CITY COUNCIL (CC) ACTIONS ON PLANNING ITEMS
On October 2, the CC adopted Ordinance 2796, An Ordinance Annexing to the City of Lake Oswego One Parcel Consisting of 0.29 Acres at 6070 Lakeview Blvd; Declaring City of Lake Oswego Zoning Pursuant to LOC 50.01.004.5(a-c); and Removing the Territory from Certain Districts (AN 18-0011)
On October 16, the CC discussed concepts for a draft intergovernmental agreement with the cities of Tualatin and West Linn concerning the Stafford Basin.
On October 23 and 30, the CC held public hearings on an appeal of the Development Review Commission’s (DRC) decision to approve a 6-lot subdivision at 1107 Yates Street (LU 17-0084). The CC tentatively voted to uphold the DRC’s decision approving the application. The Findings are scheduled to be adopted on November 6.
PLANNING COMMISSION (PC) ACTIONS
On October 8, the PC:
- Conducted a public hearing on the 2018 Annual Community Development Code Amendments (LU 18-0035); the hearing was continued to October 22 for additional testimony.
- Received an update on amendments to the Community Development Code relating to tree preservation incentives and mitigation requirements in the Lake Grove Village Center Overlay and West Lake Grove Design District (LU 18-0059).
On October 15, the PC conducted a tour of projects approved through the Residential Infill Design Variance (RID) Process (PP 18-0006).
On October 22, the PC:
- Conducted a public hearing on the 2018 Annual Community Development Code Amendments (LU 18-0035); the hearing had been continued from October 8. The Commission recommended final approval and adopted its Findings, Conclusion and Order for the code amendments. Council will consider this application on November 6.
- Conducted a work session on Community Development Code Affordable Housing Incentives (PP 18-0008).
Please refer to the following web page for the current PC meeting forecast: http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/boc_pc/schedule-and-information
SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMISSION (DRC) ACTIONS
At its regular meeting on October 1, 2018, the DRC held public hearings on the following:
499-18-03577 [AP 18-07], a request by Justin McIver for a Type II tree removal application to remove 1 tree. The site is located at 16915 Crestview Dr. The DRC approved the written Findings, Conclusions & Order on October 15.
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LU 18-0049, a request by Lake Grove Presbyterian Church for approval of a Conditional Use Permit for a preschool; a Development Review Permit for a Play Structure and removal of one tree to accommodate the project. The site is located at 4040 Sunset Drive. The DRC approved the Findings, Conclusions & Order on October 15, 2018.
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LU 18-0037, a request by the Lake Oswego School District for approval of Development Review and Conditional Use Permits to construct a new Junior Varsity (JV) softball field with associated structures, and the removal of eight trees to construct the improvements.
The site is located at 1235 Overlook Drive. The DRC received testimony and then left the record open for additional testimony and rebuttal. The continuance was continued to Monday, November 5, 2018.
PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCES
In October, staff held seven pre-application conferences as follows:
- A request for annexation and a 3-parcel partition with flag lots on Washington Ct.
- A request for approval of reasonable accommodations variance to construct a tram for wheelchair access on the site located on North Shore Rd.
- A request for modification of an approved Development Permit for an exterior remodel of an existing commercial complex on Monroe Pkwy.
- A request for modification of an approved remodel of Oak Creek Elementary School on Kingsgate Rd.
- A request for a new detached Accessory Dwelling Unit on Lake Grove Ave.
- A request for a Residential Infill Design (RID) Review variances to construct a new dwelling on Maple Cir.
- A request to approve Development Review and Conditional Use Permit modifications to replace a grass softball field with synthetic turf and install two bullpens on Overlook Dr.
BUILDING PERMITS, SIGN PERMITS AND BUSINESS LICENSES
In the month of October, Planning staff reviewed 32 building permits, four sign permits and eight business licenses.
CODE ENFORCEMENT
Twelve Code Enforcement cases were resolved in October without Municipal Court action.
PERMIT CENTER ACTIVITY
Customer Contacts: During October, Permit Center staff served 1,073 walk-in customers and responded to 1,482 phone calls, or approximately 112 customer contacts per day. Of the walk-in customers, 48% were for Planning, 28% for Building, 19% for Engineering and 5% for other services.
Building Permit Activity: During October, Building staff issued two demolition permits for:
- Iron Mountain Blvd.
- First St
Staff received seven New Single Family Residential (NSFR) applications. In addition, eight NSFR permits were issued as follows:
- First St.
- Bayberry Rd.
- Seventh St.
- West Bay Rd.
- Reao Ct.
- Bayberry Rd.
- Briarwood Ln.
- Lake Bay Ct.
The City of Lake Oswego has been consistent for several years, turning new single family residential building permit applications around in 4-6 weeks. The above median timeline for review is from application completeness to “ready to issue”. This 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 22 issued in October by Building staff, with the median days being 24. Commercial Structural Permits include Commercial, Industrial, Multi-Family and Institutional, of which there were 10 issued, with the median days being 20.
