Thanks Aldo.
I do appreciate all of the feedback and information. Given the traffic issues and the fact we need a zone change I think we have come to the conclusion the prudent thing to do is to take a more conservative approach and plan on permits in spring of 2019. That would give us the proper time frame for all of the property due diligence, rezone and site plan approvals and then our permits.
We are working hard on pulling this all together and I am sure we will be reaching back out to you guys on various items.
Thanks and feel free to contact me with any other thoughts or suggestions.
David Church
The Focus Group
7938 Ivanhoe Ave, Ste. B
La Jolla, CA 92037
Cell: 858.354.0007
Office: 619.491.9200 Ext. 106
Fax: 619.491.9205
Email: david@tfgdev.com
From: Aldo Rodriguez [mailto:arodriguez@cityofmolalla.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:14 PM
To: 'David Church' <david@tfgdev.com>
Cc: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>; Dan Huff <dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: Critical Date Schedule
Hey David,
Glad we could meet last week. Not only do we appreciate you making the trip to Molalla, but also your interest in developing here.
I was taking another look at the schedule that was submitted regarding the timelines. On the schedule it mentions submitting the initial application on 2/1/18. I would recommend submitting for the zone change as soon as possible.
If you were able to submit this month or beginning of December, it could be brought to City Council in February. For a zone change/comprehensive plan amendment application, you would need to follow the section 17-4.6 – Amendments to Zoning Map in our new development code.
zone change/comprehensive plan amendment review process is fairly simple as long as these 3 criteria have been met:
1. Compliance with the applicable Statewide Planning Goals;
2. Compliance with applicable City of Molalla Comprehensive Plan provisions; and
3. The property and affected area is presently provided with adequate public facilities, services and transportation networks to support the use, or such facilities, services and transportation networks are reasonably likely to be provided concurrently with the development of the property or within the applicable planning period.
Getting the zone change is the key approval in this application, so getting in early would benefit the whole project. Let me know if you any additional question regarding land use applications.
Regards,
Note: I will be out of the office Nov. 16, 17 and 20
Aldo Rodriguez | Community Planner
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.759.0219 I Fax: 503.829.3676