March 17, 2008
 

The Hood River City Planning Commission will review Bob Naito’s plans on Monday to site 42 apartments on the 5.29 acres that formerly housed Nichols Boat Works.

Public comment will be taken on the multi-family proposal for the waterfront at 5:30 p.m. March 17 in the municipal courtroom, 211 Second St.

The apartment complex proposed by Naito for the boat basin will have 85 parking spaces. The property was rezoned in 2006 from industrial to commercial, which allows for residential use.

Naito has requested a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct two beaches along the basin for use by the occupants.

His original site plan led the Oregon Department of Transportation to recommend the installation of a traffic signal at Second and Oak streets in downtown Hood River. However, that requirement could be reconsidered since the amount of vehicles traveling to and from the apartment complex could be lower than originally expected. Naito is no longer asking for a hotel and restaurant to share the property.