004 to develop strategies and alternatives for accommodating its present and future students. The committee developed student population projections through the 2008/2009 school year for the entire district by analyzing growth trends in student population, building permit activity and proposed housing developments. The data will be used to guide decisions on where to locate school facilities. Table 4.23 shows the number of students enrolled in Central Valley Schools in 2005 for each school in the District and projections through the 2008-09 school year. In 2005, 11,480 students were enrolled in CVSD schools, with 9,363 of those students living within the City of Spokane Valley. Table 4.23 Central Valley Enrollment Projection Student New Projected Student Student School Attendance Area Enrollment 2005 Enrollment In 2008-2009 Increase Elementary Schools i Broadway 492 517 25 Progress 291 311 20 Opportunity 339 366 27 Adams 466 503 37 University 419 435 16 South Pines 331 332 1 McDonald 356 364 8 Sunrise 490 532 42 Ponderosa 334 337 3 Chester 322 352 30 Greenacres 588 686 98 Liberty Lake 727 876 149 Total 5155 5611 456 Middle Schools North Pines 525 551 26 Bowdish 574 589 15 Horizon 440 462 22 -Evergreen 578 630 ^� 52 Greenacres 644 767 113 Total 2761 2989 f 228 Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 28 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.23 Central Valley Enrollment Projection Student New Projected Student Student School Attendance Area Enrollment 2005 Enrollment In 2008-2009 Increase I High Schools University High 1922 2055 133 Central Valley High 1642 1804 162 Total 3564 3859 295 Total Student Enrollment 11,480 12,459 979 Source: Central Valley Linkages Committee--John Bottelli,Spokane County GIS The following table shows enrollment projections for Central Valley School District from the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The table provides historic and projected school enrollments for the years 2001 through 2010. Table 4.24 Central Valley School Enrollment Actual Enrollment Projected Enrollment Grade 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 I 2008 2009 2010 K-6 5,873 5,817 5,965 6,272 6,433 IIF 6,686 6,980 7,332 7,697 j 7,985 7-8 1,800 1,823 1,819 1,817 1,899 I 1,942 1,900 1,897 1,926 2,090 I I 9-12 3,410 3,544 3,555 3,602 3,653 - 3,695 3,788 3,789 3,828 3,862 K-12 11,083 11,184 11,339 11,691 11,985 12,323 12,668 ri3,018 I 13,451 J 13,937 ISource: Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction East Valley School District East Valley School District has experienced a significant decline in enrollment in recent years. In 1999, enrollment peaked at just under 4,700 students down to 4,355 students enrolled in the fall of 2004. The following table indicates that East Valley will continue to lose students through the year 2010. Table 4.25 East Valley School Enrollment Actual Enrollment Projected Enrollment Grade 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 K-6 ! 2,355 2,288 2,167 2,139 2,082 2,022 I 1,974 1,964 1,931 1,917 7-8 ! 743 735 732 716 690 681 659 599 572 564 9-12 1,592 1,565 1,544 1,500 1,396 1,354 1,322 1,337 1,292 1,217 K-12 4,690 4,588 4,443 4,355 4,168 4,057 3,955 3,900 3,795 3,698 Source: Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction East Valley School District estimates that out of 4,240 total students enrolled in the District in September, 2005, 2,378 lived within the City of Spokane Valley. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 29 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan West Valley School District West Valley School District has grown in student population consistently since 1998 and is projected to continuing growing through the year 2010, as shown in Table 4.25. Table 4.26 West Valley School Enrollment Actual Enrollment Projected Enrollment Grade 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 K-6 i 1,591 1,552 1,614 1,581 1,605 1,610 1,632 1,710 1,728 1,750 7—8 545 566 575 528 542 560 567 503 519 589 9--12 1,469 1,502 1,503 1,534 1,510 1,538 1,554 1,559 1,576 1,493 K-12 3,605 3,620 3,692 3,643 3,657 3,708 3,75373,772 3,823 J 3,832 Source: Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities Central Valley School District The most urgent need for the CVSD is to add more elementary classroom space in the east end of the District. The District recently acquired two properties in the north Greenacres area for a new elementary school. The District will need to construct a new high school and middle school in the 20-year time frame of this comprehensive plan. The district has a site for a middle school adjacent to the Liberty Lake Elementary School. A number of elementary schools need to be completely remodeled, including Opportunity, Greenacres and Ponderosa. East Valley School District East Valley is not planning to construct any new facilities within the six year time frame of this capital facilities plan. Future updates to this plan will incorporate new capital projects. West Valley School District West Valley is remodeling its High School and will add elementary school classroom space. Capital Projects and Financing Plan West Valley School District passed a $35 million bond measure in 2004 that is being used to remodel West Valley High School, construct new elementary school classrooms and a new gymnasium. Central Valley School District is in the process of developing a Capital Improvement and Financing Plan. 4.4.13 Sewer Service Background In 1980, Spokane County initiated the Septic Tank Elimination Program (STEP) to bring sewers to houses and businesses located in the Aquifer Sensitive Area(ASA). Since that time, approximately 25,000 residences and businesses in the greater Spokane Valley area have been connected to the County's sewer system. The STEP will be completed in 2012. Residences and businesses with sewer available will be required to connect to the public sewer system by 2015. Upon incorporation, the City of Spokane Valley entered into an interlocal agreement giving Spokane County lead agency authority to provide sewer service. In 2009 another interlocal agreement was adopted which established a wastewater management advisory board and gave Spokane County the exclusive authority to provide sewer service to the City of Spokane Valley. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 30 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan In 1996, the County adopted the 1996 Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Update (1996 CWMP). The intent of the 1996 CWMP was to develop strategies to expedite the sewer program for protection of the Aquifer, and to satisfy regulations established by the Washington State Departments of Health (DOH) and Ecology(DOE)and the Spokane County Health District. In 2001, Spokane County again updated the CWMP, which focused on reprioritizing the remaining STEP projects under an accelerated construction schedule, policy updates, and addressing conformance with the requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA). Most significantly, the CWMP updated population and wastewater flow forecasts and produced a revised Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Spokane County will update the CWMP in 2012. Spokane Valley adopts by reference the most current CWMP. Wastewater Facilities Plan Spokane County adopted a Wastewater Facilities Plan (WFP) in 2002 that identified wastewater facilities and programs required to meet the long-term wastewater treatment needs of the County. The WFP focuses on developing a long-term wastewater management strategy for the County. The WFP provides an in-depth analysis of various wastewater treatment technologies available, in addition to exploring the wide range of related environmental considerations. Public participation was fully integrated into this extensive planning effort. The WFP was updated in 2006, 2007. It was approved by the Department of Ecology in 2008. The Plan was again updated in 2010. This Plan is in its implementation phase, with the recent completion and start-up of a new regional water reclamation facility. Spokane Valley adopts by reference the most current WFP. Wastewater Treatment In 1980, Spokane County and the City of Spokane signed an interlocal agreement wherein the County agreed to purchase ten million gallons per day(mgd) of capacity in the City's Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility (RPWRF). Spokane County is currently using approximately 3 MGD of this capacity, as a result of the new Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility (SCRWRF) coming on line recently. Wastewater from the City of Spokane Valley is now conveyed through Spokane County's sewer system to the recently completed SCRWRF. This facility is at the old Stockyards site north of 1-90 and east of Freya. The SCRWRF has a capacity of 8 million gallons per day (MGD) and produces effluent meeting Class A Reclaimed Water Standards prior to discharge into the Spokane River. In the future, when the flow from the Spokane Valley area exceeds 8 MGD, the additional flow will be directed to the City of Spokane Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility (RPWRF) for treatment and discharge into the Spokane River, until the capacity of the SCRWRF is expanded. The site will support expansion of the SCRWRF up to 24 MGD in 4 MGD increments. The SCRWRF was designed and constructed by CH2M Hill, pursuant to a "Design-Build-Operate" contract with Spokane County. The contract provides for up to 20 years of facility operation by CH2M Hill. Inventory of Existing Facilities Sewer facilities within Spokane Valley are a system of pipes and pumping stations that move untreated sewage to two main interceptor lines. The interceptors are known as the Spokane Valley Interceptor(SVI) and North Valley Interceptor (NVI). These interceptors then convey the sewage to the County's SCRWRF through pumping stations or to the City's RPWRF by gravity flow. Major elements are summarized as follows: Interceptor Sewers: 32 Miles Major Pump Stations: 6 Collector Lines: 455 Miles Local Pump Stations: 10 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 31 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Level of Service The Regional Minimum Level of Service Standards state that incorporated areas will be provided with wastewater collection and transport systems in accordance with the adopted sewer concurrency requirements of the jurisdiction. Spokane Valley requires all new development to be served with public sewer. Only existing residential, commercial and industrial lots may be served by septic systems/drain fields (approved by the Spokane County Health District) and only if public sewer is unavailable. Forecast of Future Needs Spokane County currently has about 37,500 customers within its sewer system area. Since some customers generate more flow than others, it is common to define an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) as a way to project future flows and to set the sewer service rates. Spokane County assigns one ERU to each 800 cubic feet of water use per month, or about 200 gallons per day. The 37,500 customers account for about 52,900 ERU's, based on an average of 1.41 ERU's per account. The following table shows that there are about 24,800 accounts within the City of Spokane Valley, representing approximately 71% of the County's total ERU's. Table 4.30 Current Spokane County Sewer Customers and ERU's Customer Type City of Spokane Other County Service Total for County Valley Areas Service Areas Accounts ERU's Accounts { ERU's Accounts ERU's Single Family 20,860 20,860 11,820 11,820 I 32,680 32,680 Duplex and 2,160 9,220 610 2,290 2,770 11,510 Multi-Family Commercial ` 1,767 7,210 270 1,230 2,037 8,440 Mobile Home I 13 270 0 0 13 270 Parks TOTAL l 24,800 ' 37,560 12,700 15,340 37,500 52,900 Source: Spokane County Utilities Department Note that the number of accounts in the next three years is expected to increase substantially, due to the County's continuing emphasis on the enforcement of sewer connection deadlines within the Septic Tank Elimination Program areas. Anticipated growth in the number of accounts for the Spokane County sewer system overall is reflected by the following projections: YEAR No. of Accounts No. of ERUs 2012 38,900 54,800 2013 40,500 57,100 2014 42,100 59,400 Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities Sewer Construction The County's Septic Tank Elimination Program (STEP) will be completed in the late spring of 2012. The purpose of the STEP is to expedite the construction of sanitary sewers and dramatically reduce the number of on-site sewage treatment facilities over the Spokane-Rathdrum Aquifer; and to satisfy regulations established by the State Departments of Heath and Ecology, Spokane County Health District and other regulatory agencies. The Sewer Projects Map found at the end of this chapter shows the areas where sewer has been extended as a part of the STEP program. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 32 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The industrial area in the far northeast corner of the City currently does not have public sewer service. To encourage economic development and job creation, Spokane Valley may consider projects that would extend public sewer to this area. New Wastewater Treatment Plant The Spokane County Water Reclamation Facility (SCRWRF) was completed in 2011. The new plant has a current capacity of 8 MGD. It is projected that this capacity will last until approximately 2030. Additional phases will likely be made in 4 MGD increments. The SCRWRF site can be expanded to 24 MGD to accommodate up to 50-years of anticipated future growth. Capital Projects and Financing Plan Wastewater Treatment Spokane County has programmed capital expenditures for its share of upgrading the City of Spokane Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility(RPWRF) for the years 2011-2016, per the Six- Year Sewer Construction Capital Improvement Program. The upgrades must be undertaken to meet State and Federal effluent quality requirements, In 2011, Spokane County completed Phase 1 of the SCRWRF at a cost of$173 million. Phase 2 is estimated at$42 million (in 2011 dollars) for an additional 4 MGD of capacity. Spokane Valley adopts by reference the most current Spokane County Six-Year Sewer Construction Capital Improvement Program. Sewer Construction The Sewer Projects Map, as presented in the County's Six-Year Sewer Construction Capital Improvement Program, shows the location of the sewer projects planned in the Spokane Valley, both inside and outside the City boundary. Note that no specific new projects are currently planned, due to the completion of the Septic Tank Elimination Program in early 2012. Spokane Valley will continue to support the replacement of septic systems with public sewers and will consider the feasibility of extending public sewer to currently un-served commercial and industrial areas to encourage economic development and job creation. 4.4.14 Solid Waste In 1988, the intergovernmental agency known as the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System (System) was formed by interlocal agreement between the City of Spokane, Spokane County and all other cities and towns within the County. The System is responsible for implementing solid waste management plans, planning and developing specific waste management programs and updating solid waste plans for the entire County. The System is managed by the City of Spokane, which uses its structure to carry out the various solid waste management programs for our region. In Spokane Valley, solid waste services are provided by private haulers licensed by the Washington Utility and Transportation Commission (W.U.T.C.) through franchise agreements. Waste Management of Spokane provides residential and commercial garbage services and weekly curbside recycling collection; Sunshine Disposal provides only commercial services. At this time, Spokane Valley residents are allowed to self-haul their garbage to an appropriate dumping site. Inventory of Existing Facilities The Regional Solid Waste System includes a Waste to Energy facility located at 2900 South Geiger, and two recycling/transfer stations. One of the stations is located within Spokane Valley at 3941 N. Sullivan Road south of Trent and across from the Spokane Industrial Park; the other is located in north Spokane County at the intersection of Elk-Chattaroy Road and Highway 2. Landfills are necessary to provide disposal for solid waste that cannot be recycled or incinerated, or that exceeds the capacity of the WTE Facility. The Spokane County Regional Health District licenses six privately owned landfills in Spokane County. Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 33 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Level of Service The minimum Regional Level of Service Standards requires solid waste services to meet all State and Federal regulations. Forecast of Future Needs Spokane Valley is participating on the update of the Spokane County Waste Management Plan (SCWMP). The SCWMP update process will determine future needs for solid waste disposal. Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities The updated Spokane County Solid Waste Management Plan will provide information on future regional solid waste facilities. Finance Plan The updated Spokane County Solid Waste Management plan will include a financing plan for future regional solid waste facilities. 4.4.15 Stormwater Facilities Stormwater runoff in Spokane Valley flows to a combination of public and private facilities. In developed areas, runoff infiltrates into the ground or flows to drywalls in public road rights-of-way, drywells on private property and grassy swales with overflow drywells in easements on private property. There are advantages and disadvantages to relying on on-site facilities for all stormwater management. One advantage is that on-site facilities are typically constructed with private funds and can be integrated into the development as a green space amenity. However, on-site facilities are sometimes not well maintained. Their capacity may be diminished over time or they may fail entirely during large runoff events. On-site facilities may take up large portions of a development site, thereby reducing the effective density that can be accommodated in that area. In 2004, the Spokane Valley City Council created a stormwater utility to develop and maintain storm drainage systems on City owned land. To create revenues for the stormwater utility operations, the Council adopted an annual fee per Equivalent Residential Unit(ERU). Residential ERUs are based on the number of single-family dwellings, while Commercial ERUs are based on the square footage of impervious surface associated with a business or commercial development. Inventory of Existing Facilities Spokane Valley's inventory of stormwater facilities, most of which are integral to the safe function of our street system, consists of about 7,200 drywells, 1900 bio-infiltration swales, 61 detention ponds, and one retention pond. Other facilities include curb inlets, bridge drains, and culverts, all of which require monitoring and maintenance. The retention pond, located at Dishman-Mica Road. and 32nd Ave., was constructed as a part of a road project and provides a disposal point for water flowing from Chester Creek. The inventory does not reflect stormwater structures located on private properties that do not serve the public street drainage system. Level of Service The Spokane County Board of Commissioners adopted new regional level of service standards for stormwater in 2004 as a part of the Countywide Planning Policies update: "Flooding of property outside designated drainage-ways, defacto drainage-ways, easements, floor! zones or other approved drainage facilities, during the design precipitation or runoff event prescribed in the standards of the governing local agency or jurisdiction, shall be prevented within the reasonable probability afforded by such standards. Impact to buildings and accessory structures shall be avoided to the maximum extent practicable by evaluating the effects of al00year rain event, and implementing measures to ensure that the runoff attendant to such event is directed away from such buildings and accessory structures. Any stormwater Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 34 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan discharge to surface or ground waters must meet federal, state and local requirements for water quality treatment, stormwater runoff and infiltration. " The standards reflect current best practices that are established in adopted stormwater design guidelines. Spokane Valley follows said guidelines in reviewing and approving new development and is therefore in compliance with the regional LOS standards for stormwater runoff. Forecast of Future Needs Spokane Valley will continue to use private, on-site treatment facilities for new development and will install drywells, swales and other facilities as needed for new street improvement projects. Locations and Capacities of Future Facilities Location and capacities of future facilities is dependent on the location and size of new development, future public street projects, and projects that will address current problem areas within the City. Future updates to this Capital Facilities Plan will incorporate capital programming for stormwater facilities. Capital Projects and Financing Plan The 2014-2019 Stormwater Capital Improvement Plan was developed to give guidance and direction on which priority projects should be advanced for design and construction during the next six years. The document outlines the current goals of the Capital Program, the 2014-2019 