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Neighbors question scale, parking and safety of proposed 34-unit development at 7630 Pacific; council approves rezoning and PUR overlay
Summary
Parkway Development’s request to rezone 7630 Pacific for a 34-unit apartment building prompted multiple neighborhood speakers to raise concerns about density, traffic at 78th & Pacific, parking logistics, and grading; developer Ryan Spellman promised a 20-foot buffer, tall pines and a buried garage, and council approved the rezoning and PUR overlay 6–0.
Neighbors turned out at length to oppose aspects of Parkway Development's request to rezone 7630 Pacific to LO with a PUR overlay for a 34-unit apartment project, arguing the scale and lack of parking would harm safety and neighborhood character.
Andrew Best and other residents said the development's size—34 units on roughly 0.48 acres—conflicted with R6 density guidance and raised a sequence of practical concerns, including vehicle access, delivery and garbage logistics, and line-of-sight issues on the 5-lane approach at 78th and Pacific. "How do we get to 34 units on only 0.48 acres?" one neighbor asked, citing municipal code density language and requesting clarification from staff.
Developer Ryan Spellman responded that the site is within a mixed-use boundary and that rezoning to LO with a PUR overlay means the project will follow R6 regulators for residential projects but that the PUR urban design process allows negotiated urban infill that may not match typical suburban R6 metrics. Spellman committed to a 20-foot buffer yard on the north side, tall pines requested by neighbors, a landscaped courtyard and buried garage on the north side; Public Works staff said peak trip generation would be about one car every four minutes during peak hour. After staff answers and developer commitments on landscaping, the council approved items 13–15 together on a 6–0 vote.
