Planning commission recommends Estacada annex 30520 Southeast Eagle Creek Road

The Estacada Planning Commission on June 18 recommended that City Council approve annexation application 2025-01 for a roughly 1.5-acre parcel identified in staff materials as Tax Lot 34E 20A B, Lot 2 (30520 / 575 SE Eagle Creek Road). The commission’s recommendation will go to council for final action.

The commission heard a staff report from city planner Alan, who said the applicant is Matt Day and that the proposal would annex the parcel into city limits and zone it Central Mixed Use without any immediate development proposed. Alan told the commission the site lies inside the Estacada urban growth boundary and that, under statewide planning Goal 10 and city code, annexation would increase available buildable land and allowable residential density compared with the parcel’s current county RRFF-5 (rural residential, farm and forestry 5-acre) designation.

Alan said agency comments were received from the city engineer and the fire marshal and that the Clackamas County Sheriff would continue to provide police services. Staff recommended approval with four conditions: (1) include the segment of Eagle Creek Road adjacent to the lot (from the property’s northern boundary southward) in the annexation so the parcel is contiguous to city limits; (2) require a waiver of remonstrance against future right-of-way dedication or improvements; (3) require the applicant to submit a legal description and survey documents to the Oregon Department of Revenue and obtain that department’s approval; and (4) adopt a city ordinance to finalize the annexation and update the comprehensive plan and zoning maps.

The applicant’s representative, Ben Wheeler, said he is married to the property owner and asked whether the owner would be required to pay for half-street improvements on the portion of street that would be annexed; staff said owners are not required to make immediate street improvements simply because a property is annexed and that, in practice, connections and improvements typically occur at the point of development. Alan also noted the city’s code on sewer availability (Title 13.12.006) that treats public sewer as “available” when public sewer is within 100 feet of the affected property and within 200 feet of the building sewer.

Chair Wheeler read a statutory conflict-of-interest statement and recused himself from discussion and voting on this item because he said he has a partial ownership interest in the proposed annexation; the chair left the dais and returned after the item was finished.

A motion to recommend approval to city council, as presented by staff and with the four conditions described above, was made and seconded. With Chair Wheeler recused, the commission voted unanimously to recommend approval; the record shows five affirmative votes and no oppositions. The matter will be forwarded to City Council for final action.

Next steps for the applicant are to provide the legal description and survey documents to the Oregon Department of Revenue and to work with city staff on the technical annexation paperwork; if council adopts the ordinance, staff will update the comprehensive plan and zoning maps.