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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes - March 17, 1998CITY OF CENTRAL POINT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 17, 1998 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Ii. ROLL CALL: Chuck Piland, Candy Fish, Don Foster, Bob Gilkey, Karolyn Johnson. Angela Curtis came in at 7:20 p.m. Also present were: Jim Bennett, City Administrator; Tom Humphrey, Planning Director; Lee Brennan, Public Works Director; and Arlene LaRosa, Public Works Secretary. III. CORRESPONDENCE There was no correspondence IV. MINUTES Commissioner Gilkey made a motion to approve the minutes with the change to add Chuck Piland's name to the Roll Call. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Fish, abstain; Foster, yes; Gilkey, yes; Johnson, abstain. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES There were no public appearances. VI. BUSINESS A. Public Hearipg to Consider a Reouest by Garv Tay~r to Varv from the Rear yarrl 4c++har4 in order to Construct a Standard 2-Car Garage Chairman Piland opened the Public Hearing. There were no conflicts of interest or ex-pane communications. Tom Humphrey reviewed the Planning Department Staff Report. This property is a legally non-conforming lot making it difficult to meet some City zoning requirements. By building this garage the applicant would meet the City's requirements for two covered off-street parking spaces but would not meet the rear setback requirements. No one from the public spoke in favor of or opposition to the proposal. Chairman Piland closed the public hearing. CITY OF CENTRAL POINT Planning Commission Minutes March 17, 1998 -Page 2 Commissioner Johnson moved to adopt Resolution 416 approving the request by Gary Taylor to Vary from the Rear Yard Setback in order to Construct a Standard 2-car garage. Commissioner Gilkey seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Fish, yes; Foster, yes; Gilkey, yes; Johnson, yes. B. Public Hearing to Consider a Request from Tom Malot to Vary from the Special Setback Requirements for Secondary Arterial Roadwavs. Chairman Piland opened the Public Hearing. There were no conflicts of interest or ex-parte communications. Tom Humphrey reviewed the Planning Department Staff Report, explained the reasons for special setback requirements and described the difference between municipal code 4zoning) regulations and public works standards. The Public Works Department does not intend to acquire any more right-of- way from the east side of North 10th Street. Lee Brennan stated that public works requirements are not ordinances, but standards. The City can grant variances from the standards. The only standards for sight distance are for intersections and the City needs to look at setting sight distance standards for driveways. Commissioner Fish stated that most of the homes on North 10~' Street are closer than the-60 #oot setback now, so the new house will probably be close to the setback of pre-existing buildings. Jim Bennett commented that the 20 foot front yard setback was intended to provide adequate visibility for backing out of residential driveways. Tom Malot, 650 E. Pine Street, Central Point, made a presentation on the blackboard showing the location of the proposed homes, their setbacks and sight distances. He stated that the sight distances from the Hoffman's driveway to the right, past his building, is 450 feet. From the driveway to the left, past the Hoffman's front yard, is 64 feet because of a large tree. Mr. Malot stated that he had to move the Hoffman's fence to the property line and did put it 3 inches on his side of the property line. Connie Hoffman, 364 N. 10"' Street, Central Point, stated that her house is set back 75 feet, and when backing out of the driveway the car is nearly in the street before she can see to the right down 10"' Street. She stated her main concern was the safety of her family and other children walking down the street. She also stated that she received a letter from Mr. Maiot that he was going to move and rebuild her fence, but it is now on his property CITY OF CENTRAL POINT Planning Commission Minutes March 17, 1998 -Page 3 and set in a concrete walkway and she no longer has ownership of the fence. Tom Malot stated that he used the poles from the neighbors fence, purchased new poles and put new wire on the fence. He paid for the permits, the wire and the moving of the fence. Chairman Piland asked if anyone else wished to speak to the issue of variance from the special setback requirements. There being no one else, he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Johnson stated that although she sympathized with the Hoffman's in their concern about safety, she felt the Commission should not apply an intersection sight distance standard for a driveway. She also stated that there was 26 feet from the end of Mr. Malot's building to the edge of the road which should be enough to view oncoming traffic. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to adopt Resolution 417 approving a request from Tom Malot to Vary from the Special Setback Requirements for Secondary Arterial Roadways on lot 19 at 1015 Sunrise Way, Central Point, OR, including all of the conditions recommended in the Staff Report. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Gilkey. ROLL CALL: Curtis, yes; Fish, yes; Foster, yes; Gilkey, yes; Johnson, yes. C. Discussion of Proposed Planning Fee Schedule and Fee Increase Tom Humphrey explained that he had discussed with the Commission previously the issue of deleting references to fees from the Municipal Code and putting them into a format that the general public can use more easily. He gave the Commission a draft of a Fee Schedule. There was some discussion on the fees and those that are still applicable. Mr. Humphrey explained that this is a draft and it could be revised. VII. MISCELLANEOUS Tom Humphrey discussed upcoming Planning Commission workshops. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Gilkey made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Fish. All said "aye" and the meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.