PC Presentation 6-2-25 Housing Plan Update_copyRiver Terrace 2.0 Housing Plan Update
Tigard Planning Commission
June 2, 2025
Presentation Topics
RT 2.0 Housing
Plan Update •Housing Plan Overview
•Project Schedule and Engagement
Update
•Draft Housing Approach
•Next Steps
Housing Plan Overview
Housing Plan Purpose and Content
Housing Plan
Overview
•Informs the Community Plan, code amendments,
and other implementation items
•Includes:
•Housing policies
•Regulatory approach
•Supporting Strategies
•Informed by:
•Public engagement
•Advisory committees
•Professional expertise
Project Schedule &
Engagement Update
Project Schedule Update
Housing Plan Engagement
•Public Open Houses – 1 in-person and 1 online
•Advisory Committees:
•2 CAC meetings
•4 HAC meetings
•1 TAC meeting
•Focus Groups:
•Spanish-speakers
•Students
•Housing-specific group (upcoming)
•Meetings with housing experts
Project
Schedule &
Engagement
Update
What have we heard from the
community?
Project
Schedule &
Engagement
Update •Wide variety of housing types with under-supplied
options to meet everyone’s needs
•Meet housing needs while balancing preservation of
natural resources
•Distribute density in areas with good vehicular access
•Housing with shared green space and close to parks
•Walking distance to commercial areas
What have we heard from
developers? Project
Schedule &
Engagement
Update
•Surety, timing, and the ability to innovate are critical.
•Feasibility concerns about housing mix rules, need
for strong incentives
•Density hubs around commercial areas more feasible
than distributed
➢Gap between community priorities and developer
feedback
Housing Plan Schedule
Project
Schedule &
Engagement
Update
•May 30th – Draft submitted to Department of Land
Conservation and Development (DLCD)
➢Met DLCD grant deadline
•June 2nd – Planning Commission meeting
•June 10th – City Council meeting
•June/July – Housing Focus Group
•Mid- to Late Summer – Refine Housing Plan
Draft Housing Approach
Guiding Policies & Principles
Draft Housing
Approach •20 dwelling units per acre for at least 3,000 homes
•Diversity of housing choices to serve all needs and
affordability levels
•Integrate market-rate and regulated affordable
housing
•Facilitate affordable homeownership
•Integrate housing with natural resources, parks, and
commercial areas
Draft
Regulatory
Approach
Proposed
Land Use Map
SW Beef Bend Rd
Complementary Strategies
Draft Housing
Approach •Financial, programmatic, and regulatory
•Support ambitious Concept Plan goals for
affordability and housing diversity
•Reduce risk and cost for regulated affordable and
smaller-scale developers
•Can help bridge the gap between community needs
and preferences and development feasibility
Next Steps
Next Steps
•Gather remaining community feedback
•Refine and finalize the Housing Plan
•Begin drafting code amendments
•Next Planning Commission Meeting – July 16th
Transportation Update