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Planning commission opens legislative hearing on Highway 99 corridor code updates, continues it to June 24
Summary
The Planning Commission opened a noticed legislative hearing May 27 on proposed amendments to Title 18 to implement Highway 99 corridor recommendations and Climate‑Friendly area requirements, and continued the hearing to June 24 after detailed discussion about height limits, permitted uses and historic‑district overlaps.
The City of Talent Planning Commission opened a noticed legislative public hearing on May 27 to consider proposed amendments to Title 18 (zoning) intended to implement recommendations from the Highway 99 corridor plan and to align the city’s code with state Climate‑Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) requirements. After extensive discussion about building heights, allowed uses, and the CFA boundary’s overlap with the Old Town historic district, the commission voted to continue the hearing to a date certain: June 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Why it matters: the proposed code changes would affect allowed uses and review procedures in the Central Business District (CBD) and Commercial Highway (CH) zones — including whether residential uses receive ministerial (type‑1) approval, limits on ground‑floor self‑storage, and the application of a 50‑foot height standard associated with CFEC implementation.
Staff presentation and criteria: Chris Green (OTEC consultant) and Alex (planning staff) reviewed the…
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