Community Development

Community Development

Building Services

Learn About our Building Services including:

Permit Applications & Requirements, Information Center, Building Inspections, and Impact Fees (per ERU)

Land Use Process with City Code

Current Code Updates

Pre-Application Conferences, Zone Changes, Limited Uses, Home Occupations, Subdivision, Site Plans Review.

Lockwood Terrace Subdivision 2026-034-PLD

Larsen Boundary Line Adjustment 2026-029-BLA

Juniper Ridge Subdivision Final Plat 2026-032-FLD

Relyea Subdivision 2026-028-PLD

Deschand Patio Cover Variance & Plat Alt 2026-027-VAR

Hunters Run Subdivision 2026-023-FLD

Deschand Patio Cover 2026-022-PAC

Larsen Legal Lot Determination 2026-021-LLD

Muir Annexation 2026-015-ANX

Nelson High Tunnel 2026-020-SPR

La Center High School Portable Classroom 2026-018-SPR

Nelson Sensitive Corridor Pre-App 2026-017-PAC

Make Mine Milk 2026-003-PSR

Stephen’s Hillside Driveway Variance 2026-016-VAR

Byrne Hazard Tree Removal Permit 2026-014-TRE

Joner Hazard Tree Removal Permit 2026-013-TRE

Muir 10% Intent to Annex 2026-011-ANX

Larsen 60% Petition to Annex 2026-004-ANX

Juniper Ridge Subdivision Variance 2026-007-VAR

Convenience Store Rebuild 2026-010-PAC

Lockwood Terrace Subdivision 2026-009-PAC

Create Joy 2026-008-PSR

City of La Center Junction Sign 2026-006-SGN

Joner Legal Lot Determination 2026-005-LLD

Parmentier Tree Removal 2026-002-TRE

Paradise Park Final Site Plan 2026-001-FSR

Breeze Creek Engineering 2025-042-ENG

NW 9th Avenue Rezone 2025-053-ZONE

NW 9th Ave Subdivision 2025-053-PLD

Sweet Collective 2025-046-PSR

Golden Grove Subdivision 2025-048-FLD

*Formerly Larsen Subdivision

Exit 16 Sips & Scoops 2025-058-CUP

Relyea Subdivision 2025-050-PAC

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Public Works Operation Center 2025-045-FSR

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Conner Subdivision 2025-044-PAC

Stanley Tree Permit 2025-017-TRE

Paradise Landing Sign Permit 2025-014-SGN

Brezee Creek Culvert Replacement & 4th Street Widening 2025-008-SEPA

Dalling Home Business 2025-037-HOC

Jade Oak Homes Fourplex 2025-035-PAC

City of La Center Public Works Operation Center Improvements 2025-010-CUP

Lockwood Meadows ADU Lot 31 2025-034-ADU

Lockwood Meadows ADU Lot 27 2025-030-ADU

Lockwood Meadows ADU Lot 26 2025-029-ADU

Lockwood Meadows ADU Lot 64 2025-028-ADU

Paradise Park Site Plan

Breeze Creek Trails Subdivision

Advanced Builders LLC Pre-Application Conference (63610000)

Advanced Builders LLC Site Plan Review – 4- Plex (63620000)

LCMA Holiday Bazaar – Temporary Street Banner

Vineyard Vista Subdivision Pre-Application Conference

Stephens Hillside Farm Monument Sign

Thomas Critical Areas Exemption

Highland Terrace Phase II Final Plat

Stephanie & Rodney Black ADU Permit

Valley View Subdivision – Preliminary

Harrier House Pre-Application Conference

Stonehill Coffee Sign Permit Review

PT Northwest Conditional Use Permit

Stephens Hillside Type I Post Decision Review – Trees

Stephanie & Rodney Black ADU Pre-Application Conference

LCHS Green Shed Site Plan Review

Minit Management Final Plat Review

Clark Public Utilities Water Main and Flow Station

Asa’s View Subdivision – Preliminary

9th Avenue & Pacific Highway Sewer Line

Riverside Phase I Plat Alterations & Post Decision Review – Withdrawn

Tapani Rockery Sign Variance – Withdrawn

La Center Road Pavement and Clark Public Utilities Water Main and Flow Station Project

