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CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO
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380 A Avenue
PO Box 369
Lake Oswego,OR 97034
503-636-0270
MEMORANDUM www.ci.oswego.or.us
TO: Lake Oswego Planning Commission
FROM: Sidaro Sin, Senior Planner
Laura Weigel,Associate Planner
DATE: September 20, 2011
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Update Process and Community Summits(PP 10-0007)
ACTION
The Planning Commission is being provided an update on the 2035 Vision Map(preferred scenario)and the Department
of Land Conservation and Development(DLCD) Periodic Review grant.
Staff is seeking the Commission's input on the Community Summit Schedule, background documents and policy
questions.
DISCUSSION
2035 Vision Map (Preferred Scenario)
On July 19, the City Council endorsed the Citizen Advisory Committee's (CAC) recommendation to endorse the
hybrid scenario included as attachment 1. The Council's endorsement of the scenario is an acknowledgement
that the concepts described both graphically and in words embody the 2035 Community Vision (Attachment
2). The community vision and preferred scenario will be used to help guide the update of goals and policies in
the Comprehensive Plan in the next phase, which moves forward this fall.
The hybrid scenario is intended to provide a more detailed description and conceptual map of the land use
pattern that would support the community vision. The CAC considered three scenarios; Existing
Comprehensive Plan, Village Centers and LOconomy and found that all three scenarios included attributes that
support the community vision. To reflect the best of each scenario, the CAC recommended a hybrid scenario
that uses the Village Centers concept as the base scenario, and enhances it with attributes of the existing
Comprehensive Plan (i.e. builds upon the existing plan) and the transportation and economic development
attributes of the I-Oconomy scenario.
The CAC developed its recommendation based on the following assumptions:
• Future population and job growth will be accommodated within the City's current Urban Services
Boundary (USB). Based on current Comprehensive Plan policies, the City does not intend to expand its
USB into the Stafford area to accommodate future residential and employment growth.
• All scenarios provide the opportunity to accommodate the forecasted range of population increase
(4,000-8,000), dwellings (1,900-3,500) and jobs (2,000-4,800) that are expected by 2035, by assuming
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varying levels of redevelopment and envisioning potential strategic amendments to the City's
Development Code.
To develop their recommendation, the CAC considered work done to date including: 2035 Community Vision
(6/22/11); March 29 and June 2 open house feedback; sustainability filter(four strategic questions);
population, housing, employment growth rates assumptions; Goal 9 (economic development) and Goal 10
(housing) analyses (5/11); and FCS Consulting Group LLC, Housing and Employment Fiscal Analysis (5/11).
Below is the CAC's evaluation of the hybrid scenario through the sustainability filter's four strategic questions:
1. Does the proposal move Lake Oswego toward the community vision?
2. Is the proposal consistent with the sustainability principles?
3. Is the proposal a good financial investment?
4. Is the proposal a step on the path toward sustainability?
Evaluation summary:
• Reduces impacts on natural resources through a more efficient land use pattern — 20-minute
neighborhood concept—where you can live, work, shop and play within biking or walking distance.
• Minimizes the development footprint by focusing new development in town centers and mixed-use
areas, rather than infill in low-density neighborhoods (also preserves neighborhood character).
• Reduces new infrastructure needs by focusing development where services are already provided.
• Reduces green house gas emissions and improves air quality through more choices for alternative
modes of travel.
• Provides greater opportunities for diverse local economic opportunities.
• Provides greater opportunities for diverse housing types and price ranges.
• Provides an overall net new fiscal benefit upon build-out in all three growth and the hybrid scenarios
for housing and especially for job growth.
DLCD Grant
On September 1, 2011, the City submitted an application to the DLCD for a Periodic Review grant(2011-2013)to
implement the Goal 9—Economic Development and Goal 10—Housing work. The previous DLCD grant (2009-2011)
awarded to the City was used to develop the technical and background information for the Economic Opportunities
Analysis(EOA) and Housing Needs Assessment (HNA). This new grant will be used to implement the strategies. The
grant scope includes assessing barriers and incentives to implementation of mixed-use districts, and evaluating and
amending codes to implement the EOA and HNA. The DLCD will award grants by the end of September. If awarded,the
grant will go before the City Council in October for acceptance.
Community Summit Schedule, Format, Background Documents and Policy Questions
Questions of the Planning Commission:
• Does reducing the number of summits streamline the process without compromising the community's ability to
provide input? If so, what three action areas could be combined for two more summits?
