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Keizer planning commission backs text amendment to allow some auto‑oriented uses but excludes car lots and standalone parking
Summary
After a public hearing on text amendment case 2025‑17, the Keizer Planning Commission recommended that city council approve changes to allow certain auto‑oriented uses in Keizer Station Area B while explicitly removing stand‑alone automobile parking, vehicle sales with secondary repair, and automotive dealers; the recommendation passed by voice vote and now goes to council.
The Keizer Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve a text amendment to Keizer Code (Case 2025‑17) that would broaden allowable uses in a triangular parcel of Keizer Station Area B while carving out several auto‑centric uses.
Staff said the change responds to a letter of intent from a prospective user for the transit‑adjacent triangle and would create a legislative path for automotive services (as classified in the SIC manual), car washes and oil‑change facilities, and related uses. "We're ... going to look at Keizer Station area B a little bit because there was a desire to open up some of those listed uses," said Shane, the…
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