PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on August 19, 2025, the Ashland City Council will hold a First Reading at 6:00 p.m. at the Ashland Civic Center, 1175 East Main Street of the following item:
PLANNING ACTION: PA-T3-2024-00011
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1511 Highway 99 North
APPLICANT/OWNER: Casita Developments, LLC
Kendrick Enterprises LLC (Robert Kendrick)
Linda Zare, Property Owner
DESCRIPTION: A request for the Annexation of 8.62 acres located at 1511 Highway 99 North into the City of Ashland, along with 6.6 acres of adjacent Oregon Department of Transportation state highway right-of-way and 7.68 acres of California Oregon & Pacific/Gennesse-Wyoming Railroad Company railroad property. The property is currently located in Jackson County and zoned Rural Residential (RR-5); with Annexation the property would be brought into the City as Low Density, Multi-Family Residential (R-2). Concurrent with Annexation, the application also requests: a Property Line Adjustment to adjust the boundary between Lots 1700 and #1702 (only Tax Lot #1702 is proposed to be annexed); Outline & Final Plan subdivision approval to create nine lots; Site Design Review to construct 210 apartments in ten buildings including at 24 affordable units; an Exception to the Site Development and Design Standards; an Exception to the Street Design Standards; and Tree Removal Permits to remove two trees greater than six-inches in diameter at breast height.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Multi-Family Residential; ZONING: Existing – County RR-5 Rural Residential, Proposed – City R-2 Low Density Multi-Family Residential; ASSESSOR’S MAP: 38 1E 32; TAX LOT #’s: 1702 (boundary adjusted with 1700)
The public hearing will be televised on local channel 9 or channels 180 and 181 for Charter Communications customers or will also be available live stream by going to rvtv.sou.edu and selecting RVTV Prime.
If you would like to submit written testimony or if you wish to speak electronically during the meeting, please complete the Public Testimony Form no later than 10 a.m. the day of the meeting.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Alissa Kolodzinski at 541.488.5307 (TTY phone number 1.800.735.2900). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.
