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\ OREGO"
1. C ALIJ TC C R.DEM
Chaait .Julia Glisson called 111a Palanniing Commissian meeting afI Manday, Deciamben 8,
2008 to order at approximateily 6:00 p.m. in ilhei Clauncil Chambers of City Haal, ail -3flO
"A" Avenue; LAC Osweipca, Cregon.
II. RIOLILI CA III,
M ombeirs pinesent werie CHaiir Glisson, dice CHaiir Plhlillip 9ilawarl and Commissionenis
A dnianne Brockman; M aq C lsan, "Sciott S:ieipeil and A ] ,ian Webster;
"Commissicaner 9icigel arrived at approximate]3 6:13 p.m.
Staff present vmere Denriisa Elgr.icni, hong Rlangei Alarming Mariageri Sidaro Sin, 9einior
Hlanner,• Gonna Papaeifthimiou, Nailural Rlescaurcaeis Planner; Evan Boa nea, Eaputy City
Attorney and Iris TrEaineni, Administrative Support.
III. CITIZIE1N CICMMENTI
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IVI. MINUTES
Commissior.ier Brookman momeid to approve the amendments to thea previously gppiioved
Minutes of Septearrbeii 39, 3008. Commissioner C ]son seicon ded the motian and it
passed 4:0. Commi'ssaior.ier Weat steer absataineid and Commissioner Siegeil vuas.not plresenl.
C ommissionien Bnockman moored to WRrovea the M inuteas of _C:ctoben 1:1, 2008. Vlicaa
Clhain Slewarl siccon ded the moilion and iil pwisEad 4 0. Commissicinear Webster at stained
and Commissianar Siegel was not present during the voila.
VII. RUffiJIC HEARING
Commun ity Demelopmen t Cod e A mem dmen i1 s
A request. from thle City of l Lakea C svwego fir amendments to the C camniunity
E evedopment Code (CDC) and an arrier.idmienit to fti Comprehensive Alan. T1 ea f6llowing
Mo proposed oridiniancaes w eve continucld from Septembear :I2 and 29, 2009; C catoberi 13,
2008; and November 10 and 24, 20(111:
Ciq caflLake Oswega Planning Clammiission
Minules aflDeaciembcii FI, W08
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Ordinance 2527, IJU 08-00511, CIBC — Slegsitive Ilands CveanlaN Iii.,strict Amendments.
Amends portions cifIthe Commun:itN Eeivelopment Cada Articlef fCL16. Proposeic updates
pertain 10 the followin8 topics: consistent usages of tearms, permilted uses ;in resources
areami (second-slor)I additions, uliliq tunnal:ing, street or trail signs, acicess to new'lois),
"`wiadlife-fn andly" ftancaes, "'veasonable developmeanl" on propearty totallly coveiied by
wet.lanc car streaami raesauraas, map caorrecations, devealopmient procedures, water dependent
uses such as do. oks along the Willamette and Tua:l atin R.lvaras, hazandcaus mater:i al s
storage, and ivy removal as a condition cafl deavealopment approvall. Staff coordinator was
J.Icanna flapaefthimiiou, Nallural Rleasources Planner.
Ordinances 2529, LU (18-0052, CIBC — Geanerail HouseReeping Amendments. Amends
portions of the Communit)l Develcipmier.it Cada, Chapter 50, foci 11ae purpose of
clarification, cacarreacat:ion, formatting, anc updalliri8 s6cslions. Riopcased updates pertain Ica
the following topics: Deafnitions, the miameri plant list, uses, map a sdministratican, setbacaks,
,tn uture heights, accusscar)I sl ruciture% c w ell l ing design, commercial development
alandards, and requireamients, acacesscary and teampararyll uses, flab lots, vision cilearancae,
excupl i ons, spec) ad standards, flood m ianagern and arena, building design, open spade,
landscaping, aaciess, on-s:ile dirciulaliori, street connecalivity, street lights, downtown
red evel cipm lent district standards, 011c' Tcawn neai ghbcarhood . design standards, West Lake
Grove distr1at standards, variancaes, condiilional uses, and procedural raquirementsl. Staffl
cooradinator was Dennis Egnear, hong Range Planning Managar.
