Quincy council approves annexation

QUINCY — Improvements will be made to a section of Monument Hill Road NW and M Street Northeast as part of an annexation agreement approved by the Quincy City Council on Dec. 18.

The annexation request for the parcel, 111.65 acres, came from Vantage Data Centers, the landowners. The property, all of it undeveloped, is located along M Street Northeast (Road 11 NW), about a quarter-mile from Quincy High School. The land will be zoned as light industrial.

The development agreement will be in effect for seven years.

The property is located at the intersection of Monument Hill Road and M Street, and the developer will be responsible for making improvements to both roads, bringing them up to current city standards for street width, sidewalks, and curbs and gutters. Developers must make provisions for pedestrians, including crosswalks, and may be required to install “traffic calming measures,” such as a roundabout, at the intersection. 

Part of the land is designated as a buffer zone between industrial property and residential areas. The section next to Monument Hill Road Northwest will require landscaping for a distance of about 200 feet from the road. There are also regulations for noise in the buffer zone.

“The city has found that there is limited capacity for industrial uses of water and that alternate means of acquiring potable water and/or noncontact cooling water may be required,” according to the development agreement. “The developer may be required, at the city’s discretion, to implement a water conservation plan and/or acquire new water rights to serve the needs of any proposed development.”

Any water rights associated with the property must be dedicated to the city, the agreement said.

The property has been used as farmland, and as part of the Columbia Basin Project, the development can’t interfere with the maintenance of Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District or CBP properties. The developer will be required to reclaim water used for watering lawns or other uses that are not associated with drinking water, called a purple pipe system.

The city will restrict the discharge of certain types of industrial wastewater into the city’s sewer system, which may require further discussion, according to the development agreement. The developer will be required to pay for the extension of the water and sewer systems.

Cheryl Schweizer may be reached via email at cschweizer@columbiabasinherald.com.