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January 16, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A North end property topic of discussion By Erick Bengel Cannon Beach Gazette A city planning com- mission discussion about the development of a lot on North Laurel Street, where the property owner hopes to restore one historic cottage and build four new fami- ly-sized homes, will contin- ue Jan. 22. But, before Jeff Nichol- son can proceed with the as-yet-undesigned struc- tures, he must persuade the planning commission to make an exception to the city code’s “slope density rule,” which limits the num- ber of houses a property owner can build on land that LVVLJQL¿FDQWO\VORSHG The task is proving more strenuous than he an- ticipated. A slippery slope Having purchased the 0.57-acre property for $895,000 last year, Nich- olson, of Portland, plans to tear down the 95-year-old house on the lot’s northwest corner and rebuild it with the original materials according to current building codes. 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He also wants to build four additional cottages on that same parcel, which slopes on its west and north- east portions. The slope den- sity rule, however, doesn’t permit so many houses on so little land when the slope is greater than 30 percent. Instead, the city has con- solidated what, on a more level property, would be four buildable 5,000-square- foot lots and two half-sized lots into one buildable 25,000-square-foot lot. “That makes some sense. We don’t want dense de- velopment on steeply slop- ing property” because such property is “more likely to be unstable,” City Planner Mark Barnes said at the planning commission’s De- cember meeting. But Nicholson believes that the ground, though sloped, is stable enough to support the four envi- sioned cottages. In addition, he and his attorney have argued, based on their reading of the city code, that the slope density rule applies only to future subdivisions rather than ex- isting subdivisions. The Seal Rock Beach subdivision that encompasses Nicholson’s property was platted in 1890. After the city denied Nicholson’s application for a development permit, he took his case to the planning incumbent upon you to sell this, and if we can’t see it, it’s hard for us to buy it.” “I can’t picture it either,” commissioner Lisa Kerr said. “I just can’t.” 7KH FRPPLVVLRQ ¿QDO- ly voted to leave the public hearing open and continue A tight fit the discussion at the Jan. 22 To avoid following meeting. through with the LUBA ap- Some members suggest- peal, Nicholson returned to ed that Nicholson provide the planning commission architectural site plans or last month, requesting a vari- a three-dimensional model ance to the city code. He bol- WR KHOS ÀHVK RXW KLV YLVLRQ stered the variance request Until then, they made it clear with a request for a planned that they could not support development permit, which his proposal. gave him the chance to ex- “I would like to see this plain his ideas for the site. work, but I’m reluctant to But, even though Nich- go along with approving it olson provided geotech data without being able to visu- testifying to the site’s soil alize some way that those stability — backed up by houses, and that driveway, the testimony of Matthew could be there,” commis- Dolan, from KPFF Consult- sioner Bob Lundy said. ing Engineers in Portland — If Nicholson is ultimately the commissioners had an unsuccessful and forced to altogether different objec- live with what, for develop- tion to Nicholson’s propos- ment purposes, amounts to al: They just couldn’t picture one lot that happens to be how four new cottages, plus 25,000 square feet, he will WKHH[LVWLQJFRWWDJHFRXOG¿W VWLOOEHDEOHWR¿[XSWKHROG into a such a tight space. cabin, but no more primary Commissioner Joe Ber- single-family-sized dwell- nt expressed concern that, ings will be permitted on the with setbacks and a shared site, Barnes said. driveway included, Nich- At most, Nicholson could olson’s development plan build a 600-square-foot ac- “pretty much uses up every cessory dwelling, or a small square inch possible, and structure like a garden shed there’s not much real com- or a detached garage, Barnes mon area,” he said. “It’s added. commission, which also de- nied his request 5 to 1 last August. The City Council in October turned down his appeal. He then went to the State Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), where his appeal is still pending. 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