Chair C lisson opened th a publics hearing and Jonna NapaelftHimiou, Natulr al Resources
Plannear, prcisentead the staff report. Ms. Papaesfthimiou reapcarlad thal if - 20 persons had
come to a publics open hcause to discuss prcaposed Sensitives hands Cvearlay Distnlcat
amendmeanls the preavious Mlursday. She pointed out ilhat staff Ilk preparead the draft
ordinariee and realatud findir.igs tca support the changes lhle Commissicanears had previously
accepted so thea Commissicancirs caould votes on them. She calleagorized 1he cahangeas as CDC
arnendnicim9 la comply with Metro 'Oit:les ? and 13.; graphics thal were more reaal:istici and
to sIcialea; cihanges that reaflectead and cilarifiead current staff code ir.iterpretation and practice;
and changes thal si rr pl ifiead reavi ew of srr all projects. She recaal:l ad that th e
Commissioners hlad separal ed out some policy issues they wanted tca continue to work on,
such as LOC 90.16.040, Modification of E imienisaional Standards; the ism a oft whethem to
reaquire shlaread driveways,; ceavelopmenI standards fon the Willlametile River; and hlcaw to
fashion a reaquireamenit fear invasive specaies neincaval. Ms. Plapaefthimiou eaxp:lainied ilic
caurrenl praposial before thea Planning Commission put the LOC f 0.1( .04(1 provisions. "on
hold," whiehl meant it wcaulc nal be available la applicianls in thea interim, and they woulc
hlavea to uses the variiancie process instead. She anlic:ipated that by the time thea
Corrim:issioriers addremcid the open i sueis they would have ilhea benefit of publics input
from a Jlanuary 446 publics open hause.
During the questioning peariod Ms. Plapaeafthimiou confirmed that tIa am€andmeants
pacika8ea staff had prepared for the Fllanninig Commission to votes on that evening did
.suspend LOC `l0.16.a40, which was what thea Commiss:ionars had v otead to do at their last
meeting. Commissioneri Brockman riecalled that the Commissioners had discussed
potential alternative languages foii that sec i1 ion. S1 aff axpl ained they w antud to w a1il to 0
Clit)I oflLake Oswegca Plannirij Ccammission
Minutas ofIDecember 8, Has Page 2 cafl7
draft an alternative provision until afteir they recieived public input at the January 240
open house. Thei Commissioners maall ed they Had voted to suspler d LCC I ..`10.16.04(1 la
®avoid any un:intear.ideid consequearaaes until a repllaciement pliovision was adopted anc m
they ci auld move forward with the other, easier, housekeeping changes.. Chair Glisson
explained to the audiaraae that lhei Commissianears had deciduc the amendments they werea
about to vote on were ready to miovea forward to the City Council, but thea Commissioniers
Had sieplaraleid out plcaliey related ahanga.i wHich they planned to cionl.irnue to work an anc
sutjecl Ica greaten public saruliniy at a public open hause and ini hearings. SHe clarnfiec
that tre Planning Commission was still aaaeplting communis on lhei proplosead Sensitive
Bands Over,l.ay District amendments.
Plublici Testr'mony
Carolyne Jones, 2818 Poplar Way, read aloud hap Deciember 8, 3008 mernarandum to
thei Planning Commission anlitlead, "Presertaltion Against Struam Clomidor Houndariieas"
(Hxhibit G-11:1). Durir g thea questioning pleriod, staff conifirmed for thea Comrr issioners
than thea City used tl a blest aivaii]able eanvircmmear.lal saienicea to cacanduct Goal -`I reilated
analyse,.
