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Council approves Mill River PUD despite open-space concerns
Summary
The Coeur d'Alene City Council voted to approve the Mill River planned unit development; council members voiced concerns about small lot sizes and past reductions in required open space but noted the developer has the legal right to build under the PUD.
The Coeur d'Alene City Council voted to approve the Mill River planned unit development, which includes a 25-foot shoreline setback and varied lot configurations, at a regular meeting.
Council members said the development meets the PUD's open-space requirements but raised concerns about smaller lot sizes and a history of the required open space being diminished as the project progressed. Council members noted some lots have narrow driveways and irregular shapes, with driveway widths described in the meeting as varying between about 8 feet and about 15 feet.
Council members recalled earlier controversies on the same development when the required 10% open-space obligation was reduced as the project progressed; that previously affected a property owner at the downstream end of the development who could not build because of shifting open-space dedication. Council members said those past issues motivated extra scrutiny of the current proposal, but also acknowledged that the developer has the right to build under the Mill River PUD.
The council completed a roll-call vote on the item. Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Gokhan, Councilmember Gabriel, Councilmember Wood and Councilmember Evans all voted yes. No abstentions or no votes were recorded on the roll call in the excerpt provided.
The council moved on to the next agenda item after the vote.
