07/16/1987 - Packet AGENDA
CITY CENTER PLAN TASK FORCE
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1987, 7:00 - 9:30 P.M.
CIVIC CENTER - TOWN HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
13125 SW HALL BLVD. , TIGARD, OR
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL: ASH COHEN COURSOLLE DEFFERDING
JUAREZ MARR PINKERTON
3. Approve Minutes
4. Presentation on Traffic and Transportation - Randy Wooley,
City Engineer
5. Report on Promoting Downtown Conference - Pam Juarez
6. Discussion of Tigard Business Leaders Luncheon
7. Finalize Report to Council - Jolynn Ash
8. Identification of Geographical, Topographical, Physical and
Natural Limitations and Opportunities.
9. Discussion of Fanno Creek Area - Mike Marr
10. Staff Report on Marketing Consultant - Duane Roberts
11. Staff Report on Park Board - Liz Newton
12. Presentation on Landscaping - Liz Newton
13. Other Business
14. Adjournment
CITY OF TINA RD
July 9, 1987
OREGON
25 Years of Service
1961-1986
Mr. James Freeman
Credit Officer
Seafirst Real Estate Group
701 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
Dear Mr. Freeman:
To update you on Tigard's downtown revitalization efforts, I'm enclosing a
copy of a recent "pre-application" letter sent to sixteen private consultants
and two universities. As the letter indicates, our Central City Committee is
interested in proceeding with a complete analysis of the development potential
of the downtown area. The firms and business schools listed all have
indicated that they have the ability to carry out such analysis. As alluded
to, each will be submitting a memo outlining services available and
generalized costs.
Because Seafirst is by far the largest owner of vacant land in the downtown,
the committee suggested that I get in touch with you to invite your
participation in the study. In particular, they request your consideration of
sharing in the cost of a study. As you will be aware, the results of the
study will be a valuable adjunct to Seafirst's efforts to market its downtown
property. Most importantly, the study may suggest some types of stores or
non-retail uses that probably would do well in the downtown. This information
could be used to target potential local, regional, and national buyers of your
land. By participating in the study, Seafirst would benefit by having the
opportunity to suggest specific questions that could be addressed in the
study. More fundamentally, your participation would facilitate proceeding
with a study of greater depth and breadth than the City alone may have the
ability to fund.
I will be giving you a call in a few days in regard to this subject and to
answer any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Duane Robe t
Administrative Planner
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13125 SW Hall Blvd„P.O.Box 23397,Tigard,Oregon 97223 (503)639-4171
18 . 100 .010--18 . 100 .015
Chapter 18 . 100
LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING
Sections:
18 . 100 .010 Purpose.
18 . 100 . 015 Applicability--Approval process .
18 . 100 .020 General provisions .
18 . 100 . 030 Street trees .
18 . 100 . 035 Location of street trees .
18 . 100 . 040 Cut and fill around existing trees .
18 . 100 . 050 Replacement of street trees .
18 . 100 . 060 Exemptions.
18 .100 . 070 Buffering, screening--General--Uses
prohibited in buffer areas .
18 . 100 . 080 Buffering/screening requirements.
18 .100 . 090 Setbacks for fences or walls .
18 :100 . 100 Height restrictions .
18 .100 . 110 Screening, special provisions .
18 . 100 . 120 Revegetation.
18. 100 .130 Buffer matrix.
18 . 100 . 010 Purpose. The purpose of this chaper is to
establish standards for landscaping , buffering and screening
of land uses within Tigard in order to enhance the aesthetic
environmental quality of the city:
(1) By protecting existing street trees and requiring
the planting of street trees in new developments ;
(2) Through the use of plant materials as a unifying
element;
(3) By using planting materials to define spaces and
articulate the uses of specific areas; and
(4) By using trees and other landscaping materials to
mitigate the efforts of the sun, wind, noise and lack of
privacy by the provision of buffering and screening. (Ord.
83-52 Exhibit A (part) , 1983) .
