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Commission recommends Dauntless Townhomes for hearings examiner with drought-focused landscaping condition
Summary
The Poulsbo Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the Dauntless Townhomes conditional-use permit and unit-lot subdivision, including a revised Condition P16 emphasizing drought-tolerant landscaping after Ecology declared a statewide drought emergency.
Ashley Weller, a city planner, presented the Dauntless Townhomes proposal — a 16-unit, eight-duplex unit-lot subdivision on 1.83 acres in the Olajevo business park — and explained it is a Type 3 application with required neighborhood review and SEPA mitigations. "So I am here this evening to bring forward the Dauntless townhomes project," Weller said, and she walked commissioners through the project timeline and site specifics (1,458-square-foot units, three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 13 guest parking spaces). The staff report proposes a modification to Condition P16 to encourage drought-tolerant, low-water landscaping in light of the Department of Ecology's April 2026 drought declaration.
Donald Washburn, engineering technician, said city review finds the project in compliance with construction standards and the master plan, and explained utilities and stormwater arrangements. "We've reviewed this project, and we agree that it is in compliance with our current construction standards and the standards of the all have a master plan," Washburn said, adding that existing utility stubs and the designated storm pond provide a feasible infrastructure approach. Commissioners asked technical questions about refuse-truck turning access and a small telecommunications structure on the parent lot; the applicant said widening access is feasible during grading and construction review.
The commission voted to recommend approval to the hearings examiner, including the modified Condition P16 on irrigation and planting. The motion to forward findings and recommendations carried after commissioners voiced 'aye' votes. Next steps: the hearings examiner will receive the commission's recommendation and consider the application and SEPA mitigations.
