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Wed Oct 14, 2026 · 6:30 pm
City Hall · 15 N 3rd Ave
Vote scheduled Oct 28.
Take one useful step
Tell the Council what you want clarified about your property. Ask for local science, a parcel impact analysis and clear protections for existing homes.
Write to the CouncilOpens your email app. You review and send it yourself. Send it before the Wed Oct 14 hearing so it is in the record; the copy to citycouncil@wallawallawa.gov reaches every councilmember.Read the draft, note the provision that concerns you, and check the official agenda for the current meeting and participation details.
Plan for the hearing ↗Three minutes per speaker, in person or by Zoom (meeting ID 845 3179 8905). One clear point about your own lot or street works best. No mailing list needed.Share CreekChecker, sit down with someone who needs help reading the map, or compare the sources together.
Open the map to share“Copy link” on the map includes the selected location. Share the homepage to leave a location out.What residents are asking
This is the request residents are making in testimony and written comments. There is no petition and no signature list; reading this is not signing anything.
To the Walla Walla City Council
1. Honor the Planning Commission's 7-0 recommendation of Sept 14, 2026: revise the draft before adopting it.
2. Commission a locally scoped best-available-science review.
3. Replace the single 100-foot width with tiered buffers that reflect each creek's condition and fish use, and publish a parcel-level and housing-capacity analysis first.
4. Protect existing homes in writing: repairs, additions and ADUs on the side away from the creek, and rebuilding after fire without losing grandfathered status in six months.
No petition exists and no supporter count is claimed. The state deadline for this update is Dec 31, 2026; the Council vote is scheduled Oct 28.
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