plan development, immediate year proposed budget levels, project summary listing, and proposed proiect locations, descriptions, and planning_level cost estimates. The City currently charges a $21 annual stormwater utility fee per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) to generate revenues for stormwater facility engineering, maintenance and administration. The stormwater fee is expected to generate $1.8 million annually. Table 4.34 provides -a summary of the Budget, and Table 4.35 provides a summary of the projects from 2014 through 2019. Table 4.34 Storm Water Mana±ement Bud_et Summar-of Revenues and Expenditures 2011 2012 2014 Actual _ Actual _ 2013 Budget Budget _ Stormwater Management fees 1,785,381 _ 1,789,489 _ 1.800.000 _ 1,835,000 _ Investment Interest 2,833 _ 22,601 _ 1,800 _ 2,500 _ Miscellaneous 47,571 _ 45,308 0 _ 0 _ Nonrecurrin Grant Proceeds 373 861 64,838 200,000 0 Total1• 646 1 902 236 2 001 ill 1 837 500 Total Expenditures 1,633,017 1,587,563 _ 2,707.991.0 2,823,978.0 - Revenuesover(under) expenditures 576,629 _ 314,673 _ (706,191) - (986,478) _ Beginning fund balance _ _ _ 2,697,333 _ 1,991,142 _ Ending fund balance _ _ - _ 1,991,142 - 1,004,664 _ Table 4.35 2014-02019 Stormwater Capital Improvement Plan Summary. Dollars are in$1.000's Note: A means the Aquifer Protection Area Fund and G means Grant Project 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Totals G A Annual Small Works Protects $600 $600 $300. $300 300 $300 $2,400 _ x Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4- Capital Facilities Page 35 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Retrofits w/Pavement Preservation Protects $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $1,800 x x Broadway, Havana to Fancher SD Retrofit $100, $1.200 _ _ $1,300 x x Havana-Yale Diversion $300 _ _ _ _ _ $300 x x Ponderosa Surface Water Diversion $250 _ $250 x x Strategic Property Acauisition(s) $250 _ $250 _ x Chester Cr Wetland Overflow Im•rovements _ `.200 $200 x x SE Yardly Retrofits (Area SE of Fancher/Broadway) - $100 $900 _ _ _ $1,000 x x Wellhead Protection Study and Pre-Design _ $80 _ _ _ _ $80 x x Dishman-Mica Infiltration Facilit Plan _ .40 _ .40 x x Glenrose Surface Water Diversion - - _1300 - _ - $300 x x Montgomery,Argonne to Mansfield Retrofit _ _ $115 $1,185 - - $1,300 x x Petroleum Transport Routes, Spill Protection _ _ $200 _ _ _ $200 x x NW Yardly Retrofits (Area NW of Fancher/Broadway] _ _ $100 $1,150 _ $1,250 x x Dishman-Mica, 18th to Appleway Retrofits $300 _ _ $300 x x NE Yardly Retrofits (Area East of Fancher 8 North of 1-90 _ - $100 - $900 $1,000 x x Veracrest Groundwater/Sto rmwat er Conveyance _ _ $350 _ ,$350 x Argonne, 1-90 to Montgomery Retrofits _ _ - $400 x x Sloan's Addition (15th/Stanley) _ _ - - _ $250 $250 _ x Totals $1,800 $2,480 $2,155 $2,285 $2,100 $2,150 $12,970 - - Transportation Facilities Inventory of Existing Facilities This section of the Capital Facilities Plan includes transportation facilities within Spokane Valley, including streets, bridges, pathways and sidewalks. Street maintenance is not included as a part of the Capital Facilities Plan. Spokane Valley is responsible for about 455 miles of public roads, including 51 miles of Urban Principal Arterials, 61 miles of Urban Minor Arterials, 44 miles of Urban Collectors, and 298.85 miles of Local Access Streets. Table 4.36 provides a list of all arterial intersections within Spokane Valley. Level of Service Spokane Valley uses arterial intersection delay as its transportation level of service (LOS). This LOS is based on travel delay and is expressed as letters "A" through "F", with "A" being the highest Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 36 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan or best travel condition and "F" being the lowest or worst condition. The lowest acceptable LOS for signalized arterial intersections is set at "b"; the lowest acceptable LOS for un-signalized arterial intersections is set at "E". This LOS standard conforms to the latest edition of the Highway Capacity Manual, Special Report 209, published by the Transportation Research Board. Table 4.36 provides a six and twenty year level of service analysis for all arterial intersections in Spokane Valley. The analysis uses the regional transportation model prepared and maintained by the Spokane Regional Transportation Council as its basis for forecasting future intersection volumes. Levels of service calculations follow Highway Capacity Manual methodologies. The last column in the table cross-references to capital projects listed in Table 4.38. These projects will address capacity deficiencies at the corresponding intersection. Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2008 2014 2014 2030 2030 2010-2015 intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier I 4th4A4ta s 2007 4-way stop A A - A - 4114-Bowdish 200-7 2 way-stop 9 to - € 4th f Carnahan ES7-2008 2-way-stop A A - A - - 4th-1-Qish-man-Mica EST 2008 2 way stop O C - n - 4th J Evergrccn 2006 2 way-step € € - F 4th-1-Fail EST 2008 2-way-step B 8 - 8 4th/McDonald 2007 2-way-step S Q - F - 4th-1-Park 2008 2 way-slop 0 C - € - 4th/SR 27 €8-T-2008 2 way stop 13 10 - z. - - 4th r chi„n 2007 Signet 8 8 - 8 - - h-44l fieri an 2007 4 way stop A A - 0 - - 4th I University 2008 Signal 0 a - 8 - - 8th--Mann& 2007 4 way slop A A - A - - Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2093) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 37 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2008 2014 2014 2030 2030 2010-2015 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier 8414-1- afkEf 2006 2-way-stop 8 B - G - 8th/Bettnaan EST-2408 2-way-stop C CC ' - - Bowdish 8th-E-Bowdich EST-2008 2-way-stop C O B B B -T^ T-L--f•om 8th 32nd 8th/Carnahan 2805 4-way-stop 8 BE - - 8th r n n,a M.ioa 2008 Signal 8 8 - B - - SIP/Ever-green 2006 Signal A A - A - 8th I Farr 2007 2 gray step 8 8 - C - - 8th-/-Mo0or aid 2007 2 way-stop C 9 - 8 - - 8th I Park 2098 2 way-stop 8 8 - B - 8th-/-SR-2-7 200-4 2 way-stop C D - E - - 8th/Sullivan 2007 Signal 8 B - B - - 8th I Thierrnan EST 2908 2 4,,ay stop C C - G - - 8th/Univers-11y 2808 Signal A A - A - - 16th I Adams 2008 4-way-stop A A - A - - Bowdish 4-6t114-Bowdish 2008 4-way stop €3 G C 0 C TWLTL from 8th-32nd 4-6th I Carnahan EST 2008 2-way-stop B B - B - - 46444-Dishnaan Mien 2004 Signal B 8 - C - - Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 38 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2008 2014 2014 2030 2030 2010-2015 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier I 46th I Evergreen 2006 Signal A A - A - M 46th-1-McDonald 2008 i-way-stop A A - C - 16th 1 Pines 2008 2 way-stop € F A € 8 TI30- - I 16th 1 Saltese EST-2008 2-way-stop 8 8 - B - - 46111-1 SR 27 2008 Signal C C. A € 8 TBD- 16th BD"* 16th/Sullivan 2004 Signal 8 C, - C - - -1-6th 4iniverslty 2009 Signal 8 8 - C - - 24th I Adams 200-7 4 way-stop A A - A - - 24th/Blake EST 2008 4-way-stop A A A - - 8ewdish 24th-/-Bewdish 2007 2-way-stop C G C C C TWL-p6-loom 8th-32nd Evergreen 2444-Evergreen 2008 4 way stop A A A 8 A TW LTL from =-6142nd 24th-i-McDonald EST 2008 2-way-stop B B - B - - • 2-4th/Pincs EST 2008 2-way--step ' B B - 8 - - 244h-ISR-27 2007 2-way-stop C C - B - - 24th 1 Sullivan 2-008 Signal B C - C - - 24th 1 University EST 2008 2-way stop A A - A - - 34444"^wvdieh 2005 SIgnai B 8 8 8 8 - Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 39 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 intersection Level of Service Analysis 2008 2014 2014 2030 2030 2010.2015 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier I 82nd-i-Dishnrann-M€ca EST 2008 2 way stop B 8 - a - 32 d-l-Evergreen ES-T-2008 2-way-stop B C C C € - 32nd/Pines 2805 Signal 8 8 C - 32ne)-1-SR-27 289.5 Signal B G - E - - 32-ad I University 2808 Sign-al A B - €3 - - I 44th I Schafer BS-T-4008 4-way-stop A A - A - - Appiewa, Berker 2005 Signal C B - 8 - App> Qishman Mice 2008 Signal B 8 - B - - Appleway acF 2008 Signal A A - A - - Appieway /Park 2008 Signal 8 8 - C - - Appieway /-Thi an 2003 Signal D B _ B - - Appieway I University 2008 Signal B 8 - 8 '" Appleway /Vista 2008 Sgnal A A - A - - Sleke-/-SR 27 EST 2008 2 way stop B B - 8 - - I Broadway/Adams 2005 2-way-stop B B - E - - Broadway- -Argonne 2008 Signal 8 8 - D - - Broadway I Barker BST-2008 2 way-stop B B - B - - Broadway-/-Bewdish 2005 Signal A A - A - - Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 40 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2008 2014 2014 2030 2030 2010.2015 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier Broadway--l-Conklin 2000 2 way stop G C - € Broadwa-0-Evergreen 2005 Signal D C - C - Broadway/Fancher 2007 Signal G G - A - - Broadway I Farr EST 2008 2 way stop G C - C - - Roundabout Broadway/Flora 2008 2-way stop C € A F. 8 Moore-to Roca Broadway I H acox 2000 2 way-stop G G - B - - Broadway--/-McDonald 2005 Signal A A - A - - Broadway f Mullan 2008 Signal B G - C - Park Road Broadway-l-Park 2008 Signal B B C € C Broadway lad+ana Broadway/Pines 2000 Signal 1 C CC - - Broadway/Sullivan 2007 Signal G CC - - Broadway I University 200-7 Signal A A - A - - Broadway-f Vista 2007 Signal A A - A - - Broadway/Yardley 2006 2 way-stop B B - C - - Buckeye I Park EST-2008 2-way clop A 5 - B - - Buckeye I Vista EST 2008 2 way stop B B - B - - Dishman Mica/Bowdiski 2005 Signal B BC - - Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4- Capital Facilities Page 41 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2008 2014 2014 2030 2030 20102015 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier I €uclid I Par-k 2008 2-way-stop g g - B Euslid-i-Sur4livan 2000 4-way-stop O G - C - gad-id-West 1 Barker 2004 2 way-stop B B - 1. . 844eiid East-barker EST--2-008 2 way stop B B - - Euclid West/Flora 2007 2 way stop a BB - - Euclid Each I Flora 208-7 2 way slop B B - C - - Indiana!Evergreen 2009 Signal B B - B - - Indiana-1 Mirabeau 2000 Signal A B - B - - Knox-1-Argonne 2908 Signal C G - 0 - - Knox/Vista Ecru-2-0nn8 2-way-stop B g - B - - Manctie'k!-I-Mi€abeau 2009 2-way stop C G - G - - n fir Dines 2008 Signal C C - B - - Mirabnu 1 Pines 2008 2 way slop F F A € B InstallSignal Mission I Adams 2990 2 way-stop B B - B - - Mission-I-Argonne 2808 Signal B B - C - - Mission/Bowdish 2005 2-way-stop 0 e - r - - B.oundabeut Mission/Flora 2009 2 way stop A P- A F A Indiana Extension Mission I MoPonald 2006 &gnat A A - A - - Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 42 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2008 2014 2014 2030 2030 2010.2015 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier I Mission I Mission Conn. 2088 2-way-stop 8 G - G - - I Misslo i-Mullan 2805 Sipnai B BB - - IPark Road Mission I Park 2000 Signal B G B B C Broadway Indiana I Mission I Pines 2007 Signal B B - B - - Mission/Sullivan 2893 Signal B B - i B - - Mission I Thicrman E-ST-2-008 2-way-stop B B - 8 - - Mission-l-University 2008 2 way-stop G B - B - - Mission Conn.I Evergreen 2007 Signal A A - A - - Maatgemery-l-Argonno 2908 Signal B B I3 B B Argonne I-9046-Trent Montgomery I Mansfield 2008 RBB A G - G - - Montgomery-i-University 2007 2-way stop C B - € - - Rutter I Park 2003 2 way stop B 8 - C - - Saltese-I4.4oDonaid EST 2008 4-way-stop A B - € - - Salteso I Sullivan 2008 2-way stop G € 8 € 8 install-Signal I Schafer 1 Dishpan Mica 2008 Signal 8 B - B - - Spragoe,LAdarns 2088 Signal 8 B - B - - Sprague--I-Appleway 2006 Signal A B - 8 - - Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 43 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2006 2014 ' 2014 2030 2030 2010-2015 intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier I Sprague I Argonne 200374 Signal B B - B - - I Spraguo/Barker 2008 l way-step A € B F C Install Signal I Sprague-I-Bawd4sh 2008 Signal C C - C - —` I Sprague 1 Conklin 2009 Signal A A - A - - Sprague I Evergreen 2009 SigmaI C C - C - -- Sp€sane-f-F-anelaef 2007 Signal 0 0 - B - - Sprague i-Farr 2800 Signal A A - A - - Sprague-i-F40re 2405 Signal B B - C - - Sprague/100 WB On Ramp EST 2008 Signal A A - A - - Sprague,LMeDonald 2008 Signal C C - B - f,, Sprague/Mullan 2008 Signal B B - B - - Sprague-/-Park 2008 Signal B 8 - A - - Sprague/Pince 2048 Signal D 0 - 0 - --- Sprague-l-Pregress 2008 Signal 8 B - B - - Sprague I Sullivan 2008 Signal 0 0 - € - - Sprague I Thiorman 2008 Signal B B - B - - Sprague/University 2008 Signal 0 D - B - '« Sprague I Vista 2008 Signal B B - A - - Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 44 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2008 2494 2014 2030 2030 2010-2015 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project LOS LOS Identifier I Thorpe/Dishman &a EST 2008 2 way stop B B - B - I Thorpe/Madison 2007 2-way-stop A A - B - - I Trent/Argonne 2068 Signal B B - € - - Trent/Barker 2007 2 way stop B 9 - F- FIB West Trent 41LTL Trent/Evergreen 2044 Signal B B - B - - Trent!Flora 2-003 2-way-stop E- € € € Eliminate-NB Movernent i Trent-/-McDonald 2007 2-way-stop B B - € - - 8T31- Trent!Path 2008 Signal 8 8 € B/C Reconfigure IRterseslior Trent/Pines r:10-.) Signet C B - F - - Trent!Progress 2007 24tray-stop E - - - Trent/SuBvan-N-Ramp 2007 Sinal A A - A - - :TWO/Sullivan S Ramp 200-7 Signal A - A - - — - BTV Trent/Untverstty 2008 2 way stop C 0 €liminate Intersection Trent/Vista 2008 Signal B B - B - - Wellesley-/-Evergreen 2085 4-way-step A 0 - B - - Welles cy/ cD, nald 2000 -i way step B € - B - - Welles*!Progress 2007 4-way-step 8 8 A C A 8igelew Gulch Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 45 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 446 Intersection Level of Service Analysis I 2014 2030 2010-2015 Intersection Count Control 2008 2014 Mitigated 2030 Mitigated Project LOS L05 LOS LOS LOS Identifier Bigelow Wellcslcy-/-Sullivan 2007 d way-step G G 8 B G Gulch Install Signal State-Controlled-Intersections Broadway-I—Ihiewaan 2009 Signal A A - A - - Broadway I i 90 WB Ramp 2809 Spot A A - A - - Broadway-/100 88-Ramp 2899 Signal 8 B - 8 - - Argonne/190 WB Ramp 2008 Signal 8 8 - G - - Argonne/4-00-E-8-Ramp p 2008 Signal 8 8 - G - - Mulian41-90 WB-Ramp 2008 Signal 8 8 - 0 - - iviullan 1100 E6 Ramp 2008 Signal G G - G - - lndiaaa4-Pines 2008 Signal B B - € - - Pines 1190 EB Ramp 2008 Signa} G E - E - - Eger cern/190 WB Ramp 2899 Signal B B - B - - Evergreen!100 EB Ramp 2000 Signal 8 8 - 8 - - ind+ana-!-Su€livan 2047 Signal G B - B - - Sullivan 1190 WB Ramp 2000 Signal 8 B - G - - Sullivan-E-4-00-88-Rang 2006 Signal € € - € - - liana-l-4-00 W8 Ramp 2006 Signal 8 B - B - - Barker 1190 !B Ramp EST 2008 Signal A € - € - - Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 46 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4,36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis I 2008 2014 2014 2430 2030 2010.2015 Intersection Count Control Mitigated Mitigated Project LOS L05 LOS LOS LOS Identifier &arkcr 1100 EB Ramp EST 2008 Signal B 0 - € - Nate: Sec Table t.38 for a listing of capital improvement pro]ects: - - - - f tncludes volumes from Bigelow Gulch Road-p e eet - - - - *"Intersection may be impacted by Appleway Extension-pro eot;-iaut-enatysis was not completed due t center my o f ROW - _ _ _ - - - kn-provement options arc still under cvatuatioo - - - - - - BTV:Bridging the Valley - - - - - - Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2018 2040 2013.2019 2012 2018 2040 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Project; LOS LOS Identifier 4th/Adams 2007 4-way stop A A _ A - _ 4th/Bowdish 2012 2-way stop C D _ D - - 4th/Carnahan 2012 2-way stop A A _ B - - 4`h/Conklin 2005 2-way stop B B B 4th/Dishman Mica EST-2012 2-way stop C D _ B _ _ 4th/Evergreen 2008 2-way stop 0 C _ D - - 4th/Farr-North 2008 2-way stop A A _ B _ - 4th/Farr-South 2008 2-way stop A A _ A _ 4th/McDonald 2007 2-way stop C C _ E _ _ 4th/Park 2008 2-way stop B B _ C _ _ 4th/SR 27 EST-2012 2-way stop C C _ C _ - Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 47 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis (111). 2000 2040 2013-2019 2012 2018 Intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated Protect — LOS LOS Identifier 4th/Sullivan 2011 Signal A A _ B _ 4th/Thierman 2007 4-way stop A 8 _ C - _ 4th/University 2008 Signal A A _ A - 8th/Adams 2007 4-way stop A A _ A - - 8th/Barker 2012 2-way stop B B _ D _ - 8th/Bettman 2012 2-way stop B B _ C - 8th/Bowdish 2012 2-way stop C C C 8th/Carnahan 2012 4-way stop B B _ F _ _ 8th/Dishman Mica 2008 Signal B B _ B _ 8th/Evergreen 2011 Signal A A A _ _ 8th I Farr 2007 2-way stop B B _ C _ - 8th 1 McDonald 2007 2-way stop C C _ F _ - 8th/Park 2010 2-way stop B B _ C - - 8th/SR 27 2011 2-way stop B C C _ _ 8th 1 Sullivan 2007 Signal B B _ C _ _ 8th/Thierman 2010 2-way stop B C _ E _ _ 8th/University 2008 Signal A A _ B .. _ 16th/Adams 2008 4-way stop A A _ B _ _ Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 48 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2 12 2018 2Q18 044 2040 ,013-2019 Intersection Count Control –g— Mitigated — Mitigated ?roles LO— —S LOS LOS LOS LDS Identifier 16th/Bowdish 2008 4-way stop D D F 16th f Carnahan EST-2012 2-way stop B C _ F _ - f 16th!Dishman Mica 2004 Signal B 8 - B _ _ f 16th/Evergreen 2011 Signal i A A _ A _ 16th!McDonald 2008 4-way stop B B _ B _ 16th 1 Pines 2012 2-way stop F F F 16th/Saltese EST-2012 2-way stop B B - B _ _ 16th/SR 27 2012 1 Signal C C D 16th 1 Sullivan 2012 Signal B B _ B - _ 16th 1 University 2009 Signal B B - C - _ f 24th/Adams 2007 4-way stop A A - A I - _ 24th/Blake EST-2012 4-way stop A A A - 24th/Bowdish 2007 2-way stop C C C 24th/Evergreen 2008 4-way stop B B B 24th/McDonald EST-2012 2-way stop . A B _ B _ 24th/Pines 2012 2-way stop B B _ C - - 24th/SR 27 2012 2-way stop B B E _ _ 24th/Sullivan 2012 Signal B C _ C - _ Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 49 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2012 2018 20-18 2040 2040 2013-2419 Intersection Count Control Mitigated Mitigated Protect LOS LOS LOS LOS LOS Identifier 24th/University EST-2012 2-way stop A A _ A _ _ 32nd/Bowdish 2011 Signal B B B _ 32nd/Dishman Mica EST-2012 2-way stop B B C - - 32nd 1 Evergreen 2008 2-way stop B B C - 32nd/Pines 2009 Signal B B - C _ - 32nd/SR 27 2012 Signal C C C - - 32nd/University 2011 Signal A A - B - - 44th I Schafer EST-2012 4;way stop A A _ A _ - Appleway /Barker 2012 Signal C C _ D - Appleway /Dishman Mica 2009 Signal B B - B _ - Appleway 1 Farr 2009 Signal A A _ A - - Appleway /Park 2010 Signal B B _ D _ _ Appleway /Thierman 2011 Signal C D _ F - _ Appleway /University 2008 Signal B B . B _ Appleway /Vista 2009 Signal A A _ A _ _ Blake I SR 27 2012 2-way story B C _ D - _ Broadway/Adams 2009 2-way stop C C _ C _ _ Broadway/Argonne 2010 Signal B B _ C - _ Broadway/Barker 2012 2-way stop C C - E _ _ Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 50 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2018 2040 2013-2019 2012 2018 2040 jntersection Count control LOS LOS Mitigated LOS Mitigated protect i LOS LOS Identifier Broadway 1 Bowdish 2010 Signal A A _ A _ _ Broadway/Conklin 2012 2-way stop B C _ C _ - Broadway 1 Evergreen 2005 Signal C C _ C _ - Broadway 1 Fancher 2009 Signal D E _ F _ Broadway I Farr 2012 2-way slop C C - C _ _ Broadway/Flora 2008 RDB A A C Broadway 1 Heacox 2009 2-way stop B F _ F _ _ Broadway 1 McDonald 2012 Signal A A _ A . _ Broadway I Mullan 2010 Signal B B C _ Broadway/Park 2008 Signal D D E Broadway/Pines 2010 Signa[ C C _ D _ J Broadway/Sullivan 2012 Signal C C _ C _ _ Broadway/University 200 Signal A A _ B _ - Broadway/Vista 2007 Signal A A - A - Broadway/Yardley 2006 2-way stop B B _ D _ _ Buckeye/Park EST-2012 2-way stop A B _ B _ _ Buckeye f Vista EST-2012 2-way stop B B - B _ _ Dishman Mica I Bowdish 2011 Signal B B _ B _ _ f Euclid 1 Park 2005 2-way stop B B _ B _ _ Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 51 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2012 2018 2018 2040 2040 413.2019 Intersection Cour Control Mitigated Mitigated Prolac% LOS LOS LOS LOS LOS Identifier Euclid/Sullivan 2010 4-way slop C C _ C _ Euclid-West!Barker 201 2-way Slop B BC - - Euclid-East 1 Barker 201 2-way stop B B _ 0 - - Euclid-West!Flora 2007 2-way stop B B _ C - - Euclid-East!Flora 207 2-way stop B B _ C - - Indiana l Evergreen 2009 Signal B B _ B - • Jndiana I Mirabeau 2009 Signal A A _ A - _ Knox/Argonne 2008 Signal C C _ C _ Knox!Vista EST-2012 2-way stop B B _ B _ _ Mansfield l Mirabeau 2009 2-way stop C C _ C _ Mansfield!Pines 2012 Signal C B _ C _ _ Mirabeau I Pines 2012 2-way stop F F B F B Install Signal Mission 1 Adams 2005 2-way stop B BB _ _ Mission/Argonne 2005 Signal B B _ C _ Mission/Bowdish 2012 2-way slop C C _ E _ _ Mission l Flora 2009 RDB A A F Mission/McDonald 2011 Signal A A _ A _ _ Mission!Mission Conn. 2008 2-way stop B B _ B _ _ Mission 1 Mullan 2005 Signal B B _ B _ _ Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 52 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2018 2040 2013.2013 2012 2018 2040 Intersection Count Control LOS L05 Mitigated LOS Mitigated Proloct LOS - LOS ] Identifier Park Road Mission/Park 2006 Signal B C D Broadway- Indiana Mission!Pines 2007 Signal D D E - Mission 1 Sullivan 2012 Signal B B _ B - Mission 1 Thierman 2012 2-way stop A A _ B _ _ Mission 1 University 2008 2-way stop C D _ F _ _ Mission Conn.!Evergreen 2007 Signal A A _ A _ _ Montgomery!Argonne 208 Signal D 0 E Montgomery!Mansfield 2011 ROB A A _ A - Montgomery 1 University 2008 2-way stop C C - F - _ Rutter!Park 2003 2-way stop B B _ B - _ Saltese 1 McDonald 2012 4-way stop A A _ A - Saltese 1 Sullivan 2008 2-way slop C F F I Install Signal Schafer!Dishman Mica 2008 Signal B B D - Sprague 1 Adams 2011 Signal B B _ B - 1 _ Sprague/Appleway 2006 Signal B B _ B _ Sprague!Argonne 