Valley View Subdivision Pre-Application Conference

30901 NE Timmen – Cell Tower Site Plan Review

Tapani Rockery Sign Permit

La Center High School Sign Permit

La Center Elementary School Sign Permit & Sign Variance

1319 E Aspen Ave Zone Change & MFR Development Pre-Application Conference

Manning Subdivision Pre-Application Conference

Aspen Ridge Subdivision Pre-Application Conference Withdrawn

La Center High School Green Shed Pre-Application Conference

Tapani Rockery Temporary Use Permit

Lockwood Meadows Subdivision

Asa’s View Subdivision Pre-Application Conference

CPU Flow Station Pre-Application Conference

Highland Terrace Phase I Post Decision Review

Riverside Phase II Final Plat

LCMC SEPA Code Updates

Highland Terrace Subdivision Monument Sign

Stephen’s Hillside Post Decision Review

La Center Heights Pre-Application Conference

LCMC Title 18 Update 18.40

Highland Terrace Park Final Site Plan Review

North Fork Critical Areas Review

Tapani Rockery Pre-Application Conference

Stephen’s Hillside Pre-Application Conference

Highland Terrace Final Plat

Fudge Property Boundary Line Adjustment

Parmentier Short Plat Pre-Application Conference

Brabec Legal Lot Determination

Music in the Park – Banner

  • Application & Banner Information – Banner_Application & information.pdf

Heritage Building B Condition Use Permit – Addition

Gold Star Tutoring Code Compliance Pre-Application Conference

4-Plex Pre-Application Conference – 63620000

LGI – Riverside Sales Center Renewal

Riverside Park Plan

Northwest Pipeline Boundary Line Adjustment

Heritage Building Final Site Plan Review

Heritage Building Complex Signs

Sign Code Update – Electronic Reader Boards

Lockwood Hung Subdivision Pre-Application

LCSD Middle School Tree Mitigation Plan

New City Hall Director Interpretation

Kay’s Subdivision Post Decision Review

Highland Terrace Tree Mitigation Plan

La Center School District Sign Review

Waverly Boundary Line Adjustment

North Fork Urban Holding

Heritage Building B Conditional Use

New Tradition Holley Park Variance

Hung Annexation

Conditional Use Pre-Application Conference Heritage Building B

Mayor’s Corner Sign

Kays Subdivision Phase II & III Final Plat

Clark Public Utilities Shoreline Exemption

Shoreline Master Program Update

Title 18 Density Code Update

Timberland Riverside Park Plan Phase IV

Accessory Dwelling Unit Code

Downtown Overlay Code Update

Variance Code Update

Highland Terrace Subdivision

RJR North Fork Boundary Line Adjustment & Urban Holding Removal

Riverside Estates Subdivision Phase IV Park

Minit Management Redevelopment Project

New Tradition – Holley park Variance

La Center Middle School

Kirkland Summit Ridge Pre-App

Bellikka Variance & Site Plan Review

Korniyenko Legal Lot Determination Plan Review

Schwarz Bed & Breakfast Variance

Bill Spitzer Sign Permit Review

La Center Middle School

Schlentz Annexation

Peterson Boundary Line Adjustment

Transportation Capital Facilities Plan Update

Faust Critical Area Review

Conner-Harrison Annexation/Rezone

Peterson Annexation/Rezone

Highland Terrace Subdivision Phase I

Schwarz Bed & Breakfast

Minit Management – Pre-Application Conference

Riverside Estates Post Decision Review

Holley Subdivision

Riverside Estates Phase III Apartments

Country Hill Estates Pre-Application Conference

Heritage Center Building B SEPA & Type II Site Plan Review

Draft Critical Areas Ordinance; Chapter 18.300

VanVessum Tree Cutting

Lockwood Meadows Subdivision Pre-Application Conference

Cottage Housing Code

Outdoor Lighting Code

Temporary Needs Housing

Riverside Estates Post Decision Review

Holley Subdivision

Peterson Annexation

Heritage Center Building B

All Lil Cuties Daycare Home Occupation

Holley Annexation

La Center Middle School – Conditional Use Application

La Center Middle School – Pre-Application Conference

NW Natural Gas – Pre-Application Conference

Clark Public Utilities – Transmission Line

Kays Subdivision Final Plat

Pacific View Pre-Application Conference

4th Street and Pacific Highway Roundabout-SEPA DNS

Stephens Hillside Estates Subdivision

Transportation Element of the Capital Facilities Plan

Utility Distribution and Transmission

Country Hills Subdivision – Pre-Application Conference

Colf Short Plat

Sunrise Terrace Post Decision Review

Riverside Estates Subdivision Appeal

La Center School District – Bolen Annexation

Stephens Hillside Farm – Pre-Application Conference

Prouty Annexation

Maze – Pre-Application Conference

Stephens – Rerick Annexation

Lockwood Creek Road Multifamily-Pre-Application Conference

SEPA-DNS Wolverton Annexation and Rezone

Riverside Estate Subdivision

Old Steenson Boats & United Salvage Property Grading Permit

La Center Water Trail Park

TDS Short Plat

Riverside Estates

Ellertson Property Zone Change

La Center Road Sanitary Sewer Construction

RK Land Development – Boundary Line Adjustment

Clark Public Utilities Enterprise Transmission Line

Aspen Heights Zone Change

Waliezer Subdivision

Pre-Application Conference

Looney – Legal Lot Determination

La Center Juction Zone Change

Highland Terrace – Critical Area Review

LCMC 15.05 Building and Specialty Codes

La Center High School Field House

