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

Citizen Participation Organization 7
Monday, July 26, 2010    7:00PM
Community Room of Bethany
15220 NW Laidlaw
AGENDA

7:00PM Welcome
CPO Announcements and Updates (including candidate announcements)
Open forum (including new business not on the agenda)

7:15PM
North Bethany Ordinance: Mike Dahlstrom, Program Educator for Washington County Long Range
Planning, will provide a status report on the North Bethany Ordinance, Ordinance 730 and the upcoming
Open House on Wednesday, July 28.

7:30PM
Help we are trapped in our neighborhoods north of Highway 26 and can't get out! Representatives
from Washington County, City of Hillsboro, City of Beaverton and Oregon Department of Transportation
will join us to discuss long-term plans to solve the problems created by Sunset Highway for north/south
traffic in CPO 7. 

8:50PM
Wrap and Adjourn

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

Washington County has posted the following information on its website re: the proposed improvements  for NW 185th Avenue Open House  

Washington County invites interested people to a “Neighborhood” Open House to discuss and view the proposed improvements  for NW 185th Avenue between NW West Union Road and Westview High School. The Open House is on Thursday, May 27, 2010 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Springville K-8 School at 6655 NW Joss Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
 
The proposed project will widen this section of NW 185th Avenue from three lanes to five lanes. The project improvements include adding sidewalks, bike lanes, street lighting, landscaping and upgrading the NW 185th Avenue and NW West Union Road intersection to increase safety and add traffic capacity.  Other improvements include adding retaining walls, extending the existing culvert near Bethany Pond and adding a treatment facility for roadway storm runoff.

Washington County staff, along with members of the project design team, will be available to answer questions and  provide information about the design and project schedule.  The project is currently in the preliminary design phase and construction is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2011.

NW185th Avenue, between NW West Union Road and Westview High School, will not be closed to traffic during construction, however there will be short term flagging lane closures to allow construction work to proceed.

The project is funded by Washington County's Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP 3C) funds. 

For updates on this project visit www.wc-roads.com (scroll down to Road Construction Projects and click on the “view all construction projects”) or call Washington County, Capital Projects at (503)-846-7800. You can also follow us on Twitter or Facebook under Washington County Roads.

Washington County is committed to building and maintaining the best transportation system, ensuring the safety of all roadway users, and operating the county roadway system in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner.


Contact:
Angie Aguilar, Public Information Officer
503.846.7800
angie_aguilar@co.washinton.or.us

Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) 1 & 7 is holding an open Forum for the District 2 Washington County Commissioner Candidates.

Date & Time: April 27, 2010, 7-9 pm
Place: Oak Hills Community Church, 2705 NW Forest Av., Beaverton, OR 97006

Citizens are invited to meet the candidates for Washington County Commission District 2.  Candidates will share their views on how the County should be governed, and how County taxes should be spent. Those attending will have the opportunity to give the candidates input about what is important for Washington County’s future.

The District 2 seat being vacated by Desari Strader and requires a 50 percent-plus-one vote needed to win in the May 18th primary election.  Here are the candidates for the position:

Greg Malinowski 
Jason Yurgel
Mike Niehuser
Michael Matousek

 

Have you been wondering how becoming a city or being annexed might impact our community's service levels and costs?  A City By Choice has been too.  That's why you are invited to attend a community forum on April 12th at 7:00 PM to learn with us as our local service providers answer and discuss the following questions:

• What services does your service district provide presently?
• How is your service district funded? What is the present cost? and forecast costs?
• What affect would the proposed new city have on your services and/or service levels?
• What affect would annexation have on your services and/or service levels? Annexed to Beaverton? Annexed to Hillsboro?

To help answer these questions and more, the following service provider representatives will be in attendance:

1. Hal Bergsma, Director of Planning of Tualatin Hills Park n Rec District
2. Greg DiLoreto, General Manager, Tualatin Valley Water District
3. Cassandra Ulven, Government Affairs Officer, Tualatin Valley Fire n Rescue
4. David Hepp, Undersheriff, Washington County Sheriff
5. Clean Water Services, Nora Curtis, Conveyance Dept Director

Again, the forum will be held on April 12th at 7:00 PM at 15220 NW Laidlaw Road, Suite 200 in Bethany Village, above Huntington Learning Center, lot entrance off Laidlaw Rd.