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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes - 6-3-14 City of Central Point Planning Commission Minutes June 3,2014 I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:05 P.M. IL ROLL CALL Commissioners Mike Oliver, Tom Van Voorhees, Tim Schmeusser, Susan Szczesniak and Kay Harrison were present. Also in attendance were: Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director, Don Burt, Planning Manager; Stephanie Holtey, Community Planner and Karin Skelton, Planning Secretary. Mike Oliver led the Commission in the Pledge of Allegiance. III. CORRESPONDENCE—None IV. MINUTES: Review and approval of May 6,2014 minutes. Mike Oliver made a motion to approve the May 6, 2014 minutes. Kay Harrison seconded the motion. Roll Call: Mike Oliver, yes; Susan Szczesniak, abstained; Tim Schmeusser, yes; Tom Van Voorhees,yes; Craig Nelson, Abstained; Kay Harrison, yes. Minutes approved. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES None VI. BUSINESS Tom Humphrey presented Resolution No. 802 A Resolution of Intent to Amend the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Add Land From Urban Reserve Area CP-4D and the City's Urban Growth Boundary. The Community Development Department has been working with the owners of Combined Transport for over a year in an effort to relocate their business on Highway 62 to property they own at the Seven Oaks interchange. Combined Transport has operated in the Rogue Valley for over 30 years and its owners are natives of Central Point. They're outgrowing their facility on Crater Lake Highway and would like to move to a location closer to Interstate 5 where they can expand. The Seven Oaks interchange provides better access to a state artery and the company would also realize a cost savings in fuel at this location. The zoning on their property (EFU)prevents this company from developing their business in the Planning Commission Minutes May 6,2014 Page 2 County but expanding the UGB and City zoning to the site would enable them to proceed. CP-1B was classified in the Regional Plan as an employment center over which Central Point would ultimately have planning jurisdiction. The City Council initiated the UGB Amendment process last August by adopting a Resolution of Intent. Since then the Department has prepared various documents to satisfy Regional Plan conditions and to ultimately amend the Urban Growth Boundary. The Planning Commission has already seen some of these documents in draft fom 1. Staff expects to bring a Conceptual Land Use and Transportation Plan for CP-4D to the Commission in July. When the Council adopted their resolution of intent, they identified the Tolo Area (CP-1A) in general and not CP-4D specifically. The UGB needs to be expanded through CP-4D in order to create a contiguous boundary. Staff thought it would be prudent for the Commission to adopt its own resolution of intent in order to affirm the Council's intent to include CP-4D. Both the Council and the Commission are authorized to initiate Comprehensive Plan Amendments per CPMC Chapter 17.96.020.A. After the Council's intent is affirmed, staff will introduce the first of two Conceptual Land Use and Transportation Plans to the Commission. The Commission questioned the wording of the second paragraph of the resolution indicating the word "refined" should be changed to "revised". Mr. Humphrey agreed. The Commission asked what the public opinion was on this issue. Mr. Humphrey advised the Commission there had been no comments. He stated that we can only take into the Urban Growth Boundary land that we can demonstrate a need for and at this time that would be a little less than 50 acres. He added that the City has budgeted in the new fiscal year to do a master plan for the Parks Department and that might result in a supplemental amendment that would bring in the remaining acreage in CP-4. Mike Oliver made a motion to approve Resolution 802 as amended. Craig Nelson seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Mike Oliver, yes; Susan Szczesniak, yes; Tim Schmeusser, yes; Tom Van Voorhees, yes; Craig Nelson, yes; Kay Harrison, yes. Motion passed. Don Burt introduced Resolution No. 803 forwarding a favorable recommendation to the City Council to adopt an Interim Water Service Standards Ordinance (Section17.60)permitting interim water services for lands within the Tolo Area Planning Commission Minutes May 6,2014 Page 3 (CP-1 B) urban reserve. He informed the Commission that currently the City has before it a proposal for inclusion of approximately 50 acres to the City's UGB.The area is within CP-1B and is designated for industrial development per the City's Regional Plan Element. It is the applicant's objective to include the properties in the UGB (2014), annex(2015),rezone (2015),and develop the property(2016)for traded sector industrial purposes(trucking).A major impediment to the applicant's objective is the availability of public water,which is a requirement of development in the City. Based on the City's Master Water System Plan the City's water service will not be extended to this urban reserve area until 2028.The estimated cost to extend water service to the proposed UGB area is$4,200,000. City CIP funding for the extension is not scheduled until,at the earliest, 2020.This cost includes an additional estimated$800,000 owner responsibility to extend the water main the remaining distance to service their property. However, based on the pending UGB expansion the City is pursuing a grant for the construction of the water line and reservoir. If the grant is awarded water system improvements could be completed by 2016. At this point the options for the continued pursuit of the developer's objective are: 1. Require developers to bear the total cost of the water system and extensions.Given the cost of a water system to service the area this is not a financially feasible option for any one developer. 