Land Use Committee, December, 2009 Report (updated 12/2/09)
Dec 1st, 2009 by mat
Here are proposals we’re working on this month.
Sellwood Sewer Pump Station. The comment period on this issue has passed and the City has issued a decision on the proposal. We had some concerns over the proposed Greeenway Trail and how it fits into this project as well as some concerns over potential noise impacts to nearby houses. We commented on these two issues during the comment period. The City furnished us with additional information on noise impacts which we believe will mitigate most problems. The City rejected our request that the Greenway Trail be completed; at the October Board meeting it was decided to not appeal this decision because we felt our chances of success would be low. Instead we will follow up with the City to determine why the trail has not been completed as provided in two previous land use decisions. The decision has been appealed by two homeowners’ associations and there will be a hearing on the appeals on December 28. The notice of the hearing can be found here.
Sale of Kasch’s to Les Schwab Tire Company. The property at 2500 SE Tacoma has been sold to Les Schwab Tire Company and rented out to a farm and garden supply center, Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply. The long term future of this property is uncertain. We will be contacting Les Schwab to let them know of the neighborhood’s interest in their future plans for the use of this property.
Greenway Goal Exception to Accommodate the Sellwood Bridge. Multnomah County is requesting a Greenway Goal exception to allow the placement of fill to support bridge on-ramps in the Greenway Setback (considered a non river-related / non river- dependent development) within the Greenway overlay zone. The amount of fill, and its specific location, is not yet identified. The Greenway Goal Exception is a required element of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that the County is in the process of completing. Comments are due by December 9, 2009.
5714 SE 15th Ave. This is the property proposed for subdivision into 4 very small lots. SMILE objected to this proposal on a number of points and held a neighborhood contact meeting with the owner and immediate neighbors at the SMILE Station on June 6. The City has sent out a revised Land Use Review Notice to deal with a setback issue along the front property line. No decision has been reached on this proposal.