18 .100 . 015 Applicability--Approval process . (a) The
provisions of this chapter shall apply to all development
including the construction of new structures (see Section
18 . 120 . 020) , the remodeling of existing structures, and to a
change of use which increases the on-site parking or loading
requirements or which changes the access requirements .
(b) Where the provisions of Chapter 18 . 120 , Site
Development Review, do not apply, the director shall approve,
approve with conditions or deny a plan submitted under the
provisions of this chapter. The decision may be appealed as
provided by Section 18 . 32 . 310 (a) .
314-20 (Tigard 4/84)
18 .100 .020
(c) The applicant shall submit a site plan which includes :
(1) Location of underground irrigation system sprinkler
heads where applicable;
(2) Location and height of fences, buffers and
screenings;
(3) Location of terraces , decks , shelters , play
areas and common open spaces;
(4) Location, type, size and species of existing and
proposed plant materials; and
(5) A narrative which addresses :
(A) Soil conditions, and
(B) Erosion control measures that will be used.
(d) The approval standards are the applicable standards
contained .in this chapter. (Ord. 83-52 Exhibit A(part) , 1983) .
18 . 100 . 020 General provisions . (a) Unless otherwise .
provided by the lease agreement, the owner, tenant and their
agent, if any, shall be jointly and severably responsible for
the maintenance of all landscaping which shall be maintained
in good -condition so as to present a healthy, neat and orderly
appearance and shall be kept free from refuse and debris .
(b) All plant growth in landscaped areas of developments
shall be controlled by pruning, trimming or otherwise so that:
(1) It will not interfere with the maintenance or
repair of any public utility;
(2) It will not restrict pedestrian or vehicular
access; and
(3) It will not constitute a traffic hazard because
of reduced visibility.
(c) The installation of all landscaping shall be as
follows :
(1) All landscaping shall be installed according to
accepted planting procedures ;
(2) The plant materials shall be of high grade;
(3) Landscaping shall be installed in accordance
with the provisions of this code .
(d) Certificates of occupancy shall not be issued
unless the landscaping requirements have been met or other
arrangements have been made and approved by the city such
as the posting of a bond.
(e) Existing plant materials on a site shall be pro-
tected as much as possible, and:
(1) The developer shall provide methods for the pro-
tection of existing plant material to remain during ,the con-
struction process;
(2) The plants to be saved shall be noted on the
landscape plans (e .g. , areas not to be disturbed can be
fenced, as in snow fencing which can be placed around
individual trees) .
314-21 (Tigard 4/84)
18 .100 . 030--18 .100 .035
(f) Appropriate methods for the care and maintenance of
street trees and landscaping materials shall be provided by
the owner of the property abutting the rights-of-way unless
otherwise required for emergency conditions and the safety
of the general public.
(g) The review procedures and standards for required
landscaping and screening shall be specified in the conditions
of approval during development review and in no instance shall
be less than that required for conventional development.
(h) No trees, shrub or plantings more than eighteen
inches in height shall be planted in the public right-of-way
abutting roadways having no established curb and gutter.
(Ord. 83-52 Exhibit A(part) , 1983) .
18 .100 . 030 Street trees. (a) All development projects
fronting on a public street, private street, or a private
driveway more than one hundred feet in length approved after
the adoption of this code shall be required to plant street
trees in accordance ,with the standards in Section 18 .100 . 035 .
(b_) Certain trees can severely damage utilities, streets
and sidewalks or can cause personal injury. Approval of any
planting list shall be subject to review by the director and
public works director. (Ord. 83-52 Exhibit A (part) , 1983) .
18. 100 . 035 Location of street trees . (a) Landscaping
in the front and exterior side yards shall include trees with
a minimum caliper of two inches at four feet in height,
as specified in the requirements stated in subsection (b)
of this section.
(b) The specific spacing of street trees by size of tree
shall be as follows:
( 1) Small or narrow stature trees (under twenty-five
feet tall and less than sixteen feet wide branching) shall be
spaced no greater than twenty feet apart.
