1992-03677-Minutes for Meeting January 07,1992 Recorded 1/27/19920108 1109
92-036'77
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HEARING t3,,
REGARDING THE INCORPORATION OF SUNRIVER
JANUARY 7, 1992 �. f
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DICK MAUDLIN: At this time we will reconvene the hearing, at,'.
this time on January 7th, for the purpose of allowing owners of
property improperly omitted from the proposed city to show cause,
if any, the owner has why land should not be included in the
proposed city. This meeting was scheduled for today at 11:00
a.m., and a list of the proposed properties was entered and it is
my understanding that the attorney for the proponents of the
incorporation, Mr. Martin, does have an objection he would like
to file, and so I am going to let him file it at this time.
KEITH MARTIN: I am going to withdraw that.
DICK MAUDLIN: Mr. Martin has withdrawn any objections so we will
go forward with the meeting and sorry I didn't learn of this
sooner, but we will go on and, at this time, we will have the
staff report.
KEVIN HARRISON: Thank you, Mr. Commissioner. Just to try to
focus this hearing, ORS 221.040(2) provides that the Board, and I
quote, . . may alter the boundaries as set forth in the
petition to include all territory which may be benefitted by
being included within the boundaries of the proposed city." The
staff interpretation of the statutory language gives the Board
two questions to answer. First, are there properties outside the
proposed city limits which would be benefitted by the inclusion
within the boundaries of the proposed city and so should the
boundaries as set forth in the petition be altered to include
those properties.
Now, on page 13 of the staff report, item number 16, staff
identified properties within a rural service center located on
the southwest corner of Spring River Road and Lunar Drive as
being property which may be benefitted by inclusion within the
boundaries of the proposed city. The alteration of the
boundaries of the proposed city to include the RSC zone would
also necessitate the inclusion of Pace Estates Subdivision, a
three lot subdivision. Staff also identified property located
south of Spring River Road and east of the Deschutes River as
possibly benefitting from inclusion in the boundaries of the
proposed city. The property was recently approved for a new
destination resort. The property contains urban level type
development and it is to be served by sewer and water from the MAR'i-''01
Sunriver Utility Company. The owners of the properties just
described were given notice of this hearing and invited to
participate.
KEYP NCHED
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The Board should weigh the testimony presented today as well
as relevant evidence submitted during the comment period to
answer the two boundary questions identified in ORS 221.040(2).
And now if there are any questions, I'd be happy to try and
answer them for you.
DICK MAUDLIN: I'm assuming we have, you did bring the maps that
show these areas that are included in the staff report.
KEVIN HARRISON: We have two zoning maps with the affected
properties highlighted. I believe the Commissioners also have
their own copies of those maps. These are in the record for
today.
RICHARD ISHAM: Mr. Chair, for the benefit of the audience, Kevin
is going to point out those properties on the large map that Mr.
Martin provided.
DICK MAUDLIN: Fine. I appreciate that.
KEVIN HARRISON: The property in yellow is the area covered by
the petition. The property outlined in blue is the rural service
center zone. Pace Estates Subdivision is located between this
area in blue and yellow here. The area in red is the property
that was just recently approved for a new destination resort.
So, we have identified this property, this property and Pace
Estates Subdivision . . .
DICK MAUDLIN: Are there any questions of staff at this time?
TOM THROOP: No questions.
DICK MAUDLIN: I guess I have one question, apparently, just a
definition of what we're saying here that the property that has
been included says that it may be benefitted by being included.
Is that just an opinion, may be benefitted or shall be
benefitted? I mean there is a . . .
KEVIN HARRISON: The statutory language is "may be benefitted."
DICK MAUDLIN: That means that it may or may not be.
KEVIN HARRISON: Right.
DICK MAUDLIN: Okay. At this time then, by the way, I forgot one
item last time at our meeting that I did not introduce the Board.
My name is Dick Maudlin. I'm chairman of the Deschutes County
Board of Commissioners. On my left, Nancy Schlangen and on my
right Tom Throop. This comprises the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners.
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At this time then I will begin with testimony . . .
SOMEONE FROM THE AUDIENCE ASKED A QUESTION.
DICK MAUDLIN: There will be testimony given and I will take
questions as we go along, but you will have to be recognized and
they will all have to be brought up here so we can get them on
tape. With that, I would ask anyone who wishes to testify in
favor of the property listed, any of the properties listed, who
would like to testify at this time to come forward.
DAVE OLIVER: I was shuffling papers over there when you, was the
question in favor of being included?
DICK MAUDLIN: Yes, that's correct.
