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Home My WebLink About2019-05-08 Historic PACKET HISTORIC COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA May 8, 2019 at 6:00 P.M. I. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER: 6:00 p.m. SISKIYOU ROOM in the Community Development/Engineering Services Building, located at 51 Winburn Way II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Historic Commission regular meeting of April 3, 2019 III. PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda. (Total time allowed for Public Forum is 15 minutes. Speakers are limited to 5 minutes or less, depending on the number of individuals wishing to speak.) IV. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT: Rich Rosenthal V. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Info on Water Treatment Plant Granite Street (Kevin Caldwell, Public Works Dept) VI. PLANNING ACTION REVIEW: PLANNING ACTION: PA-T1-2019-00052 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 533 Rock Street OWNER/APPLICANT: Anne Marie Avegno DESCRIPTION: A request for Modification to the approved Planning Action #2018-00013 to add a 160 square-foot second-story above the approved 220 square-foot Accessory Residential Unit. This application also includes a Variance to the rear setback requirement in order to build up, rather than out, and save the existing large Cedar tree. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Low Density, Multi-Family Residential; ZONING: R-2; : 39 1E 05DA; TAX LOT: 5400. VII. NEW ITEMS: Review board schedule. Project assignments for planning actions. Historic Preservation Week . VIII. COMMISSION ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: IX. OLD BUSINESS: X. ADJOURNMENT: ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION DRAFT Meeting Minutes April 3, 2019 Community Development/Engineering Services Building 51 Winburn Way Siskiyou Room CALL TO ORDER: Skibby called the meeting to order at 6:02pm in the Siskiyou Room at the Community Development and Engineering Offices located at 51 Winburn Way, Ashland OR 97520. Commissioners Present: Council Liaison: Skibby Rich Rosenthal - Absent Babin Staff Present: Hovenkamp Fotini Kaufman; Planning Dept. Emery Regan Trapp; Secretary Swink Giordano Von Chamier Commissioners Absent: Whitford Shostrom APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Emery motioned to approve minutes for March 6, 2019. Babin seconded. Voice vote. ALL AYES. Motion passed. PUBLIC FORUM: There was no one in the audience wishing to speak. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT: Rosenthal was absent so no report was given. PLANNING ACTION REVIEW: PLANNING ACTION: PA-T1-2019-00050 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 346 Scenic Drive OWNER/APPLICANT: Robert & Elizabeth Bestor/Vadim Agakhanov DESCRIPTION: A request for Site Design Review to construct a 765 square-foot detached residential unit to the north of the existing single-family residence. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Single-Family Residential; ZONING: R-1-7.5; : 39 1E 05DD; TAX LOT: 8300 Swink indicated that he knows the property owners Kaufman gave the staff report for PA-T1-2019-00050. The applicants were not present. Skibby opened the discussion to the Commission for their comments. Emery motioned to approve PA-T1-2019-00050 with recommendations. Hovenkamp seconded. Voice vote. ALL AYES. Motion passed. RECOMMENDATIONS: Matching finishes to the existing house. NEW ITEMS: Review board schedule Project assignments for planning actions Historic Preservation Week Kaufman announced that SOU will be celebrating Terry Skibby on May 21, 2019 from 4-6 at Hannon Library. Location has changed for HP awards to Pioneer Hall. All blurbs and photos needed by May 6, 2019. DISCUSSION ITEMS: Map project Kaufman gave update. COMMISSION ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: Kaufman reported that Velocity is in the process of being repaired due to vandalism. OLD BUSINESS: There were no items to discuss. Review Board Schedule th April 4 Terry, Keith, Beverly th April 11 Terry, Piper, Dale th April 18 Terry, Sam, Beverly th April 25 Terry, Beverly, Bill nd May 2 Terry, Sam, Ellen th May 9 Terry, Keith, Bill Project Assignments for Planning Actions PA-2016-00847 252 B Street Close to complete Whitford PA-2016-02095 563 Rock St Work has started Whitford PA-2017-00235 114 Granite/ 9 Nutley Work has started Shostrom PA-2017-00200 165 Water Extension to PA submitted ALL PA-2017-01294 128 Central Work has started Emery & Swink PA-2017-01417 228 B Street No building permit Whitford PA- 2017-02005 533 Fairview(aka 100 Union) Work has started Emery PA-2017-02351/ 00026 549 E. Main Permit issued, work started Swink & Emery PA-T1-2018-00015 70 N. Third Street Work has started Swink PA-T1-2018-00023 75 Lithia Way Von Chamier & Babin PA-T1-2018-00029 128/130 Bush Street Permit issued Hovenkamp & Whitford PA-T1-2018-00033 160 Helman No building permit Shostrom PA-T1-2018-00038 111 Bush No building permit Whitford PA-T1-2019-00050 346 Scenic Drive Emery ANNOUNCEMENTS & INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: Next meeting is scheduled May 8th, 2019 at 6:00pm There being no other items to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm Respectfully submitted by Regan Trapp Planning Department, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland, Oregon 97520 541-488-5305 Fax: 541-552-2050 www.ashland.or.us TTY: 1-800-735-2900 NOTICE OF APPLICATION PLANNING ACTION: PA-T1-2019-00052 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 533 Rock Street OWNER/APPLICANT: Anne Marie Avegno DESCRIPTION: A request for Modification to the approved Planning Action #2018-00013 to add a 160 square- foot second-story above the approved 220 square-foot Accessory Residential Unit. This application also includes a Variance to the rear setback requirement in order to build up, rather than out, and save the existing large Cedar tree. