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Planning commission recommends rezone of two Urban Renewal properties after tenant raises notification and displacement concerns
Summary
The commission voted to recommend rezoning two Urban Renewal Agency–owned properties at 214 Tumwater Drive and 313 S. 2nd St. from institutional back to R3.5 to enable sale for low- to moderate-income homeownership; a tenant at 214 Tumwater urged better notification and transition supports and the applicant said he would rectify a missed tenant notice.
The Oregon City Planning Commission on Nov. 24 voted to recommend approval of a rezone and comprehensive-plan map amendment to return two Urban Renewal Agency–owned parcels — 214 Tumwater Drive and 313 South 2nd Street — to R3.5 (medium-density residential), allowing the agency to market the homes for sale to first-time or lower-income buyers.
Staff told the commission the parcels were rezoned to an institutional designation in 2008 for a public project that never developed. The staff recommendation said the land use basis supports rezoning back to R3.5: the sites are in a mixed-use downtown area with access to transit, parks and utilities, and ODOT told staff the change would not affect its…
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