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Tualatin Valley
Fire & Rescue
May 24, 2002
Paul Koch
King City
City Manager
15300 S.W. 116 Avenue
King City, OR 97224 -2693
Dear Mr. Koch,
This letter is in regards to the Fire Districts application for a temporary permit for our
doublewide modular home to be located at our Station 35 in King City.
The address is 17135 SW Pacific Hwy.
The District is planing to do structural and seismic upgrades at Station 35 during the next
fiscal year. These upgrades would be similar to the work that is currently being
completed at our Station 33 in Sherwood.
This modular home has been modified to make it a fully functional living quarters for our
firefighters. It meets all of the current energy saving requirements and meets all other
current building and safety code requirements. Our current plans call for all of the
required modifications to the Station to be completed within one year of moving the
home on site.
I have been working with your City Planning Consultant, Keith Liden with Parsons
Brinckerhoff, to better understand the application approval standards required by King
City. During that review, it was determined that the property is still designated
"Institutional" under Washington County Development Codes. Because the District
would like to move the home onto the property "as soon as possible ", we would like to
apply for our temporary use under the Counties Institutional designation. Under the
County Development Code, temporary use is allowed with a Type I administrative
review. Please see the enclosed copy of Keith's letter explaining the application approval
. standards under the Washington County Community Development Code.
With the Cities approval, we would like to move the home from Station 33 directly to
Station 35 where it will be stored in the back parking lot for approximately 4 months.
Please see the enclosed site plan for the exact location where we would store the home.
When we are ready to start the construction work on the Station, we would relocate the
home closer to the Station and connect it to the site's utilities.
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At that time we would apply for any and all permits required to set up and occupy the
home. Please see the second enclosed site plan for the location of the home when Station
crews would occupy it.
Keith's letter also discusses some of applicable provisions under King City code
requirements. I would like to address some of these issues to assure you that the Fire
District will make every effort to meet your requirements.
Parking and Loading:
The current staffing at the Station is 4 Firefighters on each shift. Currently there are five
designated parking spots in the front parking lot and twelve designated spots in the rear
parking lot. While the home is being stored and when it is being occupied, we will lose
three spots in the rear parking lot. When you review the site plan you will see that the
rear parking area is very large and there are additional non - designated areas that can be
used to accommodate additional vehicle parking.
Circulation and Access:
Because it is the Districts intention to keep the Station fully operational during the
storage and use of the modular home and during the upgrades to the existing facility,
there will be little to no impact on the circulation and access to the site.
Vision Clearance:
During the storage and use of the home, it will be located to the west of and behind the
Station. This area is not immediately visible from the street. During the use of the home it
will be more that 250 / away from Pacific Hwy. It should therefore have no impact on the
Vision Clearance requirement.
Signs:
The District has no plans to install any additional signage at the site as part of this
Temporary Use. A small sign would be placed at the front door of the station directing
the public to the home located in the rear parking lot during its use. A small sign may be
placed on the modular home indicating that it is the temporary quarters for our crews.
During the construction upgrade phase, the general contractor may wish to place a
construction sign on the property. They would be required to meet all applicable city
requirements for such signage.
Lastly, we understand that even the Type I administrative review of our application,
would take some time to complete. We would therefore respectfully like to make a
request. If it is the City's intention to "approve" this application, would it be possible to
get an immediate approval of the Manufactured Dwelling Permit Application or a letter
from the City allowing our transporter to move the home from Sherwood to the King City
site as soon as possible? The construction and landscaping work at our Station in
Sherwood can not be completed until the home is removed from the site. Our current plan
is to move our Sherwood Firefighters back into their Station the week of May 28th
Any assistance in expediting the application process would be deeply appreciated.
I hope this letter addresses the city's concerns related to this temporary use application.
With this letter the following is included:
King City Application for Land Use Action
Tri County Manufactured Dwelling Permit Application
Copy of letter from Keith Liden with the applicable Application Approval Standards
Five (5) copies of the site plans showing the location of the home during its storage and
its location during occupancy.
If you have any question please call me at (503) 259 -1279 or on my cell phone at
(503) 969 -6868. I look forward to hearing from you.
