GP Council Okay’s City Expansion & Affordable Housing
The Grants Pass City Council was called to order with three councilors absent, Dwight Faszer, Brian DeLaGrange and Rob Pell missing. Councilor Pell did arrive after the first vote. Later in the meeting Councilor Lovelace recused herself for one vote.
An ordinance annexing the property at 2117 Allen Creek Road into the city limits to facilitate the expansion of Allen Creek Road to include the development of a regional stormwater facility. The total property is 3.25 acres. The Public Works Department requested the annexation. The ordinance was approved unanimously with five yes votes.
The Council then approved the zoning of the annexed property to R-2 with five voting yes and one abstention after Councilor Pell arrived late. The 2nd reading will be at the next business session.
An ordinance amending the comprehensive plan map and the zoning map for property located at 235 Northwest Scenic Drive was approved unanimously. The land will be transferred to Home Bridging G.P. to create a moderate-high density development of 22 moderately priced cottages available for seniors 62-years-old and older.
The fifth ordinance of the night vacating the property lines between three lots at 670 and 680 Rogue River Highway.to allow the further development of a self-storage facility was also approved unanimously.
A resolution revising the development agreement with Chrisman Development, Inc. reducing the number of affordable housing units from 66 to 51 units on the surplus property known as the Southwest Ramsey Avenue. The project has had funding problems but with fewer units the project is more financially feasible. The approval was unanimous.
The Grants Pass Development Code was amended including new definitions to bring the code into compliance with middle housing elements as required by the State of Oregon.
