Council voted down a proposal to annex two noncontiguous parcels at Hamlin Road for an 81-unit conservation subdivision after extensive public opposition focused on the urban growth boundary, watershed protection, traffic and EMS capacity concerns.

Planning staff outlined how Senate Bill 1537 (2024) allows an owner-driven one-time UGB expansion of up to 100 acres with long-term affordability requirements (30% of units for at least 60 years), and described an alternative land-swap approach; staff also noted an adopted employment land need of about 152 acres that could support an employment-focused UGB amendment.

Planners told the City Council that comment letters from the Cowlitz Tribe, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources largely endorse Woodland’s draft 2025 comprehensive plan and request minor changes or references; staff recommended limited textual updates rather than map adoptions.

Clark County staff told the Planning Commission that consultants Eco Northwest and Triangle Associates delivered an agricultural land study on Nov. 4, 2025. The study — posted to the project website — excludes forest, mining and select rural centers and will be used by the council and the agricultural advisory commission as evidence when the county

City staff told a joint meeting of the McMinnville City Council and Planning Commission the city can meet residential and industrial land needs inside the current urban growth boundary (UGB) but lacks commercial land; staff outlined a sequential UGB amendment pathway and estimated costs and timing. Councilors declined to place a resolution to amend

Council discusses limitations on urban growth boundary changes and residential development standards.

MMB seeks to rezone 58-acre property to support affordable housing in Sisters.

Council members discuss potential takings for property owners affected by UGB adjustment.