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P A2003-118
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From: Ken Lindsay
180 Ohio St
Ashland, OR 97520
To: Ashland City Council
Mark Knox, Associate Planner
Re: DeBoer's proposed building plan in GlenviewNista area
Date: 6 April 2004
As a homeowner in Ashland, I urge you to NOT approve the DeBoer building plan. Given that he
has already (by the report I have seen) cut down large old trees without proper permit on a steep
hillside, it is safe to assume that the man does not take much consideration for the consequences of
his actions and their potential impact on neighbors downhill, and that this man disregards the rules
and laws of the city of Ashland. There is no easy way to replace large old trees which help to hold
the steep hillside in place, and I wonder if Mr. DeBoer has even attempted to enact any mitigation of
this reckless destruction of trees that lived in this town since before Mr. DeBoer was even born.
His action and attitude does not seem congruent with the building permit rule that states that the
potential impacts to the property and nearby areas have been considered and adverse impacts
have been minimized. Casual destruction of large old trees on a steep hillside indicates the exact
opposite of the community minded attitude which stands behind this building rule. Additionally, I
have walked along Vista street many times in the vicinity of DeBoer's property and the odor of toxic
substances like pesticides which can be smelled overwhelmingly for a great distance indicate that
he doesn't have much regard for people downstream and downwind who may be sensitive to such
substances. Has Mr. DeBoer investigated these health issues with his neighbors?
I am also very curious about the nature of his business and how much economic benefit he actually
brings to the community of Ashland. While it is pleasant and convenient to conduct business parties
in one's home, it would probably benefit the local economy more if Mr. DeBoer was to rent the
Armory or some other local large space for his activities. Indeed, he could even help improve the
facilities so that the entire community might benefit along with his good fortune.
I do not want to deny Mr. DeBoer the opportunity to build a mansion if he so desires, but the size of
the project in this case should be set on a property of at least 3 or 4 acres to properly allow the
home to be landscaped aesthetically in proper proportion to the size of the structures. There are too
many over large houses built recently which are not aesthetically situated in their locale. The city of
Ashland should pay more attention to these design principles. I for one do not want any more new
houses that jut out from the hillside above downtown like a sore thumb.
Sincerely,
Ken Lindsay
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"Mary" <mrex@lithiawater.com>
<cou ncil@ashland.or. us>
4/6/04 4:44:57 PM
house size
Dear council members, Re the proposal by the DeBoers: In my
opinion, 1) this size home is quite out of keeping with the
neighborhood and with Ashland regulations re hillside development;
2) the DeBoers have already violated tree removal regulations, (even if
this is being called a "misunderstanding", it does not represent a good
faith intention to be part of the neighborhood); 3) the DeBoers are
attempting to justify their project in part on the basis that to limit
home size is to restrict the rights of property owners, (by limiting
their ability to have any size home they like).
Further, I believe that individual property rights ought not to take
precedence over the greater good. In Ashland, the greater good is
preservation of the charm, the small town feel. This is why people love
to come here. It's our neighborhoods and their character, the mature
trees, the walkable downtown, that make Ashland what it is - a very
desirable place to live. That's what supports our property values, not
freedom to do whatever we like when we remodel or build.
My husband and I live in the railroad district, and when we
remodeled a few years ago we were more than happy to abide by the
restrictions. We believe that such restrictions protect the feel of our
neighborhoods, particularly the historic areas and the hillsides.
In my view, a project such as the DeBoer proposal would be a major
undoing of our town's character. To approve this project would be a
statement that Ashland is moving in another direction. I sincerely hope
this is not the case.
It seems to me that if people want larger homes than the allowable
sq footage, perhaps they should build in a town without restrictions
rather than attempting to encroach on a neighborhood and to change
Ashland to suit their needs.
Thank you for listening,
Mary Rexford
129 5th Street
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"Lynn Blanche" <placeblanche@charter.net>
<cou ncil@ashland.or.us>
4/7/04 9:33:03 AM
DeBoer Mansion
Clear Day Dear Ashland City Council,
I am writing to ask you to prevent the building of the trophy mansion on the DeBoer property in our
Ashland Historic District.
