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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017
Warrenton balks at new restrictions on ministorage
City Commission
will discuss issue
By KATIE
FRANKOWICZ
The Daily Astorian
WARRENTON — A pro-
posed change to city code that
would have allowed ministor-
age facilities only on the east
side of U.S. Highway 101 has
been kicked back to the War-
renton City Commission.
The Planning Commis-
sion on Thursday unanimously
denied an amendment to city
ordinances that outline what
businesses are permitted along
Highway 101 and in the city’s
general commercial zoning
district. The commissioners
agreed with residents who said
the amendment, targeted only
at ministorage businesses, was
too broad and could hurt exist- did I propose the more expan-
ing businesses or even limit sive policy being considered
now. I just wanted to
future development in
ensure that we preserve
and around downtown.
at least a few options
Earlier this year,
for reviving the down-
Mayor Henry Balen-
town and entryways.”
sifer suggested a policy
Balensifer didn’t
that would restrict the
intend any new pol-
further development of
icy to impact existing
ministorage units in the
Henry
storage facilities — as
downtown area only,
arguing that allowing Balensifer some people who testi-
fied Thursday feared it
these facilities at main
thoroughfares and gateways could. Skip Urling, community
was contrary to the city’s com- development director, drafted
munity vision plan. He pointed the amendment at the city com-
to an example of a storage missioners’ request. Since the
facility that ended up where, Planning Commission denied
originally, the city had envi- the amendment, Balensifer
sioned a fish market, a pub- says the City Commission may
lic square and other amenities discuss a different approach at
intended to enhance livability. a future meeting.
Since the amendment
“I’m not against ministor-
ages in general,” the mayor applied to city code, the Plan-
said when told about the dis- ning Commission had to
cussion Thursday night, “nor review it first before passing it
about livability but the ordi-
nance was poorly drafted and
would not solve the issues it
attempted to address. He said
it arbitrarily singled out minis-
torage units.
“This ordinance is way too
broad,” Leitch said, adding, “It
is not fair to simply prohibit
all miniwarehouse businesses
west of Highway 101 … my
small business in no way inter-
feres with the downtown mas-
ter plan and yet the ordinance
treats my small business as if
(it) were a troublemaker and a
blight on the city.”
Others said storage is badly
needed in the community.
Jason Palmberg, a developer,
added that the ordinance did
not define ministorage facil-
ities or miniwarehouses. He
worried that the lack of clar-
ity could restrict future devel-
opment on some parcels along
on to the City Commission for
final approval.
People who objected to
the amendment pointed out
on that city code would still
allow a variety of businesses
along Highway 101 such as
woodworking and sheet metal
shops, wholesale storage and
distribution facilities and RV
parks. Elsewhere in the city
limits, businesses such as fuel
oil distribution, research and
development, tool and equip-
ment rental and churches are
allowed on properties in the
general commercial zoning
district.
Sunil Raju, a lawyer with
Campbell & Popkin in Sea-
side, argued on behalf of Paul
Leitch, who owns a ministor-
age business and the sporting
goods store Sturgeon Paul’s in
Hammond. He said he under-
stood the city was concerned
the highway that might include
storage as a component.
During the commission-
ers’ deliberations, Planning
Commissioner Christine Brid-
gens commented, “I think the
thought behind (the ordinance)
was a good one, but it just got
out of hand.”
In other business Thurs-
day, the Planning Commission
approved, with conditions, the
construction of a two-build-
ing, 68-unit apartment devel-
opment by developer Richard
Krueger. The 8.8-acre prop-
erty is set between S.E. Ensign
Lane and Alternate Highway
101 and Willow Drive, backed
by wetlands. The commission-
ers commented that the devel-
opment will “certainly fill a
need in the county” for work-
force housing. The buildings
will contain a mix of one- and
two-bedroom units.
Water line break leads to boil water notice in Astoria
The Daily Astorian
Some Astoria communities
off Highway 202 are under a boil
water notice after a water line
broke near the Clatsop County
Fairgrounds Thursday night.
Customers in the Willow-
dale and Riverpoint areas, the
fairgrounds, the adjacent Ore-
gon Department of Forestry
office and Cavalier Court must
boil water for at least a minute
to disinfect it, city staff said.
The line break caused a loss
of water pressure, which can
allow contaminants and pollut-
ants to enter the water system.
City staff are taking samples
to ensure the water is safe but
will not have final results until
Saturday.
Customers should not drink
any disinfected tap water or
ice or drinks made from disin-
fected tap water or any raw food
rinsed in this water. Dishes can
be sanitized by washing them
in dishwashing machines that
have a dry cycle.
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