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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016 09 20 WSRe`5`City of Springfield Work Session Meeting MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF THE SPRINGFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION HELD TUESDAY, September 20, 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, September 20, 2016 at 6:30 p.m., with Commissioner Nelson presiding. ATTENDANCE Present were Chair Nelson, Vice Chair James, Commissioners, Moe, Landen, Dunn, Koivula and Vohs. Also present were, Current Development Manager Greg Mott, Current Development Planning Supervisor Jim Donovan, Current Development Supervisor Matthew Ruettgers, City Attorney Kristina Kraaz and Management Specialist Brenda Jones and members of the staff. ABSENT • None WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT 1. AMENDMENT TO THE SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPMENT CODE STANDARDS, SECTION 5.15 MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 5.15-100 PURPOSE AND 5.15-110 APPLICABILITY; EXPANDING THE SIZE AND TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ELIGIBLE FOR MINISTERIAL PROCESSING IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD- TYP416-001002. Request City staff initiates this request pursuant to City Council’s direction to assist the Development Advisory Committee (DAC) and bring forth Development Code revisions as recommended. The DAC is an ad hoc committee of the City Council appointed to review development procedures and recommend revisions with the stated goal of improving the efficiency, and thereby the competitiveness, of Springfield’s development review procedures. Specifically, the proposed text amendments to Springfield Development Code, Section 5.15- 100-110, Minimum Development Standards (MDS) would extend the option of developing under ministerial MDS provisions to properties up to one acre in size that are located in the Commercial, Industrial, and the Medium and High Density Residential Districts whenever the onsite conditions permit. The Planning Commission public hearing on the proposed amendment to the Springfield Development Code (SDC) is scheduled for September 20, 2016. Overview of Proposed Text Amendment Jim Donovan explained the language that has been updated to the Planning Commission. The proposal under review is to amend Sections 5.15-100, specifically Section 5.15-105(D) to enlarge the sites eligible for consideration from 5,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet of new impervious or gross floor area under Minor MDS review procedures and from 25,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet of new impervious or gross floor area under Major MDS review procedures; and expand the Applicability standards at Section 5.15-110(A)(3)(a-d) to include City of Springfield Planning Work Session Minutes September 20, 2016 Page 2 all Commercial, Industrial, Medium and High Density Residential Zoning Districts to the list of eligible zones. Sections 5.15-110(A)(3)(a-d) will continue to provide the applicability, location and public notice standards within the applicable zoning districts with minor revisions. This proposal for minor changes to the existing MDS standards only streamlines the review process for minor or simple development proposals and does not reduce any development or public notice standards. However, the minor revisions proposed may have significant efficiencies in terms of cost and timing for the development community. In accordance with SDC 5.6-110, amendments of the Development Code text are reviewed under Type IV procedure as a legislative action. Criteria of Approval Compliance with Metro Plan- site for policies that are applicable to the process Compliance with all State Rules Compliance with Statutes that are ap Commissioner Moe asked what Ballot Measure 56 is, Jim responded that this application doesn’t reach to the level that BM56 would kick in. Commissioner James added that the DAC worked for three (3) years on this project. The DAC worked hard on trying to use the Ministerial process with many more land use applications. Staff has done an excellent job and ……….those types of applications …….help to make Springfield a welcoming place, where they can work through a building process that isn’t to complicated. He believes that this is one important step. Commissioner Koivula was also a member of the DAC and Commissioner Landen asked about attachment 2 page 2 of 8, he wants to know what impact this is going to have ……………… Jim responded that if he sees a new neighborhood coming in, the commission needs to remember that all the same standards are there and will be used to make the decisions. ……………….mds is not appropriate………would the mds fit or does it need to go through a more rigid process. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Minutes Recorder – Brenda Jones City of Springfield Planning Work Session Minutes September 20, 2016 Page 3 ______________________ Nick Nelson Planning Commission Chair Attest: ____________________ Brenda Jones Management Support Specialist