The addition of an 11,000 square foot house, and even the DeBoers' creation of a "compound" through
the acquisition of adjacent properties, go against the true nature and valuable characteristics of the
Historic District. The ordinance limiting the size of buildings in the Historic District supports the true nature
of the area. The ordinance represents the residents of Ashland. I call upon you, our council of wise
leaders, to do the same and represent us residents of Ashland with wisdom, foresight and truth.
Should you allow the creation of this monster building in our Historic District, you will set a precedent; a
precedent that goes against past DeBoer building denials by the Ashland planning department. The
Ashland City Council and planning department will face future developers who want rules, ordinances and
laws waived in favor of their "projects" in our Historic District. Please do not "leave the door ajar" for future
ruin of our Historic District.
Many ideal property locations exist for the construction of a trophy mansion. I ask you to encourage Sid
and Karen DeBoer to build their house on an appropriate property not in the Ashland Historic District.
Once again, I ask you to remember the reason for the building ordinance and protect our Historic District
in the spirit of the law.
Please. . . do the right thing.
Sincerely,
Lynn Blanche
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"Ann Magill" <magiIl819@earthlink.net>
<council@ashland.or.us>, <mark@ashland.or.us>
4/7/04 6:43: 11 PM
DeBoer Hearing
Dear Ashland Community Leaders,
Four years ago I moved to Ashland from south coastal Oregon. As a person
with an above average income, I consider myself a person "of means."
However, even as a person of means I could not afford to continue to rent at
Ashland rates, where my landlord asked over $1000 monthly for a modest
uninsulated bungalow in the historic district of town. Like so many who work
in Ashland or would like to enroll their children in Ashland's schools, I
now live in an adjoining community, where two of us inhabit a spacious and
affordable dwelling of 1300 square feet.
I feel strongly that erecting a structure the size of the proposed deBoer
home, which involves demolishing a home far more extravagant than anything I
could dream of, violates the housing standards of the neighborhood and
establishes a precedent that continues to place the community out of reach
to families, even those "of means," as the deBoers espouse themselves to be.
If other "families" are waiting to build homes such as this, I presume they
are involved in plural marriages and wish to shelter a great many spouses
and children.
This case is not about infringement of the deBoers' property rights. It is
about calling them to be responsive neighbors. As one who cares deeply about
this area and the democratic process, I hope you take these remarks into
consideration.
Ann M. Magill
254 French Circle
Talent, OR 97540
(541) 535-3778
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"Joan Steele" <empress@mind.net>
<council@ashland.or.us>
4/7/046:49:59 PM
DeBoer Hearings
Please let me register my dismay at this endeavor one more time. What
follows is an e-mail sent last week to Bill Molnar. I will attend to
meeting on Thursday night and would like my comments to be a part of the
record.
As I will be unable to attend the hearing on 6 April, I wanted to share
my concerns with you and your staff regarding this issue. I served two full
terms on the Ashland Historic Commission, watching and opposing the attempts
to have various huge houses built on the subject property for a good part of
that time, so I am fully aware of the background here. My concern is and
has been with preserving our city's historic core and thus its unique
character.
Mr. DeBoer has testified repeatedly about his philanthropy and
generosity to the City, the Festival, and numerous other charities and
indeed his good works speak for him; he has undoubtedly benefited many
organizations here. However, what he will leave as a lasting legacy if this
house is permitted to be built in one of Ashland's National Register
Historic Districts, will be a monument to private and personal desire
triumphing over years of effort on the part of the City and its residents to
preserve its historic core.
The DeBoers plan to use this immense home to entertain as part of their
business and charitable endeavors. This is bound to have a deleterious
effect on the neighborhood. Mr. DeBoer has stated publicly that after his
death the Grandview house will be left to the Sid and Karen DeBoer
Foundation to be used for charitable enterprises. That is a very worthy
sentiment, but to have a charitable foundation in the midst of a
neighborhood of small and moderate-sized residences will forever change the
character of this neighborhood.