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Low Density, Multi-Family Residential; ZONING: R-2; : 39 1E 05DA; TAX LOT: 5400. NOTE: The Ashland Historic Commission will also review this Planning Action on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the Community Development and Engineering Services building (Siskiyou Room), located at 51 Winburn Way. NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION: April 24, 2019 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN COMMENTS: May 8, 2019 The Ashland Planning Division Staff has received a complete application for the property noted above. Any affected property owner or resident has a right to submit written comments to the City of Ashland Planning Division, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland, Oregon 97520 prior to 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date shown above. Ashland Planning Division Staff determine if a Land Use application is complete within 30 days of submittal. Upon determination of completeness, a notice is sent to surrounding properties within 200 feet of the property submitting application which allows for a 14 day comment period. After the comment period and not more than 45 days from the application being deemed complete, the Planning Division Staff shall make a final decision on the application. A notice of decision is mailed to the same made in writing to the Ashland Planning Division within 12 days from the date of the mailing of final decision. (AMC 18.5.1.050.G) The ordinance criteria applicable to this application are attached to this notice. Oregon law states that failure to raise an objection concerning this application, by letter, or failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to the issue, precludes your right of appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) on that issue. Failure to specify which ordinance criterion the objection is based on also precludes your right of appeal to LUBA on that criterion. Failure of the applicant to raise constitutional or other issues relating to proposed conditions of approval with sufficient specificity to allow this Department to respond to the issue precludes an action for damages in circuit court. A copy of the application, all documents and evidence relied upon by the applicant and applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be provided at reasonable cost, if requested. All materials are available at the Ashland Planning Division, Community Development & Engineering Services Building, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland, Oregon 97520. If you have questions or comments concerning this request, please feel free to contact CƚƷźƓź YğǒŅƒğƓ at 541-488-5305. G:\\comm-dev\\planning\\Planning Actions\\Noticing Folder\\Mailed Notices & Signs\\2019\\PA-T1-2019-00052.docx MINOR MODIFICATIONS 18.5.6.040 C. Minor Modification Approval Criteria. A Minor Modification shall be approved only upon the approval authority finding that all of the following criteria are met. 1. Minor Modification applications are subject to the same approval criteria used for the initial project approval, except that the scope of review is limited Design Review only for the proposed parking lot and any changes to associated access, circulation, etc. Notice shall be provided in accordance with chapter 18.5.1. 2. A modification adding or altering a conditional use, or requiring a variance, administrative variance, or exception may be deemed a Major Modification and/or may be subject to other ordinance requirements. 3. The approval authority shall approve, deny, or approve with conditions the application, based on written findings; except that conditions of approval do not apply, and findings are not required, where the original approval was approved through a Ministerial review. SITE DESIGN AND USE STANDARDS 18.5.2.050 The following criteria shall be used to approve or deny an application: A. Underlying Zone: The proposal complies with all of the applicable provisions of the underlying zone (part 18.2), including but not limited to: building and yard setbacks, lot area and dimensions, density and floor area, lot coverage, building height, building orientation, architecture, and other applicable standards. B. Overlay Zones: The proposal complies with applicable overlay zone requirements (part 18.3). C. Site Development and Design Standards: The proposal complies with the applicable Site Development and Design Standards of part 18.4, except as provided by subsection E, below. D. City Facilities: The proposal complies with the applicable standards in section 18.4.6 Public Facilities and that adequate capacity of City facilities for water, sewer, electricity, urban storm drainage, paved access to and throughout the property and adequate transportation can and will be provided to the subject property. E. Exception to the Site Development and Design Standards. The approval authority may approve exceptions to the Site Development and Design Standards of part 18.4 if the circumstances in either subsection 1 or 2, below, are found to exist. 