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Richland Planning Commission reviews proposed parks and new natural environment element
Summary
At a planning commission meeting, staff from consulting firm AHBL presented brief parks-and-recreation language and a new natural environment chapter for the comprehensive plan; commissioners discussed mitigation sequencing, wetlands and floodplain language and were asked to submit edits to staff (Mike) ahead of public hearings.
The Richland Planning Commission reviewed proposed parks and recreation and a new natural environment element for the citywide comprehensive plan at its evening meeting.
Millianne Van Dever, a planner with AHBL, said the parks and recreation material is intentionally brief — a one-page element that will be adopted by reference to a separate, more detailed parks plan so the city remains eligible for Recreation and Conservation Office funding. "It's awesome," Van Dever said of the parks plan while summarizing its role in documenting park acreage, trails and program needs.
Van Dever said the natural environment element is being proposed to align with Growth Management Act guidance and state agencies including the Department of Commerce, Ecology and Fish and Wildlife. The chapter would bring together discussion of critical areas (wetlands, geologically hazardous areas, critical aquifer recharge areas,…
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