Innovation Campus

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Three Mile Lane Area Plan identified a community vision for a Retail Center and Innovation Campus to serve the community’s future need for commercial development and high density, high wage opportunities with upward career mobility.

With almost 200 acres, it is one of Oregon’s largest industrial sites and is strategically located on HWY 18 near the McMinnville Municipal Airport. The site has three property owner groups who have been engaged in Innovation Campus discussions and the Three Mile Lane Area Plan (3MLAP).

What is McMinnville's vision for the Innovation Campus?

The Innovation Campus is intended to be high-density employment campus responding to the next generation of industrial and entrepreneurial jobs where research and development is nurtured. The campus seeks intentional design that fosters partnership, integrating high-quality, flexible shared spaces with manufacturing facilities.

What will this project focus on?

This project will look at both the Retail Center and the Innovation Campus. The scope of work has four components:

Master planning the site to determine a preferred growth scenario (i.e., low-, mid-, or high-density development),
Public infrastructure feasibility analysis, which will include wastewater, water, transportation, electricity, broadband, etc.,
Design standards and code development, and
Professional marketing for the site, which will include branding, communications tools, and a website.

When did this conversation begin?

The Innovation Campus concept was identified in the Mac Town 2032 Economic Development Strategic Plan adopted by Resolution No. 2019-16, and the Three Mile Lane Area Plan (3MLAP) which was adopted by Ordinance No. 5126 on November 8, 2022.