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Post Falls council approves annexation of 20‑acre Prairie Avenue parcel, delays final zoning for development agreement
Summary
The city council voted to annex about 20 acres near Prairie Avenue but tabled the zoning decision to allow staff and the applicant to negotiate a development agreement that would manage access, phasing and traffic impacts; the council directed staff to prepare options for a residential‑mix zone and conditions limiting high‑density occupancy until road and utility connections are in place.
The Post Falls City Council voted to annex roughly 20 acres north of West Prairie Avenue on March 17 but postponed settling a final zoning classification while staff and the applicant negotiate a development agreement to address traffic and access concerns.
Associate Planner Justin Sowder told council the annexation application (ANNX‑25‑5) would bring the unzoned county pocket into the city and allow the city to provide wastewater service; the applicant requested R‑1 single‑family zoning. Sowder said the site is adjacent to technology and commercial designations and that the city has capacity and willingness to serve wastewater and that Ross Point Water District would provide domestic…
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