DAVE OLIVER: Basically, I own five acres in the rural service
center and I am in favor of that inclusion inasmuch as that there
could be a benefit from sewer service in the future. I don't
need the sewer service, but the cost factor in putting in the
sewer as compared to ten sand filter septic systems is about
$70,000, and that's a wash. And for that reason I would be in
favor of it. It's not going to make the value of property go up
or down. It's a good location. And, that's where I come from.
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you, Dave.
TOM THROOP: I have a question for staff. Refresh my memory on
how many acres there are in the RSC?
KEVIN HARRISON: Approximately ten acres.
TOM THROOP: Okay.
DICK MAUDLIN: Anyone else wishing to speak in favor of inclusion
of property? Hearing none, I will now ask for those persons who
are. . . Before we do that we need to leave that door open for
any latecomers because when that door is closed it locks, and we
can't do anything about it. We can get out but nobody can get
in. We will leave the door open. At this time we will hear
testimony from anyone who wishes to speak in opposition to
inclusion of any of land so listed.
MARTIN HANSEN: For the record, my name is Martin Hansen,
attorney for two of the original developers of the rural service
center, Jim Montgomery and Don Strasser. Jim Montgomery, due to
an illness in the family, could not be here today and asked me to
speak in his behalf. Don Strasser is here and will offer his own
testimony.
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I previously, I think yesterday morning, delivered to the
Commissioners and staff a report from both Mr. Montgomery and
myself outlining our position. I ask that that be included. I
won't take up your time with repeating it. I want to emphasize
the points that I think are relevant.
TOM THROOP: Mr. Chair, could I ask a quick question? I know
that you sent us one and then you called and said disregard that,
I'm sending a corrected second copy. I ended up with both copies
and I can't remember whether I'm supposed to hang on to the one
with the yellow tab or the one with the magenta tab.
MARTIN HANSEN: The magenta is yours. . .
TOM THROOP: Okay. Sorry about that. I didn't know which one to
toss.
MARTIN HANSEN: I should have given you color coding directions.
I have provided you with an exhibit. So those in the audience
know what we're talking about, this exhibit is a map showing in
blue the approximately ten acres of RSC zone that was approved in
February in 1990 by this Commission. Outlined in green is the
Deschutes River Recreational Homesites, which are the most
immediate adjoining rural residential homesites that are
benefitted by the RSC zone. The others are obviously the Spring
River and Fall River areas and that is already in your records
from prior hearings as to what the creation attempt was behind
the RSC zone.
I give you this exhibit just to emphasize the inclusion is
in blue up to the north and would not affect, as I understand
your proposal, any of the rural homesites that are currently
served by the RSC zone or the Spring River/Fall River area. And
that is the point we wish to make today in opposition to this
inclusion. We have heard correctly recited the statute regarding
what may be benefitted. As used in the statute, there is no
definition of what requirement, the case law does seem to handle
that fairly well. You, I see, have already had in fact the same
cases that I would cite to you presented to you by the attorneys
for the incorporator.
The RSC zone was created less than two years ago by this
Commission to service those areas that are not currently and
would not foreseeably be serviced by the Sunriver services that
are in place and at that time, were foreseen to be in place in
the future. The rural service center as it is throughout the
county serves a specific need for rural residents that is
different than urban residents. The staff report's only finding
or conclusion I would say that would support inclusion is the
indication that the RSC zone itself, that land, that ten acres,
is planned to be basically urban in nature. I would offer these
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photographs more for the sake of my argument than anything else
because I presume that all the Commissioners are well familiar
with the area and apparently have visited the site as certainly
the staff has.
Those photographs depict the current state of the RSC zone.
I would submit to you that it is anything but urban in nature.
But, even taking the argument that the RSC development is urban,
that begs the question. The RSC zone, by its nature, is a small
zone surrounded by rural areas that is allowed to develop in a
more urban setting than it would otherwise merely to service the
rural area, and that's what's been started with this RSC zone.
Because there were specific findings and we have cited that in
our reports in your earlier decision that there were a lack of
services being supplied by the Sunriver Association and the
businesses in the Sunriver development itself. The need for the
RSC zone was well established at a previous hearing of the
Commissioners in February of 1990. Nothing has changed to change
those factors that were present in February of 1990. There still
is a need for an RSC zone different than Sunriver.
Further, we would submit that there is no benefit, even a
possible benefit to the small area that you would request to be
included because there is already water to most of these lots.
The persons that I represent already have wells that service the
lots and single wells that service all of the lots adequately.
There is no need for a city water system. Sewer is also
adequately taken care of. All of these services on the
properties that are subject to development have already been
approved for sand filter systems and the design is in place.
Many of the lots already have the filter system. A sewer system
would not be a necessary element in the city's incorporation. We
would not necessarily have the sewer for quite some time if it
were incorporated in the city boundaries. There would be no
requirement for that. The cost would be exorbitant to bring that
sewer and those utilities across the river.
