HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-10-24 Planning MINASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
OCTOBER 24, 1995
C/q I TO ORDI=R
APPROVAL OF FINDINGS
The Findings for Planning Action 95-101 were approved.
PUBUC FORUM
Armitage expressed a concern that he would like to see the public more Involved In the planning
process and that the Commission should perhaps be more pro-active in educating the public. He would
like to see this topic as an agenda item In the future.
PUBUC HEARING
PLANNING ACTION 95-100
REQUEST FOR A SITE REVIEW TO CONSTRUCT A 10,619 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
LOCATED AT 25 MISTLETOE ROAD
APPUCANT: CRAIG BLACK
Site Visits and Ex Parte Contacts
STAFF REPORT
Madding described the proposal as outlined in the Staff Report. Staff believes the application complies
and recommends approval with the attached seven conditions. The action was called up for a public
hearing by a neighbor because of solar access and found to be In compliance.
Howe wondered if under Condition 6 the gate was locked or unlocked. Mofnar indicated it was to he
unlocked.
PUBUC HEARING
CRAIG BLACK, 125 Nob
JOHN TERMAN, 4300 Highway 99 South, Designer
Black explained they were constructing a building to house an audio book business. Their company
duplicates tap~ and malls them out. There are just a few people that visit their showroom. Their 11
employees conduct most of their business over the ply)he.
Terman said the front face of the buildIng was designed with a lit'de more detail than normal in order to
give a nice appearance from the street.
Howe noticed that on the west elevation the block is broken up with brick and is nicely articulated,
however, on the east side, there i$ no vertical articulation. Bl~ck said a block wall w#l be erected
eventually and nothing will show on the east side. Howe said the east side could be seen driving down
Sisklyou Boulevard. She wondered if the design could be done on the east side as well as the west
side. Terman noted there Is a structure next door that also blocks the east side of the building.
GLORY BLACK, 35 MlstJetoe Road, read her letter into the record. Glordano que~tioned Btack about the
trees and Black responded that they are black waJnut trees on Craig Blacids property that have not been
maintained lately by the owner. She conceded that the trees do shale her house somewhat but the
trees are messy with bugs and sap. G. Black's sunroom I~ approximat~y 12 feet east of the trees.
Light filters through the trees but won't filter through a building.
RON THURNER, 1170 Bellview, objected only to the pedestrian condition (Condition 6) because this is a
the light industrial zone.
Staff Re.~,j~onse
Motnar explained that city ordinances require that all bulklings have pedestrian access whether
residential or commercial from a public sidewalk to an entrance o~ a building. The idea o~ tying into the
neighboring property was optional.
There was a typographical error on page 3 o~ the Staff Report. The required solar setback from the rear
of the building is ten feet, not 39 feet. (Calculated at a Class B.)
Finkle strongly favors mixing residential and commercial in the City. It is difficult for Finkle to visualize
how thl~ building will look when complete and what Impacts It will have onthe neighboring property.
neighboring property that much. A few years ago there was a concern that there be an Inventory of E-1
land that was light industrial with a potential for residential use when appropriate. In E-l, design
Giordano was not as concerned with solar a~ with taking the opportunity to mitigate the impact to the
neighbor through design features such as additional window~ and a vertical wall instead o~ a blank wall.
Rebuttal
Craig Black said there are trees across the street from Mistletoe that cast a shadow on the neighboring
property (not black walnuts). He did not feel they would be stealing much o~ G. Btack's light.
Terman said there is a hedge along the entire brick section. Black said they limited the windows on the
blank wall because they did not want the neighbors to feel they were peaking into their yard but i~ it
would appease the neighbors they would be glad to add design features and they also plan to maintain
the black walnut trees and the property. They juat took ~.
COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION AND MOTION
The ~ did not have any concerns about solar and the majority thought the neighbor would
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benefit by using design features such as vertical columns and windows on the east side.
Cloer moved to approve Planning Action 95-100 adding a condition that a window or windows be added
to the second story of the office portion of the east side of the building. Add a condition that a design
feature be added to the office portion of the east side of the building to n~tgate ILs rnasslng effects. Add
to Condition 6 that the gate remain unlocked at all times. Howe eaconded the motion and it carried
unanimously.
STUDY SESSION
The study session continued with revisions to the Procedures Chapter being distributed and changes to
the bike parking ordinance.
APPROVAL OF FINDINGS (PA 95-101)
The Finclings were approved as corrected. The ~ asked that the finding regarding parking
be dropped.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjoumed at 11:00 p.m.
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MINUTES
OCTOBER 24, 1995