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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes - December 2, 1997CITY OF CENTRAL POINT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 2, 1997 I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:04 P.M. II. ROLL CALL: Chuck Piland, Candy Fish, Don Foster, Bob Gilkey, Karolyne Johnson, Jan Dunlap. Angela Curtis was absent. Also present were Jim Bennett, Planning Director, Ken Gerschler, Planning Technician, Lee Brennan, Public Works Director, and Arlene LaRosa, Public Works Secretary. III. CORRESPONDENCE A letter was received from Mr. Dwight Buss concerning New Holland Equipment, Item B on the agenda. IV. MINUTES A. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to approve the Minutes of November 4, 1997, as written. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Foster. ROLL CALL: Dunlap, abstain, Fish, yes; Foster, yes; Gilkey, yes; Johnson, yes. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES There were no public appearances. VI. BUSINESS A. Review and decision regardin,e ~ Tentative Plan for a Minor Partition,~37 2W lODB Tax Lot 8402~(R-1-6 zonel (Dean & Meridee Fancher. applicants Chairman Piland opened the public hearing. There were no conflicts of interest or ex-parte communications. Jim Bennett reviewed the Planning Department Staff Report. Lee Brennan reviewed the Public Works Staff Report. Dean Fancher, 2457 Pinebrook, Medford, OR, applicant, noted that the Planning Department staff report stated that a pedestrian easement to Griffin Creek has been granted by the owner of Tax Lot 8400. That easement has not been granted, it is only in discussion. CITY OF CENTRAL POINT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 2, 1997 -Page 2 Jim Bemiett stated that Mr. Fancher was correct that the pedestrian easement has not been granted by the owner of Tax Lot 8400. Mr. Fancher stated that they feel it should not be a requirement of this application to grant a pedestrian easement to Griffin Creek. Betty Kline, 3437 Snowy Butte Lane, Central Point, co-owner of Tax Lot 8400, stated that they do not plan to do anything with Tax Lot 8400 at the present time, but do not plan to designate it as open space. She also stated that they have not granted a pedestrian easement to the City. They have only agreed to discuss it. Chairman Piland closed the public hearing. Jim Bennett stated that there are only three entrances to Flanagan Park on Griffin Creek and one of those is City use only. Commissioner Fish made a motion to adopt Resolution 40G approving the Tentative Plan for a Minor Partition (37 2W lODB Tax Lot 8402) (R-i-6 zone) (Dean and Meridee Fancher, applicants); including requiring the City to put a fence on the south side of the S foot easement along Tax Lot 8400 at such time as they conclude negotiations with owners of tax lot 8400 and 8401; that the wording "open space" in regard to Tax Lot 8400 be deleted in the Planning Department Staff Report; and requiring the applicant to dedicate a public ingress-egress across the northern portion of Tax Lot 8402 (the partition parcel) for access to Flanagan Park. B. Review and decision re a~s~ a Site Plan Review/Conditional Use Permit for New Holland Eq_uipment,~37 2W 11C Tax Lot 1300Z(C-5 zonel~Les Gutches. applicant) Chairman Piland opened the public hearing. There were no ex-parte communications or conflicts of interest. Jim Bennett reviewed the Planning Department Staff Report. Lee Brennan reviewed the Public Works Department Staff Report. Les Gutches, 4099 Tami Lane, Central Point, agent for the applicant, stated that only small tractors, lawn mowers, etc. will be sold at this location. They will have landscaping along Front Street and the width of the driveway requested by Public Works will not be a problem. They may have fencing along the rear of the property. Before any landscaping is done along the rear they will wait to see what takes place on the unimproved City street behind them. He stated that they don't want to discharge any water that would flood any houses behind them. They want to connect to the storm drain in Front Street or use other methods that would handle the water flow from their property. Chairman Piland closed the public hearing. Commissioner Fish asked if the applicant would agree to finish the landscaping in the rear CITY OF CENTRAL POINT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 2, 1997 -Page 3 when the unimproved City street property is developed. Mr. Gutches, agent for the applicant, stated that they would do that. Commissioner Gilkey made a motion to adopt Resolution 407 approving a Site Plan Review/Conditional Use Permit for New Holland Equipment, (37 2W iiC Tax Lat 1300) (C-5 zone) (Les Gutches, applicant) with the following conditions: (1) that a WBG7 truck turning radius be provided at the driveFVay; (2) that the property be fenced and the landscape buffer be put in along the back when the unimproved portion of First Street is developed; (3) and including all staff report conditions. VII. MISCELLANEOUS Jim Bennett discussed future agendas. Jim stated that he will be interviewing applicants for the Planning Director this week. Commissioner Johnson stated that there will be a Town-Hall Meeting on February 18 at the Student Center at Crater High School. Commissioner Fish asked that the Commission be given a report on why Mr. Fancher received a 2-page Staff Report at the Planning Commission hearing on his first partition and an 18-page Staff Report for the Final Plat. Jim Bennett stated he would give the Commission a chronology on that at the next meeting. Commissioner Dunlap asked the Staff to consider afour-way stop sign at Hopkins Road and Freeman Road. Commissioner Gilkey suggested staff' conduct a study of traffic signs on Glengrove, Greenpark and Far West. Russ Braughton, Eagle Eye Surveying, P.O. Box 4397, Medford, OR, stated that as a surveyor they do not put pedestrians competing with vehicular traffic in public easements. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Gilkey made a motion to adjourn. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Johnson. All said "aye" and the meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.