9-29-2026 BOCC Planning Hearing

Klamath County Planning Commission land-use hearing, September 29, 2026, considered a comprehensive plan map amendment, zone change, and two preliminary subdivision plats for the proposed Hill Haven Estates. The applications cover approximately 30.54 acres within the Klamath Falls urban growth boundary and would change the land from general commercial and suburban residential to medium-density residential for a proposed 118-lot development. The applicant and staff discussed anticipated traffic effects, consolidating three existing Highway 140 access points into one, a proposed turn lane, water and sewer infrastructure, and a temporary street plug pending ODOT’s position on neighborhood connections. The applicant said the project would use municipal water and extend infrastructure; no contract award, purchase, or public funding allocation was identified.

Residents raised concerns about traffic speeds and safety on Highway 140 and Hillyard Avenue, water availability, density, schools, construction impacts, and the proposed road connection. Staff disclosed that ODOT had inadvertently not received the hearing notice; ODOT was reviewing the proposal and was expected to provide comments. The commission took no final vote during the portion captured in the transcript, and the hearing was to continue the following month for further consideration. No procurement activity was identified.