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A weekly list of highlights from commercial land use review activity in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week.

Type 1 procedure (historic resource review) – pendingÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Applicant: Maya Foty of Architectural Resources Group
Owner: Lewis & Clark College

Plans call for the installation of three security cameras on the exterior of the historic M. Lloyd Frank Estate. The manor house serves as the office of admissions for Lewis & Clark College. The cameras would be located at the south, east and west elevations.

ÌýType 2 procedure (environmental review)Ìý – application
Address: 5898 S.E. 115th Ave.
Applicant: Dyann Bernatz of PGE
Owner: city of Portland

Portland General Electric is proposing to install two new vaults and two new wood poles and replace three existing poles within the Springwater corridor. Twelve trees (with a diameter at breast height of 10 inches or smaller) would be removed and replaced at a 2:1 ratio within 20 feet of the corridor.

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Address: 2440 S.E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.
Applicant: Josef West of West Architects
Owner: RL & TL LLC of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

The proposal is for construction of a 114,000-square-foot mixed-use building with 120 affordable housing units, ground-level retail space, parking, and a public plaza.

Type 2 procedure (adjustment) – pendingÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý
Address: 3600 N. Interstate Ave.
Applicant: Brad Kilby of Harper Houf Peterson Righellis
Owner: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest

Kaiser Permanente requests an adjustment to the maximum setback for the future construction of a 4,000-square-foot addition to support the Interstate Radiation Therapy (IRT) clinic.

Type 2 procedure (adjustment) – pendingÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 4601 S.E. Powell Blvd.
Applicant: Nestor Ngo of Harmony Decor
Owner: 3V Properties LLC

The proposal is for a new loading dock and new truck loading spaces on the site between the existing building and Southeast Powell Boulevard. An adjustment is sought to reduce the required landscaped area (required: 4,789 square feet; provided: 3,281 square feet). The work would involve replacing exterior siding, installing a new loading dock, and building a trash enclosure and retaining wall for an exterior ramp to the basement. An interior remodel would involve adding walls for an office, ADA restrooms, and walls for basement storage.

ÌýEarly assistance – applicationÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Address: 5025 S.E. 122nd Ave.
Applicant: Jim Toporek of Studio 3 Architecture
Owner: Uddin LLC of West Linn

The proposal is for construction of a multifamily structure with an accessory community building and at-grade parking. There would be a total of 18 apartments with either two or three bedrooms each. All units are intended to be affordable housing.

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Address: 13817 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Applicant: Steve Ewoldt of ORANGEWALLstudios
Owner: Altec Industries of Birmingham, Alabama

Plans call for a light renovation (no structural work) of the industrial service facility and addition of a manufactured building north of the existing building. The project team would widen the access gate at the northwest corner and resurface asphalt pavement.

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Address: 2432 N.E. Marine Drive
Applicant: Lauren Jones of Capstone Partners
Owner: Port of Portland

Plans call for the construction of an industrial building and truck yards.

Source: Portland Permitting & DevelopmentÌý

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