Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
Planning commission recommends RM zoning for Pleasant View Meadows amid resident concerns over former dump and traffic
Loading...
Summary
The commission recommended approval of RM zoning for the Pleasant View Meadows annexation (ANNX‑25‑10) to city council, while several residents urged more environmental information and preservation of green space for the former dump site.
The Post Falls Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend RM (residential mixed) zoning for the Pleasant View Meadows annexation (file ANNX‑25‑10), forwarding the zoning recommendation to city council for a final annexation decision.
John Manley, planning manager, described the roughly 4.13‑acre site and said the parcel sits over the Ratriman Prairie aquifer and was previously used as a dump. Manley said the owner has undertaken remediation work and that DEQ currently has no concerns; he emphasized that this commission action is a zoning recommendation to council, not an annexation final decision.
Randy Hamilton, the applicant representative from H2 Surveying and Engineering, said the ownership seeks RM zoning to allow a mix of affordable multifamily townhomes and smaller cottage single‑family homes and proposed a centrally located park over the remediated portion of the site. Hamilton said the city will serve water via an agreement and the owner has completed remediation and retained geotechnical oversight: “They've completely, gotten rid of the undocumented fill and built it back up,” Hamilton said.
Several residents urged caution. Carrie Allison asked for environmental reports before annexation and said she prefers green space. Everett Lingle, who said he has lived nearby for 12 years, told the commission he still sees piles of buried trash and urged the city to consider acquiring the property as a park instead of allowing more housing. “I just think it's not very well thought out,” Lingle said, and raised concerns about existing traffic congestion on Pleasant View Road.
Commissioners reviewed the three criteria for a zoning recommendation: consistency with the future land use designation (transitional), compatibility with the Riverbend focus area, and whether the RM district would create demonstrable adverse impacts on public services. Staff and commissioners discussed possible future road dedications and improvements to Pleasant View Road and noted that some improvements and right‑of‑way dedication would likely be required at the subdivision stage.
A motion to recommend approval of RM zoning was moved and seconded; roll call recorded a majority in favor and the zoning recommendation will go to city council for a decision. The staff report, applicant materials and geotechnical documentation will accompany the council package; commissioners suggested council will likely want clear remediation documentation before final annexation and development approvals.
The next procedural step is a council review of annexation; if council approves annexation, subsequent subdivision or site development reviews would address road improvements, stormwater, and final remediation verification.
