HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication APPLICANT 6/30/2022;City of Springfield
Development Services Department
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Springfield, OR 97477
Minor Variance
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Required Project Information (Applicant: complete this section)
Applicant Name: Nick Lawlor phone; 541-520-1739
Company: 836 S 70TH LLC
Fax:
Address: 939 RIVERSTONE LANE, SPRINGFIELD, OREGON 97477
Applicant's Rep.: Drew Strout
Phone: 541-746-0637
Company: Branch Engineering, Inc
Fax:
Address: 310 5TH STREET, SPRINGFIELD, OREGON 97477
Property Owner: 836 S 70TH LLC
Phone: 541-520-1739
Company:
Fax:
Address: 939 RIVERSTONE LANE, SPRINGFIELD, OREGON 97477
ASSESSOR'S MAP NO: 18-02-02-23
TAX LOT NOS :4300
Property Address: 824 S 70TH STREET, SPRINGFIELD, OREGON 97478
Size of Property: 1.76 Acres x❑ Square Feet
Description of if you are filling in this form by hand, please attach your proposal description to this application.
Proposal: Reduction of minimum lot size in HD overlay zone from 10,000 SF/lotto 7,400 SF/lot
Existing Use: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
Numeric Standard to be Adjusted (See SDC 5.21-125 A. for standards that may be adjusted):
HD Overlay District Lot Area
Percentage of Standard to be Adjusted: 27% per SDC 3.3-520, Table 3.3-1
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Case No.: 611-zz--000l(o`i.-rwP2.
Date: 0307--71
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Application Fee: $ 30/3
Technical Fee: $ 1
Posta a Fee: $ 1`3
TOTAL FEES: $ 3356. GS"'
PROJECT NUMBER:
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Minor Variance Application Process
1. Applicant Submits a Minor Variance Application to the Development Services
Department
The application must conform to the Minor Variance Submittal Requirements
Checklist on page.4 of this application packet.
Planning Division staff screen the submittal at the front counter to determine
whether all required items listed in the Minor Variance Submittal Requirements
Checklist have been submitted.
Applications missing required items will not be accepted for submittal.
2. City Staff Conduct Detailed Completeness Check
• Planning. Division staff conducts a detailed completeness check within 30 days of
submittal. -
• The assigned Planner notifies the applicant in writing regarding the completeness of
the application.
• An application is not be deemed technically complete until all information necessary
to evaluate the proposed development, its impacts, and its compliance with the
provisions of the Springfield Development Code and other applicable codes and
statutes have been provided.
• Incomplete applications, as well as insufficient or unclear data, will delay the
application review process and may result in denial.
3. City Staff Review the Application and Issue a Decision
• A Type II decision, made after public notice, but without a public hearing, unless
appealed, is issued within 120 days of submittal of a complete application.
• Mailed notice is provided to property owners and occupants within 300 feet of the
property being reviewed and to any applicable neighborhood association. In
addition, the applicant must post one sign, provided by the City, on the subject
property.
• There is a 14 -day public comment period, starting on the date notice is mailed.
• Applications are distributed to the Development Review Committee, and their
comments are incorporated into a decision that addresses all applicable approval
criteria and/or development standards, as well as any written comments from those
given notice.
• Applications may be approved, approved with conditions, or denied.
• The City mails the applicant and any party of standing a copy of the decision, which
is effective on the day it is mailed.
• The decision issued is the final decision of the City but may be appealed within 15
calendar days to the Planning Commission or Hearings Official.
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Minor Variance Submittal Requirements Checklist
NOTE: If you feel an item does not apply, please state the reason why and attach the
explanation to this form.
x❑ Submitted Concurrently with Site Plan Review or Land Division applications, where
applicable.
x� Application Fee - refer to the Development Code Fee Schedule for the appropriate fee
calculation formula. A copy of the fee schedule is available at the Development Services
Department. The applicable application, technology, and postage fees are collected at the
time of complete application submittal.
❑x Minor Variance Application Form
❑x Copy of the Deed
❑x Copy of a Preliminary Title Report issued within the past 30 days documenting
ownership and listing all encumbrances.
x❑ Narrative explaining the proposal and any additional information that may have a bearing
in determining the action to be taken, including findings demonstrating compliance with
the Minor Variance Criteria described in SDC 5.21-125 D.
