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Effective Date: January 14, 2016
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2687
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE LAKE OSWEGO CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
<br />AND ZONING MAPS, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
<br />CODE, AND RELATED CODE CROSS-REFERENCES, TO CREATE CHANGES TO THE NATURAL
<br />RESOURCES PROGRAM AND SENSITIVE LANDS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS, AND
<br />ADOPTING FINDINGS (LU 15-0019).
<br />Whereas, during the Comprehensive Plan update of 2013 the City chose to defer updating the
<br />Natural Resources (Goal 5) Chapter and associated chapters and sections, to coordinate Natural
<br />Resource policy changes with revisions to Sensitive Lands regulations;
<br />Whereas the City has prepared a new Natural .Resources chapter titled `Healthy Ecosystems/
<br />which updates and consolidates Comprehensive Plan provisions for Natural Resources, Urban
<br />Forest and Vegetation, Open Spaces, Oswego Lake, Air Quality, and Willamette River Greenway;
<br />Whereas the proposed Sensitive Lands Map contains corrected and updated Resource
<br />Protection (RP) and Resource Conservation (RC) Districts using 2014 Lidar (Light Detection and
<br />Ranging) aerial photography;
<br />Whereas the proposal simplifies the regulatory requirements for properties in riparian areas by
<br />consolidating two overlay districts (RC and RP) into one RP overlay;
<br />Whereas the proposal provides greater certainty for property owners, by providing clear and
<br />objective standards;
<br />Whereas the proposed code amendments provide for an increased level of protection for RC
<br />Districts on public and private open spaces;
<br />Whereas the proposed code amendments maintain compliance with Metro Titles 3 and 13,
<br />Statewide Planning Goals, and State Total Maximum Daily Load (water quality) standards;
<br />Whereas the proposed code amendments are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan,
<br />including the proposed Healthy Ecosystems Chapter; and
<br />Whereas the City invited and responded to public input on the proposed amendments through
<br />an open and continuous public engagement process that included two public discussion drafts
<br />of the proposal, eight Planning Commission public work sessions, and public hearings before
<br />the Planning Commission and City Council;
<br />The City of Lake Oswego ordains as follows:
<br />Section 1. The Lake Oswego Comprehensive Plan is amended to include a new Healthy
<br />Ecosystems Chapter with goals, policies, and recommended action measures for Natural
<br />Ordinance No 2687
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