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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-0503 REG MIN OAK LAWN APPEAL cont, APPROVAL OF MINUTES Boards, Commissions etc. HEALTH CLINIC DANCE PERMIT SOSC CLOSURE/WINBURN ST. CABLE TV MEETING Marilyn Votaw asked if Staff made recommendations relative routes in subdivisions for pclice and fire use and was told by Winterowd that all subdivision requests go through those departments. Peggy Hornak of 754 Oak Street said that Oak Street traffic has becom like that on a freeway and if this street comes through the way it is placed, someone could be hurtab a result. Hornak said she rents but is now glad she didn't buy because of the traffic conditionst Glenn Ve~illion, 202 Oak Lawn, spoke of concern for children should traffj increase. Elizabeth Peterson of 198 Alicia agreed with Vermillion an added that there are no sidewalks for the protection of children. Robert Popejoy with Solar-Cal said that his original intent had the development coming off Oak, but Planning preferred Sylvia to be exten ed. Popejoy told of his interest in keepin~ costs down to make hous- ing available in the $40,000 bracket. On Mayor's question as to whether the original plan had gone to the Planning Commission, Popejo said it had gone to the Planning Department and that when the subject first came up there had been talk of keeping Sylvia open for emergent vehicles only. Popejoy showed where a sewer line was located in the section where Sylvia would be blocked off. Arvid Mesdgahl said h~ purchased his home three years ago and wishes he had known then bow the traffic volume would increase. Ruth Newman spoke again saying that the street will never go through as long as he is around here. John Biilin~s saidx~nen Oak Court was subdivided it was i~l~ a ~c[[o~i should be left open to allow for a street to give access to lots fron ing on Oak Street. Newman reminded Billings that that was years ago and that they were trying to greenbelt their property to keep the open space for suburban living. Bob Ridinger asked who would pick u1! the costs for the survey work. The public hearing was closed, Ragland moved to uphold appeal and reverse Planning Commissio decis~ ion; Drescher seconded and on roll call, all YES. Rag]and moved to acceFt the minutes of boards, commissions and comm- ittees; second by Drescher and passed unanimously on roll call vote. A letter w~s read from Ashland Community Health Clinic requesting extension cF curfew to 2:00 A.M. and waiver of required license fee and bond for proposed benefit dance at Mark Antony Hotel. Chief ~syt said he has no objection. Ragland moved to approve request; Hami]to~ seconded and on roll call, passed unanimously. A request from Southern Oregon State College for temporary closure of Winburn Way for ccmmenc~'ment exercises on June 4, 1977 was read by t~ City Administrator. Ragland moved for approval and Drescher second~ On roll call, motion passed withcut opposition. Mayor Prickett set a meeting with Southern Oregon Cable TV for Tues- day, Msy 10, 1977 at 7:30 P.M. PUBLIC FORDI Reconsideration cf Sims Appeal City Recorder Position Kneebone Drive Mark Anto~,y Hotel AGENT OF RECORD (INS.) AIRPORT HAZARD ZONING ORD. LIQUOR LICENSE REQUEST ~brifty Corp. Southside Market CO}~IITTEE FOR APPOINT- ~INT OF RECORDER FINANCIAL CODIENTAP~Y FINANCIAL CO~4ENTARY Park and Recreation WASTE 'fREAq~fENT MASTER PL?dq' - RVCOC Drescher asked that matter of application from Sims appealing the negative decision of Plan~ing Commission on fence at recent meeting be reconsidered because be had abstained having not heard the entire proceedings. Mayor Prickett advised that if Drescher had not voted on the motion, he cannot request reconsfderation. McCannon suggest that consideration of appointing rather than electio of City Recorder be placed on next agenda. F~ayor said tbat in 1970 a Charter Revision Committee reviewed the Charter and requested that the committee ~ invited ~.o the next meeting. ... A letter from Conncilman Laws x,;ss road withdrswing consideration rela rive to propelled name change a portion of Grandview Drive to Kneebone Drive passed by the Planning Conmission. Ragland moved to table the matter; Phelps seconded and motion unanimously carried on roll call vote. Councilman Phelps recommended that a committee be appointed inclwdin_2 Director of Public Works Alsing, Building Inspector Chamberlain and two others from the community. Mayor Prickett said he would contact people end and mi,ke appointments at the next m~eting. A memorandum was reIqd from Almquist recommending that cor. fi~,atior, be made of Tom Kennedy's acting as "Agent of Hecord" and refeIence was made to to mffnutes of February 15, 1977 sh~ing Council's intent in call vote, motion passed unanimously. The City AdmiPist?:ator reconmended that the draft of the Airport ard Zoning Ordinance be fon~arded to Jackson County Planning ion for consideraFjon. McCannon