Planning & Building

PLANNING & BUILDING SERVICES HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER, 2019

CITY COUNCIL (CC) ACTIONS ON PLANNING ITEMS

On October 1, 2019, the CC:

  • Conducted a public hearing on and enacted Ordinance 2830, an ordinance revising and updating various provisions of Lake Oswego Code, including the following sections of the Tree Code: LOC 55.02.020, LOC 55.02.042, LOC 55.02.080, and LOC Article 55.08 Tree Protection, and amending Appendix 55.02-1 Native Mitigation Tree List.
  • Conducted a public hearing on and enacted Ordinance 2826, annexing one parcel consisting of 1.01 acres at 610 Atwater Road, and declaring City of Lake Oswego Zoning, and removing the territory from certain districts (AN 19-0004).
  • Conducted a public hearing on and enacted Ordinance 2827, annexing 5510 Washington Court, declaring City of Lake Oswego Zoning, and removing the territory from certain districts (AN 19-0005)

On October 15, 2019, the CC:

  •  Conducted a study session on its policy pertaining to Destruction of Natural Resources and Significant Trees Prior to Annexation (Resolution 04-38). The CC directed staff to draft amendments to the policy for their consideration at a future meeting.
  • Approved the Declaration of the Vote for the September 17, 2019 special election pertaining to annexation of Southwood Park neighborhood. Southwood Park voters declined the annexation measure. (AN 18-0020)

PLANNING COMMISSION (PC) ACTIONS

On October 14, the PC:

  • Adopted Findings, Conclusion and Order recommending City Council approve LU 17-0070 Kruse Way/Carman Drive Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Zone Change.
  • Conducted its second work session on updates to the Historic Preservation code requirements (LU 19-0008). The Commission provided feedback to staff and the Historic Resources Advisory Board on elements of the work scope including the public involvement process.
  • Conducted its first work session on 2020 Goalsetting. The Commission reviewed a list of ongoing work, current City Council goals, and potential new goals suggested by staff, and directed staff to soliciting goals from individual commissioners and schedule a next work session on October 28 for purposes of further discussion prior to soliciting public comments. On

October 28, the PC:

  • Conducted its third work session on implementing the recommendations of the 2018 review of the Citizen Involvement Guidelines. The purpose of the work session was to review feedback from two community focus groups on potential updates to the development review pre-application and neighborhood meeting procedures (PP 19-0006).
  • Conducted its second work session on 2020 Goalsetting. The Commission approved a tentative list of goals to be used in soliciting public input during the first half of November.

Please refer to the following web page for the current PC meeting forecast: http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/boc_pc/schedule-and-information

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMISSION (DRC) ACTIONS

On October 7, 2019, the DRC:

  • Approved the Findings, Conclusion and Order denying AP 19-06 [TR 499-19-03281], a request for a Type II permit to remove one tree.
  • Held a public hearing and tentatively approved AP 19-07 [TR 499-19-03965], a request for a Type II permit to remove six trees to construct a new single-family house.

On October 21, 2019, the DRC:

  • Adopted the Findings, Conclusion and Order approving AP 19-07 [TR 499-19-03965].
  • Conducted work sessions on DRC minutes and Type II tree applications.

HISTORIC RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD (HRAB):

At their October meeting, HRAB discussed:

  1. Revisions to the Preservation Code (50.06.009 Historic Preservation)
  2. Discussed the following goals for next year:
    • Complete the Historic Preservation Code Revisions
    • Update the Cultural Resources Inventory (CRI)
    • Conduct Reconnaissance Survey in the Lake Grove Neighborhood
  3. SAB / HRAB Deconstruction Policy and Home Demolition Tax
  4. 1551 Childs Road: Field Visit Discussion

PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCES

In October, staff held three pre-application conferences as follows:

  1. A request for RID Review to expand an existing nonconforming garage on West Bay Road.
  2. A request for a Resource Preservation (RP) District Delineation on Goodall Road.
  3. A request for possible design review to convert the Waluga Lodge building to offices on 2nd Street.

 

PLANNING REVIEW OF BUILDING PERMITS, SIGN PERMITS AND BUSINESS LICENSES

In the month of October, Planning staff reviewed 30 building permits, four sign permit and 18 business licenses.

CODE ENFORCEMENT

Six Code Enforcement cases were resolved in October without Municipal Court action.

PERMIT CENTER ACTIVITY

Customer Contacts: During October, staff served 937 walk-in customers and responded to 1,675 phone calls, or approximately 113 customer contacts per day. Of the walk-in customers, 50% were for Planning, 26% for Building, 18% for Engineering and 7% for other services. Of the phone-in customers 22% were for Planning, 31% for Building, 14% for Engineering and 33% for other services.

Building Permit Activity: During October, Building staff issued six demolition permits. Eight New Single Family Residential (NSFR) applications were received. In addition, six NSFR permits were issued as follows:

  1. Mission Ct.
  2. 9th St.
  3. Mission Ct.
  4. North Shore Rd.
  5. Lakeview Blvd.
  6. Pacific Hwy.

The above median timeline for review is from application completeness to “ready to issue”. As of November 2018, the Planning Department has provided NSFR plan review services for both Planning and Engineering reviews. Ready to issue includes time that applicants need to address corrections required for code compliance or factors beyond the City’s control.

In addition to NSFR permits, Residential Structural Permits include remodels, additions, decks, etc., of which there were 19 issued in October by Building staff, with the median days being 21. Commercial Structural Permits include Commercial, Industrial, Multi-Family and Institutional, of which there were 29, with the median days being 21.