( 2) Medium-sized trees (twenty-five to forty feet
tall, sixteen to thirty-five feet wide branching) shall be
spaced no greater than thirty feet apart.
( 3) Large trees (over forty feet tall and more than
thirty-five feet wide branching) shall be spaced no greater
than forty feet.
( 4) Except for signalized intersections as provided
in Section 18 . 100 . 060 (c) , trees shall not be planted closer
than twenty feet from street intersections, nor closer than
two feet from private driveways (measured at the back edge
of the sidewalk) , fire hydrants or utility poles in 'order to
maintain visual clearance .
314-22 (Tigard 9/84)
18 .100 .040--18 . 100 .050
( 5) No new utility pole location shall be estab-
lished closer than five feet to any existing street tree.
( 6) Tree pits shall be located so as not to include
services (water and gas meters, etc. ) , in the tree well .
( 7) On-premises services (water and gas meters,
etc. ) , shall not be installed within existing tree well areas .
( 8) Street trees shall not be planted closer than
twenty feet to light standards .
( 9) New light standards shall not be positioned
closer than twenty feet to existing trees except when public
safety dictates; then they may be positioned no closer than
ten feet.
(10) Trees shall be planted at least two feet from
the face of the curb.
(11) Where there are overhead power lines , the street
tree species selected shall be of a type which at full maturity
will not interfere with the lines .
(12) Trees shall not be planted within two feet of
any permanent hard surface paving or walkway, and the :
(A) Space between the tree and the hard surface
may be covered by nonpermanent hard surface such as grates,
bricks on sand, paver blocks and cobblestones;
(B) Sidewalk cuts in concrete for tree planting
shall be at least four by four feet to allow for air and water
into the root area.
(c) Trees, as they grow, shall be pruned to provide at
least eight feet of clearance above sidewalks and thirteen feet
above local street, fifteen feet above collector street and
eighteen feet above arterial street roadway surfaces. (Ord. 84-
29 §1 (Exhibit A(part) ) , 1984 ; Ord. 83-52 Exhibit A(part) , 1983) .
18 . 100 . 040 Cut and fill around existing trees .
(a) Existing trees may be used as street trees if no cutting
or filling takes place within the dripline of the tree unless
an exception is approved by the director and the public works
director.
(b) An exception will be approved if:
(1) The ground within the dripline is altered merely
for drainage purposes; and
(2) It can be shown that the cut or fill will not
damage the roots and will not cause the tree to die . (Ord.
83-52 Exhibit A(part) , 1983) .
18 . 100 .050 Replacement of street trees . (a) Existing
street trees removed by development projects or other con-
struction shall be replaced by the developer with those
types of trees approved by the director and public works
director.
(b) The replacement trees shall be of a size and
314-23 (Tigard 9/84)
18 . 100 . 060--18 . 100 . 080
species similar to the trees that are being removed unless
lesser sized alternatives are approved by the director and
public works director. (Ord. 83-52 Exhibit A (part) , 1983) .
18 .100 . 060 Exemptions . (a) Exemptions from the street
tree requirements may be granted by the director on a case-
by-case basis .
(b) Exemptions shall be granted:
(1) If the location of a proposed tree would cause
potential problems with existing utility lines;
(2) If the tree would cause visual clearance problems;
or
(3) If there is not adequate space in which to plant
street trees.
(c) The director may allow trees closer to specified
intersections which are signalized, provided the provisions
of Chapter 18 . 102 , Visual Clearance , are satisfied. (Ord.
83-52 Exhibit A (part) , 1983) .
18 . 100 . 070 Buffering, screening--General--Uses prohibited
in buffer areas . (a) A buffer consists of an area within a
required interior setback adjacent to a property line and
having a depth equal to the amount specified in the buffer
matrix, Section 18 . 100 . 130 , and containing a length equal to
the length of the property line of the abutting use or uses.
