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06/04/2012 - Minutes CITY OF TIGARD PLANNING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes June 4, 2012 CALL TO ORDER President Walsh called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. The meeting was held in the Tigard Civic Center,Town Hall, at 13125 SW Hall Blvd. ROLL CALL Present: President Walsh Vice President Anderson Commissioner Doherty Commissioner Fitzgerald Commissioner Muldoon Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Ryan Commissioner Schmidt Commissioner Shavey Alt. Commissioner Armstrong Absent: Alt. Commissioner Miller Staff Present: Susan Hartnett, Assistant Community Development Director; Doreen Laughlin, Executive Assistant; Sean Farrelly, Redevelopment Project Manager Others Present: Cathy Corliss, Principal,Angelo Planning Group COMMUNICATIONS President Walsh attended a neighborhood meeting for the next phase of the Fields bridge project. He gave a brief rundown of that nerous donation almost the entire estate - to charity, the Oregon Community Foundation, to support education and the arts. The benefactor of any development project done on the bridge will be that charity. Walsh noted that i bridge project, the to it. I:\LRPLN\Planning Commission\2012 Packets\060412-Workshop Downtown Connectivity Plan\tpc 060412 minutes.docx Page 1 of 3 CONSIDER MINUTES May 7, 2012 Meeting Minutes: President Walsh asked if there were any additions, deletions, or corrections to the May 7 minutes; there being none, Walsh declared the minutes approved as submitted. WORKSHOP DOWNTOWN CONNECTIVITY PLAN Sean Farrelly, Redevelopment Manager, introduced Cathy Corliss as a principal at the Angelo Planning Group. He said he was there to talk about the Downtown Connectivity Plan. He noted that he wanted to take this time to reacquaint the commissioners with this project a recommendation past and what is being worked on presently also what will be coming up in the future. He went over a PowerPoint presentation (Exhibit A). Farrelly noted that there are limited connections into and around the Downtown area, mainly due to the barriers of connectivity such as the viaduct, the rail crossing, and Fanno Creek. He noted this plan will address that and that this plan is based on previous plans such as the Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan, the Tigard Downtown Vision. The objectives are threefold: connectivity, circulation, and capacity. The process to date includes: ❑❑Working with the City Center Advisory Commission (CCAC) who, early on, had put Plan. The plan has remained pretty true to those principles. L I❑A Technical Advisory Committee made up of different jurisdictions such as ODOT, TriMet and Washington County. ❑❑An Open House. ❑❑The CCAC intently reviewed this over several meetings. L I❑City Council, Planning Commission, and the Tigard Transportation Advisory Committee had workshops on this. ❑❑Property owners that could be affected by this plan had been contacted and staff received some excellent feedback and had some frank discussions. As a result of those meetings, they tweaked some of the proposed streets. Farrelly went over the seven categories of streets and alley classifications. He gave some street character examples. Cathy Corliss from Angelo Planning Group continued the presentation by talking about the two key elements that needed to be addressed: new connections and new cross-sections. I:\LRPLN\Planning Commission\2012 Packets\060412-Workshop Downtown Connectivity Plan\tpc 060412 minutes.docx Page 2 of 3 There was a question from the commission about non-conformity. Ms. Corliss noted they -conformity amongst adjacent property owners. On the flip side in order to get these connections to eventually happen owner, eventually, more visibility more public street frontage which for most retail, and for a lot of uses,is a positive thing; triggering redevelopment on both sides that will eventually add value for both property owners. Ms. Corliss said they would do some more research on that and come back to that subject later. Ms. Corliss went over the new cross-sections examples current and future. She also spoke id out now,would add background, principles and figures to the Transportation System Plan. The TDC 18.370 would add adjustments to the connectivity requirements and that would be fairly full bodied. The TDC 18.610 is the downtown standards and that placeholder would be filled in with purpose, applicability and connectivity standards. TDC 18.810 would have to be amended to add new downtown cross-sections. She said there would be a packet of happen - as opposed to just a single new chapter that does this. At this point Farrelly went over the next steps. One of which would include additional outreach to property owners. This would happen fairly soon (within the next few weeks). Then in the late summer they are planning on scheduling public hearings with the Planning Commission for the Development Code and Transportation System Plan amendments. Staff will be asking them to make a recommendation to City Council at that time. Sean concluded his presentation and said that he would send links to the actual connectivity plan - mainly for the new commissioners to help get them up to speed on this. Farrelly and Ms. Corliss explained that there are several options and solutions the city has to help with