• Do the background summaries provide enough context to help inform discussions?
• Are these the right high-level policy questions to ask at the Community Culture Summit?
The Planning Commission reviewed the upcoming year's process, schedule, action areas and final products at its August
8, meeting. This memo discusses possible schedule changes and seeks the Commission's input on the background
element and policy questions for the upcoming community summit.
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Each of the seven action areas will follow a ten step process that is estimated to be complete by March 2013.
The major public engagement element for each action area is a proposed community summit where
participants will have the opportunity to engage in small group discussion and provide comments to inform
updates of the goals and policies. In addition, the community will also be asked how they would measure
success in the different action areas. Their measurements of success will help inform the development of the
action plan's indicators.
A community summit was originally planned for each action area. However, based on feedback to streamline
the process, staff is looking at combining action areas into five and perhaps even three summits (Attachment
3). Prior to each of the summits, staff will reach out to stakeholder groups who have a particular interest in
one or more of the action areas. Due to feedback received at the Mayor's September 17 meeting with
neighborhood chairs, the first community summit has been rescheduled from October 20 to November 3
(conflicts with neighborhood meetings). The topic will be Community Culture, which includes education, arts,
recreation, library services, history, and civic engagement. Attachment 4 provides a draft outline of the
summit.
Staff is in the process of reaching out to specific stakeholder groups and boards for feedback on the
background and high-level policy question that should be considered at the summit. Attachment 5 provides a
draft of the background and potential policy question(s) developed to-date, for the upcoming Community
Culture summit. The neighborhood chairs also suggested keeping the background and policy questions clear,
simple and to the point. A final draft of the background and policy document is expected to come back before
the Planning Commission in early October.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2035 Conceptual Vision Map&Attributes
2. 2035 Community Vision
3. Community Summit Action Area Schedule Options
4. Community Summit Draft Outline
5, Draft Community Culture Background and Policy Questions
2025 Community Vision(6/22/111 Hybrid Scenario
Conceptual Scenario Attributes
Our educational,cultural and • The City and School District continue to partner in
recreational opportunities strengthen maintaining excellent schools.The City continues
COMMUNITY the social fabric of the community. to support the library, farmers' market and
CULTURE
Our top-rated schools offer excellent parks/recreation programs.
education and reinforce the value of the community as a • Locates jobs, services and recreation opportunities
desirable place to raise a family.Our outstanding library, within walking or biking distance of where people
parks, and community amenities provide a wide range of live,which increases community interaction and
programs and special events. Public art and historic strengthens the social fabric.
resources enrich our cultural identity. • Increases opportunity for activities, public art,
food carts,farmers' markets in mixed-use centers
and neighborhood hubs throughout the city.
• Supports diverse housing opportunities that can
attract young families to support the schools.
We have a wide variety of a Supports the 20-minute neighborhood concept of
neighborhoods with high quality, jobs, services and recreation opportunities within
COMPLETE attractive and compatible housing walking or biking distance of where people live.
NEIGHBORHOODS
&HOUSING that serves a range of ages, incomes . Provides a range of housing opportunities,
and households. Our distinct and including for first-time buyers, empty-nesters and
walkable neighborhoods contribute to the city's small young professionals.
town feel. Mixed-use districts enhance adjacent • Helps preserve the character of existing
residential areas by providing access to quality jobs, neighborhoods by encouraging housing growth in
housing,transit, entertainment, services and shopping, town centers and neighborhood mixed-use areas
Higher density housing is located strategically and rather than infill into low-density residential areas.
sensitively, including along transportation corridors and
town centers to preserve the character of our existing
neighborhoods.
p� We have safe, efficient and • Focuses on safe and improved pedestrian and
1W convenient transportation choices. bicycle connections within and between town
CONNECTED There are frequent and reliable public centers and mixed-use areas.
COMMUNITY
transportation options that make it fewer car trips needed to accommodate daily
easy to move around our city and the region. Pathways, needs because of 20-minute neighborhoods.
sidewalks, roadways and bike routes encourage residents . There is a greater demand for and improved
of all neighborhoods to walk and bike safely. access to transit service within the city,which
could include a local circulator bus service.
• Provides the opportunity for the streetcar and
light rail.
We are a community where people can . Focuses public investments in mixed-use areas to
�p live, work, play and meet their daily help attract employment opportunities of various
ECONOMIC needs for goods and services. We build types and sizes.
