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Council approves GLUP amendment to let developer build 32 apartments at Poplar Drive site
Summary
By an 8–0 roll-call vote the Medford City Council approved a minor comprehensive plan (GLUP) amendment to change 0.65 acres at 1392 Poplar Drive from urban high-density residential to service commercial, allowing a pending application for 32 apartment units that would exceed the site’s MFR-30 residential cap under its prior designation.
The Medford City Council voted unanimously on Dec. 17 to amend the city's General Land Use Plan map for two parcels at 1392 Poplar Drive, changing their designation from urban high-density residential to service commercial. The change allows the applicant to pursue a 32-unit apartment development that would not be permitted under the existing MFR-30 residential cap.
Kelly Aiken, planning staff, summarized the proposal and the planning commission’s favorable recommendation, noting the city’s 2023…
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