County will OK development near Arlington
Published 10:33 pm Thursday, December 11, 2008
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council plans to confirm on Monday a decision it made last week to approve a 10-home development on about 33 acres near Arlington.
Highlands Ranch South was contested because of a concern that there wouldn’t be enough drinkable water to serve it and Highlands Ranch North, a nearby development that has already been approved, said Peggy Sanders, an analyst for the council.
“On Monday (the council) will pass the final decision and confirm it in writing,” Sanders said.
Neighbors of the development complained during the permit process for the project that there wasn’t enough flat land to support the number of homes planned for the development, which is being built by Lifestyle Homes &Construction, Inc. The neighbors said the area had been recently logged, and argued that a six-year moratorium should have been placed on the property.
The development is a type of project known as a “rural cluster subdivision,” the name used by county analysts and planners to describe housing developments that crop up in rural land.
The council also plans to finalize its ruling on a rural cluster subdivision planned for Dubuque Road in Snohomish. The hearing on Highlands Ranch South is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., and the hearing for the Snohomish development is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Krista J. Kapralos: 425-339-3422, kkapralos@heraldnet.com.
