Council approves Copper Ridge annexation, general plan amendment and tentative map for 650 units after hearing

Jan 20, 2026

After a continued hearing and public comment on traffic and water, the Hanford City Council certified a mitigated negative declaration and approved annexation, a general plan amendment, a pre‑zone, a tentative subdivision (Tract 945) and a planned unit development to allow a mixed-use + multi/single-family project totaling roughly 650 units.

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City planning staff presented the continued public hearing on the Copper Ridge Mixed‑Use Project, a proposed development and annexation north of Grangeville Boulevard and east of 9th & A Quarter. The project proposes to develop approximately 83.61 acres into 650 residential units (about 300 multifamily and 350 single family) and a 5.45-acre neighborhood mixed‑use site plus related annexation and pre‑zone actions. Staff said the project was evaluated in an initial study and a mitigated negative declaration (MND 25.73) was prepared following peer review and agency consultation.

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