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, April 9, 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, April 9, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

 

AGENDA

 

A.            Approval of Minutes.

 

            1.  Approval of the regular session meeting minutes of March 26 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.

 

1.  Final Order for File No. 3-VAR-07.  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 of 5 feet to the required 15- foot rear yard setback in an R-1/"Low Density Single-Family Residential" zoning district for property located at  1431 SE Marine Dr. (Tax Lot 2500 of Lincoln County Assessor’s Map 11-11-09-DB) (Lot 3, Block 2,    HARBOR HEIGHTS) as submitted by M. Todd & Josie E. Thompson.  A public hearing on this matter was held on March 26, 2007.

 

D.            New Business.

                               

E.             Public Hearings.

 

                Quasi-Judicial Land Use Actions:

 

1. File No. 4-VAR-07.  A request submitted by Conrad and Gail Willett 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 of 2.5 feet (50%) to the 5-foot side yard setback requirement resulting in a 2.5 foot side yard on the       north property line of property located at 1426 NW Spring Street (Assessor's Map 11-11-05-BC; Tax Lot 1400),which is in an R-2/"Medium Density Single-Family Residential" zoning district.  The variance is being requested   for proposed additions to the existing residence to allow the additions to be consistent with the northerly wall of    the existing residence, which is a legal nonconforming structure currently located 2.5 feet within the 5-foot side   yard setback.

 

F.             Unfinished Business.

 

G.            Adjournment.

 

NOTE:  A public hearing on File No. 8-PLA-06/10-VAR-06-A 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) was scheduled for this date.  Subsequently, a request was received from the applicants (Katharine Ramsey, William Brusselback and Tara Picken) asking to reschedule the hearing to a later date.  Once a date for rescheduling the hearing has been agreed upon by the applicants and the appellants (Robert & Cheryl Connell), the de novo public hearing will be renoticed for that agreed upon date.  Currently, a Planning Commission meeting date of June 11th or June 25th is being considered for the rescheduled hearing date.