Approved Minutes - 2008-03-24OE LAKEpS�� .
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Nanning Commission Minutes
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March 24, 21008 AFF
I. CIALIJ TC CRDERI
Acting Chlaiir Alison Weibsiteir called the Alanning Commission metiinig of Manda}l,
Marcih 24; :008 to orider at appioximat.al)l 6A(I p.m. in thea Council Chambers of City
Hal 1, at 3180 `°A" Avenue, Lakei Osweigla, Ctegoni.
11. ROLIJ CALL
Meimbews pjasarit werm Aching Cbaiji Wabstem and Commissiionems Adriianna Brockman,
Scio1 Siagal and Phflip Stawarl. Commisisiicinems Ma*l Beth CoffbM, Chlorin Colin Cooper
and Vlica Chair Julia C Iisson were excus ad.
Staff prcisent wave Deinnis Egniet, Long Range Planning Manager; Hvian Boonie, Deputy
CityApioma)j; and.Iris Trieiineir.i, Admin;istralive Support.
® 11I. CITIZHN CCMMHNT
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None.
IV. APIHRCViAL OA MINURES
A vote on the M.inuteis afljanuM.28,2(l08 was postponed until the next meeting.
M. PIUBLIC HEARINC (CONTINUED BROM MARCH 1(I, 2008)
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N eve Flood Manasem int A rea Map an d Related A m Bind men b (LU 07-0(185)
A request from the Clity oft Lake C sweiga regarding:
* Adoptian ofla now Pl:lood Manageimanit Asea Map; and,
* Am enidmerls to IJC C A rt cil es 90.03 (Def ni tiornsi) and `10.44 (Blood Manaigememl
Asea)
Acting (babi Weboen opened the Fubllic hearing and explained the appllicab'le pjiocedwe.
Whean she askled the Clommiss overs to decllane anM cicmf ict of inlenesit, nonie were
dacilareid. Commissioner Siegel reported that a;thaugh he Had nat been ptementt at 11le
March 10h hearing, lila Had listened to thea reciarding of tha mecting.
Cit}I cif We Oswigp Planning C omm:issian
Minutes of March 2�, 2(w Pfiga 1 of ,I
Uennis Egntin, hong Rangel Hlanning Manager, pnesentead the staff reaport. He reaparled
that City Engineering Il apartmear.l staffl had found that the naw Feacl oral Emeargeancay
Maragery ar.t Area (BEMA) maps of the Blood Managury ant Area along thea Wil:lamietto
Rivean weirea still based on 1987 data) and did not include soma areas inundallead by the 1996
flood. Buciausea of that, Erigirieearin;i ,staff had res-mappled it so ail ref eactud 199E flood
elavatian levees, wh cih werea generally about a foat higher 1Ihan the base f clod thea FNMA
map showed. Ha said` develcapears would no ;longer have Qca individually establish thea
elavatian because flood alevalions ware aheady seat and mapplead. Ha clarifiead that thea
currunil code already reagul atud cut and fill and floor area elevall i or. s of deveal opme r u l
Gang thea Willamaetlle River based on 1996 f ood :leaveals. He n ated replreselrtativeas of thea
We Cswego Corflaration and Boothills property owners had requested that thFa Planning
Comm;isaior continue thea hearing to gjvea thlem more dime Ila caonsider thea proposal. Mn.
Egnear sand hes hoped the Planning Commission could forward the matlen lla the City
Council in timea for thea Council to hear it ir. May. During thea .questioning peariod, ha
confirmed that the naw maps servied to clarify what the code alreac}l requiread and tball
pli oposed addi l ion al regu: ation of the Hi storiica Overf aw Areca went beyond what FNMA
raequiread.
Publics Testimory
Skip O''Noill, Hnesaidemt oil Me Lakes Oswego Corpanation, related thlal the Corporation
had bean considearing waNs 114 redeasea rrorea water from thea lakea since a the 1996 flood, but
theaN had only recunilly 11 bought about modifying the darn itself. Hea said sHarehoaders we've
concearnead about naw reagulations thal wauld requine the Hoar area to be raised a couple of
fecal if a silrucitwle were damaged by f, ood of fires. He reparled tbal a aommittuea hlad been
formed and had I aer considering thea FHMA-ralatead cihlangesa, but they wanted more time
to reiview the curreanl staff ppopasal. He pointed out lhat ciammittue member, Mark Eves,
blad emai 1 ed communis and tecomm endation s to the Pl anni r g Conini i ssi on. He
confirm ad thea Bake Cswego Corporalior was keeping ils shaieholdetsa irftirmead. Thlene
was r. a other testimony.
