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LECTURE ROOM
1. SPECIAL MEETING:
1.1 Call To Order and Roll Call
1..2 Pledge of Allegiance
1.3 Call To Staff, Council & Audience For Non-Agenda Items Under Open
Agenda
2. ORDINANCE NO. 82-78 ORDINANCE ADOPTING ENERGY ELEMENT OF THE COMP
PLAN.
o Second Reading
3. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HEARING - PUBLIC FACILITIES & SERVICES ELEMENT
o Public Hearing Opened
o Public Testimony
o Public Hearing Closed
o Consideration/Action by Council
o Ordinance No. 82- Adopting Public Facilities & Services Element
4. OPEN AGENDA: Consideration of Non-Agenda Items identified to the Chair
under item 1.3 will be discussed at this time. All persons are
encouraged to contact the City Administrator prior to the meeting.
5. ADJ;,JRNMENT
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA - DECEMBER 15, 1982
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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES - DECEMBER 15, 1982 - 7:30 P.M. >.
1. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Wilbur Bishop; Councilors Tom Brian (arriving
at 7:40 P.M. ), John Cook (leaving at 9:45 P.M. ) , and Kenneth
Scheckla; Director of Public Works, Frank Currie; City y
Administrator, Bob Jean; Director of Planning & Development,
William Monahan; Legal Counsel, Ed Sullivan; Deputy City
Recorder, Loreen Wilson. #
2. CALL TO STAFF, COUNCIL & AUDIENCE FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS UNDER OPEN AGENDA
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(a) None were submitted.
COUNCILOR BRIAN ARRIVED: 7:40 P.M.
3. ORDINANCE NO. 82-78 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ENERGY ELEMENT OF THE
TIGARD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
(a) Motion by Councilor Cook, seconded by Mayor Bishop to adopt.
Approved by 3-1 majority vote of Council present. Councilor Scheckla 4
r voting nay.
4. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HEARING - PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ELEMENT
(a) Public Hearing Opened
(b) Public Testimony:
o Director of Planning and Development stated Planning Commission
recommended approval with the following change to Policy 7.4.2:
"The City shall require that areas determined by the
Washington County Health Department or the State Department of
Environmental Quality to have failing septic systems shall be
connected to the public sewer system."
o Mrs. Johnson, 9300 SW Hill Street, questioned how the City is
going to protect drainage ways.
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o Phil Edin, 13110 SW Ash Drive, state he wished to appear and raise
his personal concerns regarding policy 7.4.4. He stated he was
not appearing on behalf of the Planning Commission. He raised
concerns regarding the unavailability of septic tank systems to
non-residential properties.
o Geraldine Ball, 11515 SW 91st, questioned way the City proposed to
protect the private property owner from deterioration of soil
C' quality.
o Bob Bledsoe, NPO #3, addressed the NPO #3 concerns. (See attached
memo from NPO #3. )
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o LouAnn Mortenson, NPO #3, questioned if any City action would be
recommended regarding the school district boundaries in the
Scholls Ferry Road/121st Avenue area.
o Fitz Ramsdale, NPO X63, expressed concern with the tight_ timeframe
in hearing the comprehensive plan elements.
o Lengthy discussion followed regarding policy 7.4.4 and the use of
septic systems. Legal Counsel proposed the following language be
added as implementation strategy #8:
* "The purpose of Policy 7.4.4 and related policies is to permit
pre-existing development utilizing septic tanks or other
lawful sewage disposal methods to continue to use such
methods, until a change of use occures, a new main structure
is erected, or until such methods .re declared unlawful or
hazardous by the agency having jurisdiction. For all
development activity not utilizing sai:'_tary sewer, the City
may require a waiver of remonstrance to a future local
improvement district for sewer facilities."
* o Policy 7.2.1 (d) was proposed to be amended as follows:
"The 100 year floodplain elevation as established by the 1981
flood insurance study by the U.S. Corps of Engineers by
protected; and"
(� * o Legal Counsel was requested to study the impact of Policy 7.2.2
and bring back report in January or February to Council.
* o Policy 7.1.2 (a)(2) was proposed to be amended as follows :
10Public Sewer (New development on septic tanks shall not be
allowed within the City) ; and"
* o Policy 7.1.2 (c) was proposed to be amended as follows:
"All new development utilities to be placed underground."
* o City Administrator suggested the following language be added to
page 10, under Clackamas River Water, by adding a sentence to the
end of the third paragraph to read as follows:
"Transmission of that water after 1993 will require the
construction of a 24" diameter pipeline."
* o Policy 7.4.1(a) was proposed to read as follows:
"Develop a comprehensive sewer plan that identifies the
present and future capacity needs for a sewage system in the
planning area, and probable routes of future trunklines."
COUNCILOR COOK LEFT: 9:45 P.M.
* o Policy 7.4.1(c) was proposed to read as follows:
"Adopt a clear and concise agreement with USA implementing the
C City's policies for extending the availability of sewer
services and encouraging the phasing out of septic tanks."
* o Policy 7.4.2 was proposed to be replaced as presented by Director
of Planning and Development.
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* o Implementation Strategy #3 under 7.4 policies was requested to be
reviewed by Legal Counsel and brought back for Council review in
January or February.
* o Implementation Strategy #1(c) under 7.9 policies was proposed to
be amended as follows:
"Medical offices and clinics will be allowed at least in
commercial districts."
(c) Public Hearing Closed
(d) ORDINANCE NO. 82-81 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE PUBLIC
FACILITIES AND SERVICES ELEMENT OF THE
TIGARD COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
(e) Motion by Councilor Brian, seconded by Councilor Scheckla to adopt.
(f) Motion by Councilor Brian, seconded by Councilor Scheckla to amend
the element as discussed in the public testimony and direct Legal
Counsel to report back on those items set forth in public testimony
section of hearing (shown with *).
Approved by unanimous vote of Council present.
(g) Motion to adopt, as amended, was approved by unanimous vote of
Council present.
(h) Councilor Scheckla expressed appreciation to NPOs and citizens
involved in the hearing.
5. ADJOURNMENT: 10:45 P.M.
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D puty Recor er - ity of Tigard
ATTEST:
Mayor - City of Tigard
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December 15, 1982
FROM: ;leighborhood Planning Organization Three (NFO 3)
TO: Tigard City Council
SUBJECT: CPA 9-82 Public Facilities and Services
Attached are changes reco=meaded by NPO 3 to (1) the draft prepared
by staff for- this subject. or (2) the draft of Findings, Policies,
and Implementation Strategies as distributed the second week of
November, 1982. With the exception of the drafts on Economy and the
environment, the final version of staff's drafts were not available in
time for us to study prior to our last meeting before the public hearings
scheduled Deczaber 7, 9, and 11.
Our style has been to copy staff's wording in lower case lettering, and
to insert our proposed modifications and additions in SOLID CAPITALS.
We use bracketsto indicate proposed deletion of staff's wording,
and we use parentheses ( ) to indicate our editorial comments.
We plan to have representatives from our NPO at the public hearing
to further explain our reasoning for the proposed changes from staff's
drafted version of a new comprehensive plan for Tigard. We will be
available to answer any questions you may have at that time.
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Ane :0rtensen, Chairperson
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NFO 3's recommended changes concerning Public Facilities and Services are
as follows.
7.1 General Public Facilities and Services
Policies:
7.1.1 The City shall:
e with the comprehensive plan
a. Provide urban services in accordanc
;IHICH CONSIDERS the level and capacity of existing services;
(This contains portions of staff's Parts c. and e. )
b. OiORK ;LITH WAS:iINGTON COUNTY, THE SERVICE DISTRICTS, AND OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGEYCI'7S TO PROVIDE: A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF PUBLIC
most of staff's ideas in their Parts
SERVICES; (This contains
a. and b. ) s
C. Prepare and implement a capital improvements program as a means
d the efficient use of land; and
for providing for orderly growth an
Parts a. and d• )
(This is a combination of staff's {
d. Adopt locational criteria as the basis for malcinfdecP3tn£')bout
the proper location for public facilities. (Sta '
precondition to development approval that:
'7.1.2 The City shall require as a
a. Development coincide with the availability of adequate FACILT_TIES
AND SERVICES including:
1. Mater,
2. Sewer OR SEPTIC OR OTH=R ALTEP-4ATE MZTHGDS THAT DO NOT PRESET
HEALTH HAZARDS,
3. Storm drainage,
4. Access,
5, SCHOOLS,
6. POLICE, AND
7• FIRE PROTECTION.
b. The facilities AND SERVICES are: ernes and
1. Capable of adequately serving all interviaing properties
the proposed development;
2. Designed to City standards; AND
3. NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE EXISTING FACILITIES AND SERVICES.
(An addition. )
Cc] (Delete, since it is a City standard (Part b.2. ) that utilities
be constructed underground. )
7.1.3 THE CITY SHALL DISCOURAGE ANNEXATIONS 'r:HICH CR:ATL IRR GULAR BOUNDARIES.
(An addition which addresses the issues originally brought up under the
section dealing with police protection. )
7.2 Storm Drainage and RELATED Wastewater Management
Policies:
7.2.1 The City shall require as a precondition to development APPROVAL that:
d. The FLOOD PLAIN areas be protected for their water storage function;
7.2.2 The City shall:
b. COORDINATE r1ITi' KSD i,ND D---'q IN THE OP R;.TION, PLANNING, AND R.EG-MATION
OF WASTEWAT-ER SYSTEMS; and
(It is prudent to avoid committing the City to implement the features of a
ponderous volume which probably none of you has thoroughly read, and which
may change at the discretion of an agency beyond your control (especially
since no date of publication was specified in staff's recommended policy).
Making it the City's policy to enforce such documents and handbooks is to
relinquish government by an elected council, and to establish in its place
government by bureaucracies insulated from citizen observation and control.
Also the City exposes itself to considerable unforseen expenses. Instead,
by making it the City's policy to coordinate with the appropriate agency
toward the achievement of the desired goal, the City retains its freedom and
is still able to apply all the good ideas in those documents and handbooks.
If they try to slip in a bad idea, the City may more easily oppose it. )
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7.3 dater Service
Policy:
7.3.1 The City of Tigard shall coordinate with the Tigard eater District
and with the Metzger Wat,-�r District to ASSURE THE PROVISION OF a high
standard of water service, ADEQUATE FOR FIRE PROTECTION at all times
OF THE YEAR.
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(It is the flows necessary to provide fire protection that place the greatest
demand upon the water system. If this requirement is met, then everyday
supply •.rill, be included. The words, "high standard of ,rater service" are
sufficient to exclude the situation of unreasonable or extended water
rationing. Staff's wording, "which meets future demand at all times" is
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undefined and extends to infinity, and is therefore unattainable and unreason-
able. If Council decides to retain staff' s wording, then a time period
should be specified for future demand. )
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Policies:
7.4.1 The City shall: `
a. Develop a comprehensive sewer plan that identifies the present and
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future capacity needs for a sewage system in the planning area,
AND THAT IDENTIFIe.J PROBABLE RCUTF.S OF THE FUTURE TRUNK SEWER LINES.
(Delete. It is common knowledge that the City shall enforce its
ordinances, abide by its agreements, and expect the other parties
to abide by the agreements. This policy is useless, unless staff
is trying to slip something in without identifying it. )
C. Adopt a clear and concise L working 3 agreement with USA, implemen-
ting the City's policies for extending sewers. C and phasing out
septic tanks.] (It should NOT be the City's policy to phase
out septic tanks, only to correct any problems they may present,
as specified in our next proposed policy. The agreement with USA
should be a formal one, not a "working" agreement. )
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a. REQUIRE CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEM BY THOSE
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WHICH PROBABLY C014TRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE HEALTH HAZARD OR
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b. ASSURE OR PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWER LI:iES S RVIi:G E
ALL PROPERTIZS ',-;RICH ARE THUS REQUIRED TO CONN CT TO THE SEWER; AND
C. ASSURE THE PARTICIPATION IN CONSTRUCTION OF, OR ASSESSMENT FOR
THOSE SEWER LINES BY ALL PROP—ERTIES IN THE SPECIFIED AREA THAT
ARE 4ITHIN SIXTY (60) FEET OF A CONSTRUCTED SEAR LINE, PROVIDED
THAT THE S-z'4ER LINE; IS CAPABLE OF SERVING THOSE PROPERTI?S.
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7.4.4 ALTERNATIVE IM THODS OF DISPOSING OF S 71;.G MAY BETM?LOY ED, PROVIDED
THAT THEY DC NOT PRESENT HEALTH HAZARDS OR EXCESSIVEE POLLUTION.
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7.4.55 EXCEPT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF POLICY 7.4.2, THE CITY SHALL NOT:
a. ASSESS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED LAND FOR SEWER CONSTRUCTION UNLZ'SS THE
CITY OBTAINIS THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE LA.NDOidN?RS AFFECTED;
b. COMPEL ANY DEVELOPED PROPERTY TO CONNECT TO A PUBLIC SE:JER; NOR
C. CHARGE CONNECTION FEES OR OTHER SANITARY SEWER FEES TO THE CiJN:RS
OF DEVELOPED PROPERTY THAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE SEIdER.