1. There is a demonstrable difficulty meeting the specific requirements of the Site Development and Design Standards due to a unique or unusual aspect of an existing structure or the proposed use of a site; and approval of the exception will not substantially negatively impact adjacent properties; and approval of the exception is consistent with the stated purpose of the Site Development and Design; and the exception requested is the minimum which would alleviate the difficulty.; or 2. There is no demonstrable difficulty in meeting the specific requirements, but granting the exception will result in a design that equally or better achieves the stated purpose of the Site Development and Design Standards. VARIANCE 18.5.5.050 1. The variance is necessary because the subject code provision does not account for special or unique physical circumstances of the subject site, such as topography, natural features, adjacent development, or similar circumstances. A legal lot determination may be sufficient evidence of a hardship for purposes of approving a variance. 2. The variance is the minimum necessary to address the special or unique physical circumstances related to the subject site. 3. e purpose and intent of this ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan of the City. 4. The need for the variance is not self-imposed by the applicant or property owner. For example, the variance request does not arise as result of a property line adjustment or land division approval previously granted to the applicant. G:\\comm-dev\\planning\\Planning Actions\\Noticing Folder\\Mailed Notices & Signs\\2019\\PA-T1-2019-00052.docx MONTH You are invited to join your friends and neighbors as we celebrate National Preservation Month. National Preservation Month is an outreach program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, honoring and promoting historic preservation, acknowledging the mission we share with communities across the country to cultivate a love of historic places. Each May Ashland spends a week recognizing the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations thth to preservation in Ashland. The year, Ashland will be spending the week of May 19 25 celebrating preservation. Preservation Month offers the community an opportunity to educate the public about historic preservation in the community by planning a variety of public events including tours, exhibits and an awards ceremony. The Historic Preservation Award winners have been selected as a way to honor the people and building projects citizens in the furtherance of historic preservation and the protection of cultural resources over the past year. The following events and walking tours are being planned this year during Historic Preservation Week: Terry Skibby: A Life With Camera The Southern Oregon Digital Archives is recognizing Historic Commissioner and photographer Terry Skibby for his lifetime of photography here in Ashland and to celebrate the launch of the Terry Skibby Photographic Collection in the Southern Oregon Digital Archives. The archives are available at https://soda.sou.edu/stories. The event will take place from 4- 6PM, on Tuesday May 21st at the Hannon Library on the Southern Oregon University Campus. Ashland Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony, hosted by Mayor John Stromberg, will take place on Wednesday May 22nd at 12:30 at Pioneer Hall, located at 73 Winburn Way. Ashland Memorial Mausoleum -gu rd Thursday May 23 from 8:30 4PM Historic Commission. The Mausoleum is located on the east side of Ashland Street and Normal Avenue. th On Friday May 24from 2 - 3:30 pm, Terry Skibby will lead a tour of the Railroad District. Please (541) 488-5305. G:\\comm-dev\\Commissions & Committees\\Historic Commission\\National Historic Preservation Month\\2019\\Historic Preservation Month Flyer 2019.docx PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS FOR PLANNING ACTIONS May 2019 PA-2016-00847 252 B Street Close to complete Whitford PA-2016-02095 563 Rock St Work has started Whitford PA-2017-00235 114 Granite/ 9 Nutley Work has started Shostrom PA-2017-00200 165 Water Extension to PA submitted ALL PA-2017-01294 128 Central Work has started Emery & Swink PA-2017-01417 228 B Street No building permit Whitford PA- 2017-02005 533 Fairview(aka 100 Union) Work has started Emery PA-2017-02351/ 00026 549 E. Main Permit issued, work started Swink & Emery PA-T1-2018-00015 70 N. Third Street Permit issued Swink PA-T1-2018-00023 75 Lithia Way Von Chamier & Babin PA-T1-2018-00029 128/130 Bush Street Permit issued Hovenkamp & Whitford PA-T1-2018-00033 160 Helman No building permit Shostrom PA-T1-2018-00038 111 Bush No building permit Whitford May 2019 Ashland Historic Review Board Schedule Meet at 3:00pm, Lithia Room* May 9th Terry, Keith, Bill (Sam backup) May 16th Terry May 23rd Terry May 30th Terry June 6th Terry *Call 541-488-5305 to verify there are items on the agenda to review 2018 / 30 / 4 doc . b e hip_W s com om . ber c m e M n o i s is cape and.or.us mail.l etd.or.us t d.or.us s mm g enn n Co . c i a e l or t ash et His m \\ s @ t n e o k ashla ash c . irnland a P mind.n net.org \\ a n f @ io cil man s @p is f ef n j mm enc o C k @ @mind. shlandh oric k o t @ a His \\ inhippet ail s ini.kau ee dress h@cou t t t ww i M mgiordanoarch@ -dc sk evbev549@gmail.com o mm cm_ellen@yahoo.com EAshobrksterryskibby@gmail.com tbill@piperrriForegan.trap Co & N ions s s i O I mm Co \\ S v de - mm o 044233 c \\ : 22 G -- t ork s WPhone 552552 OMMIS Li C hip RIC s O T me o HPhone HIS Member D N A L Dept. shland H A S of A nning y dress t a ailing d MA CiPl 21222122202022 tion 0000000 a 222222220212021 --------- 303030303030303030 --------- TermExpir444444444 r hal son yt i n ord b f e ink r on w hit e SV Skib W y r ini Kaufman nning Dept. mmissioneairmanamiuncil Lia min. 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