(b) A buffer area may only be occupied by utilities,
screening, sidewalks and bikeways , and landscaping . No build-
ings , accessways or parking areas shall be allowed in a buffer
area except where an accessway has been approved by the city.
(c) A fence , hedge or wall, or any combination of such
elements, which is located in any yard is subject to the condi-
tions and requirements of Section 18 . 100 . 080 .
(d) It is the intent that these requirements shall pro-
vide for privacy and protection and reduce or eliminate the
adverse impacts of visual or noise pollution at a development
site , without unduly interfering with the view from neighbor-
ing properties or jeopardizing the safety of pedestrians and
vehicles . (Ord. 83-52 Exhibit A (part) , 1983) .
18 . 100 . 080 Buffering/screening requirements . (a) At
least one row of trees with a combination of deciduous and
evergreen trees not less than one hundred feet high for
deciduous trees and five feet high for evergreen trees
at the time of planting, and spaced as follows by size of
tree :
(1) Small or narrow stature trees (under twenty-
five feet tall and less than sixteen feet wide branching)
shall be spaced no greater than fifteen feet apart.
(2) Medium sized (twenty-five to forty feet tall ,
sixteen to thirty-five feet wide branching) shall be spaced
no greater than thirty feet apart.
314-24 (Tigard 4/85)
18 . 100 . 080
(3) Large trees (over forty feet tall and more than
thirty-five feet wide branching) shall be spaced no greater
than thirty feet.
(b) Fences and Walls.
(1) Fences and walls shall be constructed of any
materials commonly used in the construction of fences and
walls such as wood or brick, or otherwise acceptable by the
director;
(2) Such fence or wall construction shall be in
compliance with other city regulations;
(3) Chain link fences with or without slats shall
qualify for screening only in conjunction with evergreen
plant materials at the same height or taller than the fence.
(c) Hedge.
(1) An evergreen hedge or other dense evergreen
landscaping may satisfy a requirement for a sight-obscuring
fence where required subject to the height requirement in
Section 18 . 100. 090 (b) (1) and (2) ;
(2) Such hedge or other dense landscaping shall be
properly maintained and shall be replaced with another hedge,
other dense evergreen landscaping or a fence or wall when
it ceases to serve the purpose of obscuring view;
(3) No hedge shall be grown or maintained at a
314-25 (Tigard 4/85 )
18 . 100 . 090--18 . 100 . 110
height greater than that permitted by these regulations for
a fence or wall in a vision clearance area as set forth in
Chapter 18 . 102. (Ord. 84-71 §l (Exhibit A (part) ) , 1984 ; Ord.
83-52 Exhibit A (part) , 1983) .
18 . 100. 090 Setbacks for fences or walls. (a) No
fence or wall shall be constructed which exceeds the stan-
dards in subsection (b) of this section except when the ap-
proval authority, as a condition of approval, allows that a
fence or wall be constructed to a height greater than other-
wise permitted by this section in order to mitigate against
potential adverse effects.
(b) Fences or walls:
(1) May not exceed three feet in height in a re-
quired front yard or six feet on a corner side yard or eight
feet in all other locations and in all cases shall meet vi-
sion clearance area requirements (Chapter 18. 102) ;
(2) Are permitted outright in side yards or rear
yards to a height of six feet;
(3) Located in a side or rear yard and which are
between six and eight feet in height shall be subject to
building permit approval;
(4) Located in the front yard or corner side yard
and which exceed the height limitation shall comply with the
setback requirements for structures set forth in the appli-
cable zone;
(5) Located within a corner side shall be no closer
than two feet from the property line , and shall satisfy vis-
ual clearance requirements. (Ord. 85-14 §2 , 1985 : Ord. 83-
52 Exhibit A (part) , 1983) .
18 . 100. 100 Height restrictions . (a) The prescribed
heights of required fences, walls or landscaping shall be
measured from the actual adjoining level of finished grade,
except that where parking, loading, storage or similar areas
are located above finished grade, the height of fences , walls
or landscaping required to screen such areas or space shall
be measured from the level of such improvements.
