Comprehensive Plan Amendment/ Zone Change (CPA 1-24, ZC 4-24) - 2320 SE Stratus Avenue

City staff leading the review - Evan Hietpas, Associate Housing Planner

Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment (CPA 1-24) and Zone Change Application (ZC 4-24) - The application bundles two requests: 1) a request to amend the Comprehensive Plan Map; and 2) a request to amend the Zone Map to rezone two parcels equating to 5.8 acres from industrial to residential.  The subject parcels are currently designated Industrial on the McMinnville Comprehensive Plan Map and are designated M-1 on the Zoning Map. The request, if approved, would designate the property Residential on the Comprehensive Plan Map and R-4 (Medium, High-Density Residential) on the Zoning Map. A Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Zone Change proposal must satisfy all relevant requirements of the review criteria set forth in McMinnville Municipal Code (MMC) 17.74.020.

January 16, 2025, Public Hearing

A Notice of public hearing was mailed to all property owners within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the subject property on December 26, 2024. Notice of the public hearing was published in the News Register on January 10, 2025.

February 6, 2025, Public Hearing

On January 16, 2025, notice of the application and the February 6, 2025, Planning Commission public hearing was mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the subject property in accordance with Section 17.72.120 of the Zoning Ordinance. On January 31, 2025, notice of the application and the February 6, 2025, Planning Commission public hearing was published in the newspaper in accordance with Section 17.72.120 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Commission held the continued public hearing on February 6, 2025, to consider the request, and continued the public hearing until March 20, 2025.

March 20, 2025, Public Hearing

On March 20, 2025, the Planning Commission held the continued public hearing and voted 9-0 to recommend approval with conditions, with a revision to Condition #4 of the decision document pertaining to pedestrian infrastructure, and revisions to findings related to MMC 17.74.020(B).

April 3, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting - Action Item

Planning Commission will review revised Condition of Approval #4 and revised findings related to applicability of MMC 17.74.020.(B), and finalize recommendation to City Council through the acceptance of the revised Decision Document, available in the documents below.