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Council OKs letter of intent for Keizer Station parcel and initiates zoning text amendments for auto-related uses
Summary
Council authorized a letter of intent to sell a Keizer Station parcel to CPD Real Company LLC and directed staff to pursue zoning text amendments that would allow certain auto-related uses in Area B near the transit station; council and staff said ODOT/right-of-way issues are separate and not a condition of the LOI.
Keizer — On Oct. 6 the Keizer City Council authorized the city manager to sign a letter of intent (LOI) to sell a parcel in Keizer Station Area B to CPD Real Company LLC at a previously appraised price, and separately initiated legislative amendments to the city code (Appendix A) to allow certain auto-related businesses in limited locations of Area B.
The property under consideration is on the east side of Keizer Station Boulevard (identified by city staff as 2335 Shimawa Road). The LOI uses the appraisal-based price of $1,905,000 and includes a reduced broker commission of 3% (staff said that is lower than a prior commission of 6%). City Manager Adam Brown said staff and the prospective buyer have met and that the company “seems like a great company.” The council adopted the resolution authorizing the manager to sign the LOI unanimously.
Related zoning change: Staff and Planning Director Shane Witham recommended initiating a text amendment to Appendix A of the Keizer code to allow certain automotive uses — for example, a car wash and an oil stop — in the portion of Area B adjacent to the transit station only. Witham said the city previously moved drive-through restaurants into conditional use with design standards on the other side of Keizer Station Boulevard but that a small set of auto-centric uses remain prohibited citywide in Area B. The requested amendment would limit auto-related uses to the transit-station-adjacent parcel only.
Staff cautioned these are separate steps: the LOI and the text-amendment process are distinct. Witham said the amendment is a legislative process that will go to the planning commission for recommendation and back to council before any code is changed.
Council members noted outstanding right-of-way and ownership questions involving ODOT and Cherriots transit property near the site; staff said those are separate issues and not a condition of the LOI. Brown said a strip of ODOT-owned land and the Cherriots facility’s siting are being reviewed but do not prevent the LOI from moving forward.
Outcome: Council unanimously approved the LOI authorization and unanimously voted to initiate the code amendment process. Both votes were recorded as unanimous with two councilors absent.
Ending: If the planning commission and council later approve code changes and the buyer and city complete negotiations, the parcel sale and any permitted auto-related use will follow the standard land-sale and land-use procedures.