Gary and Betty Bufbrd, 5 C amcloll Court, had subm itteac Dd iblit G-10. They had
pjurahasead a lcaggead, mu:lli-acres plarcel with ones house on it years ag a and let trees grow up
an it. Subldivisior.s had bean built around ;i1. Mr. Buford explained his ppicapearty was
abloul to be aide ed to the Sersitiivea Lancs Overlay District because of thea treses He had
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allowed to grow there.' Ha was aonci arr.ied that he wcauk nal be allowead to ni inwin it or
ciarry out a plan hen imended to flishion with the halpl aft rhea Creagon Dleplartmem of
Forestry. During the quesalioning period, stalff outlined his options to cionlinue
maintalinaing areas that werea alieacy landsciapled as he Had been doing; ealear brushy areas,
of ir.ivasivei plants without a pearmit; arc miake more signifciant changes, via a Clity-
aplpliaoveid forest enhancement project. If He wanteac to deve:lopl a park-likle arena, hen could
delineate half the Reasource Conservation (RIC) Di.atnict (tree grove) for p1hotecition as a
Mesaum a Conservialion Elroteaction Area (MCPIA', and thea other half would He deiveloplablla.
Stzlff conifirmead Haat ail was a code viicilation to iiemove vagetalion and seed:Iing trees from
an MCPA, but thlal the nior.i-RCHA Hal fl oft thea. RCI Distrial was not subjeact 1a IJC C .`10.1(
restrialiors. The Bufords suggeisled Lakea Osweaga adorn the "two -track" syslem the City
of Tigard used that diffear€anliatud beatweeni a typical size lot and a multi-acm, foresated lot.
Commissioner Olson stressed an owner .hcauld blea ab1ea takea steeps tea remove firea hazards.
,She recalled the Bufords' and anothar nearbly large parael were tha sarria type of :lane as
the adjacent subdivisions waren or anc could have beier davalopled and clear-cut at the
same time the subdivisions were built. Ms. Aaplaefthimiou head aloud thea applicab:lea code
ariteriia foie approving r asourcea enhanceament projects. Such a plrolecil was to cause ria
parmianenit degradalion oii :los., of natural fealureas; improve Thea quality, of at least once
function ear vailue; and planting was ruslricteac to speauies of iiesourcie :lame scapling
veageitation listed on thea cat's Masleii Plant List. When asked, she c:Iarified for thea
Hufoiids that the arrear.idmienitsa the Commissioners weiae aablaul to vote on removed
language that indicated thal jusat putting a shovel :into the graund disturbed the reisourcea.
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Cit)I of1lake Oswego Planning Commission
M inuteis of Decaernber 8, 2( ( 81 Page 3 of ;l
Mr. Egnfir explaineid that :inciludirig fiesourcae :land in the Sensit:ivc Lands Ovearlay was noel
aullcamatica. An Economia, Sacsia:l, Environmental and Enemgy (ESEH; Analysis wau:ld bei
used to eivaluatc and balance all those inteireisls first. Commissianeirs Brockman and
Clscan askead staff) to laak into thei concept aft atwo-triaak system that miielt offers an
alternative that alloweid a plan approved by the Craglan Lleipartmemil of Fareistry. Whean
askled, staff cionfirmed the 'Dreie Clodc offered a proaciss for quickly removing a Hazard
treses.
Emma Me W ebe 1, !020 C arm an 111mNe, explaineid that hleiii husband flad plantead i reiesa
on thei back two-thirds cif ltheiri mu] ti-aarei parceil afteir it had be ari logged in 1950 and thea
family had let them grave She said now thall. part aflthe:ir propeirty was to be designated a
nesourae distalict, which would seduce the valuei of an important asset during their
netiiiemenll yeiarsa. Shc strcissed that it was riot fair for thea C:iq to expect some peoplei la
gives up the values of theiir land fon thea good of all wilhoul paying fon it. When thea
Commissaionems observed 1Ihat landowners could develop 50% of the treei grove and usei
density transfer la ciluslen thlei samiei r.iumbeiii of hlauses the zonei would have allowed
without the prat ecti an, she obseirvead they would have 1 o . bei small em, less valuable,
atllached dwellings. Sh€i said she supported thea Tree Clodc beacsausea it proteacted teleses that
added 10 a Lake Osweagla lot's values, but thlal code did not "eat up an asset" lik a the
Sansilive IJands C varlay Dlistriat did.
