HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-140 Findings - PA 92-104BEFORE THE ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
December 15, 1992
IN THE MATTER OF PLANNING ACTION #92-104, REQUEST FOR AN
AMENDMENT TO THE STREET DEDICATION MAP OF THE ASHLAND
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MODIFYING THE EXISTING DEDICATION
BETWEEN MORTON STREET AND WELLER LANE ON FOREST STREET.
APPLICANT: CITY OF ASHLAND
FINDINGS,
CONCLUSIONS
AND ORDERS
RECITALS:
i) The property involved is located south of Ashland Street between
Weller Lane and Morton Street and is zoned R-i-10-P; Single Family
Residential.
2) The applicant is requesting an amendment to the Street Dedication
map of the Ashland Comprehensive Plan, modifying the future Forest
Street dedication between Morton Street and Weller Lane.
3) Type III amendments may be approved when one of the following
conditions exist:
a) A public need, supported by the Comprehensive Plan.
b) The need to correct mistakes.
c) The need to adjust to new conditions.
d)
Where compelling circumstances relating to the general public
welfare require such an action.
4) The Planning Commission, following proper public notice, held a
Public Hearing on November 10, 1992, at which time testimony was
received and exhibits were presented. The Planning Commission
recommended that the City Council approve the application as presented.
5) The City Council, following proper public notice, held a Public
Hearing on December 15, 1992, at which time testimony was received and
exhibits were presented. The City Council approved the application as
presented.
Now, therefore, The Ashland City Council finds, concludes and recommends
as follows:
SECTION 1. EXHIBITS
For the purposes of reference to these Findings, the attached index
of exhibits, data, and testimony will be used.
Staff Exhibits lettered with an "S"
Proponent's Exhibits, lettered with a "P"
Opponent's Exhibits, lettered with an "O"
Hearing Minutes, Notices, Miscellaneous Exhibits lettered with an
SECTION 2. CONCLUSORY FINDINGS
2.1 The City Council finds that it has received all
information necessary to make a decision based on the Staff
Report, public hearing testimony and the exhibits received.
2.2 The City Council finds that the proposal to amend the Street
Dedication map of the Ashland Comprehensive Plan is necessary to
correct mistakes as outlined under 18.108.060 B.
2.3 The City Council finds that due to the development of the
Weller Lane subdivision and the construction of a residence at 610
Ashland Street it is no longer possible to extend Forest Street
over to the northern portion of Weller Lane. The Council emphasizes
that this deletion involves only a short segment of the future
Forest Street which passes through the center of tax lot 2000,
approximately 325 feet south of Ashland Street.
2.4 The City Council finds that the notice mailed and published
regarding this action limited the review to only the modification
of the short section of Forest Street, and did not allow for the
consideration of other future street dedication options.
Therefore, the Council limits any decision only to that portion of
the street dedication indicated on the mailed notice map.
2.4 The City Council finds that a street connection between
Morton Street and Weller Lane via Forest Street, with its gentle
grade change, will facilitate local bicycle, pedestrian and
automobile traffic between neighborhoods. The Council finds that
establishing interconnections between neighborhoods through the
establishment of a modified-grid pattern provides for a more
efficient, convenient transportation network by facilitating the
use of alternative forms of travel (i.e., bicycle, public transit,
and pedestrian), and provides needed alternatives for emergency
service vehicles.
SECTION 3. DECISION
3.1 Based on the record of the Public Hearing on this matter, the
Ashland City Council concludes that the proposed amendment to the Street
Dedication map of the Ashland Comprehensive Plan, modifying the future
Forest Street dedication between Morton Street and Weller Lane is
supported by evidence in the record and necessary to correct mistakes.
Therefore, based on our overall conclusions, the Ashland City Council
approves Planning Action 92-104 with the amendment as indicated on the
attached exhibits, deleting the connection of Forest Street to lower
Weller Lane.
Catherine Golden, Mayor
Nan Franklin, city Recorder
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