VITALITY upon the intellectual capital of the . Provides increased opportunities for in home
community to attract new ventures, retain local and/or small scale jobs closer to home, in town
businesses and connect to the global economy. We are centers and neighborhood mixed-use areas.
business-friendly and a regional model for employment • Creates opportunities for new/additional job
and mixed-use centers that attract quality jobs, growth which can result in a positive net fiscal
benefit to the community.
ATTACHMENT1
(PP 10-0007)
We are good stewards of our • focuses development in town centers and mixed-
environment. Our urban forest, natural use areas which decreases the pressure to develop
HEATHY areas and watersheds are valued and in natural areas.
ECOSYSTEMS
cared for as essential environmental, • Less air quality impact as people have more
economic, and cultural assets, We effectively balance opportunities to walk, bike or take public
today's community needs with the need to preserve clean transportation to jobs, services and recreation,
air, water and land resources for future generations. The IF Emphasizes low impact strategies for new
built environment is designed to protect, enhance and be development (grassy swales, rain gardens, etc.)to
integrated with natural systems. manage storm water and water quality.
Our community is a safe place to live • Maintains excellent police and fire services,
and supports lifelong active and • Emphasizes developing a citywide network of
COMMUNITY healthy living. We have excellent walkways and bikeways that connect town
HEALTH public safety response systems that centers, mixed-use areas and hubs to adjacent
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PUBLIC SAFETY work together with an involved neighborhoods.
community to ensure peace and safety. • New public gathering spaces provide the
There are opportunities for active lifestyles and to obtain opportunity for more locations and frequency of
locally grown food that promotes the health and social farmers' markets and other community events.
interaction of our residents.
Our architecture and natural setting • Maintains excellent community design and
inspire people to live here. aesthetics.
INSPIRING SPACES Development respects the physical • Supports opportunities to develop distinct spaces
&PLACES
environment and meets the highest and places in existing commercial areas and
quality of community design to preserve and foster the neighborhood centers.
distinctive character and beauty of this special place. • High density developments integrate parks and
open space,community gathering places and
storm water management in attractive and
functional ways.
IF Maintains the existing urban growth boundary.
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Lake Oswego Community Vision for 2035 MOW
6/22/11 CAC Revised
Planning fp People PlaFes ane Rosperxy
In 2035, Lake Oswego is a thriving, sustainable city, meeting the community's needs without compromising the
needs of future generations. Our community is recognized for its quality of life, exceptional schools, and excellent
local government. Our multigenerational neighborhoods, healthy natural resources,vibrant mixed-use shopping,
employment districts, and diverse services and activities are accessible to all.
Our educational,cultural and recreational opportunities strengthen the social fabric of the
community.Our top-rated schools offer excellent education and reinforce the value of the community
COMMUNITY CULTURE as a desirable place to raise a family.Our outstanding library, parks, and community amenities provide
a wide range of programs and special events. Public art and historic resources enrich our cultural
identity.
We have a wide variety of neighborhoods with high quality,attractive and compatible housing that
COMPLETE serves a range of ages,incomes and households. Our distinct and walkable neighborhoods contribute
NEIGI180RM0005 to the city's small town feel. Mixed-use districts enhance adjacent residential areas by providing access
&HOUSING to quality jobs, housing,transit, entertainment, services and shopping. Higher density housing is
located strategically and sensitively, including along transportation corridors and town centers to
preserve the character of our existing neighborhoods.
We have safe, efficient and convenient transportation choices. There are frequent and reliable public
17 transportation options that make it easy to move around our city and the region. Pathways,sidewalks,
CONNECTEOroadways and bike routes encourage residents of all neighborhoods to walk and bike safely.
COMMUNITY
1'0 We are a community where people can live,work,play and meet their daily needs for goods and
ECONOMIC services. We build upon the intellectual capital of the community to attract new ventures, retain local
vlraLlTv businesses and connect to the global economy. We are business-friendly and a regional model for
employment and mixed-use centers that attract quality jobs.
a We are good stewards of our environment.Our urban forest, natural areas and watersheds are valued
HEALTHY
and cared for as essential environmental, economic, and cultural assets. We effectively balance
ECOSYSTEMS today's community needs with the need to preserve clean air, water and land resources for future
generations. The built environment is designed to protect, enhance and be integrated with natural
systems.
�[) Our community is a safe place to live and supports lifelong active and healthy living. We have
COMMUNITYexcellent public safety response systems that work together with an involved community to ensure
HEALTH peace and safety. There are opportunities for active lifestyles and to obtain locally grown food that
& promotes the health and social interaction of our residents.
