Annexations On The Increase

    Land use is taking center stage in Umatilla, with four parcels totaling just under 38 acres set for consideration at the Tuesday, November 7 meeting of the Umatilla City Council. From vacant land requests to a home for a current city council member, the slate represents the latest round of potential residential additions to the city.
   The following requests are to be considered:
   - Annexing 19.50 acres lying at the northwest corner of CR 450 NE and Charles Osborne Road. A former orange grove, the site is currently listed as urban median density in the county, with the owner, RLW Realty, LLC and KRK Equity, LLC, seeking single-family medium density designation. The requested zoning is agriculture residential.
   - Annexing 9.62 acres further north on Charles Osborne Road - also a former orange grove - currently designated urban medium density in the county to single family medium density inside the city. The owner, RLW Realty, LLC and KRK Equity, LLC, is requested have a zoning of agriculture residential.
   - Annexing 5.19 acres of land along Cassady Street next to the Umatilla Municipal Airport. The land, owned by Umatilla Colonial, LLC, is currently designated as Lake County Urban Low Density, and would become single-family medium density if the application is approved. The zoning request is for agriculture residential.
   - Annexing 3.6 acres including a single-family home along Silver Drive. Owned by the Robert Christopher Creech Trust, the land would be brought in as single-family low density. Recently purchased, the home is the residence of city council member and current vice mayor Chris Creech. The home is located just north of the official Silver Beach Heights neighborhood, which is not inside the city, with officials this week stating the property has been considered contiguous to the city via the Twin Lakes residential development, which is located on the other side of North Twin Lake.
   The November 7 meeting, to be held at Umatilla City Hall, will begin at 6 p.m.