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Planning commission recommends amending Oakdale Marketplace PUD after appeals ruling
Summary
After a court of appeals ruling, Oakdale planning staff recommended and the Planning Commission voted to recommend ordinance and resolution amendments allowing retail uses on the vacant site west of McDonald’s; the actions will be forwarded to city council for final action.
Oakdale Planning Commission members on July 9 recommended changes to the Oakdale Marketplace planned unit development that would allow retail uses on a vacant parcel immediately west of McDonald’s.
Luke, planning staff, told the commission that the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 937 and Resolution 2024‑89 in November 2024 to permit commercial, retail and residential uses in the PUD area, and specifically to redesignate a portion of the site for restaurant/fast‑casual uses. A trial court initially sided with the city about changing land‑use regulations without the property owner’s consent, but the court of appeals reversed that decision, and “as a result of the court of appeals decision, the PUD plan must be amended so that any retail use allowed in the B‑1 District and former C‑2 District would be permitted on the site,” Luke said. Staff recommended approval of an ordinance and a companion resolution to supersede the earlier actions.
The commission opened a continuation of the public hearing; no members of the public offered comments. After briefly taking the item off the table, the body voted to recommend approval of the ordinance amending the Oakdale Marketplace PUD and to recommend approval of the related resolution.
The commission’s recommendations now go to the City Council for its consideration. City staff noted the affected area extends roughly south of 34th Street and north of the railroad tracks and includes the parcel just west of the McDonald’s on site plans presented to the commission.
