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Home My WebLink About2015-06-09 Planning PACKET Note: Anyone wishing to speak at any Planning Commission meeting is encouraged to do so. If you wish to speak, please rise and, after you have been recognized by the Chair, give your name and complete address for the record. You will then be allowed to speak. Please note that the public testimony may be limited by the Chair and normally is not allowed after the Public Hearing is closed. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING JUNE 9, 2015 AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM, Civic Center Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main Street II. ANNOUNCEMENTS III. AD-HOC COMMITTEE UPDATES IV. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes 1. May 12, 2015 Regular Meeting. V. PUBLIC FORUM VI. TYPE II PUBLIC HEARING A. PLANNING ACTION: PA-2015-00418 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1465 Walker Avenue APPLICANT: Southern Oregon University AGENTS: CSA Planning, Ltd. DESCRIPTION: A request for Site Design Review for the renovation of McNeal Pavilion on the Southern Oregon University Campus at 390 Stadium Street and 351 Walker Avenue. The application also includes requests for Conditional Use Permit approval to allow the construction of a new Student Recreation Center which was not identified in the 2010 SOU Campus Master Plan and which will exceed the 40-foot height allowed in the SO zoning district, and for Tree Removal Permits to remove nine (9) trees that are 18-inches in diameter-at-breast-height (d.b.h.) or greater. ( 106,722 square feet of the existing 113,000 square foot building area will be demolished. With the proposed renovation and new construction the combined building area will consist of 104,891 gross square feet on three levels, a 7.17 percent reduction in the total building ) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Southern Oregon University; ZONING: square footage. SO; ASSESSOR’S MAP: 39 1E 10 CD; TAX LOT: 100. B. PLANNING ACTION: PA-2015-00825 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 87 W. Nevada St., 811 Helman St. and 127 Almeda Dr. OWNER: Wilma, LLC APPLICANT: Urban Development Services DESCRIPTION: A request for a modification of the previously approved Verde Village Subdivision for the properties located at 87 West Nevada Street, 811 Helman Street and 127 Almeda Dr. The proposed modifications include partitioning the property to be consistent with the approved phasing plan, to adjust the property lines for Lots #3-#9 and #15-#17, and to modify In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Community Development office at 541-488-5305 (TTY phone is 1-800-735-2900). Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1). Note: Anyone wishing to speak at any Planning Commission meeting is encouraged to do so. If you wish to speak, please rise and, after you have been recognized by the Chair, give your name and complete address for the record. You will then be allowed to speak. Please note that the public testimony may be limited by the Chair and normally is not allowed after the Public Hearing is closed. Exhibit E, Condition #30 of the approved Development Agreement as it relates to the construction and timing of street improvements for both Perozzi Street and Almeda Drive. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Suburban Residential & Single Family Residential; ZONING: R-1-3.5, R-1-5 and R-1-7.5; ASSESSOR’S MAP: 39 1E 04B; TAX LOTS: 800, 1100, 1400 and 1418. VII. ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Community Development office at 541-488-5305 (TTY phone is 1-800-735-2900). Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1). ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2015 CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Melanie Mindlin called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 1175 East Main Street. Commissioners Present: Staff Present: Troy J. Brown, Jr. Derek Severson, Associate Planner Michael Dawkins April Lucas, Administrative Supervisor Debbie Miller Melanie Mindlin Haywood Norton Lynn Thompson Absent Members: Council Liaison: None Greg Lemhouse, absent ANNOUNCEMENTS No announcements were made. AD-HOC COMMITTEE UPDATES Commissioner Dawkins stated the next and likely final meeting of the Normal Plan Working Group is scheduled for May 21, 2015 at 4 pm. Commissioner Miller stated some of her neighbors expressed their concern to her about the most recent meeting not being noticed via email as with prior meetings. CONSENT AGENDA Commissioner Thompson raised issue with the sentence at the top of page two of the April 28 minutes that reads: “Commissioner Thompson asked that the minutes reflect her concern with how the upper floor was defined” and stated her main concern was that their decision not set precedent. General consensus was voiced by the commission to amend the sentence to read: “Commissioner Thompson asked that the minutes reflect her concern that this not set precedent.” Commissioners Brown/Dawkins m/s to approve the minutes of April 14, 2015. Voice Vote: All AYES. Commissioners Norton and Miller abstained. Commissioners Dawkins/Thompson m/s to approve the minutes of April 28, 2015 as amended. Voice Vote: All AYES.Commissioners Brown, Norton and Miller abstained. PUBLIC FORUM Huelz Gutcheon/2253 Hwy 99/Spoke regarding the transportation safety index. Joseph Kauth/Spoke regarding climate change and would like science to be utilized in the Rogue Valley. OTHER BUSINESS A.Capital Improvements Plan No discussion was had on this item. Ashland Planning Commission May 12, 2015 Page 1 of 2 B.Election of Officers Commissioners Thompson/Brown m/s to elect Melanie Mindlin as chair, Michael Dawkins as vice chair, and Debbie Miller as second vice chair. Voice Vote: all AYES. Motion passed unanimously. C.Select Representative for Downtown Parking Management & Circulation Committee Commissioner Thompson expressed interest in participating on the Downtown Parking Management & Circulation Committee, and Commission Chair Mindlin appointed her to serve as the Planning Commission representative. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Submitted by, April Lucas, Administrative Supervisor Ashland Planning Commission May 12, 2015 Page 2 of 2 TYPE II PUBLIC HEARING _________________________________ PA-2015-00418 1465 Walker Avenue TYPE II PUBLIC HEARING _________________________________ PA-2015-00825 Verde Village Subdivision