1. SR 411 / FIRST & THIRD AVENUES
2016 Longview comprehensive plan update
Community discussion ● October 17, 2016

2. Comprehensive Plan Basics
Community vision for next 20 years
Last Longview update in 2006 (halfway point)
Integrated (land use, transportation, parks, businesses/jobs, industry, utilities, housing, & other things that are important to the community)
Cowlitz is not a GMA county
Goals & strategies
Periodically reevaluate

3. How is the comprehensive plan enacted?
Future land-use map (comp plan)
Zoning map & regulations (municipal code)
City projects/investments
Private development
Periodically reevaluate & adjust

4. About the First/Third Corridor
1st/3rd Avenue corridor from Washington Street to Tennant Way
Two distinct areas
North of Hudson Street primarily residential and government uses
South of Hudson Street primarily industrial uses

5. Comprehensive Plan Map Classifications (policy)
North of Hudson St. – High Density Residential & Public/Quasi-Public/ Institutional
South of Hudson St. – Light Industrial & Medium Density Residential

6. Zoning Designations (regulation)
North of Hudson St. – Riverfront District & R-4 Residential District
South of Hudson St. – Light Industrial District & R-2 Residential District

7. Current Conditions – North of Hudson
Current land uses don’t relate to one another (public facilities, assisted living, commercial offices, etc.)
Some single-family & multifamily homes, but lacking neighborhood look & feel or sense of place
Auto oriented; traffic volume & speeds not conducive to residential
Considerable percentage of cut- through traffic (vs. destinations within the corridor)

8. Issues – North of Hudson Street
Envisioned development hasn’t happened (water recreation)
River siltation precludes boating access
Shoreline development is limited by levee and environmental & safety regulations
Interest in allowing personal services (e.g. beauty shop)
Lot patterning may be a barrier
South of Peardale, ditch behind properties west of SR 411 hampers lot depths

9. Possibilities for North First/Third corridor
Lacey Corporate Center 8,230 sq. ft. multi-tenant office Lacey, WA
Matthews Professional Center
13 multi-tenant buildings totaling 45,000 sq. ft.
Matthews, North Carolina
(Credit: Urban Architectural Group)

10. Current Conditions – South of Hudson
Transit north of Hudson only
Limited sidewalks south of Hudson; no bike lanes
Considerable percentage of cut- through traffic (vs. destinations within the corridor)
Rail spur on east side of Third Avenue
Easy access to I-5 and the port industrial area

11. Issues – South of Hudson Street
Interest in allowing more commercial uses
Ditch behind properties west of SR 411 hampers lot depths
Shoreline development is limited by levee and environmental & safety regulations

12. Possibilities for South First/Third Corridor
Contractor Showroom and Yard
27,540 sf three building complex with secure outdoor storage
Livermore, CA
Lofstrand Industrial Services Bldg.
13,500 sf of Industrial Flex Space
Rockville, MD

13. Possibilities for South First/Third Corridor (continued)
Small Manufacturing
40,000 sq. ft.
Hypoid Building
Pocasset, MA
Light industrial Flex Space
totaling 21,000 sq. ft.
Date Business Park Murietta, Calif.

14. Future of First/Third Corridor?
What would make the current land uses fit together better?
What should zoning focus on?
What works now?
What is missing?
Appropriate uses in relation to transportation corridor & travel patterns in the area?
Improve bike/ped aspect?

15. Next Steps Additional workshops – other focus areas
Update current (2006) plan content (background, issues, etc.)
Review & update existing goals & policies
Planning commission/city council discussion, input, & direction throughout
Public hearings & environmental review
Adoption by mid-2017

16. Questions? For more information or to give feedback:
Steve Langdon, Planning Manager Longview Community Development Department