Stayton commission continues hearing on 22‑lot Oriole Street master plan after applicants submit detailed plans

Stayton — The State Planning Commission on Aug. 25 continued a public hearing on an application to convert 7.11 acres at 1601 Oriole Street into a conceptual master plan proposing 22 single‑family lots, accepting new materials from the applicant and asking staff to review them before the commission reconvenes Sept. 29.

The applicant team — represented by attorney Alan Sorem and civil engineer Mark Rents of MultiTech — presented a multi‑sheet packet and a written narrative the morning of the hearing that they said addresses staff’s earlier concerns about lot sizes, open space calculations and stormwater. "A letter by Barry Buchanan from the city of Dayton to Mark is dated Monday, Aug. 11," Sorem said, and emphasized that the city had agreed the stormwater detention area could count toward the 25% open‑space requirement.

The new materials, Sorem said, include 23 drawing sheets and a written statement addressing the four approval criteria for conceptual master plans; the applicant requested the commission approve the concept and allow a subsequent detailed design review. "This is a concept plan request," Sorem said, describing the submission as construction‑level detail even though the commission must decide at concept level.

Why it matters: The hearing concerns a sizeable infill parcel and seeks departures from the city’s typical low‑density lot sizes in exchange for preserving a relatively large wetland and stormwater facility…