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Residents press Pasco examiner to delay Desert Bloom zoning recommendation over traffic, notice and density concerns
Summary
The City of Pasco hearings examiner heard hours of public comment July 9 on Desert Bloom LLC’s request to designate an 18.6‑acre annexation parcel R‑4, with residents, the county planning director and the applicant sharply divided over traffic, notice and density.
The City of Pasco hearings examiner heard hours of testimony July 9 on ZD2025‑001, Desert Bloom LLC’s request that an approximately 18.6‑acre parcel be zoned R‑4 as part of an annexation and subsequent zoning decision. City staff recommended R‑4 as consistent with the Broadmoor Overlay and the comprehensive‑plan designation of medium‑density residential (6–29 dwelling units per acre).
Ivan Barragan, planner II, told the examiner the Broadmoor Overlay establishes density and that R‑2, R‑3 or R‑4 are allowable in the overlay; staff recommended R‑4 for the Desert Bloom parcel. Barragan said the city determined the project was exempt from environmental review under WAC 197‑11‑800.
Cody Fielding, manager and owner of Desert Bloom LLC, said his development team intends to build…
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