HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication APPLICANT 10/31/2007
SPRINGFIELD
City of Springfield. .
Developm~nt Services Department
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Minor Variance, Type II
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541-334-4164
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William Bunting
LibertyBank
PO Box 10426, Eugene, OR. 97440
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LibertyBank
PO Box 10426, 'Eugene, OR' 97440
Applicant Name:
Company:
Address:
Applica~t Signature:
Owner Signature:
If the appli"c6llt is other than the owner, ~he owner-h.ereby grants permiSSiOT) for the 'applicant to act in his or he~ behalf
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PrOperty Address: '. I 250 International Way ..'. '.' I
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be Adjusted: . 3.2-420 (Campus Industrial, Building Height)
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Existing Use(s) .
of Property: .
Vacant Lot.
This application is being submitted c~ncurrently with.a
Type II Site Plan Approval Application
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Description of
The Proposal:
Increase.in maximum allowable building height,
Refer to the attached narrative.
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Case No:1'1f? L- i7' . Date: (0 2>' Or (Initials). .
Application Fee:2,1(P2 . Postage Fee: J t;~ Total Fee: //8, / D"
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Planner: AL .~ I
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, Oregon 9741'7
541-726-3759 Phone
Job/Journal Number
DRC2007,00067
DRC2007-00067
DRC2007-00067
Payments:
Type of Payment
Check
cRcceintl
RECEIPT #:
Ci' 'f Springfield Official Receipt
De.dopment Services Department
Public Works Department
3200700000000000721
Date: 10/31/2007
I Description
CTY Minor Variance (to 30%)
Postage Pee Type II - $155
+ 5% Technology Pee
Paid By
LIBERTY BANK
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Item Total:
Check Number Authorization
Received By Batch Number Number How Received
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0591696
In Person
Payment Total:
2:5I:2IPM
Amount Due
2,362.00
155,00
118.10
$2,635.10
Amount Paid
$2,635.10
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Type II Minor Variance Request Narrative for:
LibertyBank Corporate Headquarters
. 250 International Way
Lot 3, Liberty Professional Center
Springfield, Oregon
24 October 2007
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Project Description:
The applicant, LibertyBank, proposes to develop a new corporate headquarters office building on Lol'3 of
. . the Liberty Professional Center at the northeast corner of International Way and Corporate Way. Refer to
the Type II Site Plan Approval application being submitted concurrently for the project. The development
of the site includes a new 3 story office building, with a proposed maximum height of the building that
exceeds the allowable building height for the Campus Industrial zone. .
Project Location:
Project site is located at 250 International Way. The property is Lot 3 of the Liberty Professional Center,
Tax Map .No. 17-03,15,40, Tax Lot 300. Zoning for the site' is CI- Campus Industrial.
Variance Request .
The applicant is requesting'a variance from the building height standards of the Campus Industrial Districi,
SDC Section 3.2-420, thal'limits building heights to 45 feet. This request is for allowing portions of tlie
building to go upcto a maximum of 52 feet in height, norincluding incidental equipment on the building, A
variance in building height of up to 30% of the base allowable height is allowed as noted in SDC Section
5.21-125(A)(3), and this increase of 7 feet is within the 30% range allowed under.a Minor Variance
request.
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The primary reasons for requesting this variance are:
a. : To provide a slightly higher floor-to-floor height for the three story.building, allowing for better
: daylight penetration to the interior of the building and for more room to integrate mechanical and
: electrical systems inside the building.
b. I To give greater flexibility in parapet height variation to provide stronger visual interest to the' .
'building, in compliance with the Campus Industrial Design Standards,
c. 'To provide more opportunity to allow the building parapets' to screen rooftop mechanical
'equipment. . , '" /., /
. Date Received:~I.J"o>D"1
Planner: AL
LibertyBank Corporate Headquarters '
Type II ,Minor Variance Request Narrative'
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Requi~ed Info~mation
In accordance with the Type III Variance Request application submittal requirements, all required
information has been provided as follows: .
1. A cJmpie"t~ application page. .
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A completed and signed application page is submitted herewith.
2..../f the Variance being requested is part of a concurrent application including a site plan, preliminary site'
plan or tentative plan, those documents may be substituted for the required piot plan '
This' Minor Variance request is concurrent with a Type II Site Plan Approval application (City Case No,
PRE2007-00070), Please refer to the drawing set included with the Site Plan Approval application for
site plan, building plan, and b'uilding elevation drawings. .
3. The application fee.
A check for the application is included with this application and narrative.
'4. A Variance may be granted only if the proposal is determined by the Approval Authority to meet all of
the following critei"ia: ,.
a. There are unusual coniiitions associated with the property orstructure which make it impractical to
use the development area for its intended purpose under the Springfield Development Code.
The development standards for the Campus Industrial zone limit building heights to 45 feet. This
makes it difficult for development of a 3 story building with appropriate floor to floor heights and
height available for appropriate roof design and screening.
Development of a 3 story office building allows for better utilization of the available land and helps to
limit the amount of associated land needed for this specific development, allowing land to be
available for other uses. ' .
b. Granting.otthe Variance would not be inconsistent with both Metro Plan.
Allowing for a slightly taller building would noi be inconsistent with the Metro Plan. Issues such as
intended us of the site, connection to transportation systems; open space, and preservation of
natural features will still be met with full compliance by the project.
c. Granting of the Variance would not be inconsistent with the Springfield Development Code.
Allowing for a slightly taller building would not be inconsistent with any section of the Springfield
Development Code, other than the building height limitations that this variance is addressing, While
there are no solar standards that the project needs to comply with, the land to tlie'north of the
subject side is City-owned open space and will not be adverse'ly affected by the additional height of
the building, . . .
Building height increases in the Campus Industrial district have not yet been formally addre.ssed by
the City, but this issue has been raised in the past. In a March 13, 2006 memo from John
Tamulonis and Gary Karp to the Springfield Planning Commission, it was noted "Allowing for infill
with a few taller buifdings, perhaps four stories (about 63 feet...) would provide a more efficient use
of the relatively few remaining medium-to-Iarge sites."
. Other sections' of the Springfield Development Code, such as building design, parking requirements,
or landscape requirements will norbe affected by this Variance and the overall design will still
comPly with all sections. .
hi additional, the increase in building height will not create any other inconstancies in the design in
regards to the building code or to the emergency access to th~ site or building.
'LibertyBank Corporate Headquarters
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d, Granting of the Variance wouid,hiJve no significant adverse affects on the public welfare for
miighboring properties, and there are provisions to mitigate those adverse affects which wiii be a
condition of use. '
There will be no adverse affect to the public or to adjacent properties by the granting of this
Variance. As noted previously, solar standards to not apply to the project and the property to the
north, is City-owned open space, The additional height requested to the buildin'g should minimal if
any affect to this property since the primary areas where a height increase is being requested is on
the south sid'e of the building so building shadowing increases will be limited.
e, The need for the Variance has not.arisen solely from a previous Code violation and the hardship is
not seif"imposed.
This Variance request does not arise' from self-imposed hardship, Th'e request allows for better
flexibility in the final design of the building and will allow for better daylighting internal to the'building,
and better screening of rooftop mechanical equipment on the building from adjacent properties.
f. There are no other practical aiternativesavailable that better meet the provisions of the Springfield
Development Code and Metro Plan.
This Variance req~est only addresses Building height" limits of the Campus Industrial zone and so
there are no alternatives available for addressing the needs for the project than this request.
Datel Neceived: /0/3/;;10'7'
. Planner: AL
LibertyBank Corporate Headquarters
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