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Planning Commission approves variances for Oaks Point despite residents' safety and traffic concerns
Summary
Lebanon Planning Commission approved two variances for the Oaks Point preliminary plat, allowing longer blocks and a cul‑de‑sac without a required connection to the adjacent Forest of Lebanon subdivision; residents and the Forest of Lebanon HOA opposed the outcome, citing traffic, safety and cost concerns.
The Lebanon Planning Commission approved variances for the Oaks Point preliminary plat after a public hearing that drew multiple residents and the Forest of Lebanon homeowners association to oppose a proposed local connection and added lots.
The commission voted to approve the variance for block length and the cul‑de‑sac variance while declining to require a connection into Cherrydale/Forest of Lebanon; the motion passed 6‑2.
The vote lets the developer move forward with the Oaks Point addition, a proposed conservation subdivision of about 55.19 acres. Planning staff had recommended that the developer provide a stub to the adjacent property line so future connections could be completed later, and noted that there was “no hardship” shown on the applicant’s property to justify failing to stub to the property line.
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