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A8 Wednesday, February 19, 2020 The Dalles Chronicle TheDallesChronicle.com MARKETPL ACE High density brings intensity out east There’s a lot of elbow room in The Dalles. And people are used to it. At the same time, rents for two-bedroom apartments are going for $1,000 to $1,200 a month. We are having historic lows in available housing stock. It’s clear there is a hous- ing shortage in The Dalles. New home construction is in-filling throughout the city, and a new hotel on West Sixth Street to meet the de- mand is now in the skyline. But low supply and high demand are still creating opportunity to make some they need a place to live. It’s creating some friction. Ernie Piehl, whose home and acre of property abuts the proposed subdivision, Tom said “It’s not a high-density Peterson area. We’re all opposed to it up here. We don’t want it to destroy our way of life. It’s money. And sometimes, nice and quiet and peaceful.” growing pains. The proposed subdivision Legacy Development Group of Hood River has ap- is bordered by 10th and 12th plied to the City of The Dalles streets and overlooks The Dalles Dam. Pretty location, to subdivide a 6.19-acre lot no doubt. The former cherry on west Richmond Street into 72 lots in east The Dalles. orchard is surrounded by And yes, that’s a lot. Some larger lots with single-family say too many while others say dwellings. Word on the Street Legacy, which is also bankrolling the Park Place 33-house subdivision near Sorosis Park, has submitted plans to the city for 43 separate housing structures. Most would stradle the lots and create 83 housing units. The majority are two-level triplexes and duplexes. It also includes 10 single-family units and a 0.13-acre community park. The plan calls for the majority of the lots to be around 2,300 square feet. Six exceed 5,000 square feet and 21 are in the 3,000 to 4,500 range. Plans also call for the creation of 11th Street through the subdivision cen- ter and Bradely Drive along the west edge and oriented north to south. Parking would be located off street behind housing units accessed via two alleyways. Legacy, which named the subdivision “The Grove”, has asked the city to approve breaking the acreage into 72 lots through an admin- istrative action. Lot sizes requested are allowed under high-density zoning that was put in place decades ago, said Planner Joshua Chandler. More than 20 letters in op- position to the development have been received from residents, Chandler said. Planners will review them on Feb. 18. He said they would be assessing if those oppos- ing it have specified how the planned subdivision does not comply with municipal code. In the event that legitimate concerns are raised, the re- quest will be taken to a public hearing. 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