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ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 9, 2014
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER:
7:00 PM, Civic Center Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main Street
II. ANNOUNCEMENTS
III. AD-HOC COMMITTEE UPDATES
IV. PUBLIC FORUM
V. TYPE II PUBLIC HEARING
A.
PLANNING ACTION: #2014-01956
SUBJECT PROPERTIES: First Place Subdivision, corner of Lithia Way & First Street
APPLICANTS: First Place Partners, LLC
DESCRIPTION: A request for Site Review approval to construct the second and third phases of the First
Place Subdivision for the property located at the corner of Lithia Way and First Street.
• Phase Two is a request for Site Review approval to construct a new mixed use building (Plaza Central
East) on Lots #2 and #3 at the corner of Lithia Way and First Street. The proposal includes
consolidation of the two lots and construction of a 32,191 square foot, three-story mixed-use building
consisting of basement parking, ground floor commercial, and 15 residential units distributed between
the ground, second and third floors. The application includes requests to modify the common area
landscaping and parking configuration to better accommodate the proposal, and Exceptions to the Site
Design and Use Standards’ Downtown Design Standards to allow for balconies on the front of the
building and to allow windows that are more horizontal than vertical.
• Phase Three is a request for Site Review approval to construct a new mixed use building (Plaza North)
on Lots #4 and #5 at the northeast corner of the site, on First Street. The proposal includes
consolidation of the two lots and construction of a 9,607 square foot, three-story mixed-use building
including ground floor commercial space and four residential units. The application includes requests
to modify the common area landscaping and parking configuration to better accommodate the proposal,
and two requests for Exceptions to the Site Design and Use Standards’ Downtown Design Standards to
allow for a staggered street setback and to allow two sets of windows to be more horizontal than
vertical.
• (Phase One, a three-story 18,577 square foot mixed-use building (Plaza West) consisting of basement
parking, commercial and residential space on the first floor and residential space on the second and
third floors was recently completed at 175 Lithia Way.)
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Commercial; ZONING: C-1; ASSESSOR’S MAP: 39 1E 09BA;
TAX LOTS: 10100, 10102, 10103, 10104 and 10105.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
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