SEPTEMBER, 2010 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
1. CALL
TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Chair Perry called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.
Chair Perry and Commissioners Maré, Russell, Smolen, and Woodruff
answered the roll. A quorum was present.
2. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: One citizen was present.
No comments.
3. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND CONCERNS:
Commissioner Russell talked to the people who produce the Pacific Skinny
newsletter. They would be happy to
place a notice of the Planning Commission meetings in the public service section
of the newsletter for free. The
write-up needs to be provided about 10 days in advance of the meeting.
Commissioner Russell will draft a paragraph and forward it to City
Planner Lewis. City staff will
refine the paragraph and forward it to the Pacific Skinny people.
Commissioner Maré asked about public pedestrian access to the beach at Alsea
Village. Mr. Lewis provided a map
that shows three public pedestrian accesses – one from Tract A, as shown on the
site plan, which is the northernmost internal street that leads towards the bay,
and two 10-foot wide pedestrian accesses along the northern and southern edges
of the development. Commissioner
Woodruff noted that he recently met with the Alsea Village owner who indicated
that the Phase 1 development will very likely not be developed as approved.
The Phase 1 land will likely be part of a future larger development.
4. MINUTES: The Commission considered the minutes from the August 24, 2010
Meeting. Commissioner Maré
moved to approve the minutes as
written. Commissioner Woodruff
seconded, and the motion
carried unanimously on a voice vote.
5. CORRESPONDENCE: Chair Perry
received a brochure about the role of Planning Commissioners from the American
Planning Association. He passed the
brochure on to the other commissioners.
6. PUBLIC HEARING: None.
7. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:
A. Planning
Report: Mr. Lewis reviewed his written report and primarily talked about the
ODOT/DLCD Transportation Growth Management grant that the City was recently
awarded for the preparation of the Yaquina John Point Land Use and
Transportation Plan.
B. Breeze View
Planned Development (PD). The
Planning Commission reviewed Mr. Lewis’ memorandum about the conditions of
approval of the Breeze View PD.
Discussion ensued regarding 1) the ‘no parking’ condition at the common turn
around area at lots 4 and 5 as required by the Central Oregon Coast Fire and
Rescue District (COCFRD); 2) review of the April 26, 2005 Planning Commission
minutes specifically stating that the footpath within the proposed PD was not
included in the PD approval; 3) that the size of the driveway turn-around
between Lots 1 and 2 may have been reduced with the recent grading; 4) that the
PD approval included that the common area was to be accessible to the public; 5)
the pros and cons of rip-rap; and 6) the approval process and ensuring
conditions of approval are completed.
Mr. Lewis distributed a draft ‘City Checklist for Land Division
Approvals’.
C. Potential
Development Code Amendments.
1. Geologic Hazard Report
Requirements. The Commission
reviewed other coastal city slope standards for requiring a geologic hazards
report. There was discussion that
Waldport’s current standard of requiring a geologic hazards report for a
>30%
slope may need to be made more restrictive, i.e. a 20% slope.
Mr. Lewis will research additional language that clearly defines how the
slope is calculated and report back to the Commission.
2. Street Hammer-head Approval
Requirements. The Commission
reviewed two amendment options.
There was consensus for Option B that reads “Hammerheads will be of such width
and length as to allow for adequate turn-around of all emergency vehicles as
determined by the Public Works Director and the Central Oregon Coast Fire and
Rescue District.”
8. ADJOURNMENT: At 3:28 p.m.,
there being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Reda A. Quinlan