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ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
April 28, 2015
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Richard Kaplan called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m. in the Siskiyou Room, 51 Winburn Way.
Commissioners Present: Staff Present:
Michael Dawkins Bill Molnar, Community Development Director
Richard Kaplan Derek Severson, Associate Planner
Melanie Mindlin April Lucas, Administrative Supervisor
Tracy Peddicord
Lynn Thompson
(Arrived at 4:15 pm)
Absent Members: Council Liaison:
Troy J. Brown, Jr. Greg Lemhouse, absent
Debbie Miller
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Community Development Director Bill Molnar announced the Planning Commission’s annual retreat is scheduled for next
Saturday, May 9. He also announced Commission Appreciation Day is August 30 at 3 pm at the Oak Knoll Golf Course.
AD-HOC COMMITTEE UPDATES
Commissioner Dawkins stated the public hearing for the Normal Neighborhood Plan has been postponed and the working
group is scheduled to meet on May 7 to review the Mayor’s proposal for the area. Commissioner Kaplan announced that he
is going to continue to serve on the Normal working group, but the commission will need to find a replacement for the
Downtown Parking and Circulation committee.
ADOPTION OF FINDINGS
A.Approval of Findings for PA-2014-02106, 2352 Morada Lane.
Ex Parte Contact
No ex parte contact was reported.
Commission Discussion & Decision
Commissioner Thompson questioned the accuracy of the findings. She stated the loft space appears to meet the definition
for a story and cited the code language that reads “If the wall face of the upper most floor at the rear or side yard setback
line is more than three feet above the floor level below, the upper floor shall be considered a story for the purposes of
setbacks.” The commissioners discussed whether the upper floor was a story or a half story and there was general
agreement that the story definition may apply, however it was also noted that this was not discussed at the hearing and the
commission voted to approve this as a half story, not a full story with a 20 ft. setback. The approving motion from the last
meeting was read for the group: “Commissioners Mindlin/Thompson m/s to approve Planning Action #2014-02106 with the
condition that the building be considered a story and a half and be moved 15 feet from rear property line.”
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Commissioners Dawkins/Mindlin m/s to approve the Findings for PA-2014-02106. DISCUSSION: Commissioner
Thompson asked that the minutes reflect her concern that this not set precedent. Roll Call Vote: Commissioners
Dawkins, Mindlin, Thompson and Kaplan, YES. Motion passed 4-0. \[Commissioner Peddicord abstained\]
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
Submitted by,
April Lucas, Administrative Supervisor
Ashland Planning Commission
April 28, 2015
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