Council tables Stuckey Farms PCD site-plan amendment after lengthy water, density and parkland debate

Washington City Council on March 26 tabled consideration of a modified preliminary site plan and a site-plan agreement addendum for the Stuckey Farms Planned Community Development (PCD), citing outstanding questions about water, park and fire-station dedications, density and the proposed "Hospitality Village."

City Attorney Thad Sigmiller and Community Development Director Drew Elamin presented the mediated draft agreement the city and the developer negotiated during prior sessions. Key elements discussed at length included:

- Lakes and water: The developer proposed reducing vested lake acreage from 25.4 acres to approximately 18.7 acres. The draft agreement defined "lakes" as stormwater or recreational lagoons or ponds, including wave- or surf-generating installations. The council requested explicit terms that the city will not supply culinary (drinking) water to those lakes; the draft contains language saying all lake water must come from developer-supplied secondary water sources or other non-culinary sources. The agreement also requires the developer to submit plans for water treatment and reverse-osmosis byproducts; state agencies…