PUBLIC SAFETY
'(17 Our architecture and natural setting inspire people to live here. Development respects the physical
INSPIRING SPACES environment and meets the highest quality of community design to preserve and foster the distinctive
&PLACES character and beauty of this special place.
ATTACHMENT 2
PP 10-0007
COMMUNITY SUMMIT-Action Area Order and Schedule
09/19/zoll
NOTES:
Community summits would be combined to reduce the number of summits from 7 to 5(or even 3)-reducing the risk of"burning out"the
community with meetings. This would allow more time to prepare between summits.
Each action area would continue to follow their own approval track of may be combined if it makes sense.
We would need to revise the current schedule to reflect the new order and combined summits.
EXISTING-7 Summits jApproxInnate Summit Dates
Community Culture 11/3/11
TBD
TBD
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TBD
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Option A-S Summits Approximate Dates
Community Culture 11/3/I1
Economfc VltaUty January
Ins Irin S aces&Places Complete N'hoods&Housing March
May
Healthy Ecosystems July
Option B-3 Summits jApproximate Date
Community Culture 11/3/11
Complete N'hoods&Housing JanuaryFebruary
althy Ecosystems May/June
ATTACHMEW 3
(PP 104)007)
Community Culture Action Area
Summit outline
8/26/11
I. Inputs:
• Background documents for the Goal chapters
• Goals/policies of existing goal chapters
II. Outputs:
A) Primary: High-level policy questions
• Do existing goals/policies lead us to implement the LO 2035 vision and growth scenario?
• What is missing (should be included)?
• What would be measures of success for this action area?
2) Secondary: "Passive" Activity
• Provide the opportunity for specific input on existing goals/policies (keep, delete, combine, add)
AND rationale for change
III. Community Culture Action Area Topic Areas for Community Summit
Focuses on: Education • Arts • Recreation • Historic Preservation • Civic Engagement
[Existing-Goals &Sections]
Goal 1-Citizen Involvement
Goal 5-Open Spaces,Scenic and Historic Areas,and Natural Resources,Sections:Open Space,Oswego
Lake, Historic and Cultural Resources
Goal 8-Parks and Recreation
Goal 11-Public Facilities and Services Lake,Section:Administrative and Government Services, Energy,
Communications and Schools
Goal 15-Willamette River Greenway
New Subject-The Arts& Library
[Proposed - Major Topic Areas for discussion at the summit]
1) Parks & Recreation:
• Parks (G8)
• Recreation (G8)- including ACC (G11, section 5) and recreation programs (G8)
• Open Space (G5, section 6)
• Oswego Lake (G5, section 7)
• Willamette River Greenway(G15)
2) Culture:
• Historic Preservation/Cultural Resources
• Arts- Performing & Visual
3) Community Services: (rather than government services)
• Citizen Involvement (G1)
• Library (G11, section 5) ATTACHMENT 4
• Schools (G11, section 5) PP 10-0007
• Communications (G11, section 5)
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IV. Community Summit Outline (2.5- 3 hours)
1) Community "mixer"— (30 minutes) - - OPTIONAL/UNDER CONSIDERATION
• Invite stakeholders to set up information tables which provides the opportunity for stakeholders to
interact and give out information about their organization and allows public to get new information.
2) Introduction—(30minutes)
• Presenters: Sally and/or "host" speaker and CAC members.
• Presentation will include:
o WeLoveLO video
o Why are we here/doing update?
o Where we've been and process
o Objectives:
• Reach out to public, user-friendly plan with implementation, sustainability
framework
o LO 2035 Vision & Scenario
o Next 1.5 year schedule
o Summit Purpose—Feedback on key questions:
• PRIMARY:
• Do existing Comp Plan goals/policies move the community towards the
vision and growth scenario?
• What is missing that needs to be addressed?
• SECONDARY:
• What are the measures of success(indicators)?
• Comment on specific goals/policies (keep, delete, add, combine - - and state
reason why)
o Provide instructions for the rest of the summit.
