by Kimberly Jacobson
Lynden-based developer Homestar Northwest is proposing to build 20 condo units and offer 7,000 square feet of retail space in four different buildings on Ninth Street between Q and R avenues. The land is being used as a temporary dog park. This view is from the corner of Ninth Street and R Avenue.
Anacortes planners Wednesday night OK’d a four-building mixed use development in the area being used as a temporary dog park near the Cap Sante Boat Haven.
Lynden-based developer Homestar Northwest is proposing to build 20 condos and offer 7,000 square feet of retail space at Ninth Street between Q and R avenues.
The condos would range from 700-square-foot one-bedroom residences to 1,600-square-foot three-bedroom spaces. Each of the four buildings has up to 1,800 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor and five living units above.
The property is zoned commercial marine.
The company previously went before the Planning Commission in late 2008 requesting to build 14 condos and allowing 800 square feet for retail at the property.
After planners and the public expressed concerns about the lack of retail space as required in the city’s comprehensive plan, Homestar Northwest went back to the drawing board.
Planners approved a shoreline permit at the June 24 meeting and OK’d a conditional use permit for the project. It is scheduled to be heard by the City Council July 6.
The applicant proposes work begin on the project in September.
