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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Packet - August 3, 2004City of Central Point Planning Commission Minutes July 6, 2004 I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. II. ROLL CALL: Chairman Chuck Piland, Candy Fish, Don Foster, Paul Lunte, Connie Moczygemba, and Wayne Riggs were present. Christopher Brown was absent. Also in attendance were Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director; and Lisa Morgan, Planning Secretary. III. CORRESPONDENCE There was correspondence distributed at the meeting regarding item `C', illustrating re-aligmnent of Meadowbrook Drive to demonstrate better street connectivity with item `B'. IV. MINUTES Paul Lunte made a motion to approve the minutes from June 1, 2004. Commissioner Foster seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Fish, yes; Foster, yes; Lunte, yes; Moczygemba, abstain; and Riggs, yes, Motion passed. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES There were no public appearances. VL BUSINESS A. A public hearing to review an application for a tentative land partition that would create 2 parcels near the intersection of Hamrick and Table Rock Roads. The subject property is zoned M-1, General Industrial and is identified in the records of the Jackson County Assessor as Map 37 2W 12B, Tax Lot 200. Mr. Humphrey, Community Development Director, presented the staff report. He explained that the property being considered for this partition has recently been annexed into the City. The site is endorsed by the Governor and has been recognized as a Southern Oregon premier shovel ready industrial site. The Community Solutions Team approached the City several months ago, to research the time frame involved to push this property through the process to annex it into the City. There is already an undisclosed potential buyer for this site. When developed it would create more jobs in our City. This partition would separate the pond (parcel 2) from the tax lot, which would be purchased by LTM. When new owners want to develop, a site plan review would be brought back to the Planning Commission for approval. Mr. Humphrey offered additional background on this area, explaining how this area was once zoned single family residential, with the City's industrial zoned property located where Twin Creeks is now being developed. The residential zoning was relocated to west of US Highway 99, and the industrial zoning was moved to the Hamrick Road and East Pine vicinity. Moving the industrial area to the east side of Interstate 5 is more compatible with the adjacent industrial area and uses of our neighboring community Medford. Another consideration ofmoving Cenh~al Point's industrial zone was due to the prevailing winds that would have moved industrial air over Central Point's residential and commercial districts. Bernard Young, Real Estate Broker for this parcel, asked for clarification of the conditions of approval for the partition. Mr. Humphrey went through the conditions again, explaining they are customary conditions for this type of an application. Mr. Young stated the property changed hands in 2000. This site is one of I 1 shovel ready industrial sites recognized by the state. It is very competitive and he confirmed that there are people looking at it for development. Chairman Piland closed the public portion of the meeting. Commissioner Lunte made a motion adopting Resolution No. 619, granting approval for a Minor Land Partition, creating two tax lots on the subject parcel identified in the records of Jackson County Assessor as Map 37 2W 12B, Tax Lot 200. Commissioner Foster seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. B. Public Meeting to review the f-na1 development plan for Phase I of the Beebe Woods Planned Unit Development. The project is located near the intersection of Hamrick Road and East Pine Street in an R-2, Residential Two Family zoning district on Map 37 2W O1C, Tax Lot 300. Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director presented the staff report. He referred the commissioners to pages 17 and 18, which showed the entire development plan for Beebe Woods, and Phase I. Mr. Humphrey provided the background information noting that last year the tentative plan was approved by the Planning Commission, but appealed to the City Council. The City Council supported the Planning Commission's approval of this development. The proposal of Phase I is for 35 of the 102 total lots. The applicant has submitted the CC&R's, which has been reviewed by Mr. Humphrey, who also compared the final development plan to the preliminary plan. The lot configurations remain the sazne. There have been a couple of other attached single family homes approved elsewhere iu the City, however, they have not been built out yet. He pointed out that there will be 2 points of access to this development. There were questions about the internal pedestrian circulation and what type ofmateiials would be used; whether the City has received designs on the tot lot; and if the pond would be circulated or not. Mr. Humphrey stated that there have been discussions with the applicant regarding a new material that can be colored and stamped to look like bricks or stones, etc. for the pathways, but the City has not received designs for the tot lot or any information on the pond yet. Mr. Humphrey added that in Phase II, the commission will probably see some minor adjustments to include property of adjacent property owners. Commissioner Riggs made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 620, conditionally approving a final development plan for Phase I of Beebe Woods, A Planned Unit Development. Applicant must submit a park design, the pedestrian pathway design with choice of materials and the applicants intentions for the pond. Commissioner Fish seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. C. Public hearing to consider a conditional use permit and tentative development plan fora 10 lot planned unit development subdivision named Brookdale Gardens, Phase II located south of Brookdale Avenue near Hamrick Road. The property is zoned R-2, Residential Two Family on Map 37 2W O1C, Tax Lot 1200. Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director, presented the staffreport. Mr. Humphrey explained that a Planned Unit Development within an R-2 zoning district requires a conditional use permit. There have been a couple of different designs regarding this. The plan handed out to commissioners prior to the meeting shows the results of those meetings, along with the location of the street being moved to align better with Beebe Woods. This development required the collaboration of three property owners. Initially, with the approval of Phase I, the Vanderstar's were not ready to subdivide. They have elected to participate now. There is also a lot that has been reserved for Commercial Neighborhood use. This proposed C-N zone designation was brought to the Citizen's Advisory Committee and Planning Commission last year, and will be brought to the Council for final approval in the near future. Cael of Neathammer Surveying, agent for the applicant stated that this proposal is pretty cut and dry. The improvements are in. Mr. Neathamer wanted to discuss the Public Works condition requiring submission of the as-built's for Phase I & Phase II and said that the as-built's for Phase I have already been submitted to the Public Works Department. Commissionor Fish made a motion to adopt Resolution 621 conditionally approving a Tentative Plan for Brookdale Gardens, Phase II, located south of Brookdale Avenue near Hamrick Road and is identified in the records of the Jackson County Assessor as Map 37 2W O1C, Tax Lot 1200. Commissioner Foster seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: The motion passed unanimously. VII. MISCELLANEOUS Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director announced that the East Pine Street Corridor Study should be finalized by tomorrow, at which time packets will be mailed to the stakeholders. Mr. Humphrey invited anyone who would like to attend a lunch meeting scheduled tentatively for July 16, 2004 at noon to discuss the study. The City is looking at a possible partial cloverleaf configuration with the cooperation of the stakeholders. The City has received $80,000 State grant money for Highway 99 improvements. The City sent out a Request for Proposal and has received interest in this project from eight contractors. There has been criteria established to assist in the selection of the contractor who will be awarded the job. Improvements to Highway 99 include planting of trees, sidewalks, traffic calming devices, and possibly medians down portions of the Highway. This will be open for public comment as well as affected business owners. This is for improvements from north of West Pine to Scenic Avenue as identified by TGM. LTM will begin construction on the West Pine Street /Taylor Road area of improvements. Grange has already begun by putting in a cement pad for a new scale to accommodate a different access route to the grain elevator. The railroad will ultimately be reduced to one track, and the majority of the work will be performed in the evenings. David Painter, of CP First asked about losing funding from the State for the next two years. Mr. Humphrey explained that with changes by the state, money that was initially promised to the City for Highway 99 improvements have been earmarked for other county uses now such as the Greenway. However the City has it in the budget for these improvements, so it will not keep the improvements from being made. There were questions regarding paving of 9'h Street around Hazel. Mr. Humphrey said that OBEC will be paving that area, and might include the alley there as well. Mr. Humphrey said that we should start to see some activity for the new library within the next week or two. Some of things we can expect to see is removal of trees and the house. He explained that the estimate came in high. These details had to be worked out in advance since there is no room in the budget for change orders in the midst of construction. Mr. Humphrey brought attention to one of the handouts for a Land Use Plmzning: Beyond Basics seminar and asked if any of the commissioners would be interested in attending. He said that John Anderson would be willing to hold this seminar on site if there was enough interest from the Citizen Advisory Committee members, Planning Commission and City Council to attend. If enough interest is expressed, we are looking at scheduling this for later in August. All members of the Planning Commission would like to attend. Commissioner Lunte asked about the status of the Wal-Mart application and LUBA. Mr. Humphrey said that it is in the hands of the attorneys now and each side is posturing themselves. Wal-Mart's attorneys have submitted a list of objections to items they thought were not included in the LUBA record, or items they thought should not be part of the record. The City has responded to their list of objections. Becca Croft of CP First, spoke up and stated that Wal-Mart is preparing their brief which is limited to 50 pages. Once Wal-Mart submits their briefs, the City will then have an opportunity to prepare a brief in response. Once the briefs from all parties have been submitted, then an oral argument will be scheduled and it could take a couple of weeks. