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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes - April 6, 2010City of Central Point Planning Commission Minutes Apri16, 2010 I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M. II. ROLL CALL Commissioners Connie Moczygemba, Chuck Piland, Pat Beck, Mike Oliver, Tim Schmeusser, Keith Wangle, and Justin Hurley were present. Also in attendance were: Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director; Connie Clune, Community Planner; Daue Jacob, Community Planner; and Didi Thomas, Planning Secretary. III. CORR~SPONDENCE Community Development Director Tom Humphrey advised Planning commissioners that the City had received a final order from the Oregon Department of Transportation Rail Division to begin construction of a railroad crossing at Twin Creeks and Highway 99. IV. MINUTES Justin Hurley made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 16, 2010 Planning Commission meeting as submitted. Mike Oliver seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Piland, yes; Oliver, yes; Hurley, yes; Beck, yes; Schmeusser, yes; Wangle; yes. Motion passed. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES - None. VI. BUSINESS A. File No. 09017. A resolution forwarding a favorable recommendation to Creek Valley Regional Plan. Applicant: Jackson County Tom Humphrey explained that as a result of the public hearing held on March 16, 2010, the Planning Commission directed staff to address the preliminary regional plan and to deal with the issues that arose during the public hearing in a formal resolution. The Planning Commissron Minutes Aprr16, 2010 Page 2 resolution being presented to commissioners contains some standard language that will be used by all participating cities, Mr. Humphrey added, as well as proposed modifications to the Plan. Mr. Humphrey stated that the proposed draft Plan is consistent with the Agreement Plan and pointed out that Exhibits C through F attached to the resolution indicate in red the corrections made to issues raised. Justin Hurley made a motion to approve Resolution 771, a resolution on behalf of the City of Central Point Planning Commission forwarding a favorable recommendation to the City Council regarding adoption of the Greater Bear Creek Valley Regional Plan based on the standards, ~ndings, conclusions and recommendations stated in the staff report. Chuck Piland seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Piland, yes; Oliver, yes; Hurley, yes; Beck, yes; Schmeusser, yes; and Wangle; yes. Motion passed. B. File No. 07038. Consideration of a request from North Valley Center for an extension of time within which to submit a final development plan for a mixed use commercial shopping facility. The property is located on East Pine Street (Biddle Road) in the C-4, Tourist and Office Professional zoning district (Jackson County Assessor's map 37S 2W O1C, Tax Lot 802). Applicant: Bank of the Cascades There were no conflicts or ex parte communications to disclose. Community Planner Connie Clune presented a staff report on the requested extension for this mixed use commercial shopping center, noting that a map of the location of the subject property and a previously approval site plan were included with the staff report for easy reference. Ms. Clune stated that Bank of the Cascades received this property in a foreclosure proceeding and is continuing to market it. Tom Humphrey added that an extension of site plan approval will provide more options to a potential buyer. Chuck Piland made a motion to approve the request from North Valley Center for an extension of time within which to submit a final development plan for a mixed use commercial shopping facility (Jackson County Assessor's map 37S 2W O1C, Tax Lot 802) based on the standards, findings, conclusions and recommendations stated in the staff report. Pat Beck seconded-the motion.-I~OL-L-C-AL-L: Piland,-yes; Oliver,-yes; Hurley,-ye~Beek, yes; Schxneusser, yes; and Wangle; yes. Motion passed. VII. DISCUSSION VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS Planning Commission Minutes April 6, 2010 Page 3 IX. MISCELLANEOUS Tom Humphrey urged commissioners to read the current issue of "The Commissioner" that was distributed. Mr. Humphrey noted that he and Planning Manager pon Burt would be attending the national conference in New Orleans this month. Mr. Humphrey advised that there had been a gradual improvement in building activity recently with the construction of several new homes in Snowy Butte Station, a new subdivision under construction near North Valley by Bob Fellows, and plans for some new row houses to be built by Bret Moore. Mr. Humphrey added that Todd Meador, the Building Official, had been occupied with keeping code current and supervising the High Tech Crime Lab improvements. A meeting of the Downtown Revitalization Committee had been held on Monday evening, Apri15, 2010, at which Mr. Humphrey introduced John Galbraith, Galbraith and Associates, who will be coming up with some designs for the Exit 33 interchange to make it a more noticeable city entry. In response to questions raised by commissioners, Mr. Humphrey said that he would ask ODOT about restriping the overpass to make it safer for bicycle traffic. Mr. Humphrey advised that Mon Desir could not be rebuilt as a restaurant. If a transit oriented development district is created for the east side, the property could be utilized for both commercial and mixed use development. A question was raised with regard to the property located at Haskell Street and Taylor Road. Mr. Humphrey assured that code enforcement was working on this matter, and at such time as there was enough material available, Mr. Humphrey would send a letter to the owner of the property. X. ADJOURNMENT Mike Oliver made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Chuck Piland seconded the motion. Meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. The foregoing minutes of the April 6, 2010 Planning Commission meeting were approved by the Planning Commission at its meeting on the (o~1~of ..,~+.I~ , 2010. T °,~ffl ///.. ~~.~A~l/~a~l~ Planning~m'r~' ~sio .