Planning Commission Packet - 02/26/1974 POOR QUALITY RECORD
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AGENDA ��
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Planning 5ession - F�bruary 26, 1974 '�
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Tuality Junior High School �;j
1/�G50 S.W. 97th Avenue, Tigard, Oregon '�
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1. CALL TO ORDER ;'
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2. ROLL CALL ��
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3. APl�ROVAt OF f�INUTES �;
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3.1 Regular �leeting af F�bruary 5, ].974 }'
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4. Discussion of Proposed Sign Ordina�ce Revisions related to �':
Qench Signs, Directional Signs, Industrial Park Identificatinn '
and PD Inter. �ace. �;
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5. Discussion of a propos�d Street and Road policy. �'
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6. Discussion of a proposed revision to the I�-4 Industrial i;�
��� ` Pai�k zone, making combin'sd manufacturing, warehousing anci !j'
retail sales a conditional use in said zone.
7. Discussion of an Ordinance aboli.shing the Sign Code Baard
of Appoals and replacing with the Planning Commission.
8. presen�ation of NP0 �f2 concept Land Use Plan. t:
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9. 5election of D�sign Review Qaard alternate member. ���
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�IN�TES
� TIGARD �L�NNING CO��I5SION
P�anning 5ession - February 26, 1974
Twali�y �unior High School - Lecture Room
14650 S.W. 97th Avenue, Tigard, Oregon
l. CALL T� ORUER
�. The meeting was called to ard�r a� 7 ;C�5 n.�.
2a ROLL CAL�
A . ��mbers present: Ball , Qarkhurst, Hansen, �ichelson, Nico?i ,
S�kata; Chairman Whi�ttal<er; Assoc� ate Planner Bol�n.
B� Absent; Cornmissioners Flartman, Frazi�r; Planning Direc�or
�roolts; City Attarney Fred Flnd�rsons
3. APPRDUAL OF �TNUTE5
3.� Regular �eeting of February 5, 197�E
A. The rninutes of �th� �ebruary 5, 1974 Planning CommiSSion m�eting
were ap�roved as submitted.
4e Discussian of Proposed Sign Ordinance Revisions related to Bench
�. Signs, Uirectional 5i�ns, Industrial parl< Iden�ification and PD
Interfac�.
A. Bo1en s�ated �that this item woul� not be discussed in th�+..
thP pJ.ani�ing Di,rector was not able to att�nd tho meetin3.
5. Discussion �f proposed street and road policy .
A. Chairman Whittaker stated i;hat the report had hoen submitt�d by
(�ick�lson at �Lhe mee�Ling of' f'ebruary 19th and that �:he memb�rs
i:iere asked at tha�t time i;o come prepared to discuss his repart.
B, l3arkhurst sugc�estecl that residei�c�s b� �ssess�d fo�c a 1���a1
street improvement and that L�usi.nesses be assessed �or a
co].lector s�kr�et impro��menta
C. Hansen pointed out that �usinesses pay addi�iranal prnperty I,
taxes and i�t clnes nr�t nec�ssaz�i�.y follow •that they should �ay
the add�d rost oP a colleator which benefa.�,a the carnmunity �s �
a �.ihole
D. Llhitteker stated that the assessment would be moro eqtaitable if
ascribed to each individual proper�.y the benefit derived by
the stx�o� im�arovement.
� E. Qa)_1 stat;od ha.s conc�sn f'or. d�vising a system which woul.d carrect
inequx�ies reta'tin� to s�roet assessment. Ne said �hat a stz�ee�-,
impro��ment assessment system shoulcl no� 6ecom� a regressive
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system of �;axa�ion ancl should remain as progressive as �(�
� " passible with i.he city bearing as much ofi ��h� burden as k
possih�.e. I-le con'tii�ued that tho loc�t.l s�tree� cat�gor.y is toa
insEnsitiwe �to the abi�.ity af' abutting propErty owners to
pay, sta�Ling that the profal�ms z�ela�Ling to people on fixed
incomes should be ref:lected in any �sse�sm�nt meth�id.
