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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 3 procedure (conditional use) – application                                      
Address: 12500 N.W. Marina Way
Applicant: William Rasmussen of Miller Nash LLP 
Owner: Portland General Electric

Plans call for reconfiguring and modestly expanding the transmission system within the utility easement within Forest Park. A 1,400-foot-long transmission line would be constructed to connect existing facilities to the Harborton Substation. The work would include relocating a transmission pole, installing two steel monopoles, and restringing conductors on new and existing structures.

Type 1 procedure (design review) – pending                                   
Address: 2079 W. Burnside St.
Applicant: Jazmin Gonzalez of Pacific Bells LLC of Vancouver, Washington 
Owner: Nancy L. Huntzinger Trust of Vancouver, Washington

A minor remodel of a Taco Bell restaurant would include removing exterior slats, patching and repairing the exterior insulation and finish system, and painting.

Early assistance – application
Address: 5820 N.E. Lombard St.
Applicant: Derek Metson of Greenbox Architecture of West Linn
Owner: TFL Development LLC

Plans call for converting an approximately 2,600-square-foot retail building into a convenience store. Partial demolition would accommodate construction of a fuel canopy with four pump islands, underground fuel storage tanks, and two or three electric vehicle charging stations. Site work would create one-way circulation with a single entrance/exit on Lombard Street, nine parking spaces, a trash enclosure, landscaping, and right-of-way improvements.

Type 2 procedure (adjustment) – pending
Address: 2120 N.W. 27th Ave.
Applicant: Lauren Menashe of Montgomery Park PDX LLC
Owner: Montgomery Park PDX LLC

An adjustment is sought to allow a proposed retail use to exceed the 20,000-square-foot limit imposed in the York Plan District. This is a landmark building.

Early assistance – application
Address: property on Northwest 20th Avenue (within the 97209 zip code)
Applicant: Jane Alexander of Portland Parks & Recreation
Owner: Portland Parks & Recreation

Development of a neighborhood park is planned on the parcel. The park would be mostly landscaped space (lawn, trees, landscaped planting beds, and possibly a playground). The depths of construction will likely be impacted by the parcel being a DEQ remediation site. Guidance is sought on integration of the park into the alternative street design.

Source: Portland Permitting & Development 

See also:

• $10.6 million organization expansion in Portland building permits | July 14, 2026