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Plan Commission forwards rezoning for Moore parcel and adopts UDO amendment on roadway acceptance
Summary
The Pendleton Plan Commission approved a rezoning recommendation for a small parcel on South 400 West and adopted a Unified Development Ordinance amendment formalizing roadway acceptance and maintenance-bond procedures; both items will move toward the town council for final action.
The Pendleton Plan Commission on the meeting's consent agenda voted to forward a rezoning request for a portion of an approximately 88-acre parcel on South 400 West and adopted a UDO amendment that formalizes the town's roadway and infrastructure acceptance process.
The rezoning application (PCO 9032025-01) requested a change of roughly 3 acres from A1 large-lot agriculture to rural residential to allow a single-family home on a subdivided parcel owned by William and Melissa Moore. Planning staff said the proposal "fits rural residential zoning standards... does not pose any major traffic, visual or noise concerns," and recommended a favorable recommendation to the town council. Chair moved the recommendation and the commission approved it by voice vote; no public opposition was recorded during the brief public hearing.
The commission also considered and adopted an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance that records how the town accepts roadways and infrastructure. Under the adopted change, the town will document road descriptions and lengths when it transitions from performance bonds to maintenance bonds, and the UDO outlines two recording options depending on the level of infrastructure completed. Staff said the amendment is intended to create a formal record of when the town begins maintenance responsibilities. The commission opened a public hearing on the UDO change; there were no public comments, and the amendment passed by voice vote.
Other procedural items handled at the meeting included the unanimous approval of the July meeting minutes. Both the rezoning recommendation and the UDO amendment will be forwarded to the town council for its consideration; the commission did not set final council dates during the meeting.
Actions at a glance
- Acceptance of July meeting minutes — motion passed by voice vote; outcome: approved. - PCO 9032025-01 — motion for favorable recommendation to town council to rezone ~3 acres of an ~88-acre parcel at South 400 West from A1 to rural residential for a single-family lot (petitioner: William and Melissa Moore); staff recommended approval; outcome: recommended to town council (approved by commission voice vote). - UDO amendment — motion to adopt changes formalizing roadway/infrastructure acceptance and maintenance-bond recording procedures; outcome: adopted by commission (voice vote).
The commission did not record roll-call tallies for the votes in the discussion transcript.
