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Home My WebLink AboutApproved Minutes - 2004-10-04• n U I: CALL TC CRID E14 nAGl�FL- C*� cif Llalke OswegIc Devielorlment Review U mmissi cin Minutes Ocl cit clr 4, 2(104 Chain Bill '➢ierneM called thle Devellopmcinit Rclview Commissicin meelling of Cctoben 4, 2(104 to order at appnoximaatelM 7:00 p.m. in thea Council Clhamibelils oflCitM Hall al .380 "A" Avanuci, Bake C;awego; Orcigcary. II. RC LL CALI] Clcammissionlena pnesenit wer a Chlair 1lierne)b dice Chairs Shleila Csllly, Nan Binkaeay*, Krytsyr. a Stadnik, H alhi day M cii;lb urger and Ar. draw Hill. 911afflpilesant ir.icluded Stephen Lashlbrcaold, CommunlitM Developrr. card Diredcar, Je,asicla 9arvear, A,isociale Pllannear, David Plowal1, CillM Atlornei}l; and Janice Hadclr, Senior) Seacivetary. III. APIIRIC VA I I C F MINUTES Mr. Hill moved to appna vea thea Minutes ofA'1lay 17, 2004. Mn. Meiisblungcir secag nd ed the motion and it passed with Commi,asicancirs Hill, Malsburgeri and Chahi '➢icftTeM voting yleas. Thom were no vcale,i against.. Ms. OstlM and Ms. Staldnikl at staiincad from lhle vole. M,a. Binkaciy was rical presenit. Ms. C stlyl me ved to appnovea the Minuti s of June 7, 2004 Ms. Stad nik seicondfad the motion) and it pass(id with Commisasionears Osatly, Stadnikl, Hill, Meaisbwger and Chain 'lliernley vcallirg }{les. Thenc"I weara no voll cis against. Ms. Binkleay was noel pnescmt. Ms. O stlyl moved to approve) the Minuu svfJmi 7, 2004. Mr. Mcnsliurgfm secaondead tha mot:ican and it passed wilh CommisaaionEuls Ostlm, Maisabungen.and Chain TierneM voting yps. Thave were ria votes againsll. Ms. Sladnik and Mr. Hill abstained from the vote. Ms. BinklaA wa;a idiot present. Ms. Ostly moved tc approve_ the_Minuile�i -Of July 1.9,.20.04. Mr. Hi 11 secac ndeid lha motican and it passeid 'with Commisaioniers C stllyb Hill and Clhain Tei€irneay voting yeas. Thera veru no vealeais against. Ms. Stadnik and Mv. Meisbubgaii at stauincld frcarrmi the) vote. Ms. BinkleM was noel pre,icarit. IM. APAROVIAL OP PINLIINGS, CONCIJUSICNS ANE ORDER LU 04-0(14 1, a requa,al b)1 Mounlain Weal Senior Housing, LIKI. Cilyof Lake Clswego Ilei eloplmenl Review Ccimmiss:ien Mies of Clcliaber z, 2Ga4 Aad€fie l cif : 5 the Commissionears recalled they had aigrued to allow subsla.ndaild sliieet wi'd1h if lhlat would saute canea oii two existir g larges treas. TIh1aM aorneated thea conditions of approval Ica neiquira an wborisil to aaixi spade thle amea ofIthe cuiib and gull Ier befbrie thlose feailureas wenea pouted to determine if trees could bei saatied. If lh aM could nal be sam ad, thea slraet could no ]organ be substandard widthl, bacau. se thlerie was no rumcm to allow a substandard width streeat. Ms, Sltadnik moved to appnave LU 04-01041-155( as.ameindad. Ms. C stly seciancfed ilhu motion and it passed with) Commissioners Cst]}{, Stadnik, Maisbungen and Chair Tierneyl vioting }les. Thlerie were no moteas against. Mii. Hill] abstainead from the mote. Ms. Binkley waas nal priesent. V. PUBLIC HEA.RINC LU 04-001-3, a request by Bxcalic Clan Imports, LTD, fbn approval of a marianu a to thle Sign) Code in widen to retain an exisating palla sign on lhle sitea that vuaas raquiiied ilei be reamovead b}1 MaM 2l , 20(14, pwsuanl to LC CI 41.04:102(1). The sign is locailead :in frcanl ofIthe southeast corrieni of the structurea at 60(l Ncarih Slaate Struat. The hleariing rlaad beean caonlinued from thla Septemiber 20, 2(104th meeting fon dulibenaifion purposesa or IN; Thu property iso located at: (00 N. Slatea Street, Pax Loll 100 of Tara Map 21B 0311D. Staff caocirdinalton wags Jessica Sanier, Assiociatc Plat ne ti. is Chlair T:iemey opened thea publico hleariiag and obsaervied ilhat ilhe Commission had neacaeivoed additi anal :i of brmal i or. from th a appll i cant, Bake Q sw ego A ul o Sales and Rlenl ads. The appliaaril nequestead thlail the nacond ba bleld capean for seauear move days to a] low him time to submit a fin al wriitl en angumian t. Chlai r Tieame;ay thlen r€oqueastud that tf. a applicant submil thea document to tha Cily staff by 51:0(1 p.m. ilhe following Monday. LU 03-00217, a riequest by Sul:livan Liming 'lllru:st, fon appriomal oflCondilional Use and Devoellcapmiear.t Rlemieaw Permits to aonstrucil a l 051 -unit Corgragate and I2lesidenti'aal Clara Housing fac:i ] ityl. One hunched (100) ti ewes w ear a reaquostead for removal to cionstruc is thea straalurea and utililM faciilitim.. Thle hearing was a continuailion of the iiemand hearing from May 117, 2004. hl was to be the finsl emidearliary heaaring on ilhe rievused appllicalion, filed an Seriumben 10, 2004. Thu property is located near the souilhwest cicamur of thEa intursecalion of Cuaidook Llrime And Slaffoiod Rload, Tax Bols 7(10 & 800 cif ITax Map 21B l 6D. Thea staff caoordinaton was Jiumic a Sarwir, A asociialle Planner. Clhlaiio 'llliarneN opened the publics heaaring and eaxpla ncad the applicabllea pnocedurie and limen limits. Ha necaallud the Cammiimican had made a tenilaativoe decision to deity thea application, but no finail moil ea had been ciandualad, and thea Meaning had been reopened fbr a full publics hearer g on the iiemi,sed applicalior.. Ha askled thea Commissicinears to is report any ax pail ea aontaacts (inciluding site misuts), bi`aases and confl:icats of interest, and to City cif Lake OsweElei Dcvckipmcnl Review Commiissicin PzagE 21 cif 15 Minules cif Octcibcr 4, 21004 is earitify any kr.Icawni present cir antidipat& future business iialalior.lships yaith We pipicicit cir the applicanil. 4' Commissioner Nan Binkleyl joiriad ilhe meating All of thea commissiioriars praseirit nalatad they] were familiar wiilh the s:ila and nano of 11,1um rapcarl ad a bias oii cionflict cif] initeareasi, anc they reported ilhal ilhaM had participalad in previous] Commissicln hleiaringsl regarding thle applicaliori. Chlain Iierneyl and Mr. Hila (a landscape arch.ilact) reported 1hay had visiiled 11.1e .uta. No cane prusunl challenged any dommi:Is:icancir's righil to hoar ilho application. Jcssica Sarver, Associate Plaunlcln, praseanlad ilhe staff raport (dated Septearnlbat 24. 