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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 4, 1984 City of Central Point Planning Commission Meeting December 4, 1984 - 7:00 p.m. Page 1 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Chairman Orrin Frederick called the meeting to order at 7: 11 p.m. ROLL CALL Present were Chairman Orrin Frederick and Planning Commissioners Reed Barlow, Garth Ellard and Charles Piland. Absent were Commissioners Ginger Bitterling for health reasons and Jerry Mattey. Also present were Councilmember Donna Higginbotham, City Administrator David Kucera, Fire Chief/Building Official Don Paul, and Secretary Maureen Tanhoff. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Piland made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 2, 1984 Planning Commission meeting as presented. Commissioner Ellard seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Barlow, yes; Ellard, yes; Piland, yes. All of the Commissioners voted in favor of the motion and the motion carried. Due to lack of business, the Planning Commission did not meet in November. 1 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES There were no public appearances or correspondence at this meeting. BUSINESS Determination re Advanced Athletic Equipment, Inc. , 680 South Front Street located in a C-5 zone, Jackson County Assessor's Map Page 37 2W 11BC Tax Lot 5900 - Joe Dale, business owner Building Official Paul summarized his staff report dated November 30, 1984. Mrs. Jackie Dale, 102 South Church Street, Phoenix, Oregon, came forward. She stated that this business has been in operation at the location for two and a half years, and that she and her husband bought it approximately two months ago. They have expanded the business almost to the point of outgrowing the site. Mrs. Dale stated that they use regular carpenter tools and have a forklift. She stated they do not have a showroom and conduct only wholesale business aided by national advertising. Mrs. Dale described the product as a gymnastic springboard that can be used with aerobics, gymnastics, karate, and in hospitals, which they install for the buyers. They have no signs as they do not depend on "walk-in" business. She stated that they need room for the large trucks that come in and out to ship the product three times a week out of the front of the building. They do not use special dust equipment such as vacuum cleaners. City of Central Point Planning Commission Meeting December 4, 1984 - 7:00 p.m. Page 2 Building Official Paul gave a background of the situation as it pertains to the zoning and the previous owners. It seems that the business was operated by the previous owners under the license of Accent Marble which is at the same site. Building Official Paul showed the adjacent zoning on a map. Commissioner Ellard asked if they have received any complaints about the business. Mrs. Dale stated that Dr. Starnes has complained about their office trailer and that has been the only complaint. Chairman Frederick stated that the Dales could apply for a conditional use permit under "Manufacturing for on-premises sales." Mrs. Dale stated that the business just isn't set up that way. Chairman Frederick recommended another alternative which would be to apply to the City for an amendment to the zoning text to include their type of business in the zoning text. The cost would be $325.00 for the amendment to the zoning text and it would go through the public hearing process with the Planning Commission and the City Council. This would take approximately three months to o get a final decision. It was also pointed out that it may be necessary for the Dales to apply for a conditional use permit also depending how the City decides to list the use. Mrs. Dale stated that she would have to discuss it with her husband and report back to the Planning Department. Public meeting to consider a site plan for a mobile office at 680 South Front Street located in a C-5 zone Jackson County Assessor's Map Page 37 2W 11BC, Tax Lot 5900 - Joe Dale, tenant Building Official Paul outlined his staff report dated November 30, 1984 and listed the following exhibits: Exhibit A - Notice of Public Meeting; Exhibit B - Certificate of Posting of Notice of Public Meeting; Exhibit C - Mobile office plan; and Exhibit D - applicant's site plan. Chairman Frederick opened the public meeting. Mrs. Dale presented photographs of the mobile office at the location. She stated that the mobile office is not intended to be permanent. There is not enough room inside the building and it is noisy and dirty. The owner of the building, Mr. Wiley, has said he will expand the building to accommodate an office, but until this can be worked out to everyone's satisfaction, they would like to use the mobile office. It has been parked there about two months now and they are in the process of buying it. No definite plans have been made yet as they are trying to see if the business will continue to do so well. Chairman Frederick stated that if the mobile office is to remain at the site, it will have to conform to building standards. Building Official Paul ex- plained what would be needed to bring it into compliance; however, Mr. Paul stated that these standards would not be imposed until the City has determined City of Central Point Planning Commission Meeting December 4, 1984 — 7:00 p.m. Page 3 if the business is to be allowed at the location. Mr. Paul asked if there was some way the mobile office could be pulled inside the building in the meantime. 'Mrs. Dale said that they tried that already and it wouldn't work. She also stated that it would not be possible to put it in the rear or somewhere else in the yard. There was no one else present to speak in favor of the mobile office. Dr. Ned Starnes came forward. He has owned and operated a veterinary business right next door at 620 South Front Street for 26 years. He stated that when he purchased the property, he was required to construct his building in alignment with the rest of the buildings along Front Street. Dr. Starnes stated that the mobile office causes obstruction of traffic visibility and has limited parking for his business. His business brings in approximately 40 people a day and they cannot see adequately to safely drive in and out. He stated that the mobile office totally obstructs his building and it has made it hard for older people to find his office. Dr. Starnes also described a problem with the culvert in the area causing a safety hazard. He stated that he is willing to cooperate with whatever the City decides until March as along as the trucks ' that come in and out of the Dales' business stay out of the way and alleviate this dangerous situation. There was no one else present to speak in opposition to the mobile office. Chairman Frederick closed the public meeting. Commissioner Ellard suggested that a decision on the mobile office be postponed until the March, 1985, Planning Commission meeting and resolve both issues then. Chairman Frederick asked Mrs. Dale if she and her husband would be able to reach a decision and submit an application by February 1, 1985 in order to allow the necessary time to place the issues on the March agenda, otherwise the mobile office would have to be moved by March 1, 1985. Mrs. Dale and Dr. Starnes both agreed. Mrs. Dale stated that she would make every effort to see that the trucks do not create problems in the meantime. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Ellard made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Barlow seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Barlow, yes; Ellard, yes; Piland, yes. All of the Commissioners voted in favor of the motion and the motion carried. Chairman Frederick adjourned the meeting at 8:09 p.m.