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OCEANSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
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November 4, 2006
Minutes
Treasurer Chuck Wall called the Oceanside Neighborhood Association meeting to order at 10:08 a.m. Saturday, November 4, 2006, at the Oceanside Community Center There were 23 names on the sign-in sheet and 29 persons were counted in attendance at 10:30 a.m. A quorum is 37 persons.
The minutes of the October 7 meeting were approved with no corrections. Treasurer Chuck Wall reported that there is $1,604.11 in the treasury. The bill for rent on the Community Club has been paid.
Lisa Phipps, coastal planner and liaison with the Department of Community Development (DCD), reported that the Non Conforming Minor Review of the Anchor Tavern residence was heard by the Planning Commission on October 12. The review was approved subject to three conditions: 1) the three residence rooms cannot be rented out; the dwelling unit cannot be used as a hotel room; 2) all federal, state, and local permits must be obtained prior to any further modifications to the structure or use; and 3) if the use of the residence is discontinued for a year, the use shall conform to all current standards in the county land use ordinances. If this cannot be done, the dwelling unit shall either be reconfigured into the existing rooms or converted into a storage area and/or laundry facility. The decision was mailed October 27; appeals must be filed by 5 pm on November 8. Lisa said an appeal to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is expected.
Lisa reported on the county commissioners’ discussion on Monday, October 30, on the petition proposing changes to the Oceanside residential zoning ordinance to limit building heights to 25 feet and set a 9,000 square foot minimum lot size on slopes less than 19 percent for all unplatted property within the Oceanside Community Growth Boundary. After considerable discussion, the commissioners reversed their earlier decision to direct staff to initiate the change process, and decided that the petitioners could either go through the ONA’s Zone and Plan Review (ZAPR) process, or they could initiate an application as individuals by filing an Ordinance Amendment application through the DCD. There would be fees associated with the second option, unless a waiver is granted. (Amendment requirements are described in Article IX of the Tillamook County Land Use Ordinance, available at this link on the county web site: http://www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/comdev/docs/luo/Article09.pdf) The amendment application would be processed by DCD staff and considered in public hearings before the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners, who would make the final decision. Lisa said DCD staff needs more information to support the changes than what was presented with the petition.
Chuck pointed out that the ZAPR Residential Review Subcommittee’s new proposed timeline puts completion of the review a year away. Ed Gorzynski suggested that in order to get it done in six months, the committee must step up its work. Elki Powers said she thought it was critical that the entire community be surveyed, rather than going forward with the opinions of a specific area or group. With Deb Macartney’s reminder that while a majority of ONA’s ZAPR Committee had voted to utilize the one-year process, the commissioners have allowed for the alternative process.
Chuck described an approval of a conditional use request to build six condominium units on the east side of Highway 131 just north of Crab Avenue in Netarts. Lisa has a pre-application for a 30-lot subdivision off of newly created roads near Hillsdale. She has recommended to the applicant that he eventually come before the ONA.
Ed Gorzynski asked about logging on the property across Highway 131 from Happy Camp. Lisa said the owner is operating under the Forest Practices Act, harvesting and selling the timber. The owner told Lisa his long range plan is to develop the land, therefore he will not be required to reforest it. However, the county will require him to replant the riparian area with trees. Lisa told him there are geologic hazards, including drainage concerns in the area, so there is a lot of public interest in what he is doing. She said the land is zoned Netarts high density residential with a planned development overlay.
DeCal has not been in contact with DCD about their proposed development east of Highland Drive across Highway 131 from The Capes. Lisa expects they will present at the December 2 ONA meeting.
Kris asked about hydroseeding on the Trillium property with vegetation that is not aggressive and may be washed away easily. Lisa said that DEQ requires reseeding until it takes.
Lisa said that because there are no ordinances in place, the county is very limited in how much it can require developers to pay for damage (such as to roads) that occurs off their property. The county must be able to draw a direct correlation between what the developer does and the damage that occurs. Joanne Jene asked Lisa if she could give us a page describing the steps the ONA and Netarts CPAC can go through to request a systems development fee.
Lisa said when she was asked to do this before. She went to Commissioner Labhart and was told “We don’t need that. We know this is what we are supposed to do. If they want to send in letters, great, but this is what we are going to do.” Elki said Labhart told her the truckers pay gas taxes. Lisa said there is a process for getting the attention of the commissioners, similar to what the petitioners did. “Now CPACs in Netarts, Nehalem, Neskowin, and Pacific City are probably with you.” Someone suggested, “Put it on the agenda in the new year. And fill the hall.”
Ed said there are certain set asides needed for development such as schools, fire stations, parks. We need to persuade the commissioners to establish these requirements. Lisa said this is something to be fast tracked outside the ZAPR process, in cooperation with other CPACs.
The only other planner at DCD, Bill Holmstrom, is leaving in February.
Kris reported on the ZAPR committee activities. Two subcommittees, Residential Development and Survey, have met. The Residential Development subcommittee has been reviewing, in addition to issues brought up initially, issues such as minimum lot sizes. They believe that very little of Oceanside has not been platted. Kris visited the surveyor’s office. She said she was amazed at how much of Oceanside’s lots, except for Terrasea and Camelot, would not meet the zoning standards of today. Most homes (lots) in Oceanside proper are under 7,500 square feet. The group is inclined to propose a standing ZAPR committee to review any applications that the county receives for residential properties to see if they comply with the Oceanside ROS ordinances. The Survey Subcommittee is updating the mailing list for owners and renters. The Environmental Subcommittee will address impact fees for developer for damage to roads, light pollution, noise, grading regulations, tree buffers along roads, and restrictions on tree removal. Kris encouraged everyone to visit the website http://judsonrandall.mystarband.net/ or at http://www.oceansidefriends.org and leave additional issues and comments. To send comments, click on the link that reads “Suggest Oceanside Issues, Comments, Visions” at the top of the home page.
Kris said a timeline of a year has been set, starting today, November 4. The Community Rights subcommittee has been folded into the other committees, which also deal with community rights.
Kathie Kolody recommended that a three-ring binder of applications for development be maintained for reference.
Ed Gorzynski, member of the Incorporation Study Committee, spoke against the idea of incorporation. He said he volunteered to be the devil’s advocate on the committee. He described costs of incorporating and admitted he is not in favor of incorporation. Sue Wainwright said that while it was wrong for him to use this forum in this way, she would do it also. She said there will be a “massively grown and rapidly increasing” tax base to help. She said, “What we need is a non biased or evenly balanced committee. I think there is a lot to talk about before we abandon this committee. Everyone in the group has to be really proactive and highly motivated. The single biggest issue is to get control of Oceanside. There will be expenses, but there is also a huge influx of available tax money that we don’t have access to now.”
Chuck said that Jud will give us a report on where the Lucas Posada project stands at the next meeting.
Under New Business, Ed Gorzynski asked about the Park District measure that is on the ballot. How would it affect the park on Kathie Norris’s property and the park in Netarts. Chuck said that Barbara Rodriguez, who was on the agenda to talk about the park measure, had called saying they would not be at the meeting because it was too late for the election.
Joanne Jene, member of the county roads advisory committee, reported on the Maxwell Mountain road issue, Joanne brought it up to the county road committee with regard to signage. People were going up the mountain road in their recreational vehicles and couldn’t turn around. Tom Maxwell at Public Works responded with new signs for turns and dead ends. A new stop sign and caution sign were also installed on Cedar in response to the ONA’s request.
Elki asked Lisa about the income the county would realize from new homes in Centex. Not enough new money will be available from the increased development to pay for one deputy, for example. There followed a discussion of how the tax law works and how assessed taxes go to different districts and to many uses.
Chuck announced that the next meeting would be at 10 am on December 2, 2006, at the Oceanside Community Center.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Auvil
Secretary