The staff report mentions that this RSC zone is separated by
the Pace Estates and that is true. More to the point, though,
separated by the Deschutes River. There is a natural boundary
there more than just water and acreage. The boundary is that the
development of Sunriver is for a particular tourist -oriented type
of person and activity. The residential area surrounding the RSC
zone is a different type of activity. The residents there have
established a need for a different type of service than those
that are currently allowed in Sunriver. So under the statute, we
would submit that under 221.040(2), this possible modification to
the boundary would fall into that category that says that those
lands shall not be included in a proposed city when the court
does not have findings of a rational basis to say that that
property will be benefitted. I would submit to you that in the
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record we have before you, there is no finding that would give a
rational basis to a finding that it would be benefitted.
The other developer that just got up and talked, Mr. Oliver,
even indicated at best in favor that it was a wash on the cost
associated with his totally undeveloped properties in including
those in the city. Well, the other members of the RSC zone have
in part and in some ways totally developed some of those lots.
And it's far from a wash, in fact it's a detriment. They've
already installed the needed utilities and services. They will
not benefit whatsoever, and the restrictions that could be put in
place by the city may deprive those rural homeowners of exactly
the services that this Commission tried to guarantee for them in
February of 1990.
We believe that under the test under Oregon law that the
findings be sufficient to support the rational basis test. There
are no facts, and we would submit in fact that in this case, the
inclusion of services is a detriment to the surrounding area. By
far to make it clear that they support the incorporation of
Sunriver. For Sunriver itself, the incorporation makes sense for
the people in Sunriver and the activities that they have
generated and wish to continue to generate. We don't want to be
seen as in any way in opposition to that incorporation, but as
this Commission has previously recognized, the rural homeowners
in the surrounding Spring River/Fall River area have different
needs to be met and they have been met by this Commission's
finding in favor of the RSC zone. We don't want to lose that as
part of the incorporation. We think we can work in harmony in
this area, but not within the same municipal boundaries because
they have two different needs to be met.
At this point, we will hear from not only Mr. Strasser, but
there are other members that own property in the RSC zone. If
you have any questions I can address them now at the Commissions'
wish.
TOM THROOP: I have a question. Which tax lots does Mr.
Montgomery own?
MARTIN HANSEN: I presume that was listed in his letter. I would
have to . . .
TOM THROOP: They didn't jump out at me in the letter. I didn't
MARTIN HANSEN: Let me try to find that.
NANCY SCHLANGEN: Tax lots 100, 107, 108, 109 and 110 on page 1
of Mr. Montgomery's letter.
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MARTIN HANSEN: That sounds correct. Mr. Strasser, I'll ask him
to explain his . . .
TOM THROOP: Where did you find that?
NANCY SCHLANGEN: Page 1 of Mr. Montgomery's letter. It's the
fourth page of the packet.
MARTIN HANSEN: First paragraph.
TOM THROOP: Why don't you read them to me again.
MARTIN HANSEN: For the record, these are tax lots 100, 107, 108,
109 and 110.
TOM THROOP: I don't have that in mine.
DICK MAUDLIN: Just as a question on this thing. Those lots that
have been listed 100, 107, 108, 109 and 110 in the notice are
listed under different names, Harlan Miller, Sun Village Realty
and Dan Heierman Trustee.
MARTIN HANSEN: Mr. Montgomery, we have a representative from a
corporation that owns these lots as well and I'll have her speak
to the exact ownership, but Mr. Montgomery is the vested owner.
I don't know about the notice going to those other individuals.
There may be some confusion there. But, Mr. Montgomery, and
that's contained in your prior findings of the RSC zone that
established these same lots.
DICK MAUDLIN: Would you come up, please. I would like to get an
answer to that.
TOM THROOP: Let me ask another question of Martin before the
next witness. How many acres included in these five tax lots?
MARTIN HANSEN: There are two and a half . . .
TOM THROOP: Total all five? All five two and a half.
MARTIN HANSEN: Yeah . . . those five lots . . . two and a half
acres.
MARY O'CONNOR: I'm Mary O'Connor, president of Sun Village
Realty which owns the five lots. The notice that you have has on
the first line the names of parties who were notified parties.
However, the rest of the notice is care of Sun Village Realty.
These records were Assessor's records which were outdated and now
have been updated. Those lots are owned by Sun Village Realty
and the new notice in full would read in care of Sun Village
Realty after the first line.
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DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you.
TOM THROOP: Let me ask you, does this constitute your testimony
or are you coming back up?
MARY O'CONNOR: It does not and I will be coming back.
