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Battle Ground City gets update on 2045 comprehensive plan, housing targets and new climate requirement
Summary
City planning staff and consultant Ben Hahn briefed the council on the comprehensive plan update for a 2045 horizon, explaining housing and job targets from Clark County, a new required climate element funded by the Washington Department of Commerce, and early public engagement results.
The Battle Ground City Council heard a status update May 5 on the city’s comprehensive plan update, including how the plan must meet Clark County housing and job targets and a newly required climate element.
The update was given by Ben Hahn of Burke Consulting and Planning Supervisor Sam Premitt, with staff member Kristen introducing the presentation. Hahn described the comprehensive plan as “a 20‑year, guiding document” and said the consulting team is coordinating with Clark County and the Office of Financial Management to show where growth can be located.
The nut graf: the city must show how it will accommodate county‑allocated housing and job growth through 2045 while meeting new state law requirements for a climate element. The climate element is funded by a Washington Department of Commerce grant and will include both resilience (evacuation routes, emergency management) and greenhouse‑gas reduction subelements, Hahn said.
Hahn said the plan update will integrate recent local work — the 2021 land use master plan, the 2021 housing action plan and the 2022 parks, recreation and…
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