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Hearing held on Best Western hotel site plan; examiner leaves record open for conservation, stormwater clarifications

5937729 · October 13, 2025
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Summary

The City of Richland hearing examined a site plan application for a proposed Best Western hotel (PLND-T2-2024-0007). Staff and the applicant agreed to submit supplemental records by close of business Friday on mitigation, stormwater access, and other conditions; no final decision was made.

The City of Richland hearing examiner took testimony and kept the record open on a site plan application for a proposed Best Western hotel at the Keene Road and Interstate 182 intersection (file PLND-T2-2024-0007), with staff and the applicant asked to provide supplemental documentation by close of business Friday.

City planning staff member Mr. Nelson explained the application is for a Best Western hotel on a commercially zoned C-2 (retail business) parcel. The staff presentation included a site plan showing the hotel footprint, about 140 parking stalls, and proposed landscaping areas; staff noted the applicant did not submit a detailed landscaping plan for review. The file was assigned PLND-T2-2024-0007.

The project is subject to the city’s critical areas regulations because the site was…

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