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Commission tables rezoning at 990 E. Washington Blvd. after concerns about lot size and trail access
Summary
The commission voted to table a request to rezone about 3.6 acres at ~990 E. Washington Boulevard from R‑1‑10 to PUDR to July 16 after commissioners, the HOA and the applicant raised concerns about small lot sizes, a fault line and trail access.
The Washington City Planning Commission on June 18 voted unanimously to table a rezoning request for roughly 3.6 acres at approximately 990 East Washington Boulevard (Z‑25‑17) from R‑1‑10 to a proposed PUDR designation. Commissioners and members of the public raised concerns about the proposed lot count, lot shapes, a mapped fault line and a proposed trail connection that would cross or abut a detention area and adjacent homeowner association property.
Staff said the proposal would create 14 single‑family lots ranging from about 5,300 to 10,000 square feet and retain about 29,000 square feet of open space left in natural vegetation, including a planned 10‑foot trail connecting George Washington Boulevard to an adjoining subdivision. Staff noted the site meets the general plan density (3–4 units/acre) but that lot sizes are smaller than typical R‑1‑10 development and that the fault line constrained the prior approved layout.
Sherry Bodell, secretary of the Roadrunner Ridge homeowners association, told the commission the HOA had not been contacted about the trail easement and said residents oppose an access path through HOA property. The applicant’s representative, Rick Meyer (Bush & Gudgel), said the owner is a builder who plans smaller, more affordable single‑family homes and that the lots are designed to accommodate the proposed footprints; he said the team had not yet contacted the HOA but would do so if the commission requested.
Commissioners questioned whether the lots were too small to be practical once setbacks were applied and asked for an engineering check of detention and low‑impact drainage sizing that could affect lot configuration. Commissioner Anderson moved to table Z‑25‑17 to the July 16 planning commission meeting; Commissioner Mitchell seconded. The motion passed on a 5‑0 vote. Staff and the applicant agreed the item would be continued to give the applicant time to provide house footprint plans, elevations and additional engineering/detention detail and to pursue HOA contact.
