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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
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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
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Nick Nelson
Planning Commission Chair
Attest:
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Brenda Jones
Management Support Specialist