Land Use

Land Use Updates - May 2008

May 9, 2008
> 
> Request For Response
> 
> re. Parker House @ 3203 SE Woodstock and the proposed expansion of the Reed 
> College Master Plan Boundary to include several pieces of property including the 
> Parker House. The proposed use will be for an event center for the college with 
> a maximum of 6000 guests per year.  Event hours Mon-Frid would be from 7:30 AM 
> to10:00 PM with staff and catering being allowed from 6:30 AM to 11:00 PM.
> Saturday hours being 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM (8:00 AM to 11:00 PM for staff and 
> catering) and Sunday hours from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM (8 to 11 for staff)/ maximum 
> on Sundays is six times per year.  These visits would include up to 2 
> indoor/outdoor social events with up to 200 guests/year.  The college also wants 
> approval for up to10 indoor/outdoor social events per year with up to 75 
> guests/event.
> 
> Responses must be sent to the Bureau of Development Services, Land Use Services 
> Division at 1900 SW Fourth Ave. Suite 5000, Portland, OR 97201 no later than May 
> 30, 2008.  Report will be published by June 6, 2008.
> 
> A public hearing before the Hearings Officer is scheduled for June 16, 2008 at

1:00 PM.

5/5/08 3328 SE Lambert St

Approval of an Adjustment to reduce the 25' building setback to 22' for the purpose of constructing a covered porch. Appeals must be filed by 4:30 PM on May 15, 2008.

4/29/08 39th Ave and SE Rex St

Notice of approval of an adjustment to allow the main entrance to the easterly unit of the proposed duplex to be approximately 20 feet from the longest street-facing wall of that unit. Deadline to file an appeal is 4:30 PM on May 13, 2008.

4/23/08 6036 SE 34th Ave
Administrative approval of adjustment to allow for increased maximum lot size in the R5 zone for the subject parcel to 11,020 square feet. Appeals must be filed by 4:30 PM on May 9, 2008.

Land Use Updates - April 2008

4/7/08 3328 SE Lambert St.

Applicant requesting adjustment to the 25-foot east building setback for the purpose of constructing a covered porch 22 feet from SE 34th Ave. (4/28/08 deadline for written comments)

4/4/08 6036 SE 34th Ave.

Applicant requesting an adjustment to allow for an increase in the maximum lot size from 8,500 to 11,026 square feet. Applicant applied for a property line adjustment to allow for the parcel to the north to decrease in size from 9,305 to 5,968 square feet. The subject site will increase in size from 7,689 to 11,020 square feet. Applicant owns both pieces of property. (4/25/08 deadline for written comments)

3/31/08 SE corner of SE 39th and SE Rex

Applicant planning to build a duplex on this corner and requesting an adjustment to allow the main entrance to the easterly unit to be approximately 20' (8' current requirement) from the longest street-facing wall of that unit. (4/21/08 deadline for written comments)

Requests for Variance:

1) 3328 SE Lambert: Request to reduce the street lot line setback from 25' to 22' for a porch with columns. This is a pre-notice to the neighborhood and is subject to change until the application is deemed complete.

2) Site is located at the SE corner of SE 39th and SE Rex St. (no address assigned yet). Applicant is planning to construct a duplex on site. Adjustment would be required to allow the main entrance to the easterly unit to be approximately 20 feet from the longest street-facing wall of that unit. This is not technically in the Eastmoreland neighborhood but immediately adjacent to it.

Land Use Updates - January 2008

3025 SE Knapp St.

Applicants have dropped their request for variance of setback on 31st St.from 25' to 10' to build a one-story addition to their home.

Land Use Updates - December 2007

3025 SE Knapp St.

Applicants requesting variance of setback on 31st St. from 25' to 10' to build a one-story addition to their home.

Land Use Updates - November 2007

6515 SE 36th Place:

Three small additions to increase size of home by 686 sq. ft. Main entrance to move closer to street. Adjustment would allow building coverage from the currently nonconforming 2,979 sq. ft. to 3441 sq. ft.

7103 SE 29th Ave.:

Proposal to rebuild front porch. Current porch is nonconforming in its setback (19 ft. 6 in./should be 25 ft.). Rebuilt porch will be 18 ft. 4 in. from the front property line.

Land Use Updates - October 2007

6515 SE 36th Place -Applicants requesting approval of adjustments to
1) increase the allowed building coverage from the currently nonconforming 2,979 sq ft. to 3,441 sq. ft. (allowed coverage for site is 2,755 sq. ft.).

2) increase distance between main entrance and longest street-facing wall of house from 8' to 22' 5"

3820 SE Lambert - Owners tearing down a garage with intent to build a skinny house. No variance required as long as all requirements met.

Land Use Updates/August-September 2007

2933 SE Martins, from Dean Gibbons, notice of accessory home occupation from residence/attorney

7325 SE 34th, variance requesting a side setback adjustment to add a second story dormer to the northwest corner of the house.

Reed College

A) proposal to construct a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge across Crystal Springs Creek, south of Reed Lake (length of about 425 feet and width of 10 feet).

B) proposal to build a three-story wood framed Language House that will include seventeen single occupancy sleeping rooms to house upper division students (2,843 square feet excluding exterior porches). Location at west end of current language houses (about SE 36th and Woodstock).

4) 7101 SE Reed College Place,- second story addition over garage. Make garage narrower to meet 5' setback on north side. Garage will extend 9' 8" closer to front property line. Variance to have garage wall 17' closer to street lot line than the longest street facing wall of the house. Will make modifications to the front landscape to make front house entry more visually prominent.

5) 36th and Ogden,- fence height adjustment required.

6) 28th and Lambert update.- House deconstructed and new single family dwelling to be built on property. At this time, no variances required.

Note: Zoning issues with regard to fences and setbacks are very specific and vary within the neighborhood. It is necessary to call the city to get zoning information for each address. Different zones have different fence height and setback requirements. Check twice, build once!