this. There were some general questions by some of the commissioners regarding the map of OTHER BUSINESS - None ADJOURNMENT President Walsh adjourned the meeting at 8:04 p.m. Doreen Laughlin,Planning Commission Secretary ATTEST: President Dave Walsh I:\LRPLN\Planning Commission\2012 Packets\060412-Workshop Downtown Connectivity Plan\tpc 060412 minutes.docx Page 3 of 3 CITY OF TIGARD Respect and Care I Do the Right Thing I Get it Done TIGARD Downtown Connectivity Plan Planning Commission Workshop I June 4, 2012 Study Area Area: Tigard Downtown Urban Renewal District (193 acres) Existing conditions : Limited connections and connectivity Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan l: l: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: l: 1: 1: 1: ment ment ment ment ment ment ment ment ment ment ment ment ment ment ment Conceptual Connectivity Plan Objectives Connectivity: Foster the creation of smaller block structures, consistent with the walkable urban village envisioned by the Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan . Circulation : Create efficient routes into and around the Downtown . Capacity: Create parallel streets to accommodate the demand created by new Downtown development. Process to date CCAC Principles Technical Advisory Committee Open House CCAC review over several meetings City Council, Planning Commission, and Tigard Transportation Advisory Committee workshops Property owners meetings Proposed Street "— — ?� " ,,,k_.„--4-, \---1,,,„,,,.....\---" ,1/4„)::- ac , ra q n aClassifications a a r r r J . r r rr r rr W m _ _ _ .t. 0 s r r r r r t C C P D 9 0 0 0yO .in i, 4.am a li+...., I I I Downtown Street Character Classifications* Upper Hall Boulevard 4w ib Main Street Green Street — Downtown Mixed Use 1 (Collector) \\141S . Downtown Mixed Use 2(Local) -Downtown Mixed Use 3 (Upper Burnham) -Downtown Mixed Use 4 (Lower Burnham) Urban Residential - Alley 1,000 Feet 1,000 Feet 1,0a0 Feel 1,000 Feet Dashed lines indicate proposed streets —1 I I I I - Other Streets =1111111H Railroads Proposed New Streets ' \ F . 6, 1,,� • • •• , , _ R 111 11 1 ' _ lilt ' ,• — ll — r.. : - 11 ---- 1.,..,iiI; ---- 'I:Jill; - 111;A.— I; -- ( . 111- ii II _0 di I/ - - -i",/ -... ,-)../ '7 - , . , ,,,„ „ , • , ' - I 7,..„, - •i• , - .:1. 1-- , . ,• F-- .! E___ _ •• • , ,,,c.,., I ).; - 1 ! el : ji A4 : ii,', :',14 ."' EiR i r .,.7. NI .„;. - :.: _ : ,:. . , ___ .,... „,.,,,.../ v.- . ' iz,,,/. - _r �! r"-' 1® I i "°�". SRP �'' i �. ,:.'`•.-\'`, 1 . :,,,,\\"! . '4. \1 -.•:,,.\ ' ? ' :. \ ' ? - '7.- ' \1 s \ �y ��c, mc le\ ^n� \ nq\\ ms' .� \ . 14 1 1 1 l 1 1 Street Character Examples .....0 ..... 11. . It. E V N -'• N M k .. .it 7t iV _ •14 -":,:- _ it M -i PI : ‘ .1- '• • ' 1 IL I-- ..-.` .._ - i N.`\ I MEM 4 _ i RP 1 —L.. 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II .., . . ., _ , 11 - 1 , 11 , 1 11 .. . ... 11_ - - - - i--- '.-- = IL I _ -•Iir ._. . _ .-, -•. - , __ ripi A resklefitil • fe Sklent a ____ , resId __ _enta2. reslaanta Implementation of the Plan Two elements new connections and new cross-sections New code requirements for implementing vision : Recognize that improvements will likely be done incrementally over 50 years or longer as individual properties redevelop Provide as much flexibility as possible while still ensuring that connections get made Connectivity Improvements Detailed maps showing _i iTI TTT T T T + TI the future streets would . . - - lk. need to be added to the TSP so that it is cleark, N Ns, '.*\,, N N \ where future streets are expected to go and how 1 ‘-\ k7\A ,, r*much right-of-way is lit a needed ,I - � , ConnectivityImprovements New Development and Major Redevelopment Dedicate right-of-way or a public easement Construct a portion of the street Smaller Projects Redevelopment valued at less than 60% of total current value Keep the future alignment clear of buildings Sign non-remonstrance to future Local Improvement District (LID) Allow alternative alignment or design Allow reasonable economic use of the site Avoid adverse impact on natural features such as wetlands New Cross-Sections Special street classifications and cross sections with enhanced streetscape design For existing streets as well as future street connections Applied when the city improves a street or when a private developer has to make full- or half-street improvements as a part of their development New Cross-Sections Current Future Scoffins Street is a Collector Scoffins Street is Downtown Mixed Use 1 (Collector) I II. ' I{ .\ ---..° \ 6, I s ,oezit • v • L _4. *to.r 4 . NV' , ir- ; 1yI 11:-".-"k_ 4•Aivt._ '. I , I - �4r . 1 Lr s i �r , il - ..WI - ZN1 a ��� ,a. . �� Potential Amendments Transportation System Plan to add background and figures TDC 18.370 to add adjustments to the connectivity requirements TDC 18.610 to add purpose, applicability and connectivity standards TDC 18.810 to add new downtown cross-sections Next Steps Additional outreach to property owners Late summer: Planning Commission and Council public hearings and adoption of Transportation System Plan and Development Code amendments. Questions/Discussion Contact: Sean Farrelly sean@tigard-or.gov � - - 11 503-718-2420 •,"&Al s� itilk - - 1. \\V... , 0,\V- rrm etl use 1E AUBfU21 r¢uxetl use fesI fU21 rt use n sI 11U I rrm e J use rnsltlenu I Website: www.tigard-or.gov/downtown_tigard/behind_the_scenes/circulation_plan