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Troutdale begins work on Main Streets on Halsey code amendment; residents urge visuals and limits on taller buildings
Summary
At a Feb. 11 work session, staff and consultants presented a draft Halsey gateway overlay that would limit ground‑floor housing, set 5–15 ft setbacks, and allow up to a 15‑ft height bonus for public benefits; public commenters and commissioners pressed for visualizations and raised concerns about 4–5 story buildings and fire/parking impacts.
The Troutdale Planning Commission held a work session Wednesday on the 'Main Streets on Halsey' code amendment, a draft overlay district focused on portions of Halsey and Historic Highway west of 257th Avenue. Project consultants presented standards intended to encourage mixed‑use development, pedestrian‑oriented ground floors and design features while offering incentives that could allow modest increases in building height under conditions.
Project consultants Matt Hasty and Keegan Gulick described the overlay’s key points: the ground floor along Halsey would be required to be at least 50% nonresidential (no more than 50% ground‑floor frontage occupied by housing), building setbacks would have a 5‑ft minimum and 15‑ft…
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