2009 Signal B B _ B _ _ install Signal Sprague!Barker 2012 4-way stop B F B F C Cr Roundabout Sprague/Bowdish 2008 Signal C C _ C - Sprague/Conklin 20012 Signal A B _ B _ _ Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 53 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.36 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2012 X016 2018 2040 2040 ;013-2012 Jnteraection Count Control pi11ltigated Mitigated Prolect LOS LOS LOS LOS LOS identifier I Sprague 1 Evergreen 2011 Signal C C _ C _ I Sprague/Fancher 2009 Signal C D D _ I Sprague/Farr 2009 Signal A A A _ - I Sprague/Flora 2005 Signal B B _ C - - Sprague!1-90 WB On Ramp EST-2012 Signal B C _ C - Sprague/McDonald 209 Signal C C . C - Sprague/Mullan 2009 Signal B B _ B - - Sprague/Park 2010 Signal A A B - - Sprague I Pines 2008 Signal D D E - Sprague/Progress 2011 Signal A A . B - _ Sprague I Sullivan 2012 Signal D a _ E - _ f Sprague 1 Thierman 2011 Signal B B _ B _ Sprague I University 2008 Signal C C _ C _ Sprague I Vista 2009 Signal A A _ A - _ Thorpe 1 Dishman Mica 2012 2-way stop A A _ B _ _ Thorpe 1 Madison 2007 2-way stop A B _ B - _ Trent/Argonne 2008 Signal D D _ 0 _ _ Trent 1 Barker 2007 2-way stop D E F West Trent TWLTL Trent/Evergreen 2008 Signal B B _ C _ - Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 54 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.30 intersection Level of Service Analysis 2018 2040 2013-2019 2012 2018 2040 intersection Count Control LOS LOS Mitigated L05 Mitigated Protect — LOS LOS Identifier BTV- Trent/Flora 2012 2-way stop C C F Eliminate NB Movement f Trent I McDonald 2007 2-way stop D E - F - _ BN- f Trent f Park 2008 1 Signal B B _ D Reconfigure Intersection Trent/Pines 2010 Signal C C _ F .. _ Trent/Progress 2007 2-way stop C C _ D _ _ Trent I Sullivan-N Ramp 2013 Signal A A _ A _ _ Trent 1 Sullivan-S Ramp 2013 Signal A A _ A _ _ BTV- Trent 1 University 2008 2-way stop B B _ C Eliminate Intersection Trent 1 Vista 2008 Signal B B _ B _ Wellesley I Evergreen 2011 4-way stop B B _ C _ _ Wellesley I McDonald 2049 2-way stop D D F _ - Wellesley/Progress 2013 4-way slop C D F Bigelow Gulch Bigelow Wellesley 1 Sullivan 2011 4-way slop F F F Gulch Install Signal State Controlled Intersections Broadway 1 Thierman 2009 Signal A B _ A _ _ Broadway/1-90 WB Ramp 2009 Signal A B - A _ _ Broadway/1-90 EB Ramp 2009 Signal B C B _ _ Argonne/1-90 WB Ramp 2008 Signal C C . C _ - Argonne/1-90 EB Ramp 2008 Signal B B _ B _ _ I Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 55 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 448 Intersection Level of Service Analysis 2012 2018 2018 2040 2040 2013-2019 intersection Coun Control Mitigated Mitigated Protect LOS LOS LOS LOS LOS Identifier Mullan 1 I-90 WB Ramp 2008 Signal B B _ E _ _ Mullan 11-90 EB Ramp 2008 Signal C C D - - Indiana 1 Pines 2008 Signal D E F _ Indiana elo Pines/1-90 WB 2010 Signal C A 0 Ramp _ Pines 11.90 EB Ramp 2008 Signal D D - E _ - Evergreen 11-90 WB Ramp 2009 Signal C B - C _ - Evergreen/1-90 EB Ramp 2009 Signal B B _ B _ _ Indiana/Sullivan 2011 Signal D E _ F - - Sullivan 11-90 WB Ramp 2011 Signal B B _ C _ - WSDOT Sullivan/1-90 EB Ramp 2012 Signal F F F planned low- cost safety Indiana e/o Sullivan/1-90 WB 2012 Signal B B _ B _ Ramp WSDOT Barker/1-90 WB Ramp 2012 Signal A A _ A _ Barker Interchange WSDOT Barker/I-90 EB Ramp 2012 Signal A B _ B _ Barker Interchange BTV:Bridging the Valley _ _ _ - - - - Regional Level of Service The Countywide Planning Policies require that LOS standards be adopted in accordance with the regional minimum level of service standards set by the Growth Management Steering Committee of Elected Officials. The Steering Committee approved the use of corridor travel time for use in establishing the regional transportation system. The Spokane Regional Transportation Council is determining annual average corridor travel time through a travel time study. This study is still in progress and corridor travel time Level of Service standards will be adopted upon its completion. Uses of Level of Service Standards As measures of transportation effectiveness, LOS standards can help jurisdictions identify where and when transportation improvements are needed, and when development or growth will affect Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities Page 56 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan system operation. Level of service provides a standard below which a transportation facility or system is not considered adequate. Level of service standards can be used to evaluate the impact of proposed developments on the surrounding road system. They can also be used to identify problems, suggest remedial actions and apportion costs between public and private sources. LOS standards are a cornerstone in the development of equitable traffic impact fee systems, which makes development pay some of the costs for improvements to the transportation infrastructure. The Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) performed traffic modeling for the urban area, considering future population growth and distribution. This model examines the performance of the entire urban transportation system. Improvements to provide for the increased traffic volumes shown by the model at the adopted level of service standards, are included in this plan. More information on the transportation modeling based on future land use assumptions is contained in Chapter 3, Transportation. Relationship to Concurrency Management Concurrency involves matching public facilities and new development. The concept of concurrency predates the Growth Management Act for some public facilities, specifically through SEPA mitigation requirements. The GMA extends concurrency to transportation facilities by requiring that new development be served by adequate roads and public transportation service, and that development is not permitted to cause these transportation facilities to operate below level of service standards that are adopted by local governments in their comprehensive plans. "Adequate capacity refers to the maintenance of concurrency" (WAC 365-195-835). State Transportation Facilities The Growth Management Act requires local jurisdictions to include inventory and Level of Service information for state transportation facilities in their Comprehensive Plans. State facilities are divided into two categories: Highways of Statewide Significance (HSS), and Regionally Significant Highways (non-HSS). The Growth Management Act requires non-HSS facilities to be subject to concurrency. Interstate-90 (1-90) is designated a HSS and is not subject to concurrency. SR-27 (Pines Road) and SR-290 (Trent Avenue) are designated non-HSS and are subject to concurrency. State Transportation Level of Service The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) requires state transportation facilities in urban areas (inside the UGA) to maintain a minimum Level of Service standard "D." In rural areas (outside the UGA), the minimum LOS standard is "C." Those areas lying outside the UGA that may have urban characteristics can be evaluated by the WSDOT in conjunction with the City on a case-by-case basis to determine which standard is the most appropriate fit. Intergovernmental Coordination Transportation plans were distributed for comment to all jurisdictions that may be impacted by, or impact, Spokane Valley's transportation system, including adjacent towns and cities, Spokane County, Spokane Transit Authority, Washington State DOT, and Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC). SRTC has overall responsibility for intergovernmental coordination of transportation plans. Each jurisdiction in the region must submit transportation plans to SRTC for inclusion in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. SRTC responsibilities include: 1) Certifying the transportation elements of comprehensive plans adopted by the County, cities and towns in the region for consistency with the Metropolitan Transportation Plan; 2) Maintaining consistency between infrastructure plans and land use development plans, and 3) Reviewing LOS thresholds for transportation facilities in the Spokane Region. SRTC is also responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance of regional transportation facilities as affected by land use and transportation improvement decisions. Concurrency management is linked to the planning process. Any amendments to the comprehensive plans require a concurrency management system analysis and must meet thresholds before their Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 57 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan adoption. SRTC will annually assess the regional transportation system with respect to regional concurrency. Capital Facilities Projects and Financing Capital Projects Table 4.38 contains a complete list of transportation related capital projects. The City updates the six year TIP throughout the year as project priorities and funding changes. This Plan adopts by reference any updates to the TIP occurring between Plan update cycles. The current TIP is available for viewing online at www.spokanevalley.org. These projects address capacity issues at intersections and safety improvements. Following is a discussion of potential funding sources. Funding Sources Funding for the operation and expansion of the City's transportation system falls into several categories, which include federal, state and city funds. Some sources consist of reliable annual funds while others are periodic, such as grants. The use, availability and applicability of these various sources are not always at the discretion of the City. Spokane Valley will develop a track record with funding agencies as time goes on, which will help make to make more reliable funding assumptions. A summary of expected federal, state and local funding sources for the City's six year Capital Improvement Program is shown in Table 4.39. The following is a summary of transportation funding options. Federal Assistance These funds are authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (SAFETEA-21) and are administered by the Federal Highway Administration through Washington State Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (Spokane Regional Transportation Council). Federal funding programs include Bridge Replacement (BR), Congestion Management and Air Quality (CMAQ) and the Surface Transportation Program (STP). State Assistance The Washington State Transportation Improvement Board administers State transportation programs, including the Urban Corridor Program (UCP), the Urban Arterial Program (UAP), and the Sidewalk Program (SP). City Funds Spokane Valley contributes revenues from the General Fund and the Real Estate Excise Tax funds for transportation projects. The City also receives State Motor Fuel Tax and Restricted State Fuel Tax. Pavement Preservation Fund The Pavement Preservation Fund was created during the 2011 Budget development process for the purpose of setting money aside for future street capital improvement projects. In the 2012 budget, the City opted to transfer 100% of the General Fund unreserved fund balance in excess of$26,000,000 to the Pavement Preservation Fund. In the 2013 budget, the City committed to financing pavement preservation at a level equivalent to 6% of 2013 General Fund. Financing pavement preservation at an amount equivalent to 6% of General Fund expenditures through the aforementioned plan is sustainable for approximately 4 years. Beyond that point, we anticipate the financial commitment to pavement preservation is sustainable at an annual level of no less than $1,437,857. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 58 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Because this is a Capital Project Fund whose sole purpose is to provide for Pavement Preservation projects, any money not expended in a given year will remain in the fund and will be available for reappropriation in subsequent years. Revenues and expenditures for the Pavement Preservation Program are shown in Table 4.37. Table 4.37 Pavement Preoervatien-Revenues acid-Expenditures - 2043 2844 2016 2046 2017 2018 Revenues - - - - - General Fund $855,857 885-5487 $865,857 $855,857 $865,857 88813;887 Street Fund 8282,000 8282-,000 $282,000 6282,000 6282,000 $282-,000 Civic Facility Replacement Fund 8616,281 $616,281 $616,284 $554,996 $0 $0 R CET 1 5150,000 5160,000 8460,000 $150,000 $150,000 $-15-0,000 RE-E--T--2 $150,000 $160,000 $460,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 Total-Revenues $27064,141 $2T064444 $27064444 $178821863 $1,437,867 0-,437-;867 Total Expenditures $2,064,144 $2,054,141 $270 44 0,092,863 $4437;867 84743;867 Fund Balance $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Table 4.37 Pavement Preservation Revenues and Expenditures 2014 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019 Revenues General Fund $888,823 $888,823 _ 5888 823 _ 5888,823 $888,823 $888,823 Street Fund $282.000 $282.000 $282,000 $282,000 $282,000 $282,000 Civic Facility Replacement Fund $616,284 $616,284 $554,996 _ REET 1 S184.472 5184,472 $184,472 $184,472 5184.472 $184,472 REET 2 S184,472 $184,472 $184,472 8184,472 5184.472 8184.472 Grants $2,763,272 $971,032 SO SO xl7 12 Total Revenues 54.919.323_ S3.127.083 S2.094,763 S1,539 767 S1.539,767 51.539,767 Total ' Expenditures $3,595,521 $2,156,051 $2,156,051 $2,156,051 $2,156,051 82.156.051 Besllnnlno Fund Balance 8264,354 $1,588,156 82,559,188 52.497,900 0,881,616 51,265.332 Fund Balance 81,588,156 52,559,188 $2,497,900 81,881,616 $1,265,332 $649,048 Tab -1 _ _. _ . . . . 't+t+ 2013 ta„rr9r in 4hrusa.ncis) Pfimafy Gity Total Item-# Rrejeet-Name Source , Ameum-t Amount 4 Argonne Road-l00te- rant C-MAQ 6420 $882 1 I Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 59 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.38 Six Yelr Transportation Capital Facilities and Finan&lag-Plan 2013 (dollars in thousands) 2 Mission Ave. Flora Rd.to Barer R 4P-B,R` STP(U) $80 $654 3 Sidewa1k-1/114-Program CMAQ 665 $324 4 Sullivan Road West Bridge BR 6242 $1-;208 b 24th-Ave-Sidewalk—Adarrrs4e-Suliivan City $432 6258 _ __ _ r. k-R4 UOP $64 61,541 Other 7 Sidewalk&Transit Stop Accecsibilily Project FTA 622 6414 8 Spokane Valley-Millwood Trail SGC to Evergreen Rd(PE) STP(&) $0 6550 0 Sullivan Rd/UPRR Overpass Bridge Resurfacing Project ' BR $92 $464 1-0 University Rdll 90 Overpass-Study CMAQ $26 $488 Other 44 Weflesiey-f-Adaras-Sidewalk-Pre#est State $2 657-0 4-2 Park Road #2 Breadway-te-Indiana(RW-&-C14) STP(U) $20 6150 Other 4-3 Park Road#1 Sidewalk Project Sinto-Ave.-to4ndiana-Ave7 Slate $2 649 Other 44 Park Road#2 Side talk Project Marietta--Ave-te-Buokeyo Ave. State $4 623 4-5 S ashen te-Beltar City $240 6240 4£ Surfacing Havana to Fancher(EB Lanes) City 6500 5600 1-7 Sullivan I Euclid Concrete Intersection(RW/CN) STP(U) $214 51,562 4-8 Sullivan Road Corridor Traffic Study 190 to Wellesley STP(U) $27 $280 2013 T©tats; 51;854 $9,494 Table 4.38 Six Year-Transportation-Oa-pi • - - ' . - 2014 tdel-larsinEr ens) PrimaryCity r-etat Iters--# F olest-Name Bourse Amount Ameua-t 4 Sullivan-Read-West Bridge Other-Fed $243 68440^ 42 Park Road #2 Broad . r . . -• STP(U) $388 $2,877 Other 43 Park Road#1 Sidewalk Project Sinto Ave:to-Indiana Ave. State $49 $285 Other 44 Park-Rege"2-S:Vewalk Preje6E-Marietta Ave.to Buckeye Ave. State 66 61-20 4-9 Argonne-Rea-El-Resurfacing Sprague-to Broadway City $206 6205 2-0 Broadway rgonne/Mullan-Concrete-Intersections-(GN-Only) STP(U) $286 $2;41-0 2-1- ' Euclid Ave Reconstruction Flora to E City Limits City $1,610 $4;640 22 Evergreen-Read-Resurfacing—Sprague tc""�,.,ssi-on City $996 6095 y 2-2 Creenacres Trail Sullivan to E City Limits(RW&CN) STP(E) $0 $1,095 24 Mission-Ave. Flora Rd.to Barker Rd.(CN) UAP $683 $3,416 26 Mullan-Read-Resurfacing-9ishn3an-Mica to Broadway City $205 6395 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 60 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 29 Spokane Valley-Mit .., - - - - --' - - - Sp2( $9 sloe 2-7 Sprague Ave Resurfacing Herald to University City 5405 $495 d 28 Sullivan Road Concrete Pavement Phase 1 Marietta to Euelid STP(U) 332 3236 20,�a n Tor ,-^t �K $-5-2-2-6 $22,370 abie-4:38-Six Year Transportation Capital-Facilitics and-Financing Plan- 2046 (dollars in thousands) Primary City Total Item- RreJeet-Name Seuree Amount Anieurit 4 Sullivan Road-West-Bridge cher-ted $213 $8,440 ` 28 Spokane-Valley Millwood Trail SCC to EvergreennRd-(RW&G 4) STP(E) 30 3-27-140 28 Sullivan Road Concrete Pavement Phase 1 Maciella-te-gt+sli l STP(U) 8-2,495 29 Appteway Trail University-10-E-vergreen STP(E) $0 $100 30 l3istt . G4ty $353 $353 34 _. Gity 3 $555 32 Flora Road Rcsonstrustion Euclid to Trent City $1,395 $1,305 33 Madls-on-Rea4-Reconctre tiew--40th-lo Thorpe City 31450 51-,560 34 Mission-Ave-Resurfacing Argonne to Herald City $470 $478 35 e-AAissien City $314 53-14 3£ Sprague-Ave-Reeu facing Argonne-to-Herald STP(U) 383 , S7-1-0 37 Sullivan-Read-Resurfacing—R STP(J) 338 $280 nner�o.oTotat ie. $&,-3-7 $48;789 41-x—Y ar- . ._ . _ • _ . . . -. .' • . . at 201-6 (tellar-s-inusa-nds) Primary City Total Item-# P-r©b of-Name Source Amount Amount 26 Spokane Valley Millwood Trail SCC to Evergreen Rd(RAf&CN) STP(E) 30 $2440 29 °pPewa;Trail University-to-Evergreen STP(E) $0 $400 38 Appleway-111W-Resur#asl City 6-1-71-55 81,155 39 Argonne Road Concrete Pavement It � n&to-MentgomeFy City 3362 $332 40 Dichman Mica R.ad Resurfacing--40th-te-Sands City 8280 $280 41 9ishman Mlsa-Road-R- . •- _ — _' City 3210 $210 42 Cusl': _ a STP(U) $285 $2;-140 43 F-arrRea: ' City $525 44 Progress—Read-Rosen .•- , - -. . _ e n City $185 $485 _ 45 Sprague Ave-Resurfacing Vista to Argonne STP(U) $90 $670 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 61 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan I - - - ) $443 $840 201Totals; 5606 Table 4.38 Six Year Tran;pe#ation Capital Faeiliti nc-ing-R+an 2017 (deliars in-theta€ands) P-6111ary City Total Item-# Rre}est-140411e Scums Anieunt Aneu+►t I Appteway Trail University to Evergreen STP(E) $0 $1,000 39 Argonne Road Concrete Pavement 190 to- Montgomery Oily 521-7-75 $2,776 47 Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation(PE&RW Only) Other Fed 5104 57-50 48 StieI4-Ave-Reeer}struelion Marietta to Flora City 51,435 $4,435 49 __ Bvergreen Road Reeurlacing 100 to Indiana City 5280 $280 SII Farr Road Reconstruction Apploway te-4th _ 5250 5250 i31 Sprague/Fan her-Concrete Intersection STP(U) $242 $1,672 52 Sprague Ave Resurfacing Flora to Corbin STP(U) 558 $430 53 Sprague Ave Resurfacing Park to Vista STI(13) 580 5595- I 54 Sprague Ave Resurfacing Sullivan to Conklin S-TP(U) 594 5695 55 Sullivan Road Concrete Pavement Pl ase 2— g ^'id-te-Kiernan STP(U) $$39 5294 f 2017 Totals: $6426 51&074 . - _ eiiities and-Financing Plan 2048 ga..=_ rt eu Prhnary City Total Itern-# Arojeet-Name Source Amount Arrreu+rt 29 Appieway Trail University-te-Bvcrgroen S-TP(€) $0 54000 47 Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation(PE&RW Only) 8thor Fed $268 517809 55 Sullivan Road Concrete Pavement Phase _ue,Ci^'^'id-to-Kiernan STP(U) _ 541-4 $30069 fib Sprague t Argonne-Mullah Concrete-interccctiene Oiiy $27342 527342 244-8-Telais= $2T04-2 0734-0 Table 4.38 Six-Year Transportation Capital Facilities and Financing Plan 2014 (dollars in thousands) Primary City Total Item# Project Name Source Amount Amount 1 Argonne Road-190 to Trent CMAQ $79 $582 2 Mission Ave.-Flora Rd.to Barker Rd.LPEIRWI STP(U) $74 5548 3 Spokane Valley-Millwood Trail-SGC to Evergreen Rd(PE) STP(E) $440 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 62 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 4 Sullivan/Euclid Concrete Intersection(PE) STP(U) $7 $52 5 Sullivan Road West Bridge BR 5893 $8,440 6 Mansfield Ave Connection-Pines SR-27 to 200-ft East of Houk Rd UCP 513 $951, 7 Adams St Resurfacing Pro'ect-4th to S.ra•ue CDBG $27 $195 8 Citywide Traffic Sign Project Other Fed ig 5100 9 SR-27(Pines)&Grace Ave.Intersection Safety Other Fed 50 $523 10 Sullivan Road Corridor Traffic Study-1-90 to Wellesley STP(U) $11 $80 11 Acoteway Trail Phase 2-University to Evergreen(RW&CN) CMAQ 5343 $2,542 12 Park Road-#2-Broadway to Indiana(RW&CN} CMAQ 54 $26 13 Sidewalk Infill Program-Phase 3 CMAQ $12 _ $87 14 Sprague Ave Resurfacing-Argonne to Herald STP(U), $98 $725 15 Sprague Ave Resurfacing-Vista to Argonne STP(U) 591 5670 16 2014 Street Preservation Project City $2,000 $2,000 2014 Totals: $3,652 $17,961 Table 4.38 Six-Year Transportation Capital Facilities and Financing Plan 2015 (dollars in thousands) Primary City Total Item# project Name Source Amount Amin 5 Sullivan Road West Bridge BR $893 58.440 12 ITS Infill Project.Phase 1 CMAQ 541 $302 13 Sidewalk Infill Program-Phase 3 CMAQ 57 $53 f 17 A..lewa Trail Phase 3-Ever.reen to Corbin CMAQ $29 $214 18 A..lewa Trail Phase 4-Universit Rd.To Balfour Park TA 568 5500 19 Bowdish Sidewalk-8th to 12th SRTS 51_4 597 20 Mission Ave.-Flora Rd.to Barker Rd. (CN) UAP 5683 53,416 21 Park Road#1 Sidewalk Project-Sinto Ave.to Indiana Ave. SRTS 55.. 