Developer Preparing To Subdivide Land On Indian Trail

Thu., July 11, 1996

Bruce Krasnow Staff writer

The owner of a highly visible piece of land in the Indian Trail neighborhood is preparing to subdivide the property to accommodate new housing, a church and school.

Dave Black owns the 29 acres of land near Pacific Park and the fire station along Indian Trail Road south of Lowell Road.

Most of the property was rezoned in the Indian Trail Neighborhood Plan. But Black may ask for minor modifications or a planned unit development designation that would need further approval.

Black’s short-plat petition indicates he eventually wants to built 25 single-family homes and 71 more medium-density apartment units.

But he may modify that short plat petition and seek only nine lots for single-family homes. He doesn’t want the housing to delay the other projects, which can be approved by the city planning department without a public hearing.

One of the largest of Black’s lots, almost five acres, would be sold to the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, which hopes to construct a new building in the Indian Trail area.

The church would be a new entity and is a merger of Calvary and Ascension Lutheran, where members now worship at 3909 W. Rowan.

The new building may provide 30,000 square feet of sanctuary space and pews for 450 Sunday worshipers. There would be parking for 200 cars. The existing church building will be placed on the market.

Pastor John Vaswig said the church is interested in the Indian Trail neighborhood because onequarter of its membership already lives there. The church also has a large number of younger families, many with kids under the age of 10 years. Church leaders hope to break ground on the $2.3 million building by next spring.

Black is also working with the school district to divide property that would allow for construction of a new elementary school. The Spokane school district now owns the 6.25-acre site west of Indian Trail Road and north of Pacific Park Drive. Hammond added that there is no guarantee the school will ever be built. That depends on student population growth.

If Black proposes the multi-family housing or a planned unit development, he would also have to go through a public-hearing process. That would lengthen the review of the entire process. As a result, he may amend the short plat to include only lots for the school, church and nine residential home lots. Approval for those projects can be granted by the city planning department without a public hearing.

Comments on the plan may be submitted to the city planning department by July 16. For more information contact Andrew Worlock, 625-6144.

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