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Planner: proposed density transfer (Dawson/SLR and 99th Ave sites) needs traffic analysis; council open to hearing Dec. 16

Lake Stevens City Council · December 3, 2025
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Summary

A developer-proposed development agreement to transfer multifamily density from a 99th Avenue site to the Dawson/SLR site on South Lake Stevens Road would require rezones, project-level SEPA review and traffic/concurrency analysis; staff and applicant agreed the city needs more detailed modeling of the South Lake Stevens Rd & South Davies Rd intersection and the council directed staff to set a council public hearing on Dec. 16 if ready.

Principal Planner David Levitan presented a development-agreement proposal requesting a density transfer between two sites: a sending parcel on 99th Avenue Southeast that the comprehensive-plan rezoning designated for multifamily residential in 2024, and a receiving parcel near South Lake Stevens Road (the Dawson/SLR property). The applicant seeks a development-agreement framework that would enable rezones and project-level reviews to proceed in sequence.

Levitan said the…

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