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Email Story to a Friend December 14, 2005 Cedar Links seeks delay Developers want today’s hearing postponed to resolvea zoning issue. By MEG LANDERS Mail Tribune The developers of a controversial mixed-use community on the Cedar Links golf course have asked for a delay, but opponents are asking the city attorney to require that the development application be withdrawn altogether. The Cedar Landing development is scheduled to come before the Medford Planning Commission at 5:30 this afternoon in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 411 W. Eighth St., Medford. But the developer has asked that the hearing be postponed in order to resolve a zoning issue. "We don’t anticipate that the meeting will be very long," said Jim Maize, principal planner for the city, "but people will be allowed to speak if the planning commission decides they can go ahead and speak." He said there is no date set for a continued hearing. The Cedar Landing development would consist of 541 residential units on 118 acres, including houses, townhouses and a retirement center. It would include commercial and office spaces, 31.67 acres of open space and 2.87 miles of paths. Cedar Links, on Cedar Links Drive near Foothill Road, is owned by the Jantzer family. They hope to break ground in the spring in the northeast corner of the golf course, and the whole project is expected to take five to seven years to build. Dennis Hoffbuhr is the developer. Many of the neighbors have formed the 170-member Northeast Medford Neighborhood Coalition. They have expressed concerns about adjacent property values dropping when the golf course converts to housing, as well as concerns about storm water management and traffic overloading existing streets. Advertisement Today’s meeting is the continuation of November’s public hearing on Cedar Landing. Sixteen acres of the 118-acre golf course was zoned exclusive agriculture in the mid-1980s about the time it was annexed into the city. The rest of the property was zoned residential. Hoffbuhr said he doesn’t anticipate a problem with the zone change of the 16 acres. "It’s essentially been non-conforming for 20 years," he said. "I think it was an oversight and people of the city aren’t sure how it happened," he said. Maize said staff is recommending the zone change from exclusive agriculture, but the decision will be up to the commission. Tom Michaels, chairman of the neighbors’ group, said he believes the developer has to start over to request rezoning. "It’s in our attorney’s opinion that they have to make them withdraw the application," he said. He said he believes new stricter regulations will require the developer to change the plan dramatically when he submits a new application. "We’re hoping for the city attorney to side with us," said Michaels. Reach reporter Meg Landers at 776-4481 or e-mail Cedar Links seeks delay ">[email protected] . 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 www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Custom Build Computers Discount Hotel Reservations --> online casinos news Ashley Furniture HomeStore Send Flowers California Casinos GMAT Prep Windermere Van Vleet Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews Entertainment Guide --> Online Casino Fundraisers Sudoku Online Casinos Canada Online Pharmacy Advertisement s