Council adopts ordinances on landscaping, zoning and economic council bylaws; appointments approved
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Summary
Council approved first reading or final adoption on several ordinances and made appointments: Ordinance 5,166 (zone change and permit for composting facility) was adopted 6-0; Ordinance 5,167 (EVLC bylaws amendment) adopted 6-0; Ordinance 5,165 passed first reading 5-1 and will return for second reading Dec. 17; John Johnson and URA members were appointed.
At its meeting Tuesday evening the McMinnville City Council advanced a package of ordinances and appointments. Key outcomes recorded on the public record:
- Ordinance 5,166 (zone map amendment from M1 to M2 and a conditional use permit for a proposed composting facility at 4150 NE Riverside Drive) was adopted on final action by roll call vote, 6-0, after the Planning Commission had unanimously recommended approval. Planning staff told the council the site is in an industrial area and findings support the rezone and conditional-use permit.
- Ordinance 5,167 (amendments to chapter 2.3 related to the McMinnville Economic Vitality Leadership Council) was approved unanimously (6-0). The change removes term limits for that council to retain institutional knowledge because many seats are filled by representatives of partner economic-development organizations.
- Ordinance 5,165 (amendments to zoning chapters on landscaping and trees) passed its first reading with a 5-1 vote and will return for a second reading at a special meeting set for December 17; the motion included direction that further work return to the Landscape Review Committee in 2026 to refine administrative procedures.
- Appointment: The council approved the appointment of John Johnson to the McMinnville Water and Light commission for a four-year term expiring 12/31/2029 (vote 6-0).
- Urban Renewal Agency: The agency reappointed and appointed members to the McMinnville Urban Renewal Advisory Committee and adopted a resolution to fix quarterly meeting timing to the first month of each quarter.
Procedural note: The council reconsidered the earlier consent-agenda vote at the city attorney's request, removed one consent item for separate consideration (item I), and then approved the remainder of the consent agenda and the separated item (with a recusal recorded for one councilor in that final vote).