By: Hilary Dorsey//June 8, 2026//
Hilary Dorsey//June 8, 2026//
A weekly list of highlights from commercial land use review activity in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week.
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Address: 1020 S.W. Naito Parkway
Applicant: Dan Yates of Portland Spirit聽
Owner: city of Portland
Plans call for exterior repair and maintenance of the 鈥淧ortland Visitors Information Center鈥 historic landmark. An interior renovation of the 3,800-square-foot building would convert it into a full-service restaurant. Other work would include exterior site and landscape alterations to accommodate pedestrian access, building operations, and outdoor seating.
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Address: 7472 S.W. Garden Home Road
Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits聽
Owner: Galen E. and Saundra F. Willis of Wilsonville
The property currently is zoned for commercial employment and holds an active Dairy Queen restaurant with a drive-thru. Plans call for remodeling the main building into a McDonald鈥檚 restaurant, reusing utility connections, and enhancing the site with related improvements.
Type 1 procedure (design review) 鈥 pending
Address: 333 S.W. Park Ave.
Applicant: Jon Eisner of Carleton Hart Architecture
Owner: Multnomah County
The proposal is for installation of a rooftop mechanical unit atop the one-story storage space. Exterior ductwork would be installed from the unit into the second-floor window opening. The work would also involve painting ductwork, replacing the window sash with a pre-finished metal infill panel, and installing a pre-finished decorative metal mechanical equipment screen.
Type 2 procedure (adjustment) 鈥 pending
Address: 14410 S.E. Stark St.
Applicant: Lan Jiang of Lake Oswego
Owner: USZCN LLC
A tenant improvement is planned. An adjustment is requested to allow a wooden fence for screening to the loading area (instead of L4 masonry).
Type 3 procedure (conditional use) 鈥 pending
Address: 15511 S.E. Division St.
Applicants: Hoang Minh Le of Hillsboro and Hue Kim Le of Beaverton
Owners: Hoang Minh Le of Hillsboro and Hue Kim Le of Beaverton
A conditional use permit is sought for the Cao Dai Temple of Portland, at 15533 S.E. Division St. and an accessory building and a new parking lot with approximately 30 parking spaces. An adjustment is requested to reduce the minimum building setback from the east lot line from 10 feet to 9.75 feet, reduce the minimum building setback from the south lot line from 10 feet to 5 feet, and reduce the minimum landscaping buffer width along the south lot line from 10 feet to 5 feet.
Source: Portland Permitting & Development聽
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