HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-10-08 Planning MIN
ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
October 8, 2019
I. CALL TO ORDER:
Vice Chair Haywood Norton called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 1175 East
Main Street.
Commissioners Present: Staff Present:
Troy Brown, Jr. Derek Severson, Senior Planner
Michael Dawkins Dana Smith, Executive Assistant
Melanie Mindlin
Haywood Norton
Lynn Thompson
Absent Members: Council Liaison:
Alan Harper Stefani Seffinger, absent
Roger Pearce
Vice Chair Norton explained the public hearing for PA-T3-2019-00001 was postponed to the meeting on November 12,
2019 at 7:00 p.m. The applicant had requested a continuance.
II. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senior Planner Derek Severson announced the deadline to appeal PA-T2-2019-00008 Snowberry Brook Phase II to
LUBA had passed. Mr. Severson was working with Community Development Director Bill Molnar and Commissioner
Harper to create a video that would replace the public hearing statement.
III. AD-HOC COMMITTEE UPDATES
Commissioner Dawkins attended the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee regarding the Downtown Redevelopment
Plan. The Committee consisted of one Transportation Commissioner, Derek Severson, a staff member from the Police
Department, the Parks Superintendent and an advocate for the disabled community. A citizen’s committee would meet
after the ad hoc committee.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
A.Approval of Minutes
1.September 10, 2019 Regular Meeting
2.September 24, 2019 Study Session
Commissioner Mindlin made the following correction to the minutes of the meeting on September 24, 2019:
Page 1, DISCUSSION ITEMS (A) change the second bullet from On street parking for accessory
residential units (ARU) to Additional parking for accessory residential units (ARU).
Commissioner Thompson/Dawkins m/s to approve both sets of minutes as amended. Voice Vote: all AYES.
Motion passed.
V. PUBLIC FORUM - None
VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Approval of Findings for PA-T2-2019-00011, 657 Oak Street
Ashland Planning Commission
October 8, 2019
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The Commission had no ex parte contact regarding the matter.
Commissioner Thompson/Brown m/s to approve the Findings for PA-T2-2019-00011. Voice Vote: all
AYES. Motion passed.
Commissioner Mindlin commented on the two pictures on page 6 in regards to 4(f) on page 5.
B. Approval of Findings for PA-T2-2019-00013, Otis Street (39 1E Map 05AD Tax Lot #200)
Commissioner Thompson/Dawkins m/s to approve the Findings for PA-T2-2019-00013.
Voice Vote: all AYES. Motion passed.
VII. TYPE III PUBLIC HEARINGS
A.PLANNING ACTION: PA-T3-2019-00001
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1511 Highway 99 North
OWNER: Linda Zare/Casita Developments, LLC & Kendrick Enterprise, LLC (agents)
APPLICANT: Rogue Planning & Development Services, LLC
DESCRIPTION: A request for Annexation of a 16.87-acre parcel and Zone Change from
County RR-5 Rural Residential) to City R-2 (Low Density, Multi-Family Residential) for the
properties located at 1511 Highway 99 North. The application also requests an Exception to
Street Standards to deviate from city standard parkrow and sidewalk improvements to
respond to constraints of right-of-way width and existing encroachments. (The application
includes conceptual details for the future phased development of 196 apartments (1- and 2-
Bedrooms, ranging from 480-701 square feet) in 14 two-story buildings. Outline Plan
subdivision and Site Design Review approvals are not requested here, and would be applied
for subsequent to annexation.) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Multi-Family
Residential; ZONING: Existing – County RR-5, Proposed – City R-2; ASSESSOR’S MAP: 38
1E 32; TAX LOT #’s: 1700 & 1702.
Item postponed to the Planning Commission meeting on November 12, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
Submitted by,
Dana Smith, Executive Assistant
Ashland Planning Commission
October 8, 2019
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