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Stayton council remands Golf Lane annexation to planning commission after state planning guidance

Stayton City Council · December 16, 2025
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Summary

City staff said new guidance from the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) means an annexation of a 21‑acre Golf Lane parcel requires additional state notice; the council voted 5‑0 to remand ordinance 25‑006 to the planning commission so staff can provide the state notice and rehear the application.

Stayton — The Stayton City Council voted unanimously to remand an ordinance to the planning commission after staff said revised state guidance requires additional notice for certain annexations.

Jennifer Siciliano, Stayton’s economic and development director, told the council the ordinance would annex a 21‑acre property on Golf Lane and change its zoning from Marion County urban transition to the City of Stayton’s low‑density residential designation. Siciliano said the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) recently advised the city that assigning a zone during annexation can be treated as a zone change that warrants state notice or a post‑acknowledgement plan amendment (PAPA).

“DLCD indicated that…

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