(b) An earthen berm and fence or wall combination shall
not exceed the six-foot height limitation for screening.
(Ord. 83-52 Exhibit A (part) , 1983) .
18 . 100. 110 Screening, special provisions. (a) Screen-
ing of Parking and Loading Areas . Screening of parking and
loading areas is required. The specifications for this
screening are as follows:
(1) Landscaped parking areas shall include special
design features which effectively screen the parking lot
areas from view. These design features may include the use
of landscaped berms , decorative walls and raised planters .
314-26 (Tigard 9/85)
18 . 100 . 120
(2) Landscape planters may be used to define or
screen the appearance of off-street parking areas from the
public right-of-way.
(3) Materials to be installed should achieve a
balance between low-lying and vertical shrubbery and trees.
(4) Trees shall be planted in landscaped islands in
all parking areas , and shall be equally distributed on the
basis of one tree for each seven parking spaces in order to
provide a canopy effect.
(5) The minimum dimension of the landscape islands
is three feet and the landscaping shall be protected from
vehicular damage by some form of wheel guard or curb.
(b) Screening of Service Facilities . Except for one-
family and two-family dwellings, any refuse container or
disposal area and service facilities such as gas meters and
air conditioners which would otherwise be visible from a
public street, customer or resident parking area, any public
facility, or any residential area, shall be screened from
view .by placement of a solid wood fence or masonry wall be-
tween five and eight feet in height. All refuse materials
shall be contained within the screened area.
(c) Screening of Swimming Pools. All swimming pools
shall be enclosed as required by Chapter 14 .20 of the Tigard
Municipal Code . (Ord. 86-08 §1 (Exhibit A(part) ) , 1986; Ord.
83-52 Exhibit A(part) , 1983) .
18 . 100. 120 Revegetation. (a) Replanting. Where
natural vegetation has been removed through grading in areas
not affected by the landscaping requirements and that are
not to be occupied by structures, such areas are to be
replanted as set forth in this section to prevent erosion
after construction activities are completed.
(b) Preparation for Revegetation. Topsoil removed
from the surface in preparation for grading and construction
is to be stored on or near the sites and protected from
erosion while grading operations are underway, and:
(1) Such storage may not be located where it would
cause suffocation of root systems of trees intended to be
preserved.
(2) After completion of such grading, the topsoil
is to be restored to exposed cut and fill embankments or
building pads to provide a suitable base for seeding and
planting.
(c) Methods of Revegetation. Acceptable' methods of
revegetation include hydromulching or the planting of rye
grass , barley or other seed with equivalent germination
rates, arid:
(1) Where lawn or turf grass is to be
established, lawn grass seed or other appropriate landscape
cover is to
314-27 (Tigard 8/15/86)
18 . 100 .130
( � be sown at not less than four pounds to each one. thousand
square feet of land area.
(2) Other revegetation methods offering equivalent
protection may be approved by the approval authority.
(3) Plant materials are to be watered at intervals
sufficient to assure survival and growth.
(4) The use of native plant materials is encouraged
to reduce irrigation and maintenance demands. (Ord. 83-52
Exhibit A(part) , 1983) .
18 .100 . 130 Buffer matrix. (a) The buffer matrix
(Section 18 .100 .130, Figure 1) shall be used in calculating
widths of buffering and screening to be installed between
proposed uses and abutting zoning districts .
(b) An application for a variance to the standards
required in Section 18 .100 . 130 , Figure 1, shall be processed
in accordance with Chapter 18 .134 .
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PRESS RELEASE
CITY CENTER TASK FORCE
SETS GOALS
By City of Tigard resolution No. 86--134, the City Center Plan Task Force is
charged with the responsibility for a City Center Plan, comprehensive in
nature, and including consideration of economics, public facilities,
transportation, and marketing. The vision for pursuit is a "Downtown Business
District" with identity, vibrancy, and progressiveness; compatibility with
surrounding residential and business environments; and an attractiveness to
consumers of products and services, as well as to those who provide it.
