Appeal of 73-lot subdivision on Richmond Street continues tonight
Here is a view of the property where developers would like to put a 73-lot subdivision in east The Dalles.
The Dalles Planning Commission will continue to take comments tonight, Thursday, June 18, at 6 p.m., in an appeal against a high-density housing project on 6.92 acres on Richmond Street, a former orchard previously owned by John Geiger.
It will be the second of two hearings to allow for public comment.
The meeting, due to Covid-19 rules, will be held via ZOOM- an online meeting application.
You can join the ZOOM meeting at:
https://zoom.us/j/91968766251?pwd=UzZrSVEwRllZaUVlWk5CT1VjbVNWQT09
Meeting ID: 919 6876 6251
Password: 119821
Legacy Development Group of Hood River applied to the City of The Dalles to subdivide the 6.92- acre lot, 2845 E 12th Street. On March 9, The Dalles Community Development Department approved the application to divide the 6.92 acres into 73 parcels of varying sizes - 72 dwelling parcels and 1 parcel dedicated as a “community park” for the development.
Denise Lynne Dietrich-Bokum and Robert Clayton Bokum, Gary Gingrich and Terri Jo Jester Gingrich, and Damon Rolla Hulit and Roberta Kay Wymore-Hulit are appealing the subdivision approval.
“The Appellants believe the subject property was incorrectly zoned RH (High Density Residential) by the City in an area that is inappropriate for high density residential development because the area is predominantly rural without adequate urban services and infrastructure to support high density residential development, wrote their attorney Steve Morasch in the appeal. Morasch is with Landerholm Law Firm in Vancouver, Wash.
The High Density zone has been on the books since 1994, according to the planning department.
Plats provided by Legacy to the city show the subdivision with two-level triplexes and duplexes and single-family units.
The buildings straddle either two or three of the 72 lots in the subdivision, which range in size. The majority of the lots are around 2,300 square feet. Seven exceed 5,000 square feet and 19 are in the 3,000 to 4,500 range.
Here is a link to the meeting packet which contains 156 pages of arguments and rebuttals against and for the subdivision: https://ompnetwork.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sites/312/documents/pc_agenda_packet_06-18-20.pdf?0uYJeiBrSDVfGRogSpVysJeq3SNHD2Mp
