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Ali DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MEETING April 20, 1977
Chairman Kirk Nieland called the April 20, 1977 meeting of the Lake Oswego Design
Review Board to order. Board members in attendance were: Glenn Chilcote, Don
Puderbaugh and Gary Rittenhouse. Staff members present were: Ralph Tehran, Planner
II; and Alex Arseniev, Assistant City Engineer. Minutes were kept by Nancy Bryan.
Approval of the minutes of the April 6, 1977 meeting was deferred until the next
meeting.
Chairman Kirk Nieland explained the procedure of the Design Review Board meetings
for those who were unfamiliar with it.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
DR 5-77 (R. J. Reierson) - A request by R. J. Reierson for final design review to
remodel en existing building for use as a Real Estate Office on property fronting
on State Street between Leonard Street and View Court (tax lot 7100 of tax map
2 lE TOAD).
Ralph Tehran read the staff report and presented the exhibits. Staff recommended
approval of the project and of the previously proposed sign, Exhibit "H", presented
at the March 9 meeting.
Alex Arseniev presented the Public Works report and stated his department_ would like
to sea two planters put in along Leonard Street for landscaping purposes.
Bill Lloyd, 30 N.E. 28th, architect for the applicant, discussed the project. He
presented Exhibit "I", a letter authorizing him to act in behalf of the applicant.
Hill stated that two parking spaces along State Street have been eliminated. He
said he felt the two parking spaces in question on Leonard Street were hidden from
view of the street traffic, thus he felt there was not a pressing need to remove
them. Also, his client felt very strongly the need for leaving the parking spaces
as they would be needed. The landscaped area of the project was almost up to 30%
of the site area.
Bill Lloyd discussed the proposed sign for the business. It will be a bronze tone
plexiglass sign with white letters showing through, being lit from within. The base
of the sign would be the same material used on the building. There was a small
percentage of wood used on the building, so the applicant felt the suggested wood
sign would not be compatible with the total design of the project.
Don Puderbaugh asked how the sign would be lit. Bill Lloyd explained that the sign
would be lit internally with the, white portion of the sign showing through at night.
The sign is opaque and is placed on a base.
Bill Lloyd stated the round windows have been left in, but instead of bubble windows,
they would be flat bronze-tone round windows.
After some discussion and clarification, it was decided the sign desired was the
NW one shown on Exhibit "H" at a previous meeting.
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Aink Kirk Nieland explained to Bill Lloyd, the reason for the Board's recommendation of
glir removal of the parking spaces on State Street and Leonard Street. It could present
a traffic hazard if cars waited to get into the closest parking spaces.
Bill Lloyd mentioned he felt the traffic hazard on Leonard Street was minimal and
eliminating the two parking spaces in question Would not help much. His client
doesn't want to be lacking in Parking spaces.
The roofing material will be replaced with Corten steel.
Kirk Nieland noted with the weathering steel (Corten) being used on the building, the
applicant should take care to plan for adequate water ducting, or the applicant would
end up with water stains on the sidewalk. Bill Lloyd stated he hod worked on the
Problem of water staining so it shouldn't occur.
There being no one speaking in opposition, the public portion of the hearing was
closed.
Glenn Chilcote stated he thought the project was a good one and he WaS glad to see
the additional landscaping. Glenn preferred the sign originally proposed.
Gary Rittenhouse mentioned he was in favor of the final design review. He stated
he did not feel the applicant needed to eliminate the two parking spaces on the
Leonard Street side.
Don Puderbaugh stated that this project was a vast improvement over the type of
411 design that was there before, and that he liked to see this improvement taking place
in the Lake Oswego business district.
Don Puderbaugh moved for approval of the final design review on this project. Glenn
Chilcote seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
DR 13-77 (Design Group. Inc.) - A request by Design Group, Inc. for preliminary
design review for an addition to an existing furniture manufacturing structure on
property fronting on Lake View Blvd. , approximately 525 feet southwest of the
intersection of Jean Road and Lake View Blvd. (tax lot 3300 of tax map 2 lE 18CA).
The staff report and exhibits were presented by Ralph Tahran. Staff recommended
approval of the preliminary design review.
Public Works report was presented by Alex Arseniev. The Public Works Department
recommended approval of the project with the following conditions:
2 . The dedication of a 20-foot additional right of way along Lakeview Blvd.
2. The signing of a non-remonstrance agreement regarding street and storm drain
improvements as a part of a Local Improvement District.
