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03/17/2014 - MinutesCITY OF TIGARD Respect and Care | Do the Right Thing | Get it Done Bonaventure Senior Living 8325 SW Ross Street March 17, 2014 Planning Commission Public Hearing CITY OF TIGARD Comments After Publication of Staff Report 1.Letter from Barbara Benson, et. al. 2.Letter from Clean Water Services 3.Letter from Michael Urban 4.Letter from Edward House 5.Email from Laurie Sepp 6.Architectural Renderings & Cross Sections by Applicant 7.Verbal Comments from ODOT (summarized later) CITY OF TIGARD Proposed Project: 6 acre site / two lots Group Living (Progressive Senior Care) 72 Independent Living Units 57 beds for Assisted Living 24 beds for Memory Care Landscaping, service facilities, 106/102 Parking Spaces Street & bike/ped connections New Single-Family Lot (Alternative 1) CITY OF TIGARD CITY OF TIGARD CITY OF TIGARD CITY OF TIGARD CITY OF TIGARD Consolidated Permit Review Planned Development Review (PDR 2013-00001) Conditional Use Permit (CUP 2013-00005) Adjustment to Parking Standards (VAR 2013-00006) Lot Line Adjustment (LLA 2013-00006) CITY OF TIGARD Requested Exceptions Planned Development Approval & Special Adjustment 1.Waive Requirement to extend SW 83rd (Alternative 1) 2.Increase in maximum building height 3.Exception to spacing standards along an arterial 4.Reduction of minimum parking requirements 5.Increase in the size of the allowed wall sign CITY OF TIGARD Staff Recommends Alternative No. 2 Alternative 2 complies with Title 18, Tigard Transportation System Plan, Metro Regional Transportation Plan & TVF&R Standards Alternative 1 inconsistent with Title 18, Oregon Highway Plan & Oregon Administrative Rules City Engineer does not sanction Alternative 1 18.350.070.A.3.h – “The Commission can only grant an exception to street sanctions if it is sanctioned by the City Engineer.” CITY OF TIGARD Neighborhood Comments General preference for Alternative 1 (or Alternative 2 with a gate) due to traffic concerns Concern for traffic levels higher than single-family Inappropriate/incompatible land use Loss of property value Noise/Light impacts associated with service facilities & parking lots Excessive Height / Visual Mass Market saturation CITY OF TIGARD Traffic Impacts Hall Blvd access expected to reduce traffic impacts to neighborhood Traffic Study by Charbonneau Engineering Approximately 450 trip ends per day Traffic Study found very low impact to existing portions of 83rd / Matthew Park with less than 5 new trips during am/pm peak hours (Alternative 2) Expected LOS of “B” or higher CITY OF TIGARD Proposed Condition to Address Lighting Concerns Prior to issuance of sitework permits, applicant shall submit a photometric plan demonstrating that lighting is located or shielded in such a manner as to prevent direct or sky-reflected glare beyond the lot line of the project site. CITY OF TIGARD ODOT Verbal Comments of March 17, 2014 Expressed design concerns regarding proposed median along Hall Boulevard (ODOT facility) Prefer a non-mountable design Wanted more input from TriMet, TVF&R, and City prior to endorsing proposed access CITY OF TIGARD Approval Process Applicant requests concurrent approval of Concept & Detailed Development Plans Separate approvals by Commission still required CITY OF TIGARD Concept Plan: Points of Consideration Satisfaction with site & building design. Satisfaction that project integrates with existing neighborhood. Satisfaction that project identifies methods for promoting walkability in neighborhood/community, and enhances/enables transit ridership. Satisfaction that exceptions requested provide for a superior design solution.