2004): Steel shlowed s:lideas to illustrate how the applicianl had broken up the mass and raduciad ilhe sciala of the] piiojedl by ncirroving ore can two silariies in vaf aus aociations. She noilad the entire bui:ldi"ng was ncnl at the 3fl- Mot maximum building heiighl limit (as mlaasuread to thle roof ridge'. She said 1hel faciiIli Iy had beacin deduced from 1151 units I1inciluding assisded living units) ilea 1051 congregaila dare uniils, and 1hel gross] floor anua had been readuciad ilo 131,00(1 sq. ft. She said the appaicant r.lciw pnoposead lafl padding spaces, -including 25 shlavad spac is can the B athlehernl Chlurdh ptiopeart)1 to thla south:: Slla reporled ilhe applicant would novo planil 1173 tnaasi, instead of 166 ilrees. MEI. Sarver racaaled 1ha Commissicin Had prleviciuslyl found 111a pnoposall vacaulld r.iol menet standards ftir iesidantial dare] housing and Coniditiclnal Usti thal rlellated to nieighbonhlcacid compatibility and riesidentii'al scale. She�reaca:lled that the Commissiclnelrs had suggelstad ® the applicant might iiaduce. tha scale t yl breaking the building up and/or reducing the ftiotr1riinl and f locir sapacie. Stela shlowead sllidesi of coach alevailion and pointed out the reavisead plan brake the building inlo th�ecl "pods." She reported the appllicanil Had reduced ilha floor) area by1 aboul 26,f100 sq. ft. Shle reapcarl ad thal staff found the] ievi sed applivalion had iaducied 1ha mass to iwidenit:ial scalla and that it met ala site cavalopmenil limilaticlnls of 11.1a aclnlel, including Inf.11ll Design Rlev:imv Standards, and Nmas compatible with the ri. ghbonc�aod. Shle explained that after the silaff�racommended ciondilionis Had been writilan, lha Hngiinciaring staff had agreed with, ilha applicant's traffic] cionsultanil that there was no need fon the acand:ilion rlequ:iriing a "Right 'I urn Only" sign where the ohlurohl drivewaM inleiisected with Slaffond Road. She ncioommended shat caandilion be e eleiled. Shcl rleaomm canidead niew acind:ilior.i A X13; that would raquine the applicant 10 apply for 01}l approval oflthe shared parking arrangemenl iflthle clhurah properly waie annexed la the City1 priicir to ilhe issuance cif the Building Aarmit. She said the City1 would acccipl the arrangement if lit were approved by thle Count}] prior] lo annexal) i on. She iecommeandac appi oval cif lthe appliclation subjecd to the ciondil ions racommenldead by staff. Mi. Sarven than cinilaied the following exhibits into thle reclord: Exhib:il 11 -ISI through F-82; Exhibits C-823 through Gf136; Exhlibits C -6E 1 thilough G-699; and Exhlibits C-9(1(1 thilough G-906. Chani 'I iern eyl ti, ani questioned whether the Cclmm iss:ioners had previously] suggested the building bci biols elnl inilci podsi. He cabservled 1h1at Clarnmissioni miir.lulesi of Ma}117, 2004, reported 11.1a acammisisioners Rilt111ti proposEd building was llcao large Mn them to attemlpl ® to siuggasl slpacificl walls to rncidifM it. City eiflLalde Clsweilo Devealcapmeanil Reviews Corr issicin Pap 3 oft 15 Minul cis oflOatcibcr4, 30(14 A ppliciant MicHaaul MoHinscm, Peildins Coic,111101VW Cou(ih.SIt,.Telr th.floor.,.Portland, Cregor 91309, an aattorneM rcprescnling Auamere Huaalth Serviicousi, Mc., ciame forward 10 tc stifiy. Chaiir 'I iernae)l asked him to c:lariif)i wh athler ar riol thea appl:iciation bEairig presentcid was a neva appllicatior.i thal vias subject to thea Infill Slandards. Mr. Rlobinson sitaled it wwi a re%isiud appliciatian and not a new applicalior, and it was siubjecit Ica writer*a in effecil whean the original appl;iciat:icin was siubmitled. He eaxplained the aipplicanl had vioauntariilM aigrleaed la meed the Mfi:ll Slandar&, beciause them had promiscid Mea C:ily Councail thleM would do cavcirythling thcay could to address the issiuua i the Commission and the Councilors had :idcnl fred. He said thcay wanlead to haavca fulll publico parlicipaation in the praciussi, but 11IcrA did r.ical bellieve that cor,iducotinig anothe r pi a= aipplicaliori muciting and another r.ieighborllaod meetir,ig (whicil would ba requiread foii a ncnv applicationi) veould seniea a uscfiil purpose. Chair 'IierneM rcilatcid thlat thle ClitM C lounciI Had advi; iad him that was acccipl able to 1 ilea Cil y: Mr. M abinsion asked lhlea City Altornie)i 1a confirm that the all proviouso eavideance and tesitimoniM were still part ciflthle record. Mr. Plowcall coonfirmead that. Mr. Rlobinisan askead if Commi.sisior ens who had visaited the s:lea had gained any facols frcam thein site visils that might bei ne:leavai t to the applimition cir the ciniciria. Ms. Cstly said Bible had observed thle, slope of thea site. Mr. Rlobinsoon asked Clhaaii TierneM iflhlisi communl thal thea Clomirissi oni had riot siuggeaslead cohangeas to thea building reaflecoled a preadispositian riot Ica hciar lhci cohangcisi thea appllicant blad maidci. Chair Ticrnciy explaincid that ble had intcndead to nemir,idthe Ccammissrionersi 11Iat lhlea31 had r.ol cocama to a cooncolusicin aboul vadat neauded to be changed. Mi. Rob:insior, thanked the Clciinmi;isrionersi fon voting to hear the aapplicoant's changes, and ble cir.coouraged them Ica ask queslionis duriirig the applicant's presEnlaticin. He rciported that lhci arlp:licant blad invited thea neighbon;i to a mcadiated design worklsihcip beaforei theay revised 111E projecot. He coonfilrm ad that thea applicoant had hoard coammenitsi thal the facility was simply too big. Ha siaid lhci arlp:licant had made dramatic ahangcas to program cilemor.tsi and siquwe fdotagea and had biiokear up lho building and reduced its hle:ight. Ha explaircid that thea applicoant had ell imin atud undurground parking spacieas and arrangead to shares splaues on 1Ihca church rImperty in ordai to iieaduae lrip;i along Cverilook Drive: He said thea iievised plan iiefleacited raesiiderit:ial scala and chlaracolear, met lot coverage lidquirementsi and featuread more landsocaping. He strc sisoed thal 60% of the situ was not coovearead b}1 a building and 23% of it was landsicoaped. Hu poinitcad out Mat lhu stafflrieport (pages 10 and 111) described Now the reaviscid building ncafllectud residential smile and character. He said the fur. ationial. coharacoteriaticos oflthEa pnojecd were ruasonablly compatible with uses ir,i thea viciinitM. He siaid a111 of thea ob'Iecotive evidericea shaved that baffic problems can Ovearlook Llrivea were nal caused by thle aapplicanl's prcajeact. Hu said the aappllicant hlad rieduacd visual impacts by subsotanitially readucinig 11.1ea bu ldin€1's siaci, mases and bleighlt and b}i adding mores :landscarling. He said thea applicant blad modifi'cid a plan in whicib197% of the building was 1-15 fb at high or :Iciwer, to eanea whcarci 100% of thea building was at on