Dunes
City Planning Commission
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Regular Meeting –
May 24, 2007
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7:00 P.M.
City Hall - 82877
Spruce St.
Westlake, OR 97439
COMMISSIONERS
PRESENT: George
Burke, Chairperson; Darlene
Beckman, Lee Riechel, Bill Tizzard
COMMISSIONERS
ABSENT: Excused were Ron
Shearer and Dick Anderson.
STAFF
PRESENT: Teri Tinker
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson George Burke called the meeting of the Dunes City
Planning Commission to order at 7:00 p.m.
He stated that there were no announcements or correspondence to
consider and changed the agenda to review section 154 of the code first.
II.
UNSHCEDULED BUSINESS -
A.
Review Planning Commissions responsibility for vegetation removal
under section
154 of the Code.
Chairperson Burke said that Goal 17 : Coastal Shorelands says it
pertains to the
West Side
of 101,
therefore does not pertain to
Dunes
City
.
Lee Riechel said 2(b) says 500 feet from shoreland of coastal lakes
and that does pertain to Dunes City. Riechel
said what Dunes City has not done in inventory is the 500 ft and if
inventory is required we have not done that with our 50’ and does not
know if there is anything in the Comp Plan to cover it.
Burke said he does not see anything in Goal 17 to set aside or be
concerned with and that Dunes City has higher standards in code than is
required in Goal 17.
B.
Review 154.03 vegetation removal.
The Planning Commission went through 154.03 and discussed the
responsibilities of the Conservation Committee.
Susie Navetta (from the audience) asked what the purpose of the
Conservation Committee
is then. Navetta said in the
past the committee has done more than this code states and what the code
says is so minor, maybe we do not need them.
Burke said they go out and review, and then the Planning Commission
does not want to go by the pictures and will go out and review for
themselves.
Riechel said the City has a lot of committees that make
recommendations to the Planning
Commission or the City Council and they are important.
The Planning Commission reviewed Resolution 06-12-03, and noted
that the
Conservation
Committee directly takes care of danger trees, and discussed liability if
the City if refuses to let them take down a danger tree as once the tree
is declared a danger tree by the land owner, the City may be taking on the
responsibility and liability.
David Bellemore (from the audience) said they asked their forester,
Jim Rash on the committee, had said the trees were not danger trees, but
after talking to Teri in the office,
they feel the only way to take the liability away from the City is to have
an arborist determine if
it is a danger tree or not.
It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that if the tree is
called a danger tree the Planning Commission or Conservation Committee
can’t say it is not without a bonded and insured arborist’s
determination. The applicant
can also use the 25% vegetation removal to remove the tree.
III.
NEW
BUSINESS
Conservation Committee Recommendations:
1.
Craig
McMicken – 5405 Huckleberry Lane –
Request
to remove two trees within the 50’ shoreline zone.
1. Leaning tree that
may fall, damaging dock and boat house.
2. Tree removed for aesthetic reasons.
Commissioner
Lee Riechel moved, seconded by Commissioner Bill Tizzard, that after
review of the Conservation Committee report and David Bellemore’s input
at the meeting, we conclude that tree #1, which is a leaning tree, is a
danger tree and should be removed leaving the stump
undisturbed. The Motion was
adopted unanimously 3-0
Commissioner Lee
Riechel moved, seconded by Commissioner Bill Tizzard, that after review of
the Conservation Committee report and David Bellemore’s input at the
meeting, we conclude that tree #2 be approved for removal with the tree
being felled into the lake, the stump to be left undisturbed.
Two fir trees in at least 10 gallon pots shall be planted within 25
feet of the stump of tree #2 and that the applicant allow a visit by the
Conservation Committee to verify condition of the trees after two dry
seasons. The motion
was adopted unanimously 3-0
2.
Less
Buss/ Kollmorgan – Lot 6 of Woods on Woahink –
Request
to remove two danger within the 50’ shoreline zone.
The
Planning Commission discussed two options for these trees.
One was to make application as part of the 25% vegetation removal
with a tree map, or get an arborist report
as the trees don’t visually appear to be a danger.
Commissioner Bill Tizzard moved, seconded by Commissioner Darlene
Beckman, that before the City can recognize the trees as danger trees the
City will require licensed, bonded arborist report certifying they are
danger trees. The City would
consider removal of trees with a vegetation removal permit under the 25%
allowed. The Motion was
adopted unanimously 3-0.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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George Burke, Chairperson
Planning Secretary
_Excused_________________________
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Richard Anderson, Planning Commission
William Tizzard, Planning Commission
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___Excused________________________
Lee Riechel, Planning Commission
Ron Shearer, Planning
Commission
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Darlene Beckman, Planning Commission
(Recorded by Dan Lindstrom)