David Welsh, architect for the applicant, 0324 S.W. Abernethy, showed slides of
his project to give the Board members a general idea of the texture and landscaping
AM' of the area. He stated the addition to the building will match the existing siding
1111 of exposed aggregate and existing roofing will match what they now have.
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Ali Eric Saito, MacKenzie Engineering, stated the barkdust strip along the street is
lOr the 20 foot right of way area the Public Works Department referred to.
Harry Weitzer, the owner of Design Group, Inc. stated that both of the conditions
set forth by the Public Works Department were acceptable to him. He mentioned that
at present there is no storm drain and that the drainage is being handled by a
dry well. rlr. Weitzer felt that they need 46 parking spaces rather than more as
suggested. The Design Group business seldom had a full crew on any one day, so there
were generally empty parking spaces. The reason for the expansion was to have more
room for storage plus some extra room for gluing. There would be no added employees.
There was much discussion about the landscaping, the storm drainage and other aspects
of the project. Harry Waltzer stated as soon as the sewer was available, they would
hook up to it.
David Welsh asked if there was any chance this project could be given final design
review approval.
Joe Dunn, 17953 Belmore Avenue, spoke in opposition to the project. He objected to
the following: (1) ,He felt all of the employees and residents should be able to park
on the property` theywere now occupying, (2) He stated he didn't Peel the cyclone
was adequate to handle the capacity, as at various times it emits sand and dust. The
cyclone was not enclosed at the bottom, (3) The placement of the dumpster should
be moved to the back of the building, (4) He was concerned about the three previous
fires on the Design Group property, (5) He felt the entire edges of the property
should be landscaped to make them more acceptable to the residential areas shown
on Exhibit "G".
Kirk Nieland asked Joe Dunn to explain further his objections to the cyclone. Mr.
Dunn stated he would like to see the cyclone placed at a lower elevation so that
it wasn't so prevalent.
Harry Waltzer stated they had been working on the problem with the cyclone. They
now have enclosed it at the bottom on three sides. The fact that they will not be
running two shifts, the problem of sand and dust will hopefully be taken care of.
Harry Weitzer stated the reason for moving the dumpster to its present position was
to do away with the possible fire hazard that it created before. At present the
dumpster is partially hidden by the berm. After the new addition was completed,
the dumpster will be moved to an area between the two loading doors.
Kirk Nieland stated that the Board members were most sensitive to areas where there
is a residential zone and a commercial zone together. They were hoping to find more
residents that were in keeping with "good neighbors in the area". It appeared that
the applicant was seeking to achieve this theme.
There followed a discussion of the storm drains in the future for this area, and
th.e widening of the street. Alex Arseniev that the nearest storm drain was
quite• some distance from the area.
Gary Rittenhouse stated that he felt until storm drains were installed, there should
411) be no additional industrial use allowed in this area.
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ak Don Puderbaugh stated he felt the project was well designed and that the applicant
had shown an interest in the neighborhood by the work he had put into the project.
Don stated he would support approval of a final design review because the project
was so well documented.
Kirk Nieland asked the Board metpbers if they felt comfortable giving a final design
reviewer final approval, based upon Chilcote and Gary Rittenhouse stated they could vote
to this project. Glenn Chilcote
pp , p 'he two conditions of the Public Works Department.
Glenn Chilcote moved for final design review approval on this project subject to the
following conditions: (1) The dedication of a 20 foot additional right of way along
Lakeview Boulevard, (2) Signing ,of a non-remonstrance agreement regarding street
and storm drain improvements as apart of a Local Improvement District.
VAR 8-77 (Shelter Properties) - A request by Shelter Properties for the following
variances: 1) lot area from the 7500' sq. ft. requirement to 6480 sq. ft. , 2) side
yard reduced to 7 feet, 3) lot depth reduction from 100 feet to 90 feet, and
4) front yard variance from 20 feetto 12.7 feet on a lot in an R-7.5 zone located
southeast of the intersection of Quarry Road and Oak Ridge Road (tax lot 900 of
tax map 2 lE 8CB).
Ralph Tehran read the staff report and recommended approval of the variances requested.
Alex Arseniev presented the Public Works report and recommended approval.
1 411 Gary Buford, representing Shelter Properties, spoke giving the Board' members a back-
ground on the reasons for the variance requests.
A discussion followed on the setbacks required by the City which had made the lot
unbuildable according to code, should that become necessary in the future.
