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Planning commission approves eight-court pickleball complex at Wood Creek Club with neighborhood conditions
Summary
The commission approved a major site plan for eight pickleball courts, a pavilion and parking at Wood Creek Club after the applicant agreed to neighbor-requested conditions including landscaping, 10 p.m. lighting cutoff, quieter paddles/balls and investigating sound-dampening measures.
The Columbia City Planning Commission approved a major site plan (SPlan-2025-0001) for an eight-court pickleball facility, pavilion and associated parking at Wood Creek Club, subject to conditions negotiated with nearby residents.
Applicant Harold Pickrell, owner of Wood Creek Club, told the commission the club met with about 24–27 neighborhood members before returning to the commission and agreed to install fast-growing evergreen trees, add a timer to cut lights off no later than 10 p.m., supply quieter paddles and balls through the pro shop and investigate sound-dampening curtains or panels. "It is a private golf course, private club, 250 members currently," Pickrell said, adding the club expects to limit membership growth to about 350 and does not anticipate heavy public usage.
Staff noted the applicant volunteered the conditions after neighborhood meetings and asked the commission to approve the plan with those commitments included in the case summary. Commissioners clarified that the applicant’s obligation on the sound panels is to investigate their use rather than guarantee installation: staff said the applicant would install panels only if suitable products could be found.
The commission approved the site plan with the conditions outlined in the case summary. The application was originally deferred at the February 13 meeting so the applicant could meet with neighbors; the transcript records the applicant returned with the negotiated conditions in writing.
