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Committee flags state prison property and several neighborhoods for follow‑up in land‑use plan
Summary
Members recommended leaving the active prison footprint as protected public land while adding an implementation action recommending county coordination with the state to study future housing uses on unused portions; members also asked staff to reclassify steep Lytle Cove slopes to 'Rural Community' and to check landslide hazards near the children's home site.
The committee discussed a 156‑acre state‑owned property currently categorized as protected public land (the former/prison property). Staff (S1,S2) confirmed the parcel is state‑owned and that the adopted map currently shows most of the tract as public‑service/protected land but that workshop stickers indicated public interest in potential housing there.
Committee members agreed it would be premature to reclassify the whole tract without more information on the active prison footprint. S3 recommended carving out unused portions for potential future housing and leaving the active prison area unchanged. The group put an implementation action on the 'parking lot' to coordinate with state officials and the county commission to explore options for unused acres on the site.
Separately, residents asked to reclassify a steep parcel beside Lytle Cove Road from Mixed Use Neighborhood to Rural Community because steep topography and a creek make mixed‑use neighborhood development infeasible. Staff acknowledged the parcel is in agricultural present‑use assessment and supported reclassifying it to a rural designation.
Participants also raised landslide history at the children's home site and requested staff check updated post‑flood aerials and landslide layers before finalizing designations in that northeast study area.
Next steps: staff will prepare an 'action' for the housing policies that notes the state's property and recommends coordination; staff will research the footprint of active prison uses, landslide risk layers for the children's home area, and change the Lytle Cove parcel to 'Rural Community' where appropriate.
