After praising the Atlanta-based retailers efforts to appease neighbors' concerns, commission members essentially said the 105,500-square-foot store with an attached 14,700-square-foot garden center and an adjacent two-story parking structure was not appropriate for the location.

The Atlanta-based retailer is expected to appeal the commission's decision to the Beaverton City Council. Home Depot's appeal is tentatively scheduled for the May 14 council meeting.

Home Depot initiated the idea of a store at Southwest Fifth Street and Western Avenue in December 1999, when it filed for the conditional-use permit and other approvals. Home Depot official proceeded to meet with neighbors some 13 times and change designs at least four times.