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Kenny Asher: Director
We work with residents and businesses to preserve, enhance, and develop a stronger
and more connected community. Our work carries out the city's vision, "Tigard:an
equitable community that is walkable, healthy, and accessible to everyone"by.
► Planning:Connecting people to the city and to each ► Economic Development:Creating and managing
other by organizing and coordinating short-and long- economic development opportunities to help attract,
term growth activity and ensuring that transportation encourage and expand commercial investments in Tigard.
investments and improvements are providing equitable
benefits&impacts to the entire population. lo- Redevelopment: Transforming downtown and the
Tigard Triangle into places where people want to live,
► Building: Reviewing residential and commercial building work, and walk.
plans, issuing building permits and inspecting construction
projects to certify compliance with state and local codes.
Current Priorities Links
1. Building:Tyler Energov.Community Development is Launch Pod
implementing a new online platform for permitting, planning, www.tigard-or.gov/business-development/launch-pod
code enforcement,and contractor licensing. Energov
will enhance our customer service by allowing access to Universal Plaza
the development approval process through convenient www.tigard-or.gov/business-development/planninq-
projects/universal-plaza
electronic submissions.
2. Planning:Washington Square Regional Center(WSRC). Downtown Tigard
With the help of the community,the City recently adopted a www.tigard-or.gov/explore-tigard/downtown
new land use and transportation policy framework to guide Transportation System Plan
future development in the WSRC. On-going work is focused https:Hbit.IV/3UmluXt
on zoning and Development Code changes to implement
the policy framework. Washington Square Regional Center
https:Hbit.IV/3T9ocyu
3. Economic Development: Launch Pod.The Launch Pod is a
business accelerator that provides an opportunity for first- Community Development
time business owners. New entrepreneurs will be selected https://www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/
to operate a food cart based at Universal Plaza(9100 SW departments/community-development
Burnham Street),and will receive initially reduced rent and
customized business advising during a 16-to-24-month Community Development Quarterly Update to Council
startup phase. Memo https://bit.ly/3Urz5wP
PowerPoint https:Hbit.IV/3sYXpKV