3) Breakout Sessions:
• Session #1 (40 minutes)
o Facilitators—CAC members(primary) with staff and stakeholders as support
o Invite specific stakeholders to participate at certain tables
o Instructions:
• Overview of topic area background — 10 major points
• Pose Questions listed above
• Recordinput
• Break (15 minutes)
• Session H2 (30 minutes) —SAME AS SESSION q1
• Report back to group:
o Summary of 2-5 major findings per table
4 Closing:
• Thank the participants
• Drop off comment cards OR provide opportunity to respond to same questions on the website
• Website— post results of summit
• Introduce next summit topic and next steps
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Community Culture
Action Area Topics
• Education
• Arts
• Recreation
• Library Services
• Historic Preservation
• Civic Engagement
ATTACHMENT 5
(PP 10-0007)
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Community Culture Action Area
Education
Notes:
The Education topic of Community Culture addresses the Lake Oswego School District,
Marylhurst University, private primary and secondary schools, and learning opportunities
through the City Parks and Recreation Department. Schools are currently addressed in Goal 11,
Section 5 of the Comprehensive Plan: Administrative and Government Services, Energy,
Communications, and Schools. The existing goal and two policies call for safe transportation
routes to schools and for the City to review residential development proposals for potential
impacts on the school system.
Background:
• Lake Oswegans have access to a variety of high quality educational opportunities that
provide for lifelong learning, including: the Lake Oswego School District (LOSD), private
primary and secondary schools, Marylhurst University, and close proximity to Lewis and
Clark College and Portland Community College Sylvania campus.
• The Lake Oswego School District currently consists of 8 elementary schools, two junior
highs, and 2 high schools. Total district enrollment in 2011 is approximately 6,750.
Enrollment at the City's last Periodic Review was approximately 6,900, and reached its peak
at 7,250 in 1996 before beginning a general decline.
o The Lake Oswego School District is known for its educational excellence. For the
fourth consecutive year, all 13 Lake Oswego schools have received the highest
rating on Oregon state report cards. In 2010, over 90% of high school graduates
went on to college.
o There are some properties within the Lake Oswego Urban Services boundary— in
the northern part of Mountain Park and Birdshill—that do not fall within the
Lake Oswego School District boundaries. Those students can attend LOSD on a
tuition basis for $3,250/year. Students who live outside the Lake Oswego School
District and the City of Lake Oswego can enroll as tuition students with an annual
tuition of$6,500 for the 2011-12 school year.
o There are also areas outside Lake Oswego's city limits and outside Lake Oswego's
Urban Services Boundary that are within the LOSD boundaries.
o In 1990, soon after the last Comprehensive Plan update, Ballot Measure 5 was
passed which transferred the responsibility for school funding from local
government to the state on a per pupil funding basis, to equalize funding
between districts. Since then, LOSD has never received sufficient state revenue
to support its programs.
o A budget shortfall of$5-8 M for the 2011-12 school year prompted the school
district, community and City to explore ways to bridge the gap.
• The district closed Palisades Elementary School for the 2011-12 school year,
and plans to close Bryant Elementary School and Uplands Elementary School
the following year. Remaining elementary schools will be reconfigured to
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grades K-5, and Waluga Jr. High and LOJHS reconfigured to grades 6-8 middle
schools.
• In Spring 2010,the City Council approved a one-time financial contribution of
$2 million to assist the district with its 2011-12 budget shortfall.
• In 2002, the City adopted a zone change ordinance that brought all public
facilities, including LOSD schools, into a new Public Functions(PF)zone. Prior
to that zone change, public school properties were zoned residential and
were subject to residential zoning regulations. All schools are still subject to
a conditional use review process.
• Lake Oswego is also home to several private schools offering education from pre-
kindergarten through high school:
o Westside Christian High School
o Our Lady of the Lake Church and School
o Touchstone School
o Christie School
o Children's Hour Academy
o Park Academy
o West Lake Montessori School
o Northwest Montessori School
o Lake Oswego Montessori School
• Marylhurst University, Oregon's oldest Catholic university, has been located at the
southeast end of Lake Oswego since 1930. The university provides daytime, evening,
weekend and online classes to 932 undergraduate students and 985 graduate students
(2010-11). It is a national leader in adult-focused higher education.
Policy Questions:
• Staff is waiting for feedback from the school district and Marylhurst University.
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Community Culture Action Area
Arts
Notes:
The Arts component of Community Culture includes visual and performing arts. The Lake
Oswego Community Vision for 2035 states that "public art and historic resources enrich our
cultural identity." Arts are not included in the existing Comprehensive Plan, and goals and
policies will be added to support the vision.
Background:
• The downtown Gallery Without Walls, Lake Oswego's signature public art program,
began in 2002 and today includes 30 rotating sculptures and 30 sculptures in the
permanent collection.
• The City has a 1.5 Percent for Art Program that is funded through capital projects
exceeding $25,000 paid for wholly or in part by the City of Lake Oswego to purchase,
construct, rehabilitate or remodel any building, decorative or commemorative structure,
park, parking facility or any portion thereof within the limits of Lake Oswego.
