Approval Recommended For Landscaping Business In Five Mile Prairie Area

It might be the first all-out business on the prairie since the days when farms bustled and homemakers earned a couple of extra dollars selling eggs.

Chris Corigliano recently requested a conditional use permit for the landscape business he runs from his Five Mile Prairie home on Strong Road.

Home businesses are allowed in the area, with a use permit.

In the past neighbors have complained about noise, traffic and outside storage of trucks, trailers and snowplows used in connection with the business.

Corigliano said he plans to build a storage building for the vehicles and equipment and can arrange to meet employees at another location to set them up for the day.

He estimates eight vehicle trips per day coming and going from his home. County planners recommend approval, as long as Corigliano’s business hours are restricted to Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a review in two years.

Representatives of the Five Mile Neighborhood Council at the hearing before Spokane County Hearing Examiner Mike Dempsey asked that Corigliano pay voluntary impact fees of $1,430 for each vehicle trip to help offset transportation impacts in the area.

Candace Dahlstrom said no other business except farming has been allowed on the prairie in the past.

Neighbors said they expect Corigliano’s C&C Landscaping will grow into a thriving business and are concerned about the impact on their neighborhood.

Another hearing, also for a conditional use permit, will be heard Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. in the Public Works Building.

John Peck and Joan Dolan are planning to open Happy Haven’s Kennel at 22226 N. Madison Road in Mead.

The area is already zoned for general agriculture.

Written comments will be taken by the Spokane County Building and Planning Department until Feb. 2.

, DataTimes