Beaverton Planning Commission Meeting - February 4, 2026
Beaverton Planning Commission Meeting - February 4, 2026
The Beaverton Planning Commission met on February 4, 2026, at an evening session that adjourned at 7:10 PM. The meeting included a public hearing on a conditional use application for extended hours at a Hawaiian Brothers drive-through restaurant, an informational presentation on the Southwest Allen Boulevard Street Plan Update, and adoption of the January 7, 2026 meeting minutes. No public testimony was offered on any agenda item.
Public Hearing: Hawaiian Brothers Extended Hours (LU 32025-0674)
- The applicant, Seth Gare of CE John Company and Matt Robinson of Lanes Planning, requested a new conditional use to allow operation of a drive-through restaurant between 11:00 AM and 12:00 AM (midnight) daily, with employees on site until 1:00 AM for cleanup. The site is in the Cedar Hills Crossing shopping center, adjacent to residential properties to the west.
- Staff presented the proposal, noting that the activity area is over 100 feet from property lines, speaker boxes are oriented away from homes, and a 36-foot landscape buffer (exceeding the required 20 feet) will mitigate noise and visual impacts. Staff recommended approval subject to conditions.
- The applicant stated that the development will reduce existing nuisance behavior in the currently vacant northwest corner of the shopping center, and that increased security and site improvements have already improved conditions. No public testimony was given in favor, opposition, or neutral.
- The commission voted unanimously (6-0) to approve the application, subject to staff report conditions.
Presentation: Southwest Allen Boulevard Street Plan Update
- Dan Turk from the City's Transportation Planning division presented an informational overview of the upcoming street plan for SW Allen Boulevard from Murray Boulevard to King Street. The project will develop a strategy for improvements over the next 5–10 years, following up on the 2019 Allen Boulevard District Plan.
- The project area includes approximately 8,000–10,000 residents, many Latino-owned businesses, churches, and schools. Goals include enhancing safety for walking, biking, and transit, and broadening access.
- Staff plans extensive community engagement, with a consultant to be selected in February 2026. The planning process is expected to run from March 2026 to April 2027, with City Council adoption anticipated in May 2027. Implementation would begin as early as 2028, subject to funding sources (primarily grants).
- Commissioners commented on the importance of addressing the auto-centric nature of the corridor and ensuring early community input on goal setting. Staff acknowledged the need to involve the public from the start.
Adoption of January 7, 2026 Meeting Minutes
- The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the January 7, 2026 meeting.
Key Outcomes
- Approved (6-0): LU 32025-0674, Hawaiian Brothers extended hours conditional use, subject to staff report conditions.
- Approved (6-0): January 7, 2026 meeting minutes.
- The Southwest Allen Boulevard Street Plan Update will proceed with consultant selection and community engagement beginning in February/March 2026.
Meeting Transcript
Greetings. Now is the time and place for a meeting of the Beaverton Planning Commission. For the record, I will do a roll call to verify which Commission members are participating this evening. Commissioner Holmes. Commissioner McAvoy. Present. Commissioner Mettler. Present. Commissioner Speck. Present. Commissioner Winter. Commissioner Winter is not here. Let the record not show that. He is present today. However, let the record show that Commissioner McCann is excused in absence from the meeting tonight. We are now at Commission Communications. Commission, any communications. Like no communications. We are now at staff communications. Staff, any communications. Good evening, Chair Jana Fox, current planning manager. No communications this evening. Great. Thank you. The first item on the agenda is a public hearing on the application for LU 32025-0674. Hawaiian Brothers extended hours of operation. Case file number CUN 32025-00256. This item was continued from the December 17th, 2025 and January 21st, 2026. Planning Commission. Agendas. Before we move to the substance of the hearing, I will ask the city attorney to cover the prehearing matters. Good evening, Chair and Commissioners. Robin McIntyre, Assistant City Attorney. The applicant has the burden of proving that the applications are consistent with the Beaverton Development Code, comprehensive plan, and any applicable Beaverton Code provision. The criteria that must be addressed in the hearing are development code sections 40.03.1 facilities review 40.15.15.4C. Condition new conditional use. Testimony, arguments, and evidence must be directed toward these approval criteria or other criteria in the comprehensive plan or development code that the speaker believes apply to the application. Failure to raise an issue accompanied by statements or evidence sufficient to allow the planning commission and other interested parties an opportunity to respond may preclude an appeal to the land use board of appeals based on that issue. Anyone who submits written comments or gives oral testimony has standing to appeal this decision. Failure of the applicant to raise constitutional or other issues relating to proposed conditions of approval with sufficient specificity to allow the city to respond may preclude an action for damages in circuit court. State and local law require commissioners to make certain disclosures. To these ends, the following questions will be asked. Does any commissioner have a potential or actual conflict of interest? Ex parte contacts or site visits to declare. Chair Adams. No to all three. Commissioner Holmes. No to all. Commissioner McAvoy. No to all.
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