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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes - November 4, 2003City of Central Point Planning Commission Minutes November 4, 2003 IV V MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL: Chairman Chuck Piland, Candy Fish, Don Foster, Paul Lunte, Connie Moczygemba, and Wayne Riggs were present. Rick Perry was absent. Also in attendance were Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director; Ken Gerschler, Community Planner; and Lisa Morgan, Planning Secretary. CORRESPONDENCE There was correspondence regarding the Wal-Mart application, (Business Item A) received from PacLand discussing their decision to waive the 120 days. Community Development Director Tom Humphrey read this into the record. Additional correspondence distribute from Duncan Development explaining Tentative Plan reflecting the change. d to commission members included a letter revisions to Business Item B and also a new MINUTES Commissioner Foster made a motion to approve the minutes from the October 7, 2003 Commissioner Lunte seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Fish, yes; Foster, yes; Lunte, yes; Moczygemba, yes; and Perry, yes; Riggs, yes, Motion passed. PUBLIC APPEARANCES There were no public appearances. VI. BUSINESS A. Public hearing to review a land use application for a tluee lot tentative subdivision on a single tax lot containing approximately 22 acres. The subject parcel is identified in the records of the Jackson County Assessor as Map 37 2W 02D, Tax Lot 100, in the C-4, Tourist and Office Professional district. Planning Conunission :tlinufes lJoi-eruber d, ?003 Page 2 Commissioner Fish made a motion to post-pone the public hearing for the Wal-mart partition. Commissioner Moczygemba seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. B. Public hearing to review an application for a zoning map amendment that would replace R-1-10, Residential Single Family (10,000 square foot minimum) with R-1-6, Residential Single Family (6,000 square foot minimum} zoning. The tax lots are located east of Gebhard Road, and north of Walnut Grove Lane on Map 36 2W 35DD, Tax Lots 1200 & 1300. Chairperson Piland asked if there were any ex pane communications or conflicts of interest to declare. Commissioner Moczygemba stated that her family resides in the immediate vicinity of the proposed zone change. Commissioner Riggs said that his daughter resides in the area, and overheard discussions regarding the petition circulated for the proposed development. Commissioner Moczygemba and Commissioner Riggs, said it will not have an effect on their ability to make an objective decision. Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director, presented the staff report and explained that the applicant has made some adjustments to his plans. These changes are to reduce the number of lots by 26, and add approximately one more acre to the park area. Mr. Duncan is requesting a zone change be considered for R-1-8 rather than the originally requested R-1-6 designation. The applicant made these changes based on the concerns voiced by surrounding neighbors. There were discussions regarding how viable the R-1-10 zoning is, given the current city limits, proposed urban reserve area and with the State requiring more efficient use of land. Mr. Humphrey said that an R-1-10 zoning would be more appropriate for lots surrounding a golf course with estate type homes as an example. Commissioner Moczygemba made a motion to adopt Resolution 600, recommending the proposed zone change from R-1-10 to R-1-8. Commissioner Lunte seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. C. Public hearing to consider a tentative plan fora 122 lot subdivision known as Bluegrass Downs located east of Gebhard Road, and north of Walnut Grove Lane in the R-1-10, Residential Single Family zoning district on map 36 2W 35DD, Tax Lots 1200 & 1300. P(mening Cn+un+issron A7(re+rtes Hove-n+be+' -J, ?003 P«ge > to the freeway signs Mr. Gerschler explained that there was a traffic study conducted in 1995, recommending that access to McDonalds be monitored. The Planning Department would like to continue this recommendation with the new site plan conditions of approval. If the City police and Public Works judge safety to be a problem then full access from Freeman Road could be changed to right- in /right-out access only. Loy Taylor, Agent and Construction Project Manager for applicant, explained that the applicant's goal with the new drive-through configuration is to reduce the service time by 1/3. Mr. Taylor then asked about the 1995 traffic report and explained that access is critical to the success of a fast food restaurant. Chairman Piland closed the public portion of the meeting Commissioner Foster made a motion to adopt Resolution 602, approving the conditional use permit modification and Site Plan Review for upgrades at McDonalds, subject to the conditions of approval. Commissioner Fish seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Fish made a motion to continue the Planning Commission meeting past 10:00 P.M. Commissioner Lunte seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. E. Public hearing to review the City Council adoption of an ordinance amending and clarifying the language in the C-4, Tourist and Office professional zoning district. Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director, presented the staff report and explained that this item is being brought to the Planning Commission to give them an opportunity to review the ordinance and make comments. There were discussions regarding the information in the packet, the average store square footage, and their various classifications based on the same. Some of the commissioner's questions included; 1. how did the council arrive at the 80,000 square foot maximum? and would a recommendation from the Planning Planni+tg C'onvnission ,1 finutes ;Voi~en+6e+~ #. ?003 Page 5 Commission, at this point have a bearing ? Mr. Humphrey explained that the Planning Commissions recommendation is important, in order to satisfy the City's procedural requirements for code amendments and to have them consider the land use implications of regional large- scale development. Commissioner Moczygemba said that just about any development is going to be a regional attraction due to the size of the Rogue Valley. Commissioner Fish said that Central Point is constricted already by the available land within its boundaries. Chuck Martinez, a commercial real estate representative forthe Naumes', spoke in regards to the Wal-mart application. He stated that he doesn't think traffic would be any greater with a superstore, than it would be with a Community Shopping Center. Mr. Martinez then referred to the Mountain View Plaza and his reasoning behind the slow development of the plaza as a Community Shopping Center. Mr. Martinez stated that he feels the Planning Commission should focus their attention on architecture and other aspects like building orientation, rather than maximum square footage of a building. Ray Wilkinson, a resident on Beebe Road, indicated that road improvements from the traffic impact should be made prior to any development. Becca Croft, resident on Beebe Road, stated that diversifying businesses will help stagger traffic patterns and minimize overall economic loss should businesses leave the Pear Blossom site. She believes that any amendment to C-4 should also include the C-5 zoning district. Robert Boggess, Property Manager for the Naumes property, spoke emphasizing comments made by Mr. Martinez. He asked that the commission consider not making any recommendations until a decision is made by LUBA. The Planning Commission determined that they would like additional information prior to making a recommendation. Commissioner Fish made a motion to post pone a recommendation regarding the adoption of an ordinance previously passed by the Council, clarifying and amending the C-4 zoning district; pending a LUBA decision and additional information being made available to the Planning Commission. Commissioner Lunte seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. P(arvzing Coruwrssion ~9itzu~es Fovember ~. 20fH Page 6 F. Public hearing to receive public input regarding the adoption of an ordinance that will amend the City's current fence regulations. The regulations are being modified to meet Federal flood prevention requirements, and to streamline the code. Mr. Humphrey presented that staff report, and explained the two options brought before the commission. He discussed how the Planning Department has assumed the responsibility of managing fence permits. Further discussions were that the Planning Department has issued approximately 58 permits since taking over in mid September. Given the existing fence ordinance, there is a significant amount of time being spent to force people to get fence permits. It is the Planning Departments desire to eliminate the need for permits, to better educate the public, and to simply enforce non-compliance, similar to the way storage shed construction is managed. Commissioner Fish made a motion to make changes to Option 2, as follows: 1) delete note'G' from the Table in Sction 17.57.020 , specifying that a fence permit is needed; 2) define stream set back area (in the same section) and 3) describe penalties imposed for violation. Staff should bring the new code back to the commission once these changes have been made. Commissioner Foster seconded the motion. ROIL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. VII. MISCELLANEOUS A. Mr. Humphrey introduced the attachment for the correction of resolution numbers, and turned the item over to Lisa Morgan, Planning Secretary. Ms. Morgan, explained that in getting caught up on resolutions passed, it was discovered that there were some resolution numbers that were duplicated. The attached table identifies what the motions were and the correct resolution number for each motion. The minutes approved ealier by the commission for October 7, 2003, reflects the corrected resolution numbers. B. Mr. Humphrey announced that the Planning Department has found a replacement for the Community Planner position. David Alvord is scheduled to start on November 17, 2003. Plmveing Commission 7vfinutes :\'oventGw~ -1. 2003 Page 7 VIII. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Lunte made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Foster seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Motion passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 10:50 P.M.