the applications, primarily based on concerns about traffic, effects on the Willamette <br />Greenway, and the sale of the property by a public entity. At the conclusion of the public <br />hearing, the Hearings Official left the record open twelve days for the submission of new <br />evidence and argument, seven additional days for responses to the new evidence and <br />argument, and an additional seven days for the applicant’s final legal argument. <br />FACTS <br />The property is a 3.59-acre undeveloped property located at the northern terminus of <br />Lombard Street, with frontage along River Road to the west. To the east sits the City’s Riverfront <br />bike path, and then the Willamette River. To the southeast is Maurie Jacobs Park which is a City <br />park that includes parking, a sports field, and other park amenities. The entire site is zoned <br />Medium-Density Residential (R-2) with Nodal Development (ND) overlay. The southern portion <br />of the site has a Site Review (SR) overlay. The entire property is located within the bounds of the <br />Willamette Greenway. The property is an area of residential uses sandwiched between River Road <br />and the Willamette River. Lombard Street currently ends at the southern boundary of the property. <br />The proposal would extend Lombard Street to the northern boundary. The proposal is to construct <br />94 apartments in four buildings, as well as a leasing office and maintenance building. The main <br />entrance would be from River Road. <br />ANALYSIS <br />A.Preliminary Issues <br />Initially, Dennis Sandow (Sandow) requests that the open record period be extended. Sandow <br />argues that more time is needed to respond to the numerous issues, in particular because of the <br />th <br />July 4 holiday. The open record period was actually five days longer than the standard 21-day <br />th <br />period for precisely the July 4 reason Sandow raises. The 120-day deadline for making the <br />decision would be in jeopardy if the open record period were extended for any additional time. In <br />any event, the open record period complies with the requirements of ORS 197.763. Sandow’s <br />request to extend the open record is denied. <br />During the second open record period (to respond to evidence submitted during the first open <br />record period), Julie Hulme (Hulme) submitted an email in opposition to the application stating <br />that the opposition was being provided “\[o\]n behalf of the River Road Community Organization.” <br />July 16, 2018 E-mail. On July 22, 2018 (during the open record period for the applicant’s final <br />legal argument), Jon Belcher (Belcher) – who is apparently a co-chair of the River Road <br />Hearings Official Decision (WG 18-3/SR 18-3/ARA 18-8) 2 <br /> <br />