• The City has over 200 pieces of public in its permanent collection.
• The Arts Council is currently developing a Neighborhood Public Art Program, and
partnerships are being formed to develop gateways in different parts of the community.
• The Lakewood Theater Company began in 1952 and now produces over 10 shows per
year with an annual audience of over 40,000.
• The Lakewood Center for the Arts also houses a children's theater, arts pre-school,
dance studios and more.
• The Lakewood Center also produces the annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts each
June, which showcases visual arts, a juried exhibit, and performance stage.
• Lake Oswego's Parks and Recreation Department produces concerts in the parks
throughout the summer that draw thousands of community members.
Policy Questions:
• Staff is waiting for feedback from the Arts Council Board following their September 22
meeting.
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Community Culture Action Area
Recreation
Notes:
The Recreation component of Community Culture focuses on City park facilities and programs
(Goal 8 of existing plan). Also addressed specifically in the current Comprehensive Plan are the
Willamette River Greenway (Goal 15), and Oswego Lake (Goal 5, Section 7).
Backeround:
• The City owns over 600 acres of land that is included in the park system. Close to 300 acres
of park land have been added since 1993 when the Comprehensive Plan was last updated.
• Parks and Recreation Department Program areas include: The Adult Community Center
(ACC), Indoor Tennis Center, Municipal Golf Course, sports and fitness, cultural and
specialized activities, and special events.
• Several park facilities have been developed since the last Comprehensive Plan update,
including Foothills Park, Hazelia Field, the Stafford Basin Trail, Tryon Cove and Millennium
and Sundeleaf plazas.
• Goal 15 of the Oregon Statewide Planning Goals and the Lake Oswego Comprehensive Plan
address the Willamette River Greenway.The Willamette River Greenway was originally
established by the 1967 Oregon Legislature as a grant program for land acquisition to State
Parks along the Willamette River from Eugene through Portland. Over the last fifteen years,
there has been growing interest around the nation in connecting communities to their
riverfronts.
• The Greenway Trail along the Willamette River has been extended during this time period,
however a pathway gap remains across four properties to provide a future connection
between George Rogers Park & River Road to the south, and Rohr and Foothills parks to the
north.
• The City is currently developing the Parks Plan 2025, which will plan for the full range of
parks and recreation facilities, programs and services. This planning effort has made several
key findings:
o The three essential services provided by parks are: Exercise and Sports, Play for
Children, and Experience Nature. There are portions of the community that do not
have access to all three services within a 1/2 mile reach.
o Lake Oswego residents desire public access to essential services within walking or
biking distance of their homes. Access to nature experiences is well-supported
across the City based on the distribution of existing parks. Formal places for children
to play are poorly distributed across the City and leave many areas of the City
unserved.
o Many of the missing needs can be met by adding facilities/opportunities to existing
park facilities.
o According to the Parks Plan 2025 public involvement findings, the greatest needs in
Lake Oswego are for innovative, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, such a multi-
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purpose, multi-generational community and recreation center, an aquatic center,
and an improved facility for senior and older adults.
o Six of the 12 activities with the highest participation levels could be supported by
trails: walking for exercise, walking for pleasure, dog-walking,jogging/running,
nature walks and bicycling.
o The community's inventory of recreation facilities also includes school facilities
including sports fields, playgrounds,gymnasiums, the only public indoor swimming
pool, as well as the Lake Grove Swim Park, an outdoor swimming facility on Lake
Oswego.
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Policy Questions:
• Staff is waiting for feedback from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board from their
September 21 meeting discussion.
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Community Culture Action Area
Library Services
Notes:
The Lake Oswego Public Library offers informational, cultural and recreational opportunities for
the community. The Lake Oswego Community Vision for 2035 calls out "our outstanding
library" as part of Lake Oswego's community culture. The library is not currently addressed in
the Comprehensive Plan, but will be added as one of the important City services and
contributor to education, literary arts, history and community events.
Background:
• The Lake Oswego Public Library is proud to have the highest annual per capita use in the
state with over 1,000 visitors daily, and circulation of over 1.4 million items per year in
2010.
• The Library maintains and builds upon a local history collection of maps, oral histories,
newspaper stories, historic photographs, and some physical items representing the
history of the city and its surrounding community.
