Clackamas County received a pre-application conference request on
Wednesday, Feb. 3 regarding a partition/subdivision of nearly eight acres of
land south of Hwy. 26 and to the east of Vincent Road, with Stage Stop Road
near the southeast corner in Welches. The project could result in a 27-lot
single family residential subdivision on the land, currently divided between
two owners: Jeremy Zuidema, who owns 5.76 acres, and Jeff Goode, who
owns 2.06 acres directly to the south of Zuidema’s property.

The land for the project is opposite another parcel of land on the west side of
Vincent Road that was recently logged.

In an email to the Mountain Times, Zuidema stressed that the project is in the
preliminary stages and aspects of it could change.

“We envision a community with a mountain feel, similar to houses on Bright
(Avenue),” Zuidema wrote, adding that they anticipate the houses being
between 1,600 to 2,500 square feet at a cost between $450,000 and
$550,000 each. “We are considering other affordable housing options but
need to discuss these ideas with the county planning (department).”

Ben Blessing, Senior Planner with Clackamas County Planning and Zoning,
noted in an email to the Mountain Times that if the project moves forward
with a land use application, a formal notice will be mailed to neighbors within
a certain radius around the property and will also be posted on the county’s
website.

“Input and comments from the surrounding community or anybody else will
be added to the record and considered in the land use decision,” Blessing
wrote.

The pre-application conference request noted the property is currently vacant
with “no significant trees” and a slope of approximately two percent from east
to west.

The request also inquired about a representative from the Oregon Department
of Transportation being included due to the property’s proximity to Hwy. 26.
Zuidema noted that the timeline for the project could see construction
beginning by the end of the year.

“I am hoping to have the street and utilities infrastructure finished mid to late
summer,” he wrote. “Hopefully we can start building houses in September or
October.”

Goode did not respond to a request for comments before publication.