There being no one speaking in opposition, the public portion of the hearing was
closed.
Don Puderbaugh stated that this appeared to be a true case of hardship for the
property owners.
Don Puderbaugh moved for approval of all of the variances listed under APPLICANTS
REQUEST in the staff report. Gary Rittenhouse seconded the motion and the motion
passed unanimously.,
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DR 10-77 (B & B Development) A, re-submitted request by 0 & B Development for
preliminary design review to allow the construction of 63 apartment units on property
fronting on Eagle Crest Drive, north of the Eagle Crest Apartment Development
(Mountain Park Block #14 of Section 32 1S 1E).
The staff report was presented along with the exhibits by Ralph Tahran, The staff
recommended approval of the preliminary design review.
The Public Works staff report was presented by Alex Arseniev. The following condi-
tions were listed as desired by the, Public Works Dept. (1) the improvement of at
least 400 feet of Eagle Crest Drive simultaneously with the construction of the
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ill apartment complex, (2) there should be 200 feet of visibility each direction along
the street, (3) there must be circulation area for the largest fire truck (25 foot
pradius) along the main routes (from entrance to the duplexes and to Building #1).
The driveway slope is 13% grade which is acceptable. It appeared that the Poesible
problem with the swimming pool had been addressed, as the pool had been put in a cut
area and was sufficiently far enough from the bank.
Dennis Baunach, applicant for B & B Development, addressed the Board on the project.
He stated they had tried to answer each of the findings of fact from the March 23
meeting. He explained the applicant didn' t feel two story buildings would be
1 feasible, thus they were proposing 2i- story buildings.
The problem of access and egress had been taken care of, Dennis Baunach stated. The
applicant could Use the new and previously combined access with Cagle Crest Apartments.
Mr. Baunach then showed the interested people at the hearing the location of their
residences on the site plan. As far as the Murdock residence is concerned, the
existing vegetation had been left. Dennis stated they were somewhat blocking the
view of the Murdock residence with one building, but that the other buildings were
set below that.
Charles Hegel, architect for the applicant, explained some of the changes that had
been made in the re—submitted plan.
Pat Boding, 12120 S.W. 33rd, spoke in opposition to the project. He asked the
applicant if they could do any further changing in positions of the buildings in
411 order to preserve more of the view from the Murdock residence. Dennis Baunach
explained he didn't think there was any more adjustment that could be made.
Dean Morrison, 12250 S.W. 33rd, spoke in opposition to tho project. He stated that
it appeared that all of the requirements of the agreement had been met. However,
he suggested that Mr. Hegel check the dimension bstween the building and the property
line, as it appeared that it may be closer than allowed.
Kirk Nieland reminded the applicant and the property owners that the Board could
not get involved in the legal agreement and would ask that before the final review
all the conditions had been satisfactorily met.
jack Baunach, of B & B Development 2720 N.E. Flandersp spokEv( briefly on the project.
Don Puderbaugh stated he was pleased to see the changed plans and was satisfied
that the applicant had addressed himself to the problems brought up at the last
meeting.
Glenn Chilcote asked if they might take a look at the location of Building #4, to
determine if it could be set lower. Care would have to be taken not to let it
become a basement apartment however.
Don Puderbaugh stated he wanted to make csrtain the project would be economically
viable rather than to ask the applicant to lower the building elevation to the point
that it would no longer be viable.
After much discussion about Building #4, it was decided that it was feasible to
lower the elevation of the building by lowering the grade level.
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Design Review Board Meeting -7- April 20, 1977
iiii Sign Code Ordinance
Kirk Nieland presented the following changes for the Real Estate section of the
sign code.
47.860 (4) Duration of 'Sold' Signs
a. Once a 'Sold' sign has been affixed to the display surface, the,
total sign shall be removed from the property within a maximum of
30 days, or upon- closing, whichever comes first.
(5) The item previously listed as (4) now becomes item (5).
47.865 (3) For Rent Signs -- Apartments or Multiple Dwellings
a. Vacancy for For Rent signs common to this type of housing, may be
displayed. However they shall be restricted to a maximum size
of not more than 12" one direction and 24" in the other direction,
and may be displayed only from the front or side or the structure,
or from the name identification sign on the property.
b. The signage shall be limited to one sign per each property line
fronting a dedicated street.
(4) The item previously listed as (3) now becomes item (4).
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The Board members were asked to review the two sign code ordinances that had been
given to them.
There being nothing further to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Nancy Bryan
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