Purpose of the project
The Port of Camas/Washougal's mission is to provide economic and recreational benefits to the Camas/Washougal area while increasing the quality of life throughout the region. Creating a master redevelopment plan for Steigerwald Commerce Center will seek to maximize the economic potential of the Port of Camas/Washougal's assets and provide predictability during future phases of development, while maintaining flexibility needed to meet the demands of a dynamic market.
Steigerwald Commerce Center Development Standards
In February 2010, a "Final Draft" of the Development Standards for Steigerwald Commerce Center was completed and posted to the website. Download the Draft Standards here:
Steigerwald Commerce Center Development Standards
These Development Standards are intended to govern new development and redevelopment within the Steigerwald Commerce Center. Application of these Standards will attract new industry and jobs to the Industrial Park and ensure that development within the Park respects the natural environment.
Once the Port has a site specific development plan for “Phase I” (the northwest corner of Steigerwald Commerce Center) the Development Standards will be finalized and submitted to the City of Washougal for approval. [Note: Phase I has no wetland impacts.]
Toward that end, the Port has begun work on wetland delineation and strategic planning, as well as a long-term conceptual vision of the site.
In March 2010, groundwater monitoring was initiated to determine the exact location of wetlands over the entire site. During this process, the Port learned that the diversion structure located at Gibbons Creek has failed to accomplish the intended goal of conveying excess stormwater runoff to Steigerwald Lake for storage and eventual disbursement via infiltration and/or via the Gibbons Creek Remnant Channel. Instead, the excess runoff is being conveyed to the Port’s flood control pump station where it is pumped to the Columbia River. (The diversion structure was designed and installed by the Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1990’s.) Over the course of many months, the Port has worked with the Corps to determine the impact on future development of Steigerwald Commerce Center and to develop a corrective course of action. This process is ongoing; however, the Corps has concluded that the excess runoff being diverted through the Port’s pump station does not negatively impact the ability of the pump station to handle additional runoff from future development. The Port subsequently began preliminary engineering for Phase I and, in May, the Port contracted with MacKay & Sposito for Phase 1 civil engineering; with Ecological Land Services for environmental services; and with Columbia West Engineering for geotechnical services.
April 2012 - Executive Director's Update:
The preliminary engineering continues to move along. The following tasks have been accomplished to date:
• Reviewed conceptual layouts of small and large lots. Reviewed sanitary sewer plan; preliminary strategy set; appears no lift station needed;
• Reviewed preliminary stormwater and grading strategy; MacKay & Sposito advise formal commitment from City of Washougal that no detention is required; • MacKay & Sposito confirmed that Charbonneau Engineering’s contract includes the 27th Street overpass and 32nd Ave improvements; and • City of Washougal indicated (via e-mail) that no on-site detention is required for Steigerwald given the city's acceptance of the prior storm drainage master plan which allows for treatment on-site with detention through the existing ditch.MacKay & Sposito and the Port have put together a Draft Site Plan to show the flexibility of lot sizes (how they can be laid out on the site), as well as the phasing of the street layout. The Port’s goal is to market a range of smaller, mid-size and larger lots to offer something that’s not available elsewhere in Clark County. Download the map here:Draft Site Plan
Grant Award
Early in 2012, the Port was invited to submit a future infrastructure project to be considered for a State funded grant under the “Jobs Bond Package.” In April, the Capital Budget was approved and included $1.5 million in grant monies for the Port's Phase of I of Steigerwald Commerce Center development.
May 1, 2012 Update: The Port has learned that these grant monies for SCC infrastructure project reimbursement are available as of April 23, 2012.