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Council holds hearing on Jerome property annexation; zone change postponed, annexation clears first reading

2658535 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

The council held a public hearing Feb. 18 on a proposed annexation and zone change for roughly 10.11 acres owned by the Barbara J. Jerome Living Trust in South Hillsboro; residents urged tree protections and a transitional buffer and the council postponed the zone change while approving the annexation on first reading.

The City Council held a public hearing Feb. 18 on an applicant-initiated annexation and a city-initiated zone change for two parcels owned by the Barbara J. Jerome Living Trust (about 10.11 acres in South Hillsboro). The two separate actions reviewed by the council were: (1) annexation of the parcels into Hillsboro and (2) applying City zoning (the proposal applied R-4.5 implementing the RM comprehensive-plan designation and the City’s Significant Natural Resource Overlay and floodplain overlay).

Planning staff presented the application and staff reports, noting the zone change would apply the Significant Natural Resource Overlay (SNRO) and that the City’s inventory and the county’s inventory differ because they were completed at different times. Rachel Bridal, the…

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