Aspen Heights Subdivision

Wolverton Annexation

Dana Heights Subdivision

Pacific Highway Sewer Reconstruction

Salishan-Mohegan, LLC – Critical Area Review for I-5 Interchange

Comprehensive Plan Text and Map Update

New Trail Segments and Lewis River Park

Annexation for Goode and La Center Pacific LLC Property Owners

Claudia’s Beauty Salon

Farmers Market

LCMC 18.140 Medium Density Residential – SEPA DNS

Kays Subdivision – Stormwater Outfall

Sunrise Terrace – Subdivision

Annexation – Goode and La Center Pacific LLC Property Owners

Rezone – Country Hills Estates

Rezone – Country Hills Estates

Hiller 4-Plex

Engineering

Contact Our Team:

Assistant Public Works Director, City Engineer, P.E., Tony Cooper

Frequently Requested:

The mission of the City of La Center Engineering Services is to provide information, recommendations, and services to construct, preserve and improve the City’s infrastructure.

This includes the City transportation, wastewater, parks, and stormwater systems. We regularly monitor and analyze the condition of the City’s infrastructure and develop capital facility plans for areas in need of repair and/or upgrades.

We set and enforce the standards of design and construction that govern the way our street and utility systems are built and maintained. We strive to provide:

  • Safe and efficient street systems
  • Accessible sidewalks and trails
  • Dependable stormwater treatment and detention facilities
  • Reliable Wastewater Treatment and Collection Systems
  • Long Term Capital Facility Planning
  • Professional plan reviews and inspections of private developments
  • Traffic engineering and transportation planning
  • Superior Park Improvements
  • Design, construction, and project administration of City of La Center Capital Projects

The City is committed to providing the public with quality infrastructure through cost-effective and professional engineering services. Our objective is always to serve the interests of the City at large, but the improvements we build can have a temporary adverse effect on people while the construction is in progress. In these cases, we always strive to minimize and mitigate our construction impacts.

Current Projects

  • Shared Use Path Design on Pacific Highway
  • Community Center Kitchen Remodel and Parking Lot Repairs
  • Breeze Creek Culvert and 4th Street Widening Design Project

Upcoming Projects

  • City Wide Safety Plan – Horizontal Curve Sign and Roadway Departure Project

Previous Projects

  • 2020 – Stonecreek Drive Reconstruction
  • 2022 – La Center Road Paving Project
  • 2022 – Guardrail Project

Engineering Standards

Engineering Details

Comprehensive Plan Update

  • The City is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan.
  • The Comprehensive Plan is the City’s document that guides land use and growth for the next 20 years.
  • The City is required to update its plan by December, 31, 2025.
  • The Comprehensive Plan will be updated to meet state requirements AND meet the community’s needs.
  • La Center needs your help and input to update the Comprehensive Plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Comprehensive Plan, and why is the City updating it?
  • A comprehensive plan is a guiding document that contains a community’s vision and goals for how future land use and development will occur. This includes a historical and demographic background of the City and explains the plan’s purpose and community’s vision.
  • A comprehensive plan contains “elements” or chapters for land use, transportation, housing, parks and recreation, and other key topics.
  • The City will undertake a review and audit of the current Comprehensive Plan and development regulations to determine what updates need to be made.
  • Each element of the Comprehensive Plan will be reviewed and updated to ensure consistency with other elements of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and with Clark County plans and policies.
  • The City anticipates that key components of the plan that will be updated will include population growth projections; updates to the land use map; planning for a variety of housing types; and planning for parks and recreational needs of the community.
  • Comprehensive Plan updates will determine where and what kind of development will occur in the City.
  • Amendments to the various comprehensive plan elements will shape the City’s future, for example:
    • Updates to the Housing element will promote housing that is affordable to a range of incomes.
    • Updates to the Parks and Recreation element will identify needed recreational improvements.

Information

Population Projections
  • The Clark County Council has recently selected countywide population projections through 2045. The meeting materials (and other 2025 comprehensive plan update information) can be found here.
  • The selected population projected is expected to be later allocated by the County Council to all County jurisdictions, including La Center, in Fall 2023.
  • La Center’s selected population allocation will determine how much population, housing, and employment the City will need to accommodate through 2045 and impacts on the existing Urban Growth Area (UGA).

City Project Bids & RFQs