FEBRUARY 20, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
Final approval given for Area C development plan
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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.”
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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
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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-
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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 –
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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. All
budget meetings and hearings
will be at 6 p.m. in the Sup-
port Services Center in Salem.
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