On the edge

UPDATE: Late Tuesday, the city planning commission in Coeur d’Alene denied two requests by the developer of the River’s Edge apartment project. Commission members unanimously denied the developer’s request for a special use permit that would allow the project to move forward with an R-34 designation, a use that allows significantly greater residential density than the regular residential zoning designations within the city. The commission also denied a proposed limited design planned use development. Commission members did, however, approve a zoning change from R-12, a lower density, residential use, to C-17, a mixed-used designation that allows more residential units per acre and some commercial uses. The special use permit and PUD denials were made “without prejudice,” which allows the developer to reapply to the city for the permit and PUD, but not for a year.