less than 351 feel high as measuread under lhlea Irifilll Crdirance. He askcid the Cammission to approve thea appllication siubjcict to thea staff-recacamrreardead cocindiiions afIapprioval, C ity oflLa.kca Claweago Deava.lapmanl Reavieawi Cammissian Halle 4 afl I' Mint tas oflOci6bear4., 2004 iricludinig lhci twlo cihanges suggasled byl Msi. Sarvetl curiing hldil presenitation. Ha pointed out the iiacmd aantained 1ha staff analylsis that had lad to the adoption of Ctdiriance 3243, whicl:l described appnopriale locations ark designs ftm congregate care flac:ilit:ies. Jeff Lcs, Anikrom Moiscnl Associated Architects, 6720 SWI Macadam, Portland, Oregon, 97219, explained lhle pnojact had been dramatically iievised since thle previous hoaring. He said 11.1a aeitual and visual scale had bear.. significantly iieduced and the building now appeared to be t1ulee saparate "pods," but it still pravidad conniectivityl that was imlperl ant fbrr thla ncisidents. He showed iienderiingsr of what tole builc ing w au:ld look RRIe from the high] schlocll and the nearest nes:idencas. He said the iievisad design still] fbatured th a architectural dataall s that gave ' t resider I iall characiter. He stres.iod thal the ana, two anc th>iee. stoiiyl elements aflthe prajact were sim:illai to r. aaiiby one, tesla and Ifulae-story resident; al structures. He said the building would llaak likle tivlae separale buildings from the street, beeausa the conriectin €l breeaowa}ds weiie set backd 120 f6et frcim the slydet and well landmiaped. He said portians of the bu: lldirig that word frirmiarl}1 throe stories Egh were now one on two stories high. He said that the applicant had reduced thle number ofIum*ts and removed 13,0(1(1 sq. ft. of undengrour d pmklirig. He said the building vallumla Had been rdducad 30% and total square footage had been ifaduced 23% (byl 38,(1(10 sq. ft.) from that aflthe original plan. He pointed out that 1ho Ovenllaok Drive elevation was primariil}1 one or twlo stories. He said tha devalopmient complied with all currant sletbaclks and wars satbacld al fbet mora than whlal waci raquined. He said the renderings showed the iievisions changed Ila anthie parciapt:ion oft the building. He said that shared parking spaces] on thle ahurch ptoparty w culld be acaassed diract:ly frame Slafford Moad, and not fromi Cvcnllook Drive. He said dr.'vars on '19taff6rd Rlcad Waulld ideally not notice the praj act. He show ad a randering of how the project would look from 1ho iieslidential area, 475 feat away]. He said the applicarit would provide w hatever level of sictieeniing the C amni i'ssion ciansidened apprapriiate. He pia,,ior.ted wintarlime views) afIthe praj act when it would ba most visibla twough the tress. Hee advised thal 80% of the faSlada alor. g C varloak Drive was one or Iwo stories and 1ho highest segmanl w als due la the grade of thle on try. He said 1ha applicant teami behiaved the revised pllan wanianted C ammiiss:ion appraval During the queistioningpariod Ms. Binkkiy,asked iflthe nevisad plan still pravidk an appnopriata lcival of amenities foil nesidenis afltHe ffic:illityl. She obsonad thal tha new plan hlad a lot less paAling, but the applicant hac not sign ificiantlyl raduead the numbers of units. Mi. Lds explained ramoval oflan entina paiRing garage) Had nciduccid the building volume by 8%o to 91/, and the living uri 1s were now smiallar. He said the pool Had been changed to a spa area. He delated that those ahangas allow ad the applicant to reduce the niumben aflsloriiels of building in klciy placcis. Ms. Binklla}l expnesiscid hlell cicinccim thlal tHci applicant was laking away] amenillies, likle paclls and beaullyl parloni, and that would :leave rasidanls wilhl little to do, aspe(iatly if lhla)l aou:ld nal walk lea public ameniilies. Mi. Lds explained thlat the applicant Had removed the assiistad hiving compor.ant, whiahl nequ:road inose ciommor.i facilities, ark ble advised tHal the nemai nir. g common area was approprialla fon the iiernaiming use arid the remaining populatian. He said the iieductian in amen]ties wall acitually vary] modest avid the mold significant bui:lding valume naduclions were the iiemlt of smaller units and ramoving the garage. He said tha C ily of Lakes Oswage 13avellop meat Rai iaw Ccimmiss'on Aaigle cif ] Miruies oK1ci1o11er4, 2004 appliciant waniled to provide the correct leval of ameruilies foii residents beciause Wail was crucial to the marldel abi 1:il y of the pro j ecil. Mr. Rlobinscan pair ted out that the appliciable criteria required thal rietaiiI and pnofess:ionall sem,iices and clblurables be within walk ng distancie of 111e site or be aaaess:ib:lea by publica on pr -'vale bus services, and that the facility was to pravida transport san ice to serviiaeas, parks and neacimation, ahurcaheas, shapp:ing and other pllaces frequented by public. He con firmed that the facility would provide van survaicie fbn residents. He ob,enadthey could also walk] to the pwik, to the �Ialflcourse, la churches and la sociial aelivitieas at the high sahcaoll. Scicatt Micikeleit, Amamere Health ServiciesJnci., teasilified 11.1at miast aflthle amien:ilies the aippliaaril had previously praposed were still in lhea revised plan. Hes explair ad that elimination ofIassist& livibg units al lowead thea appliciant 10 modify shlared dining and acclivity areas and raducie the average siae of units. He confirmed the :indoors pool had been replaced wilh1 an indoor whlirlpaoll. Aa said the ftiailily still fealuread a large weallness center that vacs typical of Avameare face lilies, and the library, thealem and chapell uses r,aw shlared multipurposea rooms. The applicant's reapreasEantat:ivEas cionf rmed fbr Ms. Binklay thal the rooflpitah, the window and balcony design, and aol ors and mal arialls had not been changed since the remand, exceapl that thea fror.il Bantry gablea hlad beari low eyed. She askled what they had done to make the design seem more riesident:ial. 11hay explained they had focaused their efforts on mod:ifAng thla bui11ding mass s a it would be penciaived as lower and sEagrgented, because they believed thle anchliteactural details blad always acanveyed a residerflal faed. They confirmed fdr Ms. Binkley Haat 11aa windows on the completed building would llcaold lilde the deeply neciessed windows shown in the renderings. She opinad thea proposed building still] llcaoldead too cacammereial and needed miona residential details. Thle