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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
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225 FIFTH STREET
SPRINGFIELD. on 974 77
(503) 726-3753
December 1. 1988
Mr. Eldon Kni9ht
c/o K.O.R.E. Christian Radio
2080 Laura Street
Sprin9field. Oregon 97477
SUbject: Status of K.O.R.E. radio site
Dear Mr. Knight:
Let me apologize for the delay in responding to your request. I was unaware of your
first letter and only received your second letter on 11/28/88.
I have read your letter and have reviewed the information I gave to Mr. Johnson
(March 1. 1988 letter). My first letter discussed, primarily, the larger parcel of
land as that seemed to be Mr. Johnson's principal interest. As I read your letter
I'm not certain if your reference to the "K.O.R.E radio site" is strictly the 60' x
208' parcel (tax lot 4200) or if you mean all the surrounding property as well. My
confusion is caused by the reference you make to Ordinance #4962. This Ordinance
did not include tax lot 4200, and. as I explained to Mr. Johnson. the surrounding
property was mistakenly included. As far as our office is concerned, all of the
property Mr. Johnson referred to is zoned Light Medium Industrial.
The number of land use actions which have affected thiS. site are fairly limited.
The 1990 Plan. adopted 4/3/72, showed this general area to be at the convergence of
Industrial and Medium Density Residential. The City did not attempt to define where
one of these designations left off and the other began unless and until someone
requested a zone change: no one did.
On August 16. 1973 the North Springfield Community Plan was adopted. This document
was intended to be a refinement of the 1990 Plan. Enough detail was provided on
this Plan Diagram to enable site specific determination of the boundaries of
different land use designations. In your area. the industrial designation did not
extend north of the EWEB right-of-way, some 450 feet south of tax lot 4200. All of
your property was designated Medium Low Density Residential.
Upon annexation to the City. tax lot 4200 was rezoned to City M-2 Medium Industrial
District consistent with it's former Lane County zoning. This occurred 2/18/74.
The larger parcel (which is not identified on our Assessor's Map by number) already
was zoned City M-2. The City did not rezone your property to residential when it
was annexed for the following reasons: surrounding zoning was largely industrial;
existing County zoning was industrial; and. the Oregon State Supreme Court had not
yet ruled that comprehensive plans were predominant over zoning. Zoning at OddS
with the plan designation was not determined to be illegal until 1975.
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On December 18, 1978, the City Council approved a Resolution of Intent to. Rezone
(ROI) all of the property occupied by Loch Haven Mobile Home Subdivision from
Manufacture-Research (MR) to Low Density Residential (LDR). The significance of
this action was the acknowledgment by the Council that property north of the EWES
right-of"way was planned, and should be zoned and developed, as residential. This
ROI was adopted as an Ordinance (4945) on September 8, 1981.
Dn October 6, 1980, another ROI, to rezone industrial property to residential, was
'approved for the balance of the Loch Haven Subdivision. The Ordinance for this
rezoning was adopted November 2, 1981, and is the same Ordinance (4962) discussed in
my March 1, 1988 letter to Mr. Johnson.
In March, 1982, the Metro Area General Plan was adopted, superseding both the 1990
Plan and the North Springfield Community Plan. The Metro Plan Diagram for your area
. is quite similar to the original 1990 Plan Diagram in that there is a generalized
convergence of industrial and residential designations. However, because of the
earlier rezoning actions (Ordinances 4945 and 4962), the City Council has confirmed
where they believe zoning and plan designation boundaries lie. Your property is not
included within the industrial designation.
As I mentioned in my letter of 3/1/88, your property must be redesignated to
industrial on the plan diagram before it can be developed with industrial uses. I
had suggested attempting to dO .this during the Metro Plan Update or through the
refinement plan process. Because it appears that the Metro Plan Update wil I not.
occur until 1994, the Gateway Refinement Plan, scheduled to begin in early 1989,
would be your best opportunity. I cannot promise you will get what you want, but
you will certainly have the chance to ask for it.
If I can be of further assistance, please contact me at your convenience.
Cordially, ~
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Development Code Administrator
cc: Greg Winterowd, Planning & Building Director
Joe Leahy, Assistant City Attorney
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