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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
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PUBLIC WORKS
METROPOLITAN WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
225 FIFTH STFlEET
SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477
(503) 726.3753
September 21, 1989
Hr. Howard Page
Hillman Properties NV
900 N. Tomahawk Island Dr.
Portland OR 97217-7999
Re: Lot Line Adjustment (Journal No. 89-06-161) - Located on .the north side of Q
Street between Pioneer Parkway and N. 2nd Street in Springfield, Oregon.
Dear Hr. Page,
Staff Decision: Preliminary Approval with conditions - see below.
Findings of Fact
Request
The request is for a Lot Line Adjustment to reduce the size of Tax Lots 1900 and 2000
and to increase the size of Tax Lot 2100, Assessor's Map 17-03-26-23, so that the Tax
Lots 1900 and 2000 are coincident with the undeveloped pads having frontage on Q
Street.
Background
In. 1987, the City granted approval for
development fronting Q Street (Jo.
consisted of Tax Lots 1900, 2000 and
Hillman Properties NV.
a shopping center having two pads for future
No. 87-05-66 & 67). The development site
2100 all owned by Hayden Corporation a.k.a.
Currently Tax Lot 1900 contains approximately 67,000 square feet; Tax Lot 2000,
approximately 43,560 square feet; and Tax Lot 2100, 335,800 square feet. The
existing shopping center covers portions of Tax Lots 1900 and 2100. Upon approval of
this request, Tax Lot 1900 will contain approximately 28,373 square feet; Tax Lot
2000, 32,169 square feet and Tax Lot 2100, 379,669 square feet.
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Criteria of Approval (Ref. Section 33.040 of the Springfield Development Code)
The lot line adjustment does not:
1. Create a nev lot or land-locked parcel;
No new lot or land-locked parcel is
prior to this application; three
application.
proposed to be created.
lots viII exist upon
Three lots existed
approval of this
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2. Reduce an existing lot below the minimum dimensions established by the
applicable zoning district or otherwise violate the standards of the Springfield
Development Code, or Structural Specialty and Fire and Life Safety Code
standards;
All three lots are zoned Community Commercial, are designated Commercial in the
Q Street Refinement Plan, and are designated Community Commercial in the Metro
Plan. The minimum lot size in commercial districts is 6,000 square feet. The
increased size of Tax Lot 2100 and the reduced size of Tax Lots 1900 and 2000
far exceed the minimum lot size standard for commercial districts. Approval of
this request will not violate the standards of the Springfield Development Code,
or Structural Specialty and Fire and Life Safety Code standards.
3. Impede the implementation of adopted transportation or public facilities plans;
and
This request will not impede the implementation of adopted transportation or
public facilities plans, as long as there is no direct assess from Tax Lots 1900
and 2000 to Q Street or 2nd Street. Access to these streets can occur through
the existing driveways approved through the Site Plan Review process in 1987. A
joint use/access and maintenance agreement will be required as a condition of
approval of this request.
4. Violate any previous requirements or conditions the Approval Authority may have
imposed at a prior public hearing or meeting.
This application does not violate
Approval Authority imposed at
previous requirements or conditions the
a prior public hearing or meeting.
Decision
Since the request complies with the criteria of approval, as conditioned, the
proposed Lot Line adjustment will be granted Preliminary Approval.
The Springfield Development Code requires that a surveyor be hired to
property pins and create new legal descriptions. The map submitted shows
set. Vhen the conditions listed below has been met, Final Approval will be
set new
the pins
granted.
Conditions
1. Two copies of a survey showing points set.
2. A copy of the new legal description for each lot.
3. A joint use/assess and maintenance agreement for Tax Lot 1900 and Tax Lot 2000
approved by the City Attorney and recorded at the expense of the applicant.
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Appeal
An appeal of this decision may be filed by an affected party with the Development
Services Department within 10 calendar days of the date of this letter (Ref. Article
15 of the Springfield Development Code). Any action taken pursuant to Development
Approval before the 10 day appeal period has elapsed shall be solely at the
applicant's risk.
Additional Information
The City does not record lot line adjustment maps. Therefore, you should request
that the Lane County Department of Assessment and Taxation combine the property being
transferred into the same tax lot as the recipient lot. The recipient lot should
then be considered as a consolidated single land unit for tax purposes.
If you have any questions, please call me at (503) 726-3759.
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Associate Planner
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