1111 Granite Street Water Treatment Plant, PA-T2-2023-00040
PLANNING ACTION: PA-T2-2023-00040 SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1111 Granite Street APPLICANT: City of Ashland, Public Works Department OWNER: City of Ashland DESCRIPTION: A request for Site Design Review and Conditional Use Permit approvals to construct a new water treatment plant (WTP) for the 80-acre city-owned property at 1111 Granite Street. The application also includes: Exceptions to the Site Design Development & Design Standards with regard to bicycle parking, pedestrian access and circulation, plant sizes, street trees, irrigation system design standards, fences and walls and open space; Exceptions to the Street Design Standards; Physical & Environmental Constraints Review Permits for Hillside Lands with Severe Constraints and Floodplain Lands, Exceptions to the Development Standards for Hillside Lands, and a Limited Use Permit to construct a new road crossing over Ashland Creek at Horn Creek Road to provide access to the WTP; a Variance to the WR zone’s 35-foot maximum building height to allow a 48-foot structure; and a Tree Removal Permit to remove 99 trees within the proposed building envelopes, roads, paved surfaces, and areas to be graded. Trees to be removed will be mitigated on a one-for-one basis, and the remaining 848 trees on the lot will not be impacted. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: WR-20;ZONING: Woodland Residential; MAP: 39 1E 17; TAX LOT: 600
