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State Surplus Property Program 2019 Annual Report (Washington State Department of Commerce, January 2020)

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The State Surplus Property Program 2019 Annual Report, an inventory of state-owned real properties with recommendations per RCW 43.63A.510, issued in January 2020 as a report to the Legislature from the Washington State Department of Commerce. Its Summary of Findings states that of the six designated agencies required to report their inventories, four reported no surplus properties and two reported a total of 34 surplus properties that are vacant or available for sale or lease. Commerce determined that 25 of the 34 are suitable for further consideration for affordable housing development and nine are not. The report states that the designated agencies did not dispose of any public properties for affordable housing under RCW 39.33.015.

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State Surplus Property
Program



2019 Annual Report Inventory of State-Owned Real Properties
and Recommendations per RCW 43.63A.510




                                         January 2020

                                         REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE

                                         Lisa Brown, Director
Acknowledgments
Washington State Department of Commerce

Mark K. Barkley, Assistant Director
Local Government Division, Bruce Lund, Managing
Director
Community Assistance and Research Unit

Tina Hochwender, Section Manager
Brownfields / Direct Appropriation / State Surplus
Section

Emily Grossman, Lead Policy Alignment Advisor
Community Services and Housing Division

Allan Johnson, Program Manager
Bond Cap Allocation Program

Anne Fritzel, Senior Planner
Growth Management Services

Washington State Department of Commerce

Susan Butz

STATE SURPLUS PROPERTY PROGRAM

1011 Plum Street SE
PO Box 42525
Olympia, WA 98504-2525

www.commerce.wa.gov
For people with disabilities, this report is available on
request in other formats. To submit a request, please
call 360.725.4000 (TTY 360.586.0772)




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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................4

Summary of Findings ......................................................................................................................5

State Surplus Property Inventory .....................................................................................................5

Summary of Recommendations.......................................................................................................8

Surplus Property Inventory Results..................................................................................................9

Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................15

Appendix A: Definitions from RCW 43.63A.510 and RCW 39.33.015 ...............................................16

Appendix B: Detailed Analysis of State Surplus Properties .............................................................17

Table of Contents for Properties....................................................................................................18




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Executive Summary
Introduction
In many Washington communities, the rising cost of land and construction negatively impacts the ability of
affordable housing providers to develop housing for people with low incomes. This is especially true in high-
cost areas like the Puget Sound region.

Since 1993, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) has worked with designated state agencies to provide
an annual inventory of real property that is state-owned and available for lease. The purpose of this inventory
is to encourage effective use of surplus property for the development of affordable housing.


Background
Prior to legislation enacted in 2018 (3SHB2382), Commerce received inventory data of vacant surplus
properties from five state agencies. For more detail on the history of this program, please see the 2018 State
Surplus Property Program Report.1

The following language is excerpted from RCW 43.63A.510 and names the requirements of the State Surplus
Property Program:

1. The department must work with the designated agencies to identify, catalog, and recommend
   best use of under-utilized, state-owned land and property suitable for the development of
   affordable housing for very low-income, low-income or moderate-income households.
2. The designated agencies must provide an inventory of real property that is owned or
   administered by each agency and is vacant or available for lease or sale. The department must
   work with the designated agencies to include in the inventories a consolidated list of any property
   transactions executed by the agencies under the authority of RCW 39.33.015, including the
   property appraisal, the terms and conditions of sale, lease, or transfer, the value of the public
   benefit, and the impact of transaction to the agency. The inventories with revisions must be
   provided to the department by November 1st of each year.
3. The department must consolidate inventories into two groups: Properties suitable for
   consideration in affordable housing development; and Properties not suitable for consideration in
   affordable housing development.
4. In making this determination, the department must use industry-accepted standards such as:
   location, approximate lot size, current land use designation, and current zoning classification of
   the property.
5. The department shall provide a recommendation, based on this grouping, to the office of financial
   management and appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1st of
   each year.



1 2018 State Surplus Property Program Report.




  STATE SURPLUS PROPERTY PROGRAM                                                                                4
6. Upon written request, the department shall provide a copy of the inventory of state-owned and
   publicly owned lands and buildings to parties interested in developing the sites for affordable
   housing.


