The Village of Oregon Planning Commission on Sept. 18 recommended approvals for a revised general development plan to convert the former Oregon Manor into market‑rate, independent senior apartments and took related votes on two adjacent properties owned by Oregon Property Investment Inc.

The commission approved the GDP for the main building at 354 North Main Street with conditions that delivery logistics be worked out with traffic engineering and village staff and that the applicant review the trash enclosure (and consider adding one parking stall) before the site‑improvement permit (SIP) stage. The commission also recommended approval of the related parcels at 336 North Main Street and 150 East Lincoln Street as part of the same ownership group.

The votes follow a public hearing and detailed staff presentation by planning staff that described the proposal as a conversion of the former nursing home and assisted‑living facility to independent senior housing for residents age 55 and older. Staff said the project is proposing about 41 dwelling units in the main building and that the underlying comprehensive plan designation remains institutional, which allows a range of senior living uses.

Elise, the village planner, told the commission that the code requires one parking space per unit for independent senior living. When a resident raised on‑street congestion and delivery concerns, staff and the applicant responded that the project will provide 52 parking spaces. Tim, representing the ownership team, confirmed the count: "It's actually 52 spaces." The applicant representative Desir described the conversion: "We're converting that to 55 and older market rate single apartments." He said some units will be studios and one‑bedrooms, and that the building would offer limited convenience meals with a single convenience staff member on site.

During public comment, Ray McAllister, who said he lives at 202 Fernview Street, warned about morning and afternoon congestion near the adjacent school and said: "I got a real problem with the parking." He also asked whether semitrailers and delivery vehicles would use Lincoln Street and take up a travel lane. Resident Carita Funk, who lives at 304 North Main Street, asked about the size of studio units; the applicant said the smallest units range about 263 square feet up to about 375 square feet.

Commissioners pressed the applicant on operational details. One commissioner asked whether the village could condition delivery times at the GDP stage to reduce conflicts with school pick‑up and drop‑off; staff said such a condition could be included but noted enforceability limits and tradeoffs (truck noise during other hours). The motion that passed included a condition that delivery logistics be coordinated with traffic engineering and staff and that the trash enclosure be re‑analyzed during the SIP process.

The commission also opened and closed separate public hearings for two related properties owned by the same applicant: 336 North Main Street (a two‑story house the applicant said is not currently under contract and may remain separate) and 150 East Lincoln Street (a former dental office the applicant proposes to use as the facility's administrative office). The commission recommended approval of the 336 North Main Street plan with staff comments incorporated, and approved the GDP for 150 East Lincoln Street contingent on staff comments and finalized easement documentation.

Next steps: the commission directed that the SIP and certified survey map (CSM) be held for a later meeting — staff indicated the SIP and lot‑combining CSM for some parcels are likely to return in November for further engineering and stormwater review.