Fairview Refinement Plan III, Case - City of Salem, Oregon

within close proximity to neighborhood-scale commercial uses, and adjacent to
the commercial and mixed-use development contemplated in the 'Village Center'
to the north of the plan area. The refinement plan maintains a high degree of
flexibility and potential for market responsiveness by allowing the full range of
FMU-zone uses per SRC Table 143C-1 and diversifying the housing stock within
the FMU zone to include high-density multi-family development. The applicant's
proposal maintains flexibility in infrastructure requirements for future
development in the FMU zone by layering stormwater systems within open space
and green corridor.s, thus minimizing impacts of future system upgrades,
maintenance and design modifications on the built environment, therefore
meeting these Comprehensive Plan policies. ·
f. Mixed Use Development Policy 8 (Development): Provide appropriate
transitions between mixed-use areas and adjacent single-use ·
neighborhoods.
Finding: The refinement plan area is not located adjacent to existing single-use
neighborhoods. The multi-family housing and commercial areas identified in the
plan will be located across Lindburg Road SE from the 'Village Center' area
approved in Fairview Refinement Plan II, and are designed as an appropriate
transition between the civic, commercial, and mixed use developments
contemplated in the Center and future lower-intensity housing to the south and
west of the site as contemplated in the Master Plan. Therefore, the proposed
plan conforms to this policy.
2. The compatibility of the Fairview Plan with adjoining land uses.
Finding: The mix of residential and commercial uses proposed within the
refinement plan area is not located adjacent to existing, incompatible land uses.
As stated previously, an Oregon Youth Authority correctional facility (Hillcrest
School) is located to the east of the site across Reed Road SE, undeveloped
portions of the FMU zone abut the plan area to the south and west, and property
immediately to the north of the site is approved for development as a portion of
the 'Village Center' envisioned in the Fairview Master Plan.
The refinement plan calls for predominantly high-density residential uses
adjacent to a limited-scale commercial area, within which the full range of uses
allowed in the FMU-zone may be established. The proposal is designed to
encourage commercial development adjacent to higher capacity streets and in
close proximity to more intensive commerciaL development in the future 'Village
Center' area to the north. The massing and design of the proposed multi-family
developments are intended to contribute toward an active pedestrian
environment adjacent to the future 'Village Center,' foster sense-of-place, and
provide an appropriate transition between the center and the lower-density
residential uses contemplated in the Fairview Master Plan to the south and west
of the refinement plan area. As discussed earlier in this report,. the plan provides
for street and pedestrian connectivity with adjoining portions of the FMU-zone
and surrounding land uses. The proposed development will complement
adjoining land uses as envisioned in the Fairview Master Plan. Therefore, the
proposed plan conforms to this policy.
3. The physical feasibility of the Fairview Plan with existing or proposed
infrastructure and services.
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