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Neighbor says Carrigano Farms stormwater and right‑of‑way requirements threaten costly work for property owner
Summary
A Milwaukie resident told council a retention pond in the Carrigano Farms development is undersized after builders exceeded allowed impervious surface, forcing the resident to pay for a stormwater survey and an expensive road upgrade to partition and provide access to a new lot.
Jean Monaco, a Milwaukie resident, told the council she is seeking help after a subdivision adjacent to her property — identified in testimony as the Carrigano Farms development — exceeded the permitted impervious surface for a retention pond, leaving the pond undersized for current runoff.
Monaco said she intends to partition her parcel and extend Southeast Barbara Lynn Way through her property to provide access to the new lot. She told council that because the pond was designed to accommodate homes limited to 2,500 square feet of impervious surface but the development exceeded that limit by roughly 1.5 to 2 acres of impervious area, she now faces an $8,000 stormwater survey requirement and a city requirement for a 54-foot right-of-way rather than a 20-foot street she had expected.
Monaco said her engineer estimated the cost to construct the required 54-foot right-of-way through her parcel at between $375,000 and $450,000. She said she has been working with city planning staff — including Emma Sagor — and has sent more than 400 emails over four years but has reached an impasse and is asking council for guidance; the city manager will follow up at the next meeting on community comments that require staff response.
A clarifying question from a councilor focused on whether Monaco could connect her stormwater into the Carrigano Farms retention pond; Monaco replied the pond was designed by AKS Engineering to handle runoff for her parcel and two adjacent parcels, but the excess impervious surface now risks overwhelming local creeks during large storms.
No formal council action was taken at the meeting; the council manager indicated staff will respond at the next meeting to requests requiring follow-up.