Summary of Findings
Of the six designated agencies required to report their inventories, four reported no surplus properties and
two reported they had a total of 34 surplus properties that are vacant or available for sale or lease.

The designated agencies did not dispose of any public properties for affordable housing under the authority of
RCW 39.33.015.

Of the 34 surplus properties inventoried, Commerce determined that 25 are suitable for further consideration
for affordable housing development, and nine are not.

Two surplus properties dropped off Parks and Recreation's 2018 inventory, and are not included in the 2019
Surplus Property Report: a 179-acre parcel in Packwood is being transferred to Lewis County for park
purposes; and another parcel in Ellensburg will be leased by a local environmental group for an environmental
center. DSHS reported only one surplus property in 2018, and this property is not included in the 2019
inventory because the site (land) has been identified as a proposed location for a mental health facility that
was in the agency's capital budget. Finally, DNR reported that a parcel near Port Townsend dropped off its
inventory. DNR provided no additional details for the removal of this property from its inventory.

The statute requires designated state agencies to report by Nov. 1 and Commerce to submit its analysis to the
Legislature by Dec. 1. Therefore, this preliminary determination of suitability for development is based on a
swift analysis of state agency reports in which properties that were obviously unsuitable for affordable housing
development were eliminated.


State Surplus Property Inventory
Key Findings and Inventory
Of the six designated agencies required to report their inventories, four reported no surplus properties, and
two reported they had a total of 34 surplus properties that are vacant or available for sale or lease.

The designated agencies did not dispose of any public properties for affordable housing under the authority of
RCW 39.33.015.


Determination of Suitability for Affordable Housing
As required by RCW 43.63A.510 (2), Commerce must consolidate inventories and determine which properties
are suitable for consideration in developing affordable housing. The determination must include the industry-
accepted standards of location, approximate lot size, current land use designation and current zoning
classification.



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In developing the suitability criteria, Commerce aligned the four industry-accepted standards with the goals
and standards used in the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA)2 and Washington State
Affordable Housing Combined Funders Application3.

The GMA (Chapter 36.70 RCW, 1990, and WAC 365-196) requires cities and counties develop comprehensive
plans containing specific information and analysis. The goal is to focus urban growth and protect rural and
resource lands from sprawl. All development in counties and cities that plan under the GMA must adhere to
the city and county comprehensive plans.

A number of entities adhere to the Washington State Affordable Housing Combined Funders standards,
including:

      Washington State Housing Trust Fund

      City of Seattle Office of Housing

      King County and Snohomish County local and HUD-funded affordable housing programs

      A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH)

      Washington State Housing Finance Commission for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

Factors from the Combined Funders Application set best practices governing the development of publicly
funded affordable housing development sites in Washington state.




2
    Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA)

3
    Combined Funders Affordable Housing Application



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The following chart details Commerce’s criteria in determining the property’s suitability.

Table 1: Affordable Housing Suitability Criteria
 Industry-          Criteria for Properties Suitable for                    Criteria for Properties NOT
 Accepted           Consideration in Affordable Housing                     Suitable for Consideration in
 Standards          Development                                             Affordable Housing
                                                                            Development
                                                                            Impediments to development, such as
                    No impediments to development, such as steep
                                                                            steep slopes, wetlands or flooding
                    slopes and the presence of significant critical areas
                                                                            Remote location (too far from population
                    Located near population centers and services,
 Location                                                                   centers, services and transit)
                    preferably inside the urban growth area
                                                                            No infrastructure (streets and utilities) in
                    Infrastructure (streets and utilities) in place
                                                                            place
                    Property must be legally accessible
                                                                            No legal or feasible ingress/egress
 Approximate        Dimensions of lot allow development under existing      Not developable per codes, or some
 Lot Size           zoning                                                  parcels appear to be too small to develop
                                                                            Natural Resource designation (forest,
                                                                            agricultural, mineral) because they are
                    Should be residential, ideally within urban growth
                                                                            generally very large parcels that are
                    area; parcels in rural areas outside urban growth
 Current Land-                                                              remote from urban services. Parcels that
                    areas can be zoned at a density that would not
 Use                                                                        do not have a residential designation
                    allow for affordable housing unless in a “limited
 Designation                                                                would be excluded, as changing the
                    area of more intensive rural development”
                                                                            zoning would slow the development
                    (LAMIRD)
                                                                            process beyond the 36-month goal
                                                                            detailed in 3SHB2382 Section 1.
                                                                            Zoning that is low density or overly
 Current Zoning     Current zoning permits all types of affordable
                                                                            restrictive may be difficult to use for
 Classification     housing; allows higher-density development
                                                                            affordable housing