Tom Envier, 117920 Westview DlriWe, who owneac a rr.iulti-acini parae.1 near tha Bufoiids
with one house ori,it, held that 1Ihea Seinsitivea Lands amendments wenie not pract:icsal. He
asakled the Cit}{ to,sand all cawneris of land to ba designated in the Sar.is:ilive Lands Atlas a
copy of the document baflarea they voted on it. The Commissior.ienis eaxp:lairied they were
slill necseaiving testimony and staff was arnanginig 10 mesat wilh the landownears and Had.
invitead therm to a public open house lhlea pnecsedinig Thursday.
Commisssianesr Brockman saw the need for the C:iq Council to make a policy decision
regarding what was a flair burdesr.i to plaaea on the owners of resouraea cor.istrained land :in
oadaii to cnieatea a benefit for the Clity. She obsaear�ed thea City was putlling differeanl bwdens
on pacaplei wHo owned land in alhea streaam csorridor, small drainage -ways and woodlands
than on those who awned land along tha riivenis and the lake. Re saiad there were other
ways Ica achieave the objuat:ives of thea City. When askled, Mr. Egneri confirmed the ESEE
analysis was very fllexiblea. Commissioners Olson, Braakman and Siegal advocsated
examining] the prcaposaed Sensit:ivea Lands riap and soda amendments togetheni.
The Camm isasi canears prepared to vale. They calarifiead that thle testimony they Had. Heard
thlat evening relail ed to policies they sll il:l had tea work an, and did not rel ate lo de
hausaekleeapingl arraer.idmentsa thay were about to votes on. Staff had drafted findings and
attaahed theari to the Dleaeamben 2, 2(08 staff rr.ieamoiiandum as Exhlibit A-2. They painled
aw the documeant suspended 1JOC 50.16.(140, Mod:ifiaatian caflDlimeansiona: Standards fon
IE10,daysa in ordeni to give the City) Clouncil time to replacaa it. Clommissiorier Brcaakman
wanted asswaance that staff would flallow up with thle replaciament proposal thle
Clomrissioniensa Had disaaussed thal limited tha impacal on neighlbars as well as tha straam
corridor. Staff mid they would bring it forward afler the hex] public open houses. Theme I*
City of IJ9 a Osweago H] anrii ng Comms s si an
Mir t tes of Dace and eir 8, 2008 Pages 4 of 7
was consensus to modify the, draft ordinances sci it suspended LCC 50.16.040 for 30 days
insteaad of 180 days.
® Commissioner Broakman moved to recommeand 1he City Council adopt Crcirianca 2337,
IJU (I8-0051 A. Community Davelopmeannl Code, Sensitive Lands Cverlay Districrt
Amendments. Commissioner Weibstear seacaonded the motion and discussion fblloweid.
Staff alariified thal 'thea Comimission's recaommienidation on fines" was thal thearea was e:ilheii
110 be no fee for applying to caorreact a reisouicei designaticin ernon, or the fee was to be
rcafunded. The Commissioners wanted to knlow if approval of thea recommended
amendments would bring thea Ciq inito full compl:iariae with Mleti a. Staff said thea Cliq,
still needed to adopt the Sensitive Lands map, address proteation of the rivers and
deaterminea what were appnopriallea water dependent uses. Thay clanifed thal the lakes had
t eaeni specifically excludead from T itlea 3 and l 3 pnowation beaaausea it was a man-made
lake. Commissioner Sieigul askeac staff to proofreiad the document before :i1 went to the
Clity Councail 11ca eanisune what it said was whal the Commissiomers intended it to say. The
vcatc Wass conducted and the motion Fassed 5:1 Camimissioneir Clson voted againisil.
Commissioner Brockman invited the aud:ieanae members to acanliniue to subm:il commieints,
and Comm:issicineir C )son encaouragod therm to continue to acammiunicatea with stalffl
Ccammiiss:ionen Siegel moved to continues the heaaring fon IJU 08-0052 (Ord:inancae 2_`125) —
Geineiral Houseakeaeping CLIC Arrear dments, to aanuary _12. _x(108. Clommiiss:ioncir C lson
sccond ed the motion and it passed 6:0.