Implementation Strategies:
3. The City SHALL COORDINATE with the Metropolitan Service District (MSD),
and other APPROPRIATE agencies:
a. IN THE FOR14ALIZATION of collection and treatment service boundaries,
b. IN THE PLANNING OF major wastewater treatment facilities, AND
C. IN THE operation, planning and REGULATION of wastewater systems.
[:The City recognizes and assumes its responsibility . . . as designated
in MSD's Waste -dater Treatment Management Component.]
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7.7 Private Utilities
Policies:
7.7.2 THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE PRIVATE UTILITIES TO RESTORE' TO THE PRE-EXISTING
CONDITION ALL PUBLIC FACILITIES DISRUPTED BY THEIR ACTIVITIES. (an addition) s
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Policies:
7.8.2 THE CITY SHALL SEEK THE REALIGNMENT OF THE TIGARD-BEAVERTON SCHOOL
DISTRICT BOUNDARY TO COINCIDE JITii THE CITY'S URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY.
(an addition This change is desirable to achieve a unified community
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7.9 Health Services
Policy:
7.9.1 The City shall encourage cooperation between local, state, federal and
private agencies in planning THE LOCATION OF HEALTH AND RELATED SOCIAL t
SERVICES AND FACILITIES. (a replacement) '
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7.11 Library
Policy:
7.11.1 THE CITY SHALL PROVIDE LIBRARY FACILITI'. S CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO
SERVE TIGARD'S RESIDENTS. (a replacement)
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on the following item: (Please Print your name)
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T I G A R D WATER DISTRICT 8841 S. W. COMMERCIAL ST.
TIGARD.OREGON 97223-6290
PHONE (503) 639-1554
December 9 , 1982
From: Robert E. Santee IT,, li; p
Administrator 1 7wj�
Tigard Water District >
To: Jesse Lowman
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Administrator Cl
QTY OF "/GARD
Metzger Water District �NNING DEpr
Subj : City of Tigard Comprehensive Plan Report
On December 6th I received a copy of the Planning Commission
(City of Tigard) agenda which included discussion and approval of
the Public Facilities & Services section of the subject plan.
This section also included domestic water service. I was able to
receive a copy of the water service portion. at 11: 00 a.m. , Decem-
ber 7th. The meeting of the commission was scheduled "for 7 : 30
p. m. on that day.
The city staff had prepared the water service section without
consultation with either you or me. It contained errors, inaccur-
cies, false statements, and projections of uncertainties of future
water supply with justifications for the city to assume control of
the water systems.
I was able to make an appearance at this meeting, waiting
until 11: 00 P. m. to make a statement. I advised the commission
of the lack of coordination and discussed the many errors and
omissions in the report. This had been the .final draft and it was
to be approved by the commission for presentation to the city coun-
cil on December 9th, today.
I convinced the commission that this document was of such
importance that it should not be forwarded without a complete re-
view by me. I also volunteered to rewrite the entire report. The
commission had a deadline of Saturday, December 11th, to complete
this portion of the approval process.
Yesterday and today I spent rewriting the report in the format
of the comprehensive plan. Enclosed are copies of my report which
will be submitted to Frank Currie, Director of Public Works, today.
It was written on short notice and short time span. I hope it meets
with your approval. If not, you should mak such changes known to
Frank Currie as soon as possible.
R. . Santee
cc: Board of Commissioners, MWD
Board of Commissioners, TWD
Joint Water Study Committee
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IV. WATER SERVICE
Development of adequate water supply sources and distribution systems
is a vital necessity in a fast-growing urbanizing area such as the
city of Tigard. Because installation of waterlines and construction
of wells and reservoirs are major capital improvements, it is very
important that those facilities be designed to meet both the consump-
tion and fireflow requirements of the current as well as anticipated
population. A water service provider must be aware of population
growth trends and of changing land use patterns and planned densities
in its respective service area.
The Tigard Plan Area is presently served by two (2) special service
districts, namely: Tigard Water District (80%) and Metzger Water
District (20%) . Tigard Water District serves the area, generally,
southwest of State Highway #217 , while Metzger serves the area north-
east of this highway.
While no major problems exist with this division of public services,
difficulties have arisen, in the past, with coordination and juris-
dictional disputes. For this reason, the city will take a more active
role in coordinating and communicating with both water districts and
will continue studying the feasibility of assuming part or full owner-
ship of the water system within the incorporated city limits. State
law (ORS 222 . 524) provides for a city to withdraw its incorporated
area from a water district, subject to referendum.
FINDINGS
o Both Tigard and Metzger Water Districts have made substantial
capital improvements in recent years to provide the highest qual-
ity water at the most reasonable rates.
o Reliable and adequate water supply, storage, and delivery systems
are presently available to provide sufficient quantities of high
quality water to meet existing and future needs of the community,
on an equitable, efficient and self-sustaining basis.
o With Tigard Water District joining Metzger in signing a 25-year
water purchase contract with the city of Portland, citizens of
Tigard can be assured of a long-term supply of high quality sur-
plus water.
o While minor jurisdictional problems have evolved from time to time,
these matters have been resolved in the best interests of the
patrons without undue financial hardship
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7 . 3 . 1 THE CITY OF TIGARD SHALL COORDINATE WITH TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
AND METZGER WATER DIISTRICT TO PROVIDE A HIGH STANDARD OF WATER
SERVICE TO MEET FUTURE DEMANDS AT ALL TIMES.
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7 . 3 . 2 THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE AS A PRE-CONDITION TO DEVELOPMENT THAT:
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a. THE DEVELOPMENT BE SERVED BY A WATER SYSTEM HAVING ADEQUATE
WATER PRESSURE FOR BOTH DOMESTIC AND FIRE PROTECTION PUR-
POSES; AND
b. WATER CONSUMPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT SHALL NOT REDUCE THE
WATER PRESSURE IN THE AREA BELOW MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR
FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES.
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
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1. The city of Tigard shall take an active role in participating
with Tigard and Metzger Water Districts in making its views _
known on matters pertaining to water rates, tax rates, annex-
ations, capital improvements, budgets, etc .
2. When negotiating long-term water supply contracts, the city
shall support the water districts in seeking rates and sched-
ules that are equitable to all water users within the city.
3 . If it appears in the best interests of the citizens to with-
draw that area within the city limits from Tigard and Metzger
Water Districts so that the city can operate and maintain a
city water department, it shall be accomplished in an orderly s
manner with full and detailed consultation with the water
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districts involved.
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4. The city of Tigard shall be assured of adequate water service
for future urban development through a coordinated water
facilites capital improvement plan.
5. The Tigard Community Development- Code will require developers
the burden of proof for providing adequate water service prior
to the approval and issuance of any development permits.
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General
Water systems consist of three (3) parts, namely: storage, distri-
bution, and source of supply. of these, storage and distribution
can be handled within local jurisdictions without difficulty. User
fees, meter installation charges and, occasionally, tax subsidies,
provide sufficient funds to maintain and upgrade the system.
The prime problem is source of supply. Washington County is not
blessed with sufficient fresh water sources within its boundaries
to provide water to its citizens for either the short or long term.
Therefore, water must be imported to meet the ever-increasing popu-
lation. Because water must be transported vast distances via large
transmission mains, including expensive wholesale water rates and
pumping charges, the unit cost of water will, generally, be higher
than in other parts of the Portland metropolitan area.
During the late 1960 ' s and early 1970 ' s extensive water plans were
prepared to resolve the problem of chronic water shortages in the
summer time. By the late 1970 ' s and early 1980 ' s, most of these
plans had been implemented or were well along to being implemented.
p Present water service is adequately meeting demands. This is expected
to continue through the study time period to year 2000 .
Sources of Water Supply
Following is a list of viable sources of water which are available to
the Tigard area:
a. Bull Run River (City of Portland)
b. Clackamas River (City of Lake Oswego)
C. Groundwater
d. Willamette River (Ranney wells)
Bull Run Water
Portland water, which is obtained from the protected area of
Bull Run watershed near Mount Hood, is of high quality, requiring
only chlorination prior to distribution. The city of Portland owns
and operates a dam and reservoirs on the Bull Run River from which
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a majority (70%) of Portland metropolitan area residents receive
water. The city is also developing a 100-MGD (million gallons per
day) source of supply from groundwater aquifers near Blue Lake.
This will be a back-up or emergency supply to the Bull Run system.
The capability of the Bull Run system is almost unlimited to serve
the projected demands of the Portland metropolitan area. Limitations
include the need to improve the capability to transmit more water
from the Bull Run reservoirs, now rated at 225-MGD, via three (3)
conduits, the last of which was completed in 1953 . (Secondly, the '�(�
city of Portland may be required, in the near future, to comply with U
the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 by full treatment of its
water. Turbidity limits are infrequently exceeded .)
/-By state law, water suppliers, such as Portland and Lake Oswego, can
sell only "surplus" water to other water purveyors. Therefore,
Portland cannot guarantee or assure a water supply to other entities.
Historically, however, Portland has done an excellent job of supplying
others and has established, to the extend permitted by law, a schedule
of water curtailment in times of shortages. This schedule includes
restrictions on usage by in-city users as well as outside users.
Major improvements during the last few years include construction of
a 50-MG reservoir located at Powell Butte in .east Portland. Of major
importance to Washington County was the agreement between Portland
and several water districts and cities in east Washington County to
construct a 60-inch gravity main from Powell Butte to Raleigh Hills.
Entities participating in this project are Wolf Creek Highway, Metzger,
and Raleigh Water Districts and the city of Tualatin. When this trans-
mission main is completed in 1983 , ample water will be available well
into the next century.
Long-term, 25-year contracts have been- negotiated with many east
Washington County water purveyors to ensure a water supply from the
\� Bull Run source.
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Clackamas River Water
Water from the Clackamas . River, via the city of Lake Oswego, presently
supplies Tigard Water District with about eighty percent (80%) of its
annual requirements. Tigard Water District presently supplies the
city of Tualatin with all of its water needs which amounts to about
thirty percent (30%) of the total water consumed by Tigard Water
District. When Tualatin completes its direct connection to the city
of Portland in mid-1983, Lake Oswego will be capable of supplying
Tigard Water District with all of its needs until about 1990 .
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The availability of the Clackamas River for water supply is restricted
by competing uses of the watershed, specifically: fisheries , recrea-
tion, electrical power, and water supply. The Clackamas River is con-
sidered valuable as a habitat for spawning anadromous fish. The Water
Resources Division of the State of Oregon, therefore, has established
minimum flow requirements to protect this resource . These minimum
flow requirements are presently violated with a recurrence interval
of about once in seven (7) years, based on a three-day average low
flow. Further complicating the matter is the fact that existing water
rights for water supply are over-allocated relative to the available
supply and several rights far exceed the projected needs of the
holders . These conflicting demands on the Clackamas River flow limit
the use of this source of water for the long-range time period.
Lake Oswego recently completed expansion of its treatment plant facil-
ities from 10 to 16 MGD, thereby making ample surplus water available
to Tigard Water District, at least for the immediate future.
Groundwater
Prior to 1973 , Tigard Water District relied solely upon four (4) deep
wells as its primary source of water supply. . Unfortunately, large
withdrawals from the Columbia River basalt aquifer led to rapidly
declining water levels in the Cooper Mountain - Bull Mountain area .
In 1974 , the state engineer declared this area acritical groundwater
area and placed severe limitations on future pumping. This declara-
tion affected Tigard' s reliance upon this source of water. When
direct connections (16-inch pipelines) were made to both Lake Oswego
and Portland, all deep wells were placed in a "stand-by" status and
are used only during peak demand periods. 1-MGD can be pumped from
these wells.
Willamette River (Ranney wells)
An interesting concept is a proposal to utilize Ranney wells to ex-
tract water near the Willamette River, south of Newberg. Ranney wells
are used by the cities of Gladstone and St. Helens with excellent
results. Detailed hydrogeological tests conducted by Ranney Method
Western Corporation of Kennewick, Washington in 1980 revealed that the
water in this area, being naturally filtered, would be of excellent
quality.
This proposal will be given a thorough review in the years ahead.
Although expensive, it would provide an independent source of water,
a goal long-sought by the Tigard Water District.
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Tigard Water District
Serving an urbanizing area of about 22, 500 persons in southeast
Washington County, the Tigard Water District provides water to
the cities of Tigard (80%) and King City, as well as some incor-
porated areas inside the Urban Growth Boundary on Bull Mountain.
Since May 1980, the district has also served the city of Tualatin
with wholesale water. This will continue until Tualatin establishes i
its direct connection to the Portland system in 1983 .