540 22 Sullivan Corridor ITS-Indiana to Trent(SR 2901 CMAQ $14 $105 23 Sullivan Road Resurfacing-Broadway to Mission STP(U) 5L4 S30 24 Sullivan Road Resurfacing-Sprague to Broadway STP(U) $113 $840 25 2015 Street Preservation Project Cily $2.000 $2,000 2015 Totals: $3,871 $16,037 Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 63 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.38 Six-Year Transportation Capital Facilities and Financing Plan 2016 jdollars in thousands) Primary City Total Item# Project Name Source Amount Amount 13 Sidewalk Infill Program-Phase 3 CMAQ S70 S515 17 Apoleway Trail Phase 3-Evergreen to Corbin CMAQ $386 S2,860 18 A..lewa Trail Phase 4-Universit Rd.to Balfour ParkTA $94 $700 19 Bowdish Sidewalk-8th to 12th SRTS $68 $504 21 Park Road#1 Sidewalk Project-Sinto Ave.to Indiana Ave. SRTS $56 $416 22 Sullivan Corridor ITS-Indiana to Trent(SR 290) CMAQ -$ )9 $809 26 Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation(PE&RW Only) Other Fed $101 5750 27 Broadwa Im•rovement Pro'ect-Flora to Barker UAP $309 51,543 28 2016 Street Preservation_Project City S2,000 $2,000 2016 Totals: $3,193 $10,087 Table 4.38 Six-Year Transportation Capital Facilities_and Financing Plan 2017 jdollars in thousands Primary City Total Item# Protect Name Source Amount Amount 26 Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation(PE&RW Only} Other Fed $256 $1,899 27 Broadwa tm.rovement Pro'ect-Flora to Barker UAP $833 $4,163 29 parker Rd-Spokane River to Euclid UAP $81 $403 30 Broadway(a7 Argonne/Mullan Concrete Intersection(CN Only), STP(U) $285 $2,110 31 Park Road#2-Broadway to Indiana(RW&CN) STP(U) S20 $150 32 Sullivan/Euclid Concrete intersection(RW/CN) STP(U $211 51.562 33 2017 Street Preservation Pro'ect, City 511400 $1,400 2017 Totals: $3,086 $11,687 Table 4.3.8 Six-Year Transportation Capital Facilities and Financing Plan 2018 (dollars in thousands) Primary City Total Items Project Name Source Amount Amount 26 _ Barker Road/BNSF Grade Separation(PE&RW Only) Other Fed $263 $1,950 29 Barker Rd-Spokane River to Euclid UAP $580 $2.899 31 Park Road#2-Broadway to Indiana(RW&CN) STP(U) $388 $2,877 34 2018 Street Preservation Project City $1,400 $1,400 Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 64 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 35 Al.'onne Road Concrete Pavement -1-90 to Monti ome Cily $359 5359 - 36 Spokane Valley-Millwood Trail-SCC to Evergreen Rd(RW&CN) STP(E) $14 $100 2018 Totals: $3,004 $9,585 Table 4.38 Six-Year Transportation Capital Facilities and Financing Plan 2019 _ (dollars in thousands)_ Primary City Total Item# Protect Name Source Amount Amount 35 Air onne Road Concrete Pavement-1-90 to Montgomery City $2,749 $2,749 36 Spokane Valley-Millwood Trail-SCC to Evergreen Rd(RW&CN) STP(E) 1 $289 52,140 37 2019 Street Preservation Project Cl? $1.400 $1,400 38 Barker Rd-Euclid to 0.1 mi,S. of Trent Ave(SR2901 UAP $114 $571 2019 Totals: $4,552 $6,860 Table 1.39 Six-Year Transportatto• • - -•• --•• - r - • ---• ! _ • - ,It I. ` Secured-Projects - - Panned-Projects - Totals Y4r Federal State Other City Total Federal State Other City Total Federal State Other City Total 2012 0,878 44486 4477. 4789 0,300 01-923 $69 $9 41T102 01-94 $5;904 41,05 4-1-77 4-146* 0484 20113 $7,227 44;000 $0 42-13 $8,440 45;743 43;243 $0 45,043 4.40939 $42,940 44,2-13 $0 48,,224 $22;379 2014 $7,227 $4;000 49 $213 $8,440 0,245 $9 40 $5,194 $4049 $12,172 $409 $9 $531-7 $18,780 2015 40 SO $0 $0 40 44472 $0 40 4408 4847-7 50472 50 0 0,605 0,877 2* 40 40 0 40 $4) $47744 40 $38 44325 4-10;074 $4,7-14 50 $36 $5825 540074 294-7 $0 40 40 40 $9 45,2-03 44 495 5604-3 $040 44403 40 495 43;042 487349 , T©4al $48,332 0486 44-7-7 44485 423,460 4281287 43;282 4133 423.061- $54,743 44809 48468 4314 424,248 477,923 Table 4.39 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program Summary 2014 through 2019(in$1,000) Secured Projects Planned Projects Totals Year Federal State Other City Total Federal State Other City Total Federal State Other City Total 2014 18325 3542 146 1293 $13,306 2296 0 0 2359 $4,655 10621 3542 146 3652 $17,961. 2015 15550 2750 0 1010 $9,310 1133 2733 0 2861 $6,727 6683 5483 0 3871 $16,037 2016 1 0 0 0 0 SI 5832 1234 38 3193 510,097 5632 1234 38 3193 $10,097 2017 1 0 0 0 0 $ 4854 3652 95 3086 Si1,687 4854 3652 95 3086 $11,687 2018 1 0 0 0 0 ig 4164 2319 98 3004 $9,585 4164 2319 98 3004 $9,585 2019 1 0 0 0 0 12 1851 457 0 4552 $6.860 1851 457 0 4552 $6,860 Total_ $113,875 $6,292 $446 $2,303 $22,616 $19,930 $10,395 $231 $19,055 $49,611 $33,805 $16,687 $377 _$21,358 _ $72,227 I Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 65 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 4.40 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program 20432014 Through 20482019(In$1,000) Projects without Local Match within Existing Resources Project Name Project Description Total Cost Arterial Improvement Projects Sprague to 8th:Inlay&Enhancement;6th to 16th: Bowdish Road-16th to Sprague Reconstruct as 2-lane section w/curb,sidewalk,bike lanes $2,861402,858 and new stormwater facilities; Bowdish Road 24th to 16th Reconstruct Roadway as 2-lane section wl curb,sidewalk $2,846,00 and new stormwater facilities; Bowdish Road 32nd to 24th Reconstruct Roadway as 2-lane section w/curb,sidewalk $2,637.00 and new stormwater facilities; Sullivan Road North Extension(Bigelow Reconstruct and widen the Sullivan Road extension north Gulch) also known as Bigelow Gulch Road to a 4-lane roadway $55 with 8-foot shoulders and a 12-foot two way left turn lane. Wellesley Realignment QBarker/SR290 Realign connection of Wellesley to Barker Rd and SR290, $5,187. 3-lane section,Part of Barker/BNSF Grade Separation Bridge Projects Barker Road!BNSF Grade Separation Construct Grade Separation at BarkerIBNSF RR/Trent (CN Only) (SR290) $327900:$044,500 f Park Road!BNSF Grade Separation Reconstruct Park Road to separate the grades of Park Road $16,520,00 and the BNSF railroad tracks. Pines RoadlI3NSF Grade Separation Construct grade-separation at Pines Rd(SR-27)/Trent Ave $45,000 (SR 290)IBNSF RR Sullivan Rd I BNSF Grade Separation Upgrade and widen grade separation at Sullivan/BNSF/ $45,000 Improvements Trent(SR290) Congestion Improvement Projects Evergreen ITS Improvement, Traffic Contr _ . - - _-- _-_• _ --• - --- - $708=00 to- -6th) Pines Corridor ITS:Sprague to 16th Traffic Signal Control System for Corridor $785.80 Saltese/Sullivan Traffic Signal Improvements to Intersection,Install Traffic Signal(In $586,00 coordination WI Spokane County) Sprague 1 Barker Traffic Signal Install Traffic Signal $594:00 SR-27(Pines_!Mirabeau Parkway Traffic Install Traffic Signal $575 Signal Pedestrian/Bicycle Protects Bowdish Sidewalk-12th to 16th Construct Sidewalk along both sides of Bowdish $557 Greenacres Trail-Sullivan to E City Limits Construct Shared Use Pathway on abandoned railroad right-of- $1,095 RW&CN1 Park Road#2 Sidewalk Prolect-Marietta Construct sidewalk along one side of Park Road and 160-ft nap 143 Ave.to Buckeye Ave. on north side of Buckeye Ave east of Park Road Reconstruction Projects Sprague 1 Fancher Concrete Intersection Reconstruct Intersection In concrete pavement $1,572 Sprague/Thierman Concrete Intersection Reconstruct Intersection in concrete pavement $1,2432;00 Sprague!University Concrete Intersection Reconstruct Intersection In concrete pavement; $1,660,00 Sullivan!Kiernan Concrete Intersection Reconstruct Intersection in concrete pavement; $1,423:80 Sullivan I Marietta Concrete Intersection Reconstruct intersection in concrete pavement $1,493:00 Sprague!Argonne Mullan Concrete Reconstruct intersections in concrete pavement $2,342 Intersections Sullivan-Road Concrete-Pavement Phace Con fete Pavement OCI:37.28(2013) $27933-00 3—Inland-to-Marietta Sullivan Road Concrete Pavement Phase Concrete Pavement,—OCR-37,28—(2013) $2,398,00 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 66 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Sullivan Road Conerete Pavement Phaco Concrete-Ravers S2,720..00 6—Kiernan-to-Trent Street Preservation Projects Pavement-Management Program 2013 Anneal-sir-- : -- - ' ' $3,720.00 Pavement Management-Program 2014 Annual skeet presewalion-prejeets-pe la 6472-a04.0 Pavement Management Program 2015 Annual skeet preservation projectc per PMP 53,606.88 Paye est-Management-Program 2016 Annual ctroot pr-.-- . 'a- _ . _- . . $3,206.00 Pavement Management Program-20-1-7 Annual skeet preservalisrr_projccts per PMP 63T0-1-4,06 Pavement Management Program 2018 Annual street preservation projects per PMP $4,200.00 Pavement Management Program Local Annual street preservation projects $12,00 .4011664 Access Total $113,722,00190,335 Potential Annexation Areas/Urban Services The Growth Management Act requires that counties designate urban growth areas (UGAs). The City of Spokane Valley identified lands adjacent to the City within existing UGAs that would likely be developed for urban uses and potentially be annexed to the City. In order to assess the need for capital facilities, the City has identified existing service providers within the Potential Annexation Areas (PAAs). This assessment should help identify the effects a potential annexation area will have on existing levels of service. Table 4.41 Existing Urban Service Providers within Potential Annexation Areas(PAAs) PAAs Northwood Northeast East Southeast South Ponderosa Edgecliff Domestic Water Pasadena Park Consolidated Consolidated Vera Vera S.C.W.D.No.3 East Spokane Hutton Settlement Consolidated S.C.W.D.No.3 Fire&Emergency F.D.No.1&9 F.D.No,1 F.D.No.1 F.D.No.1&8 F.D.No.1&8 F.D.No.8 F.D.No.i&8 Services Law Enforcement Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Libraries S.C.Library Dist S.C.Library Dist S.C.Library Dist S.C.Library Dist. S.C.Library Dist. S.C.Library Dist S.C.Library nr�F Parks&Open Space Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Public Schools W.V.S.D.&S.D.81 E.V.S.D C.V.S.D. C.V.S.D. C.V.S.D. C.V.S.D. W.V.S.D.& h 91 Public Transit Not available Not available Not available Not availabie Not available Not available Not available Sanitary Sewer Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Not Severed Spokane County Solid WastelRecycle Waste Mgmt. Waste Mgmt Waste Mgmt. Waste Mgmt, Waste Mgmt. Waste Mgmt. Waste Mgmt. Storm water Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Street Cleaning Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Transportation Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County Spokane County The City of Spokane Valley has adopted Levels of Service (LOS) to measure a public facility or service's operational characteristics to gauge its performance. The following analysis will assess current levels of service in the PAAs to provide a context of how annexation could affect the City's LOS and provide guidance for phasing of annexations. Additionally, the analysis will provide City staff and elected officials information to assist in the planning and budgeting of public service delivery as a result of annexation to the City of Spokane Valley. The following study includes LOS analysis for sanitary sewer and parks and open space. Analysis is not provided for services where the City has adopted the minimum regional LOS. Services excluded from Adopted April 25, 2006(Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 67 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan this analysis are domestic water, fire protection, law enforcement, libraries, public schools, public transit, sanitary sewer, solid waste/recycle, storm water, street cleaning, and transportation. If a level of service is measured on a per capita basis, the population assumptions are based on Table 2.1(Land Capacity Analysis) in the Land Use chapter and Spokane County's estimated current population in the Metropolitan Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). The City of Spokane Valley's land capacity analysis is based on the adopted regional methodology. Sanitary Sewer The City of Spokane Valley does not provide sanitary sewer service at this time. Spokane County provides wastewater collection and transport systems within the City of Spokane Valley. Incorporated areas must have wastewater collection and transport systems in accordance with the adopted sewer concurrency requirements. The table below provides a sewer assessment within the PAAs, Level of service is categorized as sewered, within the 6-year sewer plan, or not planned for sewer. Table 4.42 Sewer assessment within Potential Annexation Areas(PAAs)In Acres PAAs Total Sewered Within 6-year Sewer not Percentage CIP available Sewered Northwood 1,820 1,397 0 423 77% Northeast 48 5 0 43 11% East 380 64 207 109 17% Southeast 791 443 0 347 56% South 1,041 669 0 371 64% Ponderosa 47 0 12 35 0% Edgecliff 298 21 0 276 7% Currently, Spokane County owns a capacity allocation of 10 million gallons per day (mgd) in the Spokane Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (SAWTP). By the year 2020, the County's flow is projected to reach 21 mgd. In 1999, Spokane County began a Wastewater Facilities Plan process to evaluate long- term regional wastewater needs, and to determine alternatives to meet those needs. The result was a decision by the Board of County Commissioners to build a new Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility (SCRWRF). Spokane County is proposing to construct a new regional wastewater treatment plant at the Stockyards site in the City of Spokane. The new treatment plant and associated facilities will provide additional capacity for increased wastewater flows generated by the County's Septic Elimination Program and for projected growth in the County's service area. Many of the PAAs have sewer services, however new development will continue to add demand for new sewer services. The City should evaluate existing sewer treatment capacity and infrastructure prior to annexation. Parks and Open Space The City of Spokane Valley has an adopted level of service of 1.92 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. In 2007, Spokane County commissioned a fiscal study of the Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). The report focuses on the services provided by Spokane County to the metropolitan UGAs and the revenue generated for Spokane County in these areas. The report established a base population in the metropolitan UGAs using 2000 Census data and building permits. The estimated population for the UGAs adjacent to the City of Spokane Valley was determined to be 7,294. The City of Spokane Valley 2007 Land Quantity Analysis (LQA) estimated the land capacity in the PAAs could potentially add 13,406 additional residents. Using the population estimate from Spokane County's fiscal study and the City of Spokane Valley's estimated land capacity there is the potential of 20,700 residents at build out in the PAAs. Currently there are no parks in the PAAs, If the City annexed all the PAAs 40 acres of parkland would be needed to meet the current level of service of 1.92 acres. According to the City's Park Master Plan, many residents in the City of Spokane Valley are not conveniently located near a park. The City's Park Master Plan states that parks should be one of the Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4-Capital Facilities Page 68 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan highest priorities for the City. The plan also states that meeting Park needs can be a challenge in neighborhoods where little vacant land exists. Many residents expressed a desire for sports fields (complexes); these facilities generally require large vacant properties. The City should consider purchasing parkland prior to annexation to ensure adequate facilities will be available to serve neighborhoods in Potential Annexation Areas (PAAs). Adopted April 25, 2006 (Updated 07-24-2013) Chapter 4 -Capital Facilities Page 69 of 69 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan CHAPTER 6 -- PRIVATE & PUBLIC UTILITIES 6.0 Introduction City of Spokane Valley residents rely on facilities and services that help define their quality of life. These facilities include those provided by several privately owned utilities in the region. Although these utilities are privately owned and regulated at either the state and/or federal level, coordination and conscientious planning at the local level is essential to ensure that adequate utility service is available to all citizens. Sanitary sewer and potable water are typically considered "utilities" however, for purposes of the City's comprehensive plan sewer and water are addressed in the Capital Facilities Element of this Plan. Privately and publicly owned electrical, natural gas, and line telephone utilities are regulated by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC). Wireless telephone communication companies are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Cable television companies are regulated by the FCC and the Communications Acts of 1934 and 1996. Utilities must have a franchise agreement to place utilities in the public right-of-way. Franchise agreements give each utility the non-exclusive right to provide its category of service within the City. The City acknowledges that it would not have been possible to prepare this element without the assistance of local utility providers. 6.1 Planning Context This element satisfies the Growth Management Act (GMA) requirement that cities prepare a Utilities element. This element describes the location of existing utilities and the proposed location of new utilities, as well as the capacity of existing and proposed utilities. The GMA requires the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan (SVCP) to have internal consistency. This means that the Private and Public Utilities element must be fully coordinated with other appropriate elements of the SVCP. 6.1.1 Growth Management Act In accordance with WAC 365-195-320(2)(c), this Private and Public Utilities element includes plans for natural gas, electricity, telecommunications, and cable television service for the City. Each utility section will describe and analyze existing and proposed utility systems within Spokane Valley and improvements necessary to meet growing consumer demand. In most cases maps and other graphics are provided to illustrate the existing system and proposed improvements. Plans for water supply and sewer are found in the Capital Facilities element of the SVCP. Specifically, the GMA requires a Utilities Element to include the following information: • General location of existing utility facilities; • Proposed location of future facilities; and • Capacity of all existing and proposed facilities. The City sees the GMA requirement to prepare a Private and Public Utilities element as an opportunity to identify ways of improving the quality of services provided within the City. The City will use this element to identify priorities and develop implementation strategies to ensure that provision of utilities is properly coordinated with land use. 6.1.2 County Wide Planning Policies Development of the Countywide Planning Policies (CWPPs) is required by GMA in order to provide a regional policy framework to achieve the overall goals of GMA. The CWPPs was coordinated by the Spokane County Steering Committee of Elected Officials and adopted by the Spokane County Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6—Private& Public Utilities Page 1 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Board of County Commissioners. The following are the CWPPs relevant to private and public utilities:1 Policy Topic 3-- Promotion of Contiguous and Orderly Development and Provision of Urban Services Policies 11. The Steering Committee shall oversee the preparation of a regional utility corridor plan for incorporation into local comprehensive plans that includes the following elements: a. Protection of existing and designation of future regional corridors. b. Dimensional guidelines for regional corridors. c. Provision for multiuse corridors for compatible utilities. d. Measures to mitigate impacts on adjacent areas. e. Land uses which are appropriate on or adjacent to corridors. f. Vegetation clearance guidelines for electrical transmission and distribution lines in order to reduce fire hazard. Note: The Spokane County Regional Utility Technical Committee prepared a Regional Utility Corridor Plan that was adopted by the Spokane County Steering Committee of Elected Officials on December 15, 1995. 18. Each jurisdiction in its comprehensive plan should provide policies that support the compatible incorporation of utilities, greenbelts and open space within common corridors. 19. Each jurisdiction shall review environmental and health issues regarding regional utility corridors sited within its boundaries for use in the decision making process by respective agencies. 20. Each jurisdiction shall plan for growth within urban growth areas (UGA) which uses land efficiently, adds certainty to capital facilities planning, and allows timely and coordinated extension of urban government services, public facilities and utilities for new development. Each jurisdiction shall identify intermediate growth areas (six to ten year increments)within its UGA or establish policies which direct growth consistent with land use and capital facilities plans. 6.2 Electricity Utilities �e. -_ - �F�►„ 6.2A Bonneville Power } w t. •1.11x„a, Administration1,, ti �V� The Bonneville Powers YYashk9lue ;�'�''ar , Administration (BPA) was t + ti established in 1937 and is a federal 'i.. "l is agency under the U.S. Department w• pm** ''5 Mak* ;rr_�'j tt of Energy that markets wholesale electrical ower. BPA operates and .;" ' •, f 't markets electrical transmission ; an services in the Pacific Northwest. • " " •""'` ` 7 ^a' The BPA is ;ower that is marked bynsroa� p . generated at 31 federal hydro- electric projects, one non-federal Figure 6.1 -BPA's Transmission System&Federal Dams nuclear plant and several other non- ' Note to reader: The following policies are numbered according to the policy number in the CWPPs, resulting in non-sequential numbering in this document. Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6-Private& Public Utilities Page 2 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan federal power plants, In addition to the power generating plants, BPA manages 15,397 circuit miles of transmission lines and owns 284 substations. BPA operates a 500 kV line just north of the existing city limits in portions of the Spokane County urban growth area (UGA). Additionally, BPA operates two substations and 115kV transmission lines within the City of Spokane Valley. The hydro-electric projects and the electrical system are known as the Federal Columbia River Power System. About 45 percent of the electric power used in the Northwest comes from BPA. BPA's transmission system accounts for approximately 75 percent of the region's high-voltage grid and includes major transmission links with other regions. BPA is a self-funding agency, which pays for its costs through power and transmission sales. BPA's customers include publicly owned and investor-owned utilities, as well as some large industries. BPA also sells or exchanges power with utilities in Canada and the western United States. 6.2.2 Avista Utilities - Description of Utility Avista Utilities' primary market area is eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Avista serves nearly 310,000 electric customers in their market area and is the principal electricity provider in the City of Spokane Valley. Avista owns and operates eight hydroelectric plants on the Clark Fork and Spokane Rivers. These hydroelectric facilities produce about 60 percent of the total electrical energy used by Avista customers, Avista also owns and operates coal, gas, and wood-waste combustion plants in five Washington, northern Idaho and eastern Montana locations. Avista has a number of substation facilities and 115 kV (Kilovolt) transmission lines in the City of Spokane Valley. Map 6.1 indicates those facility locations and describes that portion of Avista's transmission system that covers Spokane Valley. A grid provides the link between the BPA bulk transmission system and the ,amu local distribution system that connects f rL;k Er,Z —: ? • with customers. `""'�`� " S.M.,Sr.. ,4. The "Bulk Transmission System" is operated by BRA, which operates a region wide, interconnecting, 'b, tat t4011., transmission system that supplies ,,w electric power to utilities from federal • `•:;; .` ' , rwir hydroelectric projects east and west of "~';.' the Cascades. The primary service BPA provides to Avista and other noRi I 0+.► . .,,�.�..� electricity utilities is wheeling electrical energy throughout the region. A majority of the transmission lines Figure 6.2-Avista Hydro Facilities supplying Spokane Valley are energized at 115kV. There is an existing Avista 230kV line that cuts across the north-eastern portion of the City in the Barker Road area. These lines supply power into the Spokane Valley distribution system and provide connections to other providers of electricity in Spokane Valley. Power is transferred from the transmission system to Spokane Valley's local distribution system at six distribution substations. The following substations are located within Spokane Valley: Boulder Park, Barker Road, S.I.P., Opportunity, Chester, and 9th &Central. Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6— Private& Public Utilities Page 3 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 6.2.3 Vera Water& Power–Description of Utility Vera Water and Power is a publicly owned utility that supplies water and electricity to the Veradale area in the City of Spokane Valley. Vera operates three substations in Spokane Valley including: Valleyway located on Valleyway, east of McDonald Road; Sullivan, located on the northeast corner of Sullivan Road and Valleyway; and Vera located on the northwest corner of Sullivan Road and 36th Avenue. Vera plans a new substation (Central Valley) on the southwest corner of Sullivan Road and 16th Avenue slated to be constructed in approximately 2006. Vera purchases a majority of its power from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) which is then distributed to its customers through an underground and overhead electrical distribution system. Vera takes delivery of power from BPA at the three local substations indicated above, Vera serves over 8,700 electric customers in the City of Spokane Valley. 6.2.4 Modern Electric Water Company–Description of Utility Modern Electric began operations in the Spokane area in 1905 as part of the development of the Valley by the Modern Irrigation and Land Company. Modern Electric provides water and electricity to approximately 10,000 households in Spokane Valley. Modern's electrical supply system consists of three (E a""•11.�. .+^�' __6LL•t � hE� E.7 substations including the Locust station, located south of Lc � ;"" .` 1 Interstate 90 on the west side of Locust Street; Nelson station, P t,. 'y' ;, located south of 4th Avenue east of Walnut; and the rte, h.,., Opportunity station located at Modern's main office site on ,,, Pines Road, north of Broadway. �„,� 'w''.1 6.2.5 Inland Power& Light–Description of Utility srt wwr..._.,ycecs _3ppq-_-hrra,_+waS frIZe Inland Power& Light (IP&L) began operation in 1937 providing ' �I"' ''m" electrical service to some 160 farms and homes northeast of ,nn a,„, •��•«^ Spokane. IP&L's now serves electrical customers in 13 "° •' """"""`*'°m counties in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. IP&L's '■w«"'" �: "'=°: ' customer base has grown to over 33,000 customers with a relatively small number located in the southern portion of the Figure 6.3-Inland Power& City of Spokane Valley. Light Service Area 6.3 Natural Gas Utilities 6.3.1 Avista Utilities–Description of Utility The North Operating Division (NOD) of Avista Utilities provides natural gas to more than 174,000 customers primarily in eastern nf , Washington and northern Idaho. The ;, t^g ti Spokane area is the largest metropolitan „ ? region served by Avista with a population of over 350,000. .ro.} ' : .4., Avista is advantageously located on two � , ':t '' � -� ; (1.1011724 I _'c interstate natural gas pipelines, Williams ,� �ta-•' Pipeline–West, (still referred to as Northwest * £ 'MAW. Pipeline Corporation – NWP), provides both �,,, , »�, ;M ,' firm and interruptible natural gasT, —� * ` transportation service to access both British Columbia and domestic Rocky Mountain gas. Pacific Gas & Electric Transmission -- Figure 6.5 -Natural Gas Supply System Northwest (PG&E GT-NW) provides both firm and interruptible transportation to access Alberta natural gas. Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6–Private& Public Utilities Page 4 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The NOD consists of approximately 3,000 miles of gas distribution mains, through which it delivers annual volumes of just fewer than 350 million therms. This gas is received at more than 40 points along the interstate pipelines and distributed to Avista's residential, commercial and industrial customers. Avista is unable at this time to identify how many customers are located within the new corporate limits of Spokane Valley. As that information becomes available, it will be included in a future update to this plan. Gas Supply Mains: These are generally larger diameter (six-inch steel and larger) mains designed to operate at higher pressure (100 to 250 pounds per square inch gauge (psig)) to deliver natural gas from the supply source to pressure reducing stations. Pressure Reducing(District Regulators) Stations:These are located at various locations throughout the system to reduce supply main pressure to a standard distribution operating pressure of approximately 60 psi. Distribution Mains: Distribution mains are fed from District Regulators. These are typically 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1.25 inch in diameter. The pipe material is typically polyethylene(PE). 6.4 Telecommunications Utilities The telecommunications section focuses on wire telephone, wireless communications, Internet service, and cable television. Telecommunications is not only important for voice transmission, but also provides the infrastructure for the transmission of images and electronic data. In Spokane Valley, Qwest Communications provides local wire telephone service, wireless telephone service, and Internet connection. A number of other wireless communications providers operate networks in Spokane Valley as well. Comcast provides cable television services and Internet connection to Spokane Valley residents. The telephone (both wireless and wired) portions of the telecommunications industry are extremely competitive and for that reason, the City had difficulty obtaining detailed information about operations and plans. As a result, the section of the plan addressing telephone services: 1) reflects the City's commitment to allow for the provision of advanced telecommunications services; 2) provides a general description of how the existing system works; and 3) describes the process for improving service delivery. 6.4.1 Telephone System (wired) Existing Facilities and Operations — Qwest Communication, Inc. provides telecommunication service to the Spokane Valley planning area as regulated by WUTC. A local exchange area is served by a central office (CO), which contains various kinds of switching equipment. From a CO, there are typically four main cable routes extending relatively north, south, east, and west. From each main cable route there are branch distribution routes. These facilities may be aerial or buried, copper or fiber. Extending from the branch distribution routes are local lines that can be used for voice or data transmission by subscribers. In December of 2005, Comcast began offering wired Ruaphone service to the Spokane Valley area. Comcast ,, (. utilizes existing telecommunications infrastructure for ;'yta, ;r' this service. Comcast is regulated by the WUTC as r�, 1?„ _ ;.►e�R ,►w�. . well. �rJ !� +n Proposed Improvements -- Qwest and Comcast are ���•, � : 9 �+eDkhman' required by law to provide adequate telecommunications services on demand. Accordingly, Qwest and Comcast provide facilities to f �._;i accommodate whatever growth pattern occurs within the City. Due to advances in technology, additional Figure 6,5-Cricket Wireless Coverage Area capacity is easily and quickly added to the system. Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6—Private& Public Utilities Page 5 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan 6. 4.2 Telephone System (wireless) Existing Systems — The City of Spokane Valley is currently served with a number of wireless communication service providers. Wireless communication is becoming increasingly important in the telecommunications world. It is a combination of a portion of the radio frequency spectrum with switching technology, making it possible to provide mobile or portable telephone service to virtually any number of subscribers within a given area. Transmission quality is comparable to that provided by I conventional wire line telephones, and the same dialing V��Y A capabilities and features available to wire line users are 4 III I available to cellular users. The wireless/cellular + ok communications sector of the economy is growing rapidly. . ,',tlll4I?p�,� ri,,,„]],,,,iii,„.,10, CO wJ ullma t-,.,--] I _1 rwcode, ' H. ydng4Flar der Figure 6.7-T-Mobile Coverage Area !unit Hutt- Mp *1-1„,...2j"1,11 u -` vale p • + r �, r Heights E •;!won r�Ver `Jam • :tllld + ' e t �Lr*kik De' -rk 1 'of t,i rl Alone ,'ague f_, Spok.rl"r:! ?- id Figure 6.6-Qwest Wireless Coverage Area .�{ Wireless or personal communication services (PCS) works Figure 6.9-Sprint Wireless by splitting a region into smaller geographic areas called Coverage Area l cells that are each served by a transmitter receiver or"base station." As a caller moves across the landscape, the call is passed or"handed-off' from one base station to another. Each base station is connected to a mobile telephone switching office, which is linked to the land based phone network serving the home or office. Individual base station locations are selected based on a number of considerations related to topography, distance from other base stations, proximity to traffic corridors, and other technical features. Wireless engineers utilize computer modeling and radio testing to determine potential sites. Because PCS base stations consist of very low powered transmitters which cover a relatively small geographic area, there is limited flexibility in site selection. Typically, the coverage radius of a PCS facility is one-half to three miles and is affected by the topography and Spokane ' : Solite vegetation of the area. Radio frequency engineers must * �. �ilint design and optimize cell site heights and locations within I the PCS network to enable sufficient overlap between 4' unkly 'f cells to provide continuous coverage. Chi'#' Staff has identified the major wireless providers in the , 1� ,r Spokane Valley area. The maps and graphics indicate IlittririiiiIi_ the individual wireless providers service areas. r Information regarding current and future predicted Figure 6.8-Cingular Coverage Area number of subscribers is considered by the purveyors to Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6—Private & Public Utilities Page 6 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan be proprietary, and no data were furnished in this regard. However, given the increasing number of wireless subscribers and the introduction of hand sets that access the Internet, send text messages and other information and data features, it is Sandpoint anticipated that subscriber numbers will I rieit• Ho continue to increase over the time horizon of River this Plan. le Athol os Forecasting for new cellular facilities uses a Fails Co�our Spokane d, Alen relatively narrow time frame of typically two ar-•,tir � _ years. Expansion of the wireless system is Opp'orttunify demand driven; therefore wireless providers Cheney ►, 395' . :) +:; ': :1 j4,� . Figure 6.10-Nextel Wireless Coverage Area � hlt must maintain a short response time and a tight P .10 planning horizon. Future cell sites are considered I proprietary information by the wireless companies 19$; and are not shared for purposes of local comprehensive planning. Figure 6.11 Verizon Wireless 6.4.3 Internet Service Coverage Area Internet service is presently provided by telephone, cable, wireless facilities and satellite. Qwest provides Internet service via telephone lines and Comcast provides Internet service via cable. Several PCS providers, if not all, include internet access service options. In addition, as streets are constructed or reconstructed, conduits to assist in the installation of fiber optic communication systems should be included as part of the road project. 6.4.4 Cable Television On November 18, 2002, Comcast and AT&T Broadband merged to form the new Comcast Corporation. Comcast Corporation, which is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest U.S. cable company serving more than 21 million customers in 41 states, as of 2003. The illustration below is a general description of the components of the cable TV (CATV) system and shows supply from source to customer. One of the primary components of a cable system is the headend siteCan electronic control center where the information signal is processed 111 , • for distribution through the cable system. The • signal can be received either off a hard line ,IwM., (cable), satellite dish, microwave antennas, I__.J ly'L,�. and/or TV antenna. --'_ Main trunk cable lines (coax and fiber) distribute / - signals throughout Spokane Valley. Feeder t -. =;�a r' n '_''� - cables branch from the main trunk cables todistribute the the signals to neighborhood areas. l— _ } - From there, individual connections are made to r �# the customer's service entry. Comcast attempts to provide service to all Figure 6.12 Cable Television Schematic residents within its franchise areas. Factors Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6-- Private & Public Utilities Page 7 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan considered in extending service are overall technical integrity, economical feasibility, and franchise requirements. Provided subscribers are less than 950 feet from a distribution or feeder line, cable television installations are made to new subscribers at published rates, either to new dwelling units or to a much smaller degree, to residences who have not previously opted for cable television. Connections requiring longer runs are charged on a time and material basis. Most public work considerations, such as tree trimming, work in the right-of-way, restoration of property, and so on, are covered in the City's Franchise Agreement. Comcast now offers digital service (includes internet access) to Spokane Valley customers. Comcast has also begun replacing existing copper cable trunk lines with fiber optic, which can be configured to carry video or data transmission signals. 6.5 Goals and Policies The Private and Public Utilities element provides an opportunity for the City to assist utility companies in delivering efficient service to customers and to seek to reduce potential negative impacts on the natural and built environments. This section builds upon system descriptions to identify issues and sets forth policies to coordinate the provision of utilities with City planning. The GMA requires that the utilities element include the general location, proposed location and capacity of all existing and proposed utilities. This has resulted in cities and counties becoming more actively involved in the way in which utilities are sited and provided. In order to protect both citizens and utility customers, the City will work in accordance with the following priorities and strategies: Goal PUG-I Work with utility providers to allow them to provide service in a way that balances cost-effectiveness with environmental protection, aesthetic impact, public safety, and public health. Goal PUG-2 Process permits for utility facilities efficiently and expeditiously, in accordance with franchise agreements, development regulations, the SVCP, and adopted codes. Goal PUG-3 Ensure that development regulations are consistent with public service obligations imposed upon utilities by federal and state law. Policies PUP-3.1 The City's right-of-way permitting process should not unnecessarily delay the expansion or improvement of the utility network. PUP-3.2 Promote joint planning and coordination of public and private utility activities by providing timely notice to affected private and public utilities of City construction projects, including the maintenance and repair of existing roads. PUP-3.3 Promote the co-location of new utility transmission, distribution and communication facilities when consistent with industry practices, Department of Transportation requirements, and building and electrical codes. (Examples of facilities that may be shared are trenches, rights-of-way, towers, poles and antennas.) PUP-3.4 The City will encourage the development of Citywide communication networks using the most advanced technology available, to increase internal and external connectivity. PUP-3.5 Based upon applicable regulations, the City should require the under grounding of utility distribution lines in new subdivisions. The City should encourage under grounding of utility distribution lines in new construction and significantly reconstructed facilities, consistent with all applicable laws. Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6—Private& Public Utilities Page 8 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan PUP-3.6 Based upon applicable regulations, the City should work with utilities and appropriate entities in preparing a plan for under grounding utilities in areas where their visual impact is critical to improving the appearance of the City, such as the City-Center, Sprague Avenue and identified aesthetic corridors. PUP-3.7 The City should work with appropriate entities to prepare right-of-way vegetation plans to ensure that the needs of landscaping and screening are balanced with the need to prevent negative impacts to utilities. PUP-3.8 Require the placement of cellular facilities, substations and antennas in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on adjacent land uses and utilizes existing structures where feasible. PUP-3.9 Coordinate with utility providers to ensure that sizing, locating and phasing of utility systems are consistent with the SVCP. PUP-3.10 The City and utilities should be encouraged to develop an integrated Geographic Information System (GIS)to better serve mutual needs and those of the public. PUP-3.11 The City should adhere to the Policies and Actions identified in the current Regional Utility Corridor Plan. Adopted April 25, 2006 Chapter 6—Private & Public Utilities Page 9 of 9 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan CHAPTER 7— ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 7.0 Introduction and Purpose A city can foster economic development to achieve its goals by anticipating and responding to changes in the local, regional, national and international economies. For Spokane Valley, these goals include providing for economic stability through economic diversity and encouraging a broad range of jobs to help employ the community's residents. A city's economic development actions can include activities primarily directed toward economic development and those undertaken for other reasons, but that also produce economic benefits. Examples of activities primarily directed toward economic development include allocating land for manufacturing uses, extending water and sewer systems to business sites, providing tax credits and incentives, and advance planning to accommodate growth. Examples of activities with economic benefits as secondary impacts include providing an efficient transportation system, encouraging high quality schools, providing for affordable housing, streamlining permit processes and providing park and recreation facilities and activities that improve the quality of life. Market-driven economic growth depends upon the decisions of individuals and firms; most jobs and investments are generated by private businesses. Local governments must also contend with forces beyond local control, such as changes in the regional, national and international economies. These changes result from numerous individual decisions and changes in economic and social trends. However, local governments can plan to take advantage of favorable trends and lessen the impact of unfavorable trends. Local governments also can hinder economic development through ill-advised policies, such as fiscal zoning which involves zoning more land than is needed for uses that produce relatively high tax revenues. 