Minutes - 01/17/2000 Spec Mtg
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0001 DATE. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN,
COUNTY OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, JANUARY 17, 2000.
CONVENED. The meeting convened at 7:00 p,m. with Mayor Jennings presiding.
0010 ROLL CALL.
Mayor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Jennings
Bjelland
Chadwick
Figley
Kilmurray
Pugh
Sifuentez
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Staff Present: City Administrator Brown, City Attorney Shields, Public Works Director
Tiwari, Community Development Director Goeckritz, City Recorder Tennant
0027 CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: LAND USE APPLICATION FOR
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT STAGE II #99-01 AND MINOR PARTITION
#99-05 (The Links at Tukwila).
Mayor Jennings stated that this hearing pertains to the site plan only and public testimony
will be limited to this issue. He declared the continuation of the public hearing open at
7:03 p.m..
Recorder Tennant read the land use statement required by ORS Chapter 197.
Mayor Jennings stated that the Planning Commission decision is now before the Council
since the 120 day rule is close to expiration and there is insufficient time to remand the
issue back to the Planning Commission.
Community Development Director entered into the record Exhibit I which is the
Applicant's application plus their traffic impact analysis. In regards to the traffic impact
analysis, he stated that the City's Public Works Department concurs with the analysis that
was documented in the report. Director Goeckritz stated that the parcel of property under
discussion encompasses approximately 33 acres and it is identified on the Comprehensive
Plan map as low density residential and on the zoning map as single family residential.
The application requests the parceling of the 33 acre site into 3 phases of which Phase I
(44 lots) and II (lot 38 lots) would be developed per this application request. He also
informed the Council that, as numbers were being recalculated, the second parcel consists
of 5.93 acres in Phase II and the total acreage involved in this development application is
13.3 acres. He stated that the Planning Commission adopted their final order on
December 10, 1999 which denied the application and, in response to the denial, the
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applicant submitted an appeal on December 15, 1999. Following the denial, the applicant
and Planning staff met to discuss points of design that could be worked out to meet the
concerns of the Commission and the developer. He reviewed the staff report included in
the agenda packet for this meeting which summarized the developer's original proposal
submitted to the Planning Commission and an amended proposal which is before the
Council at this hearing. It was noted that the gated community proposal was withdrawn,
the density reduced to 5.99 units per acre, average lot size increased to 5,050 sq. feet, side
yards of 5 feet on each side for one-story homes and 6 feet side yards for 2 story homes,
and open space to be constructed in Phase I. He stated that the modifications do not
affect the overall design concept even though numerous lot lines were adjusted to
accommodate the larger lots. In the opinion of staff, the application is still in substantial
conformance with the original proposal. He reviewed the right-of-way and street widths
of streets to be located within the development. Director Goeckritz also reviewed the
following corrections to the staffreport: (1) page 15, #31, the diameter ofthe water main
is 5"; (2) page 16, #42, Park system development charges are now $762 per unit; and (3)
page 17, #46, the speed zone to be posted is 25 MPH.
Discussion was also held on the emergency access to the north of the development west
to Hazelnut Dr.. This access will be 20 foot in width with some type of removable
barricade and parking will not be allowed on the access road. The Public Works staff
and Fire Department are in agreement with the emergency access roadway as proposed by
the developer. It was also noted that the community pool and open space will be built as
part of the first phase of this development.
Councilor Chadwick expressed concern on traffic which will increase with this
development and it is unknown as to when traffic improvements will be made to
Highway 214 west to the 1-5 interchange.
Mayor Jennings questioned if any of the Councilors needed to make any declarations as it
pertains to this public hearing.
Councilor Figley declared for the record that she has visited the site both by car and on
foot.
Mayor Jennings also declared that he had visited the site of the proposed development.
