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Appeal of Public Works Director's Assessment of System Development Charges (SDCs) for a 2-Story Office Building at 415 Center Street
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Deny the appeal and uphold the Director's decision to deny the property owner's request for reduction of System Development Charges (SDCs) for the proposed 2-story office building at 415 Center Street.
BACKGROUND:
A Site Plan and Design Review Type II Decision was issued on August 25, 2015, for the proposal of a 2-story office building and parking lot at 415 Center Street. A building permit was applied for and final System Development Charges (SDCs) were calculated for the proposed 2-story office building. System development charge (SDC) are assessed on all development and are intended to pay for the cost of constructing or providing capacity for the city's sewer, water, stormwater drainage, parks and transportation systems sufficient to accommodate new development.
Oregon City Municipal Code Chapter 13.20, Section 13.20.050 allows for a reduction of SDCs on properties that are being redeveloped if there is a legally approved use or structure on the property within the previous 10 years. The property at 415 Center Street has not had a legally approved use or structure on the property since 2002, approximately 14 years ago when a single family dwelling existed and burned down.
In 2007 and 2008, there were land use applications submitted for Site Plan and Historic Review for the 2-story office building but these applications were never deemed complete, required fees were not paid and they, therefore, did not receive legal approval for the proposed use. The land use permit approval received on August 25, 2015, is the first Site Plan and Design Permit approval issued to build a 2-story office building at 415 Center Street.
The property owner, Bill Winkenbach, appealed the Public Works Director’s decision to assess SDCs and requested a reduction of SDC’s by the amount of value associated ...
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