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Sources of Water, Tigard Water District
Sources of water include the Clackamas River (city of Lake Oswego) ,
Bull Run, (city of Portland) , and district-owned deep wells. Tigard s
Water District is the only water purveyor in the county with a
multi-source supply system from three (3) independent sources.
The district is, also, capable of receiving water from the city of
Beaverton in cases of emergency. Beaverton, recently, became a ,
part-owner in the Hillsboro - Forest Grove Utility Commission which g
obtains its water from the Upper Tualatin - Trask River complex.
A multi-source system gains reliability and flexibility to the
water supply.
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Percentages of amounts of each type of water consumed over the past a
six (6) years are shown as follows:
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Year Well Lake Oswego Portland
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1977-78 20% 71% 9%
1978-79' 22% 62% 16%
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1980-81 14% 60% 26%
1981-82 7% 81% 12%
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Total water consumption for the past six (6) years is shown below:
Fiscal Cubic % increase
Year Feet MGD or decrease
1976-77 101, 302, 200 2. 08 + 5.3%
1977-78 105,429, 500 2.17 + 4.1%
1978-79 111,946,000 .2. 30 + 6.2%
+7 .1% ay. �
1979-80 123,843,900 2.54 +10.6$
1980-81 124 ,846,700 2. 57 + 0.8%
1981-82 144, 064 ,700 2. 96 +15.4%
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Projections for water consumption in the future are as follows:
MGD 1985 1990 1995 2000
Average Daily Demand 3 . 2 3.6 3 .9 4 . 2
Peak Day Demand 8 . 0 9. 0 9 .8 10. 5
Regarding an assured future water supply, the district has five
(5) years remaining on a 10-year contract with the city of Portland.
It appears that a new 25-year agreement will be executed by both
parties within a very short time.
The water district prefers the Clackamas River water purchased from -
Lake
rom -Lake Oswego as its primary supply because of its high quality t
(filtered) and substantially reduced wholesale costs which are about
one-half that ofBull Run water from Portland. Bull Run water will }
continue to be purchased, as required, via Portland' s Burlingame
reservoirs. This is water pumped by the city of Portland at in-
creased costs, but which does not have .to be repumped by the water }
district to obtain the required pressures. There will always be
sufficient water (20-MGD) to serve Tigard from the Burlingame tanks
because Beaverton, Tualatin, and Metzger and Raleigh Water Districts
will, this next year, be completely off this system.
It does not appear that the district will ever participate in the
cost to construct a 60-inch gravity main from Powell Butte, located
in east Portland, to east Washington County which will serve other
entities in this area. A detailed cost analysis revealed that the
water district is better off continuing to purchase the less expen-
sive Lake Oswego water and utilizing. Bull Run water only as required.
Lake Oswego has been providing water to the district since 1973.
A long-term contract is presently being negotiated and Lake Oswego
has given assurances that it will supply the district to the best
of its ability for as long as possible. It is envisioned that there j
will always be sufficient water from this source for at least nine
(9) months of the year. After 1990, it is projected that Clackamas
River water will continue to be the district' s primary source of
supply, but the total quantity provided will decrease in successive
years thereafter. At that time, more Bull Run water will be re-
quired to meet peak demand periods.
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Distribution System, Tigard Water District
During the 1970 ' s the district completed upgraaing the distribution
system by installation of new cast and ductile iron pipelines, all
appropriately sized, and completed circulation loops . As a result,
excellent pressures and flows exist throughout the system and water
losses have been reduced, significantly, from 30% in 1970 to less
that 5% the past four (4) years.
Such capital improvements have increased fire flows which were in-
strumental in obtaining a Class 3 fire insurance rating for Tualatin
Rural Fire Protection District. The water system accounts for 39%
of this rating.
Storage Capacity, Tigard Water District
In accordance with State Health Division requirements, a water pur-
veyor should have, on hand, three (3) days average consumption. In
year 2000, the average daily demand is projected to be 4 .2-MGD .
Therefore, 12 . 6-MG (3 x 4 . 2) of storage should be available.
With the recent completion of a 2. 5-MG reservoir, located at S . W.
135th and Fern Street, the district has 20-MG's of storage on hand,
well above the requirements of the health division.
It is noted that this additional storage capacity provides a back-
up supply of water during peak demand periods.
It is envisioned that no additional storage will be required -prior
to year 2000.
Metzger Water District
Currently, Metzger Water District which provides water service to
about twenty percent (20%) of the city of Tigard serves a total
area with an estimated population of 18f500 in a still-developing
portion of east Washington County. By the year 2000, the district
expects to be serving a population of 25,000 with an estir►ated
annual average demand of 3. 0-MGD.
The district' s 1979 Water System Study (CH2M Hill) reports that to
meet year 2000 needs, Metzger will have to add 4-MG ' s to its exist-
ing 4.7-MG' s of storage capacity. The s':udy also includes a recom-
mended capital improvements program which is being used as a guide
in scheduling its activities.
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Metzger' s existing distribution system is termed "reliable" in
the 1979 study. However, there is an ongoing program to replace
all substandard asbestos cement and steel pipelines with ductile
iron pipe. The largest lines will be installed in the southern
part of the district in order to provide better service to customers
in the vicinity of the city of Tigard.
Metzger ' s primary, and only, source of water supply continues to
be the city of Portland (Bull Run) , with which the district signed
a 25-year contract in 1980.
To meet the long-range goals established in the water study, Metzger }
approved the issuance of General Obligation bonds totaling $4 .75 I
million in 1980. These funds will accomplish all necessary capital
improvements to meet the water demands until year 2000, and perhaps
beyond.
Under construction at the present time are two (2) steel tanks with
a total capacity of 4-MG ' s. A vigorous pipe replacement program is
in progress which will upgrade the distribution system. Probably
the highest expenditure of funds will go toward funding a pro-rata
share of construction of a 60-inch gravity main across the city of
Portland. This will assure Metzger of a long-range source of water
and, at the same time, be afforded the opportunity to purchase Bull
Run water at a substantially reduced unit cost from Powell Butte.
Financial Considerations t
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While neither course of action for water supply taken by Tigard
Water District or Metzger Water District will result in acquiring
ownership or an equity in a source of supply, both districts are
reasonably assured of a long-term (year 2000) source of water for
the citizens of Tigard. This has been accomplished without exorbi-
tant bonded indebtedness . Tigard Water District' s last bond issue
was in 1976 and is now $2 million in debt. Metzger, with its last r
bond issue in 1980, is about $6 million in :debt. Both districts
have indicated that they do not anticipate the need for additional
borrowed funds for capital improvements prior to year 2000, if then.
Tigard and Metzger Water Districts have the lowest user rates in
Washington County of water purveyors which must import water from
others. (See chart on next page) . Neither entity can match the low
rates charged by the city of Portland nor by those cities which rely ;
solely upon groundwater, such as Wilsonville or Sherwood.
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After reviewing the final draft PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Comprehensive Plan Report, staff noticed that Policy 7. 4 . 2 was F
not revised in accordance with the Planning Commissions recom-
mendation. Policy 7 .4 . 2 should read as follows : !
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"THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE THAT AREAS DETERMINED BY THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO HAVE FAILING
SEPTIC SYSTEMS SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC
SEWER SYSTEM. "
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: William A. Monahan, Director of Planning and Development
DATE : December 13, 1982
RE: PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ELEMENT
On Saturday, December 11, 1982, the Planning Commission
reviewed the PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES element of the
Comprehensive Plan at a public. hearing. Upon completion of
the hearing, the Commission voted to recommend that the City
Council adopt the document with the modifications suggested at
the hearing. Staff has incorporated the suggested modifications
in the draft which is attached for your review.
r Please note that the PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES element
i will be presented for your consideration at a public hearing on
Wednesday, December 15, 1982.
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CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
' ORDINANCE NO. 82-
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ELEMENT OF THE TIGARD
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of "igard finds it necessary to revise its Comprehensive
Plan periodically to improve the operation and implementation of that Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the Tigard Planning Commission has recommended the adoption of a
citywide Comprehensive Plan Element on Energy, after holding a public hearing
regarding the same; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Energy Element has been reviewed by the Committee for
Citizen Involvement of the City of Tigard; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Element has been the subject of comments from the City's
Neighborhood Planning Organizations (NPO'S) and individual citizenL ; and
WHEREAS, after considering tht comments of the Planning Commission, the
Committee for Citizen Involvement, Neighborhood Planning Organizations and
individual citizens, the Council believes that the Energy Element of the
Tigard Comprehensive Plan should be adopted in the form set forth in Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and, by this reference, made a part hereof:
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF TIGARD ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Energy Element of the Tigard Comprehensive Plan, as set forth
in Exhibit "A", consisting of a title page and forty-one pages of text be, and
the same hereby is, adopted as a part of the citywide Comprehensive Plan of
the City of Tigard. l
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Section 2: In revising and compiling the Tigard Comprehensive Plan, the
Planning Director is authorized and directed to edit the Plan as necessary to
provide a readable text; however, the Director shall not edit or change any
policy or implementation strategy adopted in Exhibit "A" and shall present all
portions of the edited Comprehensive Plan to the City Council for its approval.
Section 3: In order to provide a uniform date for the effectiveness of this
series of Comprehensive Plan revisions to be adopted by the City Council in I
1982, an emergency is declared and this portion of the Comprehensive Plan
shall become effective on January 1, 1983.
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PASSED•• By vote of all Council members present, after being j
read by number and title only, this day of 1982.
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Recorder - City of Tigard
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APPROVED: By the Mayor, this day of , 1982.
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Mayor - City of Tigard
ORDINANCE NO. 82-
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PUBLIC FACILITIES & SERVICES
TIGARD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
July 1982
Revised October 1982
Revised December 1982
City Council Members Planning Commission Members
Wilbur Bishop - Mayor Frank Tepedino - President
John Cook Donald Moen
Tom Brian Richard Helmer
Nancie Stimler Mark Christen
Kenneth Scheckla Roy Bonn
Phil Edin
Bonnie Owens
Cliff. Speaker
Deane Leverett
Committee for Citizen Involvement
Wilbur Bishop - Mayor
Frank Tepedino - Planning Commission President
Ronald Jordan - Park Board Chairman
John A. Butler - NPO #1
Bruce Clark - NPO #2
Lou Ane Mortensen - NPO #3
Gordon S. Martin - NPO X64
Chris Vanderwood - NPO #5
Phillip A. Pasteris - NPO #6
Nancy Robbins - NPO #7
Project Staff
William A. Monahan, Planning Director
Jeremy Coursolle, Associate Planner
Hamid Pishvaie, Planner
Liz Newton, Associate Planner
Frank Currie, Public Works Director
Carole Van Eck, Clerk III
Patt Martin, Word Processing
C FINAL DRAFT: FOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION 1
GENERAL PUBLIC FACILITIES & SERVICES 2
STORM DRAINAGE 4
WATER SERVICE 8
SEWER SERVICE 14
POLICE PROTECTION 18
FIRE PROTECTION 21
PRIVATE UTILITIES 24
SCHOOLS 26
( HEALTH SERVICES 32
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FACILITIES 33
LIBRARY 34
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL & RECYCLING 36
I. INTRODUCTION
This report is an analysis of Public Facilities and Services Systems in the
City of Tigard, in an attempt to relate City's Comprehensive Plan to the LCDC
Statewide Planning Goal VI. It further develops an inventory of Public
Facilities and Services.
Goal 411 states:
"To plan and develop a timely, orderly, and efficient arrangeme.— of
public facilities and services to serve as a framework for urban and rural
development.
" "Urban and -rural-deve-lopment shall be guided and supported -by types and
levels of urban and rural public facilitids and services appropriate for,
but limited to, the needs and requirements of the urban, urbanizable, and
rural areas to be served. A provision for key facilities shall be
included in each plan. To meet current and long-range needs, a provision
for solid waste disposal sites, including sites for inert waste, shall be
included in each plan."
The "timely, orderly, and efficient arrangement" clause refers to a system or
plan that coordinates the type, location and delivery of public facilities and
services in a manner that best supports the existing and proposed land uses.
Public facilities are constructed and improved when resources are available
and budgeted to construct them. These improvement projects can be facilitated
by way of a Capital Improvement Program (CIP). CIP also coordinates the
proposed public improvements between City departments with respect to timing,
functioning and location of public improvements.
The "urban facilities and services" phrase refers to key facilities and to
appropriate types and levels of services for the following: water, school,
libraries, sewer, solid waste, police, fire, health, energy and communication,
storm drainage, and government facilities.
This report analyzes each of the above named facilities and services in
detail, and provides a range of relevant findings and policies for each.
The purpose of the public facilities goals and policies is to provide a policy
framework within which the CIP and budget processes will operate. And these
policies are defined as city-wide, long-range policies that guide the
provision of City services to future development.
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II. GENERAL. PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Accommodation of future population growth within Tigard's planning area will
require a corresponding expansion of public facilities and services. The
planned expansion of the services will support the land development patterns
in terms of location and intensity of future housing, commercial and
industrial development.