Although there are exceptions, it is unlikely that lands with a natural resource lands designation, such as
forest, agricultural or mineral, would be suitable for affordable housing for several reasons:

1. The Washington State Growth Management Act goal for natural resource industries in RCW 36.70A.020
   (8) encourages “the conservation of productive forestlands and productive agricultural lands, and
   discourages incompatible uses.”

2. Resource lands are generally large parcels, designed to conserve land, and not promote development.

3. Parcels are often remote from essential public services, such as sewer, water and transportation services,
   requiring the development of well and septic systems, and transportation alternatives.




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Summary of Recommendations
Based on the criteria, Commerce has reviewed each property’s suitability for affordable housing development,
as required by RCW 43.63A.510. The first column in the chart on the previous page describes criteria that
suggests a property might be suitable for consideration.

Properties that fit these standards, upon further investigation, might not be suitable. The second column
describes criteria that tend to exclude a property from being suitable. Properties to which these criteria apply
likely are not suitable for affordable housing development, absent significant extenuating circumstances.

Of the 34 surplus properties inventoried, Commerce determined that 25 are suitable for further consideration
for affordable housing development, and nine are not.

Tables 2 and 3 below consist of each agency’s inventory, separated into two categories: properties suitable
and not suitable for consideration in affordable housing.

Appendix B contains a detailed analysis of 22 of the 25 properties that were determined to be potentially
suitable for affordable housing. Three properties had discrepancies between information gathered by agencies
and county assessors, preventing a determination of a property’s suitability, or the requisite data to determine
a property’s suitability could not be located.

The property analysis in Appendix B contains more detail than the 2018 report, whose deadline couldn't
accommodate this level of analysis. This is the type of information that affordable housing developers are
looking for when choosing sites for their various projects. If the State Surplus Program were to expand to
require more state agencies to report surplus inventories, this information would be a more valuable
resource. Meaning, the more properties included, the more useful the report. The properties should be
categorized by county and state whether they are rural or urban.

The potential to use available state properties for capital investments has gained attention among lawmakers.
This originated with the Legislature’s appropriation in the 2017-19 session, which directed Commerce to
produce a report on state surplus properties that could be developed into affordable housing. The 2019-21
capital budget included a similar appropriation to assess available school district properties for the
development of early learning facilities. Recent legislative discussions have also inquired about the usefulness
of expanding the state surplus inventory to include potential development of behavioral health facilities.




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Surplus Property Inventory Results
Table 2: Surplus Properties That Might Be Suitable for Consideration in Affordable
Housing Development
Street                                     Lot
Address or                            Zip  Size    Current               Current
Nearest      City              County Code (Acres) Land Use              Zoning        Comments          Agency
Intersection
Battle Ground
Lake State                                                                             4 - 5 miles
                                                                                                         Parks &
Park NE         Battleground   Clark       98604   30.0   PF R-5         None          from City of
                                                                                                         Rec
Palmer Rd &                                                                            Battleground
NE 171 St Ct

Ginkgo                                                                   Forest /      Near town of
                                                          Rural                                          Parks &
Huntzinger      Vantage        Kittitas    98950   8.3                   Range /       Vantage
                                                          Working                                        Rec
Rd.                                                                      Residential   (about 2 miles)

HJ Carroll-
                                                                                       About 1 mile
Dabob Bay                                                                Rural                           Parks &
near Brinnon    Brinnon        Jefferson   98320   3.0    None Listed                  from town of
                                                                         Residential                     Rec
(Assessor                                                                              Chimacum
map not
available)
Kitsap                                                                                 Unincorporate
Memorial-178                                                                           d rural/near      Parks &
                Poulsbo        Kitsap      98370   4.0    Park           Park
NW Park                                                                                Poulsbo;          Rec
Street                                                                                 would need to
                                                                                       be rezoned
Nolte-Veazie                                                                           About 5 miles
Cumberland      Black                                                                                    Parks &
                               King        98010   27.0   RA5            RA5           from Black
Rd SE/304th     Diamond                                                                                  Rec
                                                                                       Diamond
Ave SE
                                                                                       1st lot appears
                                                                                       to be privately
Riverside-      Nine Mile                                 Rural                        owned 2nd lot     Parks &
                                           99026   3.18                  RCV
Charles Rd-W    Falls          Spokane                    Conservation                 two triangles     Rec
Highland Rd                                                                            Near Nine
                                                                                       Mile Falls

