Public hearing for proposed hotel on Dec. 1

HOOD RIVER — Hood River Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed Marriott Hotel site plan on Monday, Dec. 1 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at city hall.

Applicant Line 29 Architecture, on behalf of owner Eagle Newspapers, seeks approval of a plan to develop a 135-room hotel with a restaurant, meeting center, and parking garage at the old Hood River News site, 419 State St. According to the notice of public hearing, the planning commission will evaluate the request based on procedures outlined in the municipal code, including zoning, landscaping, and transportation access management.

Director of Planning and Zoning Dustin Nilsen said the project is not sponsored by the city. Further, the city does not get to choose the use of the property.

“This is a private landowner asking the city to approve [a hotel] and making the case that it complies with the law,” Nilsen said. “The application will be evaluated on its own merits against the law.”