applicaanl's r€apreaseanlativcis axpla:ined to Mri. Hill lhatlhay hlad preasenled pictures afIhouses that were visible from the si'le 10 demonisl rate that soma residences in the vicinily wane two and three slories tall. P rOcanents Patt THamas, 21215 Ridge paint Drive, Lake Oswego, 97034, slated she lived in one ofthea up -sloped houses Mr. Hill had referred 10. Shea recaaalled the Commission hlad appriovad a largenprcajact a yeaan ago. She said the Commission should approve the current proposal, becaause the application caomplied wilh the zona, Conditional Ulu cril aria, standards for caongc egal a aam faci i l ies, and 1I he appliciant had vol unl ar ly complied with 11.1a new Infill] Standards. She said she, manyolhar neighbors, people who patronized the ahurah presahool, and .some City Councailors beh avad :il was a gaod usa for the :lociationi. Stela said the fkillity would allow ,icinior citizens to rat:irEa in the City and caontinuea partiicaipatirg in City aativ:ilies, As a poirit of onden she queastioncid whether al atter fhorn the Pal isadas Naighbarhood A.,isoc:iationi that had been submitlad that day should be coni:aideared tha offiaial stance oflthe Association. She rellated that the Associiation had not conducated any official meelings s;inae the As:aocaiation took its C i y of Like Clmego Deveilopmien Rkiv'em Comm ssion Paige 6 oft 15 Mini tes of I Ocitcher 4, 30(14 ® original po.,iiition aanlM in 20(14. Mr. Ilawell advised d at the Commission did not Have tha authority to del ermine if a nei ghborhlood assoai atian apprapriiatelM submitl ed a particular Ietiaii. Jlamac Han sion;.5916_Slunbroold Dr,, La'lda_Qsiwacaga, 517035, cautioned thle opponents thal-: flthleM werie sucioa.,isiful iir.i piieventir.i�i the applicia is piioject, lhci next davalopen ofl tha site might bei allowed to build sorriiathinig wasa. IH a explair.iad thal Had t adri tha experiianice aflthle Oak Clraak raighborhood Assoaiat:ion. He said the CIitM neadad to provide miara cho:icaas for sai ions who dasirad to stay in the Cly. Ha advisad that netinement commun:ilies had a lower impact on sen cas, genieriall& moneM fon schools and prov:idad opporunilies fon youth and senioto to irtenacat. Ba said thle davalopati was a prudar.il, caring and respacted care providar who had iimplemanlad suggastions from all stakaholdars and scalad back lhlaplan al consideriabla cost. Bd obsanied thal tha staff racommended arppraval of tha applicalioni. David Bussman,15 SlcarblonougH, Labe Oswiego, aftfaipated that sanior hlot&ng would beaoma more ofla nacessit)i in the community. He anti aipated thlat if lha sita were davaloped with singwa-ftumily residences, they caould be so lall them ab scuffed opporarit�!, views. Ha miid high sclhool traffaa had a rnuclh groater impacd than tHall ganarated by thle propo.,ieid facility. Hca said nciw Avamcara facilitias wara hligh quality. Be said the proposed facaihily was ra.,iidantial in niaturei, and it was of amore appropriiate siza and haight than thti ramodelcid high schlool. Be strassad that eacahl of lha twlo ® pnaviouslM proposac plans had met thle ragulatians in effecd al the timia that' wcirea pnoposad. Ha wondercid wHM thase who had taktin a "Not in my bacld Mard" slancca Had pneviauslM accepil& thci impacal of lhle mmodaled high sal:lool. Be urgcad the Commission to approva the applicaaticin. WlaynFi MciCa,%ildey,11C145 SWl Slummen Lak(i Iln., Tigard, Oregon, 97223, stated 1hlat ha was a miamber of Bathlleticimi Chlurahl. E a said it would t a an injustice to dcinM an app] icalion thal cacinformed to the zone and ll ha c6leria established by We Pllanruing Commission fon similar fkilitias. Be said :i1 would be unjust to asY 1I11Ei applicaant to leave the land undevelapcid and bean the expensa of d a purchase arae taxcis just so neaighbars aaulc enjoM d a v:iaw. ` Opuonfants JuMey Kleinman, 120P] SW Oh,.Portland, Oragan, 91304, atlornay fortHe Aalisades Might onhlood A ssocaial i'on, present& Exh b:il s G-907 and G-908. H a reported that naighborhood raproscinlatives had partioipatad in meetirigs with the applicanil in Mood faith, but theM were still not sat:isficid with the piiopased mass and scaale.. He said tha building was still as long as ill was in lha previous plan (59( feet'. Hca said ill slill swopped ovEm the boundariias of 11 -ho sitcl, and in addition I patios lhait were parliallM on thle ohlurall propartM lhara were r.iaw 25 shared parMing spaccis on thea ahurich lot. Be Mold that lestimonM than it was d:iffi iult to sits congilegata caro housing in Laka Cswego ur dar thea Conditional Use criteria vias untrue. Hca pointed out thle Clommi ssioni hac approval the Mountain Wcast proposal thlat evening. Be said the Mounta:in West appFaafon had reu aived littla opposition, because it was in a naighlbarhood that was Cityl of Lakes C19vuieglo Davalapmeini Rlav:ievui Clonmi ssian Paga 7 of 15 Minulas of Octabar 4, 210(14 ® cionsidenablyl less sansilivea ila their :surroundings and ail was localad w leine it was eas:icir ila achicivea aompalibilitM with da lypeas ofldevellapmeanl around iii. Hes ciomparck d:iflfcarcir.it aspects afIeach prcijact: THe Avarriaiie pnojdat was 1311,000 sq. f11. and the Mounlain Weasil piiojeal was 58,500 sq. f11. THe Avairicuia ptiojcact wa:i twlo and threia stories wflilca Mountain West was Iwo stor.'cis. 'EHa Avamenci sdnictuna cicivcircid 39.6% cifl lhci site while thea Mauntaainl Wcast ;itniature aovaiied 25.El%. Avamenea fealuned 128 parking spacieas whi Ila Mourn ain Weasl had 41 spacies. Avarriatie was to ftiatune 10`1 units while Mountaiir.l West haat 72 units. He said the Mountain West projeact damor.lstnaled 1Ihat as faaililly could bei de:iignad to saitisafiy the criilearia. He abservied that thea appliciant still] pnoposcac. the "W" shapes and its lesngh hlad not changed - the applcanil. Had oily insertead a faw braeza-WaMO. Hca said that ahlhough Commisaior.iatis had not ftirmallyl sugga.ilad "pods," thle C ommission and the City1 C ounci]lors hae indiaaled 1Ihal theay pneftirread to secs a campus-likle c civalopmernl thal fealurcid samallcni sapanated silruclures. Mii. Kleinman pncisentead chawirigs preapaned byl C indy Lewis thlat wearea enlarged vetisaionis of the applicant's aievalioris lExhibitsa E-76, E-78 arc E-79]. Hca said lheiy showed 1Ihat thea app'licant's cilevations were deceiving. Hca explaainied that lhci applicant hzk sealecled pcirspecdives and aolors that might lead