HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item - 2020-01-27 - Number 06.1.2 - Supplemental Staff Report (PP 19-0012) MEMORANDUM
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TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scot Siegel, Planning and Building Services Director
SUBJECT: Supplemental Staff Report for Planning Commission Public Hearing
Luscher Farm Concept Plan (PP 19-0012)
DATE: January 23, 2020 MEETING DATE: January 27, 2020
SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF FINDINGS
The January 15, 2020 staff report omits two Comprehensive Plan policies that are relevant to
the Planning Commission's review of the proposed Luscher Farm Concept Plan. These policies,
and staff's analysis/findings, follow:
Inspiring Spaces and Places Policies 1 and 2:
1. Work with Metro to maintain the Metropolitan Area Urban Growth Boundary as a
means to:
a. Reduce urban sprawl and ensure the development of an efficient and compact urban
growth form;
b. Provide a clear distinction between urban and rural lands;
c. Ensure the opportunity for appropriate urban infill and redevelopment;
d. Control costs and public subsidization of development associated with the unnecessary
extension and provision of public facilities and services; and
e. Ensure the maximum efficiency of lands within the Urban Growth Boundary existing
at the time of this policy's adoption.
Response: The Luscher Farm Concept Plan has been coordinated with Metro and is consistent
with Metro's and the City of Lake Oswego's growth management objectives for reducing
sprawl and providing efficient and compact urban form.The intended uses for the subject site
are primarily to serve existing and future residents within Lake Oswego's Urban Services
Boundary. The active and passive recreation, open space, trails, and urban agriculture and
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community gardens that exist and are planned for Luscher Farm are unique community assets
and amenities that support regional infill and redevelopment objectives, including cost control
on extension of urban infrastructure, while providing clear separation between urban and
rural lands. The more active uses are concentrated in the western half of the site, along
Stafford Road and closer to the primary site access from Overlook Drive and nearby residential
subdivisions, church, high school and golf course uses. Clustering park and recreational uses
with the other institutional uses provides convenient access and efficiency for neighboring
residents and other users. Intended uses on the subject site will complement existing uses and
expand the availability of community amenities, consistent with the policy of reducing sprawl.
The urban agriculture, garden, and open space and trail uses on the Luscher Farm site will
generally be located closer to the existing farm uses to the south and east, serving as a buffer
and providing a transition between more intense active and passive recreational uses. The
existing farm uses adjacent to the site are generally small in size (most parcels are less than
20 acres) and are not involved in large-scale commercial operations that involve spraying,
movement of large agricultural equipment on local roads, or other intensive agricultural
activities. The community agricultural uses on the subject site, while oriented to residents of
Lake Oswego, will still reflect the rural nature of the area and will provide a softer transition
between urban and rural development instead of a hard "edge" that is visible in many parts
of the region.
2. In the Upper Stafford Basin support a rural buffer between any urbanized areas and the
existing communities of Lake Oswego, Tualatin and West Linn to maintain the individual character
of each community.
Response: The Luscher Farm Concept Plan is consistent with the policy that a buffer be
provided between urbanized areas that maintains individual character of each community. (The
principal of community separation is also contained in the 3-City Agreement for Concept
Planning in the Stafford Basin.)
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