Riverside-Old
Trails-
                                                                                       Urban Growth
between N       Nine Mile                                 Rural                                          Parks &
                               Spokane     99026   40.0                  RCV           Area, near
Hayford Rd &    Falls                                     Conservation                                   Rec
                                                                                       Spokane
N Old Trails
Rd




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Street                                    Lot
Address or                           Zip  Size    Current               Current
Nearest      City             County Code (Acres) Land Use              Zoning        Comments          Agency
Intersection
Riverside – 4
small lots –                                                                          West
                                                         Rural                                          Parks &
Government       Spokane      Spokane    99224   2.3                    RCV           Spokane/small
                                                         Conservation                                   Rec
Way/Huston                                                                            platted lots
Rd

Haley-                                                                  Rural
                                                         Rural                        Fronts on Case    Parks &
Jackson Lake     Vaughn       Pierce     98394   213.0                  Conservatio
                                                         Unincorp.                    Inlet             Rec
Road KPN                                                                n

Lake Isabella                                                                         Flat pasture
– W Delght                                               Designated                   land about 2      Parks &
                 Kamilche     Mason      98584   188.0                  Forestland
Rd/Golden                                                Forestland                   miles from        Rec
Pheasant Rd                                                                           Shelton

Washougal-
NE Balcony
                                                                                      No notes          Parks &
Drive/Off        Washougal    Clark      98671   474.0   R-5            FR-2
                                                                                      provided          Rec
Washougal
River Road

Cascade                                                  RRC-NRL                      Fronts on
Island-HWY       Marble                                  (Natural                     Skagit River,     Parks &
                              Skagit     98267   39.0                   RRC-NRL
20 & S           Mount                                   Resource-                    may be in a       Rec
Cascade Rd                                               Lands)                       flood plain

Elbow Lake-
                                                         Public         Public        Includes 1/2 of   Parks &
22600 Elbow      Yelm         Thurston   98567   318.0
                                                         Preserve       Preserve      lake              Rec
Lake Rd

Willapa Hills
Trail – Robert
Bush                                                                                  Old Railroad
                                                                                                        Parks &
Dr./Summit       South Bend   Pacific    98586   3.0     Commercial     Commercial    Turnaround
                                                                                                        Rec
Ave                                                                                   site
(Assessor’s
map NA)


Grayland A-
                                                                        Forest /
HWY 105                       Grays                      Designated                                     Parks &
                 Grayland                98547   1.3                    Range /       No tax id #
(Assessor’s                   Harbor                     Forest Land                                    Rec
                                                                        Residential
map NA)




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Street                                     Lot
Address or                            Zip  Size    Current              Current
Nearest      City              County Code (Acres) Land Use             Zoning          Comments           Agency
Intersection

                                                                                        South tip of
Kinney Pt- Off                                                                                             Parks &
                 Marrowstone   Jefferson   98358   67.0   None Listed   None Listed     Marrowstone
Beach Drive                                                                                                Rec
                                                                                        Island

                                                                                        Can be
Moclips-
                               Grays                                                    subdivided         Parks &
Hwy109 &         Moclips                   98562   5.2    Residential   Residential
                               Harbor                                                   into multiple      Rec
2nd St
                                                                                        lots
                                                                                        Minimum lot
                                                                                        size is 5000 sq.
                                                                                        ft. Current
S Forest St &                  Grays                      None                          market for a
                 Westport                  98595   0.79                 Residential 1                      DNR
W Newell Ave                   Harbor                     Provided                      lot of 8000 sq.
                                                                                        ft. is from
                                                                                        $15,000 to
                                                                                        $50,000.
                                                                                        These parcels
                                                                        Westport        are in the
                                                                        MUTCI           same
S Forest St &                  Grays                      None
                 Westport                  98595   0.85                 mixed use       neighborhood       DNR
W Newell Ave                   Harbor                     Provided
                                                                        Tourist         but
                                                                        Commercial      have different
                                                                                        zoning.