No one denies anyone's right to build whatever kind or size of residence
that meets the City's code requirements. But why do the DeBoers insist on
building this edifice on a hillside in a historic district when a house of
this size could be built on many properties more suitable for it and its use
both during their lifetime and beyond?
With respect,
Joan Steele
332 Glenn Street
Ashland
482-7019
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Rivers Brown <jrivers@mind.net>
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4/7/046:50:14 PM
DeBoer House
It is against the law, and i don't want to have to look at this
monstrous ego crap. Thanks for your consideration on this matter.
Rivers Brown
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From: "Stephen and Carol Jensen" <scjensen@mind.net>
To: <jmorrison@rvcog.org>, <council@ashland.or.us>, "Chris Hearn" <Cehearn@aol.com>,
"Cate Hartzell" <cate@mind.net>, <katejackson@opendoor.com>
Date: 4/8/04 10:28: 19 AM
Subject: The deBoer Madrones
Please consider the response below pursuant to a request by Bill Street.
Commissioner Jensen,
Please comment on the definition, the interpretation below and its
implications.. .
B.2. A "fuel break" is defined as an area which is free of dead or dying
vegetation, and has native, fast burning species sufficiently thinned so
that there is no interlocking canopy of this type of vegetation.
"As earlier cited, ALUO 18.62.090 requires all new construction to have
a "fuel break". That ordinance goes on to describe what a fuel break and
it and requires native trees to be sufficiently thinned to prevent an
interlocking canopy. As shown in Record p. 197, trees that were
mistakenly removed had an interlocking canopy and would under any
circumstances, be required to be removed or severely thinned...the trees
removed by mistake would likely have had to be removed (or severely
pruned) to satisfy the requirements of ALUO 18.62.090."
(Exact quotation, typographical errors and punctuation as
approved by the Hearings Board of the Planning Commission)
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Final Order, written by
Craig Stone, Attorney for Sidney and Karen DeBoer
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The below information is provided by Stephen Jensen and Richard Brock
who are members of the Ashland Forest Lands Commission pursuant to a
request from Bill Street.
1) The "mistakenly removed" mature Madrone trees on the applicant's
property would not fall into the category of "fast burning" trees. The
possibility of a canopy fire in this grove of mature Madrone trees is
extremely remote. Canopy fires are much more a function of uncontrolled
ladder fuels which is generally not a problem with mature Madrone groves
located on well-cared for property. That is precisely why they are a
desirable interface tree.
2) The University of California lists the Madrone as a tree
with "a favorable fire-performance rating" and one that they recommend
for urban/forest interface planting.
3) The Las Pilitas Nursery, Santa Margarita, CA, rates the
Madrone as a "7" on a scale of 1-10, with "1" being a "fire-bomb" and
1 0 "very safe".
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4) The Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii ..(pronounced: R-
bew-tis men-zee-see-eye) is noted for being among the slowest and
coolest burning trees in the west. This is documented in several US
Forest Service Publications
5) It is important to note that a wonderful feature of Madrone
trees is their ability to root deeply. The tree is wind-firm,
drought-enduring, and somewhat tolerant of wet and freezing conditions.
It is an ideal tree for this hillside site.
6) There is a specific procedure for dealing with significant
trees in Wildfire Lands and on the hillsides of Ashland contained in
"Development Standards for Wildfire Lands" ..and it certainly does not
include a capricious preemptive removal on the part of the applicant
prior to approval of the project.
7) It is critical that the City Council uphold the definitions
and intentions of Wildfire Lands and Hillside Ordinances or they become
empty and meaningless. These standards need to be used for their good
and intended purpose and not be used to veil unrelated actions.
Respectfully submitted to the Ashland City Council
April 6, 2004
cc: <mark@ashland.or.us>, "Bill Street" <BiII.Street@ashland.k12.or.us>, "Colin Swales"
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GAYLE TITUS <titus@jeffnet.org>
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4/8/04 10:28:45 AM
De Boer Appeal
One of the criteria I would like to address is the potential impact
building on this property will have on nearby areas.