Commissi anear E roakrrl an mavcd ta. cionl in ue LU 07-( 085 to April 14, 2008.
Commissianeir Slewarl secalndead the motion and it passed 4,0. Commi;asion€an Siegel
askled staff to neisplond to all, issues raiasead in preavious pub:liclesalimony al thea next heaaring:
VI. PIIANNING COMMISSICN— WCRK SESSICN
Community Development Code AmEandmeantsOH 08-0(1(12)
Updalea or. propased twd ameindmeinis to the hake Cswego Coda (LCCf, Chapter 50
(Clammunity Dlewilopmeint Code), clarifying, correcting and updating secilions.
Th1e Clommissioners cianlinued to caategorizei proposed cihangeis to deafinitians ir.lo those
that thlel}I cictermined actually required a plalicy decisian and Flub. cinput and thosea that
were "hausekeauplin8" measuries. Iturris to discuss during the work sesasilon were
highlighluid. Commissioner Erockman was cior.cierned thea ciode allowed lao many
eixceptlans to s atbaciks;, bufferiing and Heighl regulations. Stile tiled the example thal the
ciode al l oweid ex cepti ons to makimum raof heai ght. Shea said thaf eroded thea community's
City oflLake Oswego Planning Commission
Minutes oflMard 24, 2(1418 Pagle 2 cif 5
11rust in the integrity ciflthe proceisls.. She slaw a neied fon thea City la neconisiden thea general
polici}l oft allowing emcepplions. She stressead 1Hat :ill was important for neighboias la know
® wHat cou:d bei built niemt door. M. Egner aadviseid that thea P:lannin�l Clomrnisasion was to
Hear zecaommanidat:iomi fiom 11 he Infill Task Flozicei and that miight bei a goad time to d iscauss
eixicieptions. He rioted Task florae membcirs had beim studying inifill deiwilopment for a
]long lima; that' hlad agrleaed to allow specific exceptions fon specific reiascins, and 11.1eyl
acaulld emplain thlat to lhei Comm:issaionens. Commissioner Sieagel suggested lHat it might be
betlen to ask tha Task Foncei to conisiceni the poliayl oft allowing eimcepltians before they
forwaiiideid a finalized pnoplosal to the Planning Commissiicin. Mr. Egret acknowledged
that "marAimum noof Height" was actualllyl a "bassi Height" that could bei e*endcid in ondezr
to add certain ftiaturesi ori a roof than mighl add ,"inteiiiest and variation to the structure. Hle
neiporteid thea Infiill Tlask Aanae planned to aonsiden How to einicourage loweiii profile
bu-ilcinP on sop& lots in Hirst Addition Naighlbars/Foreisil Mills NeiigHbcirhood
Association (FAN) at their next meetirg. Mi. Boonei observed that some exceptions
heilped a developem deal with the topograplply without Having to ask fbn a variance, but
others wenea policy) driiveri and inlended to plroduciei the ilesultsa the Clity wantcic, sucH as thle
eamcaeplt:ion to setbacaks fbn olden Houses ini old lbwn that was inlenided to plrescirwi therm.
Thei Commissioners axaminied Structuiei Design: Stalffexp>Ilained the piioposed cHangeis
calar:ified that the Rionit Setback Pllanea nequineimienit was to apply to eaahl streeit frcintalge
whlezn a streeil was ori two sides aft a lot, and if that creiateid a problem for the developeii,
ha/sha could use thea Rlesaicl aratial Infill Deisiign ARID) pziocess. They clarifies thall the
aurrenit aodea allowed axaeaptionsa, whichl, fcm example, would allcaw a dormer to pierce the
Fnonit Setback Plane. They related tHall lhei upaornirg Infill Task Flows proposal would
® proposes to allcawa mote than two dormeaiis bacaausa that group) found thea reisull could be a
pleasing design and saearwi to bncaak up the stileel elevailion. During the disciussion, staff
reconisaicl ailed recommending removing the Frcinil Setback Plane mquireamenit from a flag
lot w1lan they necaallead the upcoming,"'Infill plzioppsal cal led fon the accass lanes to functicin
as a samiall stzleet and Commisslonean Brockman recalled a situation where the House bacak
on the f. as llol was still loci lagle arae ,"imiposing on tha streat. SHe aJ so was conictimck
about privacy issues for neighbonsa withlout tha fronit plane requ rement.
