Washington County Planning Commission Meeting

Date:  August 11, 2010
Time:  7:30pm (work session at 7:00)
Place: Washington County Public Service Bldg, 155 N First Ave., Hillsboro
Subject: North Bethany Subarea Community Plan, Land Use Ordinance No. 730

The Planning Commission will be taking public testimony on the North Bethany Subarea Community Plan. Email testimony is not accepted. Official communication on ordinances must be received in writing or through oral or written testimony at hearings.

Public testimony has a two to three time limit. Testimony can be provided via fax or sent to:

Washington County, Long Range Planning Division
155 North First Ave., Suite 350-14
Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072
Fax: 503-846-4412

The public is invited to review and comment on the North Bethany Community Plan Ordinance 730.
 
Ordinance 730 directs how development may occur in the new North Bethany Subarea. Ordinance 730 ensures that the community's vision for this new area will be adhered to. Based on community, property owner and stakeholder efforts over the last three years, an illustrative Concept Plan was adopted in October 2009 by the Washington County Board of Commissioners. Ordinance 730 provides the tools to implement the Concept Plan.

When: Wednesday, July 28, 4 - 7 p.m.
Where: Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus Event Center, Building 9, 17705 NW Springville Road.
 
This open house precedes the first Washington County Planning Commission work session on August 4 and the first public hearing on August 11.
Click here to follow the ordinance process .
 
For more information please contact Mike Dahlstrom, Program Educator, Washington County at 503 846-8101 or mike_dahlstrom@co.washington.or.us.

When: Monday, June 28, 4 – 7 p.m.
Where:Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building – Cafeteria, 155 N. First Avenue, Hillsboro

The Open House for the North Bethany Community Plan will focus on recent progress towards creating an implementation and funding plan for future development. In 2009 the Washington County Board of Commissioners adopted the North Bethany Concept Plan, a framework to build a community with a high level of amenities. Staff, working closely over the last three months with North Bethany property owners, CPO7, and developer representatives, is drafting a land use ordinance that follows the North Bethany Concept Plan. The ordinance will then go before the Washington County Planning Commission in mid-July and the Board latter this summer with the goal of adopting the ordinances by October.

At the open house you will have opportunity to review and comment on draft ordinance language regarding:

• Park and community service areas location criteria (how parks and public spaces are assured of being developed)
• Land use districts (where different housing densities should occur)
• Development standards
• Commercial use areas

There will be opportunity to learn about the county's development review procedures and what different levels of review mean (what the differences are between a Type II and Type III review and how they are applied.) Transportation funding is an important element of moving development forward and staff will have draft funding strategies to discuss. And draft Community Development Code updates and new Code-section language will be available for review and comment.

Staff will be available to talk with you about these issues. There are no formal presentations, so drop in anytime between 4 and 7 p.m.

The North Bethany area was brought into the Urban Growth Boundary in 2002. Washington County began planning for the community in 2007 to create a Community of Distinction. Once completed over the next 20 to 25 years, the community will have neighborhood and community parks, walking and biking trails, close-in small commercial areas, a range of housing types and designs, and natural areas and public spaces for all to enjoy.  The Washington County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold their first public hearing on August 4.  The new Ordinance 730 (to be posted by July 19, 2010) can be tracked at: http://www.co.washington.or.us/LUT/Divisions/LongRangePlanning/2010-land-use-ordinances.cfm (you can sign up for the RSS feed or receive updates through the eSubscriptions.)

For more information please contact Mike Dahlstrom, Program Educator, 503 846-8101 or mike_dahlstrom@co.washington.or.us.
The Charles D. Cameron Public Services building is located at First and Main Streets in Hillsboro. The west end of the MAX line is across the street and there are parking lots to the south, west and north.

We want to hear your idea of the perfect community so we are going to be wherever you are!  Check out this list of community events we are attending and please let us know if there are important venues we've missed:

                  Date                                       Event/Location                                        Time  

1. July 3rd                  July 4th Celebration, John Marty Park              9am-12pm
2. July 22nd               Summer Concert, Bethany Village Center      7pm-9pm
3. July 31st                Party In The Park, THPRD (158th & Walker)   10am-3pm
4. Aug 3rd                  National Night Out, John Marty Park                 6pm-8pm
5. Aug 5th                  Summer Concert, Cedar Mill Park                    6pm-8pm
6. Aug 5th                  Summer Concert, Bethany Village Center      7pm-9pm
7. Aug 8th                  Summer Concert, Kaiser Woods Park            6pm-8pm
8. Aug 19th                Summer Concert, Bethany Village Center      7pm-9pm