From: Dan Zinder

Sent: Thu Jul 30 09:23:22 2020

To: Dan Huff

Cc: Gerald Fisher

Subject: Rossauers (211/213 parcel) Pre-App Today.

Importance: Normal

Attachments: Molalla, OR_Development_Generic Site Plan_07.13.20.pdf; Molalla, OR_Development_Generic Aerial Plan_07.13.20.pdf;

DH – The City is hosting a virtual pre-app with the Rossauers group this afternoon. They submitted a concept plan and are looking for initial feedback. They will likely schedule another when the project is more focused.

As this is a fairly large development, I wanted to give you the opportunity for feedback. My main points of planning feedback so far include:

• * I like the overall orientation - gives the opportunity for interior parking/buildings with street frontage
• * The grocery store should have a pedestrian entrance in the NE corner – maybe civic plaza to justify build-to-line
• * It appears they are proposing loading on the east side of the building. It should be mostly obscured along the south side, imo.
• * Parking greatly exceeds maximum – with an adjustment they can get to ~275 spaces. Perhaps they can get another building in there?
• * A reorientation of the building might resolve some of the above concerns
• * A general idea of what they want for other uses would help us give more targeted feedback in a second meeting

If you want to provide additional input, Gerald and I are meeting at 11 and you are welcome to join for this one or I could come meet you separately.

G and DH – I talked to Gerald yesterday and he expressed a significant preference for “plug and play” design where the utilities go in sitewide first. The challenge it creates is that it locks in building locations and then the developers turn around for building submission and say there’s no room for civic amenities. I’d like to nip that one in the bud with overall site layout for this one, unlike CC.

Best,

Dan Zinder

Associate Planner, City of Molalla

117 N Molalla Ave | PO Box 248

Direct: 503.759.0226 | Office: 503.829.6855