HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes - December 7, 1999CITY OF CENTRAL POINT
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
December 7, 1999
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
II. ROLL CALL: Chuck Piland, Candy Fish, Karolyne Johnson, Jolm LeGros, Don Foster,
Paul Lunte, and Wayne Riggs were present. Also in attendance were Tom Humphrey,
Planning Director; Ken Gerschler, CommunityPlanner; Matt Samitore, Planning Teclmician;
and Lee Brennan, Public Works Director.
III. CORRESPONDENCE
There was no correspondence
IV. MINUTES
Commissioner Fish made a motion to approve the Planning Commission Minutes from
November 2, 1999. Commissioner Foster seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Fish, yes,
Foster, yes, Johnson, yes, LeGros, yes, Lunte, yes, and Riggs, yes.
V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
There were no public appearances.
VI. BUSINESS
A. A Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit that would allow a mobile
home to be temporarily located behind a residence at 721 Pittview Avenue. The
subject property is located in the R-i-8 Residential Single Family Zoning
District.
Ken Gerschler, Community Planner, Presented the Planing Department Staff Report. The
applicants have asked to temporarily position a mobile home on their property that would
assist in the care of an elderly parent with medical needs. A temporary mobile home
placement on a lot with an existing home is allowed by Conditional Use Permit in
residentially zoned districts if a family related medical need can be identified and the parcel
is one acre or more in total size. The parcel is exactly one acre and the applicants have a
letter from Dr. Earl Peterson stating that it is in the best interest of the elderly mother-in-law
to live near family. The applicants have met all the requirements for this Conditional Use
Permit.
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Lee Brennan, Public Works Director, presented the Public Works Staff Report. Mr.
Brennan stated that the applicants will have to work out the sewer with BCV SA, the city will
not enforce the system development charges (SDC) for water, streets and parks because it
is only a temporary structure and their wil l be no SDC's for water because they ac e on a well.
The applicant Louis Barker, stated that he has all the sewer, water, and electrical work done
and is just waiting for approval to move the mobile home onto the property. He also stated
that other relatives live directly across the street from him, so there will always be a family
member present, and this would be an ideal situation for the family.
Commissioner Fish made a motion to approve Resolution 469 approving the
Conditional Use Permit for temporarily positiotring of a mobile home on their property
that would assist in the care of a^ elderly parent witlr medical needs subject to
recommended conditions of approval and staff reports. Commissioner Foster seconded
the motion. ROLL CALL: motion passed unanimously.
B. Public Hearing regarding a Tentative Plan for Cedar Shadows Unit 2, a 4-lot
"nadlot" residential subdivision. The subject property is located in an R-3,
Residential Multiple Family Zoning District.
Ken Gerschler, Community Planner, presented the Planning Department Staff Report. The
applicant, Dallas Page is proposing the subdivision of a 0.26 acre parcel into four parcels.
The parcels would take their access from Shadow Way, a private roadway off of Freeman
Road. The minimum lot size for Pad Lot Subdivisions for the parent lot is 6,000, which as
been met. There will have to be some road widening to handle new lot access to Freeman
Road and the applicant has also adjusted a building foot print so that it isn't in a BCVSA
easement. The applicant met with the Planning and Public Works Department in a pre-
application meeting.
Lee Brennan, Public Works Director, presented the Public Works Staff Report. The Public
Works Departments recommended that Shadow Way be improved from a 25 foot to a 30 foot
throat. The first 25-feet of this approach, shall be at a maximum grade of 3%. The Road will
look like a driveway and not a regular street. The sight distance triangle for the structures
will be 25 feet on Shadow Way and 350 Feet on Freeman Road, which will require a tree to
be removed. The Public Works Department would also recommend adding 10 feet for a
PLTE behind the Right of Way on the Freeman Road side, and adding a street light on the site
to illuminate the driveway entrance off of Freeman Road.
The Applicant Dallas Page, 900 Windemar Drive, Ashland OR, stated he did not agree with
all of the recommendations. He stated that he did not believe he should have to add a street
light, make engineered plans, pay for the cost of improving Freeman Road right now, do an
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additional flood study or storm drainage plan, add sidewalks on the north side, and be
responsible for talking to the property owners to the south and cutting down anything that
exists in the sight distance triangle. He acquired that many of the recommended conditions
have been addressed as part of the Cedar Shadows PUD.
Lee Brennan addressed Mr. Page stating that the improvements for Freeman Road could be
deferred until the construction plans are ready for that street, the street light could also be
deferred as well, as long as there is enough temporary lighting available. The state requires
engineered plans for the new lots and street grade and the applicant will have to do them in
order to proceed. There is no requirement for sidewalks on the north side of the street, and
an additional flood study and storm drainage plan would not have to be done if the proposed
development does not have an adverse affect on the existing storm drainage plan.
Council Member Bob Gilkey, spoke about the sidewalk requirements and the Sight Vision
Triangle problems.
Jim May, Engineer for BCVSA, spoke about the problems with the original building plans
and the sanitary sewer easement.
Commissioner Johnson made a motion to approve Resolution 470 conditionally
approving the Tentative Plan for the subdivision, at 475 Freeman Road, subdividing
the R-3 property into a 4 parcel "padlot"subdivision. The approval is contingent upon
the recommended conditions of approval, with changes discussed at the meeting and
the Planning and Public Works Staff Reports. The Conditions of approval per the
discussions are: I.) The Sight Distance Triangle be approved by the Public Works
Department 2.) Sidewalks only be installed on the South side of Shadow Way 3.)
Improvements on Freeman Road will be deferred until Freeman Road is expanded, and
the City Attorney will determine whether or not the cost of upgrading Freeman Road
can be passed on to lots within the Cedar Shadows P.U.D. as well 4.) The Street Light
can be deferred until Freeman Road is improved, if there is enough temporary light to
light the entrance on Shadow Way 5.) The applicant submits plans to BCVSA showing
the movement of the building out of the easement. Commissioner Fish seconded the
motion. ROLL CALL: motion passed unanimously.
C. Review of the Traffic Impact Analysis in Northwest Central Point compiled by
JRH of Eugene.
Tom Humphrey, Planning Director, presented the report. In June the City had three different
proposals that would take access tum of Taylor Road. At the time the Planning Commission
required a traffic study to be done for this area. This report finds that additional signalization
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and changes need to be made in the Northwest portion of Central Point in order to handle the
additional traffic. The main changes would be a third railroad crossing on Highway 99,
reconfiguration oftheHaskell and Taylor intersection, adding a signal at Scenic and Hwy 99,
putting a signal at Haskell and Pine Streets, and making various upgrades at the Highway 99,
Pine Street intersection.
No action was required by the commission at this time.
VII. MISCELLANEOUS
There were no miscellaneous items.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Fish made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Lunte seconded the
motion. ROLL CALL: Motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:52
p.m.