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Gladstone planning commission approves 2,520-square-foot storage building at 870 82nd Drive
Summary
The Gladstone Planning Commission approved design-review application DR-25-04 on Sept. 16, 2025, allowing a 2,520 sq ft storage building at 870 82nd Drive with conditions requiring compliance with Gladstone Public Works and Clackamas Fire comments. The applicant said drainage will tie into an existing detention pond; no public opposition appeared.
The Gladstone Planning Commission voted Sept. 16 to approve design-review application DR-25-04, allowing a 2,520-square-foot storage building to be added adjacent to an existing office at 870 82nd Drive.
City planning staff recommended approval with standard design-review conditions and a special condition requiring compliance with Gladstone Public Works and Clackamas Fire review. "We do recommend the special condition of approval that the site be developed as proposed and in compliance with the fire district letters and the Gladstone Public Works design comments," planning staff told the commission.
Scott Salisbury of Salisbury Construction, the applicant's representative, told commissioners the site’s storm drainage will direct rainwater into an existing detention pond and that a fire hydrant is located within the turnaround on the property. "The building will be sitting up quite a bit higher than the existing detention pond," Salisbury said, adding that the project team has planned grading and utility connections to meet public-works requirements.
Commissioners asked about the project's effect on trees and landscaping, stormwater routing and whether the storage use is accessory to the on-site office; staff said the storage is accessory to the office and that public-works review and the building-permit process will address drainage, retaining-wall and utility details. Staff also noted the code requirement for glazing facing the right of way and recommended display-type windows that meet that standard.
No proponents or opponents provided public testimony either in person or online. After closing the public hearing, Commissioner Langston moved to approve DR-25-04 "as recommended with the standard conditions and one special condition regarding compliance with public works and fire department comments," a motion seconded by Commissioner Carlson. The commission approved the application by unanimous roll call.
The approval includes the standard design-review conditions in the staff packet and the added requirement that the applicant satisfy any follow-up items from Gladstone Public Works and Clackamas Fire as part of permit review. The planning commission’s action is a design-review approval; building permits and any required public-works or fire-district clearances remain prerequisites for construction.
