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Yamhill County delays decision on Grange Hill bed-and-breakfast remand after hours of contested testimony
Summary
After a full day of testimony and legal argument, the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners closed the public hearing on the Grange Hill bed-and-breakfast remand and agreed to deliberate next week. The narrow remand focuses on whether the structure qualifies as a dwelling and whether a farm operator will occupy it.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday heard hours of argument and public comment in a remand over the Grange Hill bed-and-breakfast conditional-use permit and voted to close the record and continue deliberations for one week.
Kevin Kono, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine representing the applicant, told the board the hearing's scope is narrow and urged reapproval. "The board can and should find that Grange Estates, structure is a dwelling under the statute and the and the code," Kono said, pointing to floor plans, photos and a proposed farm-operator job description submitted in a binder of materials.
Opponents pressed the opposite view. Sid Friedman, representing Friends of Yamhill County, argued Grange Hill functions as a hotel and broader hospitality complex rather than a single-family dwelling and urged…
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