HISTORIC COMMISSION MEETING
                                                                   AGENDA
                                                     March 8, 2017 at 6:00 P.M.
 
 
REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER:  6:00 p.m. – SISKIYOU ROOM  in the Community Development/Engineering Services Building, located at 51 Winburn Way 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Historic Commission regular meeting of February 8, 2017. 

PUBLIC FORUM:  Business from the audience not included on the agenda. (Total time allowed for Public Forum is 15 minutes. Speakers are limited to 5 minutes or less, depending on the number of individuals wishing to speak.) 

COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT: 

PLANNING ACTION REVIEW   
 
PLANNING ACTION:  PA-2017-00235                                                                      
SUBJECT PROPERTY:  114 Granite Street
APPLICANT/OWNER:  Mardi Mastain
DESCRIPTION:  A request for a Site Design Review to allow for the onsite relocation of the existing historic dwelling unit and the addition of an accessory residential unit (ARU) to the subject property. The proposal is to relocate the existing dwelling unit to the rear of the property and convert it to a 998 square foot ARU. In addition, the applicant proposes to construct a new 2,462 square foot primary dwelling unit as part of the Site Design Review. A Physical & Environmental Constraints Review permit is also requested for Hillside Lands affected by the proposed primary dwelling unit. In addition, the applicant is requesting a Solar Setback Exception for a Standard B lot to allow a larger shadow to be cast on the property to the north by the new primary dwelling unit/garage. There are 12 trees located on or adjacent to the site and two of these trees are proposed to be removed as part of this application. A Variance to the maximum allowed lot coverage is requested, going from 45 percent to 48 percent, a three percent increase. An Exception to the Site Design and Standards is requested to allow for a reduced landscaping buffer for vehicle parking spaces from eight to six feet from the ARU and from five to three feet to the property line.  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Single-Family Residential; ZONING: R-1-7.5; ASSESSOR’S MAP: 39 1E 09 BC; TAX LOT: 3401.
 
PLANNING ACTION:  PA-2017-00267                                                                      
SUBJECT PROPERTY:  15-35 South Pioneer Street
OWNER/APPLICANT:  City of Ashland/Oregon Shakespeare Festival
DESCRIPTION:  A request for Site Design Review approval to construct a trellis structure to provide shade and shelter for the Green Show stage on the Bricks area of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s downtown campus at 15-35 South Pioneer Street.  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Commercial Downtown; ZONING: C-1-D; ASSESSOR’S MAP & TAX LOT: 39 1E 09 Tax Lot #100; 39 1E 09BB Tax Lots #14200 and #14300;
   
PLANNING ACTION:  PA-2017-00325                                        
SUBJECT PROPERTY:  746 C Street
OWNER / APPLICANT:  Philip and Micaila Gahr
DESCRIPTION:  A request for Site Design Review and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for the conversion (and expansion) of an existing garaged into habitable living space to be used as an Accessory Travelers’ Accommodation. This request would approve the future conversion of the newly created living space into a formal second dwelling unit upon the discontinuation of the conditional use. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Multi-family Residential; ZONING: R-2; ASSESSOR’S MAP: 391E09AC; TAX LOT: 8700.   
              
DISCUSSION ITEMS:   

COMMISSION ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA: 

NEW ITEMS:

• Review board schedule.
• Project assignments for planning actions.
• Presentation to the City Council in April.
• HPW – Event schedule & Nominations list review.

 
OLD BUSINESS:

ADJOURNMENT: