Commission tables setback standards after mapping exercise shows corridor constraints

Jul 1, 2026

Staff presented GIS maps showing how large setback radii (e.g., 1,500 feet) would remove most developable land in the Pullman–Moscow Corridor; commissioners discussed 300–500 foot ranges and waiver language for participating landowners and voted to table final setback decisions to the September meeting.

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Planning staff showed commissioners a GIS visualization of the Pullman–Moscow Corridor and explained how a 1,500-foot setback to non-participating occupied buildings would consume a very large share of corridor acreage, effectively blocking Community-Scale projects in many areas.

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