Canby planning commission approves Boyer Industrial Park plan with conditions

The Canby Planning Commission approved design review application DR 2402 and partition application PAR 2403, clearing the way for the Boyer Industrial Park at 1976 Southeast Township Road. The approval authorizes creation of three new lots from an existing tax lot and construction of three nearly identical industrial buildings, each about 16,200 square feet, subject to 56 conditions of approval.

Associate Planner Emma Porcolo presented the staff report and recommended approval. Porcolo said the site is zoned M2 Heavy Industrial with the city’s Industrial Overlay and noted that the proposal meets setback, height and landscaping standards; "staff recommends approval of application Doctor 2402 and PAR 2,403, subject to the identified conditions of approval," she told commissioners.

Why it matters: The project retains an existing industrial building and an on-site single-family residence while adding nearly 49,000 square feet of new industrial space aimed partly at expanding an existing local business, BBC Steel. Commissioners and staff focused on access, utility easements, traffic impacts, screening of loading areas, and a post-approval review process to verify that future tenants fit the assumptions made in the land-use review.

What was approved and site details - Partition: The single existing tax lot will be divided into three parcels (A, B and C). Parcel A will contain the new development (three buildings and a private drive aisle). Parcel B retains the existing industrial building and laydown yard. Parcel C isolates the existing single-family house as a legal preexisting nonconforming use. The applicant and staff confirmed the house will remain residential unless a later land-use action changes that status. - Buildings: Three concrete tilt-up industrial buildings, about 16,200 sq ft each (48,600 sq ft total). Building heights are about 27 feet, under the 45-foot limit for the zone. - Parking and loading: Staff calculated a requirement of 54 spaces for the industrial uses and the plan provides 73 spaces. Loading will…