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. SPRINGFIELD
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
Office of Community & Economic Development
July 31. 1987
Mr. Rodney R-. Rethwi 11
2425 Lily Avenue
Eugene. Oregon 97401
Subject: Pre-Application
Dear Mr. Rethwi11:
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At your request (application received 7-20-87) a Pre-Application Conference
was scheduled for July 23. 1987. Apparently there was a lack of communication
regarding the meeting as you were not in attendance.
Staff discussed your proposal and this letter will summarize the results of
the Development Rev.iew Committee's discussion.
1. This property is zoned Major Retail Commercial (MRC). According to
our records this property was rezoned in 1982 at your. request.
2. The Springfield Development Code does not permit foster care facilities'
on commercially zoned property. The appropriate zoning for foster care
facilities is either Medium Density Residential (MDR) or High Density
Res i denti a 1 (HDR).
3. Because the Metropolitan Area General Plan is not site specific there
is a possibility that this property could be interpreted to be either
Major Retail Commercial or Medium Density Residential.
Staff is not in a position to recommend you request Medium Density
Residential zoning at this time. There needs to be a determination
made as to which zoning best suits this area. It is suggested that
if you want to pursue rezoning your property to Medium Density .Residential
(which would allow foster care facilities) that you contact your neigh-
bors and come up with a concensus of all property owners along Scott
Road to support Medium Density Residential zoning. If there is a con-
census of all property owners then staff would support rezoning all the
properties to Medium Density Residential. If it is the concensus of
the property owners that Major Retail Commercial is more appropriate
staff will support rezoning all properties Major Retail Commercial. As
you can see staff cannot be put in a position of interpreting the Metro-
politan Area General Plan Diagram on an individual basis based on indi-
vidual requests.
225 North 5th Street . Springfield. Oregon 97477 · 503/726-3753
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Ju 1y 31, 1987
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4. The Springfield Development Code provides Special Use Standards for the
development of Foster Care Facilities. These Special Use Standards
need to be met or staff must deny the request. The Special Use Standards
are as follows:
a. Thes.e facilities shall have a front yard setback of 15 feet and.
side and rear yard setbacks of 20 feet. The planted setbacks for
parking lots and driveways may be reduced to 5 feet when the Director
determines that adequate buffering has been provided.
b. A minimum of 25 percent of the lot shall be of planted material.
c. No parking shall be permitted within the front yard setback. Required
parking shall be screened from public view.
The proposal as submitted does not provide the required setbacks needed.
5. The 10' driveway needs to be increased to a minimum of 24'.
6. The Springfield Fire & Life Safety Department and the Building Safety
Division would like to discuss standards they must review in addition
to those mentioned above.
As you can see there are issues which need to be resolved -should you decide
to pursue this proposal.
If you would like to reschedule another meeting to discuss these issues
with the Development Review Committee please call me and I will arrange a
meeting on-the earliest possible day.
Cordially,
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Development Permit Coordinator
cc: DRC Members
Greg Wi nterowd