TOM THROOP: Okay.
MARTIN HANSEN: Any further questions?
TOM THROOP: None from me.
DICK MAUDLIN: Nancy?
NANCY SCHLANGEN: No.
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you, Martin. Next?
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: I'm Sidney Reynolds. I am the owner and
developer of the small subdivision called Pace Estates. I
currently own one lot, one of the residential lots. I am co-
owner of 17 additional acres. I reside at 56352 Solar Drive and
that's in the DRRH. I plan to build a home . . . I do not feel
that Pace Estates would really benefit in any way by being
included in the incorporated plan of Sunriver or the City of
Sunriver. I am really concerned about the taxes and the
extending of sewer and water. We already have approvals for
feasibilities and our septic. Also, I don't know the other
ramifications of being in the designed community of Sunriver.
Also, what it would do to my taxes. Thank you.
TOM THROOP: Let me ask a question.
DICK MAUDLIN: Go ahead, Tom.
TOM THROOP: You said you own one lot in Pace Estates and the 17
acres is outside of Pace Estates?
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: It's common ground along the river there in the
same area. It was 23 acres in the beginning.
TOM THROOP: Okay. Refresh my memory on how many . . . 23 acres
in Pace Estates?
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: Yes, just under 23 acres.
TOM THROOP: Just under 23? 17 of those in common ground?
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: Yes.
TOM THROOP: And the remainder is in how many lots again?
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SIDNEY REYNOLDS: Three
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you. Kevin, on that particular, on the map
over here, just from your seat, can you tell us approximately
where the Pace Estates is?
MARTIN HANSEN: I would like to submit an additional map that I
think would answer that as well as possible. I'll turn this in.
The yellow portion of the northern end of this blue would
correspond with ours to give the entire Pace Estates to the
right, the east being the common ground . . .
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you. . . I'll mark that Exhibit 6. That
particular map up there was Exhibit 1, and I marked the photos
and this . . . Anyone else who wishes to testify? Yes, sir.
DON STRASSER: My name is Don Strasser. I own lots 111, 112, 113
and 114 in the RSC center, and I don't feel that the
incorporation would benefit us out there as I already have sewer
and water to these four lots and the center. The cost of getting
it there for the rest of the center I feel would just outweigh
any benefit that there might be. And that's pretty basically it.
DICK MAUDLIN: When you say you have sewer and water to these
four lots . . .
DON STRASSER: I have sand filters on these lots already.
DICK MAUDLIN:
DON STRASSER:
Septic system?
Yes, sir.
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you. Any other questions? Guess not.
Anyone else? Yes, ma'am.
MARY O'CONNOR: My name is Mary O'Connor. As I have mentioned, I
am president of Sun Village Realty which owns five of the lots in
the rural service center. I reside at 1 Goldfinch Lane in
Sunriver. I am also a property owner in the Sunriver Business
Park and am on the board of directors of the Business Park
Association. I am, in addition, on the Sunriver Owners'
Association board of directors, however, I am not testifying as a
member of the board of the business park or SROA.
I disagree with the recommendation in the staff report to
include the rural service center within the boundaries of
Sunriver. The statements and opinions to this effect I feel are
unsupported by any facts of record and are contrary to the
Commissioners' findings on February 14, 1990, and the files in
PA -89-6 and ZC-89-7 which created the rural service center and
which are incorporated by reference in the staff report.
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I wish to address the findings in the order in which they
appear in paragraph 16 of the staff report. (1) "The service
center is located immediately south of the proposed city." This
is not true. In addition to being on the far side of Pace
Estates which includes three lots and 17 acres of common area,
Tract A, which is located in the floodplain and too marshy to be
developed, the rural service center is on the far side of Spring
River Road and separated from Sunriver by the river.
Furthermore, there is no access to the rural service center from
the southern areas of Sunriver either by car or bike path. The
rural service center is geographically separated from Sunriver
and is located in DRRH. For staff to look at a tax map and reach
this conclusion ignores the physical separation of the river and
the lack of access from the closest part of Sunriver and the fact
that the rural service center is part of DRRH.
(2) "Its development is limited due to a high water table."
This statement also is not true and in fact it is false. No one
from the Planning Division or anyone responsible for preparing
the staff report ever inquired of any of the owners in the rural
service center if development there is limited by a high water
table. When I inquired of the Planning Division the basis of
this conclusion, I was told that it was assumed to be the case.
In fact it is not the case. The Strasser's property has been
developed. Sun Village's property has and is being developed.
In fact the only property which has not been developed is that
adjacent to Sun Village's which has been for sale since the rural
service center was established. Future development of Sun
Village's lots is in the planning stage and is not limited or
even affected in any way by the high water table. These
situations would hardly seem to indicate a limit on development.
