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Sweet Home council approves zone change for 1247 Clark Mill Road on first reading; one recusal
Summary
The Sweet Home City Council voted 6–0 with one recusal on Oct. 14, 2025 to approve on first reading a zone map amendment (ZMA 25-01) to change 1247 Clark Mill Road from low-density (R-1) to high-density residential (R-3); staff said the change aligns zoning with the comprehensive plan and no public testimony was offered.
Sweet Home — On Oct. 14, 2025, the Sweet Home City Council approved on first reading a zone map amendment (ZMA 25-01) that would change the zoning for a roughly 86,358-square-foot parcel at 1247 Clark Mill Road from residential low density (R-1) to residential high density (R-3).
City staff recommended approval, telling councilors that the proposed R-3 designation would align the parcel’s zoning with the city’s comprehensive plan, that the site has existing access to city water and sewer and is not located in the 100-year floodplain. "The proposed R 3 zoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan designation and policies," staff said during the planning summary presented at the public hearing.
The planning commission held a public hearing and recommended approval on Sept. 18, 2025, and the council opened a public hearing Oct. 14, during which no members of the public testified in favor, opposed or neutral. A councilor asked whether the larger lot to the south was already R-3; staff confirmed it had previously been changed to residential high density.
A motion to approve the ordinance for first reading carried in a roll-call vote with six yes votes and one recusal. The council subsequently approved a second reading by title that evening and voted to schedule a third reading with proposed amendments at the next council meeting; both actions passed by the same 6–0 with one recusal tally. The clerk recorded the recusal and the roll-call tallies as the official record.
The staff report cited the findings in section 3 that form the basis for the recommendation; any future development on the site must comply with applicable city code standards such as parking, landscaping and setbacks. No conditions of approval were proposed by staff because the request is purely a zone change to conform the zoning map to the comprehensive plan designation.
Next steps: the ordinance will return to the council for third reading at the next council meeting, where proposed amendments will be considered and the council may take final action.