thle C cammissionen to conclude lhlalt large portions of each elcavation would riot ba very visible. He said the Or. ilarged cilevallior.is shlowck the coinpl6x would appow la be eanlarmous and impo:iirg from Cvcirlook Drivel. He Medd thea applicant Maid not alchicivead compal ibili tM. Hei said lhla app'licant's reir.ic esrinigs sHovueid they reilieic on existir.lg tresis - whlich wene to bci iiemoved fbr g sound balsis fbn danial and ilhlca appl:iciatican buffenr.l He sand �Ihca Commi�ss�aru hlad a .i should bei denied. During 11.1a questioning peariod Chain Tierney asklead Mr. Aleinman if the opponents agieed wilh slalff f riding lhlat the side Hurd p:lanwi mel the Infill Standard 7' (1.iq. ft. limit on unbtioklen pllana.i. Hca riecalled that .daffrciportck the aasat cilevation conitam ad and unbroklenl plane ofl74(1 slq. ft. Mr. Keinma u indicated thea oppor.leirt.i dislagraed with sl aff and ha anticipated 11 Hal othlcir oppancinl s would tesatifyl rcagarc ir.ig the actual dimensions. He clarified ftin thle C omrrlissioniens that lhci "W" shape oflhl€a bui:ldirlg extended 590 feed along 11.1a stnecit, but that it would be a longcar slrucitune ifltHe "W" wcarea sttiaighllcinlad out. NU. Klamman said thei Alahsades Naighborhood Associalion belicived 1Ihat thea curnernl application should haves becin treated as a neva appliaation, because thle ahangas wares substanlial enough from w1lat hard been oridirlalllypreascir.led to the Cily Council.. Chain TiarrieM ci)apllained that the Commission Had decided to piioceed in a manner that would allow fulll public input anc tHeyl wene trying to balanaa the linitcurcisls cif Ialll parti cis. Mr. Klainman nespcanded that the nciig1lbanhood w au]Ic Have pneferried that a now applicalion and anothleti naighbonhood mcacitinlg had belenl rcaquiread. Mike Andresen, 17966 SW St.. Claire, Lake Oswego, 97034, laslified his was lhlei closest rea.udeanice to thlca :ate eaxcepll fon thEa historic Carlen Housci. Hca said a facility ofl 11 his sort should noel takca awaM from the reasidear.11ia]I character afIthle naighbonhood. Ha recalacid that thea applliaarrt had pnescirlted eaxaimples of hlcauses ori 1Ihca other s:idci of ilhea hill and incornecdIM alaimck thleyl wenci ;similar to houses chosen to ilhca site. He saidthlca pcirslpecdive shown int thlca applicait'sl tienlderng wase straiighl on fiom tlea streed, but C sty cif Lakes Osweigci IleveloFlmer t Review C ammissior Page 8 of ➢ _I M inuil es of C Icl of er 4, 2(10 residents were going to see it from otHe r angles w lose lhleN woulc see ilhre a stories and veriyl f at suiface s. He anticipated 1flat thle bre azewayls would cinly be Asible.from CvedooN Drive fora few seconds as samieorie drove by, but lhle breezeways and the three -story) porticins of the bu )ding would signifrcaniIM impact the view cif lthle side from otHer directions. He said thle applicant pnoposec to use thle cihurah palling lot, but it was typicaallyfull on wcekeridswHen soccEar field wiers pankeid there. He said the City shcaulld ask) foil a smallear and more careafully design) faciliity. Hei questioned wfletrien thle apphiaant hlad madea a sEariiaus eanough attornpl ilo make the projeact aompatiblea. Chla ri Tierniey askled ifltHe applicant's rendering of thle view from thea wast was aaacwate. Mr.. Andre son said thlat perspecative was from a location close -lo his backyard from whicill He anilicipaled be would see thrleea stories of building. Ines E oilesen, 497 Limingood Lanic, Lalde 0svxego, 910214, slrie.ased that 1ha Code applied Conditional Use crilleria to facaifilies in the R-1` Zonae ilhat required thlem to ref, act re.aident al scale and ciHanacilena. Shea said 111e neaighbonhood Had nelleatedly told 1Ihe devellciper the plan vows not caompatibla. Stela said anothler neaason why the Coftmimior:a should riejeacat thea app:licallion ww tHall it was thla cicansensus of thle neighborhood that thea mas.aivea structure would impacit 1Ihea stability of the cicammiunity. Stela argulead the application did racil meut LIOC c (1.69.010111; (b) and (2), on IJOC 90.E SI.Of (6)(b); and was shill incompatible wilhl the sciale and character ofltHe neii ghborHood. Larry Hittle, 11411 Treetop Lane, Lake 'Oswego, 9703.4, said hew disagrleed w:ilhl tho staff Iconclusion. that ilhe revised deavealopment was compatible with thea neighbonhlood. He pcainled out the fbotlIrint Had nol been reduced. He hold the building siaea Had real beeln sufficien11131 reducead and it wxi still too large. He anticipated tl a view from COvenloold Drive would be different than thle applicant's exhibit showead. He .acid that a ciampu,,-likle faciilit)l that was more spread out and did not look like a large apartmeinl building would be ciompatib:le. Hei anticipated the projeacit would beciorn a a convalcisceni ciare fkillity, or even eventually be cionveirted to an apartrirrearrl building. He asked tHu Clomrniission to raejeact the application, because it vows too lange and did not fit thle neighborhood. Clhain' lierneyl obsened thea applicant had removed silcariicas from the building envelope. Mr. Hitt;lea nesporadead trial the focigrinatwas Ilia same and the view fiom Cvarllookl Drive would be of a tWee story spar rvierit-Ekebuilding, beciausei oflthe eleivation ahangea beitWoen the sitea and thea adjacent frellds. He. said that the applicant and. the neaighbons should worikl togeathem to deasign the development. He rnecaalled thle neighbonhlood had recommended a ftcillity of (9,0(1(1 sq. ft., and the City Manager Had necicammended a limit of 1(10,0(1(1 sq. ft., but the applicant had returned wAll a plan fon 1] 0,(100 sq. ft. He said that vows not a caompnomise. Jay Woodworth, 2090 -Ridge Pointe. Drive, Lake Oswego, 97034, hold trial thea appliciant's exhibits did not show a reaalistiic view oflthe flaw tf. a devellcipmeanl would lookl, and that 1Ihe photographs oflhlouscis tl:ay said were represenatative of neighborhood homes weiiie misleading, because those vaenla homes lociatead at the top of the hill on C ity of LAc C awic go Deivvelcapmenll Review Commissican Paige 9 of 15 Minuitas of Ocitcabcr 4, aoW Ridge Plointo Eriiva. Hes related thlat Ila sermed an thle Bxacut:iva Commitil Cie cif the Aalisades Neighborhood Association, but Na was speaking fon Himself. Hle recalled iflat 99% of ilhose a ttand:ing tha naighbarHood mciatings opposcid thle project, and only tesla riesidenits favored it. Be warned thlat thle Cada did