F'. Nicoli said that the p��peLty owner.s share for persons such �
as those on Pixed incomes , could b� picked up by �Lhe Ca.ty and '
dQferred in the form of a lien ag�inst �l;he property unta.l the �'
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G. Hansen suyges�ed tha� possihaly i;he assessment coulcl be bas�d �
upon the zaniny oP the property , for exampl� res.i.dontial i;
properi�y wou�.d be assessed i`or a local street and 6usiness �:
prop�rty asaossed f�r a co1:LeGtor street. G
H. Barl;hurst s-tated his apinion •that all property ownors should �
be liabla Por the cost oP a .lpcal �treot impr.o�emont with N,
considezati.ons made f'or hardships as suc�gESted by Ball. i
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I. Ball said that Portland had d�ueloped such a method �nd �lir- f
rected i:he sta�'f to research the matter: �
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J. Ba11 stated that in order to rel.i�ve the Council oP the contr.o- �
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versy involved in s�:r�et im�rouement •assessmen�,s, �ossibly
�... a ' hearings offic�r ' could be used to ost,ablish assessments.
The Council then would only consid�r app�als. He s�tated
that this would insulate the Council Prom much of th� con-
troversy involved and make �th� implemen•tation of a street
improv�ment system more effiriPni;.
K. Chairman Whittaker stated his cancerrl that the I�lanning
Commission a�rive at a cnmprehensi�e policy for stre�t im-
provements as soon as possible anr_I directecl th� stafF to take
(�ickel.son ' s report and the Planning Comrnission' s cqmments
and cr�me back with a recommended policy at anoth�r meeting.
6. Discussion of a proposed revision to the f�-��, Industrial Parl<
znne, making cpmbined rnanu�'acturin�, warehousing and retail. sales
a condition�l use in said zane.
A. Hansen said thai: the location oF r�t�i� us� in ar� industrial
zone can create dii'ficultiss for adjacent industrial proper-
�ios r�sulting from the additianal t�aft'ic generated �rom
a retai]. si�e,
Q. LJha.ttaker saicl thai, this .inclusian is in accoTdance with
the application made to the Planning Commission and w�.ii be
consider�d at the public hearing on (�arch 5 , 1974.
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7. Discussion aF an ordinancE abalishing {;he 5ign Code Bcaard of i;a
A�peals and r�pl,aGing wi�Lh the Planning Camma_ssion.
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A. Whit�taker s�id {:hat this i�Lem is no� � mat-ter af discussion, �;
but tha� I�e wish�d �:n inform �the Planhing Commi.sss.on i,hat the
Ci�y Council had revised �l;he sign cod� �to giv� the app�al ,".
func�ion to the Planning Commissa.on.
S. l�ros�nta�ion of' PJPO �2 concept l.�nd use �lan. �i
A. Qolen pre�er�ted i;he land use concep�t �lan which has be�n
r�ov�loped by t,he n�ir�hhorhood p].anning organizatiqn. H� ;j
went th�c�ugh the major �lements of•th� plan, compara.ng it
with the �xis�:i.ng T:igarcl Community Plan �nd poin�ing out
wh�re major d�p�rtures ha�e been made. The significant �
poii�ts m�de were tha•L : a
1. The amour7� or� apartment land has been signi�'i,caritly '
reduc�d ouer i�he adopted plan.
2. Th� amount o;' single family r�sidential land has b�en =�
signific�ntly increased ov�r the aclopted plane �:;
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3. The amount of indus�rial land has been decrease�J where �`
single Pami7.y dev�l.opmen�t was made not conForming.
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4. Several streets hav� been realigned or extended ta s�rve �''j
the pro�osed land use. �:
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B. Ba1]. asked a�� what stage �he p].an stood at this time.
C. Bolen stat�d that the ?na.tial concept has been �urned ov�r
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to the trafFic consultant, Car1 Quttke, for ha.m {�o �est out �'
the abili�y of' �the praposed stree{� sys•t;em to serve th� ;,
planned l_and use as well as the future volumes which �i11 f'
be gensr�ted f'rom adjacen� areas 5uch as tJashington Squa�e
and Pacific Highw�y. 4;'`
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9. Selection of Dosign RevieW Bo�rd ��.terna�� member. `�
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A. Ba11 nominated Whittaker to s�:rve as �he Planning Commission ' s !?
a7.'ternate ta the Design Revzew Board, Sakata s�condad and �he �"
mo�ion passed .by majora.ty vo�F� af a11 members present wi�th �`�
Whittaker voting �lo. i'?
1Q. AOJOURNMENT - 10�D0 P.�I. �;
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