                                                                                        These parcels
                                                                        Westport        are in the
                                                                        MUTCI           same
S Forest St &                  Grays                      None
                 Westport                  98595   0.62                 mixed use       neighborhood       DNR
W Newell                       Harbor                     Provided
                                                                        Tourist         but
                                                                        Commercial      have different
                                                                                        zoning.
                                                                                        Several cars
                                                                                        are parked on
                                                                                        the property.
                                                                                        Water and
                                                                                        sewer are at
4312 E                                                    None          Light           site.
                 E. Spokane    Spokane     99217   0.38                                                    DNR
Joseph                                                    Provided      Industrial      Interested
                                                                                        buyer has
                                                                                        contacted
                                                                                        DNR; may
                                                                                        result in a sale
                                                                                        in 2019.




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Street                                  Lot
Address or                         Zip  Size    Current        Current
Nearest      City           County Code (Acres) Land Use       Zoning        Comments            Agency
Intersection
                                                                             Possible
                                                                             building site. It
                                                                             must be at
                                                                             least 8500
                                                                             square ft.;
                                                                             however, city
                                                                             of Kirkland rep
                                                                             could not
116th Ave
                                                                             determine
between NE                                          None       Low Density
                Kirkland    King     98033   0.11                            amount of           DNR
64th &                                              Provided   Residential
                                                                             land. City
NE 61st
                                                                             shows a much
                                                                             smaller lot but
                                                                             could not see
                                                                             the second
                                                                             number on
                                                                             plans which is
                                                                             the
                                                                             93489OCK01.
                                                                             Critical areas
                                                                             are close to
                                                                             this lot and
                                                                             will need a
                                                                             feasibility
                                                                             study done to
                                                                             see how much
                                                                             wetlands are
E 57th ST/ E                                        None
                Tacoma      Pierce   98404   0.55              Residential   on the              DNR
Q St                                                Provided
                                                                             building lot.
                                                                             Minimum lot
                                                                             size is 5000 sq.
                                                                             ft. The
                                                                             property does
                                                                             have sewer
                                                                             and water at
                                                                             site.

                                                                             Possible
5th Avenue at                                                                trespass.
                                                    None
Alder Street    Toppenish   Yakima   98948   0.16              Residential   There are           DNR
                                                    Provided
South                                                                        several cars on
                                                                             property.




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Street                                     Lot
Address or                            Zip  Size    Current               Current
Nearest      City              County Code (Acres) Land Use              Zoning        Comments           Agency
Intersection
                                                                                       This is not a
215 S Beech                                               None                         building lot for
                 Toppenish     Yakima    98948    0.12                   Commercial                       DNR
Street                                                    Provided                     commercial. It
                                                                                       is too small.



Table 3: Surplus Properties That Are NOT Suitable for Consideration in Affordable
Housing Development
Street
Address or                                   Lot
Nearest                                 Zip  Size    Current            Current
Intersection City            County     Code (Acres) Land Use           Zoning         Comments Agency
Crystal Falls-
                                                                                       7 miles from
HWY 20
                                                                                       Colville. Too
Colville-Tiger                                                                                            Parks &
                 Colville    Stevens    99140    162.5   None Given     None Given     far from
Rd (Assessor                                                                                              Rec
                                                                                       services, no
map not
                                                                                       transit
available)

                                                                                       Very remote.
Ice Caves
                                                                                       Too far from       Parks &
(Assessors       Chelan      Chelan     98816    159.0   None Listed    None Listed
                                                                                       services, no       Rec
map NA)
                                                                                       transit

Mt. Spokane-
Nelson                                                                                 Very remote.
Road-N of                                                Rural          Rural          Too far from       Parks &
                 Chattaroy   Spokane    99003    160.0
Day Mt Rd                                                Conservation   Conservation   services, no       Rec
(Assessors                                                                             transit
map NA)