not iiestricl corgi agato cares to a :ipaaifia ago vanga, and al described such fliic:illit:ias a,i apartmarits to provide an independent l:iftistyjla to the aged, or persons wiilh medicial an trienitall coniditi'ans. Ha explained tHal thio site would no11 become a Higher dunsityl site if thu application wero rejucted, beciause thle zones would onilyl allow twlelvo to fi flleen hamar. Mr. Woodworth took) issue vuith tl: a ptocti9a, whiah Ila describod a,i unfair, biased and confusing for the Pali.,iadm Naighbarhood Association. Be quest:iancid wHethar a vejacited dasign should ba allowtid to bu modiflad withloLI reasonabla input from thle reigbbotihacd association. Be suggaaled lllatlhlare shlould be a floinil of cllaswe an :submitted dasigns, and lharoaflur applicants shaulldbe required to submill a naw dasign with full public commonl. Ha Held thal tHo Cityl had been dishonest and daceilful la the Awaeiation. Ha recalled two meelirigs ini wIlicH Clityl rofIresentalives mat with the Aal,iades Naigbboncciod Association and Avamere Hciadthl Sermiecis in order to exarnina all arrafivas to tha design. Ha reaalladtHal`al thio first inciating tha staff pasition was thlat an accup ilable dasign could not ba ]argots than 100,000 sq. fl., but Ilia A ssooialiori Had insisted ail Had to acnform to RI -15 standards and ba 50,000 la 60,000 sq. fl., iieflelat iiesidentiad charactur, and ba separated byl groan spaces. Ha rucallud the suoond meciling inic:ludud a fliici:litatar and staff had indicated at that meellinU tHal they could'accept 13(1,000 sq. fl. C Ind -y Levwhi cedad Ilan dime fdr test:imianyl to Mn. W acdwortll. Mr. Rlobirisan quwlioned Iha action, but Chlair Tiumay aIowed Mr. Woodworthl I con t:inuo. Mr. Woodworth nail ad thlal Claaklarnas County had riot yat approved Ilia shaaad parking arrangemar.il. Ha ciautioncd 11lat aritatigarnenil wauld impacl Staffoiid Rload, eqpeciially aftar the riearbyl Collier Sita years develaplod wit . 25 la 30 hlomes and the davalopaii expanded 111a aurrenlly proposcid facility onto tHci cHunchl sites. Hlci said it vias outriagciaus How tole applicanl had maashaled Ciidinla=6 22431 tlulough the Clityl Ha prodiiated t171e C rdinance would impact everyl nciighbarbood, because it allow& an apartmonil :ilniature in aril neighborhood, and in any zore, with no dans:ily riestriclior.is. Becky Salsbure, 17986 St. Claire Dr., Lake Oswego, 9.7034, testified tho propased pnojeet was too big fon tho site and out of character willh thle naighbarhlood. Shu comflarad tho applicant's prapasal withl 1Iha recar.itlyl appravod Mountain Wlasl develaprr. emit: Slla lislad the AARs of surnounding uses! Lakuriidgu High Schcol, 16% and Bathlloharn Chlurcihl, 11%. Shle said the praposal violated tho Cadet and Comptiehlenisiive Plan Goalls 2 and 10, whichl specifically addressed naighborhood scale and chlaraaleii. She Helld thlal the praposed projact would not servo as a transitional usa. Sho said silafflinciarrectly found Ihat11 a ahurcih and soccer field usesi were highar inllansily uses, beaausu the fields Were used ori a smsonall bwii:i for only a few Hours per weeld. Shle ruascned thlat bacause thle Hedhllehlern congiegatian was relatively small. it c'Id riot bo con.,iidatied inlmisiva use. Sho anticipated a ciangregaw ciara faciilily usa 1Ihat operated :I4 hauns per day and sevart days pati week) would be mucH snare :inilansiva C ity c flLake Oswego Devellopimenit Ravieiw Cc mmiss;ion Aaigei 110 c f :15 M inutes of C 0 of er 4, 2(101 than iurnoundiri�l pnopeirticis. Sha urgead the Clcammli;ision la deniM ilhea appliciat:ion beciausea it violail ad thea Cadet and lhle Comprehensive Paan. Katy Richard s, 766 Cl a r it Ct., Lakcl Oswego, 97034, pnesentead Ilein :Leatten in Hxhibil C-SIQ9. She heald that thea pnojeal was still too large ftm the ncighbanhood. Shea hleld it would inartim a trafF a and eaxacenbale eaxisiling parking prohleamis, because it would potonlliallly put 210 rus:ideanil's cian;i ora surrounding raads as weall] as 11.1a vehiales wiad byl v.isitoris, amploMeesi and conitnacilors. Shle urged the Clommlissionen,i to cionsidear the "broad picture," ir.ialuding thea qualilM of life and unique cahlanactor of thea riiaigl bloiahlaod; Ihci possibli;lit311hat lila facii lily could ba nellaciated to thea FoalIli Us District. She said thea proposcid dwilgn was noel the right siaa on deasign to f.1 theta neighblorhlaod. She aaslded thle COMrm*slalon to deanyl the appliciation. Dana Christensen, 17999 Ridge Lake Dr., Lake Oswego, 97034, nellated that the neighborhood had beion aurprilsed whlen 111a Commission agroad to allow thea appliciant to nelvise thle applicaliona afilan theaiii initial votf,a to deany it. He naported lhat 1Ihea Palisades Neighborhood Association had a4lad thea staff to meacit with 11lam to hlelp thlem understand thea rev:iciw procaeassl. Ha cixpllained that thle Msoc:iationi had beien sluiFn-„ieac whlani staff ahlangad therm iieciommlanidation ficcaml leas than 1(10,0(10 sq. ft., avid aglq ad with 111e aipplicanil's pnopo.,ial fon a builldir.i�l ovean 1.:10,000 sq, fl. Ha said the pinopo.ieid building was still massivci (oveiii _`100 ftleit lor.ig; and no ciloscir to reaf ecting thle chlaracilen of th ei nciighbonhood than it was beifkarea. Hci askled thea Commismon to delay thle appllicalion. Rich Feltelrs,17958 St. Claire Dr., Dalde Gsvfem S11034, nelaled 1Ihat hlei re.uded bcihiind thle high sahlool and t shirk the tennis aouri s. He saic thenea was s:irrplly not room in the r.iaighbonheaod fbn the pnoposead devellcipmleinat. He realatcid that the tran;iportation mlanagen of the Northl Clacaklamas School Dlistrial had advi„iced hlim thlat Lakerildgci High School puking lot preiscinleid thea gi,ealei„il cihlallenge to bus drivers during sparring Ov arlts. Ha ,laid hci could not imagiriei hove thci area could accommodates any mora traffic. He urgead the Camrr, issioners Ila visit the aaea an anM dayl to ob:aearvea traffia and parking coniditions. Tiaacay Marx, ] 7644 Treetop.Lanfa,_IlaMe.