Planning bodies approve small-scale housing proposals; subdivision gets preliminary OK

The McMinnville Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission approved two land-use requests and advanced a subdivision plan during their joint meeting.

Digmore Road special exception: Nathan Nelson of Saint John Engineering asked the Board of Zoning Appeals for a special exception to build five townhome units on a corner lot at Digmore (Meadmore) and Pike Hill. Nelson described a combined detention pond that will serve both the townhome parcel and an adjacent property the owner may develop as a gas station. Staff indicated the proposal met zoning requirements for the C-2 parcel. A board member moved to approve the special exception; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor.

Fairgrounds Road subdivision (preliminary approval): Ronald Morales represented Malcolm Morales in a request to subdivide an existing parcel between Fairgrounds Road and Northwood Lane into three lots (typical lot sizes described in the application). Staff noted the rear lot will require additional sewer design work because of the location of a manhole; the Planning Commission granted preliminary approval and the applicant must return with the finalized sewer design for final approval.

Other items: A Rosewood/Cadillac Lane item was continued to the next meeting because no representative attended; the commission also corrected an internal zoning table to reflect a 15-foot side-yard requirement in R-6 (the published packet had listed 10 feet in error).