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Tualatin council upholds ARB approval of Lam Research expansion after contested hearing
Summary
After a lengthy hearing where neighbors raised traffic and noise concerns, the Tualatin City Council unanimously denied an appeal and upheld the Architectural Review Board's Sept. 10 approval of Lam Research's AR 24-0002 campus expansion, directing staff to prepare findings and a resolution.
The Tualatin City Council denied an appeal and affirmed the Architectural Review Board's Sept. 10 approval of Lam Research's proposed campus expansion (AR 24-0002) in a unanimous vote Nov. 10.
The council's decision followed a quasi-judicial hearing in which city staff, Lam representatives and neighbors presented technical studies and testimony. Keith Leonard, the city's associate planner, told the council the staff record addresses notice, traffic, noise, and procedural objections and concluded the ARB's approval met applicable Tualatin development code criteria. "If the council identifies approval criteria that are not satisfied," Leonard said, "it must continue proceedings to allow the applicant to modify the proposal or recommend conditions of approval." (Staff presentation)
Lam Research representatives described the project as a multi-building expansion funded in part by…
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