We are not here to talk about what model citizens the DeBoers are,
we are all familiar with their good works in this community. Nor are we
here to talk about what an asset this house would be to the community.
In
an appropriate setting I am sure this would be a beautiful house. I have
no
doubts that the architects and landscape designers have done a wonderful
job.
We are here to talk about a very large home in a neighborhood
of modest homes and narrow streets, regularly being used as a facility
to
entertain hundreds of guests. I have heard there would be three kitchens
in
this home, the DeBoers have two other homes on this property, and they
have kitchens also, that's five kitchens for two people expecting lots
of visitors. This property is located on Glenview St. and is in fact
directly
across from my home on the same street. Glenview is a narrow, dirt
road, used by joggers, hikers and bikers on the way to Lithia Park. In
the summer it is very dusty, hugh clouds of dust drift up to my house.
When I think of two or more years of construction and the never ending
curious people coming to have a "look," I am saddened by the traffic
this
house would produce on this country, dirt road on which there is NO
parking. Vista St. also is very narrow, there is very little parking,
people
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must jockey to get up or down Vista St.
I consider this to speak to the criteria that this home would have
an adverse affect to the neighborhood.
Gayle Titus
1 Hillcrest St.
Ashland, Or.
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"Cate Hartzell" <cate@mind.net>
<council@ashland.or.us>
4/8/04 10:29:20 AM
FW: DeBoer Palace
Not sure if this went to everyone.
Cate
-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Wood [mailto:dmjwood@charter.net]
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 5:03 PM
To: cate@mind.net
Subject: DeBoer Palace
Interesting that the City web site does not mention the de Boer Palace
hearing tomorrow, & talks only of road repair on the agenda....
Could that possibly be just an oversight?
Yes, I'm an affected neighbor, I live on Vista just across from 2 lovely (&
appropriate for the locale) de Boer mansions, one historic, & one very
new,much larger, but still undeniably an enhancement to the community....
But this latest proposal is an abomination that should not be stuffed into
the neighborhood for any reason (and I believe that the only reasons it
could be considered are $$$ & political influence).
This district is "historic" only in a very diminished sense of history, but
it is "historic" in the very current sense that Mr de Boer's neighbors do
not want to be squeezed out by an ostentatious mansion, increased traffic
(for the many large entertainments so necessary to Mr de Boer's position,
for which purposes the charming historic house on Vista is suddenly
inadequate)
And, by the way, where are the parking facilities for such a crowd on
Grandview?
Or could that have been only the flimsiest of pretexts?
And how long will it be before the rest of us pay for the paving of Mr De
Boer's street, which is now gravel?
Why are we doing this & at the same time mewling about the lack of
affordable housing, decline of school enrollment, etc?
I know you are concerned, & I hope you will stand up & be counted.
Sincerely, Doug Wood
333 Ravenwood Plave
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"Tracy Bungay" <stinky@mind.net>
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4/8/04 12:16:06 PM
DeBoerSuperCen~r
I believe that the most significant issue with regard to the DeBoer Super Center is the fact that this
is not a single-family dwelling. This is a building of a much different type designed for entertainment with
multiple kitchens and banquet halls. This proposal is comparable to placing another Elk's Lodge into a
residential neighborhood. In a building that can facilitate a banquet for several hundred people, the
question of where these people intend to park their Lithia SUV's must be raised. What the DeBoer's need
is a compound outside of the City Limits where there is plenty of room for parking and their clan can have
banquets and rally without disturbing the neighbors of our community.
What we are seeing is the result of the Mayor heavily stacking commissions to promote his
anti-regulation, anti-government agenda. Projects that are not congruent with the character and site
specific zoning of our community are not being challenged at the mayoral appointed commission level and
citizens are forced to appeal projects to our democratically elected Council. It is time for these
anti-regulation zealots to enter the twenty-first century, do we really want to live in a world where banquet
halls are allowed in residential neighborhoods, where our water is full of feces and our air is impossible to
breathe? Maybe these conflicts would be better addressed with a couple of six-shooters outside of the
saloon but in reality citizen appeals are much less messy.
