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Council approves zoning overlay and a tax-based incentive aimed at 276 market-rate apartments at The Hub
Summary
Council rezoned 3.71 acres at 963 E. Diagonal Boulevard to add a neighborhood commercial overlay (NCO) allowing conditional multifamily and mini-storage uses, and approved a development incentive that reimburses the developer a declining share of local property taxes over five years to spur market-rate apartment construction.
The Hermiston City Council voted to add a neighborhood commercial overlay (NCO) to the south 3.71 acres of a 12.34-acre site at 963 East Diagonal Boulevard — part of a rezoning the planning commission previously recommended — and then adopted a development incentive tied to local property taxes intended to attract market‑rate apartment construction on the site known as The Hub.
Planning Director Clint Spencer told the council the NCO adds multifamily housing and mini‑storage as conditional uses on the commercial portion adjacent to Diagonal Boulevard; the property is near schools and is walking distance to elementary schools and a middle school. Spencer said the planning commission approved conditional use permits for multifamily and mini‑storage…
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