ESTACADA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007 – 7:00 PM

CITY HALL

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

Chair Allen Cameron opened the meeting at 7:00pm. 

 

ROLL CALL

 

Present:  Cm. Tom Sager, Cm. Emil Hnidey, Cm. Dave Piper, Chair Allen Cameron, CR Denise Carey, CP McCallister.

 

Absent:  Cr. Michael Ennis, Cm. Dennis Anderson, Cm John James.

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS - CONTINUATION

 

A.     Conditional Use #2007-01.  The applicant, David Weatherall, is requesting a conditional use according to Section 16.28.010(E) of the Estacada Municipal Code, to construct a container storage yard on property described as 34E, 20DC, tax lot 300 – 425 SW 2nd Avenue.  This conditional use is subject to sections 16.28 & 16.88 of the Estacada Municipal Code.  

 

Chair Cameron opened the public hearing.

 

CP McCallister received and reviewed the new plot plan as Exhibit 4 and a memo dated August 30, 2007 from CP McCallister to the Planning Commission as Exhibit 5. 

 

He asks that the applicant clarify what the intent of the plant and trailer area was.  Also, if the warehouse area is a storage area or sales area.  Cm. Piper asked if the number of parking spaces on the new drawing was adequate.  CP McCallister stated that there is adequate space for parking.

 

David Weatherall, applicant, stated there would be no nursery stock, only rental equipment will be parked in the area designated plant and trailer area. 

 

CP McCallister recommends adding equipment rental yard to the uses in condition #1, condition #3b to say 15 off-street parking spaces as shown on Exhibit 4, add conditions #3, #4, #5, #6 from CP McCallister’s memo (exhibit 5).  Cm. Piper would like to remove the requirement for the site obscuring fence or landscape on the northern boundary in condition 7. 

 

Chair Cameron closed the public hearing.

 

Cr. Sager moved to approve the application with the amendments listed above.  Cr. Piper second.  Roll call vote:  Cm. Piper-yes, Cm. Sager-yes, Cm. Hnidey-yes, Chair Cameron-yes.  The motion passed with 4 yes and 0 no. 

 

ADJOURNMENT

         

The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm.