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FEBRUARY 20, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 Final approval given for Area C development plan 503.393.2875 remodelkeizer.com CCB#155626 Area C Map RESTAURANT EN DR NE LOCKH AV C1 RESIDENTIAL WA MA RD NE RAILROAD CHEM AWA R D 1 NE 3 4 5 2 9 C2 8 6 7 C3 MULTI-FAMILY PHASE 1 SENIOR LIVING FACILITY E CH OFFICE KE STA IZER BLVD TION RETAIL AL TU EP RE ENT NC TU M CO FU LOP VE DE We’ll transform your kitchen or bath into what you’ve always dreamed of will pay an amount to the city and the city will then con- struct a sidewalk within two years,” Brown said. The off-site improvement fees are assessed in proportion to the share of transportation improvement costs, based on the number of estimated trips shown in the Traffi c Impact Analysis (TIA). Included are costs for the apartments and retirement community and several potential future retail buildings. “The reason we wanted to do this is not for the cur- rent applicants but because we don’t know how long it might be before other phases come in,” Johnson said. “The idea is if someone just wanted to build a retail store, they would know exactly what had to be paid.” In response to more side- walk questions, Johnson ex- plained the change. “Unlike the fi rst Area C plans where it would all be built at once, it’s clear now there may be a gap (between phases),” Johnson said. “These developers are putting in a lot more than required for their development.” IDE YS N TR TI A UN IS CH CO CHR HUR C derstanding between city staff and the applicant of where sidewalks should be when (the project is) built out. The ques- tion was what should be done in the fi rst phase.” Thus, an 84th and fi nal condition was added, call- ing for sidewalks to be built on the east side of Chemawa from the Chemawa/Lock- haven Avenue intersection to the southeast corner of the retirement community, from the existing sidewalk next to Countryside Church to the McLeod/Chemawa intersec- tion, through Area C to the southeast corner of the area and on the opposite side of the McLeod/Chemawa in- tersection abutting retail de- velopment in Area C-2, con- tinuing on McLeod past the multi-family development to the southeast corner of the development adjacent to the railroad tracks. The sidewalks must comply with the Americans with Dis- abilities Act as well as Keizer street standards. The sidewalk sections need to be construct- ed before occupancy permits are issued. “So this section 84 is brand new,” councilor Brandon Smith said, looking out to the audience. “Is the applicant aware of this?” The answer was affi rmative, with Community Develop- ment director Nate Brown noting the new agreement is on top of a previous require- ment for sidewalks down Chemawa. “The additional sidewalk along Chemawa on the south side is something where they N was a formality after council- ors approved the joint proposal by Mountain West Investment and Bonaventure Senior Liv- ing last month, which had been the fi rst time councilors discussed the project. Representatives from the two companies fi rst met with city offi cials last September and soon after started meeting with neighbors. A previous proposal to do commercial building – a ru- mored 116,000 square foot Walmart was the lightning rod – a few years ago was vigorously protested, in par- ticular by Kevin Hohnbaum and his Keep Keizer Livable group. The plans from 2011 were hotly debated. A revised plan from the fall of 2012 was eventually passed, but nothing ever came of that project. The previous groundwork in terms of a master plan for the land was utilized as the starting point for the current proposal, with an amendment deleting the previous medical offi ce and substituting in the retirement community. That seemed to be in the distant past on Tuesday as city attorney Shannon Johnson fo- cused on two new additions to a staff report, a table list- ing off-site improvement fees and a description of sidewalks that will be constructed in the vicinity of the development, which will be along Che- mawa Road and an expanded McLeod Lane. “Earlier today I talked to the mayor about any con- cerns and she brought up one of sidewalks,” Johnson said. “I think there was a general un- D L McLEO By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The ending was somewhat anti-climatic. For years a war of words surrounded development in Area C of Keizer Station. By the time the Keizer City Council gave fi nal ap- proval Tuesday of plans calling for 180 apartments and a 154- unit retirement community, only a handful of people were in the audience – most of whom were people who had put the plan together. No one from the audience spoke. The majority of discussion among councilors centered around sidewalks. Council- ors approved the order by a 6-0 vote, with Dennis Koho abstaining from a vote and discussion due to a potential confl ict of interest. In short order, a master plan and lot line adjustment were approved and three previous orders for the area were re- pealed. “A lot of my life got re- pealed,” mayor Cathy Clark quipped. The approval Tuesday – a day later than usual due to President’s Day on Monday – McLEOD LN RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY PHASE 2 CHURCH OF CHRIST KEIZER LITTLE LEAGUE PARK KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson A look at the Area C development plan as formally approved by the Keizer City Councilors at their meeting Tuesday night. Bonaventure is building a 154-unit senior living facility, while Mountain West is building 180 apartment units that will be on either side of an expanded McLeod Lane. Pataccoli remains chair of school budget committee By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Betty Pataccoli, a non- School Board member of the Salem-Keizer School District budget committee, was re- elected committee chair for 2015-16 on Feb. 10. Nancy MacMorris-Adix, a board member, was elected vice chair. The organizational meet- ing immediately followed the school board meeting. The budget committee consists of the seven board members and seven other district residents. Traditionally, one board member and one private citi- zen hold the two offi ces. Usu- ally the chair alternates be- tween the board and the other committee members. The school administration prepares the budget, and the superintendent delivers the budget message in April. Pa- taccoli said this year’s budget message will come April 28, at the fi rst committee meeting after the organizational one. The budget committee will meet again May 11 and hold hearings May 18 and 19 and, if necessary, May 20 and 21. 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