SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7
CONDITIONS: Portion of
LAWSUIT,
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PASTURE,
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Fair housing laws require
that reasonable accommoda-
tions be made for those with
disabilities to “use and enjoy
their dwelling.” Steinman said
lawyers for the McNary Estates
HOA are basing their argu-
ment on a case out of Arizona
state court which found that an
owner could have made modi-
fi cations to his garage to house
an RV.
Because the Kuhns lived in a
condominium and had a garage
that shared a wall with their
neighbor, there was no way to
make changes to accommodate
the RV, Steinman said.
“The Ninth Circuit Court
and others have unanimously
said that parking near where
you live is essential to use and
enjoyment of a dwelling,”
Steinman said. “The issue here
is that we feel the established
law has been rock-solid in al-
lowing these types of accom-
modation.”
The previous lawsuit had
also listed the The Fountains
at McNary, McNary Estates,
the Phase 8 HOA and Rich-
ard LeDoux as defendants. The
Kuhns settled with those defen-
dants in mediation.
Steinman was not able to
discuss mediation matters in the
continuing case, but shed light
on the ones already settled. At
issue was the location of board
meetings held in the homes of
board members.
“There was a community
space available that was wheel-
chair accessible, but they chose
not to use it,” Steinman said.
Mediation resulted in all the
Fountains and Phase 8 board
members attending a fair hous-
ing training, review and adop-
tion of reasonable accommoda-
tion procedures and monetary
damages of $25,000.
the space as a “Central Park”
for Keizer as he drove by, but
that the applicants had made
some good faith adjustments to
alleviate concerns of residents.
“They met the burdens. It’s
like being an umpire, someone
is always going to be unhappy
with the call,” Herrera said.
Councilor Marlene Parsons
was part of the council when a
previous petition to rezone the
property was rejected. She said
she went into the second go-
around hoping to fi nd another
reason to deny it.
the property will be park
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move the home and then an-
other year to complete the
project if it is accepted.
Keizer Community Devel-
opment Director Nate Brown
said no parameters have been
established for what consti-
tutes a viable plan, but those
would likely be forthcoming.
In lieu of preservation, the
house will be documented
and an informational display
created marking its signifi -
cance.
Councilor Bruce Ander-
son expressed concern about
creating unnecessary delays in
construction, but Brown said
any development will take
time to move through the
permitting process and even
then construction could be
staged in such a way as to al-
low the house to remain while
other elements are developed.
Other conditions of the ap-
proval address a wide array of
concerns brought up through
the public hearing process.
An expanded park
As part of the rezone
the lower acreage nearest to
Claggett Creek Park will be
deeded or dedicated to the
city as park space. While the
space would be largely un-
usable during rainy months
when Claggett Creek over-
fl ows, Public Works Direc-
tor Bill Lawyer said it could
be used seasonally as an open
space.
Frontage
All buildings fronting Verda
Lane Northeast will be no
more than two stories. Build-
ings not fronting Verda can be
three stories and they recede
down the incline to Claggett
Creek.
Construction
Buildings along Verda will
must be built with residential
construction materials (e.g.
wood instead of concrete).
Building colors will be varied
and residential in character.
Developers will need to meet
with city staff to have all plans
pre-approved in terms of ar-
chitecture style and landscap-
ing.
Stormwater
Claggett Creek Basin will
be protected through the im-
plementation of stormwater
quality and quantity measures.
Kroc Center hosts
Family Fair Sept. 24
The Kroc Community Center will be celebrating its seventh
anniversary with the Kroc Family Fair on Sept. 24. It’s located
at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community
Center, 1865 Bill Frey Drive N.E. The fair runs from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
There will be free access to the Kroc Center, including swim-
ming, rock wall, bounce houses, arts and crafts, music, demos,
food, vendor fair, and basketball. It will also feature the grand
opening of the Wildcat Boxing Club.
The Family Fair is a fundraising event for the Kroc Scholar-
ship Fund, which assists thousands of local residents.
“I wanted to turn it down
again, but they met the quali-
fi cations. I’m still concerned,”
Parsons said.
Emotion threatened to
overtake Councilor Kim Free-
man as she spoke about her
vote.
“To the people that testifi ed,
thank you, thank you, we take
our job very seriously, but I
can’t fi nd fault,” she said.
Councilor Bruce Ander-
son said he looks forward to a
quality facility while Council-
or Amy Ryan said those con-
cerned about school impacts
need to direct their frustration
at the Salem-Keizer School
District.
“My kids had to rush to
class just so they wouldn’t have
to sit on the fl oor in some cas-
es,” Ryan said. “McNary (High
School) is overfl owing and has
been for some time. The school
district needs to hear that.”
Mayor Cathy Clark had the
fi nal say before the votes were
tallied.
“We have housing needs and
the city is bound by state law to
make accommodations for our
growing population. This is a
signifi cant change to the land-
scape of Keizer ... but we are
all family here and housing is
a key part of making sure our
families are well taken care of,”
Clark said.
PARADE: Entries, sponsorship at top
priority as planning begins
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in what is happening. We
want the focus to be on small
business, and that may mean a
food stand or something else,
but we are welcoming even
non-Chamber members to
participate,” White said.
Prices for entry into the
parade are the same as those for
the Iris Festival parade: $35 for
non-profi ts, civic organizations,
military organizations and
per car for auto clubs; $100
for a commercial entry from
Chamber
members
and
political
groups/candidates;
and $200 for non-member
commercial entries.
White said a title sponsorship
was already in the works, but
a variety of other sponsorship
packages are available.
“One of the big ones is
sponsoring the local high
school bands. They’ve all been
invited, but they need help
covering the costs of buses to
transport them,” White said.
The Keizer Chamber’s
annual Jingle Dash, a 5K fun
run, will be held just prior to
the start of the parade on River
Road North.
Danielle Bethell, executive
director of the Keizer Chamber
of
Commerce
offi cially
announced the new parade at a
city council meeting Monday,
Sept. 19. She also requested
help from the city to cover
the additional costs of police
overtime and public works
services. The total for both
would be about $5,200.
“We’re trying to avoid
taking a huge loss given that
we are in the 11th hour of
planning,” Bethell said.
Bethell added the Chamber
is trying to address complaints
regarding the prior parade,
which some local owners
found to be a hinderance to
their business.
While city staff and
councilors were happy to hear
of the parade’s resurrection,
they did not offer on-the-spot
assistance.
“In the past, we’ve tried
to absorb the costs associated
with the prior parades and
we’re willing to do those types
of things, but we’ve already
set the budget for the coming
year and fi nding something
to eliminate would be a
challenge,” said City Manager
Chris Eppley.
Councilor Amy Ryan
suggested that new transit
occupancy taxes collected
when a hotel at Keizer Station
begins operating could be
invested to offset the costs in
the future.
Mayor Cathy Clark said she
was reticent to pull funding
from another place in the
budget, but that she would
be listening closely after the
parade.
“If businesses start saying
they are getting a great return
on investment, that’s the story
I’m wanting to hear. Right
now, I’m holding tight to funds
that could go into our parks,”
Clark said.
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