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Spokane County staff outlines EIS alternatives, screening criteria and roughly 2,800 acres for study
Summary
Planning staff described three EIS alternatives for accommodating 35,000 projected growth and said an initial map screening identified about 2,800 acres as potentially eligible for study, with wastewater capacity taken off the first-round filter and additional qualitative criteria to narrow the list.
Scott (planning staff) told the planning workshop that Spokane County is using an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process with three alternatives: a no-action/infill scenario; regulatory changes to accommodate growth within existing Urban Growth Areas (UGAs); and an alternative that adds new zoning characteristics and limited UGA expansion if justified. He said the approach uses 'bookend' alternatives so that selections between those bookends would fall within the EIS envelope and avoid schedule delays.
Staff described screening criteria that produced an initial pool of roughly 2,800 acres of potentially eligible land…
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