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West Richland staff outline Lewis and Clark Ranch planned-action EIS and form-based code option
Summary
City staff and consultants updated the West Richland City Council and Planning Commission on the Lewis and Clark Ranch subarea planning process, a planned-action environmental impact statement (EIS) and a potential form-based code to implement the subarea plan; the draft EIS is expected for public review in July 2025.
City staff and consultants presented an update Tuesday on the Lewis and Clark Ranch subarea plan, the related planned-action environmental impact statement and a possible form-based code to guide long-term development.
Eric Mendenhall, speaking for the city, said the property owner first applied in 2020 to change comprehensive-plan and zoning designations for the northwest portion of the city and that the city has been developing a subarea plan, an EIS and code amendments since 2022. “The city is doing a EIS because when they received the application… they found that doing the scope of change in the application would likely result in significant environmental impacts,” Mendenhall said.
Casey Bradfield, a Burke consultant working with the city, explained that the planned-action EIS will study three alternatives: a business-as-usual baseline reflecting existing city plans and codes; the applicant’s proposal to…
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