The Clomrr.issionezis examined Lot Dimensions. Staff asked fon guidance on how to apply
.aide yard saeatbacks to zeno lot line (common wall) dwellings on two adjacent lotsi. They
also suggeasted Hove thea nide yard wase to be mieaa.suread wHean siideawallls undulated and
afitaated thea planspecitive from 111c sliieet. TherA empllained the setback issuea came upl whan
a develapar wanted to iiedeve:lop>I adjacent 30 -foal wide .lots and make the attalahed
dwellings as wide as plossibla. That lefil five-fbot wise side setbaack.% Comrnissicinena
Siegel suggested the Commissianears learn m.lcir a about thlisr fiiom the Infill Task Force al
tha infill Heariinas.
Mn. Egner eaxp:laiinied that IRAN nequinead a filont porch anid allowed a ciavared filonl porch)
]Ica exitend into the setback, HoAevezi, a determination was neaciessary about wHelflaii 11.10
front porch could rececea into the House, because lhle code did not aall fbn a "pnojactin�l"
front plarcall. He said the eaxislirg :inciaritive to pushl a garaga back fiom lhle frow of a
® House in neturnl fbzi bonus lot coveziagea Had beaari :intanide d to break up the t ul k of de
House. It app (lied in all zoneas. Hloweve r badausae c eiveloplezis ini FAN took advantalge of
City afl Lake Oswego Planning C ammissicni
Minulles of March 34., MCIS Paige 3 d!I
that piovisican by cacinstructing both an attacHed and clutalcHed garag a, thea upcoming infill
plroplosal would a:liminatei it themea. Hei eaxplaincid that the codes upldateas clarifick Hove fan
thea garages Had to bee pushled baakl from thea hlousea front eleavation and establishled thea
nwiff.od of meaasuiing wHetheui thea fronl plorcH itieat thea reaquireament that it had to bei al kiasl
50% of the building widlh. Mn. Bgnear said thle staff still Had tca discuss that cahangea with
PAN beaausa it only affecteid that neighborhood.
Mn. BEInem related thle upcoming infill pinoposal would apply a 7.3 fool minimum aide bland
setbaciM and a 15 -fool minamiurr. near yard selbackl in PAN tHal would apply to bath
primarM :atitlatures and aaccis:iciry struature.i over 18 feeat High. Aacessory struclureas could
not bei any higher than thea primary slrucatwe. He noted the prcapo:aed near yard setbaak lcifil
eanougb spacaea to parkl a veh'ale in front of an alley-aacesseac. garages: Hei said the siidea
streeat :aeatback on a aornem lot would be increaasead to 13 feiet and hes clarified that thle City
.Manager was autHorizead la cl acide whiahl Ealevalion was to be aonsidenead thea streiet front.
Commissioneiii Brackman was concerned that dwealinig unils in the ugleni storicis of
aaces:nory struatwe.a and garages would affeuat lhlea neighbor's privacay.
Staff indicaled t1ay had removed soma refeareanaes to Clusleared Dlevellcapmeanl, but theay
eaxplained such develcapmeanl was nal beaing discouraged and was still allowed in a
Planned Dlevealopmarit. Mr. BIgnear announced that staff would neami ivea proposed East End
Commearaial IHC, Zones changeas from thea praposed update so it could be considered in a
separate pnoceass becaausci of the eaxtent of rewriting. He notead they propomid to ruclucaea thea
40% open spacea require.rnieant fon a iliesidentiial pnojocit in that zonie becaausea it did viol makea
sense :in a commenicial area. Hu pointed out thle sizes limitation for aommencial use would
ba meastued according to the "total floor areia," instead caf "gross leaasable ansa," so it vias
eaasi er la admi ni star.
