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ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
HEARINGS BOARD
MINUTES
JULY 14, 2009
CALL TO ORDER
Commissioner Dawkins called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 1175 East Main Street.
Commissioners Present: Staff Present:
Michael Dawkins Derek Severson, Associate Planner
Melanie Mindlin April Lucas, Administrative Assistant
Larry Blake
TYPE II PUBLIC HEARINGS
A.PLANNING ACTION: #2009-00662
SUBJECT PROPERTIES: 155-157 Sixth Street
APPLICANT: Allison Renwick
DESCRIPTION: A request for Conditional Use Permit approval to exceed the Maximum Permitted Floor Area
within the Railroad Addition Historic District and a modification of a previous Site Review approval (PA #2005-
968) to construct a 279 square foot addition to an existing residence, constructed in 2006, at 155-157 Sixth Street.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Low Density Multi-Family Residential; ZONING: R-2; ASSESSOR’S MAP
#: 39 1E 09 AC; TAX LOT: 3300
Commissioner Dawkins read aloud the public hearing procedure for land use hearings.
Declaration of Ex Parte Contact
No ex parte contact was report. Blake and Dawkins both indicated they had passed by the property.
Staff Report
Associate Planner Derek Severson presented the staff report for the planning application. He provided a brief overview of the
site and explained there are currently three structures on the property: 1) a 1,272 sq. ft. dwelling at the front of the property
built in 1903, 2) a 216 sq. ft studio behind the front house along the alley, and 3) a 998 sq. ft. dwelling that was constructed at
the rear of the property in 2006. Mr. Severson stated the Applicant is proposing a 279 sq. ft. addition to the dwelling at the rear
of the property, and noted when this structure was built it received an award from the Ashland Historic Commission for
“Historically Compatible New Multi-Family Construction.” Mr. Severson commented on the maximum permitted floor area
(MPFA) calculations and stated the proposed addition would put the property at 15% over the MPFA and therefore requires a
public hearing and conditional use permit approval.
Mr. Severson displayed several photos of the lot, structures, and proposed addition. He stated staff feels the addition is well
designed, has good attention to detail, and the placement minimizes impact to the neighborhood. He stated staff’s
recommendation is to approve the application with the conditions noted in the staff report.
Mr. Severson clarified the parking requirement has been met and also clarified the garden shed currently located on the
property would be moved to the neighbor’s lot. He added keeping the shed in the same location would require a variance and
if this was requested by the Commission staff would need to re-notice this action for a separate hearing.
Applicant’s Presentation
Allison Renwick/ 157 Sixth Street/Clarified the garden shed is currently in a very inconvenient sport and moving it to the
neighbor’s property will provide some needed screening between the two houses.
Ashland Hearings Board
July 14, 2009
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Deliberations & Decision
Commissioners Mindlin/Blake m/s to approve PA #2009-00662 with the conditions proposed by staff. Voice Vote: All
AYES. Motion passed 3-0.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
April Lucas, Administrative Assistant
Ashland Hearings Board
July 14, 2009
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