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County delays zoning decision on transportation facilities; asks staff to draft ordinance
Summary
The board continued deliberations on docket G01‑22 to June 18 and asked county counsel and the planning director to prepare a draft ordinance and a clarified definition of 'transportation facilities,' with commissioners debating whether certain non‑motorized paths should be excluded.
The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners continued a public‑hearing deliberation on June 4 about whether to add roads, highways and other transportation facilities as permitted or conditional uses in multiple zoning districts (docket G01‑22).
Commissioners discussed the precise definition of "transportation facilities," with some members and staff proposing explicit exclusions for recreational trails, bicycle and pedestrian paths, greenways and other non‑motorized amenities. One commissioner recommended treating the uses as conditional in at least some zoning districts rather than making them automatically permitted.
County counsel and planning staff were asked to draft a refined definition and prepare a proposed ordinance that incorporates language from competing drafts; the board set a date certain two weeks out and agreed to resume deliberations on June 18 so CPRD (the parks district) and other applicants would have written guidance.
Chair and staff emphasized there is no mandatory county deadline for this change; the two‑week continuance was chosen to allow county counsel and the planning director time to "boardsmith" competing language and return with a draft ordinance. The board did not adopt any zoning changes at the June 4 meeting.
