Amid allegations of bribery and other misdeeds levied by the city of Wilsonville, Home Depot will appeal to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals a city decision that prevents its use of the Fry’s Electronics building. The appeal comes as Home Depot also seeks an enforcement order with the Land Conservation and Development Commission against the city for allegedly violating local and state law.
Home Depot has been working to come to Wilsonville by moving into the former Fry’s Electronics building at 29400 Town Center Loop W. The process has involved two land use reviews, one defining the existing nonconforming status of the property and the other deciding if Home Depot would continue that use.
The city has repeatedly denied appeals for both applications, defining the property as an electronics-related retail store and saying that Home Depot’s operations would be different than Fry’s Electronics — not a “continuation of use.”
According to a notice sent to the city on Thursday, May 23, representatives of Home Depot intend to appeal the Wilsonville City Council’s May 17 decision denying Home Depot’s proposed use of the property, ruling that the company would not qualify as a continuation of use. This decision, which upholds a previous Development Review Board determination, will be appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.