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Commission introduces Hudson Lakes PUD rezoning; public hearing set for March 26
Summary
The commission introduced an ordinance to rezone 10.3 acres near I‑10 to a Hudson Lakes Planned Unit Development that would allow multifamily housing with at least 10% of units affordable to households at 80% or below area median income; the first-and-only public hearing is scheduled for March 26, 2025.
The City Commission on Feb. 12 introduced an ordinance (25‑Z‑O‑6) to rezone about 10.3 acres adjacent to Interstate 10 — approximately 1,200 feet west of Old Bainbridge Road and north of Portland Avenue — from R‑3 single‑ and two‑family residential to a Hudson Lakes Planned Unit Development (PUD). The city set the first and only public hearing for March 26, 2025 at 6 p.m. in City Commission Chambers.
Place‑direction staff summarized key features the PUD would require if approved: multifamily housing within the current land‑use intensity (up to 20 units per acre) and a requirement that at least 10% of the units be affordable to households earning 80% of area median income or less. Staff said that level of affordability is lower than many recent projects and noted the PUD also proposes publicly accessible amenities, including pickleball courts and signage on Portland Avenue identifying public access.
Transportation and neighborhood context: staff said the project would use an existing access easement off Portland Avenue, include ground‑floor parking for parts of the multifamily project and is within a quarter‑mile pedestrian shed of existing bus stops and Astoria Park Elementary School.
Community outreach and buffering: staff reported 648 mailed notices to nearby residents and contact with three homeowners associations. The PUD concept includes landscaped buffers ranging roughly from 10 to 30 feet from adjacent housing, plus retaining walls and easements intended to set the development back from existing homes.
Process notes: this meeting was the ordinance introduction (a first reading); public comment on the rezoning will be taken at the March 26 public hearing. Staff said they will add detail to the public hearing materials, including the maintenance responsibility for public amenities.
Commission action: the commission introduced the ordinance and scheduled the public hearing. No public speakers were registered for the introduction; commissioners noted the public will have an opportunity to comment at the March hearing.