By--products of this vision shall be economic vitality and community pride .
To accomplish this goal, the Task Force broke down the planning into three
phases : evaluation of the area, an action plan, and a marketing program.
The evaluation plan, which should be completed by February of 1989, includes
the following: citizen and business involvement and input; an inventory and
condition of existing businesses, buildings, public facilities, residential
and vacant properties; limitations and opportunities to the revitalization of
the area; economic potential of the market; and transportation requirements to
enhance the viability of the downtown business district.
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PRESS RELEASE
CITY CENTER 'TASK FORCE
DEFINES STUDY AREA j
The City Center Plan Task Force appointed by the Tigard City Council, has
begun work to develop a Comprehensive Plan for the improvement of downtown
Tigard .
The first order of business at the June 24th meeting was to define the
geographic boundaries of the study area.
The boundaries are Pacific Highway on the west; S ,W. McKenzie and S.W. Mill on
the south, including the Tigard Senior Center and Civic Center; and S.W. Hall
on the north. The total area encompasses 188 acres ,
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Handout
Identification Of Geographical, Topographical, Physical and Natural
Limitations and Opportunities.
1. CBD Periphery - - Residential/Existing Businesses
2. Viaduct
3. Pacific Highway
4. RR Tracks
5. Fano Creek
6. Historical Buildings
7' Existing Businesses
8. Others
Committee members should come prepared to discuss, at length, the
above limitations and opportunities and possible suggestions and
Options regarding utilization or minimization of these features. This
list . is intended as a partial listing and committee members are
encouragedlibring additional limitations and opporutnities that they
have identified.
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The Commission found, to no one's
surprise, that Americans do love•the ou
commentdcxrrs. Walking for pleasure is the tou-
rated outdoor activitN, with 8.4 percent
of the population above the ago- of 12
Open Toand notes saying they walk for fun at least some-
times, and full half saving the% walk
Imagination often or very often. Picnicking and swim-
ming outdoors tied at 76 percent, fish-
Open a Trifles catalogue and what ing came in just bevond 50 percent,with
will you discover? Page after page of bicycling at 46 and camping at 45.
imagination, filled with delightfully
Thim-lye percent of those sampled said
different gifts for every taste and fancy.
For the most imaginative Christmas the% went outdoors to watch birds or
present you've ever given, or kept for stud% nature, while 2`? percent said this
yourself, send for our big holiday issue went canoeing, kayaking or rafting;. (Ca-
and a full year of Trifles catalogues. noting ma% he the fasted },rnming out-
Only $2. A rework of green conidem, threadingl l
door s wit in :�nreric.l, u 1 nun<• than
itv wa>> throwh rih' and countrysidv, 500 percent since 1960.1
More and more• of tits recreation is
Li tiruZiaved by a 1'residrntial commicvirm in the form of short trips. less than a
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day. The drive across the counts or the
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""Tl '1' Green space ranks up there with base- two-week vacation at one• scenic spot is a
® ball and apple pie: right-thinking peu- fading rnemon. Oil(- Commission graph
TRIFLESpie everywhere recognize them as indis- shows that the percentage• of outdcwr-
putabiv virtuous, manifestations of the recreation trips that Like six hours or
P.O. Box 620050, Dept.
t. TR012 "good"that by our very natures we seek. less total time awav from home has
Dallas, Texas TR The prewar generation drove out into grown from 25 percent in 19611 to almost
the country on Sundays. The postwar 55 percent in 1985. The• number of trips
generation moved to the suburbs to live taking five or more days has droplK•d
on plots of green space all their own. from 40 percent to 10 percent. Anothe r
DESIGNED Today we crowd what green space we chart shows that overnight trips of 1141
AND SUPERBLY can find,whether we cam a pack across miles or less almost quadrupled from
I the backcountn• or walk the dog in a 1972 to 1982, while trips of 5041 miles of
HANDCRAFTED neighlxrrhoold park Cities are where the more dropped by more than 92 laere•nt.
