Building Elevation

UPDATE: The Notice of Decision was released on March 5, 2021, please see attached Notice of Decision for details. 

A property owner  has submitted an application to the City of Newberg to construct a new independent living community for Friendsview Retirement Community. The subject property is located along Fulton Street west of Meridian Street in Newberg. You are invited to take part in the City's review of this project by sending in your written comments. The applicable criteria used to make a decision on this application are found in Newberg Development Code 15.215.040 and 15.220.050(B). 

The development would include a 96-unit Independent Living building, a type of Group Care Facility. The project would involve a 130,000 square foot, five story building with a basement level parking garage. Off-site work will include new sidewalks and landscaping planter strips.

APPLICANT:  Friendsview Manor, Inc.

APPLICANT’S CONSULTANT:  AKS Engineering & Forestry, LLC – Mimi Doukas, AICP, RLA                                                             

TELEPHONE:  (503) 563-6151

EMAIL:  MimiD@aks-eng.com

PROPERTY OWNER:  Friendsview Manor, Inc.

LOCATION:  814 N. Center Street

TAX LOT NUMBER:  Yamhill County Tax Map 3 2 17CB Tax Lots 200, 1500, 1600, and 2600

We invite you to send any written comments for or against the proposal  by November 6, 2020. If you mail your comments to the City, please put the following information on the outside of the envelope:

Written Comments: File No.DR220-0006/VAR20-0003
City of Newberg
Community Development Department
PO Box 970
Newberg, OR  97132

You can look over all the information about this project or drop comments off at Newberg City Hall, 414 E. First Street.  You can also buy copies of the information for a cost of 25 cents a page.  If you have any questions about the project, you can call the Newberg Planning Division at 503-537-1240.

All written comments must be turned in by 4:30 p.m. on enter date two weeks from date you mailed notice.  Any issue which might be raised in an appeal of this case to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) must be submitted to the City in writing before this date.  You must include enough detail to enable the decision maker an opportunity to respond.  The applicable criteria used to make a decision on this application for design review approval are found in Newberg Development Code 15.215.040 and 15.220.050(B).

The Community Development Director will make a decision at the end of a 14-day comment period.  If you send in written comments about this project, you will be sent information about any decision made by the City relating to this project.