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Sandpoint staff: nearly 300 housing units in pipeline as developers file multiple projects
Summary
City planning staff told the council that multiple projects in the permitting pipeline amount to roughly 300 new housing units, including planned unit developments, multifamily projects and senior affordable housing. Staff urged the public to consult the planning microsite for details and public notices.
City planning staff told the Sandpoint City Council on Dec. 4 that planning and permitting activity could add roughly 300 housing units to the city in the near term, spanning a mixture of multifamily, planned unit development (PUD) and senior affordable projects.
Director Walker and planning staff described projects at different stages: a PUD at Ridley Village, a conditional-use multifamily proposal on Samuelson behind the fairgrounds, the “Tribute” project north of Super 1 and several smaller developments and subdivisions. Several councilors and staff described the aggregate total as “almost 300” new units that could reach the permitting or construction phase in the next months.
Staff asked members of the public and council to consult the city’s planning microsite for application materials and public notices. Walker said some materials had just been submitted and would be posted in the following days; the council was asked to expect any formal grant or rezoning applications to be noticed through the website and posted to the current projects page.
Project details mentioned in the meeting included:
- A planned unit development (PUD) on Ridley Village (also discussed as Owens Village) described in the meeting as around 45 units. - A conditional-use permit (CUP) on Samuelson described in the meeting as about 135 units. - The Tribute project north of Super 1 discussed as roughly 115 units (site plan and landscape adjustments pending building-permit issuance). - Homestead (Ridley Village) described as three buildings totaling about 36 units. - Whitewater, described by staff as a federally designated senior affordable development with roughly 100 units that have received occupancy certificates in recent months.
Walker and councilors noted that some numeric estimates came from recent developer submissions and public notice materials and that final permitting and construction timing depend on developer responses to city comments and market decisions. Walker said the planning department has been “incredibly busy” and asked anyone interested to view application materials online; councilors said the additional units could affect local market inventory and affordability.
Council members asked whether the incoming units included affordable housing. Staff identified Whitewater as a federally designated senior affordable project; other projects’ affordability commitments were not specified. Council members pressed staff for continued updates and noted the developments could materially change housing supply and prices locally over the coming months.
