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Yamhill planning commission opens hearing on broad code and plan amendments; continues meeting to May 27
Summary
The City of Yamhill Planning Commission opened a public hearing on LA 2025-01, an omnibus set of comprehensive plan and development-code amendments addressing maps, housing rules, and downtown standards. Consultants summarized changes and commissioners continued the hearing for further review.
The City of Yamhill Planning Commission on May 1 opened a public hearing on LA 2025-01, an omnibus package of comprehensive plan and municipal code amendments that consultants said update maps, clarify housing rules and add downtown design standards. Consultants from 3J Consulting and the Brux Group presented the changes and answered commissioners’ questions before the commission voted to continue the hearing to May 27 at 6:30 p.m.
The presentation, delivered by Steve Faust of 3J Consulting and Doug Brux of the Brux Group, summarized that the proposals update comprehensive-plan and zoning maps (designations, riparian corridors, soils, utilities and the urban growth boundary), revise Titles 10, 11 and 13 of the municipal code, and implement grant-funded work tied to the Department of Land Conservation and Development. Consultants said the project was scoped to two DLCD grants: one for Central Business District (CBD) code alignment and one for residential code updates to facilitate housing production and choice.
Key changes outlined by consultants include: updating…
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