-CsvAeago, 51703.4, testificid Wall allhaugh thle high sahaall remodelling pnojeal was dor.iei, thle pa ikir.i�l issues nemaineid. Shlci said ilhea pnomiss staffdeasarilbad a1 thci neighboiahlaod meciling had noll warhead imiidarit.i thlal thea 120-dayl timca period caould be extended or thlat thle Clcammii ision aauld take a prealiminaiy voilei Flo deniM thci appliaation, but them ldcicip pnoloniginig thci pmaess. She added how 1Iha CIit31 aaulld approve thci mammacalhl building proposed by thle applicant at thle samea time th1eM Ilimilleid the hleight oflcommciraiall buildings: Shei said thea ncivised plan look awaa} all the amenilliesi for facaililly nes' enits. Shea said because i1ha faullity would haavea smallein unit,i, no activities and nio parking it would t e viewed as an "institution.” She repcarted she hlad v:isilled seveiial Avam enie fkailities and found thlat Avarr, enaa did not pnopenlyl mainlain lhcim SIlei said tha reavisead design .iti:ll did nal fill the chlaracileui and sciale of harries in thla neighbonhlood and th a applllicalion 4.1aulld be deniad. City cTLakeOswgaDevelagmenilMeviewCommilssicini Page 1.] of115 Minules caf Octcibar 4, 21004 ® Ann i e Millear, U902 902 Crest View Dr., Laid ei C sm eigca, 97034, realatead thlat :ihei vacs thle Lakarid�lei High Scihloal U111 is cioach. Shle saic the prcaject was still not small enough. Shea recialkid thlat in a piieviowi hleaning Ms. B,HA Iey had adviseid that ar ahilects historically scallad aomir.udly buildings dowr fiom 1Ihea church. Srlei said a more appropriatea saaahing dawn would be to put the sa ri a density an the s:ilei as tt ea f fileieni hlous€is 1h1at 11aei acinea would ahlaw on it. Shle sale traffca was :dill an issuei. Shei explair.iad thal although thle high scihloca] parlding lots wemea finished, there wcrea only enough spal s for seiriiors arc othler studurils had to paAl it the rieiight orhood. Elbe said thal was why firei trucks would haves a hand time miciving along St. Claim Struet. She explainieid thal beciausei therei warei mastly dac:iduous treeas beatweaeani the site ane Slafford Road, dulee slci icii of building would bei v: siblea from thea roadway for ail least hlalfloflthe year. Elbe ant:iaipatud that if thea facailily wei ie allowed to shares panklinig withl thea ahurah thea additional traffic movements al thea church driveaway would eaxacerbatea the existing challenge oflturniing lleift off Staffdrd Road at peak traffic hlaurs. Shea askleid the Comm:isi ion to cionsid€ar thle quality ofl:liflei of lhlea Plalisadcs Neighboiahlocad avid deny thea project. JIoHn Lewis; 17903 Ridge Laldea Dr., Lahea Oswego, 97034, sale hlis residence was an a garner nieixt Ica a brand view exit from ilhea school and tennis aciurts. Hlei reportud than on thea first day oflschlool ail bad taken him fives minul cis to micive Ilis car fram hlis driveway tea thle applicaril's site. Hie axpreassed Ys aoriaerri ilhat Thea faciility's eamieirgciriay gereratov would neead to bei opeiiiatud at least ones hour per weaeakl and it would be emit riois ea and too mucah additianal d:ieaseal for ilhea locial aiii shled to handle. Clhair Tiearrieay pointed out that some cif Mr. Leawis' (ioncearns aabcaul the genieralcir wurei addiessud on page 7 oflthe slaff reaport. David Marx, Of 4 4 Treetop Lane, Laid ea Oswego, 97034, reaasanead thlat thle proaeass of t allowing the appliciant Ica repealeadly ciorne t acakl withl miinicir rev .ions did not gilvei 1Ihei aapplicanl any incient:ivu to reaturr, with al meaaningful revision. Wheat Chair 'flierniey cabsermed Iflat 1ha only c iffewenice beatweieni tI a caurrunl process of iieviewing tt ea revised applicalioni with full] publ:ica :input and a neva apphiaation was that anoilhcui deaveiloper/neighborhlood meciing would havei been reaquiread, Mr. Marx eaxplained thle caurreanit proceassa all Iowed the applicant tea ":irwh" the praject down. When Chun TicimieN cabsermed the applicant mighlt only present small rEavisiansi in a Paw applicalioni, Mi.i. .Marx anatiCaipated that a new applicalion would involve morel slime arlc money and einicourage 111ea applicant to submit a morei meaaningful proposal. David Burnham, 1795 St. Claire. Dr.,_Lake_Oswego,_97.034, testif ad thal the neighborhood would aaacept an assisted living facaili-t}{ oni lhea site if it were appncipriiatelly deal igneid and at proper wale. He reica:lled That ]Ilea applicant had :inccarrecitly reapcarteid thlat Ile secireatly supported 1Ihea projecil. Hlea po.irllead out ha hlad spokleani out against ilhei prcajecil all Commisisian and Cilly Counail meelings civeir the past year. He said thea cunenit fac:illity was not mucahl samallleaii Than the original plan. He apinead that'"residential E cialc" would be eaquivalent to 11.1ea square facnlagei of tl; ea L`1 hcameas that could be cor;atrucited on the si"1e limes -'],(100 sq. ft. each, or 451,000 aq. fit. Hei said thea applicant is propased a building thlat was much) llangeni 1Ihlan the 69,00(1 total] saquaae ftaeit caflthle lweinly City oflLakc C suiego Dvveilapmenl Reiviewi Cammiission Paige 12 oft 15 Minutes of Outobeir 4., 20( 4 lhrau housas in 1ha Ridgelaka addition that weiie localad ori a much ]angaii areia of land That the sites. Bartel Moiteinsain, 19(FI C He"I U., Lake Oswego, 97Cl2I4, said Har slreiet fbatuned lange, thilee-story) Homes that weiie built irito tI a Hillside. Shu said heir familA Had raeently monad to Lake Omvvt go and enjayleid the view of thei farm and tolling hills. She al the Commissions to Ilalp pneseirva that. Haul Ostroff, ]177( ( Treetop Lane, Lake Oswego, 97034, opiried that tha piioceduie 1ha Commission was currently using had alloweid the applicant to avioid public input. He axplaineid that if 1ha applicant load bean iiequineid to sl it a new appliciaticin thleyl would Hamm been raquirad bA 1hat proaass to blold anothar deme:loper/naighbonblood maetiirg whlenei iiesidentsr would blame been givar.i a full vioicia. Ha said the Association Had on]}i thiiaa waekls to axamine the reil plans s:inca thei days tha itemised appllicalion was filad. Ha wportad that ouaii one bluril per. cans Had attundad ona of tha pnemious davalopeii/neighboilload meeilinigs. Hes said tha Assoclialion's positian was Ito applicalior. did nal meat the Code and it was still an "elophant." HEI ilecalled lbla applicant blad cionfirmad that thleira Had r. cit boon anyl cihanga :in anchliteicitural detains. Ha said Ila did riot think chlanges in details could make tole application meeil thei Coda. Ha reciallad the Commissianars had conclludad at the May blaaring that functional ahanactel inciludad misual appoarancia, oonsistencry and aamipatibi1'itA with tole surrounding iiesidaritia] neighboihlood. Ha said a 131,000 siq. fl., 500+ foot long ® building wwi not ciarr,pat bla. During 1ha questioning p1al Mr. Cstraff acknlowladgad thal tha or.ilM diffenal