A coordinated policy for providing transportation, utilities and facilities
can be accomplished through the use of a capital improvements program. The
purposes of such a program are as follows:
1. Focus on the community goals, capabilities, and the community's
broadest needs ;
2. Achieve maximum use of the community's- tax dollars ;
3. Improve intergovernmental coordination;
4. Improve efficient administration of public business ; and
5. Consider what role private utilities will have in the preparing of a
capital improvements program for Tigard.
Capital improvements programming is the process of budgeting for public
expenditures on major capital items under a priority system. It should be a
continuous process for the selection and sequencing of public projects in
support of development over a period of years.
FINDINGS
o Community goals emphasize the desire to maintain the high quality of
facilities and services within the City.
o The community's facilities and services are an important management tool
in the conservation and development of land within the urban planning area.
o Plans and programs need to be developed for the expansion of urban
services in a logical and orderly manner. This should include a funded
and effective capital improvement program.
o Phasing adequate public facilities and services to support residential
development is necessary to meet community needs.
o The City of Tigard and related service districts have the duty, within
their means, to provide adequate services to meet the demand for all
development within the planning area during the planning period.
o Phasing the facilities expansion is necessary for orderly growth.
o Formation of private utility districts (water, sewer) could create land
management problems within the Urban Planning Area.
o A capital improvements program would facilitate the coordination and
expansion for providing transportation utilities and other public
facilities.
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POLICIES
' 7. 1.1 THE CITY SHALL:
a. PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IN CONJUCTTON
WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE APPLICABLE SERVICE DISTRICTS;
b. WORK WITH THE SERVICE DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE A COORDINATED SYSTEM
FOR PROVIDING SERVICES;
C. PROVIDE URBAN SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TO THE EXTENT OF THE CITY"S FINANCIAL RESOURCES;
d. USE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMASA MEANS FOR PROVIDING FOR
ORDERLY GROWTH AND THE EFFICIENT US7E OF LAND:
_ e. DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE
LEVEL AND CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING SERVICES; AND
f. ADOPT LOCATIONAL CRITERIA AS THE BASIS FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT
THE PROPER LOCATION FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES.
7.1.2 THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE AS A PRE-CONDITION TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL THAT:
a. DEVELOPMENT COINCIDE WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE SERVICE
CAPACITY INCLUDING:
1. PUBLIC WATER;
2. PUBLIC SEWER (DEVELOPMENT ON SEPTIC TANKS SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED
WITH THE CITY) ; AND
3. STORM DRAINAGE.
b. THE FACILITIES ARE:
1. CAPABLE OF ADEQUATELY SERVING ALL INTERVENING PROPERTIES AND
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; AND
2. DESIGNED TO CITY STANDARDS.
C. ALL UTILITIES TO BE PLACED 'UNDERGROUND.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
I. As a part of the ongoing planning program, the City will prepare a
capital improvements program; and
a. The staging of facilities will be based on the availability of
financial resources ;
b. Priorities will be based on considerations of:
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2) Cost-benefit factors ; and
3) Social and economic needs.
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2. As a part of the Community Development Code, standards will be
included in:
a. The Land Division Ordinance for the construction of services ;
and
b. The Community Development Code which requires future
subdivision plans in areas where allowed densities due to a
lack of services are less than the plan densities.
3. Where sewer is not available to site, the developer shall be
required to extend the services to the site at the developer's
cost. The Cityshall adopt an ordinance providing for partial
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cost as interve. ning parcels are developed by the -'intervening
landowners.
The intent of these policies is to develop a mechanism for an orderly and
logical development and expansion of services to promote an efficient use of
land and thus an efficient growth pattern. This mechanism will basically be
concerned with: Planning for public facilities in advance of need in a manner
which will implement land use policy. This shall help direct the urban
expansion and growth.
III. STORM DRAINAGE AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Tigard's Comprehensive Plan recognizes the importance of drainage management
and notes the impact of improper management of drainageways and watercourses
(flooding, pollution, and loss of recreational areas and natural habitats).
Thus , the following, objectives and policies are contained in the
"Environmental Design and Open Space Plan", adopted in 1977.
The Federal Environmental Protection Agency has established requirements which
must be met prior to qualifying for funds to construct waste water management
scilities. One of the requirements in the preparation of an Areawide Plan
which addresses wastewater point sources and non-point sources. The
Metropolitan Service District has prepared an Areawide Plan called No. 11208"
Plan which addresses facilities and storm water, sanitary sewage and measures
to reduce "storm water run off."
FINDINGS
o The major drainage problem in Tigard is the storm-water runoff throughout
the area.
o The primary water quantity problem is overbank flooding that occurs when
storm-water quantity exceeds channel capacity.
CH2M Hill, Inc. developed d a "Master Drainage Plan" for the City in 1981,
which incorporates existing storm-water detention and subdivision
procedures and standards with the recommended changes to the existing
floodplain management program.
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o There is an emphasis on the retention of a vegetation buffer along streams
and drainageways to reduce runoffs and flood damage, and provide for
erosion control.
o Most of the following policies have been transformed into City regulations.
POLICIES
7.2.1 THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE AS A PRE-CONDITION TO DEVELOPMENT THAT:
a A SITE DEVELOPMENT STUDY BE SUBMITTED FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO POOR DRAINAGE, GROUND INSTABILITY OR FLOODING WHICH
- - -SHOWS THAT" THE DEVELOPMENT IS- SAFE AND -WILL NOT--CREATE--ADVERSE
OFFSITE IMPACTS:
b. NATURAL DRAINAGE WAYS BE MAINTAINED UNLESS SUBMITTED STUDIES SHOW
THAT ALTERNATIVE DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS CAN SOLVE ON-SITE DRAINAGE
PROBLEMS AND WILL ASSURE NO ADVERSE OFFSITE IMPACTS;
c. A SHOWING THAT ALL DRAINAGE CAN BE HANDLED ON-SITE OR THERE IS AN
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION WHICH WILL NOT INCREASE THE OFFSITE IMPACT;
d. THE FLOODWAY AREAS BE PROTECTED FOR THEIR WATER STORAGE FUNCTION
(SEE POLICY 3.2.1) ; AND
e. EROSION CONTROL TECHNIQUES BE INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE SITE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
` 7.2.2 THE CITY SHALL:
a. INCLUDE IN ITS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM PLAN FOR SOLVING
DRAINAGE PROBLEMS IN THE EXISTING DEVELOPED AREAS;
b. RECOGNIZE AND ASSUME ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATING, PLANNING AND
REGULATING WASTEWATER SYSTEMS AS DESIGNATED IN THE MSD WASTEWATER
TREATMENT MANAGEMENT "208" PLAN; AND
c. APPLY ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO WASTEWATER.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
1. The City will include measures in this plan and in its implementation
ordinances to reduce soil erosion.
The major drainage problem in Tigard is the storm-water runoff throughout the
area. This problem results from the increase in impervious land surfaces that
can alter the quantity and quality of runoff from the land. Much of the
deficiencies that currently exist within the Tigard area are due to the lack
of adequate storm drainage facilities in many areas and stream bank overflow
t along the Fanno Creek basin.
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The primary water quantity problem is overbank flooding that occurs when
storm-water quantity exceeds channel capacity. Further, pollutants
transported by storm-water runoff from non-point sources are significant
contributors to the degradation of water quality in the Tigard area. An upper
Fanno Creek study found that during several runoff events the pollutant
concentrations measured in the stream exceeds those found in effluent from
secondary sewage treatment plants. Urban non-point pollution result—
primarily from the accumulation and transport of contaminated material ( i
paved surfaces such as streets and parking lots. The automobile is a major
contributor of many pollutants to these source areas.
In 1981, CH2M Hill, Inc. , developed a Master Drainage Plan" for the City.
This plan incorporates existing procedures & standards regarding subdivision
an storm-water a "tioon with -tt►e recommended- changes to--the- -existing-
floodplain management program. The study also' lists numerous recommendations
and solutions that would increase the flow efficiency of the Fanno Creek
floodway. For example; it is stated that numerous bridges, i.e. the Tigard
Street and North Dakota Street bridges, are currently below flood elevation
and these bridges substantially decrease the flow of water along Fanno Creel:.
It is suggested in the study that raising the bridge deck would alleviate much
of the restricted water flow along Fanno Creek. It further outlines the
requirements and costs for development of an effective drainage management
system. Although many of these improvements are beyond the City's financial
means at this time, the City is in the process of incorporating these items
into the capital improvements program.
ORDINANCES:
Several City ordinances are relevant to drainage management and the protection
of environmentally sensitive lands.
Ordinance No. 70-18 (as amended). The Sensitive Lands chapter (18.57) of the
City zoning ordinance is the most important legislation regarding drainage
management. The i::�_ent of the chapter ` - as follows:
18.57.010 Statement of Intent. Sensitive lands are lands potentially
unsuitable for development because of location within the one-hundred-year
floodplain, within a natural drainageway, or on steep slopes. Sensitive
land areas are designated as such in order to give recognition to the need
to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community through
the regulation and control of lands within floodplains, drainageways, and
steeply-sloping land areas, and to thereby mitigate potential financial
burdens arising from flood damage loss and to preserve natural
drainageways from encroaching uses which threaten to affect adversely the
property rights of the citizenry of the community, public safety, and the
public health by natural conditions arising from upstream or downstream
flood levels. City actions under this chapter will recognize the rights
of riparian property owners.
The floodplain district has for its purpose the preservation of natural
water storage areas within the floodplain district by discouraging or
prohibiting incompatible uses.
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Ordinance No. 78-17. The Storm-water Detention Chapter (18.58) of Tigard's
zoning ordinance is to keep legislation related to drainage management. The
purpose of this chapter is stated as follows:
18.58.010 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to reduce the harmful
effects of storm-water runoff on streambeds, banks, parklands, private
properties and other areas in the City of Tigard by requiring the
installation of on-site storm-water detention facilities as properties are
developed within the city.
Ordinance No. 79-96. The purpose of this ordinance is:
t1To further the orderly use of land and layout of streets, to carry out
-- the comprehensive"plan of the city; and to promote the public--health, - - -
safety and general welfare, lessen congestion in the streets, secure
safely from fire, flood, pollution and other dangers, provide adequate
light and air, prevent overcrowding of land, and facilitate adequate
provision for transportation, water supply, sewage, drainage, preservation
of open space, and to provide standards of design and procedures for
subdividing and partitioning land."
The existing plans and regulations of the City and Washington County express a
need for common understanding of drainage problems and a uniform approach to
their solution, both inside and outside the city limits. Although, the
existing policies and regulations provide an excellent basis for drainage
planning, the City needs to supplement them with additional regulatory
procedures and standards, particularly in the areas of subdivision regulations
and storm-water deter_sion.
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IV. WATER SERVICE
The Tigard Plan Area is presently served by two (2) water service districts:
Tigard Water District (80%) and Metzger Water District (20%). Tigard Water
District serves the area, generally, southwest of State Highway #217, while
Metzger serves the area northeast of this highway.
While no major problems exist with this division of public services, in the
past, difficulties have arisen with coordination and jurisdictional disputes.
For this reason, the City will take a more active role in coordinating and
communicating with both water districts and will continue studying the
feasibility of assuming part or full ownership of the water system. The
development of adequate water supply sources and distribution systems is a
vital necessity in a fast-growing urbanizing area such as the City of Tigard.
Because installation of waterlines and construction of wells and reservoirs
are major capital improvements, it is very important that those facilities be
designed to meet both the consumption and €ireflow requirements of the current
as well as anticipated population. A water service provider must be aware of
population growth trends and of changing land use patterns and planned
densities in its respective service area.
FINDINGS
o Both Tigard and Metzger Water Districts have made substantial capital
improvements in recent years to provide the highest quality water at the
most reasonable rates.
o Reliable and adequate water supply, storage, and delivery systems are
presently available or planned to provide sufficient quantities of high
quality water to meet existing and future needs of the community.
o The Metzger Water District has signed a 25-year water purchase contract
for 100% of it 's water. With the Tigard Water District entering into long
term contracts with the City of Portland and the City of Lake Oswego
citizens of Tigard can be assured of a long-term supply of high quality
water.
POLICIES
7.3.1 THE CITY OF TIGARD SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE TIGARD WATER DISTRICT AND
THE METZGER WATER DISTRICT TO PROVIDE A HIGH STANDARD OF WATER SERVICE
TO MEET FUTURE DEMANDS AT ALL TIMES.
NOTE: For pre-conditions to development, see Policy 7.6.1.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
1. The City of Tigard shall take an active role in participating with the
Tigard and Metzger Water Districts in making its views known on
matters pertaining to water rates, tax rates, annexations, capital
improvements, budgets, etc.
2. When negotiating long-term water supply contracts, the City shall {
coordinate with the water districts in seeking rates and schedules
that are equitable to all water users within the City.