Lake Newport
                                                                                       Very remote,
HWY
                                                                                       too far from
20/Silver Leaf               Pend                                                                         Parks &
                 Newport                98081    158.0   Unknown        Unknown        services, no
Road                         Oreille                                                                      Rec
                                                                                       transit, no
(Assessors
                                                                                       legal access
map NA)




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Street
Address or                                    Lot
Nearest                                  Zip  Size    Current         Current
Intersection City             County     Code (Acres) Land Use        Zoning         Comments Agency
Sun Lake –
Lake Lenore –                                                                        Very remote,
West of Lake                                                                         too far from
                                                                                                      Parks &
Lenore off       Ephrata      Douglas    98823   40.0    Lrg SA       Lrg SA         services, no
                                                                                                      Rec
HWY 17                                                                               transit, no
(Assessors                                                                           legal access
map NA)
                                                                                     Fronts on
O'Brian-Riggs-                                                                       Skagit River,
HWY 20 &         Marble                                                              remote, too      Parks &
                              Skagit     98267   94.0    Forestland   Forestland
Rockport         Mount                                                               far from         Rec
Cascade Rd                                                                           services, no
                                                                                     transit
                                                                                     Old ski slope,
Satus Pass-                                                                          remote, too      Parks &
West 1 mile      Goldendale   Skamania   98620   168.0   Forestland   Forestland     far from         Rec
of HWY 97                                                                            services, no
                                                                                     transit
                                                                                     Fronts on
                                                                                     Tilton River.
Tilton HWY
                                                                                     Remote, too      Parks &
508 and          Morton       Lewis      98356   103.0   Forestland   Forestland
                                                                                     far from         Rec
Dodge Rd
                                                                                     services, no
                                                                                     transit.
                                                                                     Lots 1-12 -
                                                                                     Lots vary in
                                                                                     size. Further
                                                                                     research
Between S.                                                                           needed. Scott
                                                         None         Agriculture/
1st St/ W        Almira       Lincoln    99103   0.18                                                 DNR
                                                         Provided     Commercial     Liebring from
Maple St
                                                                                     Lincoln
                                                                                     County states
                                                                                     it is not
                                                                                     owned by
                                                                                     DNR




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Table 4: Zoning/Land Use Abbreviations

 Zoning
 Designation              Meaning                                                             County
                          5 Residential Units Per Acre                                        Clark
 PF-R5
                          5 Residential Units Per Acre                                        King
 RA5

 RCV                      Rural Conservation Zoning (Environmentally Sensitive)               Spokane

 FR-2                     Forest and Agriculture Districts                                    Clark

                          Natural Resource Lands (promote long-term, commercially             Skagit
 RRC-NRL                  significant resource use.)
                          Residential 1 – low density single-family with a high degree of     Grays Harbor
 R-1                      protection against objectionable influences, building congestion,
                          lack of light, air and privacy

                          Unknown designation                                                 Douglas
 Lrg SA




Conclusions
Housing supply and affordability issues affect every community in Washington. Between 2006 and 2016, rents
have increased 18 percent, and the median income for the population as a whole has increased only 3 percent,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey One-Year Estimates.

Affordable housing developers face strong competition for developable land, especially in the Puget Sound
region. Identifying and evaluating state surplus properties can be an additional tool to support efforts that
result in the increase of affordable housing stock in the state of Washington.




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Appendix A: Definitions from RCW 43.63A.510 and
RCW 39.33.015
“Affordable housing” means residential housing that is rented or owned by a person who qualifies as a very
low-income, low-income, or moderate-income household or who is from a special needs population, and
whose monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, do not exceed 30 percent of the
household’s monthly income.

 “Very low-income household” means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose
income is at or below 50 percent of the median income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the
affordable housing is located.

 “Low-income household” means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose income is
more than 50 percent but is at or below 80 percent of the median income where the affordable housing is
located.

 “Moderate-income household” means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose
income is more than 80 percent but is at or below 115 percent of the median income where the affordable
housing is located.

“Affordable housing development” means state-owned real property appropriate for sale, transfer, or lease to
an affordable housing developer capable of:

    Receiving the property within 180 days

    Creating affordable housing units for occupancy within 36 months from the time of transfer

"Designated agencies" means the Washington state patrol, the state parks and recreation commission, and the
departments of natural resources, social and health services, corrections, and enterprise services.

