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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 2 procedure (adjustment) – pending                                     
Address: 8935 S.E. Powell Blvd.
Applicant: Debbie Cleek of The Bookin Group 
Owner: MHAAO Properties I LLC

A type II adjustment is sought to the landscaping buffer requirement related to parking and loading to defer the timing and modify the width and plantings in the required landscape buffer between the two properties they own.

Early assistance – pending                                   
Address: 8840 N.E. Skidmore St.
Applicant: Agustin Enriquez of GBD Architects 
Owner: The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother

The Grotto property has two main parts: a lower area with parking, a church, administrative offices, a gift house, and other ancillary outdoor areas and an upper area with religious gardens and housing for Servite Friars. The areas, separated by an exposed basalt cliff, are connected by an elevator. The proposal is to add an exterior stair connecting the two levels to provide better access for guests and staff.

Early assistance – application
Address: 4033 S.W. Canyon Road
Applicant: Erica Thompson of Hennebery Eddy Architects
Owner: city of Portland

The proposal is for replacement of the visitor center at Hoyt Arboretum. A new single-story facility would serve day use activity and include public restrooms, interpretive displays, and a nature store. A new two-story education and research building would include an herbarium, classrooms, administrative spaces, and other support spaces. Both buildings would be fully sprinklered. There would be a reconfigured maintenance yard with dedicated vehicular access off Fairview Boulevard, and a new bus stop. Stormwater would be managed on-site with flow-through planters.

Early assistance – application
Address: 1836 N.E. 82nd Ave.
Applicant: Jennifer Nye of Salazar Architect
Owner: BTK LLC

This site is being considered for redevelopment with affordable housing.

Pre-application conference – pending
Address: 2203 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Applicant: Kimberly Freeman of In Clover Consulting of Clackamas
Owners: Cincinnatus LLC and 2203MLK Finnatix LLC

The discussion would be on industrial service use in the commercial mixed-use 3 zone where such a use is conditional.

Early assistance – application
Address: Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (within the 97212 zip code)
Applicant: Gabe Dominek of Deca Architecture
Owner: Graham Street LLC

The development would encompass an approximately 11,340-square-foot, corner-block lot. One wood-framed, fully sprinklered building would be constructed. Four parking stalls would remain, with one transitioning into an ADA stall. The trash enclosure would remain, and a reworked stormwater facility would be shared with the adjacent lot per the existing easement agreements. This would be a secure residential treatment facility licensed by the Oregon Health Authority. There would be 16 residential beds, counselor offices, common areas, single-use bathrooms, and an outdoor common area.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

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