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Keizer residents press city over proposed River Road conditional uses, parking and safety concerns
Summary
Public commenters urged caution as Keizer considers allowing drive-throughs as conditional uses in the River Road overlay and reviews master site plans, citing traffic, student safety and neighborhood parking impacts; staff said proposals would go through planning commission and city council review and require transportation analysis.
Keizer — Residents and commenters at a City public-comment period urged caution this week as city planning discussions resurfaced about allowing drive-through uses and new master site plans in the River Road overlay district.
Speakers said a prior rezoning and an overlay review changed the mix of commercial uses along River Road and that proposed amendments or master plans could allow quick-service restaurants and gas stations with drive-throughs as conditional uses. Commenters pressed the city to use the conditional‑use process to attach strict traffic and aesthetic conditions if such uses are approved.
The matter matters because conditional uses can permit activities that are otherwise restricted in an overlay district only when an applicant shows how impacts will be mitigated. A planning commenter said such proposals would be subject to the city’s public‑hearing process and transportation…
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