PC 25 02 CUP 01 & PC 25 01 DR 01 – SOS 1536 12th – Siuslaw Outreach Services Professional Office CUP

A request was received for approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and Design Review
to allow for the Professional Offices use in an existing building situated in the High Density Residential
District regulated by Florence City Code Title 10, Chapter 10. The project site is located at 1536 12th
Street and previously housed a church. The applicant, Siuslaw Outreach Services, is requesting to use
the site as a Professional Offices use, which is conditionally permitted in the High Density Residential
District.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Florence Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 5:30 P.M. on May 13, 2025, in the City of Florence City Hall Chambers located at 250 Highway 101, to hear and consider the following matter:
PC 25 02 CUP 01 & PC 25 01 DR 01 – SOS 1536 12th – Siuslaw Outreach Services Professional Office CUP
An application submitted for a Conditional Use Permit and Design Review to allow for the Professional Offices use in an existing building located at 1536 12th Street, Assessor’s Map 18-12-27-41, Tax Lot 00400, situated in the High Density Residential District regulated by Florence City Code Title 10, Chapter 10.
Criteria Applying to this Matter for the application include:
Florence City Code, Title 10:
(found at http://www.ci.florence.or.us/council/title-10-zoning-regulations)
Chapter 1: Zoning Administration, Sections 1-4, 1-5; 1-6-3; 1-7
Chapter 3: Off-Street Parking and Loading, Sections 4, 5, and 7 through 10
Chapter 4: Conditional Uses, Sections 3, 5 through 8, 10, and 11
Chapter 6: Design Review, Section 5-1, 6-7
Chapter 10: Residential Districts, Sections 3 through 5
Chapter 34: Landscaping, Sections 2 through 5
Chapter 35: Access and Circulation, Section 2-8, 2-9, 2-12, and Section 3
Chapter 37: Lighting, Sections 2 through 4
Title 9: Utilities
Chapter 5: Stormwater Management Requirements, Section 2-4

Florence Planning Commission meetings are accessible in person at City Hall, and via teleconference call, and air live on Cable Channel 191, or the ‘GoToWebinar’ platform link made available on the meeting’s agenda, and streamed live and for playback at www.ci.florence.or.us/citymanager/public-meetings-live. Hearing testimony shall be given in person at the meeting or in writing through a request to participate in the conference call. Those testifying via a conference call must complete and submit a speaker’s card by 3:30 PM the day of the hearing. For additional information on how to provide verbal or in person testimony at the hearing visit the City of Florence website at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/bc-pc/request-address-planning-commission-..., or contact the City of Florence Planning Department at (541) 997-8237, or visit the meeting calendar page at https://www.ci.florence.or.us/calendar.

Testimony and evidence must be directed toward the criteria described above or other criteria in the land use regulations which is believed to apply to the decision. Testimony shall be submitted in one of the following three ways, (1) Written testimony mailed to 250 Hwy 101, Florence, OR 97439, emailed to planningdepartment@ci.florence.or.us, or delivered to the document drop box outside and on the right side of the City Hall main entrance received at least two hours prior to the hearing. (2) Providing verbal testimony at the hearing. (3) Written testimony submitted in-person at the hearing. Testimony not submitted in compliance with any of these procedures, will not be included in the record. Written testimony received prior to May 6, 2025, can be addressed within the staff report; however, written testimony will be accepted until May 13, 2025, at 3:30 PM. Comments should include a mailing address. Failure to raise an issue in person or in writing and failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision-maker an opportunity to respond precludes appeal based on that issue. The hearing will be conducted in accordance with Florence City Code Title 2, Chapter 10.