batweern the current praaedura and that thall Aciulld be used fon a view appliciatian was that a neiw aipplicalior.i wciu:ld iiequiiie anothlei deiueilopei✓neighboiiblood meelinig. Mr. H;i.]] asked Mi. OAenoff I explain what hei waulld expedl to cial al that mooting 11,1at had riot acicuriad al piiemiowi rieighbonblood mealings. Mr. C siteiroff said Ila ciaulld onil}{ speciulatei thal ire: ghboihaad oppositian to tha appllicatior.i wauld rel change if the applicarl d:'d r.ial piioposo a substantially] smaller dasign with moire rasidar.itiall charauten tblanpineiviious mcirsions. Mr. Hill aAad Mr. O.deioff : flhla boliemed it would hama been worthwhile to Hold anotbleii dtivalopii/neighborloodmI -aieMr. Oslraf>flneipl eid that ho baliemod the applicant had good neiascin to avoid another meeting and he could not ba oplim situ about thle aulaome: Chain Tiem;a}i advised lblat tole ]and wia approval praciassi mequired a demelopar/rieighborhaod meelling, buil iil did hot vaqu re that the parlicipanls i eacih a cionsensus. Norl i. IN citHeir fbr in cin again st ]Rleblluttal Mr. Rlobini,icin them raquastad that thei iieciard ba Held opan foi semen days to allow all ® partile.i to submil additional writlani eiviildanice ar tost;imian}l; thein fbr an addilionial thileo Cillly of 11aka Clswal Deiveilopmew Reiviaw Curran ssiain Pall :I: cif l`.I MimWS of Oclaibeir4, AIN days in whiahl particis ciould debut the addit-ional eviidancie and thenaafllet fbn arcittaii twlo days to allow thci appl:iciant ici submit a final writtar.i argument. Staff I announcied ilhat all of lha maleriail submitted would ba made avaiilab:la to the publia via the Clityll website. Mr. Mobinscin stated that cippone.nt's laslimon}flhat some tiiees shown in the applicant's eilcivat:ions waiie to be rcimov& was inicornecil and thlat the apphcanl wau:ld agree to a condition to save thosa trews. He neicalled lhlat the applicant blad pnev:iousl}ll sug goslad a condition that would limit 1Iha aga of residents to 65 or oldaii. Hes said tr ay went still willing to abides bM such a condition. Ha'advi,ied lhat lha Code colada a distinction between apartmanls and congilegaila (iara l[kilities, wh'cih bloused rasidcnls with lifti disabilities. Ha said that the Mountaiin West faciilityllwas not similar to the appliciant's proposed facility. He advised that the C ammiiss:ion was to review ciachl ptgjecil independently and claterm: ne wbicallet ciach had meil the applicable ciriteriia. Hawevet, ble obscirvad thlail the Mountain West facility was an all -assisted -Living facIllity, whhicih could be aconomically f✓aasible with fdwar units lhan a congijagate care'(group living) l[kilily. Ha obsarv& tha Mountains West fac:iility was one, :Icing, unbrokan building. He emphaSi21ad that tha appliciant's piiopclsal not cmily mel Conditional Use ciriteriia and the lot covetaga, height and seilbacll riequirclments of tha M-1 5 zone, but it also mel standards thal had boar adopted aftcir the appliciation had been filed. He po:inilad out the applicant had teducad a sidewall plans to 140 sq. ft. from 5140 sq. ft. He thein addremad thci view of lhla priojacit from thle southlwasl. Ha said it had been s:ignificiantly taduced. Hes said thle west vying had been rrovc� back 2(1 feel. Ha rie(ialled testimony from an opponarit who anticipail& he would sees a thilee-story) building wh:ila 11ciokl:ing southvua it to north cast. Mr. Robinson said that viewwouk be obscured by thle amisiling troas and neva :lar. dscapir.ig. Ha said the projact would ba set bacll 85 Mat from thle Clartet Housa and buffffad by streeil tracis and neva :landscaping on that side. Mr. Wbinson then addrassed tr a procass. Ha acknowledged it was an unusual prociess. He indicated thal tha applicant wantad it to ba a fain promiss and was moll ivated to ansune lhei (iriterila waiia melt so tha application would bei appnoved. He axpla red that lihci applicant had chosan not to submit a nov applicalion, bacausa that process wciu:ld Havel talcar.i longer to complate and they balicivad tHay could pnoposa a dcivalopment thlat was acioeptabla Ila thle {lit}!. Hes wip:lai sed tl:e applicanil also w. anted to propose a daval opmen t thlat was aoceptabl a to thcl nei ghboni, but the nc i gh borhood warted a priojact that was In the 6(1,00(1 to FI0,0(1(1 sq. fi. nanga that the applicant ciou:ld nol build. He emplaincid that the nciighborhood had not haand from tho appliciant Mil a ciciup]a of months aften thle first meeting :in Jul} beciausa the gr1liciant was consiidaring ways to cihlange tha pnogilann. He staled ilha applicant did not plan la apply fbri a second pnojecit. Mii. Los iielated his amp€irienca designing assisted ]living and ciongragate ciaiia faciilit es. He emplaincid blow thle Mounlain Wast pnojcicit was diff6rar.il from ilho ounient proposal. He said assi'slad :living facilities could bei !18,000 to 60,000 sq. fil., but ciongragate care fa-iliticis could not ba that small. Ha advised thlat the typical resident aniteriad a con gragate care faci I itM at aga 79 and the averaga age in a matura con V lagata card facility was 84. He anticipated Trost iies]dentsi of tha applicant's faciilily wciu:Id ba in ® thein 80s and 90s. He tacalled tha opponents had prosawad elavaticros. Ha advised thlat City cif Lal a Oswe€le Deve1cipmien4 Meview C oftin issicin Page 14 of 15 Minules cif October 4, 210(14 is ellcivations wcne not the basil wary to asises:i thle mimal impact of at uilding. Het said lhlci appliciant's team had enduamoned to aciourately pnesiont the misual impact of the demelopmeiril and all miews were from a perslpactiva of padesstr1an larval, which was six fecit off lt_ei ground. He pointed oulil they had del iteiail ul}1 presented a wintertime view from Ov+eiloohl Drime. Mr. Rlobinsior explAked iIhei applicant could not build an al:l- asaislleid livirig facility undeir slatii lave. He asked thle Cbm- m— issionem to ]at the aipplicanl know if ilhey saw a nucid to ruquiru dusignl ohanges in Zhu oond'lions oflappiumal. Chlair Tierney thlen announced thle publlic hciar nig would be oor.linued until Cctobei 18, 2004. VIT. C ENE RAL PLANT INC & OTHEM BUSINESS Nona. VIII, ADJOURNMBNT Thaw being nal fin -thein business Chaiir 'Dierneyl adjourned the meeting all 10:40 p. m. RleEpectfullly siubmitled, qce Bader emor Secrelany U dr6minutes` 110-04 -04 .c oc City e 1 Ladd a Oswegle Develc pmenil R ev'ew C ommiis s is n Minul es c 1 Octc be r 4; 21004 Page 15 of 15