Rathdrum annex request clears hurdle

RATHDRUM — A 60.7-acre annexation request north of Highway 53 and east of Meyer Road is being recommended for approval by the Rathdrum Planning and Zoning Commission.

The commission on Wednesday night voted 4-1 to recommend that the City Council approve the request when it considers the proposal on Oct. 19.

The lone dissenting vote was from Tina Faubion, who believed the request is too premature for the north side of the city.

The applicants are Viking Construction and the Rathdrum Lion's Club, which has its hall and ballfields on 9.5 acres at the southwest corner of the site.

The remaining 30 acres along Highway 53 is zoned a combination of commercial and high-density or multi-family residential.

The northern 30 acres of the property is zoned suburban residential.

Fence buffering between both the Lion's property and rural homes to the north of the site is part of the conditions.

Detailed plans for the site such as greenspace will be submitted later if the annexation is approved. - Brian Walker