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Council opens hearings on rezoning, agritourism definition and a detachment request
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the council opened public hearings on Ordinance 4206 (rezoning a parcel at 16402 S. 36th St. from AG to RA for family residential development), Ordinance 4207 (adding an agritourism definition/conditional use in AG zoning), and introduced Ordinance 4210 (detachment request) with hearings set for April 21.
The Bellevue City Council on April 7 opened and advanced multiple land-use items: a rezoning request for a property on South 36th Street, a proposed agritourism definition for agricultural zoning, and the first reading of a detachment ordinance.
Ordinance 4206 would amend Bellevue’s official zoning map to change land at or about 16402 South 36th Street from AG (agricultural) to RA (single-family residential). Applicants Kenneth L. and Rhonda L. Gerhardt are listed in the ordinance; Denny Whitfield, a professional land surveyor representing the Gerhardts, told the council the parcel is roughly 20 acres and the owners plan to divide it so two sons can live nearby. Whitfield said the rezoning is for a family residential development and that there is currently no house on the 20-acre portion to be split. The public hearing was closed with no members of the public speaking against the request; the council scheduled a third reading/public hearing for April 21, 2026 at 6 p.m.
Council also opened a hearing on Ordinance 4207, which would add a definition for “agritourism” and list agritourism as a conditional use in the AG zoning district. Applicant Tim Colby of 4404 Longview Street said he would be available to answer questions about the request; no additional public testimony was offered. That ordinance’s third reading is set for April 21.
On first reading the council introduced Ordinance 4210, a detachment request affecting lands described as Outlaw A, Moura Acres and Outlaw B in portions of the southwest quarter of Section 22; the applicant is Clancy Peterson for Orchard Valley Inc. The council set the second reading and public hearing for April 21 at 6 p.m.
No votes on final adoption were taken at the April 7 meeting; all three items were scheduled for further consideration at the April 21 meeting.
