With 400 on its waiting list, this Lacey retirement community is planning for more housing
The Lacey retirement community Panorama plans to seek a rezone with the city of Lacey so that it can build a 40-unit apartment building on an unused mobile home park at 1501 Golf Club Road SE.
The City Council discussed the proposal at its work session Thursday as part of its 2018 comprehensive plan amendment applications.
“Currently, we have a waiting list of more than 400 individuals who would like to move into Panorama,” a Panorama official said in the comprehensive plan amendment application. “We are essentially 100 percent occupied and recognize a serious need for the population we serve now and well into the future.”
If the rezone is approved, it would change the property to high-density residential from moderate-density residential. Under the current zoning, Panorama would be allowed to build only a 25-unit apartment project, not 40 units.
Panorama occupies 140 acres in Lacey south of 14th Avenue and west of Golf Club Road. It has more than 850 homes, including single-family residences, duplexes, cottages and apartments.
Rolf Boone: 360-754-5403, @rolf_boone
This story was originally published January 28, 2018 at 11:55 AM with the headline "With 400 on its waiting list, this Lacey retirement community is planning for more housing."