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Klamath County planning bodies approve rezone for 2.5-acre Pinot Grande site with limits on uses and traffic
Summary
The Klamath County Planning Commission recommended and the County Board of Commissioners approved changing a 2.5-acre parcel near Chiloquin from Exclusive Farm Use (EFUCG) to Transportation Commercial (CT) for a reforestation headquarters, subject to a limited-use overlay, site-plan review and a trip cap vetted with ODOT.
Klamath County planning staff and elected officials approved a comprehensive-plan map amendment and zone change for a 2.5-acre parcel along Highway 97 near Chiloquin so the parcel can be used as a headquarters and equipment yard for a reforestation and firefighting contractor.
The recommendation from the Klamath County Planning Commission — and the Board of Commissionersdecision to uphold that recommendation later in the joint meeting on Feb. 25, 2025 — converts the parcelfrom agricultural resource (Exclusive Farm Use, EFUCG) to Transportation Commercial (CT) with a limited-use overlay restricting permitted activities and a traffic cap agreed with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Planning staff described the property as a longstanding, nonconforming small parcel (roughly 2.5 acres) with no surface- or groundwater rights and several preexisting nonfarm dwellings nearby. Justin Throne, planning staff, told the commission…
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