Therefore in my view, staff's opinions and conclusions, which
were based on assumptions, are in fact not the case.
(3) "It is staff's opinion that this commercial strip is
urban in nature, should be included in the proposed city
boundaries and would be benefitted by inclusion in the proposed
city boundaries by the provision of public services, including
water and sewerage." It is clear from the decision of the County
Commissioners of February 14, 1990, that the rural service center
was specifically created to meet the needs of the rural residents
of the area, particularly Spring River, Fall River and DRRH, not
to serve Sunriver. The files are clear on this point. The
decision of the Commissioners also distinguishes between the
needs of the rural residents of the area and those of Sunriver,
and therefore conflicts with inclusion in paragraph 16.
Furthermore, nowhere in Oregon statute 222.042 does it require
that public services, including water and sewerage, be provided
to all areas of an incorporated city. In fact I understand that
there are areas of Eugene and Bend that do not have sewers.
Rather, I understand that public facilities, including sanitary
facilities, are part of the LCDC planning and development goals,
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particularly Goal 11 of the statewide land use goals. Thus,
there is nothing in the Oregon statutes which requires a city to
provide sewerage and water to all areas within its boundaries as
indicated in the staff report.
I have inquired of the Incorporation Committee whether if
Sunriver were incorporated, it would be the intent to provide
sewers to the rural service center. While I appreciate that the
Incorporation Committee cannot speak for the incorporated city, I
understand that there is no such intention and if sewers were to
be provided, that it would be at the expense of the owners in the
rural service center. This would be extremely expensive and
probably prohibitively.
At the hearing on December 10, 1991, Sunriver was described
by petitioners as a fully integrated community which would be
benefitted by being incorporated, including financial benefits,
local control enhancement, general advantages, cultural and so
forth, ability to concentrate on public works projects and
localized planning functions. None of these stated benefits
apply to the rural service center or would necessarily benefit
the rural service center.
Also at that hearing, opponents set forth perceived problems
with an incorporated city, including housing, transportation,
public service and the need for an ad valorem tax. Their
concerns are quite frankly separate from those of the rural
service center. Thus, in addition to not being benefitted, there
could well be a downside to being included in an incorporated
city.
I feel there is a marked difference between the Sunriver
Business Park, which was included in the boundary, and the rural
service center. The business park is adjoining, is not across
the river and its entrance is close to Sunriver. There is a
steady stream of traffic and commerce between the two areas.
Businesses there directly serve Sunriver. It is urban in nature.
A school and apartments provide schooling and housing for people
who live or work in Sunriver. It is connected to the sewer and
water systems. Property values and rents are high. The business
park is part of the master plan of Sunriver. The rural service
center, on the other hand, is part of DRRH. It is separated from
Sunriver geographically and has been historically. It was
specifically created by the Commissioners to serve the needs
outside of Sunriver. Unlike the business park, it is not a major
provider of services for Sunriver. It has separate design and
planning considerations. The properties there were purchased and
rezoned in this framework and would not be benefitted by a change
in status.
The purported benefits of sewers I feel is illusory and even
if accomplished, would be costly. Moreover, it is not even
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needed as there is septic approval as was required by the
Commissioners at the time of the approval. This feasibility
could well meet the goals as required by Goal 11.
In conclusion, I would like to add that I was quite
surprised by the staff report inclusion of the rural service
center in the proposed boundaries. The issue of incorporation
has been active in Sunriver for quite some time and the proposed
boundaries as including the rural service center has never been
an issue. No one from the rural service center ever approached
the Incorporation Committee and asked to be included in the
boundaries. Rather the concern has been wariness on the part of
the owners in DRRH.
On December 12 I met at the County Commissioners' office and
asked to review the background file on this recommendation.
There was nothing in the file to support the findings and
conclusions in paragraph 16. Rather, I was told that the basis
was a tax map, zoning and interpretation. The map, however,
shows that the rural service center is clearly a part of DRRH and
the zoning expressly documents the rural service center as
serving the needs of the outlying rural areas. There was nothing
in the record to support the finding that development is limited
due to a high water table. It may be that the rural service
center and other areas could become part of an urban growth
boundary, but I feel that it is premature at this time to make
that decision. That decision would be made if and when Sunriver
were ever incorporated by the county and the city elected
officials.
Sunriver and the business park are cohesive areas separate
from the rural service center. Any benefits accruing to them
from incorporation would not be shared by the rural service
center and there could well be detriments. Thank you.
DICK MAUDLIN: Any questions?
TOM THROOP: I have a question.
clear, you're testifying on the
testified on earlier?
MARY O'CONNOR: Correct.
