(1) Clallam County should develop infrastructure extension agreements with the City of Port Angeles or the PUD that would allow development of industrial and commercial lands which are not contiguous to the City within the unincorporated portion of the Port Angeles urban growth area. Any such infrastructure extension agreements shall be consistent with an annexation plan agreed upon by Clallam County and the City of Port Angeles.

(2) Clallam County should identify urban regional commercial sites within the Port Angeles urban growth area, properly zone these sites, maintain them in appropriate sizes and quantity, and coordinate the provision of infrastructure. Design standards addressing buffers, traffic, access, noise, screening, landscaping and signage should be developed for regional commercial sites.

(3) Determine the long-range demand for industrial space and identify suitable areas for regional industrial development.

(4) Clallam County should ensure that a reasonable proportion of small parcels (less than 10 acres) exists for small business serving neighborhood needs within the UGA. Neighborhood Commercial land use designations can be utilized to separate urban regional commercial sites and allow for commercial land uses at scales appropriate for their neighborhood setting. The existence of a commercial strip between urban regional commercial sites should not warrant the expansion of their depth into residentially zoned areas as that will not change the strip commercial nature of development but will only result in a deeper commercial strip.

(5) Clallam County working in concert with other economic development interests should maintain current commercial/industrial site survey information including available and projected public facilities and services, surrounding land uses, transportation capabilities, site suitability based on environmental constraints, and other relevant economic information.

(6) Clallam County should coordinate the development of capital facilities and public improvements as a priority to lands designated for commercial and industrial development. Clallam County should work with the City of Port Angeles and the Port to develop a coordinated infrastructure development plan for development of industrial lands.

(7) Clallam County should ensure that Highway 101 is maintained for smooth flow of commercial traffic through encouraging controlled access to the highway, supporting bypasses of current traffic bottlenecks, minimizing additional stoplights on the highway, consolidating commercial driveways fronting on Highway 101 and supporting multimodal options to single occupancy use of the highway.

(8) Clallam County will make continuous, concerted efforts to attract and support businesses which employ or address the needs of disabled and handicapped persons.

(9) Clallam County will develop and implement a set of landscaping/building design guidelines for development along the Highway 101 and Highway 112 corridors. Landscaping and design guidelines will be used to improve the visual appearance of these important travel ways. Landscaping guidelines should generally implement the design features of the drawings prepared for the Comprehensive Plan. Grant funding should be sought through various sources to upgrade landscaping and facades for existing commercial and industrial operations.

(10) All levels of government should encourage economic development by working cooperatively with other economic development interests to provide water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure, appropriate land use designations (e.g., zoning) and to encourage new businesses to locate in those areas. Improvement costs should be paid through bonds, local improvement districts, and real estate excise taxes and repaid by the developer over time. The cost of connection to these systems needs to be carefully considered as excessive fees can discourage economic growth.

(11) Urban neighborhood commercial designations within urban growth areas should allow for a mix of residential and commercial land uses in order to encourage more interaction between local residents and businesses.

(12) Rural areas should allow research parks when the nature of the research requires a rural location such as is the case with the Battelle Facility near Sequim which required a waterfront location. Standards should be developed to ensure that these facilities do not cause adverse impacts, such as increased traffic, noise or pollution.

(13) Recreational developments that provide attractions to tourists and citizens in the area should be encouraged. Examples of appropriate developments would include golf courses, shoreline access, parks, trails. Existing tourist attractions, including Hurricane Ridge, the Olympic Discovery Trail, and Sol Duc Hot Springs should be maintained for year-round public access and enjoyment.

(14) Resource-based industries should continue to be supported, including conservation of forest and agricultural lands, and processing of raw materials.

(15) Clallam County should ensure that land use plans and regulations provide an environment conducive to business development, consistent with economic goals and objectives and protection of the public health, safety and welfare.

(16) The quality of the environment should be protected in order to attract tourists and new business which desire to locate in a quality environment enjoyed on the Olympic Peninsula.

(17)  Foster public dialogue to explore and define the elements of a sustainable community.

(18)  Employ educational institutions to gather information about new technologies and sustainable enterprises. Identify model communities, programs, businesses, and approaches to watersheds and sustainability. Present this information to business, industry, homeowners, schools.

(19)  Maintain and expand an inventory of sustainable industries and innovative technologies which could be transferred to the Port Angeles watershed. Make this inventory available through public libraries and public and private offices.

(20)  Initiate a dialogue with neighborhood and community groups to exchange information about what is environmentally and economically acceptable.

(21)  Continue to develop high-quality educational institutions that are attractive to industries. Improve local secondary schools to provide academic and vocational training consistent with market needs. Seek to establish research facilities, satellite campuses, and higher-education academic institutions.

(22)  Build the resources of the public and school libraries through contributions of published materials that describe sustainable enterprises and communities on a concrete (rather than theoretical), project-oriented level. Utilize Western Washington University’s Peninsula College Environmental Studies program as a repository and general distribution center for this information.

(23)  Develop local facilities for recycling and manufacturing of recycled products. Search out and retain markets for recyclable materials. Provide additional sites for short-term storage of recyclable materials awaiting efficient means of transport. Pursue incentives to reduce waste storage through: the cost effectiveness of landfill disposal versus transportation costs; subsidizing transportation of collected materials if economically beneficial; establishing a waste-to-energy facility; or other methods.

(24)  Facilitate materials exchange, through physical or electronic bulletin boards, community “flea markets,” or a dedicated reuse/recycling facility.

(25)  Initiate an awards program to recognize excellence and use of sustainability and nontoxic principles in residential and commercial development and in facility operation and maintenance.

(26)  Evaluate and, where feasible, reform regulations to provide economic and other incentives to attract environmentally compatible enterprises to the Port Angeles watershed. Encourage businesses to make commitments to environmental enhancement in the watershed.

(27)  Acquire information and conduct studies to establish the limits of a healthy watershed in Port Angeles. Identify benchmarks of health which should not be exceeded, including those related to water quantity, resource extraction, and vegetation, fish, and wildlife abundance and diversity. Identify conservation measures and technological methods which could be used to extend those limits while retaining a reserve capacity to account for unpredictable needs or losses.

(28)  Utilize a process similar to the Dungeness-Quilcene pilot project to allocate water resources among user groups before there is a crisis.

(29)  Analyze the economic impacts of protecting shorelines, streams, wetlands, and other water-related resources. Include the costs and benefits of protection policies, as well as the potential future costs resulting from degradation or irreversible loss of resources.

(30)  Conduct long-term monitoring of parameters of watershed health. Summarize the “State of the Watershed” annually in a report written for citizens and policy makers, and include a water quality summary in the EDC’s “Investor’s Guide.”