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Applicant says light industrial rezoning would clean up site and allow small fabrication, storage uses
Summary
The Green Meadows LLC representative told the hearing the 1.67-acre parcel is no longer suitable for single-family homes and that light industrial zoning would permit restrained, mostly indoor fabrication and contractor storage similar to nearby developments; the owner prefers not to adopt additional municipal setbacks but will if required for approval.
Rand Wickman, speaking for Green Meadows LLC, framed the rezoning request as a remedy for a parcel he described as cluttered and no longer appropriate for single-family homes given the heavy traffic on Highway 41.
"Highway 41 is now 1 of the busiest roads in Kootenai County," Wickman said, arguing the frontage and parcel size make residential redevelopment unlikely. He told the hearing the application aims to allow light manufacturing and assembly that is largely contained within buildings, and that the applicant has included a CZDA to prohibit uses that would not be appropriate on the small lot.
Wickman offered examples of uses he expects to occupy the site if rezoned, saying he anticipated small fabrication shops or contractor-storage operations rather than large outdoor industrial activity. He acknowledged Rathdrum’s request for larger setbacks would reduce usable area, adding that the owner would accept those setbacks if they were a condition of approval.
