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Commission tables setback standards after mapping exercise shows corridor constraints
Summary
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.
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.
Commissioners debated a consultant-recommended 300-foot setback used in peers and a proposal to allow a 500-foot maximum in corridor situations; several commissioners favored a 500-foot limit with the option for participating landowners to negotiate internal parcel-line waivers. Following discussion, the Commission voted to table final setback standards for further review and to consider consultant and legal input at the September meeting.
