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Metropolis officers say plan received’t negatively influence wildlife
Printed: January 20, 2025, 6:10am
The positioning of the deliberate Vancouver Washington Temple is definitely in Camas. (Contributed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ proposed three-story, 43,000-square-foot temple in Camas received’t harm the atmosphere, in keeping with the town of Camas’ evaluate of the venture launched Thursday.
The church introduced in 2023 that it deliberate to construct 20 new temples worldwide, together with one close to Vancouver. In early 2024, the church revealed it deliberate to construct the Clark County temple on 19 acres close to the intersection of Southeast Bybee Street and Southeast twentieth Avenue in Camas, although the official title is Vancouver Washington Temple.
The church purchased the land, presently zoned for regional business use, for $8.25 million in Might 2023, in keeping with Clark County property paperwork.
The plans name for a 156-foot-tall brick constructing with a 267-foot spire.
“Lighting will be provided with luminaires along various building edges to increase safety and security around the buildings throughout the proposed campus,” in keeping with the town’s environmental evaluate. “Lights will be installed and shielded to minimize dispersion and control any potential offsite impacts. Intensity of lighting will be kept at a level to assure safety on the site, but will meet all applicable city of Camas light shielding and glare reductions.”
The event, which would require realigning components of Southeast Bybee Street, would add 173 automobiles through the morning peak site visitors hour and 184 automobiles through the night peak hour, in keeping with the report.
Stormwater runoff from the roof areas of the temple and a deliberate 3,300-square-foot utility constructing, in addition to the adjoining parking zone and different paved areas, will likely be “collected with catch basins and routed to … a wet pond,” in keeping with the report.
Though close by residents have voiced worries that the event will hurt the atmosphere and migratory birds, metropolis workers decided the church’s plan received’t negatively influence the atmosphere or wildlife, together with deer, songbirds and waterfowl migrating alongside the Pacific Flyway.
The town will take public touch upon its resolution beneath the State Environmental Coverage Act by Jan. 30.
The brand new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-say Saints temple deliberate in Clark County will likely be at Southeast twentieth Avenue and Southeast Bybee Street in Camas.
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