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3. If it appears in the best interests of the citizens to consolidate the
water district and City operations, it shall be accomplished in an
orderly manner with full and detailed consultation with the water
districts involved.
4. The City of Tigard shall coordinate with the water districts, through
a capital improvements program, to assure adequate water service for
future urban development.
5. The Tigard Community Development Code shall require of developers the
burden of proof for providing adequate water service prior to the
approval and issuance of any development permits.
General '
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Water systems consist of three (3) parts, namely: storage, distribution, and
_ source of supply. Of these, storage and distribution can be handled within
local jurisdictions without difficulty. User fees, meter installation charges
and, occasionally, tax subsidies, provide sufficient funds to maintain and
upgrade the system.
The prime water system problem is source of supply. Washington County is not
blessed with sufficient fresh water sources within its boundaries to provide
water to its citizens for either the short or long term. Therefore, water
must be imported to meet the ever—increasing population. Because water must
be transported vast distances via large transmission mains, including F
pumping charges, the unit cost of water
expensive wholesale water rates and f
will, generally, be higher than in other parts of the Portland metropolitan
area.
During the late 1960's and early 1970's, extensive water plans were prepared
to resolve the problem of chronic water shortages in the summer time. By the
late 1970's and early 1980's, more of these plans had been implemented or were ;
in the process of being implemented. E
Sources of Water Supply
Following is a list of viable sources of water which are available to the
Tigard area:
a. Bull Run River (City of Portland)
b. Clackamas River (City of Lake Oswego)
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C. Groundwater (Wells)
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d. Willamette River (Ranney wells)
Bull Run River Water
Portland water, which is obtained from the protected area of Bull Run
watershed near Mount Hood, is of high quality, requiring only chlorination
( prior to distribution. The City of Portland owns and operates a dam and !
reservoirs on the Bull Run River from which a majority (70%) of Portland
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metropolitan area residents receive water. The City is also developing a
100-MGD (million gallons per day) source of supply from groundwater aquifers
near Blue Lake. This will be a back-up or emergency supply to the Bull Run
system.
The capability of the Bull Run system is almost unlimited to serve the
projected demands of the Portland metropolitan area. Limitations include the
need to improve the capability to transmit more water from the Bull Run
reservoirs, now rated at 225-MGD, via three (3) conduits, the last of which
was completed in 1953.
Major improvements during the last few years include construction of a 50-MG
reservoir located at Powell Butte in east Portland. Of major importance to
Washington~ County was the agreement between Portland - and- several water
districts and cities in east Washington County to construct 6ch Rrathis
ity
main from Powell Butte to Raleigh Hills. Entities participating
project are Wolf Creek Highway, Metzger, and Raleigh Water Districts and the
City of Tualatin. When this transmission main is completed in 1983, ample
water will be available well into the next century.
Clackamas River Water
Wate- from the Clackamas River, via the City of Lake Oswego, presently
supp�ies Tigard Water District with about eighty percent (80%) of its annual
requirements. Tigard Water District presently supplies the City of Tualatin
with all of its water needs which amounts to about thirty percent (30%) of the
total water consumed by Tigard Water District. When Tualatin completes its
direct connection to the City of Portland in mid-1983, Lake Oswego will be
capable of supplying Tigard Water District with all of its needs until about
1990.
The availability of the Clackamas River for water supply is restricted by
competing uses of the watershed, specifically: fisheries, recreation,
electrical power, and water supply. The Clackamas River is considered
valuable as a habitat for spawning anadromous fish. The Water Resources
Division of the State of Oregon, therefore, has established minimum flow
this resource. These minimum flow requirements are
requirements to protect
ence interval of about once in seven (7)
presently violated with a recurr
low flow. Further complicating the matter
years, based on a three-day average
is the fact that existing water rights for water supply and several rights far
exceed the projected needs of the holders. These conflicting demands on the
Clackamas River flow limit the use of this source of water for the long-range
time period.
Lake Oswego recently completed expansion of its treatment plant facilities
from 10 to 16 MGD, thereby making ample surplus water available to Tigard
Water District, at least for the immediate future.
Groundwater
Prior to 1973, Tigard Water District relied solely upon four (4) deep wells as
its primary source of water supply. Unfortunately, large withdrawals from the
Columbia River basalt aquifer led to rapidly declining water levels in Cooper
Mountain - Bull Mountain area.
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In 1974, the state engineer declared this area a critical groundwater area and
placed severe limitations on future pumping. This declaration affected
` Tigard's reliance upon this source of water. When direct connections (16-inch
pipelines) were made to both Lake Oswego and Portland, all deep wells were
placed in a "stand-by" status and are used only during peak demand periods.
1-MGD can be pumped from these wells.
Willamette River (Ranney wells)
An interesting concept is a proposal to utilize Ranney wells to extract water
near the Willamette River, south of Newberg. Ranney wells are used by the
Cities of Gladstone and St. Helens with excellent results. Detailed
hydrogeological tests conducted by Ranney Method Western Corporation of
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Kennewick, Washington in 1980' revealed that the water in this area,- being
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naturally filtered, would be of excellent qualify.
This proposal will be given a thorough review in the years ahead. Although
expensive, it would provide an independent source of water, a goal long-sought
by the Tigard Water District.
Tigard Water District
Serving an urbanizing area of about 22,500 persons in southeast Washington
County, the Tigard Water District provides water to the Cities of Tigard (80%)
and King City as well as some incorporated areas inside the Urban Growth
Boundary on Bull Mountain. Since May 1980, the district has also served the
City of Tualatin with wholesale water. This will continue until Tualatin
establishes its direct connection to the Portland system in 1983.
Sources of Water, Tigard Water District
Sources of water include the Clackamas River (City of Lake Oswego) , Bull Run,
(City of Portland), and district-owned deep wells. Tigard Water District is
the only water purveyor in the county with a multi-source supply system from
three (3) independent sources. This district is also capable of receiving
water from the City of Beaverton in cases of emergency. Beaverton recently
became a part-owner in the Hillsboro - Forest Grove Utility Commission which
obtains its water from the Upper Tualatin - Trask River complex.
Percentages of amounts of each type of water consumed over the past six (6)
years are shown as follows:
Fiscal
Year Well Lake OPortland
swego
1976-77 33% 65% 2%
1977-78 20% 71%6 9%
1978-79 22% 62% 16%
_ 1979-80 24% 47% 29%
1980-81 14% 60% 26%
1981-82 7% 81% 12%
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Total water consumption for the past six (6) years is shown below:
Fiscal Cubic % increase
Year Feet MGD or decrease
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1976-77 101,302, 200 2.08 + 5.3%
1977-78 105,429,500 2. 17 + 4.1%
1978-79 111,946,000 2.30 + 6.2%
+7.1% ay.
1979-80 123,843,900 2.54 +10.6%
1980-81 124,846, 700 2.57 + 0.8%
1981-82 144,064,700 2.96 +15.4%
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ojections for wafer consumption iri -the future areas follows:
MGD 1985 1990 1995 2000
Average Daily Demand 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2
Peak Day Demand 8.0 9.0 9.8 10.5
Regarding an assured future water supply, the district has five (5) years
remaining on a 10-year contract with the City of Portland. It appears that a
new 25-year agreement will be executed by both parties within a very short
time.
Lake Oswego has been providing water to the district since 1973. A long-term
contact is presently being negotiated and Lake Oswego has given assurances
that it will supply the district to the best of its ability for as long as
possible. it is envisioned that there will always be sufficient water from
this source for at least nine (9) months of the year. After 1990, it is
projected that Clackamas River water will continue to be the district 's
primary source of supply, but the total quanta _,provided will decrease in
successive years thereafter. At that time, more Bull Run water will be
required to meet peak demand periods.
Distribution System, Tigard Water District
During the 1970's the district completed upgrading of the distribution system
by installation of new cast and ductile iron pipelines, all appropriately
sized, and completed circulation loops. As a result, excellent pressures and
flows exist throughout the system and water losses have been reduced
significantly from 30% in 1970 to less than 5% the past four (4) years.
Such capital improvements have increased fire flows which were instrumental in
obtaining a Class 3 fire insurance rating for Tualatin Rural Fire Protection
District. The water system accounts for 39% of this rating.
Storage Capacity, Tigard Water District
In accordance with State Health Division requirements, a water purveyor should
have on hand three (3) days average consumption. In the year 2000, the
average daily demand is projected to be 4.2-MGD. Therefore, 12.6-MG (3 x 4.2)
of storage should be available.
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With the recent completion of a 2.5-MG reservoir, located at S.W. 135th and
f -MG's of storage on hand , well above the
Fern Street, the district has 20
requirements of the health division.
It is noted that this additional storage capacity provides a backup supply of
water during peak demand periods.
it is envisioned that no additional storage will be required prior to year
2000.
Metzger Water District
Currently, Metzger Water District, which provides water service to about
twenty percent of the City of Tigard; serves---a total area with an ---
estimated population of 18,500 in a still-developing portion of east
Washington County. By the year 2000, the district expects to be serving a
population of 25,000 with an estimated annual average demand of 3.0-MGD.
The district's 1979 Water System Study CCH2M Hill) reports that to meet year
2000 needs, Metzger will have to add 4-MG's to its existing 4.7-MG's of
storage capacity. The study also includes a recommended capital improvements
program which is being used as a guide in scheduling its activities.
Metzger's existing distribution system is termed "reliable" in the 1979
study. There is an ongoing program, however, to replace all substandard
asbestos cement and steel pipelines with ductile iron pipe. The largest lines
will be installed in the southern part of the district in order to provide
( better service to customers in the vicinity of the City of Tigard.
Metzger's primary, and only, source of water supply continues to be the city
of Portland (Bull Run), with which the district signed a 25-year contract in
1980. i
To meet the long-rang= goals established in the water study, Metzger approved
the issuance of General Obligation bonds totaling $4.75 million in 1980.
These funds will accomplish all necessary capital improvements to meet the
water demands until year 2000 and perhaps beyond.
Under construction at the present time are two (2) steel tanks with a total
capacity of 4-MG's. A vigorous pipe replacement program is in progress which }
will upgrade the distribution system. Probably the highest expenditure of
funds will go toward funding a pro-rata share of construction of a 60-inch
gravity main across the City of Portland. This will assure Metzger of a E
long-range source of water and, at the same time, be afforded the opportunity
to purchase Bull Run water at a substantially reduced unit cost from Powell
Butte.
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V. SEWER SERVICE and
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The importance of wastewater
collectionwould be difficult ttoaovertestimate. In the
influencing urban growth patterns
Tigard area, the potential health problems created by untreated sewage flowing
in e late
into Fanno Creek caused a moratorium on service was the ecatalyticfactor leadingato
nt
early 1970's. The need for sewer servz in the
incorporation of the aslta fundamental of ncause. of thesewer
formationservice
of crisis
Unified
Fanno Creek basin Sewerage Agency (USA) in 1970. By 1976 this regional service district has
system.
completed the critical elements in the Fanno Creek sewer
in
es wa
The earlier treatment tanks hu the manblatter odily wof ast which s graduallyo convertedemthis
cesspools or septic
material to harmless organic compounds while isolating e from upon septic
ground water. Many homes omed still inn thegthe County ard Urban Planning
installeduwith these
systems, and some new best
evidence
le
systems. Unfortunately, historical experience
indicate that all efuture aurban development
on the suitability of "local soils, of
should be served by sewer systems. Existing are s Vocal sewer dl nesseptic
system problems should also be required to hook-up
FINDINGS
sewer lines is now the single most important
o The availability of
lling the direction and pace of urban growth.
public service contro
to more efficiently use existing vacant land within the
° In order
of trunk
already developed area, the network sewer lines should be
completed before there are any significant extensions to non-urbanized
areas.
There are residents within Tigard Urban Planning Area that have or
° septic systems. The extent of the septic system
have had failing P reater
failures and concomitant than is
health hazard may be g t
indicated by county records. As the Local authorities the problem y iOf
s
' bound to become more conspicuous.
enc and the Washington County Health i
Tigard, the Unified Sewerage Ag Y�
Department) may not have the legal discretion to avoid this hand,
the
to the issue of failing septic systems. On the other hand,
potential hardship of enforcing these regulations on some property
owners cannot be ignored.
The existing system by which septic tanks are monitored appears to
o to some soil
have serious defects that net thedyemethodd.of Astra c ng septic tank
scientists, for instance, Y
contamination is inadequate.
° Washington County's existing and proposed large-lot zoning
Area (anto
west on
designations in the Tigard Plan d fail. Developments ull in
Mountain) may permit septic systems that may
these areas should either be required to have public sewer service or
have larger lot sizes than now allowed or envisioned.
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POLICIES
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7.4.1 THE CITY SHALL:
a. DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE SEWER PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES THE PRESENT
AND FUTURE CAPACITY NEEDS FOR A SEWAGE SYSTEM IN THE PLANNING
AREA.
b. REQUIRE THAT FUTURE EXTENSIONS OF COLLECTOR SEWER LINES SHALL BE
CONSISTENT WITH ALL CITY ORDINANCES AND AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
CITY OF TIGARD, WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE UNIFIED SEWERAGE
AGENCY (USA).