The City of Medford is a classic example of poor planning that has resulted from limited regulation.
The Downtown has become a chain of car dealerships surrounded with display lots and tasteless helium
balloons. The building's designs mitigate their inanity with impressively scaled corporate logos and
eccentric eye catching marques. It is unfortunate the citizens of Medford didn't have any more respect for
the character of their city than to allow such flagrant examples of poor design and planning.
Mr. DeBoer needs to realize that the are those among us who give much more respect to an
individual for their intelligence, wit, education, and respect for civic responsibility than their ability to sell
cars. This project is clearly and edifice to one's ego and a gross display of gluttony and an embarrassment
to our entire community.
Eric Navickas
711 Faith Ave.
Ashland Or. 97520
482-0561
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<J Ken 790606@aol.com>
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4/8/04 1 :55:44 PM
DeBoer Home
Dear Council:
We strongly support Sid DeBoer's right to build his legally permitted home.
We own property in the Historic District so we should have some standing on
this issue.
On a general note if we continue to incourage political gadflys and champion
divisive issues Ashland will follow the path of Berkeley California to
disfunction.
Respectfully Yours;
James P. & Judith Kennedy
506 Granite St
Ashland, Or.
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GAYLE TITUS <titus@jeffnet.org>
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4/8/04 2:52:30 PM
De Boer Appeal
Dear Council Member,
You received an e-mail from me earlier today with some remarks I
wished to make before the meeting this evening.
If I am not permitted to speak, I ask that my message please be read
aloud to the audience.
Thank you for your consideration.
Gayle Titus
1 Hillcrest St.
Ashland, Or.
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Barbara christensen
Council City; GAYLE TITUS
4/8/043:17:58 PM
Re: De Boer Appeal
Gayle, only those that previously signed up to speak at the last meeting will be allowed to speak. For
those who are unable to make this evening's meeting, but did turn in speaker request forms, they may
submit their statement to be read out loud into the record.
Any additional statements submitted, including emails received, will be distributed to the council and
included as part of the public hearing as exhibits. These will not be read out loud.
>>> GAYLE TITUS <titus@jeffnet.org> 4/8/04 3:05:25 PM >>>
Dear Council Member,
You received an e-mail from me earlier today with some remarks I
wished to make before the meeting this evening.
If I am not permitted to speak, I ask that my message please be read
aloud to the audience.
Thank you for your consideration.
Gayle Titus
1 Hillcrest St.
Ashland, Or.
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
City of Ashland
20 E Main
Ashland OR 97520
(541) 488-5307
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Susan Shaffer <suemel@opendoor.com>
<mark@ashland.or.us>
April 07, 2004 6:05:41 PM
DeBoer House
Dear Council Members:
It seems to me that when contemplating a building of the proportions the
DeBoer's have proposed, extreme caution should be taken in evaluating it
from the point of view of aesthetics, traffic, and the many criteria
governing hillside buildings. Whatever one's personal taste -- building a
villa in downtown Ashland is distasteful to me -- I believe that every new
structure, especially those built by people with the money to do it right,
should conform to the prevailing aesthetics of the town. The DeBoer's
proposed villa is not going to be remote; rather it is very near the center
of town, and in fact willloorn over it. It will affect everyone.
I urge you to keep the greater good of the town in mind when evaluating this
proposal.
Sincerely yours,
Susan Shaffer
129 Almond Street
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DeBoer Family Residence
I am a neighbour living on Allison Street.
I am offended by the negative impact the DeBoer residence will have in my
community. That they continue this display tells me they have very little or no
consideration of what this dwelling will, and has done, to our small
neighbourhood.
Let's face it: the State of Oregon has no money. Telling 'incoming' famlies
they are restricted to building homes up to a certain size does not mean the
schools will re-open. Truth: if those families have the income to purchase
land and then build their residence they will more than likely send their
children to private/charter school or home schooling.
I have seen the area where trees were cut down. When the City of Ashland has
a 'Best Tree in the City' contest every year then it is of vast importance we
feel about our environment.
