From Oregonian today:
"A planned 45-unit development for low-income seniors in Lake Oswego is on hold after the state Land Use Board of Appeals ruled the city improperly applied its code when granting the nonprofit developer a conditional use permit.
The city erroneously assumed that age alone is a disability in granting the permit, the land use board ruled. Developers intended the project to house low-income seniors 62 or older.The Waluga Neighborhood Association filed the appeal after city councilors in January unanimously upheld a lower body's decision to grant the permit.
Land use board members ruled in favor of the city on four other points. Waluga had argued the development did not meet the approval criteria for a conditional use permit; that the city committed a procedural error; that a flawed parking study was used; and that the city failed to require a traffic study.
Lake Oswego staff members will meet Monday to discuss their options, said Evan Boone, deputy city attorney.Both sides could appeal the decision.
The nonprofit Northwest Housing Alternatives would have developed the four-story building at 4255 Oakridge Road on behalf of nearby Lake Grove Presbyterian Church.Martha McLennan, executive director of Northwest Housing Alternatives, could not be reached for comment Thursday afternoon. "
Lake Oswego Review story on same decision HERE.
(I couldn't yet find an opinion or order on the LUBA website HERE).
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