City of Pasco NOTICE OF OPEN RECORD PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Urban Growth Area Boundary Map Amendments Planning Commission Recommendation to City Council Si necesita ayuda para entender este aviso o necesita más información, por favor llame al Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario y Económico de la Ciudad de Pasco a 509-545-3441. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The City of Pasco is currently conducting its statutorily mandated periodic review of the Comprehensive Plan pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130. As part of this process, the City is evaluating its preferred Urban Growth Area (UGA) boundary in coordination with Franklin County. On June 3, 2026, Franklin County formally requested information from the City in support of the County's ongoing Growth Management Act update, including the City's Land Capacity Analysis, employment growth information, transportation modeling, and a City Council resolution identifying the City's preferred UGA boundary. Franklin County specifically requested that the City's recommendation address two formal industrial UGA expansion applications received by the County, CPAM2025-01 and CPAM2025-02. The Pasco Planning Commission will hold an open record public hearing to receive public testimony on the proposed UGA boundary amendments and consider a recommendation regarding the City's preferred UGA boundary to the Pasco City Council. The public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 17, 2026, in the Council Chambers at Pasco City Hall, 525 N. 3rd Avenue, Pasco, Washington. Access is available through the east or south entrances. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission will consider the testimony and information presented and may forward a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council will subsequently consider the Planning Commission's recommendation and determine whether to adopt a resolution identifying the City's preferred UGA boundary for recommendation to Franklin County. Franklin County will consider the City's recommendation as part of the County's Comprehensive Plan and UGA review process. At this hearing, the Planning Commission will receive public testimony regarding the following proposed UGA boundary amendments: CPAM2025-01 – BFF LLC/Truax UGA Expansion Application: CPAM2025-01 proposes adding approximately 110 acres, identified as Parcel 124-670-056, to the Pasco Urban Growth Area (UGA). The property is located north of and adjacent to the Reimann Industrial Center and is currently designated Rural Industrial and zoned I-2 General Industrial by Franklin County. The applicant proposes future development of the property as a multi-business industrial park serving small- to medium-sized businesses and identifies proximity to transportation and rail infrastructure, utilities, and economic development opportunities in support of the requested UGA expansion. City staff does not recommend inclusion of CPAM2025-01 in the City's preferred UGA boundary at this time. While the proposal may provide an opportunity for future industrial expansion, the City's current Land Capacity Analysis does not demonstrate a need for the additional approximately 110 acres after consideration of the employment capacity provided by CPAM2025-02. The proposal also does not currently have the same level of coordinated capital facilities planning or available City utility infrastructure serving the proposed expansion area. Not recommending CPAM2025-01 for inclusion in the City's preferred UGA boundary at this time does not preclude future consideration of the property through a subsequent Comprehensive Plan amendment or UGA review when additional industrial land needs or more specific development and infrastructure plans may be demonstrated. For more information please contact: 509-544-4146 / barragani@pasco-wa.gov CPAM2025-02 – Port of Pasco North Reimann UGA Expansion Application: CPAM2025-02, submitted by the Port of Pasco, proposes adding approximately 180 acres immediately north of the existing Reimann Industrial Center to the Pasco Urban Growth Area (UGA). The proposal includes Parcels 124680038, 900022007, and 124680045. A portion of Parcel 124680038 is already located within the existing UGA, while the remainder of the proposed expansion area is outside the current UGA boundary. The properties are currently designated Rural Industrial and zoned I-2 General Industrial by Franklin County. The proposed City Comprehensive Plan designation is Industrial, with an anticipated I-2 Medium Industrial zoning designation upon future annexation. The proposed expansion represents a continuation of the established Reimann Industrial Center and builds upon previous master planning and capital facilities coordination between the City and Port of Pasco. City utilities have been extended along North Railroad Avenue to the existing UGA boundary and were planned to support future development of the master-planned industrial area. The property is also located near established industrial development and major transportation, freight, and rail infrastructure. Development of the approximately 180-acre North Reimann area is anticipated to support approximately 288 industrial jobs, based on an estimated 1.6 jobs per acre. This exceeds the approximately 187-job industrial employment capacity deficit identified through the City's revised Land Capacity Analysis. City staff recommends inclusion of CPAM2025-02 in the City's preferred UGA boundary. The proposal appropriately responds to the City's demonstrated industrial employment capacity need while encouraging an orderly, efficient, and infrastructure-supported pattern of urban growth. For more information please contact: 509-544-4146 / barragani@pasco-wa.gov Public Comment Period: Written comments may be submitted to the City of Pasco Community and Economic Development Department no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2026. Interested persons may also attend the public hearing and provide oral testimony regarding either or both of the proposed UGA boundary amendments. Written comments received prior to the hearing and oral testimony received during the hearing will be included in the official record. Interested persons may also request notification of the Planning Commission's findings and recommendation to the City Council and subsequent City Council action regarding its recommendation to Franklin County. Questions, written comments, and requests for notification may be directed to the project contact identified at the end of each project description above or submitted by mail or in person as follows: Mail: City of Pasco – Planning Division 525 N. 3rd Avenue Pasco, WA 99301 In Person: City of Pasco – Community and Economic Development Department 525 N. 3rd Avenue, 1st Floor Pasco, WA 99301 Persons wishing to participate in the public hearing virtually must register at least two (2) hours prior to the meeting using the following registration link: Public Comment. Following registration, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the meeting. Accessibility: The City of Pasco welcomes full participation in public meetings by all individuals. Pasco City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), no qualified individual with a disability shall be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of City services, programs, or activities. If you require auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the Community and Economic Development Department at (509) 545-3441, TTY 711, or patrickc@pasco-wa.gov at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting to request assistance. IPL0368699 Aug 26 2026