Post Falls planning commission approves Harvest Meadows PUD and 85‑lot subdivision with conditions

The Post Falls Planning Commission voted to approve the Harvest Meadows planned unit development (PUD) and the related subdivision, allowing Blackwell Homes’ Harvest Meadows project to move forward as an 85‑lot single‑family residential development.

The commission approved the PUD (file PUD 25‑2) and the subdivision (file SUBD 25‑4) after extended public testimony and a second hearing by the developer. The approvals include amended conditions introduced during deliberations: (1) phases 1 and 2 — including their shown common‑area open space tracts — must be completed before work on phase 3 begins; (2) the final plat must not exceed 85 buildable lots (excluding common tracts); (3) the project’s homeowners association must maintain all common areas including private roads and alleyways and supply a funding mechanism for long‑term capital repairs and replacement; and (4) the developer will provide a play structure in one of the open‑space tracts.

Why it matters: The project aims to supply smaller, more attainable starter homes inside the city while preserving open space and improving local connectivity. Neighbors and commissioners focused much of their questioning on parking counts, long‑term maintenance of private streets and common areas, and how amenities in shared tracts would be guaranteed and funded.

Key facts and what the commission…