I am a voter who reads the small print and between the lines.
This 21-thousand square footage 'monster house' should NOT be allowed to
continue. It really isn't very neighoburlly.
Keziah Daye Jones
Resident and Voter
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"Colin Swales" <colin@mind.net>
"Gino Grimaldi" <grimaldg@ashland.or.us>
4/7/20049:31 :40 AM
Glenview ROW - PA 2004-118
Gino,
I spoke with Jim Olsen yesterday and he assures me there has still been to discussion or contact
whatsoever with Sid and Karen DeBoer with regard to their development which would-seem to extend
approximately 26 ft. into public property.
Please could you forward this em ail and the ones copied below to Council.
thanks
Colin
Subject: Re: Fw: Glenview ROW - PA 2004-118
From: "John McLaughlin" <mac@ashland.or.us>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 08:45:07 -0800
To: <colin@mind.net>
CC: "Jim olson" <Jimo@ashland.or.us>
Colin,
We have not had any discussions at this point with the applicants regarding the right of way. That will
likely occur after the decision is final.
Mac
>>> "Colin Swales" <colin@mind.net> 3/9/04 7:18:09 AM >>>
Jim and Mac,
I am re-sending this request (dated 2/27) as I haven't had a reply yet.
Any chance I could have a response today as the "Findings" are scheduled for a-doption at the PC meeting
tonight?
thanks
Colin
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin Swales
To: Jim Olson; John McLaughlin
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 2:31 PM
Subject: Glenview ROW - PA 2004-118
Jim and Mac,
The Planning Staff Report Addendum dated Dec 92003 recommended 9 conditions of approval for the
proposed DeBoer home on Glenview Vista PA 2003-118.
I understand those conditions were made part of the decision.
Condition #7 stated ''That all proposed construction work within the Glenview Drive right-of-way be
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reviewed and approved by the Ashland Engineering Department."
Have those plans now been reviewed and approved?
Could you please make me copies of any exchanges between the applicants/staff with regard to this
matter of development within the Glenview ROW.
thanks
Colin.
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"Gino Grimaldi" <grimaldg@ashland.or.us>
4/7/20045:16:21 AM
Document request, RVTV - DeBoer hearing
Gino,
There were a number of new documents provided to Council last night and added to the Record at last
night's hearing that I, as appellant, have not yet seen.
These include correspondence from the applicant's attorney with regard to their attempt to dismiss the
appeal etc., letters and photographs from those in support and opposed, new drawings and renderings of
the proposed project etc. Although I received some forwarded emails from Mac I understand there was
also a new letter from Sid DeBoer as a MS Word file that I did not receive. Please could I have copies of
those and any other correspondence received by the Council betwen now and the next meeting.
I had asked that the pivotal City's paginated Luba Record for the 1997 Hillside Ordinance revisions (LUBA
97-260) and subsequent Court of Appeals filings and decision be made available for reference at the
hearing. This request was denied by the City attorney so I must regretfully ask that I am provided a copy of
the specific pages listed below. ( Please give my apologies to Derek Sverson who will probably be
burdened with this onerous task.) I am also sorry that even more trees will needlessly have to be cut to .
enable that paper trail. (or an e-copy containing .pdf files would be fine)
Could you please confirm that the continued meeting will be at 6.00 p.m Thursday 8th in the Council
Chambers and let me know the precise time and place for the adoption of the subsequent Findings.
Please make your best effort to ensure that RVTV Cable access covers the meeting as I will be providing
detailed photos and diagrams to explain my case and they need to be in the public record as they would
not be covered by merely an audio recording or minutes of the meeting.
Please could you forward this request to Council. (perhaps they will need similar copies)
thanks
Colin
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Subject: Re: E-copies and clarification of Historic exemption
From: "John McLaughlin" <mac@ashland.or.us>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:54:21 -0800
To: <colin@mind.net>
CC: <bill.street@ashland.k12.or.us>, "Bill Molnar" <bill@ashland.or.us>, "Gino Grimaldi"
<grimaldg@ashland.or.us>, "Paul nolte" <Noltep@ashland.or.us>, <jbstreet@ashlandhome.net>,
<phill@fosterdenman.com>, "Bryan Holley" <holley@opendoor.com>
Colin,
The electronic files from the Hillside record from seven years ago are not availab.le. I would recommend
that you mark the pages in the LUBA record that you want copied and we will be happy to make those
copies for you.
