Community Development

Below is a list of the long range planning projects currently under way. The various projects may require approval or adoption by the City Council. 

Shadden House

11105 NW Baker Creek Rd  |  Built 1859

One of the earliest homes in McMinnville, the Shadden house dates to 1859 and the earliest days of non-native settlement in the area.

Ben Altman, on behalf of property owner KWDS, LLC, is requesting approval of an administrative variance to allow for a less than 10 percent reduction in the required rear yard 

Patrick Fuchs, McMinnville Access Company, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to allow the placement of  wireless communications antennas on the rooftop of an

The City of McMinnville is proposing to amend Chapter 17.53 (Land Division Standards) of the McMinnville Zoning Ordinance to update provisions to allow local street grades up to and including fifteen (15) percent.

The Gwendolyn Hotel Project includes three Historic Landmarks Applications and one Downtown Design Review application: HL 6-22, HL 7-22, HL 8-22, and DDR 2-22. 

The project proposes a new hotel on Third Street that will include the demolition of three historic structures: 609, 611, and 619 NE Third Street.

The Historic Landmarks Committee denied all four land-use applications, and the applicant appealed those decisions to the Planning Commission.  The Planning Commission approved all four land-use applications, and those decisions have now been appealed to the McMinnville City Council.  

The McMinnville Urban Renewal Agency hired Rick Williams Consulting to work with community stakeholders on a downtown parking study.  This study will first collect data on how downtown parking (both private and public) is utilized and where there may or may not be capacity issues.  Then the team

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