so moved; seconded by Hamilton passed unanimously on roll call ate. Chief Hays reconm!ended approval ~or package sales requests of Thrlft5 Corp, 1670 Ashland Street and Souths~de Marker, 1602 Ashland Strc~_~t. McCannon so ~Doved; second by Ragland and motion to approve unanimously on roll call vote. Phelps reported that the ccmmittee had met twice and that ~ppllcaats for the posiEion of City Recorder were well qualjfied and n!oved tZlat Nan Franklin be appointed to replace Joseph M. Butler te fff21 the re- mainder of his term upon his resjgnation effectivq May 21, ].977. McCannon seconded and on roll call, all YES. Monthly Financia] Commentary as submitted by Finance Director Nelson was accepted and pjaced on file. Monthly Financial Commentary ending March 31, 1977 for ParIts & Roe'tea tion was accepted and placed on file. A memcrandum from Jeff Gibbs, Water Quality Planning Coordinator~ read by the City Administrator who asked treat Alsix~g report on t'bc draft of the Master Plan for W~ste Treatment. Alsing stated bad pointed out many tbi.ngs in the plan for Council censiderat~o!r WASTE TREATMENT PLAN CENT. REQUEST FOR HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES IN P~I{K ORDINANCES, RESSLUTIONS & CONTRACTS Hersoy St. Improvements Oak ~oll Annexation Skatcbcard Ordinance BendimS for P.C. ~equire- ~ncp. ts expressed concern that s~ctfon calling for tertiary treatment after 1982 remains in the plan and that criteria had specifically been requested deleted based on the recent modifications of the Waste Tree' ment Plant and tbe fact that a bond bad been passed to update the plant in 1974. A]sing recommended that should Council agree on such deletion of tertiary treatment that the section be stricken before adoption rather than to adopt the master plan with that exclusion. Alsing also asked deletion of proposed boundary line at Crowson Road. On Ragland's quotation as to whether the Mayor had written to COG on the tertiary issue, Prickett said he had not understood he was to write, but that be would do so covering both items and that he would adjourn meeting until an adjourned meeting on May 10, 1977 at 7:30 A letter from C. Lc.rin Berry requesting permission to conduct a eon- cession which would provide rides through the park iri a horse-draws carriage was read by City Administrator along with memos from the Traffic Safety Commission and Police Dept. both in opposition cf request and s memo from Parks & Recreation approvjng concept. Also read was a m~o from the Planning Co~ss~on stating their approval with certain conditions. McCannon congratulated Berry who was in the audience for his concept but said he appreciates the reservations by Traffic Safety Comn~issior~ and Police Department based on traffic gestion on the Plaza, Berry reported that be had contacted mercbm~ts on entire plaza and that all with the ezcept~on of Park View Depart- merit store were in favor ~f pr~:p~s~]~ On C~rl!ss's question as to th~ l~n~[h af [be horse and carriage Berry saio it was abou~ Zl~ Drescher asked if an alternate route had been considere~ to precf~u~e the plaza congestion and be answered that should he begin the trip~: away from the plaza that he wouldn't get the business or interest. Council agreed that the concept was good but concern for cbilc]re~b si2~ of parking spaces and negotiating corner along with traffic bl~ '~s negated the good points. Drescher moved to deny the proposal as ~resented. P~gland seconded and encouraged Berry to seek another location. On roll call, motion passed unanimously. Second reading by title only was given an ordinance authorizing a~d ordering the improvement of Hersoy Street between Mountain Aven~e ~.~I~ North Main Street, under the FAUS program. Ragland moved to adopt; second by McCannon and passed unanimously on roll call vote. Second reading by title only of an ordinance calling for a pubijc ing on the.proposed Oak Knoll Annexation for June 7, !977 at was read by City Administrator Almqufs:t. Ragland mo~ed for adopl:iot~ McCannon seconded and on roll call, all ~ES. City Administrator Almqnist gave second reading by title anly of an ordinance pertaining to the use of skateboards. McCannon move~ For adoption; seconded by Ragland and passed without opposition on ro]]I call vote. City Administrator Altoquest g~:ve second reading by title ordinance relativo to bonding for PJ.ann'~ ng C~n~nission ~gland moved for adoption; Ham[!ton seconded and on roll 5~3~77 ORDINA3]CES cont. St. Imp. No. 43 First reading was given an ordinance authorizing issuance of bcnds ir Street Improvement Distrlct No. 43. McCannon moved to second readinl Hamilton seconded and motion carried unanimously on roll call vote. Siskiyou Parking Prohib. Almquist gave first reading of an ordinance prohibiting parking on kiyou Blvd., at Sherman Street. Rag]and moved to second reading; second by Hamilton and carried unanimously on roll call vote. Rezoning of Strawberry