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King County TDR manager briefs Clark County Planning Commission on land-conservation tool
Summary
Nick Bratton, manager of King County's transfer of development rights program, told the Clark County Planning Commission on Jan. 29 that King County's TDR efforts have conserved more than 148,000 acres and mobilized roughly $60 million from the private market while directing development into urban areas; he outlined program mechanics, success factors and options for Clark County.
Nick Bratton, manager of King County’s Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program, briefed the Clark County Planning Commission on Jan. 29 about how TDRs work and how they have been used in King County to conserve rural land and concentrate growth in urban areas.
Bratton said TDR programs let landowners in designated 'sending' areas sell development rights to developers who want to add height or density in 'receiving' areas. "That credit can then be purchased by a developer in an urban area who may then use that credit to build higher intensity," Bratton said. He described the conservation outcome as permanent, implemented by conservation easements while landowners retain farming and timber rights.
The presentation emphasized practical results and program design. Bratton told commissioners that over 25 years King…
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