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ASHLAND TREE COMMISSION
MINUTES
October 9, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
–Chair John Rinaldi called the Ashland Tree Commission meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on October 9, 2008 in
the Siskiyou Room in the Community Development and Engineering Services Building located at 51 Winburn Way, Ashland,
OR.
Commissioners Present Council Liaison
Laurie Sager Russ Silbiger, Absent
John Rinaldi Jr.
Zane Jones Staff Present
Amy Anderson, Assistant Planner
Anne Rich, Parks Department
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
August 7 and September 4, 2008
PUBLIC FORUM
Cleo Smith 938 Oak Street has a standing Minor Land Partition approval and was requesting advise on the required sidewalk
installation. The sidewalk was approved at 6-feet in width with a seven-foot parkrow. She does not want to install the sidewalk
and was asking for the Tree Commission support. Chairman Rinaldi explained that the Commission could not give
recommendations without an application and that the Commission recommended she come back with a application so they
could then give her comment.
MEETING NOTE: Commissioner Sager recued herself due to conflict of interest, the Type II applications were informally
reviewed and the following comments were provided:
TYPE II Review (informal due to no quorum)
PLANNING ACTION:
2008-00911
SUBJECT PROPERTY:
2300 Siskiyou Blvd.
APPLICANT:
Steve Asher
DESCRIPTION:
A request for Site Review approval to construct thirteen condominium units for the property located at 2300
Siskiyou Boulevard. Also included are requests for a Physical & Environmental Constraints Review Permit to allow tree
removal and parking space installation on Flood Plain Corridor/Riparian Preservation Lands adjacent to a culverted section of
Clay Creek; Tree Removal Permits to remove 36 of the site’s 78 trees; and an Exception to Street Standards to not install
sidewalks and curbs along Siskiyou Boulevard frontage. (The approval of this application would replace the previous
Performance Standards Options subdivision approval from PA #96-131).
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION:ZONING:ASSESSOR’S MAP
Low Density Multi Family Residential; R-2;
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39 1E 14 CA; TAX LOTS: 7700, 7800, 7801, 7802, 7803, 7804, 7805, 7806, 7807 and 7808
Amy gave the staff report.
Applicant Testimony:
Mark Knox, Urban Development Services, Wendy, Sager and Associates and Steve Asher, property
owners were present to represent the project.
Mr. Knox explained the minimum density requirements and that they are construction the minimum number of units required.
He discussed the various requirements that shaped the development and how they had to balance the various aspects of the Site
Design and Use Standards, Parking and Fire Access. There are 72 trees on the site and 38 will be removed. The applicant had
concerns about the mitigation requirement of the code. They didn’t feel it was appropriate to be required to mitigate the trees
were being removed because they were hazardous or had diseases. They were concerned about the value of the trees to be
removed and whether it was an assessment or the cost of replacement.
Tree Commission Discussion:
Commissioners Rinaldi and Jones discussed the proposal and the choices of trees to be
preserved and those to be removed. They had some concerns but felt that based on the site constraints there were still going to
be a lot of trees preserved. The Commission stated they would support the non-mitigation request for the trees that were
defined as poor or hazardous by the Arborist but the others needed some sort of mitigation either on-site, as street trees or on
the applicant’s other properties in town. A mitigation plan would be necessary with the building permit submittals or survey
whichever comes fist. Commissioner Rinaldi also expressed concerns about how close some of the buildings and the sidewalks
were to the existing trees and the tree protection zones. The Commission agreed that any trees that perish or are damaged by
construction will be required to be mitigated for after the project is complete.
PLANNING ACTION: 2008-01318
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 2200 Ashland Street
APPLICANT: Coming Attractions Theatres
DESCRIPTION: Request for Site Review approval to redevelop the existing 5,418 square foot, single-story office building located at 2200
Ashland Street into an 18,791 square foot, three-story office and retail building. The property is located within the Detail Site Review Zone
and the development is subject to the Additional Standards for Large Scale Projects and Ashland Boulevard Corridor Design Standards.
Also included are requests for: Administrative Variance to the Site Design and Use Standards and Exception to Street Standards relating to
the reconfiguration of off-street parking between the building and Ashland Street and to Ashland Street improvements, and Tree Removal
Permit to remove six trees greater than six-inches in diameter-at-breast-height.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Commercial; ZONING: C-1; ASSESSOR’S MAP #: 39 1E 14 BB; TAX LOT #: 300
Amy gave the staff report.
Applicant Testimony:
Mark Knox, Urban Development Services and Wendy, Sager and Associates
The applicant’s stated that they were removing six tree and thirty were going to be planted on the site. They did intend on
landscaping the Oregon Department of Transportation right-of-way which is where the driveway is located and also
landscaping the adjacent tax lot between the subject property and Ashland Street. There is only one significant tree, an Oak, on
site is proposed to be preserved.
Commission Discussion:
The Tree Commission expressed concern that irrigation should not be added to the landscape bay
where the preserved oak tree will be located.
MEETING NOTE: Commissioner Sager returned to the meeting.
TYPE I REVIEW
PLANNING ACTION: 2008-1450
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 282 Ninth Street
APPLICANT: Joseph Powell
DESCRIPTION: Request for Tree Removal Permit approval to remove a 6.5 inch in diameter at breast height Mimosa (Silk) Tree located
at 282 Ninth Street.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Multi-Family Residential; ZONING: R-3; ASSESSOR’S MAP #: 39 1E 09AA; TAX LOT #: 2202
Recommendations:
No recommendations.
PLANNING ACTION: 2008-01529
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 260 N Laurel
APPLICANT: Sanford Design and Renovation, LLC
DESCRIPTION: A request for Site Review approval to construct two condominium units for the property located at 260 N Laurel Street. The
existing single-family residence is proposed for demolition. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Multi Family Residential; ZONING:
R-3; ASSESSOR’S MAP #: 39 1E 04 CC; TAX LOTS: 502
Discussion:
The Tree Commission was concerned that the choice of the Chinese Pistache may not be the best for the parking
area and parkrow. They also had concerns that not all of the trees on the site were shown on the application.
Recommendations:
That a revised Tree Protection and Preservation plan addressing all of the trees on the site and all trees within 15 feet of the
property lines shall be shown on the plan. The Tree Protection Plan shall be submitted prior to the issuance of a building
permit. If any trees which require a tree removal permit have not been addressed as part of this planning action, a separate
Tree Removal permit shall be applied for.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Tree of the Year Ballots:
This year there were 16 trees nominated for Tree of the Year. The Tree Commission had reviewed
the trees and reduced the number to the five they thought were the best. Each Commissioner, Amy and Anne took a tree that
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they will write a brief description about for the Tree of the Year ballot. The Tulip tree at 582, the Silk Tree at North Main &
Wimer, Oak Tree at 174 Church, another Oak at 192 Mountain and the Spanish Fir at 128 Wimer.
Amy will contact the property owners to inform them that their tree has been nominated. The ballot paragraphs will need to be
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given to Amy by early the week of the 13.
ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS
Liaison Reports
Anne Rich spoke about the next Tree Walk. The commission decided it would be scheduled the last Saturday of Arbor
Week at SOU from 2 – 4 PM. The Tree Walk will be advertised in the North Mountain Nature Center guide.
Old Business
Distinctive Tree List
Recommended Street Tree Guide
New Items
$485.00
Current Balance -
ADJOURNMENT
- Commissioner Rinaldi adjourned the meeting at 8:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Amy Anderson, Assistant Planner
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