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Council approves Lingar annexation; council conditions R-2 zoning on single-family restriction
Summary
Post Falls City Council approved the Lingar annexation (ANNX 24-11) on Aug. 19, assigning R-2 zoning with a development-agreement condition limiting future development to single-family detached homes, following applicant assurances and council discussion about buffers to the Union Pacific rail line.
Post Falls City Council voted Aug. 19 to annex roughly 4.5 acres owned by Nikki Lingar (ANNX 24-11) and to assign the site R-2 medium-density zoning, with a development agreement limiting new construction to single-family detached homes. The item was forwarded to council with an R-2 recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission.
Staff described the location as immediately west of the Painted Rock site discussed earlier, in a transitional area of the West Prairie focus area and over the Rathdrum Prairie aquifer. John Manley noted East Green Acres as the water provider and said any existing septic systems would be required to be abandoned and connected to city sanitary sewer when the property develops.
Applicant representative Jeremy Terzulli and members of the local development team told the council they aim to deliver entry-level detached housing similar to the adjoining Painted Rock proposal. Terzulli said the team is prepared to memorialize single-family detached restrictions in an annexation addendum or development agreement and that the group paused subdivision engineering pending the annexation decision to avoid upfront costs.
Public testimony included multiple supporters from local real-estate and economic development organizations who told the council the city needs more smaller detached homes to help workers and young families afford to live locally. One resident opposed asked the council to preserve some agricultural land and raised concerns about grocery access for the immediate area.
Council members discussed the site’s proximity to the Union Pacific rail line and whether smaller lots made more sense on this wedge of land than larger R-1 lots; staff and applicants noted a buffer from the rail line and argued R-2 offers a reasonable product for sites where noise and exposure can depress lot values.
The council approved annexation and zoning with the single-family restriction reflected in the motion; staff will return with the development agreement for formal execution and recordation.
(Reporting note: quotes and attributions are from public hearing testimony at the Aug. 19 City Council meeting.)