As for the change in the ordinance regarding the historic district, my recollection, although somewhat
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cloudy, is that modification was made to not require new homes in the historic district to have mandatory
step backs, offsets, and roof designs that may be incompatible with the other homes in the neighborhood.
Hope this helps.
Mac
>>> "Colin Swales" <colin@mind.net> 3/30/04 3:29:30 PM >>>
Mac (or Bill or Gino),
I am trying to get together the relevant info for the upcoming DeBoer Appeal and wondered if you could
provide from your archive an e-copy of the following:
I have provided the page numbers from the LUBA Record for the appeal of the Hillside Ordinance for your
reference.
1. Ad Hoc Committee for Hillside Development Public Meeting Minutes 11/3/97 ( Pg 687- 691)
2. Memorandum McLaughlin to Ad Hoc Hillside Ordinance Committee 10/30/97 (Pg 692-699)
3. Hillside Development Committee Public Meeting Minutes 10/20/97 (Pg 766 768 )
4. e-copies if possible of Slides for (PowerPoint ?) presentation in HOC packet (pg 774 - 776 )
5. Memorandum Robbin Pearce to McLaughlin - Hillside Development Recommendations _ 10/24/97
(778-779)
6. Planning Staff Report PA 97-044 6/10/97 (821- 829)
7. PC Minutes Public Hearing 6/10/97 830-831
8. Staff report for Hillside development Committee packet (around page 872)
9. Memorandum and Final Draft Version 2.1 P&E Constraints (1550-1584)
10. Version 1.1 P&E Constraints (1699-1753)
11. Version 1.0 P&E Constraints (1736-1768)
12. The list of 40 names of interested parties that were noticed about these proceedings.
Also I have a question....
Sometime during the process (between Final Draft version 2.1 and the adopted ordinance 2.7) the words
"excepting those lands within the designated Historic District" got inserted in 18.62.080 E 2 Building
Design.
I can find nothing in the Record to suggest why this was done.
Could you point me to where I might find that decision by Council to add this phrase and also the
justifiable reason for adding it so late in the process?
thanks
Colin
cc: <Belcastro@sou.edu>, ''Tim Bewley" <dartetim@cdsnet.net>, "Bryan Holley"
<holley@opendoor.com>, "Bill Street" <bill.street@ashland.k12.or.us>, "Derek Severson"
<seversod@ashland.or.us>
I~ysan yates.- Hearing 4/6. re: DeBoer proposal
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"Su Rolle" <srolle@mind.net>
<mark@ashland.or.us>, <cou ncil@ashland.or.us>
4/6/2004 2:57:51 PM
Hearing 4/6 re: DeBoer proposal
I appreciate that the DeBoer's host events that may benefit the community. But I don't see that as
justification for the scale of house proposed in our historic neighborhood. Nor do I believe that more
families with children would come to Ashland if larger houses were available. There is no demographic
data to support that rationale. There are plenty of large homes available to families if they choose to come
to Ashland. And I'm sorry large trees were removed with intention of building a larger home. But that is
also not justification for the proposal to move forward.
- My husband and I have lived at 311 High Street in this historic neighborhood for over 20 years. The
attraction of the older homes and old-fasioned yards appealed to us then and still does. There is a very
real issue of scale that should be considered in a historic neighborhood. If an old mansion was here
already, that's a very different situation than the removal of older homes to replace them with homes in
excess of several thousand square feet. Unless an older home shows such extensive damage as cannot
be reasonably repaired, I am opposed to demolition. An 11,000 sq.ft home seems out of place in an older
neighborhood where the average size is closer to 2500 square feet.
- Thank you for the opportunity to comment, Su Rolle