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Pasco planners recommend land‑use fix for Riverview; debate over lot‑size flexibility continues
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a land‑use change to resolve a density mismatch in the Riverview area and moved a rezone recommendation to create an R15 district with staff‑recommended lot‑size flexibility; commissioners and public speakers debated raising the proposed 20% adjustment to 25% to accommodate septic requirements and unique parcel geometries.
The City of Pasco Planning Commission held a public hearing and moved to recommend a comprehensive‑plan land‑use amendment to resolve an inconsistency affecting the Riverview neighborhood. Commissioner Lerman moved, and the commission voted unanimously to recommend the land‑use map change that would restore a low‑density Riverview designation (2–5 dwelling units per acre).
Staff described the proposal as a corrective action after a 2023 citywide change altered the low‑density designation to 3–6 units per acre while the RS20 zone continued to require lot sizes that effectively yield about 2 units per acre. Director Matson told the commission that the discrepancy had effectively frozen development in the affected RS20 areas for roughly a year to 18 months. “We have frozen…
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