Respectfully,
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
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Greg P y
Support Services Operations Manager
. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
cc: Keith Liden City Planning Consultant
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Parsons 400 SW Sixth Avenue
Brinckerhoff Suite 802
Quade & Portland, OR 97204
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Fax: 503 - 274 -1412
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May 14, 2002
Greg Perry
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
20665 SW Blanton Street
Aloha, OR 97007
RE: TVFR Temporary Use
17135 SW Pacific Hwy.
Dear Mr. Perry:
This letter is a summary of the preapplication phone conversations and information exchanged
regarding the district's proposal to temporarily store and occupy a residential manufactured
home on the TVFR property located at 17135 SW Pacific Highway. The purpose of the
manufactured home is to provide temporary housing for district staff while the permanent fire
station, including its living quarters, are remodeled to meet current seismic code requirements.
. The district is currently completing a similar project in Sherwood.
The district plans to submit a temporary use application to:
1. Store the double -wide manufactured home at the rear (west) of the property for
approximately four months. The district needs to move it from the Sherwood station
before it will be ready to begin remodeling the King City station.
2. Move the manufactured home next to the station and use it to house on -duty staff for a
period not to exceed eight months while the remodeling is being completed. The
building will be placed and connected to utility services as required by city and Uniform
Building Code requirements.
On behalf of the city of King City, I am providing this summary of the application approval
standards and process we discussed.
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Zoning Issues
The property, along with several others, was recently annexed into the city, but the Washington
County zoning has not been changed to King City designations. So although it is in the city,
county land use designations and regulations continue to apply. Two courses of action are
available to the district:
1. Submit a temporary use application under the Washington County regulations that
would be administered by the city; or
2. Submit a joint zone change (from county to city zoning) and temporary use application
under the city's regulations.
1. Temporary Use — Washington County Requirements
Two chapters of the Washington County Community Development Code. The Institutional
District (330) allows temporary uses through a Type I (administrative — no notice) review
(Section 330 -3.6). The Temporary Use (430 -135) provisions allow the temporary use of a
manufactured structure to house commercial, industrial and institutional use for a period up to
one year (430 -135.1 C). Compared to the second option, this is a much quicker process,
especially if ODOT is notified before the application is submitted.
2. Temporary Use — King City Requirements
According to the city's agreement with the county, the city shall apply the zones, which most
closely resemble the county's designations. The county's Institutional designation applies to
the property now. Because the city does not have a zone designation that directly corresponds
with the Institutional zone, one could probably make a case for either CF Community Facilities
zone or LC Limited Commercial zone. It appears to me that the CF zone would be the most
appropriate match. The city will probably initiate a process soon to change the county zoning
to city zoning for this property and the others. If you are prepared to submit a land use
application according to this option before the city- sponsored zone change is initiated, the city
will include the zone change as part of the application.
The applicable provisions are summarized below:
• Chapter 16.108 Community Facilities zone. Temporary uses are allowed in any city
zone district subject to the provisions of Chapter 16.168 Temporary Uses.
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• Chapter 16.168 Temporary Uses. The approval standards in Section 16.168.050 should
be addressed in the application. These standards require compliance with the remaining
code chapters.
• Chapter 16.132 Parking and Loading. Parking on the site must meet the requirements of
this chapter. Public safety facilities, which include fire stations, are required to have
one space per 500 square feet of floor area. Although the code does not have a specific
standard for construction parking, the temporary use application should demonstrate
how parking for district staff and construction workers will be provided on the site
• Chapter 16.136 Circulation and Access. The application should indicate that the
existing access will be used, and that except for construction workers and deliveries,
there will be not additional traffic generated by the temporary use.
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• Chapter 16.144 Vision Clearance. A 15 -foot vision triangle is required on both sides of
the driveway. However, because your access will be to a state highway the city will rely
upon ODOT to identify any potential access or vision clearance issues.
• Chapter 16.148 Signs. While this is a temporary use criterion, you can simply indicate
that no new signs are proposed (as I understand).
Based upon our conversations, I understand that the district will pursue the first application
review option using county regulations. I have attached the two relevant Washington County
Community Dvelopment Code sections for the Institutional zone and the temporary use
requirements.
Review Process
Please contact the city (503- 639 -4082) and ask Rosie Day for an application form and related
information. The review process for the first option should take approximately 2 weeks after a
complete application is received. Please contact me (503- 478 -2348) if you need further
assistance.
Sin e ely
Keith S. Liden, P
City Planning Consultant
cc: Paul Koch, Interim City Manager
Chris Gillmore, City Attorney
Rosie Day, King City
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