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Pasco council enacts six‑month moratorium while staff drafts rules for essential public facilities

Pasco City Council · March 3, 2026
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The Pasco City Council on March 2 adopted a six‑month moratorium on applications for certain essential public facilities, including secure community transition facilities, directing staff to draft permanent land‑use regulations and hold public input sessions.

The Pasco City Council adopted a six‑month moratorium on applications for certain essential public facilities — including secure community transition facilities — to give staff time to craft permanent land‑use rules and public engagement, the council decided at its March 2 meeting. The moratorium was approved by motion and voice vote.

City staff told council that state law requires these uses to be allowed in jurisdictions but does not prevent local governments from establishing processes — for example, requiring conditional‑use permits and public…

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