Just to make sure the record is
same parcels that Mr. Hansen
TOM THROOP: Looking at the material I'm curious, Mary, you
identified yourself as the president of Sun Village Realty, Inc.
and looking at Jim's letter, he states that he is in favor of
incorporation, but opposed to this area being included in the
incorporation proposal. I was curious, is that your position as
well? Do you support incorporation and oppose this from being
included in the incorporation proposal?
MARY O'CONNOR: Mr. Throop, I do not feel that that question
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bears on the issues before this hearing today, however, I'm
pleased to answer it. I feel that there are pros and cons to the
issue of incorporation and I can't honestly say at this point
whether I am for it or against. My purpose in testifying today
is specifically in regard to the rural service center and I feel
that I have enough familiarity with both property in the rural
service center and in the business park where I also own property
to perceive a difference between the areas. The two are diverse.
The property values in the business park are high and more
upscale, more tourist -oriented and so forth. Does that answer
your question?
TOM THROOP: There may be division on the question of
incorporation, but there's not division on the question of
whether being included in incorporation is appropriate?
MARY O'CONNOR: Jim Montgomery and I agree on many things. We
also don't agree on many things. I think that anybody who knows
the two of us would be able to testify to that.
TOM THROOP: Okay, you answered the question.
DICK MAUDLIN: I have one other question ma'am. I have a
question that in reading the information that was provided on
page 6 of this information you provided us, there were a number
of items that were included, uses provided under a limited use
combining zone and appropriate for this proposed rural service
center, and included in that was a full-service gas station with
auto repair services, a welding shop and an excavation business.
Are there any businesses of this kind located in the Sunriver
Business Park?
DON STRASSER: I don't believe so. I've got the only excavating
and it is in the rural service center. There is no welding shop
to my knowledge in the business park. I think there is an auto
repair shop in the business park. There is no service station in
the business park. There are two in Sunriver.
DICK MAUDLIN: Are you aware of any rules and regulations under
the existing Sunriver zone that would disallow any of these
businesses as it is today?
DON STRASSER: I believe so. I couldn't say for sure, but I know
that it would take probably a conditional use permit to get those
in the business park.
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you very much.
DAVE OLIVER: As I stated before, my name is Dave Oliver and I
own five acres which is more than half of the rural service
center. I would like to point out that the staff was correct
when they did say there was a high water table and that is
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evident by the fact that Mr. Strasser had to put in sand filter
systems for septics. That's an indication of a high water table.
So the staff was correct. And I also, in regards to the Sunriver
Business Park, the majority of the uses in that Sunriver Business
Park are on conditional use permits. They were not outright uses
and there are probably things that shouldn't even be in that
industrial zone park.
RICHARD ISHAM: Mr. Oliver, when you put a sand filter on a piece
of property, does that require a certain portion of that property
to be dedicated for disposal of sewage on the property?
DAVE OLIVER: Yes. I believe as above ground, I believe that we
are looking at a 20 X 40 designated space area.
RICHARD ISHAM: Does that have lines also that have to come from
that or is that just a . . .?
DAVE OLIVER: It's contained within itself. It's a reserve and
a, the use is there right now, the facility, and a reserve
facility in case that one fails. Mr. Strasser would know about
that. Am I correct, 20 X 40 approximate?
DON STRASSER: You've got to have a 365 square foot.
RICHARD ISHAM: And additionally, isn't it required, Mr. Oliver,
that your wells be located some distance from any septic or
sewage disposal system?
DAVE OLIVER: Yes, within at least 100 feet away from.
RICHARD ISHAM: So it is possible in that area you could have an
area that could not be basically used because you could not put a
well and septic system . . .
DAVE OLIVER: Exactly. And specifically the above -ground
systems, which actually could be used for parking if there were
underground sewer systems or for a building site. And also the
water system could be from one source as opposed to, in this
case, in the whole center there could be 19 different water
systems.
RICHARD ISHAM: Is it your belief that you would have a higher
use of the property if it were served by sewer and water as
opposed as being portions of it dedicated to wells and sand
filters?
DAVE OLIVER: I would think that the fact that the ground would
be more useable as far as parking and building and then also that
the sewer system would be much more efficient, especially when
you get into heavy commercial use, and there are at least 16 uses
out there that are pre -approved uses, the full-service gas
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station being one and a restaurant. There are several uses there
that lend themselves to a sewer system as opposed to a septic
system. Not that it couldn't be done with a septic system. It
is just that there are more problems with septic systems as
opposed to sewer systems when you're looking at commercial
operations.
RICHARD ISHAM: Thank you.
DICK MAUDLIN: Anything else? Thank you Mr. Oliver. Anyone else
wishing to speak?
