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Pasco hearing examiner recommends rezoning 2326 West A Street to allow multifamily expansion
Summary
At a Jan. 8, 2025 hearing, Pasco hearing examiner Andy Cotkamp admitted the staff record and said he will issue a recommended decision to the Pasco City Council to rezone 2326 West A Street from I-1 (light industrial) to R-4 (high-density residential). Neighbors raised concerns about impacts on nearby auto-body businesses.
Pasco hearing examiner Andy Cotkamp said Jan. 8 he will issue a recommended decision to the Pasco City Council to rezone 2326 West A Street (parcel 119-740-015) from I-1, light industrial, to R-4, high-density residential, after admitting the planning staff report and file into the record.
The recommendation follows a staff presentation by Jen Ballard, senior planner for the City of Pasco, who said the site is roughly 1.38 acres (about 200 feet by 300 feet). Ballard told the hearing the city’s comprehensive plan designates the parcel as mixed residential-commercial, a designation that allows R-4 zoning and that the current I-1 zoning is not consistent with that plan. She said the proposed R-4 zoning would allow housing types at densities of roughly 5 to 25 dwelling units per acre with a 45-foot height limit for permitted housing types.
The applicant, Rigo Rangel, who said he is a partner of the developers of the adjacent Columbia Riverwalk Apartments and the project engineer, told the hearing the intent is to extend the existing multifamily complex on the adjacent eight acres and replace a plastering/storage use that he said “doesn’t really fit very well with the residential building next to it.”
A nearby property owner, Elaine Rodriguez, who gave testimony as a resident and commercial property owner across the street, said her property contains commercial and light-industrial uses—including auto body shops—and she expressed concern that rezoning could lead to complaints from future residents about paint fumes, traffic and other impacts on existing businesses.
Cotkamp closed the public-record portion of the hearing on the rezone and said he will issue his recommended decision to the Pasco City Council within 10 working days. The City Council will hold a closed-record hearing and make the final decision based on the hearing record.
No formal vote was taken at the hearing; the examiner’s action was to admit the staff file and close the record. The examiner noted notices for the hearing were published in the Tri-City Herald and mailed to property owners and parties of record.