C. ADOPT A CLEAR AND CONCISE WORKING AGREEMENT WITH USA,
IMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S POLICIES FOR EXTENDING SEWERS AND
PHASING OUT SEPTIC TANKS.
7.4.2 THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE THAT AREAS DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE FAILING SEPTIC
SYSTEMS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONNECT WITH PUBLIC SEWER LINES.
7.4.3 IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SEWER SYSTEMS, PRIORITY SHALL:
a. FIRST, BE GIVEN TO AREAS HAVING HEALTH HAZARD PROBLEMS WHICH
WILL BE DETERMINED BY DEQ; AND
b. SECOND, BE GIVEN TO AREAS WHERE THE COST-BENEFITS ARE THE
GREATEST IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS.
7.4.4 THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE THAT ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT BE CONNECTED TO A
SANITARY SEWER SERVICE.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
1. The Tigard Community Development Code will require that development
permit applications demonstrate that adequate sanitary sewer
collection and/or treatment capacity is available at the time the
application is being made. The City may have approved or given
previous commitments to development which effect the capacity of the
existing system. These previous commitments shall be reviewed prior
to additional hookups to that system.
2. The City will coordinate with the Unified Sewerage Agency (U.S.A. ) in
the construction of new trunk and collector lines through both the
City's and U.S.A. ' s capital improvement programs.
3. The City will work with the Metropolitan Service District (MSD) , and
other affected agencies to formalize collections and treatment
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service area boundaries and to plan major waste water treatment
facilities. The City recognizes and assumes its responsibility for
operation, planning and regulating waste water systems as designated
in MSD's Waste Water Treatment Management Component.
4. Where the system capacity is limited, the City will reserve its
remaining sanitary sewer system capacity to those areas within the
City.
5. Where the system is not limited, the City through its own lines and
in cooperation with U.S.A. may provide collection and/or treatment
services to unincorporated Washington County if line or system
capacity exists in accordance with the City's annexation policies.
6. The City will coordinate closely with Washington County to prevent
the installation of septic tank systems in areas where sanitary sewer
services should be and are being planned for as part of either the
City's proposed Comprehensive Sewer Plan or U.S.A. 's Capital
Improvement Programs.
7. The City will monitor the inflow of storm water into the sanitary
sewer system to ensure that unacceptable levels of infiltration are
reduced. If necessary, a program will be initiated, to reduce the
levels of infiltration.
Unified Sewerage Agency (USA)
The Unified Sewerage Agency (USA) was formed in 1970 with the authority to
collect and treat sewage in the rapidly urbanizing portions of Washington
County (including all of the Tigard Urban Planning Area). By the fall of 1976,
it had completed the Durham treatment plant and the Fanno Creek Interceptor
which brought wastes to it from throughout the Fanno Creek basin. The opening
of the treatment plant permitted closure of the old plant along North Dakota
Street, formerly operated by the Metzger Sanitary District before it was
superseded by USA.
Additionally, USA constructed additional elements of the planned collection
system. The Upper Tualatin Interceptor, linking Sherwood with the Durham
Plant, was constructed in 1979. This interceptor permits gravity flow in the
area south of Little Bull Mountain to the Summerfield Trunk.
City of Tigard Collection System
Tigard operates and maintains its own collection system and formerly had its
own treatment plant. With few exceptions, its lines are limited to the
incorporated territory. The City has sufficient capacity in its gravity lines _
to handle expected future development in each basin.
Septic Systems
Prior to the 1960's, when new and tightened controls on water pollution were
enacted and the Tigard area began growing very rapidly, development was
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largely on septic tanks. Although there are now relatively very few new
septic tanks being installed, some of the older systems are starting to fail.
The primary causes of these failures are the inherent physical limitations of
the soils and the hydrologic impact of urbanization.
State rules prohibit installation of septic system drainfields where the depth
to the seasonal perched water table is less than 2 feet or where a restrictive
layer lies less than 2 1/2 feet below the surface. On steeper land (12%-25%)
the required depth to the impermeable layer increases with slope to 4 feet.
Drainfields are prohibited on slopes in excess of 25%. However, as urban
development increases runoff, the seasonal water table rises, drainfields
which initially met the state standards can be flooded and effluent released
onto the surface, causing odor and posing a health problem.
According to the Soil Conservation Service, virtually all of the soils in the
Tigard Urban Planning Area posses characteristics which "severely" limit their
suitability for septic tank systems that will function successfully. Only
very minor portions are "moderately" or "slightly" limiting. The City,
therefore, requires connection to a public sewer by all new developments. The
County requires public sewer service for all new developments except
residential subdivisions on 30,000 square foot lots in areas zoned R-30 (R-1)
and on 40,000 square foot lots in areas zoned RS-1 in Washington County.
Records of the Washington County Health Department document the fact that
failures of existing septic systems are relatively frequent in Tigard,
especially in the unincorporated areas. The two perennial problem areas are
in county areas of NPO #3 (lower northeast slope of Bull Mountain) and NPO #6
(lower northeast slope of Little Bull Mountain) . The County Health
authorities have verified numerous septic system violations along the entire
length of McDonald Street, several on O'Mara Street, and others at residences
on Murdock and View Terrace and in many other areas in Tigard. County and
state enforcement procedures have eventually forced the owners of failing
systems to make corrections or repairs, but the intervening period when the
effluent is escaping can last for many weeks -r even months, and the repairs
may make the system only temporarily effective.
The failure to septic systems will continue, and probably increase in severity
and frequency, as they age and as the area urbanizes. Legal means by which
the problem can be reduced or eliminated are available. Unincorporated areas
where septic systems routinely fail can be compelled to annex to the City in
order to be connected with City sewers. State Health hazard annexation
procedures are available. Under USA rules and regulations (Section 5 of
Resolution #70-12), buildings within 300 feet of a sewer line must be
connected to it no later than 3 years after it becomes available, or earlier
if ordered.
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VI. POLICE PROTECTION
The City of Tigard Comprehensive Plan contains the following policies
concerning police protection.
FINDINGS
o As in other cities around the country, Tigard crime rates are increasing.
o As the City of Tigard continues to grow there will be a continued need to
increase police protection service.
POLICIES
7.5.1 THE CITY SHALL COORDINATE EXPANSION OF POLICE PROTECTION, SERVICE AND
FACILITIES WITH THE OVERALL GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY.
7.5.2 AS A PART OF THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, THE CITY SHALL:
a. REQUIRE VISIBLE IDENTIFICATION SIGNS TO ASSIST EMERGENCY VEHICLES
IN LOCATING THE AREA OF THE PROBLEM;
b. UTILIZE DEFENSIBLE SPACE CONCEPTS; AND
C. REQUIRE THE TIGARD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
APPLICATIONS.
IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES
1. As part of the Tigard Community Development Code, crime prevention
provisions will be included in:
a. The Land Division section of the Tigard Community Development
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Code; and
b. The Site Design Review, Planned Development and Conditional
Development sections of the Tigard Community Development Code to
include:
1) Requirements for visible identification signs to assist
emergency vehicles in locating the area of the problem;
2) Defensible space concepts ; and
3) Provisions requiring the Tigard Police Department to review
development permit applications.
2. Prior to approving or supporting an annexation proposal, the City
will make certain that the proposed area can be adequately served
with police protection.
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If the area cannot be served, the City will coordinate with the
applicable police department to specify any corrective measures that
would have to be taken by the City, police department, or persons
proposing the annexation before the annexation takes place.
3. The nature and level of police services will be subject to
coordinated monitoring by the City police department for evaluation
and long-range planning.
4. The City will strive to reduce citizen fear of, and susceptibility to
crime through increasing awareness of crime prevention methods in
development, and involving the entire community in crime prevention
programs. _ --- -
The City provides police protection to its ditizens through a force of 29
persons, 22 of whom are sworn officers. The Washington County Sheriff's
Department provides protection for the unincorporated areas within the City's
Urban Planning Area.
Following data shows the aggregate crime rates for both the City and County,
reported as nuL:ber of offenses per 100,000 population.
1981
Washington County 4,826.8
City of Tigard 7,304.0
Source: "Analysis of Crime in Oregon, 1981", Oregon Law
Enforcement Council, Law Enforcement Data System.
As in other cities around the country, Tigard crime rates are increasing. The
following table shows the breakdown among the various types of crime over the
past seven years.
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TABLE V
Year Murder Pape Robbery Assault Burglary Theft Auto Theft TOTAL
1975 0 0 8 59 119 518 43 837
1976 0 4 13 61 178 548 60 862
1977 1 2 10 50 239 559 72 933
1978 0 20 17 62 153 578 40 860
1979 0 6 20 79 250 648 61 1,064
1980 1 6 20 69 270 534 49 947
1981 1 6 20 83 323 624 46 1,103
Source: City of Tigard Police Department, 1982.
The table indicates that both burglary and theft and assault rates have been
increasing steadily over the years since 1975. However, murder, rape and
robbery rates have stabilized for the last three years. Auto theft fluctuates
over the years.
The increasing crime rates can be attributed to the rapid growth and
development of the City including increased City's territorial size,
population and business activities. This fact has lead the Tigard Police
Department to develop a Growth Impact Strategy to deal with personnel need
based on growth and work load.
The special distribution of reported anti-social behavior generally reflects
the local concentrations of: (1) property, (2) people, and (3) crime-prone
population age groups. The Tigard Police Department's maps of burglaries,
thefts (including automobiles) , and criminal mischief show that private
businesses (especially shopping areas) , dense residential areas, and junior
and senior high schools all have fairly large numbers of police calls.
Further, activities of rhe Washington County Department of Public Safety and
the Tigard Police Department are coordinated on a daily basis. The Washington
County Law Enforcement Council also meets monthly to establish and maintain
joint programs of cooperation and coordination among the jurisdictions.
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VII FIRE PROTECTION
rFire protection in the Tigard Urban Planning Area is the responsibility of two
agencies: the Tualatin Rural Fire Protection District(TRFPD) and Washington
County Fire District # l(WCFPD The jurisdiction of TRFPD encompasses
most of the area, with the latter (WCFPD #0 covering part of the northwest
(west of 125th and north of North Dakota) and north (north of North Dakota and
Spruce) . Through cooperative agreements, they receive assistance from the
City of Beaverton, City of Portland and City of Lake Oswego.
The quality of fire protection services is independently assessed by the
Insurance Services Office of Oregon, which measures such factors as water
_ supply, equipment, personnel, and communications. The standard grading
schedule assigns deficiency points to -each factor and then relates the---
composite numerical score to one of ten insurance classes. A Class 10 rating
is equivalent to no fire protection at all and a Class 1 rating is the highest
• potentially available. Fire insurance premiums are based on these ratings, so
the better (lower) the rating, the lower the costs of insurance.
Most of the City of Portland has a Class 2 rating - the best rating found in
the state. The portions of Washington County Fire District #1 which have fire
hydrants (within 1000 feet) have a Class 3 rating. The Tigard Urban Planning
Area within the TRFPD has a Class 3 fire insurance rating in hydrant areas.
It should be noted, that first aid calls constitute more than half of the runs
made by the fire districts in the Tigard area.
FINDINGS
o Currently, the City of Tigard is serviced by the Tualatin Rural Fire
District and Washington County Fire District #1.
o Continued growth and urbanization places additional need for fire related
servi-'Its.
o Congestion on some area streets slows the response time to fires. Among
locations where this has been noticed are:
Vicinity of Greenburg & Tiedeman
Pacific Highway
Main Street
Hall Boulevard between Commercial and Pacific Highway
Walnut Street
Tiedeman
Railroad crossings at Hall Boulevard and Main Street
During flooding, some bridges may be closed (e.g. at Grant Street on Hall
Boulevard) necessitating the use of time consuming circuitous routes.
o Subdivision plats can create access problems when there are too few
through streets and too many dead ends. There are numerous examples of
dead end streets throughout the City.
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POLICY
7.6.1 THE CITY SHALL REQUIRE AS A PRE-CONDITION TO DEVELOPMENT THAT:
-a. --THE- DEVELOPMENT BE SERVED BY A WATER- SYSTEM_ HAVING ADEQUATE
WATER PRESSURE FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES;
b. THE DEVELOPMENT SHALL NOT REDUCE THE WATER PRESSURE IN THE AREA
BELOW A LEVEL ADEQUATE FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES; AND
C. THE APPLICABLE FIRE DISTRICT REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
1. The City and private developers will coordinate with the applicable
fire districts on all development proposals within the City.
2. Prior to approving or supporting an annexation proposal, the City
will make certain that the proposed area can be adequately served
with fire protection. If ti:? area cannot be served, the City will
coordinate with the applicable fire district to specify any
corrective measures that would have to be taken by the City, fire
district, or persons proposing the annexation before the annexation
takes place.
