If you wish to view the applications before the Planning Commission or learn how to attend or provide comments at any of the Planning Commission Meetings please go to our Public Notices page for more information.
The Planning Commission is a seven member citizen advisory board that makes recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners. The members are volunteer county citizens appointed to four-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners. The Planning Commission conducts open record (public) hearings on many types of applications, examples include:
- Preliminary Plats
- Subdivisions
- Zone Changes
- Comprehensive Plan amendments
- Ordinance amendments
- Planning Determinations
The Planning Commission meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. located in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Benton County Administration Building, 7122 W. Okanogan Place, Building E, 3rd Floor, Suite E-303 Kennewick, WA
It is Benton County’s policy that no qualified individual with a disability shall by reason of such disability be excluded from participation in public meetings. If you wish to use auxiliary aids or require assistance to comment at this public meeting, please contact the ADA Coordinator or the Benton County Planning Department at the above stated phone numbers and/or address no later than 48 hours prior to the date of the meeting. The Request for Reasonable Accommodation form is available online.
Benton County Planning Commission Members
DISTRICT ONE
- VACANT
- Term Expires July 1, 2024
- Robert Mendez
- Term Expires July 1, 2026
DISTRICT TWO
- Brian Skeels
- Term Expires July 1, 2028
- Lloyd Coughlin
- Term Expires July 1, 2026
DISTRICT THREE
- Martin Sheeran
- Term Expires July 1, 2026
- VACANT
- Term expires July 1, 2027
AT LARGE POSITION
- Kelly Hanson - District Two
- Term Expires July 1, 2027
SECRETARY
- Damien Hooper
- Planning Manager
Hours
Kennewick Office:
- Monday through Friday
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed for lunch 12-1 p.m.)
Prosser Office:
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday
- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closed for lunch 12-1 p.m.)