0916 Ivan Kraemer, representing United Properties of Oregon, stated that they are proposing to
build a single family detached residential development on property located between the
13'", 14th, and 9th Fairway of the golf course. Their proposal was originally submitted to
the Planning Commission on October 28, 1999 and, in their opinion, this was a good plan
within the parameters of the City's ordinances. The Commission disliked their proposals
relating to density, size of the pocket park, rear yard setbacks, and park open space. Since
they wanted to pursue their development in the Tukwila community, they subsequently
submitted modifications to the original plan that would address the concerns of the
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Commission. No changes were made to the layout, design, size or look of the homes,
however, they have made the changes that are outlined in the staff report summary which
was previously reviewed by the Community Development Director. He also stated that
they have incorporated the golf course in their calculations for indoor and outdoor
recreational areas which is consistent with all of the previous development applications
within the Tukwila community. The community pool will be constructed when the
construction on Phase I development begins. He spoke briefly on their target market
which is designed to meet the needs of homeowners who want to downsize their current
size of residence. Within this market, they would expect I % or 2% of the homeowners to
have young families. The size of the homes will range from 1,500 sq ft to 2,200 sq ft and
the estimated price range from $180,000 to $220,000.
Councilor Figley stated that one of the concerns brought up at the Planning Commission
involved failure of the developer to provide amenities that were promised to the property
owners. Based on the information presented at this hearing, the amenities will be
constructed as part of the first phase of the development. A related concern is that there
is major pavement failure on Tukwila Drive and she requested assurance from the
developer that the streets would be built to city standards.
Mr. Kraemer stated that all construction would meet City standards. He also stated that
they will either contract to have homes built by a major contractor or have a joint venture
with a major builder. In any case, they will be in control of house designs with the
parameters set by lot line and elevation. There will be a Homeowners Association and
the CC&R's which were submitted with the first application will protect the homeowners.
Jimmy Bellamy, representing W & H Pacific, stated that CC&R's will be recorded. He
also provided some additional information on the design concepts that will be utilized by
the developers. He stated that the emergency access can be used by pedestrians and/or
bicyclists and breakaway barriers are being considered to keep non-emergency vehicular
traffic from using the access roadway.
No one in the audience spoke in opposition to the development proposal.
Mayor Jennings declared the public hearing closed at 7:52 p.m..
Councilor Pugh complimented the developer on the work done in modifying this
application to address the concerns of the Commission.
Councilor Figley stated that the plans have changed sufficiently to where she has no
problems with the development and will be voting on the merits of their proposal for
Phase I and II as presented.
Councilor Kilmurray agreed with previous statements that the developers had made
changes to their original proposal based on concerns expressed by the Commission.
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However, she suggested that contact be made with the Ambulance service on the
emergency access issue.
Director Goeckritz stated that staff will contact Woodburn Ambulance to solicit their
opinion as to which type of emergency access gate would be acceptable.
Councilor Bjelland expressed his opinion that this proposal is an improvement over the
original proposal. He hoped that the developers would follow-through with the designs
that are proposed. In regards to CC&R's, having them recorded will give the City some
degree of control in new developments.
Director Goeckritz assured the Council that the CC&R' s will be recorded and staff will
look at the CC&R's to make sure that they comply with the conditions of approval.
Councilor Sifuentez expressed her opinion that the proposal looks good as modified and
felt that this development would be a good addition to the community. She also stated
that, as a health care professional, time is important when an emergency vehicle needs to
respond.
Councilor Chadwick expressed concerns regarding traffic and the limited area for parking
within the development.
Mayor Jennings reminded staff that the conditions of approval need to be recorded with
the County.
1990 FIGLEYIPUGH... direct staff to return an ordinance to the Council approving the
application as presented in the amended form subject to the additional requirement that
the conditions of approval be recorded and the CC& R's eluded to by the applicant be
recorded in conjunction with the plat. On roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.
2028 EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mayor Jennings entertained a motion from the Council to adjourn to executive session
under the authority of ORS 192.660(1)(d) and ORS 192.660(1)(f).
PUGH/FIGLEY... adjourn to executive session under the statutory authority cited by
Mayor Jennings. The motion passed unanimously.
The Council adjourned to executive session at 8:05 p.m. and reconvened at 8:34 p.m..
2043 Mayor Jennings stated that no action was taken by the Council during the executive
sessIOn.
He also stated that will have a list of appointees to the Museum Committee before the
Council at the next regular meeting.
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2080 ADJOURNMENT.
FIGLEYIPUGH... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m..
APPROVED~l...~~
RI HARD JEN Gk, MAYOR
ATTEST fI1~ ~~
Mary Te ant, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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