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Applicant asks for more time after Metro prompts staff to relocate proposed shared-use path on Molalla Avenue master plan
Summary
At a March 23 Oregon City Planning Commission hearing, staff recommended relocating a proposed shared-use path to integrate with a future apartment parcel; the applicant, Cypress Equities, said a late Metro comment prompted the change and requested a two‑week continuance. Neighbors and Metro raised safety, privacy and stormwater concerns.
Chair Espy opened a quasi-judicial public hearing March 23 on a 20‑year master plan and detailed development plan (GLUA 2500025) for redevelopment at 1367 Molalla Avenue that would add a new public road and enable mixed commercial uses, two drive‑through facilities and a future apartment parcel.
Staff planner Christina summarized the application and related staff reports, saying the city received ODOT input requiring proportional contributions to a right‑turn slip lane at OR‑213/Beavercreek, Metro comments about a shared‑use path alignment, and several recent public comments entered into the record. Staff recommended approval with revised conditions, including enhanced landscaping at Molalla Avenue and a revised condition that would require the applicant to relocate the planned paved shared‑use bike/ped path higher on the site so it would be integrated with the…
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