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Examiner and staff clarify land-use versus zoning for North 4th Avenue site
Summary
At a Pasco City hearing on SP 2026-003, the hearing examiner asked whether the parcel is split-zoned; staff clarified that the land-use designation is split but the zoning is not, a distinction staff said matters for comprehensive-plan consistency.
At a hearing on special permit SP 2026-003, the hearing examiner asked whether the subject property has a split zoning designation. Bagley, the staff presenter, responded: "The land use is split, mister Examiner, not the zoning," clarifying that the parcel’s comprehensive-plan land-use map shows more than one designation even though the zoning classification itself is not split.
Bagley repeated the site context to frame that clarification: the parcel’s land-use designations include both low-density residential and commercial uses, while adjacent parcels carry various designations ranging from industrial to low-density residential. That differentiation informed staff’s assessment that the proposal is consistent with comprehensive-plan policies encouraging commercial uses near major transportation corridors and utilities. The transcript does not include a final ruling on how that distinction will affect permit conditions or future zoning actions; the matter remained in the hearing record for examiner consideration.