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Lunte made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Moczygemba seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Motion passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 8:25 P.M. PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT' HEARING DATE: August 3, 2004 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Owner/ Applicant: Aeent: Pro er Description/ Zoning: Summary Central Point Planning Commission Ken Gerschler, Community Planner Conditional Use Permit for garden sales activities at the Albertson's Store Albertson's Inc. 250 Parkcenter Blvd Boise, Idaho 83726 Don Kennedy, Store Director, Albertson's #595 1360 Plaza Blvd Central Point, Oregon 97502 372W02D, Tax Lot 1100 - 7.36 acres C-4, Tourist and Office Professional District The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit forthe continued use of the existing landscape sales facilities indoors and outdoors at their site in the Mountain View Plaza commercial subdivision. Authority CPMC 1.24.050 vests the Planning Commission with the authority to hold a public hearing and render a decision on any application for a Conditional Use Permit. Notice of the Public Hearing was given in accordance with CPMC 1.24.060 (Attachment "A"). Apalicable Law CPMC 17.44.010 et seq. - C-4, Tourist and Office Professional District CPMC 17.76.010 et seq.- Conditional Use Permit -1- The Planning Department mailed a notice of hearing to property owners located within 200 feet of the perimeter of the project with and there were no written comments received. The only recorded complaints about Albertson's occurred when the store initially opened in 1998 and there were early morrring semi-truck deliveries. The Store Director resolved the issue and since then, the City has not received any complaints. Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law Conditional Use Permit The Planning Commission in granting a conditional use permit shall find as follows: That the site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the use and to meet all other development and lot requirements of the subject zoning district and all other provisions of the code; ^ The tot area for the Albertson's store is 7.36 acres and is predominantly surrounded by commercial activities to the North and East. Residential activities occur on a parcel of land located immediately South of the store, but the nearest residences to the West are located approximately 1,000 feet across Freeman Road. Based on parking formulas in the Code, adequate parking will be maintained if no more than 12 spaces are used for outdoor sales activity. That the site has adequate access to a public street or highway and that the street or highway is adequate in size and condition to effectively accommodate the traffic that is expected to be generated by the proposed use; ^ Access to the Albertson's store is currently taken from a 45 foot wide private roadway (Plaza Boulevard) connecting into Freeman Road. The road has adequately served and will continue to meet the traffic needs for Albertson's store and the other retail businesses within the Mountain View Plaza commercial development. That the proposed use will have no significant adverse effect on abutting property or the permitted use thereof. In making this determination, the commission shall consider the proposed location of improvements on the site; vehicular ingress, egress and internal circulation; setbacks; height of buildings; walls and fences; landscaping; outdoor lighting; and signs; ^ The proposed outdoor sales activities on this site will not provide any significant adverse effect on surrounding properties. There are not any anticipated increases in traffic or parking and therefore these levels would be comparable to those occurring no~v at the store. The store will require a minimum 270 available parking spaces to meet code. That the establishment, maintenance or operation of the use applied for will comply with local, state and federal health and safety regulations and therefore will not be detrimental to the health, safety or genec•al welfare of persons residing or working in the surrounding neighborhood or to the general welfare of the community. -3- i v e ieoo,~vv..,-. .. .. ~~ t~ ®~ c~'~~ ~~a l ~~~n ~ PLAIVI~TII~TG D~'PARTML'IVT Tom Humphrey, AICP Planning Director Ken Gerschler Community Planner bavid Alvord Community Planner Lisa Morgan Planning Secretary I~®ltac~ ®~ ~~~tt~~~ ~~~~ ®ff lit®gac~: J>In~g~ b~, 2®®4 Meeting Date: Time: Place: NATURE OF MEETING August 3, 2004 7:00 p.m. (Approximate) Central Point City Hall 155 South Second Street Central Point, Oregon Beginning at the above time and place, the Central Point Planning Commission will review a Conditional Use application that would conditionally allow Albertson's to continue operating an outside garden sales area. This property is in a C-4, Tourist and Office Professional district and is identified in the records of the Jackson County Assessor as Map 37 2W 128, Tax Lot 1100. The property is located at 1360 Plaza Boulevard off of Freeman Road and Oak Street. The Central Point Planning Commission will review a Conditional Use application to determine if all of the requirements of the Central Point Municipal Code can be met. Tf the Commission determines that the application meets the City's standards, an approval could be issued. Pursuant to ORS 197.763 {3) (e), failure to raise an issue during this hearing, in person or in writing, or failure to raise an issue with sufficient specificity to afford the decision-makers and the parties an opportunity to respond to the issue will preclude an appeal based on that issue. 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