Codes, Fees & Forms

You have entered the Planning Department’s codes and forms link.  The link is intended to provide easy and convenient citizen access to frequently requested documents.

Annexation

Annexation is the means by which property owners in unincorporated areas can join the City of Lake Oswego, receive city services and vote in city elections.  Usually, access to one or more major urban services is the reason residents and property owners outside the city consider annexation.  These services include sanitary and storm sewers, city water, improved road maintenance, and greater police protection.

Applications
Application forms are in DOC format and require Microsoft Word to view or in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.  We have the following brochures for your assistance.

Capital Improvement Plan

The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) forecasts the City's capital needs over a five-year period based on various City-adopted long-range plans, goals and policies.

Community Development Code
The city has had zoning and other development regulations for more than 40 years.  All land use and development are subject to those policies and standards.

Comprehensive Plan
The goals and policies of the Lake Oswego’s Comprehensive Plan are intended to guide the community in making decisions. The Plan is intended for use by all those who have concerns with the City’s land use planning process; local officials, persons with development interests, state, regional and federal agencies, neighborhood and community groups, and citizens of all interests.

Fees

(NOTE:  The Planning Department collects the $70 fee for the Fire Department when you make application for a Pre Application conference.)
The City charges fees for a variety of services, from building plans and police reports to athletic field uses and commercial filming. The City annually updates the booklet called Master Fees and Charge, which serves as a consolidated document of all City fees, charges, and SDC methodologies. Planning fees are located in Section 11 of the Master Fees and Charges.

Public Facilities Plan & Appendix

Public Facilities Plans (PFP) are required by DLCD, the Division of Land Conservation and Development, for all cities with a population greater than 2,500. The PFP implements Statewide Planning Goal 11, which is intended to assure that cities plan and develop a timely, orderly and efficient arrangement of public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban development.

Public Records Request

This form is used to process public records requests for the Planning and Building Services Department in accordance with the Oregon Public Records Law (ORS 192). Persons wanting to inspect or obtain copies of public records need to complete this form.

Sign Code
The Sign Code allows temporary and permanent signs to be displayed in the city. Generally a sign permit is required for signs installed in both residential and commercial zones.  Restrictions on the number, size and placement of permanent signs vary by zone.

Transportation System Plan, July 1997

The Lake Oswego Transportation System Plan (TSP) was developed to bring an earlier 1992 City TSP into compliance with the Oregon Transportation Planning Rule. The full Lake Oswego System Plan (TSP) consists of two documents. The first being the Plan Document. The Resource Document is the second.  The Resource document provides details of the existing transportation conditions, results of alternatives analyzed, and the public process used in the development of the Transportation System Plan.

Tree Code
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the removal of trees and prescribe preventative protection measures to avoid damage to trees during site development in order to preserve the wooded character of the City of Lake Oswego and to protect trees as a natural resource of the City.

UGMA
The UGMA (Urban Growth Management Agreement) is the intergovernmental agreement with Clackamas County that outlines how development is reviewed in the area outside the City limits but inside the City Urban Services Boundary.