AGENDA & Notice of Regular Planning Commission Meeting

 

The Planning Commission of the City of Newport will hold a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m., MONDAY, February 12, 2007, at the Newport City Hall, Council Chambers, 169 SW Coast Hwy., Newport, OR 97365.  A copy of the meeting agenda follows.

 

The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.  A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired, or for other accommodations or persons with disabilities, should be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to Peggy Hawker, City Recorder, 541-574-0613.

 

NEWPORT PLANNING COMMISSION

MONDAY, February 12, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

 

AGENDA

 

A.            Approval of Minutes.

 

            1.  Approval of the regular session meeting minutes of January 22, 2007.

                                       

B.            Citizens/Public Comment.

 

1.  A Public Comment Roster is available immediately inside the Council Chambers.  Anyone who would like to address the Planning Commission on any matter not on the agenda will be given the opportunity after signing the Roster.  Each speaker should limit comments to three minutes.  The normal disposition of these items will be at the next scheduled Planning Commission meeting.

 

C.            Consent Calendar.

               

D.            New Business.

               

                1.  Update and Presentation on the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) Master Plan 2007-2020 Draft by HMSC Director George Boehlert.

 

E.             Public Hearings.

 

                Quasi-Judicial Land Use Actions:

 

1.  File No. 11-VAR-06.  Request submitted by Kim and Cindy Clark for approval of a reauthorization of a Type I Variance to the following sections of the Newport Zoning Ordinance (NZO) (No. 1308, as amended):  1) Section 2-3-2.005/"Required Yards" to allow a variance of 10 feet from the 15 foot front yard setback requirement; and 2) Section 2-3-2.015/"Garage Setback" to allow a variance of 15 feet from the required 20 foot garage setback.   The subject property is located in an R-1/"Low Density Single-Family Residential" zoning district at 181 NW 73rd Ct. (Lincoln County Assessor’s Tax Map 10-11-20-BC, Tax Lot 804 (Lot 8, Block 4, IRON MOUNTAIN BEACH)).  This same variance request was previously approved by the Newport Planning Commission on March 10, 2003, (File No. 2-VAR-03) but has since expired prior to substantial construction occurring within the required 18 month period. 

 

2.  File No. 1-VAR-07.  Request submitted by William C. Blakeslee (Larry Millis, authorized representative) for approval of a Type I variance to the following sections of the Newport Zoning Ordinance (NZO) (No. 1308, as amended):  1) Section 2-3-2.005/"Required Yards" to allow a variance of 5 feet from the 10-foot rear yard setback requirement (a variance of 50%) and a variance of 15 feet from the 15-foot front yard setback requirement (a variance of 100%); and 2) Section 2-3-2.015/"Garage Setback" to allow a variance of 20 feet from the required 20-foot garage setback (a variance of 100%).   The subject property is located in an R-4/"High Density Multi-Family Residential" zoning district on NW 46th St. (Lincoln County Assessor’s Tax Map 10-11-29-CD; Tax Lot 5200 (Lot 1, Block 12, AGATE BEACH)) (plus a portion of vacated street).

 

3.  File No. 2-VAR-07.  Request submitted by Adam Glasgow (Eusebio Nava, property owner) for approval of a Type I variance to Section 2-3-2.005/"Required Yards" of the Newport Zoning Ordinance (NZO) (No. 1308, as amended) to allow a variance to the front yard setback requirement to allow a front yard to be 6.5 feet at the narrowest point due to the irregular shape and size of the lot.  The subject property is located in an R-1/"Low Density Single-Family Residential" zoning district at the corner of NE Avery St and Hwy 101 (Lincoln County Assessor’s Tax Map 10-11-20-CB; Tax Lot 117). 

 

F.             Unfinished Business.

 

G.            Adjournment.

 

NOTE:  A public hearing on File No. 8-PLA-06/10-VAR-06-A was originally noticed as being scheduled for this meeting.  Following notice, written requests were received from both the applicants (Katharine Ramsey and William Brusselback and Tara Picken) and the appellants (Robert & Cheryl Connell) in the matter asking for up to sixty days postponement of the de novo public hearing to consider the appeal of the decision of the Community Development Director by Final Orders approving File No. 8-PLA-06 (property line adjustment approval) and File No. 10-VAR-06 (Type II Variance approval) involving property located at 429 & 437 SW 5th Street (Tax Lots 1200 & 1300 of the Lincoln County Tax Assessor’s Map 11-11-08-BD; Lots 10 & 11, Block 63, CASE & BAYLEY’S SECOND ADDITION).  Therefore, the de novo public hearing on File No. 8-PLA-06/10-VAR-06-A that was previously scheduled for tonight will be rescheduled for the April 9, 2007, Planning Commission meeting and has subsequently been renoticed for the

April 9, 2007, meeting.