Land Use Action Details

Description

Request: A consolidated application for the proposed redevelopment of the former Truitt Brothers cannery site as a mixed-use neighborhood consisting of three, six-story, mixed-use buildings with a total of 382 dwelling units, ground floor commercial tenant space, second-story outdoor community open space and amenities, and ground floor and basement parking; a proposed food hall building, winery building, and general-purpose market space building; on-site surface parking; and pedestrian access throughout the site and along the Willamette River. The application includes: 1) A Class 2 Willamette Greenway Development Permit and Class 3 Site Plan review for the proposed development; 2) A Subdivision Tentative Plan to divide the property into six lots ranging in size from approximately 36,455 square feet to approximately 210,858 square feet; 3) A Class 1 Adjustment to: a) Increase the maximum allowed building height of proposed Buildings 1, 2, and 3 from 70 feet to 74 feet (SRC 536.015(d)); b) Reduce the minimum required amount of ground floor windows on building facades along the riverfront from 65 percent to approximately 60 percent for Building 1, 56 percent for Building 2, and 52 percent for Building 3 (SRC 536.015(g)); and c) Reduce the driveway spacing between the proposed driveway approaches at the Gaines Street Entrance and the Market Street Entrance to less than the minimum required 370 feet (SRC 804.035(d)); 4) A Class 2 Adjustment to: a) Eliminate the minimum required 5-foot landscape setback for parking and vehicle use areas abutting interior property lines (SRC 536.015(c)); b) Eliminate the minimum required 5-foot landscape setback for parking garages abutting interior property lines (SRC 806.035(c)(5)); c) Reduce the minimum required percentage of off-street parking spaces designated for carpool or vanpool parking from 5 percent to 0 percent (SRC 806.015(c)); d) Allow two of the proposed off-street loading spaces within the development to be located within a driveway (SRC 806.080); e) Deviate from solid waste receptacle and compactor placement standards by reducing the minimum required separation of trash receptacles and compactors from adjacent walls and reduce the minimum required pad area extending from the rear of the receptacles and compactors (SRC 800.055(b)&(c)); f) Deviate from solid waste service area standards by reducing the minimum required vehicle operation area and turning radius dimensional requirements for the solid waste service area of the proposed Food Hall building (SRC 800.055(f)); g) Reduce the driveway spacing between the proposed driveway approaches at the Belmont Alley and the Market Street Entrance to less than the minimum required 370 feet (SRC 804.035(d)); h) Allow an alternative vision clearance area standard, pursuant to SRC 805.015, for the proposed driveway approach at the Market Street Entrance (SRC 805.015); and i) Allow an alternative vision clearance area standard, pursuant to SRC 805.015, for the proposed driveway approach at the Belmont Alley (SRC 805.015); 5) A Class 2 Driveway Approach Permit for the three proposed driveway approaches serving the development onto Front Street NE; and 6) An alternative street standard, pursuant to SRC 803.065, for Front Street NE to allow an increased block length, a reduced half-width right-of-way, an alternative cross section, and elimination of the required Public Utility Easement (PUE). The subject property totals approximately 13.66 acres in size, is zoned MU-R (Mixed-Use Riverfront) and partially within the Willamette Greenway Overlay Zone, and located in the 1100 to 1400 Blocks of Front Street NE (Marion County Assessor Map and Tax Lot Numbers: 073W22AB00300, 073W22AB00600, and 073W22AB00900).