Planning & Building

PLANNING & BUILDING SERVICES HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY, 2020

CITY COUNCIL (CC) ACTIONS ON PLANNING ITEMS

On January 7, the CC enacted Ordinance 2834, annexing one parcel of 0.44 Acres and the public right-of-way at 5995 Carman Drive; and Ordinance 2835, annexing three parcels and the adjacent right-of-way consisting of 1.7 acres at 6244 Washington Ct. The CC also enacted Ordinance 2832, amending LOC Chapter 50 (Community Development Code) for the purpose of clarifying and updating various provisions of the code, and adopted findings (LU 19-0033).

PLANNING COMMISSION (PC) ACTIONS

On January 13, the PC conducted its fourth work session on revisions to the Citizen Involvement Guidelines for land use planning, and received an update from staff on the State’s rulemaking process for implementation of House Bills 2001 and 2003 (2019).

On January 27, the PC conducted a public hearing on and made a tentative decision to recommend City Council approve the Luscher Farm Concept Plan (PP 19-0012). The PC also received updates on the scope of work and schedule for two projects, Seasonal Outdoor Dining Enclosures (PP 20-0001) and review of the West Lake Grove Design District’s and Lake Grove Village Center Overlay’s Building Design Standards (PP 20-0002).

Please refer to the following web page for the current PC meeting forecast: http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/boc_pc/schedule-and-information

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMISSION (DRC) ACTIONS

There were no agenda items scheduled in January for the Development Review Commission.

HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD (HRAB):

At their meeting on January 8, HRAB discussed:

  • Future Plans for 4101 South Shore
  • Revisions to the Preservation Code (50.06.009 Historic Preservation)
  • Development of a Historic Preservation Handbook

PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCES

In January, staff held eight pre-application conferences:

  1. PA 19-0067, Major Variance to the front yard setback to construct a 2-car garage on Lake Front Road.
  2. PA 19-0068, 9-lot subdivision with Planned Development overlay, RP District delineation, and construction of utilities in an RP District on Bonita Road.
  3. PA 19-0069, RP Delineation on Diane Drive.
  4. PA 19-0070, Modification of an approved Development Permit and Design Variances to construct a 2-story addition to an existing commercial building in the Downtown Redevelopment District on 1st Street.
  5. PA 20-0001, Change of use from residential to office on Quarry Road.
  6. PA 20-0002, Residential Infill Design Review (RID) or Minor Variances for additions to an existing single-family dwelling on Maple Street.
  7. PA 20-0003, 2-parcel minor partition with one flag lot on Twin Fir Road.
  8. PA 20-0004, RID Variances for additions to an existing single-family dwelling on Lake Front Road.

LAND USE APPLICATIONS

Staff approved two land use cases:

  • LU 19-0048, 3-parcel minor partition with two flag lots.
  • LU 19-0050, 2-parcel minor partition with flag lot.

PLANNING REVIEW OF BUILDING PERMITS, SIGN PERMITS AND BUSINESS LICENSES

In the month of January, Planning staff reviewed 38 building permits, 7 sign permit and 8 business licenses.

CODE ENFORCEMENT

In January, six code enforcement cases were resolved without Municipal Court action and one case was decided by Municipal Court action.

PERMIT CENTER ACTIVITY

Customer Contacts: During the month of January, staff served 663 walk-in customers and responded to 1,398 phone calls, or approximately 98 customer contacts per day. Of the walk-in customers, 47% were for Planning, 29% for Building, 15% for Engineering and 9% for other services. Of the phone-in customers 17% were for Planning, 35% for Building, 11% for Engineering and 37% for other services.

Building Permit Activity: During January, Building staff issued two demolition permits. Five New Single Family Residential (NSFR) applications were received. Two NSFR permits were issued, as follows:

  1. Iron Mountain Blvd.
  2. Quarry Rd.

The above median timeline for review is from application completeness to “ready to issue”. As of November 2018, the Planning Department has provided NSFR plan review services for both Planning and Engineering reviews. Ready to issue includes time that applicants need to address corrections required for code compliance or factors beyond the City’s control.

In addition to NSFR permits, Residential Structural Permits include remodels, additions, decks, etc., of which there were 14 issued in January by Building staff, with the median days being 28. Commercial Structural Permits include Commercial, Industrial, Multi-Family and Institutional, of which there were 18, with the median days being 5.