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Oregon City Commission sides with developer in landslide‑buffer appeal, overturns planning commission 4–1
Summary
The city commission voted 4–1 on May 6 to uphold an appeal by developer Cyprus and adopt a discretionary interpretation of OCMC 17.44.060(L) that allows case‑by‑case engineered solutions inside the 200‑foot geologic‑hazard buffer, directing staff to draft modified written findings for approval June 3.
Oregon City’s commission voted 4–1 on May 6 to uphold an appeal by developer Cyprus and adopt an interpretation of municipal geologic‑hazard rules that permits case‑by‑case discretionary approval of engineered mitigation measures inside the city’s 200‑foot geologic‑hazard buffer.
The appeal concerned the planning commission’s April 13 decision approving a master plan and detailed development plan for a project at 1367 Wallowa Avenue, subject to conditions limiting disturbance in mapped landslide and steep‑slope buffers. Staff and the planning commission had relied on a conservative reading of OCMC 17.44.060(L), which the city’s assistant city engineer, Josh Wheeler, summarized as a provision that, "This does not allow any type of variance as desired by the applicant." Wheeler explained staff’s view…
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