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Planning commission recommends transfer of 2,687 sq ft to Sweet Home School District for safety and career-technical options
Summary
The commission voted to recommend City Council approve PLA 26-02, a property-line adjustment transferring 2,687 sq ft from Tax Lot 10100 to the school district parcel (Tax Lot 09100). Staff recommended approval and Kevin Strong, the district's business manager, said the space could be used for student safety improvements or career-technical programs.
The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve application PLA 26-02, a property-line adjustment that would transfer approximately 2,687 square feet from Tax Lot 10100 to Tax Lot 09100, a parcel owned by the Sweet Home School District.
Planning staff summarized the request and recommended approval, noting the school parcel (Tax Lot 09100) is currently about 11.87 acres (approximately 519,744 square feet) and the residential Tax Lot 10100 would shrink to roughly 13,293 square feet following the transfer. Staff also noted an intermittent drainage to Cotton Creek appears on the statewide wetlands inventory and that no new development is proposed as part of this application. Staff recommended the Planning Commission adopt the findings of fact in the staff report and forward the recommendation to City Council.
Kevin Strong, business manager for the Sweet Home School District, told the commission the district surrounds the parcel on three sides and that acquiring the 2,687 square feet would “give us more options that likely will be used either for some transportation improvements for student safety or for vocational and career training,” adding, “having the property would certainly help.” He said the district has not settled on a final use but emphasized the acquisition would provide flexibility for future campus uses.
After closing the public hearing with no public testimony, commissioners described the transfer as reasonable and consistent with future planning for the high school and voted to recommend approval to the City Council. The recommendation will be considered at the City Council public hearing, where the council will make the final decision.
