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Oregon City planning commission approves 13‑lot Pease Road subdivision, allows 30‑foot cul‑de‑sac variance
Summary
The commission approved a 13‑lot subdivision on Pease Road and a variance to exceed the municipal 350‑foot cul‑de‑sac limit by about 30 feet, subject to conditions including an arborist‑prepared tree protection plan, a pedestrian access tract, and a 20‑foot reserved access strip for an adjoining parcel.
The Oregon City Planning Commission voted 4‑0 to approve TP0604 and VR0605, a proposal by ICON Construction and applicant representative SFA Design Group to subdivide 3.08 acres on the south side of Pease Road into 13 lots and to grant a variance allowing a cul‑de‑sac longer than the 350‑foot maximum in city code.
Staff recommended approval, saying the proposed cul‑de‑sac would be measured at about 380 feet—roughly 30 feet longer than the city standard—and that the length was necessitated by existing development patterns and topography. Staff noted the Clackamas County Fire District had given preliminary approval to the proposed cul‑de‑sac design. "The variance is the minimum that would alleviate the hardship," staff said, adding the applicant would provide a pedestrian access way (Tract A) from the…
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