2. Have the City bear the cost of the extension and allocate the costs to future projects. To undertake this option the City would have to raise its water rates,with the additional costs borne by the existing residents.Of all the land uses(residential,commercial,industrial) industrial has the slowest absorption rate. 3. Allow an interim solution, such as presented in the draft Interim Water Service Standards Ordinance.This option would allow for development and a binding commitment to the construction of a public water system when financially feasible.The Interim Water Service Standards Ordinance requires developers to acknowledge: a. That they are aware of their ultimate responsibility to financially participate in an improvement district for a public water system when available;and b. That there are interim water system standards that must be met as a condition of development. Approval of the proposed ordinance does not cause changes in land use or land use patterns and development standards,other than water service,beyond that recognized in the City's Comprehensive Plan. At the May 6,2013 Planning Commission the proposed ordinance was discussed and the Planning Commission directed staff to set June 3,2014 as a public hearing date for further consideration.The Planning Commission also raised the following issue: Planning Commission Minutes May 6, 2014 Page 4 What is the impact of new commercial/industrial wells on existing wells in the area? Staff contacted the local Watermaster and discussed the impact of new wells on existing wells.The Watermaster noted that the Oregon Water Resources Department is responsible for regulating the use of water throughout the state and that commercial/industrial uses using 5,000 gallons/day are exempt from having to obtain a permit.Any usage above 5,000 gallons/day must obtain a permit for which the Oregon Water Resources Department administers.The draft code has been amended to reference the authority of the Oregon Water Resources Department. Mr. Burt indicated this code applies strictly to CP1B and only when the land is included in the Urban Growth Boundary. The first step would be to get the land into the Urban Growth Boundary. Then an interim water service agreement would need to be signed stating that they understand there is no public water and they will have to supply water through a private water system subject to the requirements of the code. The property would then need to be annexed into the City. The interim agreement would be good until there was a public water service within 300 feet of the property and then they would have 90 days to connect to the public water unless a different agreement had been arranged. The agreement can be shared but only if the Water Resource Department approves it. Mr. Burt stated that the agreement runs with the land. It would be recorded and could only be terminated upon connection to a public water system The Commission asked about the terminology"runs"with the land and Mr.Burt answered that was the official accepted terminology. He stated the recommended action is to approve Resolution 803 and forward it to the City Council. Tom Humphrey gave a brief history of Erickson Air Crane for comparison purposes. When they built their facility,a public works loan was used to get water to them. The qualification for that loan was the employment base they would provide for the area. Public hearing was opened. No one commented Public hearing was closed. Tom Van Voorhees made a motion to approve Resolution 803. Craig Nelson seconded the motion. Roll Call: Mike Oliver,yes; Susan Szczesniak,yes;Tim Schmeusser,yes; Tom Van Voorhees,yes;Craig Nelson,yes; Kay Harrison,yes. Motion Passed. Tom Humphrey addressed the Commission regarding amending CPMC Title 15 Building and Construction to conform to the State Building Code Revisions and Updates. There were questions with regard to the significance of some dates mentioned throughout the code,and Mr. Humphrey stated he would investigate that. There was also confusion regarding the references to BCVSA and RVSS. Additionally there was confusion regarding the language for projection of signs into public space. Mr.Humphrey agreed that clarification of these issues would need to be done and that he would see to it. Planning Commission Minutes May6, 2014 Page 5 Mr. Humphrey Stated that the last time the Commission met there had been discussion regarding an invocation at the beginning of the meetings. The commission had previously decided to discuss the matter when everyone was present. There was discussion concerning the fact that this was not a religious organization and that prayer is a very personal thing. At this time the decision was to continue starting the Planning Commission meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance and possibly revisit the issue of prayer at a later date. Mr.Humphrey then informed the Commission that the Dairy Queen project going forward,Beebe Woods was being re-platted and that the White Hawk subdivision might go through this coming summer. Additionally he noted the Twin Creeks was amending the master plan. There was discussion concerning the White hawk subdivision with regard to traffic issues, sidewalks,and the type of housing being built. Mike Oliver made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Everyone said aye. Meeting adjourned. VII. DISCUSSION VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS IX. MISCELLANEOUS X. ADJOURNMENT The foregoing minutes of the June 3, 2014 Planning Commission meeting we app oved by the Planning Commission at its meeting on the I day of ,_l 2014. V ..7/3 Planning Commission Chair