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Neighbors urge emergency‑only access and traffic mitigation for proposed 79‑unit Lily Kirk townhomes
Summary
Multiple Penn Place residents and virtual commenters told the Planning Commission they fear a proposed 79‑unit Lily Kirk townhouse development will dramatically increase traffic, and they asked that the planned through road be limited to emergency access and that mitigations be considered at 100th and 190th Avenues.
Residents of the Penn Place neighborhood and a virtual commenter told Bothell’s Planning Commission on Feb. 4 they are concerned about traffic, safety and neighborhood character in response to the proposed Lily Kirk project.
Greg Shish, a 35‑year resident of Penn Place, said the 16‑home Penn Place development sits on about five acres and that the Lily Kirk proposal would place 79 units on the adjacent parcel (plus two existing single‑family houses). He asked the Commission to ensure the planned through road is limited to emergency access only, saying the current neighborhood traffic is low (about 32 cars) and the proposed project could add the potential for roughly 160…
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