SALEMHEARINGS OFFICER MEETING

WEDNESDAY, August 27, 2008

 CIVIC CENTER, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 240

5:30 P.M.

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THE STATEMENT OF CRITERIA WILL BE READ BEFORE EACH HEARING

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 1.           PUBLIC HEARING ON VARIANCE CASE

1.1    Variance Case No. 08-8 :  To vary a condition of approval of Comprehensive Plan/Zone Change 88-15, as provided in SRC 115.010(b), to remove a condition of approval relating to trees and landscaping preservation, from property 0.41 acres in size, in an CR (Commercial Retail) zone, for property within the Edgewater/Wallace Road overlay zone and the Willamette Greenway, and located at 1320 Edgewater Street NW (Polk County Assessor’s map 073W28AB, tax lot 6800).

         West Salem                                                                                                        lmanderson@cityofsalem.net

  

 HEARINGS OFFICER MEETINGS - ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS 

A.  Outline of Hearings Procedure 

1.         Describe Request, case name, applicable criteria, and request for objections on jurisdictional grounds

2.         Summary of staff report, presented by staff

3.         Applicant=s presentation [limited to a total of 15 minutes]

4.         Report from neighborhood association [limit of 10 minutes]

5.         Testimony from those in favor or opposition [limit of 5 minutes per person, discretionary]

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

6.         Rebuttal by Applicant, limited in scope to issues raised in opposition [limit of 5 minutes]

7.         Close of Public Hearing; no additional testimony will be received. 

B.        Any person testifying may request a continuance to address additional documents or evidence submitted in favor of the application.  In this request, please identify the new document or evidence in your testimony and the Hearings Officer will determine whether a continuance is warranted.

 

C.        Any person testifying may also request that the record remain open for 7 days to submit additional written evidence.  If granted, the applicant may also request an additional 7 days in which to respond to any submissions.  

 

D.        Prior to each hearing, the Hearings Officer will outline the applicable approval criteria,  which is also printed on the back of the Notice of the Hearing.  The testimony and evidence for the public hearing must be directed towards these criteria.

 

E.         When providing testimony, please CLEARLY STATE YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS for the record.

 

F.         Prior to the conclusion of the hearing, the Hearings Officer will ask the applicant if he wishes to waive the 7-day period to submit additional argument.

 

G.        The Hearings Officer closes the public hearing.  At this point, the hearing record is also closed unless a continuance was granted.  When the hearing record is closed, no further testimony or evidence can be received.  If a continuance is granted, the deadlines for submissions will be stated.  The hearing record will then close at 5:00 p.m. on the stated date.