• The Lake Oswego Public Library was established in 1930 and was located in City Hall. In
May, 1962 a new, 7000 square foot Library was dedicated at Fourth and D. After a
period of rapid growth, a new Library was constructed on the same site, and in 1983 a
library of 27,100 feet was opened. In 1988 a citizens task force on library growth found
that "the present library facility...has essentially reached its designed capacity. It will be
inadequate for the population in a few years..."
• In 2010 the Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency began to consider plans for a 60,000
square foot Library facility at 1st and B, now known as the North Anchor project.
• One of the long-noted major deficiencies of the current site is that of a community
space; i.e. an auditorium of large meeting room. Other significant additions to a new
facility would include a dedicated teen room space, a local history room (which
addresses part of our Library mission to archive and provide access to materials relating
to local history) and study/small meeting rooms.
• Research findings indicate that library users combine library visits with shopping.
Library visitors would have convenient access to downtown shopping and dining from
the First and B North Anchor location.
• The North Anchor project requires site acquisition and assembly, but would not require
extraordinary traffic or utility improvements. Based on analysis of new use
requirements and downtown parking supply and demand, the project provides
adequate shared parking. A comprehensive downtown parking study will be presented
to the Council later this fall.
Policy Questions:
• Staff is waiting for feedback from the Library Advisory Board from their September 14
meeting discussion.
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Community Culture Action Area
Historic Resources
Notes:
The Historic Resources component of Community Culture calls for the preservation of the
historical, archaeological and cultural resources of the community. There is currently one goal
and five policies related to the topic. The Historic Resources Advisory Board which supports the
city's historic preservation program in conjunction with staff is very active.
Background:
• The City participates in a preservation partnership with the Oregon State Historic
Preservation Office and the National Park Service as a "certified local government,"
(CLG) which requires the City to maintain certain qualifications such as;
o maintaining a preservation commission
o administering the preservation code
o updating and expanding the state's historic building inventory
o review of demolition permits
o reviewing the National Register of Historic Places nominations
• The City has used matching CLG grants from the state for a number of preservation
projects including documenting the city's iron industry history, documenting the city's
mid-century architecture, and updating and expanding the city's inventory of historic
buildings.
• In 1989 the City completed and adopted a citywide inventory of more than 160
properties (40 more were inventoried in 2008)that were determined to have potential
historical and architectural significance although not all of those structures are included
on the City's Landmark Designation List which includes 73 properties. Some have been
altered significantly and are no longer significant and other owners do not want to be
listed as a Landmark.
• There are 13 historic properties within the City on the National Historic Register
• Since 1996 24 historic resources have been removed from the City's Landmark
Designation List, seven of which have been demolished.
• In 2011 the City initiated a Preservation Grant Program which allocates $5,000 to
rehabilitate, restore or repair homes listed on the City's Landmark Designation List.
• The City owns two historic resources: the Iron Furnace and the Iron Workers' Cottage.
Policy Questions:
Staff is currently working with HRAB on suggested revisions to the goal and policies that are
not substantive. There may be one or more new policies suggestions including one that
addresses reusing existing buildings (adaptive reuse), retrofitting existing building stock, and
deconstructing historic buildings.
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Community Culture Action Area
Civic Engagement
Notes:
The current chapter under Goal 1, Citizen Involvement is specifically geared towards public
involvement in the land use process. Within the context of this update, Citizen Involvement is
intended to be replaced with Civic Engagement and not only include involvement in land use
processes, but also community participation and volunteerism.
Backeround:
• Program guidelines for citizen involvement have existed since 1975, with the intent of
having a better informed citizenry and to provide a framework for government and
citizen involvement.
• Since 1978, when the First Comprehensive Plan was adopted, subsequent updates in
1994 identified "rearranging the Plan so that it is easier to use" as a major issue to
address.
• In 2011, there are 22 recognized neighborhood associations and 12 City Boards and
Commissions.
• Since the late 90's the Planning Commission has served as the Committee for Citizen
Involvement (CCI). Its purpose is to assist in the development, implementation and
evaluation of citizen involvement programs.
• The first Citizen Involvement Guidelines (CIG) was adopted by the City Council in August
1991. It was last updated in April 2009. The CIG outlines:
o Goals &Objectives;
o Roles of Participants (City Council, City Commission, Staff and Neighborhood
Associations,Advisory Committees and the General Public); and
o Procedures & Methods to achieve the goals and objectives.
• Methods currently used to solicit information:
o Public advertised meetings, statistically valid surveys, public comment periods at
meetings, pre-application conferences, neighborhood meetings, focus groups,
ad-hoc citizen advisory committee, city web based "Open City Hall", and citizen
information center.