FOR THE excitement is, but most Americans find People want their green close to home.
DISCRIMINATING they crave a little green. 'lir me, the Commission's most exciting
INDIVIDUALIST When they head for the green these recommendation is its most general one:
days, the odds are it will be crowded.
It On a summer weekend,parking lots will
full and late arrivals will be parked
ever}where along the highway, in the
bushes, perched precariously on steep T '1
.. banks. Picnic grills are all long appro-
priated, playing fields packed. Trails are
busy, voices coming from even direc-
tion. Green it may be, where not tram-
pled to dirt, but hardly tranquil.
Now,at a time when budgets on every
level of government are Being cut, we
To receive our portfolio send $10 have the report of the President's Com-
to Woodhouse Post and Beam. Inc. mission on Americans Outdoors. The
P.O. Box 64. Dept. SM, Commission spent two years gathering
Mansfield. Pennsylvania 16933 reports and surveys, listening to the ex-
717-549-6232 pens, holding public hearings around
OUTSIDE PA CALL TOLL FREE I-M)-227-4311 the country, studying case histories.
MASTERCARD AND VISA ACCEPTED Originally the Commission was boycot-
ted by marry conservation and envimn-
mental groups who feared it would not
go far enough. later it was sued by busi- Rainy-day cyclist heads up a trail in
ness groups,who contended it had gone Virginia that once was a iailruad litre.
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that communities across the nation estab- not only to establish refuges where jag- we decide to forgo blanketing, we will
! lish more greenways. These are defined uars and orchids can continue to exist, have a greenwa,.
as"corridors of private and public recre- but whenever possible to keep uncut The Commission has a plan to help
ation lands and waters, to provide peo- corridors between them so that popula- any community that wants greenways.
ple with access to open spaces close to tions can mix and young can disperse, The Land, and Water-Conservation
where they live,and to link together the with the result to he greater than the Fund, which draws its funds froni the
rural and urban spaces in the American sum of the two parts. (One such plan in sale of oil and gas leases on the Contif
;t landscape." The Commission asks us to Costa Rica was described in the July nental Shelf(on the grounds that min-
imagine being able to walk out our front 1486 Phenomena.)Uwe can do it firr ani- eral wealth there belongs to everyone),
t door and within minutes set off on a mals, why not for peopler has enabled states and localities to huv
continuous network of corridors that The green will appear anvwhere we 2.8 million acres of recreation land and
could someday reach across the entire allow it. All the concrete and asphalt we waters, and the federal government to
United States. have laid down is just a thin sheet over add 2.9 million acres to its national
The greenways are "fingers of green" the potential life of the Earth itself. parks, forests, wildernesses, recreation
that come in many different forms: Sometimes I sit on a bench in the nid- areas and refuges. The Fund expires in
"hiking and hiking trails along aban- die of the city and think of the streets. 1984;the Commission wants a new, ded-
cloned rail lines;boating and fishing sites sidewalks and parking lots as so much icated trust fund to provide at least $1
on ribbons of bright water restored from black plastic mulch laic) clown over a billion a year for the same purlooses.
neglect; vacant lots for 'just messing garden bed; the building~ are the big Most of all, however, the Commission
around' after school . . . ; belts of grass- rocks there to hold it all clown. But just wants us to act. The report continually
lands, shrubs, and forests surrounding as with real plastic, living green thing, calls on Americans to light a "prairie
} and threading their war through cities will find the tiniest cracks in sidewalk or fire"of community action. I he best ideas
and countrysides like a giant circulatrry street and grow toward the sun. I look may not even have been thought of vct.
system." Greenways would be corridors for the green on m noontime wander- So, the Commission advises, "develop a
to connect new and existing parks, for- ings: the thicket of black locust and ai- dream. Define a vision. Leo)k forward
ests and refuges. lanthus (tree of heaven) springing up for twer»v years. or fifty, and decide
This sounds like plans i've been read- along a concrete wall. tufts of grass that what you want the future....to be."A lot
ing about for nature reserves in Central have found a home in the seams of a of people have a prem good idea.
