Planning Commission

The Salem Planning Commission acts as an advisory commission to the City Council and has a broad scope of concern in promoting the growth and orderly development of the City of Salem.

Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. unless impacted by other hearing bodies or lack of agenda items.

Planning Commission meetings are located at City Hall, Council Chambers (Room 240), 555 Liberty St SE. You can watch these meetings LIVE on YouTube if you do not plan to provide testimony.

You can provide written testimony for any agenda item by emailing written testimony to the Case Manager listed for the case, the Planning Administrator (LMAnderson@cityofsalem.net), or the Commission's administrative staff (JBiberston@cityofsalem.net). You can also mail testimony to: City of Salem Planning Division, 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 305, Salem, Oregon 97301. We recommend you email comments to ensure receipt before the public hearing.

Authority: Salem Revised Code (SRC) Chapter 6
Number of members: 9
Type of appointment: City Council interview and election
Length of term: 4 years

Special Membership Requirements

  • No more than one voting member may be a non-resident of the city
  • No more than two voting members shall be engaged principally in the buying, selling, or developing of real estate for profit
  • No more than two voting members shall be engaged in the same kind of business, trade, or profession

Rules & Bylaws

Commission Members

Member Appointment Term Term Expires

Kaley Fought

02/14/2022

1st

12/31/2025 

Benjamin Fryback

09/16/2024

 Partial

12/31/2027

Lisa Heller

02/10/2020

2nd

12/31/2027

Joaquin Lara Midkiff

09/16/2024

Partial

 12/31/2024

Beth Rhoades

01/09/2024

Partial

12/31/2025

Michael Slater

02/10/2020 

2nd

12/31/2027

Marissa Theve

09/16/2024

Partial

 12/31/2024

Jordan Truitt

01/09/2024

1st

12/31/2027

Robert Vieyra-Braendle

09/26/2022

1st

12/31/2026

2024 Meeting Dates and Documents

MeETING DATE MEETING DOCUMENTS
December 17, 2024
Awaiting items, will be updated 7 days prior to meeting date.
December 3, 2024
Awaiting items, will be updated 7 days prior to meeting date.
November 19, 2024
November 5, 2024
Cancelled
October 15, 2024
October 1, 2024

 

Cancelled

September 17, 2024
September 3, 2024
 Cancelled
August 20, 2024
August 6, 2024
July 16, 2024
Cancelled
July 2, 2024
Cancelled
June 18, 2024
 Cancelled
June 11, 2024
June 4, 2024
Cancelled
May 21, 2024
May 7, 2024
April 16, 2024
April 2, 2024
Cancelled
March 19, 2024
March 5, 2024
Cancelled
February 27, 2024
February 13, 2024
Cancelled
January 23, 2024
Cancelled
January 9, 2024

Additional Meeting Documents

If a meeting date is missing, that indicates there was no meeting held. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please contact Jennifer Biberston (Jbiberston@cityofsalem.net) for assistance.