Land Use Committee, January, 2010
Jan 18th, 2010 by mat
Here are proposals we’re working on this month.
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 project is located for the most part of the west side of the river so, while it does not directly affect any Sellwood neighborhoods, the visual impact will be visible form our side of the river. There will be a hearing on this proposal on February 1, 2010 as specified in the notice.
1126 SE Sellwood Blvd. The owners of this property have proposed to remodel their house which will involvement encroachment on the setbacks along all three property lines (the property is triangular shaped). SMILE objected to the proposal as did several of the immediate neighbors. In response to our comments, the applicants have revised their remodeling plan and met with the neighbors. SMILE is considering whether to further comment on this proposal.
SE 16th Ave. between SE Claibourne and SE Glenwood Streets. We have received a pre-application notice that the owners of this property intend to apply for a building permit to construct a 20 unit townhouse development on the site. There will be a neighborhood contact meeting at the SMILE Station at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19 to ask questions about the proposal.
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.