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July 10, 2025 Santosh Abraham, Project Manager Timeless Foods Inc. 1600 NW 167th Place, Suite 300 Beaverton, OR 97006-4806 RE: Status of DR 25-04 & SA 25-02 “Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen” (fast-food drive-through) at 1560 Mt. Hood Ave / OR Hwy 214 (Tax Lot 051W08DB01300; Partition Plat P.P. 91-66, Parcel 2) Dear Sir or Madam: Staff reviewed the degree of completion of the Design Review (DR) and Street Adjustment (SA) consolidated applications package for the subject property with materials submitted March 18, 2025, and additional materials submitted June 10, and determined it complete as of July 10, 2025. Staff sends this letter to demonstrate compliance with Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 227.178(2). Because it is a Type III review, the application has been scheduled for a public hearing before the Planning Commission on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7pm. A staff report with a recommendation to the Commission will be published one week prior to the hearing date. Enclosed with this letter are sign-posting instructions to provide notice of the public hearing. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure these requirements are met on time. Projects webpage Note that there is a City project webpage. The gateway webpage for land development projects is the Projects webpage, which is . Additionally, as we work to draft our report and recommendation, staff is considering conditions of approval for the following items. (Section references are to the Woodburn Development Ordinance (WDO).) 1. Relocation of traffic control signage along Mt Hood Ave, particularly the state highway’s identification (OR 99E/211/214) and the traffic-signal-ahead pole signs, because of the new sidewalk. 2. Adding a westbound ADA ramp to the end of the existing sidewalk on the east side of the driveway to help promote pedestrian connectivity throughout the shopping center. ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 3. Revising site plans to illustrate the EV charging conduits required by the Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) through Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) [PHONE REDACTED]"Electric Vehicle Charging Station Infrastructure Requirements" administered locally by the City Building Division. 4. Landscaping (3.06): a. The landscape plan (Sheet L100) may be missing 3 street trees within the landscape strip. Revise to conform with 3.06.03A.1, 2a, & 3, or provide support for the decision to plant 7 trees. A fee-in-lieu may be required for the missing 3. b. Landscape the southwestern existing island with a tree and shrubbery. c. Expand the size of the landscaping island to the south of the drive-through on the southeastern side of the building. 5. Lighting (3.11): Regarding exterior lighting, lower the wall-mounted fixtures to 8 ft to conform with 3.11.02B.1, revising also the elevation(s). Please contact me at (503) 980-2494 or [EMAIL REDACTED] with questions. Sincerely, Heidi Hinshaw, AICP Associate Planner cc: Dan Handel, Senior Planner Dago Garcia, P.E., City Engineer Brion Scott, ODOT Enclosures 1. Sign posting instructions 2. Sign template file(s): DR 25-04 & SA 25-02 “Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen” (fast-food drive-through) at 1560 Mt. Hood Ave / OR 214 (Tax Lot 051W08DB01300; Partition Plat P.P. 91-66, Parcel Accela record no. 971-25-000029-PLNG; ---PAGE BREAK--- Rev. 3/02/2018 Land Use Notice Sign Posting Instructions The applicant is responsible for posting sign(s) regarding land use application public hearing on the property per WDO 4.01.14B. 1. Timing: Post at least 10 days prior to the public hearing date. 2. Size: Print the notice at full size (18 inches by 24 inches). Printing at a smaller size will not give the required letter height. 3. Weatherize: Protect the notice from weather. Laminating, enclosing within clear plastic sleeve, or printing on plastic fiberboard is sufficient. Staff recommends mounting the sign on a building face or a post such that the top of the sign is 5 feet above sidewalk or ground. 4. Number: Post a notice on each frontage of the property. (If the property’s frontage exceeds 600 feet, one copy of the notice must be posted for each 600 feet or fraction thereof.) Place sign(s) within 10 feet of the street so as to be visible to pedestrians and motorists. Once posted, you need not maintain a posted notice. 5. Proof of Posting: Upon posting, submit a photo of the sign and a complete certification form that the property has been properly posted. The form is the next sheet. Submit it to the Planning Division ([EMAIL REDACTED]) or directly to the project planner. 6. Removal: Remove all signs within 10 days following the hearing announced in the notice. Staff offers a PDF sign template for applicants or their sign contractors to use for sign production. ---PAGE BREAK--- Planning Division Certificate of Sign Posting – Notice of Public Hearing I hereby certify that on I posted the notice of public hearing sign(s) for the Popeyes Restaurant project, file number DR 25-04, on the subject property (Tax Lot 051W08DB01300 northwest of 1600 Mt. Hood Ave). Attached is one or more photos of the posted sign(s). The posting was accomplished in accordance with the requirements of WDO 4.01.14B. Signature Date Print Name ---PAGE BREAK--- DR 25-04 Popeyes Restaurant NOTICE Call [PHONE REDACTED] or visit www.woodburn-or.gov/bc-pc Planning Commission Sept. 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm