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Planning commission approves 29-unit Oaktree Terrace PUD with required sight‑distance fixes
Summary
The Oregon City Planning Commission approved preliminary PUD PD00‑01 for a 29‑unit development at 16281 South Oaktree Terrace, conditioned on meeting 24 staff conditions plus county/city approval of sight‑distance improvements at Holcomb Road. Neighbors raised traffic and safety concerns; the commission approved the project unanimously.
The Oregon City Planning Commission on the evening of the meeting approved preliminary planned unit development PD00‑01, a 29‑unit proposal at 16281 South Oaktree Terrace, with conditions requiring technical approvals for off‑site sight‑distance improvements before building permits are issued. Commissioner Bailey moved approval; the motion passed unanimously.
Staff planner Miss Collins told the commission the 8.35‑acre site spans two tax lots and that staff recommended approval contingent on 24 conditions, and proposed adding a condition (No. 24) requiring the applicant to submit evidence that schools, fire and police services have adequate capacity to serve the project. The staff report also amended a street‑design finding to state that planter strips are impracticable because of trees in the open‑space tracts.
Applicant engineer Brad Schleining (W.B. Wells & Associates), representing developer Lowell Whitkey, described design changes that pull development away from the steepest slopes, narrow the…
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