DON STRASSER: I would like to state that I am a DEQ -licensed
septic installer and under the rules and regulations from the
DEQ, your sand filter system will actually take up less room
because once you put in a standard system, you cannot drive on
the leach lines, that type of thing. You do take up about twice
as much area as a standard sand filter system. So your standard
below ground actually takes up more room than a sand filter.
Today, if all the lots in that area were tested, probably 75%
would test as sand filter systems. The standard system is
virtually non-existent anymore out in our area, so I feel that it
is a good argument saying that a sand filter or whatnot actually
you're taking up less room. You've got a little more cost
involved and that's about it.
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you. Anyone else now? Yes, sir.
HERBERT KOPPEL: My name is Herbert Koppel. I live at 17255
Azusa Road. (Change of tape.) . . . if it is incorporated then
you do not get the fire department. That is still held by the
Owner's Association. And if this is incorporated into the city,
who is going to maintain the fire here on this corner?
DICK MAUDLIN: That is not a decision that has been made one way
or the other. At the present time the fire protection is being
provided just as it is today. There may be in the future an
answer to that question, but it is not a question that we can
answer for you today.
HERBERT KOPPEL: I think it should be given a lot of concern
because if you put a service station down there and everything
else and Sunriver isn't going to cover it, who is going to cover
it? It won't be in the LaPine Fire District. I'm sitting less
than a 1,000 feet from there with trees all the way up there.
And that is my concern why I do not think that thing should not
be brought into the city until things are figured out and where
they are going to get their fire protection.
DICK MAUDLIN: Are you presently under a fire protection
contract?
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HERBERT KOPPEL: I belong to the LaPine Fire District.
DICK MAUDLIN: I am quite certain that you will not lose that
coverage.
HERBERT KOPPEL: That is the main thing that I'm really concerned
about. Thank you.
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you. Anyone else wishing to . . . Let me
see if there are any new people and then I'll go back. Anyone
else? Okay.
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: . . . question.
DICK MAUDLIN: Okay.
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: . . . said in the beginning his reason for
including the rural service center . . . I'm curious as to why
he didn't include DRRH, the homesites.
DICK MAUDLIN: Kevin, did you get the question?
KEVIN HARRISON: Well, I think that what we did was identify two
particular areas that we believe had been designated for urban
type development; one a commercial area zoned RSC, and two the
new destination resort which is designed to have 100 -odd single-
family lots and 25 condominiums and was proposed to be served by
water and sewer from Sunriver Utility Company. So what we did is
identify those properties which we felt were designated for
development at urban level type densities and, in the case of the
new destination resort, to be served by urban level facilities.
DICK MAUDLIN: I guess that that tells us about the, this blue
area. But what about the Pace Estates?
KEVIN HARRISON: Well, Pace Estates is a chunk of land that
separates the RSC from the proposed city limits. What we said
was that in order to include the RSC zone, it would have to take
in Pace Estates.
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: Why couldn't we . . .
DICK MAUDLIN: We can't hear you from back there. Would you come
up here and ask your question? I am not going to keep you from
doing this, but really I think we need to be sure to get it on
the record so we have it.
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: I wondered why it couldn't be accessed from the
other side of, why does it have to include Pace Estates? The
development is on the opposite side.
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TOM THROOP: It
before us and we
That was a staff
going to change
decision.
SIDNEY REYNOLDS:
doesn't have to include.
are the three that have
recommendation. They've
it. We're the three that
Okay.
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That is the issue
to make the decision.
made it. Their not
need to make the
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you. Anyone else that has not spoken at
this time? Martin, do you want to close . . . go ahead . . .
MARTIN HANSEN: I want to answer the matter of fact of Mr.
Montgomery and the questioning of Mr. Isham. I think he really
brings up a point that needs to be addressed as a matter of fact.
The size of the lots in the RSC zones as originally established
were made with the sand filter system in mind. There was enough
room given for a development with a sand filter system which in
fact would now make the lots oversized if you had originally
planned it with a sewer system. These lots in fact take into
account the need for enough room for parking and the other
development necessities and you will have no net benefit. The
fact that you may confer a sewer ultimately on them when they can
organize their own private sewer, they don't need that because
the lot size has already taken into account the need for sewer of
some type, either a drainfield or in this case a sand filter. So
the issue before us is that there is a net benefit and the
testimony you have heard is that there is no net benefit due to
the enormous cost of crossing the river with the sewer system at
that place. The land is not either. It is already designed for
the sand filter, designed in fact through the planning staff
recommendations originally. That is all we have to add. Thank
you.
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you. Now, I'm sorry. I'm going to let you
get up there.
