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Board keeps hearing open on Don Johnson zoning change to allow RV sales, service and storage; opponents warn of scale creep
Summary
The county opened a public hearing on ZCA24‑1, a proposal to amend the livestock‑trailer sales and service use in AR‑10 zones to explicitly allow RV sales, storage and service as accessory uses. Supporters say the change fills a county service gap and uses existing infrastructure; opponents and state reviewers flagged RV storage as a non‑agricul
Walla Walla County commissioners on Oct. 21 kept the public hearing open for a zoning‑code text amendment (ZCA24‑1) that would modify the definition of livestock‑trailer sales and service in the AR‑10 zone to explicitly permit RV sales, storage and service as accessory uses. The board voted 3‑0 to accept further written comments until 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23.
Community Development Director Lauren Prentice told the board the proposed amendment would not change the comprehensive plan; it would only alter the county development code to list RV sales, storage and service as accessory uses to an existing livestock‑trailer sales/service business where that primary use is permitted. Prentice emphasized the county’s accessory‑use standard: an accessory use must be subordinate to and incidental to the primary use, and staff, litigation and state review…
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