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to develop their own property but not in a big subdivision and they were not in a hurry to do so. She said the Planning Department had e indicated this would be an access as a designated street. If not, there is no feasible way for access to the back part of their property. Mr. Saul referred Council to the maps that were enclosed in staff materials and pointed out that dedication of the strip of land is necessary to allow a reasonable development pattern on Tax Lots 4701 and 4600. He felt the suggestion that this condition be deleted and the problem will rectify itself' is misleading. If the situation is not addressed at this point, there wouldn't be much of an opportunity for rectifying it. In rebuttal, Mr. Mortenson questioned why his development should be authorized to donate a $15,000 piece of property. He said if a plan were submitted and that was the only way to go, there could conceivably be a way. However, he noted there is no plan. He said the strip had been sold in January 1976. He had been advised by his legal counsel that that the person who bought it was negotiating with the two owners of strips A and B to put that together as a potential subdivision. At that point, it was found that the land would be dedicated so all negotiations stopped. There being no further testimony, public hearing was closed. Mr. Hamel moved, seconded by Mr. Bradley, to deny the appeal and - adopt findings_ of fact. Motion carried with all Councilors present voting aye, except Mr. Bradley voting no. C. Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of Minor Partition Located East of Willamette Street between Oak and 46th Avenue (Paculdo) (M 78-127) Planning Commission voted approval September 11, 1978, 3:2 vote. Jim Saul, Planner, referred Council to staff materials. He revi ewed the chronological history of development of the parcels. The minor partition application essentially seeks to take an easterly portion of the original Tax Lot 100 and easterly portion of Tax Lot 200, combine those into a separate development site that would be suitable for a single-family residence having access onto Willamette Street. In its evaluation of the application, the Planning Department denied the minor partition request. The primary basis for denial was the Willamette Street frontage, taking into account the grade, center turn lane, speeds on Willamette, etc. The other reason was the configuration of the property being created as a future development site. The Planning Commission felt the traffic concerns were not serious enough to warrant denial and the parcel was large and should be approved under city policy, hence reversing the Planning Depart- ment's decision and approving the minor partition. No ex parte contacts or conflicts of interest were declared by Councilors. e 10/23/78--6 ~II