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Commission recommends Stuckey Farms PCD setback changes; council and applicant still negotiating unit cap
Summary
The planning commission recommended approval April 2 of Z-25-09 to amend medium-density side-yard setbacks in the Stuckey Farms PCD (from 8 to 5 feet) and to allow a 10-foot side-load garage setback while preserving a 20-foot driveway depth; commissioners directed that an unresolved maximum-unit total not be included in the recommendation.
The Washington City Planning Commission voted April 2 to recommend approval of an amendment to the Stuckey Farms planned-community zoning (Z-25-09) that reduces medium-density side-yard setbacks from 8 feet to 5 feet and permits a 10-foot side-load garage setback while maintaining a 20-foot driveway depth.
Eldon, planning staff, said the amendment would change the medium-density side-yard setback “from 8 feet to a proposed 5 feet in the Stuckey Farms PCD development” and that “no other changes are being made at this time.” Staff recommended commission approval and said the request updates the zoning comparison chart to align medium-density standards with other parts of the PCD.
Applicant representative Sean Colarusso, of the ownership group Preserve Stuckey Farms, told the commission the changes are intended to “modernize our PCD” and to allow smaller, more affordable home footprints that are common in other recently built Washington neighborhoods. Colarusso said the homes contemplated for the smaller lots are primarily single-level rambler plans around 1,600 to 1,800 square feet with two-car garages; two-story homes would be roughly 2,200 square feet, he said.
Planning staff noted Waters Edge Subdivision figures while answering questions: the area discussed covers about 22.19 acres with 100 townhomes and 78 single-family lots. Staff also flagged that the applicant and City Council remain in active discussions over the community’s maximum total units; staff said that “that is not approved at this point” and recommended the commission’s motion exclude that unresolved maximum from its recommendation.
Commissioner Davis moved to recommend approval of Z-25-09 in compliance with staff findings and conditions and specifically to omit the maximum-total-units statement from the commission’s recommendation. Commissioner Anderson seconded. Recorded votes: Commissioner Davis — yes; Commissioner Anderson — yes; Commissioner Schill — no; Commissioner Bullock — yes. The motion passed 3-1.
The commission’s recommendation will now go to the City Council. Staff and the applicant will continue negotiating the maximum allowed units; any final change to unit caps or other standards will need council approval and may require the applicant to return with revised plans.