7.1 Planning Context 7.1.1 Washington State Growth Management Act The Growth Management Act (GMA) includes economic development as one of its basic goals. It considers the need to stimulate economic development throughout the state, but requires that these activities be balanced with the need to protect the physical environment. It encourages the efficient use of land, the availability of urban services, and the financing strategies necessary to pay for infrastructure. Finally, the GMA mandates that communities do their planning and then provide the zoning and regulatory environment so that appropriate development can occur. GMA recognizes that while the public sector can shape and influence development, it is the private sector that generates community growth. The GMA goal regarding economic development provides: RCW 36.70A.020(5) 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... and encourage growth... all within the capacities of the state's natural resources, public services, and public facilities. The GMA requires an economic development element be included in comprehensive plans (RCW 36.70A.070 (7)). An economic development element must include the following: • A summary of the local economy such as population, employment, payroll, sectors, businesses, sales, and other information as appropriate; • A summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the local economy defined as the commercial and industrial sectors and supporting factors such as land use, transportation, utilities, education, work force, housing, and natural/cultural resources; and, Adopted April 25, 2006(Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Economic Development Page 1 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan • An identification of policies, programs, and projects to foster economic growth and development and to address future needs. 7.1.2 County Wide Planning Policies The Spokane County Wide Planning Policies (CWPPs) required by GMA (RCW 36.70A.210) and adopted in 1994 with subsequent amendments in 1996, 1997 and 2004, provide a regional framework to achieve goals of the GMA. The CWPPs establish overall policy direction that calls for greater cooperation and coordination between the private sector and government in measuring both the performance of the local economy and the relationship between economic development and preservation of the area's natural environment and quality of life. In addition, the CWPPs emphasize the need for a regional (Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho) approach to the critical environmental issues of water and air quality; recognize the importance of central business areas, and the benefits of locating housing and regional transportation facilities in close proximity to employment centers. CWPP pertinent to the City of Spokane Valley include: Policies: 1. Include an economic development element in each jurisdiction's comprehensive plan that establishes local goals, policies, objectives, and provisions for economic growth and vitality and a high quality of life. The element shall include: a. a summary of the local economy such as population, employment, payroll, sectors, businesses, sales, and other information as appropriate; b. a summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the local economy defined as the commercial and industrial sectors and supporting factors such as land use, transportation, utilities, education, work force, housing, and natural/cultural resources; and c. an identification of policies, programs, and projects to foster economic growth and development and to address future needs. A city that has chosen to be a residential community is exempt from the economic development element requirement of the GMA. 2. Jurisdictions should adopt in their comprehensive plans economic development policies which will help protect the environment as a key economic value in the region. 4. Maintain the integrity of downtowns (Central Business Districts) as centers for retail, business and cultural activity. 5. Each jurisdiction should designate sites for industrial and service employers to encourage them to locate throughout urban areas in proximity to housing and regional transportation facilities (including public transportation). 7.2 Summary of Local Economy Economic data, including employment information, is collected by the State of Washington at both the County level and for the Spokane Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Table 7.1 summarizes 2011 employment data in the Spokane MSA in comparison with the state of Washington. From September 2009 to September 2010, Spokane County posted the largest employment loss among large counties in Washington State, down 1.7 percent. Nationally, employment increased 0.2 percent during the same 12 month period. U S Department of Labor,Bureau of Land Statistics,Third Quarter 2010 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Economic Development Page 2 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 7.1 2011 Employment Spokane MSA Spokane, Washington September 2011 September 2011 Total#Employed 206,650 3,194,560 %Unemployed 8.6 8.5 Average Monthly Earnings $3,550 $4,685 Source:Workforce Explorer. Table 7.2 shows November 2011 Spokane MSA Employment statistics by industry category. Employment figures include the self-employed. Industries which saw the largest increase in employment include natural resources, information and state educational services. Table 7.2 Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment In the Spokane Metropolitan Statistical Area(Spokane County) (in thousands) **NAICS INDUSTRY TITLE(numbers in thousands) Nov'11 %Change from Nov'10 TOTAL NONFARM 206.3 -0.9 TOTAL PRIVATE 169.9 -0.8 GOODS PRODUCING 24.4 -1.6 NATURAL RESOURCES and MINING 9.3 -8.8 MANUFACTURING 15.1 3.4 SERVICES PROVIDING 181.9 -.08 TRADE,TRANSPORTATION,and UTILITIES 41.4 0.2 Wholesale Trade 9.4 0 Retail Trade 25.8 0 Food and Beverage Stores 4.3 0 General Merchandise Stores 6.2 3.3 Transportation,Warehousing,and Utilities 6.2 1.6 INFORMATION 2.7 -6.9 FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 12.0 0 Finance and Insurance 9.0 -9.1 PROFESSIONAL and BUSINESS SERVICES 21.1 -.09 EDUCATION and HEALTH SERVICES 39.6 -2.9 Health and Social Assistance 34,1 -1.2 Ambulatory Health Care Services 13.8 0.7 Hospitals 8.7 3.6 LEISURE and HOSPITALITY 19.4 2.6 Food Services and Drinking Places 14.0 -.07 OTHER SERVICES 9.3 1.1 GOVERNMENT 36.4 -1,6 Federal Government 4.6 0 Total State Government 11.0 -5.2 State Government Educational Services 6.9 -6.2 Total Local Government 20.8 0 Local Government Educational Services 11.8 0 Workers in Labor/Management Disputes 0.0 0.0 11 Excludes proprietors,self-employed,members of armed forces,and private household employees. *Prepared by the Labor Market and Economic Analysis branch using a Quarterly Benchmark process. Source:Washington State Employment Security Department Adopted April 25, 2006(Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7-Economic Development Page 3 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The Spokane MSA has experienced a decrease in employment over the previous three years, as indicated in Figure 7.1. During the same period, the local unemployment rate has declined, as indicated in Figure 7.2. Figure 7.1. Non-Farm Employment Trends Nonfarm industry employment,not seasonally adjusted,in Spokane County(Spokane MSA) 212,00D- 210,00D- - - 208,000 - 206,004 - A 2009 2010 204,000----- --- -- --- - - - - --- - '` --- r 2011 illI 202,000-...- t_-1 9_ [1 .1 '' 200,400 1 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oce Nov Dec Source:Washington State Employment Security Department,Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch Figure 7.2 Unemployment Trends Unemployment rates,not seasonally adjusted,in Spokane County(Spokane MSA) 12.055- ---- c_ 11.0% - - - - -- -0-2009 • 2010 -1-2011 8.0% - . �• � Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source:Washington State Employment Security Department,Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch The 2009-2019 employment forecast by industry for Spokane County is shown on Table 7.3. The highest growth is expected in the fields of computers and mathematics, followed by building and grounds maintenance and personal care and service occupations. Table 7.3 Employment Forecasts AvAv . g, Estimated Annual Annual Annual Show All Occupations Employment Growth Opening Total Rate Due to Openings Growth Occupation Group 2009 2014 2019 2009- 2014- 2009- 2014- 2009-2014, 2014 2019 2014 2019 2014 2019 TOTAL ALL OCCUPATIONS 231,053 246,731 265,391 1.3% 1.5% 3,126 3,702 8,507 9,454 MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS 8,562 9,099 9,711 1,2% 1.3% 109 120 292 356 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS 8,754 9,409 10,008 1.5% 1.2% 129 118 296 331 COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS 4,059 4,575 5,226 2.4% 2.7% 102 129 177 228 ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS 3,174 3,389 3,719 1.3% 1.9% 48 65 105 141 LIFE,PHYSICAL,AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS 1,908 2,031 2,227 1.3% 1.9% 25 38 81 98 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS 5,577 5,854 6,310 1% 1.5% 55 90 164 228 LEGAL OCCUPATIONS 1,984 2,126 2,253 1.4% 1.2% 28 25 59 65 EDUCATION,TRAINING,AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS 14,295 15,056 16,049 1% 1.3% 148 195 436 541 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7-Economic Development Page 4 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 7.3 Employment Forecasts Avg. Avg. Avg. Estimated Annual Annual Annual Show Ali Occupations Employment Growth Opening Total Rate Due to Openings Growth Occupation Group 2009 2014 2019 2009-2014- 2009- 2014- 2009- 2014- 2014 2019 2014 2019 2014 2019 ARTS,DESIGN,ENTERTAINMENT,SPORTS,AND MEDIA OCCS 4,107 4,324 4,553 1% 1% 42 43 158 169 HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS 15,907 17,127 19,085 1.5% 2.2% 239 392 529 794 HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 8,073 8,545 9,315 1.1% 1.7% 94 153 177 276 PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 4,696 4,918 5,269 .9% 1.4% 44 69 202 213 FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS 18,654 19,389 20,338 .8% 1% 150 188 895 754 BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINT.OCCS 9,920 11,113 12,267 2.3% 2% 240 230 397 439 PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS 11,436 12,594 13,975 1.9% 2.1% 233 274 544 571 SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS 25,835 27,669 29,233 1.4% 1.1% 368 311'1,206 1,029 OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS 37,200 39,810 42,578 1.4% 1.4% 521 552 1,302 1,406 FARMING,FISHING,AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS 861 872 890 .3% .4% 2 4 25 25 CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION OCCUPATIONS 11,932 12,152 13,425 .4% 2% 40 251 233 503 INSTALLATION,MAINTENANCE,AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS 9,074 9,586 10,051 1.1% 1% 99 94 266 309 PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 11,522 12,665 13,551 1.9% 1.4% 232 175 465 440 TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS 13,523 14,428 15,358 1.3% 1.3% 180 186 498 538 Source: Workforce Explorer,Washington State Employment Security Department,Labor Market and Economic Analysis Branch Table 7.4 estimates the type of employment by job classes within Spokane Valley, compared to the County and State. In 2010, the majority of jobs were in sales as well as management and professional occupations. Table 7.4 Occupations of the City of Spokane Valley Area Residents,2010 Census Percent Employment by Category within Spokane Valley Spokane County State (in thousands) Valley Management,Professional and Related Occupations 11.3 71.2 1,183.0 Service Occupations 6.4 41.4 538.4 Sales and Office Occupations 12.7 58.7 715.6 Natural Resources,Construction and Maintenance 3.6 14.4 295.1 Production,Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 6.9 25.3 337.9 Total 40.9 211.0 3,070.0 Source: American Fact Finder 2,2010 Census Adopted April 25, 2006(Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7-Economic Development Page 5 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Taxable sales within Spokane Valley by business category is shown in Figure 7.3 and Table 7.5. Figure 7.3 2010 Taxable Sales by Business Category Retail Trade,63.91 Accommodation &FoodServices,9.6 Construction, ; 6.84 Administrative, • • Waste Management, Remediation Services,1,49 Wholesale Real estate Rental & Trade,5.18 Information,3.81 I Leasing,1.72 Oilier Services,5.46 Manufacturing.1.99 Source:Spokane Community Indicators Table 7.5 2010 Taxable Sales by Business Category Category Total Taxable Sales Percent of Total Agriculture,Fishing,Forestry 465,244 0.03 Utilities 158,527 0.01 Construction 108,424,546 6.84 Manufacturing 31,595,586 1.99 Wholesale Trade 82,092,127 5.18 Retail Trade 1,012,831,614 63.91 Transportation and Warehousing 1,625,684 0.10 Information 60,372,526 3.81 Finance and Insurance 8,407,401 0.53 Real Estate Rental and Leasing 27,185,713 1.72 Professional,Scientific and Technical 12,140,247 0.77 Administrative&Support and Waste Management& 23,560,170 1.49 remediation Services Educational Services 1,190,899 0.08 Health Care and Social Assistance 3,386,226 0.21 Arts,Entertainment and Recreation 7,974,065 0.50 Accommodation and Food Services 152,221,399 9.60 Other Services 51,041,524 3.22 Public Administration 215,261 0.01 Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Economic Development Page 6 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan The gross taxable sales for the City, from 2004 to 2010, is shown in Figure 7.4 and Table 7.6. Figure 7.4 Gross Taxable Sales _j r 1 1 1 - •k 1,42004 47 2005 U 2006 1112007 1112005 P2009 112010 Table 7.6 Gross Taxable Sales 2004—2010 Year Total Taxable Sales 2004 1,539,680,299 2005 1,731,672,576 2006 1,882,594,225 2007 1,966,515,200 2008 1,797,852,179 2009 1,613,410,134 2010 1,585,010,451 Source:Spokane Community Indicators Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7-- Economic Development Page 7 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan A comparison of the County of Spokane, City of Spokane and Spokane Valley gross taxable sales and annual growth rate is illustrated in Figure 7.5. Figure 7.5 Total Taxable Retail Sales and Annual Growth Rate: City Data 5.00 25,0% 20.0% 4.00 0 15.0% 7) o 0, N 3.00 10.0% o 5 / n n En 2.00IIII 5.0°/ a 0 V. .III o w V0.0% 1.00 � I�` '�� 5.0°f 0.00 1111 •10.o-v 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Year a Total Retail Sales(TIIIons),City4 Spokane Total Retell Saler(Billlona),Cityci Spokane Valley • Annual Growth Rade,Spokane Cody a JFrwai Growth Rate,City of Spokane Ruud Growth RIO,city al Spokane Valley Year City of Spokane Valley City of Spokane County of Spokane 2004 Taxable Retail Sales(in 1.54 3,29 N/A billions) Annual Growth Rate N/A 2.2% 5.9% 2005 Taxable Retail Sales(in 1.73 3.48 N/A billions) Annual Growth Rate 12.5% 5.7% 7.9% 2006 Taxable Retail Sales(in 1,88 3.84 ' N/A billions) Annual Growth Rate 8.7% 10.3% ' 9.2% 2007 Taxable Retail Sales(in 1.97 4.00 N/A ' billions) Annual Growth Rate 4.5% 4.5% 5.6% 2008 Taxable Retail Sales(in 1.80 3.92 N/A billions) Annual Growth Rate -8.6% -2.1% -4.2% 2009 Taxable Retail Sales(in 1.61 3.73 N/A billions) Annual Growth Rate -8.3% -4.9% -6.9% 2010 Taxable Retail Sales(in 1.59 3.67 N/A billions) Annual Growth Rale -1.8% -1.4% -1.8% Source:Community Indicators Initiative of Spokane,Eastern Washington University Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7--Economic Development Page 8 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Property taxes are part of the cost of doing business. The 2011 Property taxes in Spokane Valley include County, City, Library Bond, State School, Fire District and local school taxes, as illustrated in Table 7.7, for individual Tax Code Areas (TCA) Table 7.7 2011 Property Tax Rates within Spokane Valley per$1,000 valuation Levy Rate TCA 140 TCA 141 TCA 144 TCA 145 TCA 146 TCA 148 County:General 1.195057 Conservation Futures 0.044188 Road 1.332306 City of Spokane Valley 1.503003 State School 2.241034 Library 0.50000000 Subtotal 6.815588 6.815588 6.815588 6.815588 6.815588 6.815588 6.815588 SD 081 Spokane 5.654338 5.654338 5.654338 SD 356 Central Valley 4.490794 4.490794 4 4.490794 SD 361 East Valley 3.538868 3.538868 SD 363 West Valley 6.633464 6.633464 Fire 01 Spokane Valley 3.157323 3.157323 _ - 3.157323 3.157323 3.157323 _ Fire/EMS 08 Moran 2.121076 2.121076 2.121076 Total - 15.627249 14.591002 14.463705 13.427458 13.511779 16.606375 Source: Spokane County Assessor A significant indicator of economic vitality is construction activity. Figures 7.6 through 7.8 summarizes levels of construction activity, valuation and permit revenue since 2004. Figure 7.6 Building Permit Activity l 1 Figure 7.6 New Construction Permits Issued 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 I 'Commercial 179 86 50 /9 15 1 5 67 11 Multi-Family 7'...1 15 6 6 0 64 4 146 9t6 Source: Spokane Valley Community Development Department-Building&Code Compliance Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7 Economic Development Page 9 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Figure 7.7 Construction Valuation 6,11 I I !2004 r a 2005 IN 2006 ■2007 112008 2009 IN 2010 ■2011 1 Figure 7.8 Permit Revenue • 2004 2005 2006 i 2007 ■2008 is 2009 N2010 ■2011 Tables 7.8 and 7.9 show the largest office 1 business parks and the leading industrial parks in the City of Spokane Valley, ranked by total square footage. Table 7,8 Largest Spokane Valley Office and Business Parks (Ranked by total square footage) Park Name I Address Total Square Footage Space Available as of Number of 1-1-12 Buildings Pinecroft Business Park 350,000 OND 12 12310—12825 E. Mirabeau Parkway Riverview Corporate Center 250,000 158,000 1 16021 E.Indiana Redwood Plaza 107,400 12,900 3 11707 E.Sprague - CenterPolnte Business Park 68,000 10,000 3 200 N.Mullen Argonne Mullan Plaza 54,000 8,000 2 920 N.Mullan Adopted April 25, 2006(Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Economic Development Page 10 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Table 7.8 Largest Spokane Valley Office and Business Parks (Ranked by total square footaEe) Park Name/Address Total Square Footage Space Available as of Number of 1-1-12 Buildings Montgomery East Commercial Center 53,000 11,710 4 11616 E. Montgomery Broadway Avenue Business Park 52,700 17,000 4 5501 E.Broadway North Valley Business Park 51,300 6,390 3 11303, 11306&11327 E.Montgomery North Pines Center 51,000 2,000 6 1014 N. Pines Argonne Forrest Office Park 44,360 3,860 3 8815-8775 E.Mission Mullan Center 43,000 4,200 2 1410&1420 N.Mullan North Pines Professional Center 37,580 8,940 7 1005 N.Pines Montgomery CommerCenter 29,050 2,300 2 2721 N.Van Marter Boulder Creek 25,000 2,300 2 505 N.Argonne Argonne Mullan Center 20,000 775 2 708&720 N.Argonne Pinestone Business Center 7,900 1,550 3 2310-2314 N.Cherry DND did not disclose;FTE means full-time equivalent; NA means not available Source: January 2012 Book of Lists,Spokane County Journal of Business Table 7.9 Leading Industrial Parks (Ranked by total square footage) Park Name Total Square Space Available Park Number of Zoning Address Footage as of 1-1-12 Size(acres) Buildings Spokane Business and Industrial Park 3,800,000` 425,000 615 55 LI 3808 N.Sullivan Central Business Park 513,000 180,000 300 26 LI 11016 E.Montgomery East Spokane Industrial Park 110,000 none 8.5 5 Broadway and Faucher Montgomery Business Park 105,800 4,100 6.8 2 LI 9922 E.Montgomery Bielec Industrial Park 105,000 25,000 14.5 4 HI 18001 E.Euclid Vista Industrial Park 95,600 9,000 18 8 HI 111 N.Vista Empire Industrial Park 90,000 2,200 7.5 13 LI 12009 E.Empire Trent Center 56,700 none 4.2 7 LI 6206 E.Trent Argonne Commercial Center 56,600 5,100 2,4 3 LI 9516-9608 E.Montgomery Fancher Bridge Business Park 56,000 15,300 3 5 HI 5805 E.Sharp Carstens Industrial Park 48,000 none 5 3 415 N.Thiorman Van Marter Warehouse 45,000 none 3 1 LI 2701 N.Van Marter Farr Industrial Park 44,500 none 3.6 3 LI 9708 E.Montgomery Ella Industrial park 40,000 none 3 6 525 N.Ella Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7-Economic Development Page 11 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan I Table 7.9 Leading Industrial Parks (Ranked by total square footage) Park Name Total Square Space Available Park Number of Zoning Address Footage as of 1-1-12 Size(acres) Buildings Thierman Warehouse 30,000 none 1.5 2 HI 1419 and 1507 N.Thierman Alki Industrial Park 13,000 1,800 DND 2 HI 6002—6010 E.Alki includes office and felx space I Industrial;HI Heavy Industrial; Li Light Industrial;DND did not disclose;FTE means full-time equivalent;NA means not available Source: January 2012 Book of Lists,Spokane County Journal of Business The largest employers within the City of Spokane Valley are summarized in Table 7.10. Table 7.10 Largest Spokane