Three cities back countywide TDR policy; Vancouver objects and will propose alternative wording

Jun 18, 2026

Staff told the commission that Camas, Ridgefield and La Center proposed a countywide transfer-of-development-rights (TDR) policy included in the draft county-wide planning policies but that Vancouver objected; staff will circulate a memo documenting the proposed language and objections for the commission to review.

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Commissioners spent substantial time on language about a countywide transfer-of-development-rights (TDR) program that three jurisdictions proposed as a countywide planning policy. Jose Alvarez said Camas, Ridgefield and La Center submitted the proposal; "any jurisdiction can propose a policy amendment," he said, and staff must include proposed wording and the rationale in a memo for jurisdictions and the commission to review.

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