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http://www.omniture.com --> Email Story to a Friend June 13, 2006 Ashland subdivision's approval pinned on hot spring access for all homeowners By Robert plain for the Mail Tribune The success of an application for an 18-unit subdivision on the historic Helman Baths property may depend on whether the hot spring there will be available to all property owners in the development. The proposal will again come before the Ashland Planning Commission at 7 p.m. today in the council chambers on East Main Street. When the Planning Commission first considered the project in March, it voted to continue the matter to allow the applicant to provide additional information about the hot spring on the property. The commission requested that the applicant "incorporate the hot spring as a natural feature for the benefit of the subdivision as a whole," according to a city planning staff report. The plan currently calls for 20 lots to be created on a 4.3-acre parcel at 247 Otis Street. Seventeen lots would hold single-family homes and two would be preserved as open space. The remaining lot includes an historic house, a swimming pool and the hot spring, which feeds the pool. The staff report said "the revised application proposes to locate [the hot spring] and indoor pool fed by the springs, as well as the historic residence, on one tax lot. ... this seems to indicate that the current property owner would retain this lot and continue to utilize the spring and the pool for private use." However, the staff report added, "If the majority of the commission believes the spring is a 'significant feature' then it would be required to be included in the open space, common areas and unbuildable areas." When the application first came before the planning commission, the hot spring was to be included in a future phase of the project, rather than the current phase. Since then the applicant, Sage Development LLC, has redesigned the subdivision to make the historic home and pool, as well as the hot spring, part of a single tax lot included in the first phase, but not slated for redevelopment as a part of this application. At a March 14 meeting, developer Devian Aguirre argued that the hot spring was no longer a natural feature because it had long been covered by a man-made well. Staff writer Robert Plain can be reached at 482-3456, extension 226, or by e-mail at [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 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