Lake Stevens planners, developer present 57-unit residential plan for 22-acre wetland site; neighbors raise flooding, habitat concerns

Christy Schmidt, senior planner for the City of Lake Stevens, opened a neighborhood open-house presentation on a development application for a 22-acre property near Grama Road and Hartford Road and said the meeting’s aim was to explain the city review timeline and opportunities for public comment. "The purpose of the meeting is to let you know the city's review process and at what points that you will have opportunity to provide public input," Schmidt said.

The applicant, represented by planner Samantha Adams of LDC, presented a master development plan and concurrent preliminary plat application that would convert the developable portion of the site to 57 residential units — 28 detached single-family homes and 29 attached townhomes — while leaving more than half the property as protected critical areas. "What's proposed on-site is 57 residential housing units," Adams said. The project team said roughly 6 acres of the 22-acre parcel would be used for development; the remainder would be retained as critical-area open space and recreational greenspace.

The proposal is being reviewed under an existing development agreement…