Staff eaxplained thea City had received mu:h ple reaqueasls for dog dayciane oven thea r1ast two
yeaars. They clarified that Daily Bet Cana was nol the same as an Animal Boarding
Hacilityl 11kcinned). THey ;laid they werea not stuie if it rrmiade any diffenencea whleth ar Daily
Bet Carel was of was not fully or partially ccanductad wilhin a building. They said "fullly
caandualed' meant thei exercises area was also within the building.. Thu) advised tHal staff
did not favor allawing dog daycaarer as a hamea occupation. Thea Cammimioners
anticipated that peat boarding :aeamices would also off€ii dog -walking samice in thea
neai ghbarhood on to a parkl. Staff agreed to consid er how to ad ch e;as tr at.
Staff eaxplai.ned tre pnoposead cHariges wauld a:llcaw outpatient afi as as a permitted use in
palaces they weire pneviciusly proh'bited but they wcauld slill bei slubjecl to lhei AaAlinig
standards. The) obsenied :ouch use was typl icaa ly oriented tea a highway. Thea
Commissionieni reical led that tHerea wearea many diflureant types of clinics, including mental
HualtH seirvices, and suchl uses might nai'se parkling and traffic issueas that might not bel
ccarnpatibaea with suburban office campuses— Staff explaiinead they would bei subjuct to
diffeareant plark: ng standards thlan offices uses.. THq pointed out the fciw plarci ahs that would
be affected by thea c harlig a i nc lud ing an aneaa along Hlang)j Road tHat was not )eat in thea
Cityj.
City of Lakes Clsweigo RIannirig Cammi s iani
Mintiteis of Mardi 14, 30C18 Aa€le z of 51
Staff) eaxplained they pnoroseid ahangeas to aaddreas,i arcadeis, dancie and fitneis i studicis and
facilities in a more consisteirit mannen. Dargen facilitiesi would bei classiified as
®Conditional Uses. They ncalead thea City hac many such eaxisting busineissies that wade
currently cdassiified diffenenflly ini diffeneant zone:i. The Commimioniems absiervied iIhat this
change ofl zoning and thea ahangea in treaatmeanl of medicia] clinias were rolicy deiciisionis
that neaquirad public input. They also agrecid that thea pnopomid deacnease in sequined
sedtlackl betwleean a caommienlcial usei and high=dcinsity naidernt:ial use was a policy deiahiion.
Steffeaxplained it Helped pnomote lhle City's goal to have more mixeid use anc density in
town cenllenis. Commissionien Brockman queastionead why commeiraiall should be alllawed
to hie closien la a multifhmidy residence than a :jingle-famiily rusideincie. Commissioner
Sieigal sugaesled offering thea seduced selbackl as an incentives fon mixeid use that included
residential use.
The pnoposcid code updates limited thea size ofIa single aomimencial business in the EC and
Mixeid Ccar mience (MC) Zones. Thea Manning Commis.sioni had discussead this in the past,
tlul the Commissicanears could not recaall thea discussion, sci Mn. Hgneir ofikiread to nemarcih
that: Staff planneid to Bring a seciond package ofl proposed codei updales to the next
Pllanninig Commission meatiiig.
VII. C'DHIERI EIUISINESS — PLIANNING CICMMISSICN
Coni nii isioneir Bnockman asciertaineid that nonea of the Clammiissionens had yet neaaeiveac
their disalosurea form,! from thea states ethic,i commissions.
® VIII. C TIHIEM EIUSINESS — COMMISSICN FCBI CITIaHN INVOL VEMENII
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Staff announced that' ware preparing the ameindrrmenits to the Citizen Inivolvemenl
Cuidalines the Commissicamears Had discaussed at a previous meetirig. Commissioneni
Siegell saw a need to fashlioni a public irivalveament pnoaesss regarding thea code changes the
Commissionenis had deciidead were pollicy deicisionis.
IN. ADJIOUIRNMANT
Theirs being no further tlusinass t afarea the Manning Commission, Aciting Chlain W abslen
adjourn ad the meeting at 8:20 p.m.
Reaspecltfully submitted,
Iris Tneairieara
Administrative Support
C ity ollLakei Clmigo Planning Commiss:ian
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