KEITH MARTIN: I recognize this is a continuation of our other
hearing. Just so it is clear to the Commission, the petitioners
oppose the inclusion of these three areas. Our opposition
continues for all of the reasons stated here, those we have
stated earlier, and will yet state in written material to be
submitted before the record is closed. I didn't want you to
think otherwise.
DICK MAUDLIN: We assumed that that would be forthcoming. I
guess I hate to do this, but I am going to ask a question anyway.
The only property that apparently has not been addressed at all
is this 600 acres that is designated as a new destination resort
and it hasn't even come up. I guess I will assume that we can
make some assumptions on that basis and we probably will.
SHERIDAN ATKINSON: I can respond to that . . .
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DICK MAUDLIN: I wondered where you were.
SHERIDAN ATKINSON: Sheridan Atkinson, president of Sunriver
Properties and also president of Sunriver Utility Company, which
for the record, is not owned by anyone other than Sunriver
Properties. So while everybody is worried about who is going to
do what with the sewer and whether it is a benefit or not, it
probably ought to be stated simply that we own it and at this
point in time, don't have any plans to go anywhere with it except
to the 600 acres that we have planned and approved which is the
area in red.
I'm already on the record as an individual and as a
representative of Sunriver Properties opposing incorporation. I
am really quite neutral on whether or not the staff report should
be accepted relative to the 600 acres. My opposition to
incorporation has to do with the abandoning of the PC zone which
was created way back when when Sunriver was first organized and
in fact all of the protection that goes with it. Whether or not
Sunriver is incorporated at this point in time and whether it has
a relationship to the 600 acres I don't think is necessarily
important because at some point in time, it would be my
assumption that if incorporation happens at Sunriver, the
property would be included in the urban growth boundary and
undoubtedly at some point in time, would end up being a part of
the city.
Quite frankly, a lot of the property talked about today
would also be included in the urban growth boundary, including
Recreation Homesites and Oregon Water Wonderland and any other
property that exists to the south and southwest of Sunriver. And
this would be no exception, this 600 acres. Therefore, I'm
really quite neutral on it. I oppose the incorporation, but
don't really oppose the inclusion.
DICK MAUDLIN: Thank you, Sheridan. Anyone else at this time?
TOM THROOP: Let me ask one question. I don't recall, did the
witness from Pace Estates testify on behalf of the other two
owners in Pace Estates as well?
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: No. . . . I have communicated with them some.
I thought it was up to them to present themselves. And they are
not here so I'm just . . . I am the developer of it. So, I feel
that they would be opposed, but I can't speak for them.
DICK MAUDLIN: Before you leave, the 17 acres along the river
there, is that owned by the three lot owners or is that owned by
you?
SIDNEY REYNOLDS: It's common ground among the three of us.
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DICK MAUDLIN: Okay. Thank you.
TOM THROOP: So for the record, we have heard from owners of
every tax lot in question with the exception of two or three
small parcels in Pace Estates?
DICK MAUDLIN: Correct. Anyone else? As you are aware, or maybe
perhaps not aware, we have set a date for a decision on both
incorporation or non -incorporation by the Deschutes County
Commission and that date was, if I'm not mistaken and I don't
mind being corrected, but I think it was the 22nd of this month.
And the time we were to do that was . . .
NANCY SCHLANGEN: It's 11:00 a.m.
TOM THROOP: That's essentially for both sets of decisions on the
lots, what the boundary is and also on incorporation.
DICK MAUDLIN: We did allow written testimony through Tuesday,
January 14, 1992. We will accept that testimony through that
date, and it can also include testimony on the hearing today.
Any testimony regarding this information today will be accepted
through Tuesday, January 14, 1992. The time, once again, that we
will have the decision and order is Wednesday, January 22, at
11:00 a.m. There being nothing further, this meeting . . . Oh,
yeah, well, we keep moving you around. If we do this often
enough, we are going to lose a lot of folks. Actually we are
going to have our own room finished on that date, so it will be
at Room A of the Juvenile Justice Building and it may not be
totally finished, but it will be a lot better than it is right
now, which is not saying much.
TOM THROOP: Let me ask you a question before we adjourn. It is
totally unrelated to this set of proceedings before us. But, we
have three other decisions that we need to schedule at some
point, the destination resort, PP&L and the LM . . .
DICK MAUDLIN: . . . which also must be decided before the 22nd
day of this month.
TOM THROOP: Do we want to schedule that now or do we want to do
that tomorrow at the Board meeting?
DICK MAUDLIN: I thought we discussed that yesterday. I thought
that that was the time we were going to do it since they had to
be done. And everybody will be there.
TOM THROOP: Okay. Perfect.
DICK MAUDLIN: We are adjourned, and thank you all.
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