Drainage issues put proposed development on hold

SPOKANE COUNTY — Homeowners in the West Plains neighborhoods of West Terrace Heights and Crystal Meadows received an early Christmas present when Spokane County Hearing Examiner David W. Hubert sent a proposed high-density development back to the drawing board for additional work.

Hubert found the Aero Road Planned Unit Development (PUD) Preliminary Plat, a 5.14-acre plat on the southwest corner of Aero and Fruitvale roads that proposes to subdivide into 35 lots with 68 duplex units and one single family residence, failed to adequately manage stormwater runoff from the PUD.

The high-density de...