SEQUIM — A large subdivision that has drawn fire for its potential impacts on traffic, water and wildlife is scheduled to go before the Sequim Planning Commission tonight.
Cedar Ridge Associates has proposed dividing about 64 acres on Sequim’s east side, northwest of the intersection of Spy Glass Road and Lofgrin Road, into 236 lots.
The project would be built in three phases, and when complete would house about 425 people, according to city estimates.
Some residents living near the site have voiced objections, saying the planned residential density doesn’t fit with the area and that traffic concerns are inadequately addressed.
Roosevelt elk herd
There are also worries about the proposal’s effect on water supply and water quality, and that the potential impact on the local herd of Roosevelt elk is being overlooked.
“Turning a lovely rural, pastoral country environment with two-lane roads into a high-density metropolis is not responsible or reasonable,” wrote Marilynne Munro, a nearby resident, in comments on the project.
“The continued approval of high-density, crowded developments like this one . . . will, before long, have Sequim looking like Southern California.”
The commission meets at 6 p.m. in the Sequim Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St.
The property, part of which surrounds the Greywolf Inn, was annexed in 2004 and has zoning allowing four to five dwelling units per acre.
The project’s overall density is 3.7 dwelling units per acre, according to city documents, but it varies among the sections from 2.5 per acre to 5.5 per acre.