PORT ANGELES — Neighbors are upset with a proposed 139-unit subdivision at the southwest corner of Ahlvers Road and Laurel Street that they think doesn’t fit into the existing single-family residential neighborhood.
The preliminary subdivision application will be heard by the City Council at its next meeting, set for 6 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers at City Hall.
The Reserve at Valley Creek planned residential development includes six fourplexes, 30 duplexes and 55 single-family houses on about 15.4 acres of a 34.5-acre site.
The single-family homes are projected to sell for between $225,000 and $250,000.
The development was proposed by Development and Construction Group Inc., owned by Francis Andrews, Mary Brist and Nancy Hagin.
The planned residential development designation allows density to be calculated based upon the entire 30 acres, versus just the 15 acres that will contain housing.
‘Very contentious’
“It has been very contentious since the first meeting in July, and it’s not getting any better,” said Wendy Rix, who lives at 139 W. Ahlvers Road.
“The project is inappropriate for that site and that area.”
Neighbors expected the area would be developed but didn’t expect 139 lots on 15 acres next to a creek and wetlands, especially when the area is surrounded by single-family housing with 9,000-square-foot minimum lot sizes, she said.
Wendy and her husband, Fred, have submitted objections to the project that include the proposed density of 139 units on 15.5 acres, lack of recreational areas, effects on Valley Creek, wetlands impacts and traffic.
Planning commissioners also raised concerns about the project’s traffic effects, higher density and wetlands impact during a July 13 public hearing.
The Planning Commission held a special meeting Aug. 3 so Development and Construction Group Inc. representatives could provide more information.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the subdivision at that meeting, with Candace Kalish dissenting.
