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Work Session Meeting
MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION HELD
TUESDAY, May 3, 2016
The City of Springfield Planning Commission met in a work session in the Jesse Maine Meeting
Room, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., with
Commissioner Nelson presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Chair Nelson, Vice Chair James, Commissioners, Moe, Landen, Dunn, Koivula and
Vohs. Also present were, DPW Director Anette Spickard, Current Development Manager Greg Mott,
Current Development Planning Supervisor Jim Donovan, Senior Planner Andy Limbird, City Attorney
Mary Bridget Smith and Kristina Kraaz and Management Specialist Brenda Jones and members of the
staff.
ABSENT
• None
WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
1. Downtown District Design Standards- TYP 414-00001
Linda Pauly opened the work session by explaining Council directed staff to pursue
concurrent amendments to the Springfield Development Code (SDC) and Engineering Design
Standards Manual (EDSPM) to implement and enable the new development and streetscape
design envisioned in the adopted Downtown District Urban Design Plan adopted in 2010.
Linda introduced Marcy McInelly with UrbsWorks who will be presenting the work that they
have been tasked with.
Marcy presented her PowerPoint presentation to the Planning Commission and answered
questions they had.
• Commissioner Vohs asked Marcy why we have height restraints at all, her understands why
they may need restrictions surrounding Washburn Historic District, but why is it needed
elsewhere.
• Commissioner James asked how tall the Royal Building on Main street. Marcy responded that
it is 90’(check the recording for the height they answered with)
• Commissioner Landen asked about the restaurants and sidewalk café’s
• Commissioner Vohs asked about how they would accommodate the issues that happen on and
through alleys.. Marcy responded that this is a valued issue but is something that can be
solved.
• Commissioner Landen referring to mixed use, bike use on main street. Marcy responded that
the best use of the area next to the curb would be for parking cars, but since main street has so
many different uses, there goal is to slow traffic down enough that these spaces can be shared
use spaces.
City of Springfield
Planning Work Session Minutes
May 3, 2016
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• Commissioner James reviewed the information and thanked Marcy for the great work they
have done with this plan. He is very pleased with the amount of work that has been
accomplished for this stretch of Springfield that he is very pleased with the work that has been
completed. Marcy added that if we can plan spaces for bicycles and other small modes of
transportation then you’re doing something right.
• Commissioner Koivula he didn’t notice that there was any renderings that showed any
redevelopment that the separation of bicycles and cars needs to happen, this should happen on
any new streets that are planned, even putting the bicycles on sidewalks.
• Commissioner Nelson asked if there has been any thought of using the Alleyways. Marcy
responded that its really unsafe to put bicycles………
• Commissioner Vohs is just really happy that this amount of design has been done with this
plan and would like to see future plan done as well.
• Commissioner James asked when the second phase of this plan would be completed. Linda
responded that this would be sometime this fall.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes Recorder – Brenda Jones
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Tim Vohs
Planning Commission Chair
Attest:
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Brenda Jones
Management Support Specialist