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Scappoose planning staff report multiple commercial and housing projects under review
Summary
Laurie, Scappoose planning presenter, told the committee the city has multiple active land‑use applications: a rezone and conditional‑use permit for a self‑storage site, a revived 36‑unit apartment proposal, and several subdivisions in review or under construction.
Laurie, the city planning presenter, told the committee the city has "a number of applications in review," including a rezone and conditional‑use permit for a new self‑storage facility on the Cinnamon Tree parcel and an active review of a previously approved 36‑unit apartment project on Northwest First Street that has been revived.
Laurie said Grace Lutheran Children’s Center has a minor approval in process for a two‑classroom addition. She also reported a pre‑application and forthcoming text amendment to add hotels as a conditional use in the light industrial zone—an amendment tied to the hotel proposal mentioned earlier in the CT update.
On lending and construction activity, Laurie listed multiple projects in construction‑document review and active construction: Buxton Ranch subdivision (44 lots), User subdivision (37 lots, roads/utilities expected in spring), Dutch Canyon 4 (33 lots, under construction), Oxbow headquarters (near plan approval), and a proposed REMAX office/Casey Street House undergoing site plan review. She said a Juana Credit Union application is scheduled for the Planning Commission on March 13.
Laurie also discussed longer‑term work: the city’s 50‑year plan remains in a holding pattern while the city coordinates transportation planning rule analysis and UGB (urban growth boundary) work with the state Department of Land Conservation and Development; she said that work is moving but slowly.
On project specifics, Laurie said the proposed self‑storage facility would occupy about 4.7 acres of a roughly 9‑acre parcel and that some wetlands constraints affect local sites. She said there is not yet a confirmed unit count for the proposed storage project.
Committee members asked about availability of development studies and noted the difficulty of delivering small commercial units profitably given infrastructure costs. Laurie advised developers’ feasibility studies are private and must be requested directly from the developer; she invited members to email planning staff for assistance contacting applicants.
No formal land‑use approvals were granted during the meeting; Laurie’s report summarized active applications and expected future hearings or submittals.