Valley Employers (Ranked by number of full time equivalent employees) Name FTE Employees FTE Employees Parent Organization, Business Spokane Valley Elsewhere Location Activity 11/1/11 11/1110 11/1/11 11/1/10 Wal-Mart Stores 1,332 1,362 DND DND Wal-Mart Stores,Inc. Retail Sales Bentonville,AK Central Valley School 1,248 1,245 0 0 Spokane Valley Public School District. Kaiser Aluminum 850 800 DND DND Foothill Ranch,CA Aluminum Production Valley Hospital 485 457 0 0 Spokane HospitalHealth Care Yokes Foods,Inc. 426 408 317 282 Spokane Valley Retail Grocery Appieway Automotive 360 340 18,000 17,500 AutoNation,Inc. Auto Sales, Group Ft.Lauderdale,FL Service,Repair Spokane Industries, 282 211 3 3 Spokane Valley Stainless Steel Inc. Products Wagstaff, Inc. 279 259 67 66 Spokane Valley Machinery Design and Manufacturing SCAFCO Corp. 200 225 66 47 Spokane Valley Grain Storage System Manufacturin. Alliance Machine 176 201 206 DND Spokane Valley Corrugated Box System International Handling and LLC Machines KeyTronicEMS 176 166 2,480 1,842 Spokane Valley Contract Manufacturing Good Samaritan 175 168 27,000 27,000 Sioux Falls,SD Retirement Society Community Principal Financial 169 177 DND 14,200 Des Moines,IA Investment, Group Insurance, Banking Hoisted,Inc. 166 162 6 4 Spokane Valley Engine Heaters Servatron Inc. 163 160 0 0 Spokane Valley Electronic Manufacturing Cascade Windows 162 200 374 200 Spokane Valley Vinyl Window Manufacturing DND did not disclose;FTE full-time equivalent;NA not available Source: January 2012 Book of Lists,Spokane County Journal of Business 7.3 Strengths &Weaknesses 7.3.1 Strengths Spokane Valley is sheltered from harsh continental climate by the Cascades and Bitterroot Mountain Ranges, and has a mild climate with four seasons. Its proximity to Idaho and the mountains provides excellent recreational opportunities throughout the year. Sportsmen appreciate the opportunities for hunting and fishing within the Inland Northwest. Adopted April 25, 2006(Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Pconomrc Development Page 12 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Spokane Valley is strategically located along Interstate-90 with an excellent transportation system linking air freight, rail and freight terminals. It has an ample supply of land designated for commercial and industrial purposes. Plentiful vacant and underdeveloped land is located in close proximity to the scenic Spokane River. The Spokane Industrial Park located on SR 290 (Trent Road) houses a 325,000 square foot Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce in November 2002 and activated in February 2004. The FTZ was allocated by the Spokane International Airport System from Felts Field to its present location in Spokane Valley. FTZ benefits importers by allowing them to defer import duties on shipments until the cargo is transshipped to another location within the United States, or to avoid those duties when imported freight is exported out of the country. Inland Empire Distribution Systems (IEDS) operates the FTZ, providing third party logistics and a public warehouse. The FTZ is also the site of the only U.S. Customs authorized Container Freight Station (CFS) which allows sealed in-bound containers to clear Customs in Spokane Valley. CFS is a federal service provided to individuals and businesses through the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area. IEDS also provides the only public railroad transloader service in the Inland Northwest (Spokane/CDA Area) for both the BNSF and Union Pacific Railroads. Because of its location adjacent to the City of Spokane, Spokane Valley may be eligible to seek expansion of the Spokane Community Empowerment Zone for qualified Census block groups. Expansion of the Empowerment Zone will allow participating businesses to take advantage of sales tax deferrals and Washington business and occupation tax credits in exchange for expanding the employment opportunities available to low and moderate income individuals residing within the area, A wide variety of retail outlets provide goods for the region. Of major importance in Spokane Valley are automotive and recreational vehicle sales concentrated along Sprague Avenue at 1-90. These businesses and others in manufacturing, service, transportation, and wholesale/distribution are well represented by the Valley Chamber of Commerce, the sixth largest chamber in the State of Washington, which boasts over 900 members. (Valley Chamber 2010 Annual Report) The Spokane area hosts a number of accredited institutions of higher education including community colleges, universities (both public and private) and private technical and business schools. Local K-12 public and private school programs have sought partnerships with these institutions to meet the training needs of a future work force. These institutions, particularly the community college system, have been active in seeking to meet the re-training needs of older workers displaced by losses of manufacturing jobs, and are receptive to developing partnerships with the local business community. Among these, the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SIRTI) is a Washington State-funded, economic development agency that advances the growth of emerging technology companies in the Inland Northwest. SIRTI's commercialization services aim at helping clients bring innovative technologies to market while positioning them to compete globally. These services include: strategic planning, market research, business plan development, marketing, connections to technology managerial talent, and access to funding sources, as well as providing flexible, state-of-the-art incubator facilities. SIRTI also helps to build the Northwest's technology workforce by providing paid internships to eligible students from regional colleges and universities. The Small Business Development Center(SBDC) is a cooperative effort between Washington State University and the US Small Business Administration. Counselors provide one-on-one, confidential assistance at no charge for management and technical business affairs, such as start, purchase or the sale of a business, choosing and incorporating new technology, financial management, business plan development, market plan development, and business research. In 2010, small businesses in Washington State saw their sales decrease an average of one percent. However, clients who worked with SBDC advisors saw their sales increase an average of nearly four percent. (SBDC,2011) Advances in technology and local investment in fiber-optic cable networks represent a significant competitive advantage in attracting information-based business to Spokane Valley. Spokane Valley is also the beneficiary of high quality medical facilities which serve a wide region, extending beyond Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Economic Development Page 13 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Washington, The presence of these facilities has attracted a large number of active retirees who represent a well-educated and highly-skilled resource for local employers. Housing in the Spokane Valley is of high quality and affordable in all density ranges. Plentiful water and power is provided by local utility purveyors at rates that are reasonable. In addition to the many businesses focused on the prosperity of Spokane Valley, the City is fortunate to have a large number of professional, volunteer, service and faith-based organizations committed to community development and improvement. Citizens are engaged in the development of the new city and have dedicated countless hours to developing ideas which would promote economic development and job creation. Another important piece of the regional economic development picture is Greater Spokane Inc. (formerly Spokane Area Economic Development Council). . Since 1974, Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI) has established a proven track record, strong leadership, and solid industry expertise as "the starting point" for regionally focused economic development. The role of GSI is to implement a business-focused strategy that proactively promotes the region's business identity, facilitates job growth and business expansion, and leverages available resources to provide effective solutions. While organized as an independent not-for-profit corporation funded by both public and private entities, GSI works collaboratively with key partners across the region. Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs (SNAP) provides programs to empower low income individuals and families with opportunities promoting financial independence. The SNAP Economic Development programs offer financial tools and education to promote sound money management and investment in assets, including business ownership, home ownership, higher education and transportation. The MicroEnterprise Development Program is operated by SNAP, along with public and private partners, to help qualified individuals develop a business plan, acquire capital and start or expand a business. Perhaps the most important aspect of economic development is the City's continuing efforts to streamline the permitting process and to ensure regulations are fair and predictable for businesses. Efficient permitting processes are a key factor for companies searching for suitable locations to build or expand their business operations. In order to remain competitive, the City must continually evaluate its permitting process to ensure a timely and predictable outcome. Regulations must also be continually monitored and amended as necessary to make sure the City is not unduly burdening businesses, 7.3.2 Weaknesses The City of Spokane Valley has yet to establish its own unique identity within the region. The lack of an identifiable city center and an overabundance of marginal commercial centers and strip development from an earlier era remain a part of the urban landscape. While they represent opportunities for redevelopment, they present very real challenges for economic development in the present. The costs of redevelopment are significantly higher than those with new development, and regulatory barriers often represent considerable obstacles to reinvestment in an aged infrastructure. Property subdivided in the past may need to be reassembled to meet development objectives at a significant cost to the investor in both time and money. The development experience of the last twenty years has shown the importance of attracting the proper tenant mix in a successful commercial project. To be successful today, retail development must be clean, well lit, landscaped and attractive, with convenient parking. More importantly, it must be perceived as safe with easy access. Existing buildings and properties are often not easily redeveloped to meet this criteria. Land development in the Spokane Valley has not had the advantages of urban planning at critical periods in its development. As a result, incompatibilities exist between adjacent land uses. This will be corrected over time as the City directs its own development. Development standards of the past have focused on rural rather than the urban types of development now mandated by the Growth Management Act. In some cases, the area continues to experience the effects of poor environmental practices in the past. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Economic Development Page 14 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan As the information age advances, industrial development has moved from traditional manufacturing activities to business parks which combine corporate offices, call centers and electronic assembly of parts in an office/campus environment. Traditional warehousing has been replaced with "just in time" delivery and an increased dependence on efficient transportation movements. Business reliance on Internet access has replaced other more traditional methods of communication and sales. Unfortunately, many industrial properties have yet to be retrofitted to different standards. Because the historical economic base was predicated on manufacturing, as is the case within the entire Spokane area, the local labor force has not always adapted quickly enough to these changes in market conditions. Losses in manufacturing have displaced local workers without the skills required for work in highly technical jobs. Spokane Valley's location, only minutes from the Idaho state line, represents a significant challenge to local economic development efforts. The many services supported by the State of Washington's complex wage and tax structure place business and industrial development at a competitive disadvantage when compared with similar ventures in Idaho only a few miles away. Many of these weaknesses may be more perceived than real, but all have contributed to an image which will require time and focused community effort to correct. 7.4 Community Survey The statistically valid Community Survey conducted in the spring of 2004 identified economic growth as the single most important issue facing Spokane, followed closely by job creation and urban planning issues. Sixty-one percent of respondents also felt that having a city center was important to the City's future, and seventy-four percent supported spending public funds to create a city center. Not surprisingly, roughly three quarters of survey respondents felt that the establishment of a unique community identity in the City of Spokane Valley was important. Although nearly half of respondents (47%) felt that the development of a community identity could best be accomplished through social changes, another 28% indicated physical changes would be the best way to develop a community identity. One-quarter of respondents (25%) felt physical and social changes were equally important to the development of a community identity. During community workshops conducted in the spring and early summer of 2004, participants were asked to express their opinions on many of the same issues. Results of these informal surveys generally tracked the results of the larger survey. 7.6 Goals and Policies This section provides goals and policies that support cooperation and coordination at a regional level to ensure sustainable economic development. There are a number of established organizations in the region that are engaged in economic development activities. It is in the best interest of the City of Spokane Valley to collaborate with these regional organizations. By focusing on common goals and allocating resources accordingly, government and private organizations can work together regionally to maximize successful business start-up, retention, expansion and recruitment efforts. As with many cities, Spokane Valley will have limited funds with which to pursue its economic development goals. The City will have to use its resources in a focused and prioritized manner to have a positive impact on the local economic base. It will be imperative that Spokane Valley make strategic investments of the limited resources available and where possible, leverage resources in cooperation with other governmental and private agencies. Goal EDG-1 Encourage diverse and mutually supportive business development and the expansion and retention of existing businesses within the City for the purpose of emphasizing economic vitality, stability and sustainability. Policies Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7--Economic Development Page 15 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan EDP-1.1 Strive to provide the necessary public facilities, infrastructure and services to support economic development. EDP-1.2 In conjunction with appropriate entities, encourage market feasibility studies to identify and target economic opportunities. EDP-1.3 In partnership with the business community and appropriate entities, encourage the development of a comprehensive marketing strategy customized for Spokane Valley and supportive of regional economic development objectives. EDP-1.4 Consider establishment of a public interactive web-based geographic information system to facilitate economic research for businesses. EDP-1.5 Encourage the development of business incubators to promote the creation of new business enterprises. EDP-1.6 Encourage creation and retention of home-based businesses that are consistent with neighborhood character. EDP-1.7 Encourage State and Federal agencies to locate in the City of Spokane Valley. EDP-1.8 Encourage local organizations engaged in business retention, expansion and recruitment. EDP-1.9 Encourage public and private programs and activities that diversify the economy and labor force. EDP-1.10 Encourage the full utilization and expansion of the Foreign Trade Zone. EDP-1.11 Seek expansion of the Spokane Community Empowerment Zone to include income-eligible Census block groups within the City of Spokane Valley. Goal EDG-2 Encourage redevelopment of commercial/industrial properties within the City. Policies SDP 2.1 Develop appropriate urban design and infrastructure standafds—for the G4t-y Center-area. EDP-2.21—Develop zoning, permitting, and incentives that encourage prioritized development consistent with the SVCP. EDP-2.32 Focus economic development resources through specific redevelopment areas as appropriate. Goal EDG-3 Promote the development of a qualified labor force that is globally competitive and responds to the changing needs of the workplace. Policies EDP-3.1 Encourage the region's world-class education consortium. EDP-3.2 Encourage post-secondary education and technical schools to locate and expand offerings within the City of Spokane Valley. EDP-3.3 Encourage community colleges and technical schools in the development of customized training programs for businesses. EDP-3.4 Encourage K-12 education to include skills-based training and creative partnerships with business. EDP-3.5 Encourage public/private partnerships in training and education, through continuing employee education. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Economic Development Page 16 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan EDP-3.6 Encourage cooperation among businesses, schools, labor unions and other organizations in developing job training through apprenticeships, mentoring and other programs. EDP-3.7 Promote opportunities that employ Spokane Valley residents in Spokane Valley. Goal EDG-4 Encourage regional tourism as a sustainable provider of jobs and markets. Policies EDP-4.1 Encourage the development of a comprehensive tourism promotion plan that supports the marketing efforts of regional tourism agencies, attractions and events. EDP-4.2 Encourage the development of local attractions, recreational, cultural and sports events which take advantage of the four seasons. EDP-4.3 Encourage and promote the marketing of appropriate facilities that are consistent with Spokane Valley's tourism objectives. EDP-4.4 Expand and develop neighborhood and regional linkages and improvements to the Centennial Trail and Spokane River frontage. Goal EDG-5 Collaborate with other governmental agencies and the business community to promote a sustainable, strong, diverse and healthy regional economy. Policies EDP-5.1 Improve the effectiveness of capital improvement programs by encouraging greater communication and coordination between local governments and the private sector. EDP-5.2 Develop and implement strategies to identify and use appropriate Federal, State and regional economic resources and incentives. EDP-5.3 Encourage the continued support and funding of active duty, reserves and National Guard components of the United States Armed Forces. EDP-5.4 Collaborate with other local governments and business organizations in promoting legislation in support of economic development when appropriate. EDP-5.5 Encourage development of and participation in a recognition/certification program for businesses and non-profits moving toward local, sustainable practices in their operations. EDP-5.6 Encourage development of and participation in a"buy local" campaign. Goal EDG-6 Establish a balanced approach to environmental sustainability which complements the utilization of area resources and economic growth. Policies EDP-6.1 Encourage the retention, development and recruitment of environmentally friendly businesses. EDP-6.2 Encourage programs that foster and promote sustainable business practices. EDP-6.3 Encourage the development of clean technologies. Goal EDG-7 Maintain a regulatory environment that offers flexibility, consistency, predictability and clear direction. Adopted April 25, 2006 (Update 06-06-12) Chapter 7—Economic Development Page 17 of 18 City of Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan Policies EDP-7.1 Evaluate, monitor and improve development standards to promote compatibility between adjacent land uses; and update permitting processes to ensure that they are equitable, cost-effective, and expeditious. EDP-7.2 Review development regulations periodically to ensure clarity, consistency and predictability. 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I", `7 -r"I ln� Tin�z lfth r \ nor Yr m euro 7 F dr^Cvrrmron ,I, : Attachment C-Findings FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPOKANE VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR 2014 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS 01-14 THROUGH 10-14 March 27,2014 A. Background: I. The Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan (Comprehensive Plan) includes an annual amendment cycle that runs from November VI to November 1s` of the following year. The Planning Commission considers applications received prior to November 1" in late winter/early spring of the following year,with a decision by City Council In late spring/early summer. 