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Keizer council adopts ordinance allowing conditional auto‑oriented uses in Keizer Station Area B
Summary
After reopening its June hearing, the Keizer City Council approved an ordinance amending Keizer Code Appendix A to allow certain auto‑oriented uses as conditional uses in Keizer Station Area B, with a 7-0 vote.
The Keizer City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2025 on Aug. 4 to amend Keizer Code Appendix A, sections 2.11.0.04 and 2.11.0.05, to allow specified auto‑oriented uses as conditional uses in Keizer Station area B.
Council reopened the legislative land-use hearing to accept additional testimony and neighborhood meeting summaries the council had requested after the June 16 and July 7 sessions. Planning staff and the city attorney summarized that the draft ordinance would permit a drive‑through window as a conditional use on the east side of Keizer Station Boulevard; the language in the packet matched the version previously provided to council on July 7.
No additional public testimony was offered during the reopened hearing. Staff noted neighborhood meeting recordings and written comments were added to the record. Councilors discussed the balance between encouraging a locally based economy and preserving transitions between retail/industrial zones and residential areas. Mayor Clark said the eastern portion’s change “makes sense since the transit and park and ride are vehicle oriented,” while the western portion should remain a transition to residential and mixed use.
Councilor Koehler moved adoption of the ordinance; the motion carried 7-0.
Ending: The ordinance amends Keizer Code Appendix A sections 2.11.0.04 and 2.11.0.05 to allow specified auto‑oriented uses in Keizer Station Area B as conditional uses; the council directed staff to follow usual ordinance adoption procedures.
