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EO-14229 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
EO-14229
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
UMATILLA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION &
UMATILLA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of public hearings to be held before the Umatilla County Planning Commission on Thursday, January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Justice Center Media Room, 4700 NW Pioneer Place, Pendleton, OR. Virtual hearing options are available by contacting the Umatilla County Planning Department at Room 104 of the Umatilla County Courthouse, 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR, 97801 or by calling 541-278-6252, the day before the scheduled Planning Commission hearing date. A subsequent Public Hearing before the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM in Room 130 of the Umatilla County Courthouse 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR. Virtual hearing options are available by visiting the Board's website at https://umatillacounty.gov/departments/bcc/agendas.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT #T-101-25, and CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST #C-1402-25: FOURMILE SOLAR OR LLC, APPLICANT / TIMOTHY AND SHANNON RUST LIVING TRUST ET AL, OWNER. The applicant requests approval to develop a photovoltaic solar generation facility and associated components. The proposed site is located approximately 11 miles south west of the City of Echo and east of Highway 207. The site is identified on Assessor's Map as Township 2 North, Range 27 East, Tax Lots 800 and 900. The applicant wishes to microsite the solar generation facility, battery storage and other ancillary components up to 450 acres within the Project Area Extent of 626 acres. The proposed site subject to the Goal 3 Exception is approximately 450 acres and is zoned Exclusive Farm Use (EFU).
The criteria of approval are found in Oregon Revised Statutes 197.732(2)(c), 215.446 Oregon Administrative Rule 660-004-0022, 660-033-0130(5) and 660-033-0180 (38) and Umatilla County Development Code (UCDC) Sections 152.060, 152.061 152.487, 152.488, 152.611 and 152.750 through 152.755.
For further information please contact Megan Davchevski, Planning Division Manager, at the Umatilla County Community Development Department, 216 SE 4th Street, Pendleton, Oregon 97801; telephone 541-278-6252; or email megan.davchevski@umatillacounty.gov.
Copies of all documents pertaining to the hearing listed above, and all relevant criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be duplicated at printing cost. A copy of the staff reports will be available for inspection or duplicated at least seven days before the hearings. A complete hearing packet will also be posted on the county website at www.umatillacounty.gov. Hearings are governed by Section 152.772 of the UCDC.
Opportunity to voice support or opposition to the above proposals, or to ask questions, will be provided. Failure to raise an issue in a hearing, either in person or by letter, or failure to provide statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to that issue, precludes appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals based on that issue.
DATED THIS 7th DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
UMATILLA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Publish January 7, 2026
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
UMATILLA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION &
UMATILLA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of public hearings to be held before the Umatilla County Planning Commission on Thursday, January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Justice Center Media Room, 4700 NW Pioneer Place, Pendleton, OR. Virtual hearing options are available by contacting the Umatilla County Planning Department at Room 104 of the Umatilla County Courthouse, 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR, 97801 or by calling 541-278-6252, the day before the scheduled Planning Commission hearing date. A subsequent Public Hearing before the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM in Room 130 of the Umatilla County Courthouse 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR. Virtual hearing options are available by visiting the Board's website at https://umatillacounty.gov/departments/bcc/agendas.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT #T-101-25, and CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST #C-1402-25: FOURMILE SOLAR OR LLC, APPLICANT / TIMOTHY AND SHANNON RUST LIVING TRUST ET AL, OWNER. The applicant requests approval to develop a photovoltaic solar generation facility and associated components. The proposed site is located approximately 11 miles south west of the City of Echo and east of Highway 207. The site is identified on Assessor's Map as Township 2 North, Range 27 East, Tax Lots 800 and 900. The applicant wishes to microsite the solar generation facility, battery storage and other ancillary components up to 450 acres within the Project Area Extent of 626 acres. The proposed site subject to the Goal 3 Exception is approximately 450 acres and is zoned Exclusive Farm Use (EFU).
The criteria of approval are found in Oregon Revised Statutes 197.732(2)(c), 215.446 Oregon Administrative Rule 660-004-0022, 660-033-0130(5) and 660-033-0180 (38) and Umatilla County Development Code (UCDC) Sections 152.060, 152.061 152.487, 152.488, 152.611 and 152.750 through 152.755.
For further information please contact Megan Davchevski, Planning Division Manager, at the Umatilla County Community Development Department, 216 SE 4th Street, Pendleton, Oregon 97801; telephone 541-278-6252; or email megan.davchevski@umatillacounty.gov.
Copies of all documents pertaining to the hearing listed above, and all relevant criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be duplicated at printing cost. A copy of the staff reports will be available for inspection or duplicated at least seven days before the hearings. A complete hearing packet will also be posted on the county website at www.umatillacounty.gov. Hearings are governed by Section 152.772 of the UCDC.
Opportunity to voice support or opposition to the above proposals, or to ask questions, will be provided. Failure to raise an issue in a hearing, either in person or by letter, or failure to provide statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to that issue, precludes appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals based on that issue.
DATED THIS 7th DAY OF JANUARY, 2026
UMATILLA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Publish January 7, 2026
Posted Online 1 week ago
Published in the East Oregonian
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