NOTE: Before the Director can approve a Minor Variance request, information submitted
by the applicant must adequately support the request. All of the Minor Variance Criteria
must be addressed by the applicant. Incomplete applications, as well as insufficient or
unclear data, will delay the application review process and may result in denial. In certain
circumstances, it is advisable to hire a professional planner or land use attorney to
prepare the required findings.
Three (3) Copies of a Plot Plan including the following:
❑x If submitted concurrently with a Land Division or Site Plan Review application, eighteen
copies of the Land Division Tentative Plan or Site Plan sheet may be submitted in lieu
of the plot plan as long as it meets the following requirements.
n/a ❑ prepared by an Oregon licensed Surveyor if the minor variance involves a setback
® The scale appropriate to the area involved and sufficient to show detail of the plan and
related data, such as 1" = 30', 1" = 50' or 1" = 100', north arrow, and date of
preparation
❑x The nature and extent of the minor variance requested and relevant site features
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PROJECT NARRATIVE
836 S 70TH, LLC
MINOR VARIANCE
Branch Engineering Inc. Project No. 21-287
As part of a subdivision application, the applicant is requesting a Minor Variance
for the subdivision lots' area and density. Due to being in the Hillside Development
Overlay Zone by being above 670 -feet in elevation and having slopes less than 15%, Table
3.3-1 SDC 3.3-520 states that each lot must be 10,000 square feet minimum with at least
60 -feet of frontage. To conform to the minor variance standards the applicant is
requesting a variance of up to 27% in lot area. The map provided in the application
depicts each lot varying between 7,300 and 7,600 square feet. This decrease in lot size
moves the subdivision closer to minimum density requirements in the LDR Zone from
4du/acre to Sdu/acre. The reduction in lot size will not adversely impact stormwater
drainage patterns as the maximum lot coverage of the Hillside Development Overlay
Zone is 35%. 8 Lots at an average lot size of 7,450 square feet has a maximum total lot
coverage of 20,860 square feet; without the variance, 5 Lois at an average lot size of
11,920 square feet also has a maximum total lot coverage of 20,860 square feet. In the
stormwater report submitted with this application, the maximum lot coverage is
considered when developing the downstream analysis. Below is an explanation of how
this variance complies with SDC 5.21-125D:
1. Locational or dimensional problems have been identified that can be resolved
by a Minor Variance.
The area reduction will permit the site to more closely achieve density
requirements within the LDR zone. After roadway dedication, the remaining
buildable land is 1.37 acres. Density requires a minimum of 6 dwelling units per
net acre. This requires a minimum of 9 dwelling units for this property. Should
the applicant not request this minor variance, the maximum the site could achieve
is 6 dwelling units. With the requested variance, the site is capable of 8 dwelling
units.
2. The request is the minimum necessary to alleviate the identified dimensional
or locational problem.
The Minor Variance is asking for a 27% reduction in minimum lot area within the
subdivision. Less than 27% would cause the need to remove a lot, and move the
site further from minimum density requirements.
EUGENE -SPRINGFIELD SALEM-KEIZER
310 S^ Street, Springfield, OR 97477 1 P: 541.746.0637 1 f: 541.746.0389 1 �.branchengineering.com
Subdivision Project Narrative -Minor Variance
June 30, 2022
3. Where applicable, the request shall result in the preservation of on-site trees
S-inch-dbh and above.
Most of the trees on site are greater than 12-inch-dbh. There are trees that will
need to be removed to accommodate the road dedication through the center of
the site. In order to allow buildable area on the lots, twelve additional trees will
also need to be removed. Due to the location and critical root zone of these trees,
they would need removal even with standard 10,000 square foot lots. Therefore,
the requested variance does not alter the number of trees retained onsite.
4. The request shall not impede adequate emergency access to the site.
The lot size has no impact on emergency access to and through the site. The
roadway dedication allows for a second access route to houses on and off the site.
5. The request shall not unreasonably impact public or private easements.
There are no known existing public or private easements on or adjacent to the
site to be impacted by lot size. The proposed public utility and slope easements
adjacent to the proposed right-of-way dedication lie wholly within the required
building setbacks per SDC 3.2-515. The requested variance does not alter the
location of the setbacks or easements.
6. The request shall not unreasonably limit solar access standards for abutting
properties. In order to meet this criterion, the Director may require that the
building or structure be place as close to the south property line as possible.
Due to the location of the roadway dedication, solar access standards would be
the same for all lots regardless of lot size.
Branch Engineering, Inc.
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