• s r <br />Official's written decision on the application is made within 15 days from the close of the public <br />record, following the.public hearing. The quasi-judicial hearing procedures applicable to this <br />request are described at EC 9.7065 through EC 9.7095. <br />Site Characteristics <br />The subject property consists of 2.3 acres in two tax lots that are considered one development <br />site under the current ownership. The property was recently annexed (see City File A 13-1) and is <br />zoned R-1 Low-Density Residential. The east boundary of the subject property abuts undeveloped <br />City parkland that contains Goal 5 Water Resources associated with the Willamette River, which <br />borders the City property farther to the east. Otherwise, the surrounding properties primarily <br />consist of single-family dwellings on individual lots or undeveloped lots that have potential for <br />future residential development (i.e. at the north end of Oakleigh Lane and abutting the west <br />boundary of the subject property.) Refer to Attachment A for a vicinity map. <br />Oakleigh Lane terminates near the midpoint of the northern boundary of the subject property, <br />which will provide sole access to the development. Instead of extending the street along the <br />entire length of the property, the applicant requests an exception to the street connectivity <br />standards. To support the exception, the applicant has submitted a conceptual development plan <br />for the undeveloped property to the north, to show how it could be further divided without <br />necessitating an extension of Oakleigh Lane. Issues regarding Oakleigh Lane are addressed under <br />approval criterion EC 9.8320(5). <br />Regarding the undeveloped property to the west, the applicant proposes a "green wall" as a <br />buffer between the garages, recycling structure, vehicle use and parking areas abutting the west <br />property boundary. EC 9.6420 requires vehicle uses areas to be setback seven feet from property <br />lines with a landscape buffer. EC 9.2750 requires structures to be setback five feet from interior <br />property lines or ten feet between buildings. The applicant seeks modifications to these code <br />standards through the PUD process. Staff notes that if the Hearings Official approves the <br />applicant's request, EC 9.2751(7) still requires the applicant to obtain an easement from the <br />abutting property owner. Staff's recommendations are provided under approval criterion EC <br />9.8320(11)(k), in the following evaluation. <br />Summary of Land Use Applications <br />The applicant's proposal includes two concurrent land use applications which are summarized <br />below. The following evaluation is also based on the most recent application materials submitted <br />on August 12, 2013. <br />Tentative PUD -The applicant requests tentative Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval for <br />the creation of a cohousing residential facility, with 28 dwelling units within seven buildings <br />arranged around a community building. Staff notes that the community building includes <br />bedrooms and a kitchen; therefore, it is also considered a dwelling unit included in the residential <br />density of the subject property. The applicant indicates that the dwelling units Will be divided as <br />condominiums for private ownership, whereas the land and community building will be <br />commonly owned and managed by a homeowners association. Refer to the applicant's materials <br />for more information about their request. (Reduced plans, for pages that are referenced in this <br />staff report, are provided as Attachment D.) <br />Staff Report: Oakleigh Meadows Cohousing September 2013 Page 2 <br />HO Agenda - Page 9 <br />