EO-14633 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

EO-14633
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, July 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM in the Justice Center Media Room, 4700 NW Pioneer Place, Pendleton, OR.

Virtual Link https://meet.google.com/yoh-ghrf-zzu
(via Google Meet) Or dial: (US) +1 513-480-3855
PIN: 479 909 810#

A subsequent Public Hearing before the Board of County Commissioners is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM in Room 130 of the Umatilla County Courthouse 216 SE Fourth Street, Pendleton, OR. Virtual hearing options are available by visiting https://co.umatilla.or.us/departments/board-of-commissioners/agendas-minutes-videos

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT, #P-142-26 & UCDC TEXT AMENDMENT #T-103-26, ADOPTION OF UPDATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN (TSP). The applicant, Umatilla County, is requesting adoption of an updated Transportation System Plan (TSP) document. Proposed text changes to various sections in the Umatilla County Development Code (UCDC) are also included to implement the new TSP. The criteria of approval for amendments are found in Umatilla County Development Code 152.750-152.755.

TEXT AMENDMENT #T-104-26, UMATILLA COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE. The applicant, Umatilla County, is requesting to adopt updates to the Umatilla County Development Code (UCDC). Numerous items include changes to Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) and Oregon Revised Statute (ORS), resulting from the 2024 and 2025 legislative changes. Other proposed changes include clarifying language, adding definitions as well as changes to the property line adjustment section, flag lot standards, and removing gendered language throughout the UCDC. The criteria of approval for amendments are found in Umatilla County Development Code 152.750-152.755. For a full list of the proposed changes, visit https://co.umatilla.or.us/departments/community-development/planning-division/land-use-hearings

For further information please contact Planning Division Manager, Megan Davchevski, at the Umatilla County Community Development Department, 216 SE 4th Street, Pendleton, Oregon 97801; telephone 541-278-6246; or email Megan.Davchevski@umatillacounty.gov.

Copies of all documents pertaining to the hearings 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 report will be available for inspection or duplicated at least seven days before the hearing. 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 proposal, 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 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2026
UMATILLA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Publish July 8, 2026