Council approves Willow Creek Cove PUD with public-trail and traffic-study conditions

The council approved the Alara Homes Willow Creek Cove planned-unit development after extended presentations from the developer and staff followed by questions from council and public comment. Developer Colin Reed described the project as a roughly 36-acre development with a mix of flexible single-family-style units and duplexes, about 33% open space and "approximately 5,700 feet of trails". He said the project provides parking above code and that "we are at 2.52 parking stalls per unit," citing guest and unit parking counts.

Planning staff described two core PUD requests: permission for private internal streets and reduced internal setbacks for flexible housing types. Staff recommended a condition requiring either a center left-turn lane at 5th West/33rd North or a traffic-impact study demonstrating whether that improvement is needed. Following public comment and council discussion about trail access and road improvements, council amended the relevant statement of criteria to require that the portion of the trail along Willow Creek be open to the public, with exact location subject to Public Works approval, and approved the PUD and its written statement by vote.