Gene Jones had submitted applications for annexation and comprehensive plan amendment for 19.1 acres on the north side of Fern Ridge Road. The property is currently zoned Urban Transition by Marion County and designated Residential by the Stayton Comprehensive Plan. The applications requested it be brought into the City, have the comprehensive plan designation changed to Commercial, and have the Interchange Development Zone assigned to the property. The applicant has not submitted an application for development of the property but had submitted a conceptual plan for a recreational vehicle park. The City allows an application for annexation without a concurrent application for development, but requires that future development of the property substantially comply with the conceptual plan submitted.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the applications on December 9. At the request of the applicant, the hearing was continued until January 27.
On January 14, the applicant withdrew the application for a Comprehensive Plan amendment and submitted a revised conceptual plan, indicating his intention to develop a mobile home park.
Following the January 27 public hearing the Planning Commission made a recommendation to the City Council that the property be annexed into the City Limits and that Medium Density Residential Zoning be applied to the property.
The City Council held a second public hearing for the purpose of rendering a decision on the application for annexation and to decide which zoning to apply to the property in conformance with the Residential designation in the Comprehensive Plan. The City Council's public hearing was held on March 2. At that public hearing, the applicant requested the City Council assign High Density Residential zoning to the property to allow for the development of multi-family dwellings.
The City Council continued the public hearing, to allow the applicant to submit a conceptual plan. The conceptual plan for multi-family development was submitted to the City on March 12. The apartment concept plan is posted below. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the date of the continued public hearing is uncertain. This page will be updated once the hearing is scheduled and those property owners within 300 feet will receive a new notice. It is likely the hearing will be held on-line with the public able to testify through their computers or telephones. Anyone wishing to submit testimony on the application is encouraged to do so in writing by emailing the Planning Department (dfleishman@ci.stayton.or.us).
Copies of the applications and the supplementary information submitted by the applicant have been posted below. Also posted are the review comments from the City Engineer, Kittelson and Associates, Marion County Public Works, the staff report, and the order from the Planning Commission. Comments received from the Fair Housing Council of Oregon and Housing Land Advocates are also posted below. A staff report and draft ordinance for the March 2 hearing are included below. The Staff Report to the City Council and a revised draft ordinance will be posted once they are finalized for presentation to the City Council when the continuance is scheduled.