Ln. First reading of an ordinance was given to rezone property from R-F:B-200 to R-i:B-10 on property sithated west of Granite Street an~ South of Strawberry Lane. McCannon moved to second ~eading; Hamiltc7 seconded the motion which pasaed unanimously on roll call vote~ Deeds for Parks (Jackson County) "B" Street Stop S~gn Res. A]mquist read resolution authorizing the acceptance of deeds from Jac son County for parks and recreation purposes. McCannon moved for adoption; secoud by Ragland and unanimously passed on roll call vote A resolution ordering removal of stop signs on "B" St. & 4th Street' read b~ A~nquist. Hamilton moved to adopt; second by McCsnoon and passed with Ragland, Hamilton, McCannon and Phelps voting in ~avor; Drescher opposed the motion. Council Liaison Reports None College for use of swS~ning facilities. Ragland seconded and on rol' call, all YES. Adjourm~,ent - 9:45 P.M. Ragland moved to adjourn to adjournad meeting of May 10, 1977 at 7:30 P.M. McCannon seconded and on ~oll call, all YES. PETITION TO THE ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL, April FROM: Oak Lawn Subdivision Residents RE: Subdivision No. 77-14 Applicant: Solar-Cal, Incorporated 1977 The undersigned question the wisdom of the approval given the above-mentioned subdivision application by the Ashland City Planning Commission on April 13, 1977 for the following reasons: t) It appears that the actual primary access to the pro- posed subdivision will be over Oak Lawn Avenue and Sylvia Street, wbich~along with Alicia Avenue, form an unimproved cul-de-saco This is a very awkward approach for the potential residents of the proposed subdivision. However, the primary objection of the undersigned to the use of Oaklawn and Sylvia in this manner is that such use will double the traffic on those streets, increasing the traffic hazard to the undersigned, especially their children because there are no sidewalks avail- able for pedestrian use. Furthermore, there will be a drastic increase in wear and tear on the gravel roadbeds of Oaklawn and Sylvia, along with an increase in dust produced. In addi- tion, noise and general disturbance from the increased speed and frequency of through traffic will be greater than presently exists. A secondary objection is that the present residents purchased their property with the expected continuance of the cul-de-sac in mind. It appears that a much more logical access to the pro- posed subdivision would be directly off Oak Street where Oak Street abuts on the Phelps property, site of the proposed snb-~.~" Petition, page 2 division. In the presently proposed arrangement, the applicant wishes to make use of Oak Court subdivision as an access to the proposed subdivision so that a maximum of area within the proposed site can be devoted to profit-making lots, rather than necessary access routes. 2) Not all the persons were given proper notice of living near the proposed subdivision the hearing concerning it, which was scheduled before the Planning Commission meeting on April 11, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. For this reason, the Commission did not have an opportunity to hear the concerns of all members of the affected area who wished to make their opinions known be- fore the Cormnission acted on the proposal, The undersigned are divided into categories of those who were notified and those who ware not. 3) Several members of the Commission appear to be serving under conflict(s) of interest, Only one such person disquali- fied himself from voting (but not from d]~cussion) on the pro- posal: Mr. Billings. Beyond him, Ms. Weaker certainly suffers from a conflict of interest because of her husband's proprietary interest in Ashland Sanitary Service, Inc. Therefore, any real estate developments approved by the Commission result in direct financial benefit to the Wenkers because of the virtual necessity of garbage pickups. Interestingly enough, it was Ms. Wenker who placed the motion for approval of this project before the Commission. For the above reasons, Ms. Wenker should have dis- qualified herself from discussing or voting upon this applica- tion. Because she did participate and vote, the validity of the Co~ission's approval is questionable. [~ W~ Petition, page 3 " The undersigned respectfully request the Ashland City Council to reconsider approval given Solar-Cal, Inc.'s application. We feel that the above-mentioned procedural and substantive errors require this reconsideration. We recommend that the following be considered as possible remedies to our grievances: A) Require the applicant to provide primary access directly from Oak Street to the proposed subdivision as described in (1) above. B) Require some secondary access other than through the existing Oak Court road system. Notified of Hearing Residents Not Notified of Hearing ~, ,::,....~ .-.'>-.1~, ~ .'? ',,,. Address Address Address Name ~, Address N am e Address Name Address