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http://www.omniture.com --> Sections Home Page Local News AP News Archives Business Classifieds Event Calendar Forums Life Opinion Obituaries Photo Gallery Since We Asked Sports Tempo Weather Special Coverage 2006 Britt Festivals --> Shop Our Valley AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Search Our Valley Special Sections Homelife Magazine Joy Magazine Readers Choice 2006 Oregon Golf Info Oregon Wine Info Our Valley Other Publications Local Links Ashland News eSouthernOregon Newspapers In Education Personals Moving Here Movie Listings TV Listings Volunteer Customer Service Advertise With Us Media Kit Place Classified Ad Contact Us FAQ's Home Delivery Site Map --> Email Story to a Friend June 14, 2006 Cedar Landing foes want it tossed By Meg Landers Mail Tribune A large neighborhood group opposed to a proposed development that would replace Cedar Links Golf Club with hundreds of homes hopes the project is thrown out Thursday on technicalities so that the developers would have to start again under new regulations. "Once it's denied then they must reapply," said Tom Michaels, chairman of the 75-plus member Northeast Medford Neighborhood Coalition, which has appealed the project's initial approval to the City Council. He hopes that the Cedar Landing commercial and residential project is rejected and required to abide by new city rules that would require commercial development to be farther from houses than is required for the project now. "The biggest rule change is commercial cannot be within 200 feet of a residential property, and now it's 100 feet," said Michaels. "We believe that will change the whole plan drastically." The appeal will be considered by the Medford City Council at its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in council chambers at City Hall, 411 W. Eighth St. The appeal challenges the Planning Commission's March 23 approval of the proposed 118-acre Cedar Landing development by the Jantzer family, which owns the property. The appeal was filed by Salem land-use attorney Corinne Sherton on behalf of the coalition. The neighborhood group filed the appeal on numerous grounds, ranging from problems with an agricultural zone on part of the property to approved deviations from minimum lot dimensions. Dennis Hoffbuhr, project developer, said the appeal doesn't challenge the project as a whole. "It's more about procedural issues, technical issues, than it is about the merits of the project," he said. "We obviously disagree with the points that were made." Hoffbuhr said even if the council denied the commission's approval and the Cedar Landing project had to come back under new planned-unit development rules, it wouldn't kill the project. He said the developers would be able to apply for a conditional-use permit, which merely adds another level to the process. But he doesn't think it will go that far. "We feel like the record supports our position and the city attorney agrees with that," he said. Hoffbuhr said if the council upholds the commission's decision, construction could begin in August or September. Meanwhile, the neighbors say they just want to be heard. "We'd like the City Council to listen to us more than the Planning Commission did," said Michaels. Reach reporter Meg Landers at 776-4481 or e-mail [email protected] . Advertisement s Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback online casinos news Home Security Systems California Casinos Men's Clothing Southern Oregon Loans --> GMAT Prep Fundraisers Send Flowers Texas Electric Choice Entertainment Guide --> Casinos Canada Trunks, Footlocker Online Casino Reviews