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Planning Commission warns of major development and zoning work as Hermiston approaches 25,000 population mark
Summary
The Planning Commission told the council it is reviewing buildable lands and economic analyses, recommending UGB expansions and preparing for ordinance updates required by statutory changes and city growth.
Dean Fialka, Chair of the Planning Commission, briefed the council on the commission's workload and the role it plays in land-use decisions. He described the commission as a statutorily established quasi-judicial body that handles zoning, conditional uses and code language that the council later adopts.
"We went through the buildable lands inventory and economic analysis within the last 2 to 3 years so that we could…
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