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City of Springfield
Regular Meeting
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION HELD
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
The City of Springfield Planning Commission met in a regular session in the City Council Chambers, 225 Fifth Street,
Springfield, Oregon, on Wednesday, September 19, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., with Commissioner James presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Chair James, Commissioners James, Nelson, Vohs, Dunn, and Landen. Also present were, Current
Development Manager Greg Mott, City Attorney Kristina A Kraaz and Management Specialist Brenda Jones and
members of the staff.
ABSENT
• Commissioner Koivula- Excused
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Landen
QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING – Continued from September 6, 2017
1. ZONING MAP AMENDMENT – REZONE APPROXIMATELY 4.87 ACRES OF VACANT LAND FROM
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (HI) TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) AND LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
(LDR) TO CORRECT A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE CURRENT ZONING AND THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION- Jo. No. 811-17-000049-TYP3
STAFF REPORT
The property requested for Zoning Map Amendment is a linear, 4.87-acre parcel that runs south of Main Street
near the intersection with South 48th Street to the convergence with the Booth-Kelly Road south of Daisy Street.
The linear property represents an extension of the Weyerhaeuser haul road that provided dedicated log truck
access to the wood products and paper manufacturing complex operated by International Paper and (formerly)
Sierra Pine.
The applicant is requesting a Zoning Map amendment to correct a plan/zone conflict between the current zoning
of Heavy Industrial and the comprehensive plan designations of Community Commercial and Low Density
Residential depicted in the adopted East Main Refinement Plan diagram. The Zoning Map amendment also
would allow for surplus portions of the former haul road parcel to be incorporated into the Westwind Phase 2
residential subdivision, and for a developable commercial parcel to be created at the intersection of Main and
South 48th Streets. The linear property is vacant and not currently assigned a street address (Assessor’s Map 17-
02-32-00, Tax Lot 100). The public hearing for this application is scheduled for Wednesday September 6, 2017.
Staff observes that the current zoning for the property (Heavy Industrial) is incongruous with the adjacent
commercial and residential zoning in the immediate vicinity. Because the bulk of the property is identified as a
future street and multi-use pathway corridor that extends south of Main Street and Daisy Street to the Booth-Kelly
Road, the rezoning action would bring the property into conformity with the Refinement Plan diagram. For this
reason, the request for Zoning Map Amendment can be reviewed on its own merits as a correction to a
discrepancy between the current zoning and the adopted comprehensive plan designation.
City of Springfield and Lane County
Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
September 19, 2017 Tuesday
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The Springfield Planning Commission conducted a public hearing for the requested Zoning Map amendment on
September 6, 2017. Based on the testimony provided at the meeting, the public hearing was closed but the written
record was held open for seven days to allow for submittal of additional material. A supplementary finding has
been added to the covering staff report to address the testimony submitted by the Oregon Fair Housing Council
(see Finding 6B).
Supplement to Staff Report, page 5 entered into the record:
Finding 6B: The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Springfield 2030 Comprehensive Plan Residential
Land and Housing Element, which was adopted as a Springfield-specific refinement of the Metro Plan,
Residential Land and Housing Element, Finding 8, page 11, specifically provides that the owner of
residentially planned land in the buildable land inventory are entitled to residential zoning that matches the
plan designation. The portion of the subject property that is low density residential is already included within
the City’s acknowledged residential buildable lands inventory. Therefore, the proposed rezoning will have no
effect on the amount of buildable land, and is consistent with the Residential Land and Housing Element.
PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION
Commissioner James asked Andy to explain why an addition condition was added to the staff report. Andy responded
that…………. That was staff response with the help of the City Attorney to answer the question from…..
Commissioner were asked if they had any other questions or concern with regards to the additional finding. No one
responded that t
Commissioner James.
Amendment to the Springfield Zoning Map to Rezone approximately 4.8 acres from HI to LDR and CC,
811-17-000049-TYP3
o Commissioner Vohs moved to APPROVE 811-17-000049-TYP3, Willamalane Parks and Recreation Districts
application to rezone approximately 43.8 acres of the former Weyerhaeuser Haul Road identified as assessor’s Map
17-02-32-00 Tax Lot 100, from Heavy Industrial to Low Density Residential and Community Commercial, because
the application meets the applicable criteria of approval. Seconded by Commissioner Dunn 6:0:1 absent
Motion carries.
REPORT OF COUNCIL ACTION:
Commissioner Landen attended the last City Council Meeting
Greg Mott discussed the Joint City Council meeting with the Lane County Board of Commissioners regarding the Metro
Plan Amendment and the Zoning Map Amendment for the Willamalane Trail Head. The bulk of the 418 acres
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 Minutes Recorder – Brenda Jones
City of Springfield and Lane County
Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
September 19, 2017 Tuesday
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Greg James
Planning Commission Chair
Attest:
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Brenda Jones
Management Support Specialist