2. For the 2014 Comprehensive Plan annual amendment cycle, the Community Development Department initiated one site-specific Comprehensive Plan amendment designated as CPA-01-14 and received two privately initiated requests for site-specific Comprehensive Plan amendments, designated as CPA-02-14 and CPA-03-14. Sites approved for a Comprehensive Plan amendment will receive a zoning classification consistent with the new land use designation. The City initiated Comprehensive Plan text amendments to six Comprehensive Plan Elements: Chapter 2 - Land Use, Chapter 3 —Transportation, Chapter 4—Capital Facilities and Public Services, Chapter 6 —private and Public Utilities, Chapter 7 -- Economic Development, and Chapter 11 — Bike and Pedestrian. The Comprehensive Plan text amendments are designated as CPA-04-14 through CPA-10-14. B. Findings: 1. Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC) 17.80.140 provides the framework for the public to participate throughout the Comprehensive Plan amendment process, including notice and public hearing requirements. 2. On February 7, 2014, notice for the proposed amendments was placed in the Spokane Valley News Herald and each site subject to a site-specific amendment was posted with a "Notice of Public Hearing"sign,with a description of the proposal. 3. Individual notice of the site-specific map amendment proposals were mailed to all property owners within 400 feet of each affected site. 4. Pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act set forth in RCW 43.21C (SEPA), environmental checklists were required for each proposed Comprehensive Plan map and text amendment. 5. Staff reviewed the environmental checklists and a threshold determination was made for each proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment. Optional Determinations of Non-Significance (DNS) were issued for each of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments on February 7,2014. 6. The DNS's were published in the City's official newspaper on February 7, 2014, consistent with SVMC Title 21,Environmental Controls. 7. On March 20, 2014, the Department of Commerce was provided a notice of intent to adopt amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. 8. The Planning Commission finds the procedural requirements of SEPA and SVMC Title 21 have been fulfilled. 9. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed amendments concurrently to evaluate the cumulative impacts. The review was consistent with the annual amendment process outlined in SVMC 17.80.140 and RCW 36.70A(Growth Management Act). Findings and Recommendations of the Spokane Valley Planning Commission for proposed 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 1 of 2 10. On February 27, 2014 the Planning Commission held a public hearing on each of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments. The public hearing was continued to the March 13, 2014 meeting. After receiving public testimony, the Planning Commission deliberated and voted to forward to City Council CPA-01-14 and CPA-03-14 with a recommendation for denial; CPA-02-14 with no recommendation; and CPA-04-14, CPA-05-14, CPA-06-14, CPA-07-14, CPA-08-14, and CPA-10-14 with a recommendation for approval. 11. The Planning Commission hereby adopts and incorporates findings for CPA-01-14 (Attachment 1), CPA-02-14 (Attachment 2), CPA-03-14 (Attachment 3) and CPA-04-014 through CPA-10-014 (Attachment 4), 12. The Planning Commission finds the proposed text amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are consistent with Growth Management Act and do not result in internal inconsistencies within the Plan itself. 13. The Planning Commission finds the site-specific map amendments are not suitable properties for the requested land use designations consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. Conclusions: The Planning Commission finds compliance with SVMC 17.80.140(11)— Comprehensive Plan Amendment Approval Criteria for CPA-04-14 through CPA-10-14. These proposed 2014 Comprehensive Plan amendments are consistent with the goals and policies of the Spokane Valley Comprehensive Plan, and will promote the public health,safety,welfare,and protection of the environment. The Planning Commission does not find compliance with SVMC 17.80.140(H) — Comprehensive Plan Amendment Approval Criteria for CPA-01-14 and CPA-03-14. These proposed 2014 Comprehensive Plan amendments are not compatible with adjacent land uses and surrounding neighborhoods and will not benefit the neighborhood or City. The Planning Commission vote on CPA-02-14 resulted in a tie and therefore the amendment is forwarded to the City Council with no recommendation. Recommendations: The Spokane Valley Planning Commission recommends the City Council approve the proposed 2014 Comprehensive Plan text amendments CPA-04-14 through CPA-10-14, and recommends the City Council deny CPA-01-14 and CPA-03-14. CPA-02-14 is forwarded without a recommendation from the Planning Commission. Approved this 27'x' day of March,2014 - Joe Stay,Chairman ATTEST Dean ra Horton,Planning Commission Secretary Findings and Recommendations of the Spokane Valley Planning Commission for proposed 2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Page 2 of 2 Attachment 1-PIanning Commission Findings and Factors for CPA-01-14--SVMC 17.80.140(H): Findings a. The public health, safety, welfare, and protection of the environment are not served by the proposed amendment, The area is located adjacent to the Centennial Trail, is identified as Urban Natural Open Space in the City's Priority Habitat Map, and a portion lies within the Shoreline area. State Parks and Recreation has stated its preference that the parcel remain Parks/Open Space. Development impacts on this open space area would not serve the public. b. The proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is not consistent with Growth Management Act (GMA) Chapter 36.70A. Specifically, GMA Planning Goal 9 seeks to retain open space, enhance recreational opportunities, conserve fish and wildlife habitat, increase access to natural resource lands and water,and develop parks and recreation facilities. c. The proposed amendment does not respond to a substantial change in conditions beyond the property owner's control. Commercial/office development has occurred on the parcel adjacent to the north. d. However, substantial open space has been preserved in the area and development of community and recreation facilities has occurred west and south of the area with the construction of Mirabeau Meadows Parks, the Centennial Trail and the Center Place complex. e. The proposed amendment does not correct a mapping error. f. The proposed amendment does not address an identified deficiency in the Comprehensive Plan. Factors: a. Pursuant to SVMC Title 2I (Environmental Controls), the City as the lead agency has determined that the proposed amendment does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. However, the area has been identified in the City Priority Habitat Species Map as Urban Natural Open Space. The Comprehensive Plan states urban landscaping, parks, and open spaces supplement natural areas in providing habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. Future development in the MUC zone would permit a building height of 60 feet, which would have visual and aesthetic impacts to and from Mirabeau Meadows Park,Centennial Trail and the Spokane River. b. A portion of the site lies within the shoreline area and is subject to the Shoreline Master Plan. The amendment area also lies within 200 feet of the Spokane River and riparian habitat. Buffers and development standards would minimize the impacts, but visual impacts on the Spokane River would be inevitable. c. Development requirements would mitigate impacts, but the park and trail would experience increased traffic, visual,aesthetic,and noise impacts from new development. Commercial development would not be generally consistent with the surrounding parks, open space and natural area uses. The nearest neighborhood is nearly a mile west of the sight. The proposal would have minimal affect on neighborhoods. The property north of the site is a compatible office building that would not be affected. d. Future development of the site may impact traffic in the area. e. The loss of open space, wildlife habitat,and the_impact on surrounding uses would be an overall detriment to the community. f. The proposed amendment would not increase population densities and does not require population analysis. g. The proposed amendment is not consistent with, and may negatively affect, the following chapters of the Comprehensive Plan: Chapter 8 - Natural Environment, Chapter 9 — Parks, Recreation and Arts, and Chapter I 1 —Bike and Pedestrian Element. Planning Commission Findings and Factors CPA-01-14 -Attachment Page Ion Attachment 2-Planning Commission Findings and Factors for CPA-02-14—SVMC 17.80.140(H): Findings: a. The public health, safety, welfare, and protection of the environment may be served by the proposed amendment. The applicant, Spokane Regional Animal Protection Services (SCRAPS) is a necessary community facility and is located on the property adjacent to and south of the proposed amendment property. Expansion of the SCRAPS facility would serve the greater community. Negative impacts may occur to the residential properties located north and east of the site. With a zone change to Corridor Mixed Use (CMU), a building up to a maximum height of 50 feet could be built on the site. SCRAPS has not stated any intention of placing a building on the site, however future property owners would be permitted that use if CPA-02-14 were approved. A building of that height would impact the single-family residential uses adjacent to the site. Impacts to the residential uses already occur from the light industrial and commercial uses located west and south of the residences. Twenty-foot setbacks and Type 1 screening would be required for any development on the amendment site. b. The proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is consistent with Growth Management Act(GMA) Chapter 36.70A. Specifically the following planning goals: i. 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. SCRAPS is a regional facility that may enhance the local economy by drawing people to the area who may patronize local businesses Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation having been made.The property rights of landowners shall be protected from arbitrary and discriminatory actions. SCRAPS is the property owner of the proposed amendment site and a denial will inhibit the use of the site as they intend. iii. Each city that is required or chooses to plan under GMA shall perform its activities and make capital budget decisions in conformity with its comprehensive plan. The City has a contract with SCRAPS to provide animal control,and the SCRAPS facility should be viewed as a regional capital facility. iv. Cities required to plan under GMA shall ensure amendments to their comprehensive plans provide sufficient capacity of land suitable for development within their jurisdictions. This shall include the accommodation of medical, governmental, educational, institutional, commercial, and industrial facilities related to growth. c. The proposed amendment responds to a substantial change in conditions beyond the property owner's control. The current SCRAPS facility located on Flora Road is outdated, unable to provide the required levels of service, and burdened by cost-prohibitive obstacles to expansion. Relocation of the facility was deemed the most appropriate option. The new location on Trent Avenue allows the SCRAPS facility to expand and enhance service without facing the difficult challenges of costly fire safety, transportation, development,and infrastructure improvements. Expansion of the CMU designation would allow full use of the property purchased by SCRAPS. d, The proposed amendment does not correct a mapping error. e. The proposed amendment does not address an identified deficiency in the Comprehensive Plan. Factors: a. The amendment and zone change would potentially allow the construction of multi-family or commercial buildings to a height of 50 feet. This type of development may have a negative impact on the adjacent residential uses. The proposal would also allow SCRAPS to expand their facility into the area. SCRAPS stated an intention to exercise animals in the area and allow prospective new pet owners to walk and play with dogs in the area. Development requirements would mitigate the impacts to some extent. SVMC Planning Commission Findings and Factors CPA-02-14—Anachment 2 Page 1 ort 19.60.080(B)(6) prohibits animal shelters in the CMU zone from having outside runs, requires human supervision of all outdoor activities, must be located along an arterial street, and must meet the noise standards for commercial noise. In addition, the requirements contained in SVMC Title 22 must be met. Those requirements would include Type 1 screening and 20 foot setbacks for any building on the site. Type 1 screening consists of a six-foot sight obscuring fence with a five-foot wide landscaped area vegetated with sight obscuring bushes to create a dense sight-obscuring barrier of two-to-three feet in height, selected to reach six feet in height at maturity. b. The amendment and zone change has the potential to reduce open space if developed with buildings. The vacant lot is currently devoid of structures and covered with native vegetation. Some unwanted dumping has occurred on the site. No effect on streams,lakes,or rivers is anticipated. c. The amendment would be compatible with commercial and light industrial uses located south and west of the site. The SCRAPS facility is located south of the site. A manufacturing use with associated outside storage is located west of the site. A single-family residence lies directly adjacent to the site along the northern boundary. Several single-family residences lie across Bradley Road from the site. Development requirements would mitigate impacts to the single family uses but the single family uses may experience increased traffic,visual,aesthetic,and noise impacts from new development. d. The amendment would allow the expansion of the SCRAPS facility, which would provide space for dog walking and interaction with prospective adopters. This would benefit the SCRAPS operation. Trent Avenue is the primary four lane arterial road serving the site. If the site is developed as intended by SCRAPS, impact on public facilities such as transporlation,water,and sewer would be minimal. e. The amendment would benefit pet owners, prospective pet owners, and animal welfare advocates throughout the region. The surrounding single family property owners may or may not benefit depending on the type of development that is undertaken on the site. f. The proposed amendment would not increase population densities and does not require population analysis. g. The proposed amendment is generally inconsistent with and may negatively affect the following chapters of the Comprehensive Plan: Chapter 10—Neighborhoods. The proposed amendment is generally consistent with and may positively affect the following chapters of the Comprehensive Plan: Chapter 4 -- Capital Facilities and Public Services;Chapter 7—Economic Development. Planning Commission Findings and Factors CPA-02-14—Attachment 2 Page 2 oft Attachment 3-Planning Commission Findings and Factors for CPA-03-14—SVMC 17.80.140(H): Findings:, a. The proposed amendment is detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare, and protection of the environment since it would increase density within an area of the Central Valley School District that has reached overcapacity of the neighborhood schools and does not support the neighborhood resident's desired quality of life by significantly changing residential character. b. The proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is consistent with Chapter 36,70A RCW (Growth Management Act). c. The proposed amendment would allow construction of a multi-family development immediately adjacent to the intersection of two minor arterial streets and a collector which has experienced an increase of traffic as a result of significant growth in the area. However, the increase in traffic does not warrant the need for a transitional use to be constructed between the street and the existing single family development to act as a buffer. d. The proposed amendment does not correct a mapping error. e. The proposed amendment does address the identified deficiency of vacant HDR-designated large lots. However, expanding the HDR designation would allow for multi-story apartments in an area currently developed with one and two family residences, many of which are on large lots. Factors: a. Pursuant to SVMC Title 21 (Environmental Controls), the City as the lead agency has determined that the proposed amendment would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. b. The proposed amendment is a non-project amendment and would not affect open space,streams,rivers,and lakes. c. The proposed amendment is contiguous to single family development on all four sides with the exception of a church located on the southwest corner of the intersection. If granted, the amendment would create an island of LDR land. Development of two and three-story buildings would be inconsistent with the single family character of the area. d. Future development of the site may impact traffic in the area beyond that which would be generated by the current land uses allowed. The intersection currently experiences delays and is designated to be improved by 2019. Neighborhood schools are over maximum capacity and students are bussed out of the neighborhood; commercial services and public transportation services are approximately 1,000 feet to the north,which may be beyond the desired walking distance to reach services. e. The proposed amendment would increase the amount of available HDR lands within the City, but the location is not conducive to multifamily development since the nearest commercial services and public transit stop is approximately one quarter mile away. f. The proposal is not consistent with the character of the neighborhood and the impacts of multifamily development cannot be mitigated by the bulk standards in the SVMC. g. The proposed amendment would increase population densities in the area and would increase the density from six dwelling units per acre up to 22 dwelling units per acre. A population analysis was not done to determine area impacts. h. The proposed amendment is inconsistent with the intent of the HDR land use designation, which is to act as a buffer between residential uses and higher intensity land uses such as commercial or office uses. The higher volume roadway does not warrant a buffer between the existing residential uses. Planning Commission Findings and Factors CPA-03-14—Anachment 3 Page 1 of 1 Attachment 4 - Planning Commission Findings and Factors for CPAs-04-14 through 10-14 - SVMC 17.80.140(H): Findings: a. The public health, safety, welfare and protection of the environment is furthered by ensuring that the Comprehensive Plan reflects the changing conditions and preferences of the community,as well as ensuring consistency with regional policy and is current with other plans. b. The proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are consistent with Chapter 36.70A RCW (Growth Management Act). c. The proposed text amendments are not privately initiated site-specific requests and therefore do not address specific issues beyond a property owner's control. d. The proposed text amendments would not correct mapping errors or result in changes to specific properties. e. The proposed text and map amendments do not address an identified deficiency in the Comprehensive Plan, but the residential infill policy language would provide direction for the development of regulations to address the challenges of redevelopment of underutilized lots and removing references to the City Center is consistent with community preferences. Factors: • a. Pursuant to SVMC Title 21 (Environmental Controls), the City as the lead agency has determined that the • proposed amendments would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. b. The proposed amendments are primarily policy oriented and non-project amendments. c. The proposed amendment to remove the City Center Land Use Plan concept supports the current land use pattern along the Sprague and Appleway corridor — no impacts to adjacent land uses and surrounding neighborhoods are anticipated by maintaining current patterns. d. The City addresses adequacy of community facilities on a City-wide basis through capital facilities planning; annual updates to the Comprehensive Plan ensure that the City is adequately providing for the anticipated growth. e. The public benefit is furthered by ensuring the Comprehensive Plan is reflective of regional policy and current with other internal plans. Removal of the City Center scenario has no bearing on regional policy. f. The proposed amendments are primarily policy oriented and do not address the quantity and location of land planned for land uses other than to update the land quantity analysis information with the latest population estimates and recent land development. g. The proposed amendments do not require population analysis. h. Removing the City Center concept and supporting references would result in a Plan that maintains the current land use patterns. The proposed amendments are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and will have minimal impact on other aspects of the Plan. Ii Planning Commission Findings and Factors CPA.04-14 through CPA 10.14(Text Amendments)—Attachment 4 Page 1ofI