October 2024

A proposal to build 28 single family homes and townhomes along Wooley Avenue was recommended for approval last week by the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission.The proposal by HTW McCall, a company registered to Shane Mace of Eagle, would develop two parcels totaling 3.7 acres along Wooley and Davis avenues between Spruce Street and Louisa Avenue.The subdivision, known as Dawson Trails, would build 12 single family homes with two-car garages and 16 three-story townhomes with two-car garages, according to plans.“It fits into this area very well,” P&Z commissioner Dana Paugh said of the proposal.The design of the subdivision was granted final approval by the P&Z, but other applications associated with the development are still subject to a public hearing before the McCall City Council, which has not yet been scheduled.Short-term rentals will not be allowed in the single family homes, but would be allowed in the townhomes.One of the single family homes would be deed restricted for use only by people who live and work in McCall under the city’s local housing program.The subdivision would include several public pathways, including a gravel pathway between Louisa Avenue and Davis Avenue that would connect to an existing public pathway west of Louisa Avenue.An existing dirt and gravel pathway along Dawson Avenue would also be widened and paved to city standards for a public pathway, under the plans.The subdivision would also include a residential walking path, a public dog park, and about 1.3 acres of open space.A traffic study found that the subdivision would not significantly change existing traffic on Dawson Avenue and other nearby roads and intersections.Nobody spoke in opposition to the proposed subdivision during a public hearing at Tuesday’s meeting.