“Public benefit” means affordable housing for low-income and very low-income households as defined in RCW
43.63A.510, and related facilities that support the goals of affordable housing development in providing
economic and social stability for low-income persons.

 “Surplus public property” means excess real property that is not required for the needs of or the discharge of
the responsibilities of the state agency, municipality, or political subdivision.




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Appendix B: Detailed Analysis of State Surplus
Properties
The suitability of a property was defined by:

      The characteristics of the lot, e.g., lot size

      Its current land-use designation

      Its location characteristics

A suitable property would therefore:

      Have a lot size and land use that fits within zoning requirements

      Permit single-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings and group homes

      Have access to roads and basic utilities

      Have no geological or environmental impediments to development

      Be located near basic services, e.g., schools, medical facilities, and grocery stores

       ° Have access to employment centers

The results of this report are not conclusive; they merely reflect data provided by participating state agencies -
Washington State Patrol; State Parks and Recreation Commission; Department of Natural Resources;
Department of Social Health Services; Department of Corrections; and Department of Enterprise Services - and
digitally accessible data.

In some cases, discrepancies between information gathered by agencies and county assessors prevented a
determination of a property’s suitability. In other cases, the requisite data to determine a property’s suitability
could not be located.

Site-specific visits would be required to reconcile conflicting data, gather missing data, and verify the suitability
of these property for affordable housing development.




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Table of Contents for Properties
Table of Contents …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….2

Suitable ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………….....................3

  215 S Beech St …………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………....................3

  Willipa Hills Trail ………………………………………………………………………….………………………………….…………..……5

  XXX E 57th Street & East Q Street ………………………………………………………………………………….….…………..….7

Potentially Suitable ……………………………………………………………….…………….………………………………………….……..9

  Kinney Point State Park ……………………………………………………….……….……………………………………..…….…….9

  Lake Isabella ……………………………………………….....................................………………………………………..........11

  Moclips ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………..…….....13

  Nolte State Park ……………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………….…...……15

  Riverside – Old Trails ………………………………………………….…………………………………….……………………..…..….17

  S Forrest Street & W Newell Avenue …………………………………………………………..…………………………..…..….19

  Washougal River Rd …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...…..22

Not Suitable ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….…..…24

  116th Ave, Near 6224 116th Ave NE ………………………………………………………………….……………………..…..…24

  4312 E Joseph ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………...…26

  Battle Ground Lake ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..……….…28

  Cascade Island State Park ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….30

  Elbow Lake Park …………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………….....32

  Gingko Huntzinger Rd ………………………………………………………………………..………………….………………………..34

  Grayland Beach Oba State Park ……………………………………………….………………………………………..…….........36

  Haley-Jackson Lake Rd KPN ……………………………………..…………………….…………………………………………….….38

  HJ Carrol Park ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….…….……40

  Kitsap Memorial State Park ………………………………………………………………………………………….………………….42

  Riverside - 4 Small Lots ………………………………………………………………………………..………….……..…..…..…..….44

  Riverside - Charles Rd ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..........46




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Kinney Point State Park
Parks & Recreation
Potentially suitable



  Property Address                    Robbins Rd & Beach Dr, Nordland, WA
  (including county):                 Jefferson County
  Tax parcel ID/Link                 921160000
  State Agency Owner:                Parks & Recreation

                                                              THE LOT

  Lot size:                          67 acres
  Current zoning:                    Rural Residential – RR-20
  Do the dimensions of lot allow     Yes
  development under existing
  zoning?
  Does current zoning permit         No
  multi-family developments?
  Does zoning permit                 Yes
  single family homes?
  Does zoning permit three or        Yes, co-housing.
  more unrelated adults to live
  together (group homes?)
  Is zoning residential? Mixed?      Primarily residential.
  Details:
  Other:

                                                CURRENT LAND-USE DESIGNATION

  Current land use:                  Rural Residential
  Land use designation per           Rural Residential
  area’s comprehensive plan:
  Is the property within             No
  the urban growth area?
  If parcel is in a rural area       No
  outside urban growth areas,
  is it in a “limited area of more
  intensive rural development?”
  (LAMIRD)*
  Other:

                                                  LOCATION CHARACTERISTICS

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