® Ccammiss:ionen Siergel moveid to continues the heaaring fon IJU 08--0051E — 9ans:illive hands
CDC Amendments, to lileabruary 9, X1009. Commissicineir Brcackman seconded thea motion
and ail passed 6:0. Chain Gl:isscan closed thea publ:ia hearing.
VII. WC RK SESSIC N
C campneh ensive Plan Upd aft 1PEiriod is NeviEwv/V isioning (PPI 08-001711
Update on the status cif Ithe work program and outneaah.
Sidara Sfn, Senior Planner, piie.aeapted 1he stafflneport. Hes pointed out shat stiff had
inaarporatead Ileipartmenil of hand Conseirvalioni and Duvelopment (DI1CD) suggeslionis
ante thea most neaeaent drafts ofl the evaluation and wank program. Hes neapailed the DLCD
Had agreaead w.'th CA31 stalffl that thea 3001 Wateai Management and Consurvation Alan was
still valid, and that plan and thea 2007 C:iq ofl Lakes Cswego and Tigard Water Servicei
A oa Jloirrt Wateaa Supply Systeam Analysis Drah 14eport could be inaorpcanated :in an
updateac Plublica Facilities Alan. NU. Hgnar said the final dcicaumems had to be forwarded
to the DIIICD by February 1 FI, 2009,
Mr. Sins relaled that hes was hearing that people wanted to bettear undastand what a
Compwhcansive Alan updal a was and what it eantalilead. Hlca cr4 pl ainied thall staff) was
suggesting a procaeass thail bcilh satisfied thEa 9talte rrandatfl to update mostly teachnlieal
mpocrts of thea Comprehensive Plan to ref act curnentt Stapes :lava and planning goals and
Clityl ofll akea Oswego 1111arring Commission
Minutes of Decaemiben 8, 2001 Plage 5 cif
aff✓ ireid the comm unity, an oppar unity to definei and cluaide How to achieves local quality
aft lif e-ovesr the longleai turn. He said the reisu:h would bei that the updated Comprehensives
Plan would be lechnicaally up to date and also iiefluat the broadeui community) vision. Mr.
Sin rieporteid thal so fan hei had prosenteid thea programa to seven of the City's lari boards
and commissions. Hes antiaipatud it would bei a 3.5 -year piioaess ending in Jure 2012. Hes
pcainled out that Attaahment A of 1Ihei ❑lacembeir 2nd supplerreintal staff) memorandum
aullined the components, steeps, timelines, and and products oft the Clamprohansive Alan
Updates Flrcaaess. He antiaipatud the praciess would involves a visioning task fmcei and
subcommi tteas for different topics.
The C lomrri i ssioners were concerned about the extended leangth of the program and lhle
demanding workload for both a task forces and staff. Chaiiii Glissan recaalled the City's
experience wish task foraes was they, took longler than expecaled. Commissioner
Hroakman stressed that there were issues the acammunity wanted addressed as soon as
possible that were related to denisity and infill. When Chlain Glisson asked staff to
descaribe their workload NU. Egner anlic:ipated they would continue to move fbrwand with
the current CDC update, including infill amendments. Iflt1a Cityl adopted as .,iinglle4amily
home de.,sign review proaess, that would require a major stiff effort. He said they had to
accomplish thea State -mandated periodic review. He acaknowledged the City could decide
the Comprehensive Plan was nol far out of compliance, update it, and riot use that process
as an opportunity to make "big picture" changes in the Comprehensive Alan. However,
thea brcaadar vi si carie ng process would offeri an oppari unity to teach ait:i cans beyond those
whlo ,ypiaally partiaipated and talk to them about isasues such as density and neighborhood
planning. Commissioner Erockiran suggested starling with pneassaingl :land wie planning
issue.,i first lo address ci l izeans' concerns, and then upc ating of the associated plana, suah
as the Aublic Aaci.lit:ies Alan, which would be. based ori lhle projected land use densitieis.
