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January 2019
CITY OF STAYTON
APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY PLAN APPROVAL
MASTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATION AND DECISION MAKING PROCEDURES
1. P
RE-APPLICATION MEETING
Prior to submittal of an application, a pre-application meeting with City Staff is required. 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 on Tuesday afternoons and there is no fee for the first required pre-application meeting.
2. A
PPLICATION FEE
Submission of a completed application form, with a plan and attachments, and payment of the application fees
are required before the review process begins. The application and fees shall be submitted to the Planning and
Development Department during regular business hours. The fee for this application is $1,050 if already within
the city limits and $1,300 if accompanied by an application for annexation. Major annexations require an
additional fee of $4,500 to cover the city’s cost of holding a referendum on the annexation. 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.
3. R
EVIEW FOR COMPLETENESS AND SCHEDULING A HEARING
The Planning and Development Director 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 Planning and Development Director will notify the applicant of the items which
need to be submitted. Once the application is deemed complete, the Director will schedule a hearing before the
Stayton Planning Commission. Planning Commission meetings are regularly scheduled for the last Monday of the
month.
4. S
TAFF REPORT
Once a hearing date is set, the Planning and Development Director will prepare a staff report and draft order
summarizing the applicant’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 and draft order will be provided to the applicant no less than 7 days
prior to the public hearing.
5. P
UBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE STAYTON PLANNING COMMISSION
Prior to the public hearing, notice is required to be sent to all property owners within 300 feet of the property 20
days before 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 hearing is
conducted by the Chairperson in accordance with the Stayton Public Hearing Rules of Procedure. These rules are
available at the Planning Department.
At the conclusion of the hearing and deliberation, the Planning Commission will adopt an order stating the
decision criteria, findings of fact, conclusions whether the application meets any applicable standards and the
Commission’s decision. The Commission may decide to deny, approve, or approve the application with
conditions.
6. P
UBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE STAYTON CITY COUNCIL
An application may be called up by, or appealed to the City Council. If called up, the Council will also conduct a
public hearing. If appealed, the Council will decide whether to hear the appeal and hold a public hearing. 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, Planning Commission findings, and any new information
will be presented to Council for consideration. The purpose of the hearing is to receive further public testimony,
to review the application and consider the Planning Commission’s decision and conditions. Generally, the