3215 S Hillhurst Rd, Ridgefield, WA 98642

Public Facility District

The public facility district is created to accommodate public and semi-public land uses including, but not limited to, educational, governmental, utility, infrastructure and emergency service facilities necessary to serve city or regional residents. Although these are necessary components on modern urban life, their scale or probable adverse impacts require special review and extensive public involvement prior to approval. Among the public burdens such development can impost are: noise, odors, traffic congestion, threats to public safety, hazardous materials, stormwater run-off, water pollution or environmental degradation. In order to fulfill public necessities and reduce the burden upon the public elsewhere, the city finds that the public facility district is essential to protect public health, safety and general welfare.; The public facility district implements the PF designation of the RUACP and plan policies as they relate to publicly held properties or properties which serve broad public purposes. Specifically, this district implements RUACP Chapter Seven, Public Facilities, and accommodates the facilities prescribed in the Ridgefield Capital Facilities Plans (RCFP) and those plans adopted by reference in the RUACP.