Mr. Egn er advised that staff � nieedead to start acal l eal i nig baseline data to saupport the
technlicail updates.
Keen Mand bllasat, former chair of the Alannin g Commission and Lake Grove Millage
C en tem Admiseory Committees, offered .his obsuniations . He said the process would be a
good opportunity for thea City Councill to shcaw :loadenship, decaide what wase to be worked
on, and take advantage of l who t the commun it}l had learned from past pl anni nig effkir7 s.
He said the proposed structures helped dofine the effort and its cast and could ensure it
'would not get bonded down. He indicated he was not yet calear on what the visioning
process was about.
Mr. Sin clarified that the programs outlined in 1Ihe staffl memorandum hlad not yet been
priesenited to the Clity Courail. Howesvei, he iieported they hlad discussed "visioning," and
Counailor Jlordan, Mayon-ele.at Hcaffrrlan and Counailor-elect Monarieff had meal with the
salaff in Hillsboro to leaam about thea visioning process that cilly had used. He said the City
might decide to Kline ae cionsualt:ing teams to help design the pub:lia invo:lveimenit process.
Commissicancir Siegel suag&sled the Clity.should do both the Stale mandated, technicial,
Corr preahlensive Alan updates and visioning within a 24-monith period and ardesavor to
keep the caost of 1 hes 1 aittesr priocess down. Meanwhlilea the Nanning Commission could
worik on lhes most pressing land use .'ssuas. and perhapsa forward lhle most pracitieaI aspects
Clit)l of Lake Oswegc Planning Cc mm ission
Wnuteis of l Deciem beir 8, .'3((8 ' I Page 6 c fl 7
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of thea infill arriandrrar.it:l to thea City Council. Rle Comtmissiionatis favored thea concepll of "
setlling a shlorten ilime:Iine to aacomphishl pernicid�ia review, but working efficiently, within as
® neasonablea, realistic, times frame to aaciomplish thle visioning prcacieassi. TIhUy did rat want
thea pracmis to drag on so l ang that c:ilizenisi lot initeneast. They agreed to :list and disciussi
thea most pneissing land usei issues cait:iaens were asking theami about at theain next meieting.
Mr. Egnen oauticined Mb yeiars was not long enciugh to accomplish all lhei pneiparaticin,
publ:ici involvement arid implemunlat:ion work. Ha referred to thea list of palentiial poliiay
issues sitaff hac assieimbled. Hes said he would bring bask options fbr moving forwarc.
Thea Comm:issiionenis said lhley wanted to hear what the public had to say about how to
appnoaah the prcagnama.
VIIIII. OTHIER BUSINESS -. ALANNING CCMMISS]ON
Planning Cc mmissioin Goals fon 2009 (PP 08=0018)
Chair Glission reported that stile was saheaduled to preascril the Plannin8 Commisisian'si
'1009 goals tca tf.ci City Council on. Januaq 131h. Staff had dislribuled thea "2008 Manning
Commission Goals Slatus Report" at the provious meeting. Mn. Eaneir suggosteid that
beasiideis i.niiliailing the periodica review and visior.iing pnojecil work the Clomirissionens had
just beien discussing, the Comm:isdor.ieins could focu:i on compkilinig thea CDC
amendments updates priocessa, work on neighbonhlood plan imp:leimentalioni; and adopt a
IJake Grove Vil.laigei Coder deisign handbook. Hes neporteac the Hoones Feirry Road
ROniemeant Plan .Mequesit for Ataopasa] (RAP) was Ica bei issued beifore Christmas. Chain
Glisson said shle would draft the goals stalemeinll and email copieis to IN Commissicineuis
® fdr thein commemis beddru she pnesieniteid it.
IN. OTHERI BUSINESS—COMMISSICN AC RI CITIZHN INMOLMEMEINT
None..
X. A.DJC URNMEN T
Thenei being] no further busineiss befone the Manning Commission, Chain Gl;isscan
adjourned the meaeting at 9:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Iris Tlreinen
Adminr.istrative Suppari
City oil Lake Osweigo Blaming Corrimissian
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