C
ITY OF
S
TAYTON
A
PPLICATION FOR
C
OMPREHENSIVE
P
LAN AND
Z
ONE
M
AP
AMENDMENT
A
PPLICATION AND
D
ECISION
MAKING P
ROCEDURES
Prior to submittal of an application, a pre
-
application meeting with City Staff is
recommended
. A completed pre
-
application form
and sketch plan drawing need to be submitted at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Meetings are held every Tuesday
afternoon and there is no fee for the first required pre
-
application meeting.
1.
A
PPLICATION
F
EE
Submission of a completed application form, wit
h a plan and attachments, and payment of the application fees
are
required before
the review process
begins
. The application and fee
s shall be submitted
to
the
Planning Department during regular
business
hours.
Th
e fee for this application is
$1,55
0.
If
the cost to the City does not reach the amount of the fee paid, the excess fee will be
refunded to the applicant after the file is closed. If during the processing of the application, the costs to the City exceed 75% of the
fee paid, the applicant will be required to pay an additional 50% of the fee amount, to assure that there are adequate funds to
continue to process the application.
2.
R
EVIEW FOR
C
OMPLETENESS AND
S
CHEDULING A
H
EARING
The City Planner will review the submitted application for completeness
and
, within 30 days from the date of submittal,
determine
if the applicant has provided all required information. If the application is incomplete, the
C
ity
P
lanner will notify the applicant of
the items which need to be submitted.
Once the application is
deemed complete, the Planner will schedule a hearing before the
Stayton Planning Commission. Planning Commission meetings are regularly scheduled for the last Monday of the month. State law
r
equire
s the City to notify the Department of Land Conservation and Development 45 days before the first hearing on any
amendment to the comprehensive plan and zoning map. This will be taken into consideration when the first hearing is scheduled.
3.
S
TAFF
R
EPORT
Once a hearing date is set
, the
City P
lanner will prepare a s
taff report summarizing the applica
nt
’s proposal
,
the
decision criteria,
comments from other agencies or the public, and address whether the application complies with code requirements or
suggest
conditions to meet those requirements. A copy of the staff report will be provided to the applicant 7 days prior to the public
hearing.
4.
P
UBLIC
H
EARING
B
EFORE THE
S
TAYTON
P
LANNING
C
OMMISSION
Prior to the public hearing, notice is required to be sent to all property owners within 300 feet of the property 20 days be
fore the
hearing, so the hearing will be scheduled at the first regular meeting following the notice period. The hearing is to give all
interested parties an opportunity to comment on the application. The hear
ing is conducted by the Chairperson
in accord
ance with
the Stayton
Public Hearing Rules of Procedure. These rules are available at
C
ity
H
all.
At the conclusion of the hearing and deliberation, the
P
lanning
C
ommission will adopt an order
recommending action to the City
Council
stating the
decision
c
riteria, findings of fact, conclusions whether the
application meets any
applicable standards and the
Comm
ission’s decision. The C
ommission
may
decide to recommend denial, approval, or approval of the application with
conditions
.
5.
P
UBLIC
H
EARING
B
EFORE THE
S
TAYTON
C
ITY
C
OUNCIL
Amendments to the zoning map and comprehensive plan must be adopted by ordinance so a second public hearing will be
scheduled before the Stayton City Council. A notice is required 10 days prior to the hearing which will be held at the regular
Council meeting, which
meets the first and third Mondays of every month. Staff reports,
P
lanning
C
ommission findings, and any
new information will be presented to
C
ouncil for consideration. The purpose of the hearing is to rece
ive further publi
c testimony,
to review the application and consider the Planning Commission’s decision and conditions.
Generally
,
the
C
ouncil will make a
decision at the conclusion of the hearing process, but may delay the decision for further information or action by th
e applicant. The
C
ouncil will
then
adopt an order either approving or denying the application
and subsequently an ordinance
.
6.
A
PPEALS
Council actions may be appealed to the State Land Use Board of Appeals pursuant to ORS 197.805 through 197.855.
7.
F
OR
M
ORE
I
NFORMATION
Call or write to City of Stayton Planning Dept., (mailing address) 362 N. Third Avenue, (building address) 311 N. Third Avenue,
Stayton, Oregon 97383. (503) 769 2998; email: dfleishman@ci.stayton.or.us
.