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Wasco County reads first ordinance to amend land-use code; second hearing set for May 21
Summary
The Wasco County Board of Commissioners read Ordinance No. 25-001, proposing amendments to the Wasco Land Use Development Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan. No public testimony was taken; the board set a second hearing for May 21, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.
Wasco County commissioners read into the record Ordinance No. 25-001, titled “Some amendments to the Wasco Land Use Development Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan,” and closed public testimony at a first hearing on the proposal. The board scheduled a second hearing for May 21, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.
The item, described by the chair as “an important issue” that “governs what people can do on their property,” was presented as the first public display of the proposed amendments. The chair said the meeting was intended to solicit public review and questions before the board takes any action at the second hearing.
No members of the public spoke at the hearing; the record includes written testimony filed with the meeting packet. County staff confirmed the ordinance was read into the record “as an ordinance” and the matter will return to the board on May 21, 2025, for further consideration and any decision.
The hearing was procedural: the board read the ordinance title and formally closed the first hearing stage to allow a period for public review and staff follow-up. Additional written comments and oral testimony will be accepted before or at the scheduled May 21 session.
Next steps: staff and commissioners said they will accept questions and letters from the public between hearings, and no decision will be made until the second hearing.
