Business

Schmid land could be housing, restaurant site

The land in Washougal that used to bustle with the activity of bulldozers and other excavation machinery sits quietly these days -- following the demolition of the George Schmid & Sons, Inc. offices. The demolition in May has made room for a planned unit development that could include residential and commercial development at 1407 32nd St., in Washougal. The Schmid Family Limited Partnership II, which owns the land, has received preliminary plat approval for a 68-lot subdivision and planned unit development. The proposal would involve dividing the western portion of the site into 25 lots for single-family attached dwellings (town homes), as well as 11.3 acres of open space and a .66-acre parcel for future commercial development. The applicant has proposed to divide the eastern portion of the site into 42 lots for single-family detached dwellings.