• Methods currently used to provide information:
o Posting notices in public places and newspapers, producing summaries of long
complex documents, flyers, brochures, making city documents readily available,
neighborhood newsletters, informational meetings, speak series, using existing
communication vehicles(water bills, etc), citizen information center, City Council
digest and dispatch, Facebook, Twitter, RSS, Code Red Emergency Notification,
HellOLO, LO-Down newsletter, and listservs.
• Community Involvement based on Quality of Life Indicators (quantitative measurements
of the elements of the community's quality of life:
o 2009—62% registered voters
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0 2008 -89% of registered voters participated in general elections
0 2003 & 2005—59% and 56% of residents volunteered
• Emerging trends and issues:
o Technology and social media;
o Balancing and weighing in-person v. email comments at public meetings;
o Utilizing different media (visual, computer generated, etc) to describe complex
ideas;
o Tracking public involvement efforts and results to determine what works; and
o Ensuring citizens feel that that they are heard.
Policy Question(s):
• In the next 20 years, what new policies should there be to guide the civic engagement
considering new technologies and social media to ensure that two-way communication
exists?
• Need suggestions for a volunteer policy question?
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Accessory Structure Site Development Limitations-Current Code
Zone Maximum Size Setbacks Height Height Exceptions Allowed? Additional Comments
50.08.035(2)misleads one to
believe that "all structures"could
R-15
5 18' high=800 sf >18'= <_ 18' SO'side;15' rear >18' high: 15' yes[no 50.08.050(2)]
24 feet and no taller than include accessory structures. It
--
600 sf primary structure should say"Primary Structures
other than Single Family
Dwellings."
<_18' high=800 sf >18'= primary structure 24 feet and no taller than
600 sf
R-10 5 18' 10'side;15' rear >18'high: 15' yes[no--50.08.050(2)] Same as for R-15
<_18' high=800 sf >18'= < 18'S'side; 10'rear >18' high: 10'side 24 feet and no taller than
R-7.5 yes[no--50.08.050(2)] Same as for R-15
600 sf 15'rear rima structure
Structures< 18' high=5 ft. Structures
218' high=5 ft. minimum,combined
width of 15'. All built before 7/1/10. If
R-6(First <_ 18' high=800 sf >18'= 24 feet and no taller than
Addition) 600 sf built after 7/1/10: <6O0 sf/walls < primary structure no
10'=front 20';side and rear 5'. Other
Accessory structures:front; side&rear
7.5'&15'
28 feet-flat yes for roof forms/arch. 50.06.055 Same as primary
Included in total FAR for no greater than 32 ft.- features-if not closer than 60
R-5 Front: 10 ft. Side and Rear: 10 ft. structure (code is silent on
the site sloping topography ft to residential lot other accessory structures)
28 feet-flat yes for roof forms/arch.
Included in total FAR for no greater than 32 ft,- features-if not closer than 60
R-3 Front: 10 ft. Side and Rear: 10 ft. Same as for R-5
the site sloping topography ft to residential lot other
28 feet-flat
Included in total FAR for no greater than 32 ft.-
R-2 Front: 10 ft. Side and Rear: 10 ft. Yes(code is silent) Same as for R-5
the site sloping topography 35 ft.
sInnpd lots
28 feet-flat yes for roof forms/arch.
R-0
Included in total FAR for Front: 10 ft. Side and Rear: 10 ft. no greater than 32 ft.- features-if not closer than 60 Same as for R-5
the site sloping topography ft to residential lot other
WR(Cabana) No specific limitation No Setbacks required 24 feet no Same as for R-5
REVISED: 07/07/11 PAGE 1 EXHIBIT F-4
LU 08-0052
Zone Maximum Size Setbacks Height Height Exceptions Allowed? Additional Comments
Same as primary Same as primary structure(code is Same as primary Same as primary structure
DD(Old Town) structure(code is silent silent on accessory structures) structure(code is silent (code is silent on accessory
on accessory structures) on accessory structures) structures)
R-2.5/W(West Same as primary Same as primary structure: code is Same as primary Same as primary structure
Lake Grove) structure:code is silent silent on accessory structures structure :code is silent :code is silent on accessory
on accessory structures on accessory structures structures
OC/R-2.5 Same as primary no
Same as primary
OC/NC structure(code is silent no
on accessory structures)
R-2.5 Isame as primary ino
REVISED: 07/07/11 PAGE 2 EXHIBIT F-4
LU 08-0052