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Council approves first reading of 300 Clay Street annexation, grants exception to bedroom-mix standard
Summary
The Ashland City Council approved on first reading an annexation ordinance for 300 Clay Street and granted an exception to the city's bedroom-mix standard, directing staff to prepare findings and schedule a second reading for April 15, 2025.
The Ashland City Council approved on first reading Ordinance 3259 on April 1, 2025, annexing a 4.8-acre property at 300 Clay Street and directing staff to prepare findings reflecting approval of an exception to the city's bedroom-mix standard.
Brandon Goldman, Community Development Director, and Aaron Anderson, Senior Planner, presented the annexation as part of a broader site review for a proposed mixed-residential development (Caldera Oaks) that would include 21 single-family lots and 16 units within fourplex buildings. Staff said the application meets annexation approval criteria and noted the project includes eight affordable units proposed at 80 percent of area median income to satisfy the requirement that at least 25 percent of base density be provided as affordable housing.
Amy Gunter of Rogue Planning & Development Services, the applicant's representative, described minor changes to the site plan, including reduced building heights for solar access, a widened internal street, trip-generation estimates and wetland-buffer functioning. She said the affordable units are proposed as two-bedroom townhomes and that the applicant proposes to complete those eight affordable units prior to any certificate of occupancy for market-rate homes.
The Planning Commission's conditional approval included a requirement that the final plan identify a bedroom mix for affordable units comparable to market-rate units and record deed restrictions to ensure compliance. Staff recommended approving an exception to that bedroom-mix requirement under AMC 18.5.8.050.G.6 on the basis of alternative phasing and the applicant's assurance that affordable units would be built first.
No members of the public testified during the public hearing. Councilor Dahle moved and Councilor Kaplan seconded the motion to approve the first reading of Ordinance 3259 and to direct staff to prepare findings for Planning Action PA-T3-2024-00010 reflecting approval of the requested exception and to schedule a second reading for April 15, 2025. Roll call vote: Dahle, DuQuenne, Knauer, Kaplan and Hansen — YES. Motion passed.
The council's action approves first reading only; the ordinance requires a second reading and final adoption at a subsequent meeting. Staff and the applicant will return with final plan submittal materials, which the packet says will include conceptual elevations, CC&Rs and architecture-review standards.
