Oak Hills Fire Station Application Approved

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s Oak Hills Fire Station is one of several fire stations that serve the Cedar Mill area. The existing station, in a remodeled house, was proposed to be rebuilt as part of the 2006 bond measure passed by voters to improve and maintain emergency response capabilities.

On May 15, a Washington County hearings officer approved TVF&R’s latest application to build a fire station at Evergreen Street and Thompson Road. At the May hearing, county staff and the hearings officer noted the high level of community support expressed since the initial application in 2011.

TVF&R’s original application was approved in August 2011. Work to prepare the site was halted when a neighbor who opposed the project appealed to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). LUBA ruled that some of the county’s code language was confusing, and instructed the county to review the outdated section of the community development code.

Last October the Washington County Commission revised the Community Development Code to allow police and fire stations to be built in urban unincorporated areas, with certain standards for buffering and screening, and the Fire District began the land-use process anew.

The permitting process will begin in early June, along with work on underground utilities. Construction is expected to begin in September and will last 10-12 months. The new station will include landscaped grounds, quarters for on-duty personnel, maintenance and storage space, and a meeting room that will be available for public use.

See the article in the February Cedar Mill News for more information.

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