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PO Box 1343 . Ashland, OR 97520-0045 . (541) 482-3231 tele . emersondesign@hotmail.com
DATE: December 14,2008
TO: The Ashland City Council, the Mayor, the City Attorney and the City Administrator
RE: Planning Action 2008-00801 (Conditional Use Permit) responses from neighbors to the City on
Tuesday December 9, 2008.
Ownerl Applicant: Jendrisack and Berry
ebuttal to the appeal response letters from those who spoke at the City Council
mber 2, 2008 and submitted their responses to the City Tuesday December 9,
ebuttal I am responding to both a letter from Fae & Wayne Linn and a letter
to the Letter from Fae & Wayne Linn
Water Down the Alley
According to their letter there seems to be an existing surface storm drainage problem for
neighbors who live on the northeast side of the alley between Harmony Lane and Hillview
Drive. Our proposed improvements will not have any ill drainage effects on problems that
exist. As already mentioned, any existing run-off from the proposed improvements to the
applicant's property (Accessory Residential Unit, parking and driveway) will be collected and
diverted through a new storm drain line down the alley to an existing City storm drainage
system. Weare not adding additional storm drain runoff to the alley surface; we are
collecting drainage from surface runoff that already exists on the applicant's property. The
City already stated in their fmdings that the size of the new storm drain line is required to be
designed by a licensed engineer.
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Sewer
There is an existing 6" concrete sewer line on Harmony Lane as mentioned in my original
FINDINGS. The City Wastewater Department has already determined that existing service is
adequate to meet the needs for an additional service to the property. The proposed sewer for
the new unit will need to be pumped uphill. This will require use of an ejector pump system
or a grinder pump ejector system. PCease refer to my 'Utiaty PCan on s{id'e q 0.,( my
'power 'point }1Yesentation for tfie yro'posea focation of this system. (Or please refer to
"Proposed Accessory Unit at 960 Harmonv Lane. Ashland. Oreaon" PDF paae 48 of paaes 40
to 57 from City web packet titled: "960 Harmonv Lane Exhibits.pdf'.J
This is a system that has been used for years were existing grades pose a problem. PCease
see tfie attacfiea emaiC rfatea 12/q/8 from .;uFiCana City PCumDine & !Mechanical"
Ins'pector 'Richara j{acistoci. regaratne -"Cum6ine erinder yumys.
Response to the Letter from Cyndi Dion
"...how many issues brought forward were addressed by the applicant with
solutions." (Cyndi Dion's letter, December 7, 2008)
My original FINDINGS for the. original Application (dating July 31, 2008) address the
proposed project and solutions for any issues that needed to be addressed. Since then very
few solutions have needed to be changed. Here are three examples of changes from former
records of this Planning Action:
1. We changed the two rear parking spaces from concrete to pavers.
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2. I added an 8" horizontal cantilevered projection to the east side (alley side) of the
building on the Second Floor of the proposed unit to create an additional gable in
the roof that enhanced the exterior residential design. This improved the contrast
between the Bedroom window and Living Room window size and shape.
PCease refer to the %ternate 'East 'Exterior 'ECevation on s[iIfe 14. of my
'power jJoint yresentation. (Or please refer to "Proposed Accessorv Unit at
960 Harmony Lane. Ashland. Oreaon" PDF paae 53 of paaes 40-57 from City web
packet titled: "960 Harmony Lane Exhibits.pdf'.)
J. The storm drainage from the roof and driveway drainage was originally proposed
to be a surface drain in a graded bio swale ditch down the alley. After meeting
with the neighbors before the plan was fmalized and before any Planning Action
was made and approved, we decided to install an underground drainage system
and reduce the effects to any existing storm water draining down the alley.
" ... there are multiple references made to a storm water catchment at the end of
the alley between Harmony Lane and Hillview Drive. Why then does this
catchment and attached culvert not exist on city maps? (Cyndi Dion's letter,
December 7, 2008)
The answer to this question is it does exist in a City map I received on February 9 of this
year. PCease refer to tfie utiEity/aeriaC Cayout from tfie City on s[iJ:{e ~ o.,f my _Dower
110int uresentatton. (Or please refer to "Proposed Accessorv Unit at 960 Harmony Lane.
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Ashland. Oreaon" PDF paae 42 of paaes 40-57 from City web packet titled: "960 Harmony Lane
Exhibits.pdf'.J I obtained that portion of the map from the City engineering department. As
mentioned in prior statements, the catch basin at the end of the alley is connected to an
underground storm drain line that connects to a catch basin at the curb on Hillview. From
there the City storm drainage system runs underground to Siskiyou Blvd.
TID Pipeline
Talent Irrigation has a main underground line in the alley. I talked to the people at TID on
December 9th and they said they maintain the main line but not the service lines. PCease see
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tFie attacfiea emaiC rfatea 12/Q/08 from 'Wanrfa 'Derry of'I'aCent Irrleation 'District
aDout tfie ('11'D) lJilJefine. Cyndi Dion mentions that the Till line broke. What broke was a
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valve on one of the private service lines from the main Till line. "Once the project is
approved. . ..", Steve Jendrisak, one of the owners of the property at 960 Harmony Lane, will
relocated the valve so that it is not in the way of vehicular traffic. PCease see tfie attacfiea
emaiC rfatea 11124/08 from Steve Tenarisai. aDout tfie ('1i'D) _lJipefine ana a4jacent
niegFi6or's irrleation vaCve.
Conclusion
· The proposed engineered underground storm drain will slightly reduce the amount of storm
water surface runoff by the size of the area being developed.
· If the private valve from the Till service line valve is relocated below the grade of the alley
and out of the way of any traffic, everyone can use the alley without incident.
Sincerely,
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Bill Emerson
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