3. The nature and level of fire services will be subject to coordinated
monitoring by the City and fire districts for evaluation and
long-range planning.
Tualatin Rural Fire Protection District
The TRFPD, which was organized in 1"48, includes a much larger area than
Tigard (see map) , which is only the most urbanized, northern part of a
district that includes Tualatin, King City, Sherwood, Wilsonville , the
southeastern corner of Washington County, and most of Clackamas County north
and west of the Willamette River.
There are three stations of the TRFPD serving the Tigard Plan Area: in the
centers of Tigard, King City and Tualatin.
Tigard:
1 station, 1 engine, 1 ladder, 1 volunteer engine
King City:
1 station, 1 engine, 1 rescue (with paramedics)
Tualatin:
1 station, 1 engine
Under the insurance grading schedule, fire engines are permitted a running
distance (radius) of 1 1/2 miles for commercial areas and 4 miles for
residen i^' areas. Almost all of the district, within the Tigard Urban
Plannii Area, is within a 2 mile running distance of at least one of the
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( County Fire District #1, Beaverton, and Portland to ensure that sufficient
\ apparatus and personnel are dispatched to any call. The Lake Oswego station
(Lake Grove) is located one mile east of the Washington County-Clackamas
County line at the Interstate 5/Upper Boones Ferry interchange. The closest
Washington County District #1 station is at Scholls Ferry Road and Hall
Boulevard (Progress) , less than one mile from the Plan Area. The south
Beaverton substation is one mile north of Scholls Ferry Road and 135th.
Portland's Engine 418 is 2 1/2 miles northeast on Capitol Hill. Additional
back-up support is available from other TRFPD stations and, through Mutual Aid
Agreements, from all Washington County and Clackamas County Departments ,
Portland and Newberg. These mutual aid responses constitute a significant
amount of activity, especially in connection with Lake Oswego and Washington
County District #l. Iri 1981, for example, the -TRFPD gave or received a mutual
aid response with Washington County District #I an average of once every 5
days.
. At this time, the TRFPD has initiated plans to build or relocate stations or
add equipment or personnel in the Tigard Urban Planning Area. In addition,
the TRFPD and Washington County Fire Protection District #1 are considering
plans for the functional consolidation of some of their services.
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The WCFPD #1 serves the small part of the Tigard Urban Planning Area north of
the TRFPD. The Progress station on Scholls Ferry Road, north of Hall
Boulevard, responds to calls in this area. The District has Mutual Response
( Agreements with the TRFPD, Portland and Beaverton. Running times are the E
lengthiest (4 1/2 minutes) to the vicinity of Jack Park off Walnut Street.
The Beaverton Engine #6 from the corner of Brockman and Davies Road usually is
first-in to 135th and Scholls Ferry as well as the area mentioned above.
However, the WCFPD #1 does not regard this service pattern as a significant
problem and is satisfied with current district boundaries. The Tigard station ;
of the Tualatin district also responds relatively quickly to calls in this !
area. Hydrant areas have a Class 3 fire insurance rating, with the rest
having Class 4.
All buildings relating to fire protection are required to _meet Fire Life
Safety requirements of the Uniform Building Code. Although the fire districts
have a 100 foot ladder truck, the use of the ladder may be restricted due to
building location or design. If such is the case the fire districts require
those buildings to be of fire construction and sprinkled to assure fire safety.
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VIII. PRIVATE UTILITIES
The Tigard Urban Planning Area is served by four private utilities providing
communications and energy: General Telephone, Pacific Northwest Bell,
Portland General Electric, and Northwest Natural Gas. To continue to meet
area needs, some additional facilities and modifications to existing
facilities may, on occasion, be required. Such necessary changes should be
acknowledged by the City when the utilities seek to maintain or improve their
operations. The timing of some utility construction activities, the laying of
elines, for instance, should be integrated as closely as
natural gas pip
possible with public construction projects in order to avoid wasted
duplication of efforts (e.g. street paving).
FINDINGS _
O Utilities such as natural gas, electric and telephone are provided by
private utility agencies.
o There is a need for development of a capital improvement plan to
coordinate programs developed by public and private utilities.
POLICY
D WITH
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AGENCIESLAND USE PLANNING SHALL BE TO ASSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES WHEN NEEDED.
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
1. The City will work with all private utilities, public utilities, and
ether public agencies which work in public rights-of-way (e.g. City
and County public works departments) to ensure that each utility is
provided with plans, programs, and schedules outlining any
anticipated construction/reconstruction of public streets.
2. The Community Development Code shall provide for the review of such
facilities (e.g. substations, receiving and transmitting towers, and
other uses listed under Major Impact Utilities and Services) through
the conditional development process.
Energy Utilities
Portland General Electric (PGE)
PGE is the only provider of electricity in Tigard. It has nc generating
facilities in the area and only one bulk power substation (west Portland) in
the northeast corner of the Tigard Triangle (NPO
Nthe #4) sv outa h11ofki Pacific
Highway. Electricity is brought into, and through,
transmission lines. These are located along the length of Pacific Highway;
paralleling the length of the Southern Pacific Railroad; 66th Avenue - Hampton
- Hunziker; and Pine Street to 80th Avenue, and then north. There are four
distribution substations in the Plan Area.
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Progress - northern NPO #2 (west of Cascade Blvd. )
Tigard - southern NPO #2 (Johnson off Pacific)
Western Foundry - northern NPO #5 (east of Hall north of Fanno Creek)
Unified Sewerage Agency (customer-owned) - southern NPO #5 (USA treatment
plant)
There is another distribution substation just beyond the Tigard Urban Planning
Area near King City (north of the Tualatin River) . A major regional
transmission corridor lies west of the Tigard Urban Planning Area (along
150th).
Northwest Natural Gas
_ There are three feeder gas pipelines in the Tigard -Urban Planning Area..-
Along Scholls Ferry Road.
Along 82nd from Oak to Pine, Pine to Hall Blvd. , Hall to Hunziker, to
72nd and east along Bradbury Court.
Walnut from 135th to 132nd, 132nd and then southeasterly to Gaarde, Gaarde,
McDonald to 103rd, Murdock to 100th, Sattler to 98th, Durham to Upper
Boones Ferry Road, Findlay Road to Bradbury Court.
Distribution lines are located along most streets in the area.
Communications
General Telephone
( Almost all of the Tigard Urban Planning Area has telephone service provided by
General Telephone (GTE). A portion of northeast Tigard is serviced by Pacific
Northwest Bell: northeast part of the Tigard Triangle and a slice of territory
across the northern part of NPO #4 and including a small area in NPO #2.
Major routes for communication lines generally follow the principal streets in
the area (e.g. Pacific Highway, Greenburg Road, Hall Boulevard, etc. ).
Increasing population and economic activity in Tigard keep GTE occupied in
expanding its facilities, such as adding additional cables. About half of the
existing communication lines are buried cables or underground conduits and the
firm is in the process of converting to more conduits.
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IX. SCHOOLS
The City of Tigard and a large area beyond Tigard's Urban Planning Area are
served by the Tigard School District 231 and the Beaverton School District 48
(see Map). The Tigard school system is composed of nine elementary schools,
two intermediate schools and one high school. The capacity of each school and
present enrollment figures are listed in Tables VI-IX. Also included is the
acreage of each facility.
The Tigard school district educates nearly all Tigard children who attend
public school. The children who live in the extreme northern portion of
Tigard reside within Beaverton School District. Although this number is small
(258 out of the 6,790 total) the new residential development in the northwest
portion of the City car. be expected to increase Tigard children's
participation in Beaverton School District.
FINDINGS
o The location and development of school facilities has a significant impact
on residential development, transportation system location and development
of public facilities and services.
o Although the boundaries of the Tigard 23J School District extend beyond
the Tigard Urban Planning Area, the location and function of district 's
land uses has a major impact upon the Tigard Urban Planning Area.
o Students in the northwest corner of Tigard attend the Beaverton School
District #48. These irregular school district boundaries raise the
following problems:
1. Families living in Tigard with children attending Beaverton schools
must pay out-of-district fees for recreational services to either
Tigard or Beaverton; and
2. Many of these same families often subscriber to the Valley Times in
order to receive Beaverton School District news. The Valley Times t
does not, however, cover Tigard news especially related to public
hearings and other related land use notices.
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o Both existing and future schools can help define residential areas and
serve as activity centers. �
and the City of Tigard have cooperated
o Historically, the school district
in the use of facilities.
o State land use goals and guidelines require cooperation and coordination .
in land use decisions between the City and the school district.
o Both of the school districts that serve Tigard are separate taxing
districts and are not the responsibility of the City of Tigard government.
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7.8.1 THE CITY SHALL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ASSURE THE
MAXIMUM COMMUNITY USE OF THE SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR TIGARD RESIDENTS
THROUGH LOCATION CRITERIA AND THE PROVISIONS OF URBAN SERVICES.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
1. The City will monitor school capacity by requiring requests for
development proposals and permits to be reviewed by applicable school
district for effects on school capacity as a pre-condition to
development.
2. The City will coordinate with the""school districts whereby each-party
is regularly informed of the others activities on short and long
range planning; all issues of mutual interest, e.g. , school/park
facilities; and the financing and managing of those facilities.
3. The City will develop "Locational Criteria" and will cooperate with
the school districts in their efforts to select new school sites in
order to assure adequate facilities and minimize conflicts with the
Comprehensive Plan.
4. The City shall support education and occ.ipational training programs
and when appropriate make selective resources of the City available
to public agencies and private programs.
5. The City will encourage the use of schools as an integral part of the
community by making joint agreements with the school district to
allow community uses of school facilities for recreation, open space,
and meeting rooms.
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TABLE VI
TIGARD SCHOOL DISTRICT 23-J
School Capacity, Enrollment & Acreage In 1981-82
Facilities Capacity Enrollment Excess Capacity Acreage
Elementary
Bridgeport 350 * 332* 18 14.08
Charles F. Tigard 588 508 80 10.00
Durham 147 127 20 5.00
Edward Byron 564 640 -76 19.81
James Templeton 588 558 30 12.00
Mary Woodward 172 153 19 10.35
Metzger 490 475 15 6.00
Phil Lewis 441 405 36 12.00
--- T6alati.n - - - 466 - 568 102--- 72.00
SUBTOTAL 3806 3766 40 101.24
Secondary
Fowler Jr. Hi. 800** 753 47 37.00
Tuality Jr. Hi. 950 795 115 10.00
Tigard High 1500 1218 282 40.00
SUBTOTAL 3250 2766 444 87.00
TOTAL SYSTEM 7056 6532 484 188.24
Source: Tigard School District #23-J, 1982.
* Next year projection
** Next fall projection
All of the children who live in the northwest portion of Tigard attend
Beaverton schools.
Although this number is small (258 our of the 6,790 total) , new residential
development in the northwest portion of the City can be expected to increase
Tigard children's participation in Beaverton School District.
The following tables indicate the number of Tigard children attending
Beaverton schools.
The existing school district boundary between Tigard and Beaverton school
districts was established around 1910. Since that time the Cities of Tigard
and Beaverton established Scholls Ferry Road as the boundary between the
cities. The irregular school district boundaries has raised numerous problems
related to out-of-district recreational fees. For example, all of the
Beaverton school district, except the area within Tigard, is within the
Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreational District. <
None of the Tigard city limits or planning area is within this district, and
therefore more of the residents of Tigard who have children attending
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Beaverton schools can use the Tualatin Hills facilities without paying an
out-of-district fee. In addition, those residents are also outside of the
Tigard school district and the ability to use that district's facilities
without the out-of-district fee.
Another problem caused by the irregular district boundary relates to public
notification. Many of the families who live in the northwest portion of
Tigard subscribe to the Valley Times rather than the Tigard Times, because the
Valley Times carries Beaverton School District information. Since all of
Tigard's public notice information is within the Tigard Times, those families
are often not as informed on City matters. Residents in the northwesterly
area have made attempts to change these school district boundaries, but to
date none of these attempts have been successful.
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BEAVERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 48
School Capacity, Enrollment & Acreage In 1981-1982
Excess
Projected 1985
Facilities Capacity Enrollment Capacity Acreage
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Elementary
McKay 408 254 154 6.4
332 - 366
Secondary
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831 - 877
Beaverton High 1,900 1,768 132 20.44
2,026 -2,088
Source: Beaverton School District #48, 1982
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TABLE VIII
STUDENT COUNT BY GRADE OF CHILDREN WITHIN TIGARD CITY LIMITS
September 30, 1981
Grade 1 22
Grade 2 21
Grade 3 24
Grade 4 18
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Grade 6 20
Grade 7 24
Grade 8 30
Grade 9 20
Grade 10 21
Grade 11 17
Grade 12 15
Total 258
Area south of Scholls Ferry to Tigard School Dist_ Boundary, between Fanno
Creek and 135th Avenue.
Within the school system, there is an excess capacity of about 7 percent.
