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Neighbors urge tighter buffering and lower density as council considers Riverview PUD changes
Summary
Residents at a lengthy public-comment period pressed the council to reduce density, expand buffers and address drainage and parking concerns after developers amended the 77-acre Riverview PUD; staff recommended approval contingent on additional traffic and drainage studies.
A crowd of Newcastle residents told the City Council they fear a revised plan for the Riverview planned-unit development will bring denser housing, more traffic and drainage problems to adjacent neighborhoods.
At a public hearing, several residents said the developer’s new plan — a revised PUD covering about 77.33 acres just north of Highway 37 — increases density by shrinking lot sizes and concentrating multifamily units near existing single-family neighborhoods. "What they proposed isn't even close to this phase," said Brady Smith, a long-time resident, who said the development deviates from promises made when neighbors bought homes. "He would roll over in his grave if he knew what was going on," Smith said, referring to an earlier developer's vision for the site.
Staff and the development team…
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