Commissioners adopt Plan Development Multi‑Family zoning overlay with on‑the‑record limits and WUI additions

Mar 18, 2026

After extended public comment, the Washington County Commission adopted a zoning code amendment to add a Plan Development Multi‑Family zone along a portion of the I‑15 corridor, approving lower density and unit caps and inserting wildfire (WUI) and utility connection requirements.

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The Washington County Commission voted to adopt an amendment to Title 10 adding a Plan Development Multi‑Family zone, following a multi‑hour presentation and public hearing. The ordinance (read in the meeting as "ordinance 20 26 13 0 8 0") was adopted with verbal amendments on the record to reduce maximum density, cap project size and add wildfire interface and utility‑connection language.

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