Secondary schools are operating at 85 percent of their listed capacity, while
elementary schools are operating at about 99 percent capacity.
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As the data indicates, at the elementary school level, capacity problems
exist. Two schools (Edward Byron and Tualatin) have exceeded capacity, while
the rest of the schools have near capacity in recent years. The need for an
additional elementary school finally led to the establishment of Bridgeport
School which will commence operation during the 1982-1983 academic year.
Locational Criteria for Beaverton School Sites
In the summer of 1982, the Beaverton School District completed a demographic
survey of single family, attached single family homes, multiple family
dwellings and condominiums. As a result of this study, the factors in
Table IX will be used to project student populations in new housing
developments. ¢
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.20 intermediate students per dwelling
.13 high school students per dwelling
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.18 elementary students per dwelling
.05 intermediate students per dwelling
.04 high school students per dwelling
.26 total school-age students ner dwelling
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.04 intermediate students per dwelling
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.03 elementary students per dwelling
.02 intermediate students per dwelling
.03 high school students per dwelling
.09 total school-age students per dwelling
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Health services planning in the Tigard area is primarily the responsibility of
Northwest Oregon Health Systems. However, existing services are very
generally summarized here.
There are 35 physicians and surgeons and 26 dentists currently practicing
medicine within the Tigard Plan Area as well as a Washington County Health
Department Clinic. There are no hospitals in the Plan Area; the nearest are
Meridian Park in Tualatin, St. Vincent north of Beaverton, and the University
of Oregon, Veterans Administration and other hospitals in Portland.
The Tigard-King City area contains three nursing homes:
Tigard Care Center 112 beds"
Canterbury Crest Sanatorium 27 beds
King City Convalescent Center 148 beds
TOTAL 287 beds
The local fire departments also provide important service. More than half of
their runs are for medical emergencies.
Fina ings
o Although there are care facilities with the Tigard Urban Planning Area,
Tigard's primary health service needs are served by those facilities
throughout the Portland Metropolitan area.
o There are two major hospitals in close proximity to the City, St.
Vincent's which is less than 15 minutes driving time and Meridian Park
which is less than 10 minutes driving time.
POLICY
7.9.1 THE CITY SHALL:
a. ENCOURAGE COOPERATION BETWEEN LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND PRIVATE
AGENCIES IN PLANNING AND PROVIDING FOR HEALTH AND RELATED SOCIAL
SERVICES; AND
b. PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NECESSARY HEALTH SERVICES TO BE
PROVIDED WITHIN THE CITY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CODE.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
1. As part of the Community Development Code: ,
a. Hospitals will be permitted as conditional development in all
residential and commercial development districts.
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medium-high and high density residential districts and permitted
as conditional development in low density residential districts.
c. Medical offices and clinics will be allowed.
XI. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FACILITIES
Major municipal facilities include:
o City Hall, which accommodates all administrative functions such as
administration, finance, planning, public works and building.
o Police Department.
o City Shop, which is adjacent to the City Hall. This facility also
performs park maintenance functions.
o Library, which is located on Main Street.
The analysis of Tigard's existing administrative facilities and centralized
services indicates that there is a need for more space. Thus, in the past
several years the need for a civic center has been identified by the City as a
priority problem. Previous efforts to secure funding of such a facility have
been unsuccessful, but the difficulties associated with existing facilities
have become more and more pressing with the community's rapid growth. Civic
center concept has been approved by City Council in May, 1982, however, the
i funding for the project has not been approved by the voters.
FINDINGS
o The current space owned by the City for administrative offices does not
meet the space needs of the City. Therefore, the City currently rents the
needed space for administrative purposes.
o The City has rented space in a building which is geographically centered
in the community.
POLICY
7.10.1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES SHOULD REMAIN CENTRALIZED
IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
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location central to all residents of the City.
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FINDINGS
o Current library facilities are inadequate.
o Increased demands will require an expansion of library facilities and
service.
POLICY
7.11.1 THE CITY SHALL, WHERE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, PROVIDE FOR LIBRARY
SERVICES WHICH MEET THE USER DEMAND OF ITS RESIDENTS.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
I. The City shall continue to work with the Library to provide adequate
library services.
The Tigard Public Library is in a relatively ce.-_tral location at the west end
of Main Street. As of June, 1982 card registration totaled 8,900.
The library system contains about 23,500 volumes which shows an increase of
about 19% since 1977. While the gross number of volumes is not an adequate
measure of a library's level of service, it is one important indicator. The
existing book stock is essentially limited now by the capacity of the building
housing the library.
Following table shows the drastic increase in library services since 1977.
TABLE X
GENERAL LIBRARY INFORMATION
1977 1982
Card registration 4,540 8,900
Users of library 11,350 13,350
Library volume 19,700 23,500
Circulation 77,384 109,000
The registration has also increased by 48% since 1977.
The library system is open to the public 48 hours a week and is operated by a a
staff of 4 full-time, 3 part-time, and 14 volunteer personnel. The library
operates an outreach program which includes delivery of books to individual
homes by 3 volunteers, and deposit collections which are set up once a month
in King City Library and King City Convalescent Center (nursing home).
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The Tigard Library's service area includes (in addition to all residents of
the Tigard Plan Area) : King City, Bull Mountain, Metzger and Durham. Other
libraries in surrounding communities include those in Beaverton, Tualatin,
Sherwood, Lake Oswego, and Capitol Hill (a Multnomah County branch library on
Capitol Highway south of Interstate-5). The Capitol Hill library is the
closest, but is not available for free use by Washington County residents.
Library service has increased as a result of the Washington County Cooperative
Library Service (WCCLS) serial levy. This greater funding permitted an
expansion of staff, purchase of 5,000 volumes, and other improvements. A
WCCLS serial levy to run from 1979 to 1984 was approved by the County
electorate in May of 1978.
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XIII. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
FINDINGS
o Per capita generation of solid waste has been increasing. A considerable
reduction of the level of solid waste disposed of in landfills can be
effected by recycling, particularly through the use of source separation.
o The recycling of solid waste conserves limited natural resources and
energy.
0 The storage and disposal of hazardous substances are problems of
increasing public concern.
o The Metropolitan Service District (MSD) has been designated with the
primary responsibility of finding a solution to the disposal of solid
wastes, which is a regional problem. Metro maintains a regional solid
waste management plan which is used to guide activities such as the search
for new regional landfills and planning of solid waste transfer stations ,
resource recovery plants, and recycling programs.
o Collection of solid wastes in the City is handled by private firms
operating under mutually exclusive franchise granted by the City Council.
o City policies and strategies regarding the solid waste management must
include recognition of Metro's primary role in planning and coordinating
solid waste disposal for the region and provisions which will help achieve
the regional objectives of reducing the amount of wastes that need to be
disposed of in sanitary landfills.
POLICIES
7.12.1 THE CITY SHALL RECOGNIZE METROPOLITAN SERVICE DISTRICT'S (MSD)
RESPONSIBILITY "'-n AUTHORITY TO PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROCEDURES AS
APPROPRIATE.
7.12.2 THE CITY SHALL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT,
FULL—LINE RECYCLING CENTER THROUGH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CODE. THE LOCATION SHOULD BE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
COMMUNITY AND SHOULD BE OPEN EVERY DAY.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
1. The City will promote the recycling of solid waste. Such measures
may include giving financial incentive to solid waste collectors who a
recycle, and the establishment of an internal paper recycling program
in City Hall and City Maintenance facilities.
2. The City will work with MSD and the State DEQ in adequately
identifying the future needs for solid waste disposal in Tigard and
Washington County.
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Solid Waste
Most of the solid waste now collected in Tigard is hauled to distant landfills
where its components are unavailable for reuse or recycling. Local recycling
efforts are rather meager. Regional solid waste management efforts will soon
result in the construction of a Resource Recovery Facility and generate
electricity and reduce the volume of material deposited in landfills.
Existing landfills are being rapidly filled to capacity, and there are very
few suitable sites for new landfills.
Waste Generation
Existing data does not permit a reliable calculation of the total amount of
f solid waste generated in Tigard. Recent regional data can give an indication
of the magnitudes involved, however. The Tigard Plan Area was divided by MSD
into four waste generation zones which included other areas, so the zone
¢ estimates are of little use. For the region as a whole, residential waste
comprised about half of the total (53%6) in terms of weight. The average
residential waste generation is 2.28 pounds every day per person. That
corresponds to almost seven (7) pounds (6.84) every day for a three person
household. For the Tigard Plan Area, that means about 45,600 pounds of solid
waste every day, or almost 23 tons (22.8) . No increase in the r-�r capita
generation rate is expected in the future. (This is based on 1978 data. )
Refuse Collection
Three private firms hold exclusive franchises with the City and County to
collect solid waste in the Tigard area. They generally provide routine
garbage collection, drop box special loads, compact waste and recycle
newspapers. Service areas have been convoluted and indistinct in some areas
in the past. However, the City has redrafted its franchise ordinance to
create clear service boundaries. These boundaries provide for the following
division of the Tigard Plan Area.
Miller's Sanitary Service - Northern Tigard (ncrth half of NPO #7, NPO X62
north of N. Dakota and west of Greenburg and NPO #4 east of Hall and north
of Pfaffle and Pacific).
Schmidt's Sanitary Service - Southern Tigard (southern 3/4 of NPO #6 south
of Murdock and Sattler and southwest corner of NPO #5 generally south of
Bonita and west of 76th) .
Frank's Disposal Service - Central Tigard (including south Tigard
industrial area and remaining areas not served by either Schmidt's or
Miller's).
Local Recycling
There are just three public recycling centers in Tigard (see Table) and they
s generally handle newspaper only (with corrugated cardboard and phone books
also collected, but each at one site). There are no recycling centers in the
community which accept all forms of recyclable wastes. "Full line" recycling
centers accept glass, cans, newspapers, cardboard, and motor oil. According
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to the Portland recycling information switchboard, operated by the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality, the Tigard area is in most need of a
recycling center that will handle glass not covered by the state mandatory
deposit law. That office receives frequent requests for information about
such a facility in Tigard. The closest full-line every-day recycling centers
are located to the east and north of Tigard: at Lake Oswego High School and
at Oregon Episcopal School (see Table).
Regional Disposal and Recycling
The three local garbage collectors currently haul collected wastes 15 to 20
miles away, or 30 - 40 miles for a roundtrip by truck. Miller's and Schmidt's
now transport refuse to Rossman's Landfill in Oregon City, while Frank's waste
material is hauled to the City of Newberg Landfill. St. Johns Landfill in
north Portland is also being used, which can meet the need for a few years.
However, the metropolitan area lacks a long-term landfill disposal capacity.
The Rossman's Landfill is scheduled for closure this summer, for instance.
The Metropolitan Service District (MSD) was created in 1970 to solve regional
solid waste disposal problems. In 1977, it adopted a plan for a processing
facility where wastes would be separated and the combustible portion burned to
generate electricity and also reduce the volume of waste to about one-tenth of
its original volume. Toward this goal, a site for a Resource Recovery
Facility has been selected in Oregon City and the garbage-to-energy plan is
expected to begin to operate in 1985, and it is estimated that about 2/3 of
the total wastes can be disposed cf by this technique.
With the St. Johns Landfill closing in a few years, Metro is seeking permits
for a new landfill in northwest Multnomah County. With resource recovery
operating, the new landfill would last for 25 years. Without the garbage
burner, the landfill would be good for about 16 years.
Tying the system together will be transfer stations. Metro plan to construct
transfer stations at various locations in the region to increase the
efficiency and economy of the solid waste management system. Transfer
stations are enclosed facilities where commercial collectors and private
citizens can dispose of their garbage, which is then transferred in large
trucks to either a landfill or resource recovery facility. Transfer stations
save energy by reducing trips for garbage collectors. They also provide a
convenient place to recycle, each transfer station will have a full-line
recycling center as part of the facility. Therefore, they allow for improved
landfill management by providing an interim point for directing garbage to the
proper disposal site.
Current proposals call for Metro to construct one transfer station on the east
side of the region, one on the west side (probably in Washington County) , and
a limited transfer station on the resource recovery site in Oregon City. This 4
limited station will accept garbage from haulers as well as the general
public. When the resource recovery plant opens, the haulers will go directly
to that facility and the transfer station will serve only the public. '
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TABLE XI
RECYCLING CENTERS IN TIGARD AND ADJACENT AREAS*
Ti and
72nd at Pacific Highway (Fred Meyer)
open every day
Western Fiber
9285 SW Greenburg Rd. -weekdays
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Newspapers - open every day
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Adjacent Areas
Lake Oswego High School - 2501 SW Country Club Road
Full-line (glass, cans, newspaper, cardboard, motor oil) - open every jay
West Coast Fibre Supply, Inc.
8440 SW Hall, Beaverton
Weyerhaeuser Company Resource Recovery Plat
10950 SW 11th, Beaverton
* Revised 8-20-82
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