City planning staff told the Economic Development Committee the city has several active development applications and is preparing next steps on a 50‑year growth plan that includes potential urban growth boundary (UGB) expansions.

Laurie, planning staff, said the city received a completeness review for Maple Street townhomes — a proposed 14‑unit townhome subdivision on a site previously approved for cottage housing — and said that approval had lapsed after the COVID period. She said a type‑2 home‑occupation application requiring Planning Commission approval is scheduled for a proposed “psychic sanctuary,” and that a site development and sensitive‑lands application for a proposed self‑storage development at the Cinnamon Tree property is scheduled for public hearing.

Laurie said two subdivisions are in construction document review: a 12‑lot Habitat for Humanity site and the Buxton Subdivision (44 lots), both nearing construction‑document approval. On the 50‑year plan, staff is scheduling a landowner open house in July to brief property owners identified for possible expansion or urban reserve designation and plans a joint council/Planning Commission work session in August to present parcels under consideration and introduce a draft 50‑year plan. “We have completed our transportation planning rule analysis for the parcels we’re looking to rezone, which ODOT has reviewed and signed off on,” Laurie said. She added staff is preparing a Transportation Growth Management (TGM) grant application to fund a downtown strategic plan and an update to the Transportation System Plan; grant applications are due July 31.

Committee members asked whether any parcels were moving ahead for commercial zoning; staff said not yet and that rezoning would be brought forward during the joint work session. No formal actions were taken; staff will follow up by confirming the July landowner meeting date and returning materials for the August work session.