Gozzer Bay Resort Ok’d w/ Conditions

The Coeur d’Alene Press reports that the Kootenai County commission on voted 2-1 on Thursday to approve a controversial condominium-hotel project along Lake Coeur d’Alene at Neachen Bay.  Discovery Land Co., based in Scottsdale, Ariz., and known in Coeur d’Alene for its Gozzer Ranch golf and lake club project, is seeking to develop the 15 large, individually owned condominiums. The units will be placed into a rental pool for half the year, though it’s not clear what months and at what cost.

The Commissioner’s vote was conditional — more parking needs to be provided than what the developer had originally planned because Commissioners Dan Green and Todd Tondee deemed the venture to be commercial.  Commissioner Jai Nelson disagreed with the condition and with the commercial classification. “The question comes down to what’s the primary use,” she said. “I feel like it’s more a residential-condominium use.”  Read more here . SR Photo.