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APPENDIX "5"
MEMORANDUM
CITY OF TIGARD^ OREGON
TO: Lnreen Wilson, City Recorder /7
FROM: ' '
(secretary ' s name)
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SUBJECT: Minutes of '
(committee name) �7
Meeting Date:
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STARTING TIME: PLACE:
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
STAFF, PRESS, PUBLIC & OTHERS PRESENT:
MINUTES: Attached is the summary of minutes from said meeting and su copy
of the meeting agenda.
(check applicable box)
o quorum was present and due notice had been given for the meeting.
Lack of quorum was noted, so the decision was made to proceed and
review the action items and to formulate a recommendation by
consensus of the members . Final action will be taken at the next
scheduled meeting. Due notice had been given for the meeting.
Lack of quorum was noted and the meeting was cancelled.
Next Meeting Scheduled For:
(date i_rvd time)
ADJOURNMENT: � ' TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS:
(time) (compute by number of members present
times hours spent in meeting plus time
spent preparing minutes)
lm/2518A Recording Secretary ' s Signature
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CITY CENTER PLAN TASK FORCE MEETING
Wednesday, June 24 , 1987 Minutes
Chairman Cohen called the meeting to order at 7 : 05 p.m. on
Wednesday, June 24th. The following members were present:
Ash, Cohen, Coursolle, Defferdinq, Marr, Pinkerton.
Others Present : Lix Newton, Duane Roberts, Peggy Weston
Byrd, Councilor Valerie Johnson, and Bill Monahan.
Stuart presented the minutes from the last meeting for approval.
Don montioned for approval, and Jolynne seconded. Motion approved
by unanimous vote of the Board members present.
Work Program Discussion: Mike passed out a copy of the proposed
goal statement developed by committee members Stuart and Mike. He
then explained each item and it meaning to the committee .
Proposed Time Table: Mike and Stuart present a time table for
accomplishment of each of the goals set forth in the goal statement.
Each item was discussed by the committee.
A motion to adopt the Goal Statement and Work Program was given
by Don and seconded by Jolynne.
The following items were disscussed and agreed upon:
-The Downtown Council (mostly Main Street Merchants ) will
receive copies of all meeting notices.
-A luncheon should be held in August by the committee for interest
downtown area businesses.
-The Chamber Hot Line (a publication) will be used on a monthly
basis for communications between the committee and the downtown
merchants .
-The Regal Courier (King City paper ) is also a good means of
communicating to the community. The Oregonian and Tigards own
All-About-Town should also be used.
It was agreeg that the CBD boundries would stay as voted upon at
a previous meeting. The boundry is as defined by the City of Tigard
with the exclusion of the Chelse subdivision, and an inform inclusion
of a portion of Tigard Street which is access into the downtown area.
Pam will be attending the Promoting Downtown conference
schedule for July 7 thru 9 , as the committee ' s representative.
Lis Newton gave a presentation of the existing zoning in the CBD.
She explained what all the different codes meant, and pointed
out areas that the committee might want to look into further. Her
presentation included a number of handouts which helped to show
all the types of zoning currently being used and the verbage which
supports them.
Committee Meetings Stuart suggested that the committee meet
twice per month during July and August in order to accomplish
the adopted time table. It was agreed that the committee
would meet every first and third Thursday during July and August.
The new meeting is scheduled for Tuesday July 7th at 7 : 00 pm.
A regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday July 16th.
Council Meeting The City Council is meeting on Monday July 20th
and 7 : 30 pm. Stuart suggested that the committee prepare a
presentation for the Council and that the committee present it
in person at the July 20th meeting. Jolynne agreed to prepare
a draft presentation for committee review at the July 7th meeting.
The final presentation will be ready for committee approval at
the July 16th meeting.
Press Release Per the time table, Don agreed to prepare a press
release which will discuss the CBD boundry, the time table, and
the goal statement adopted by the committee. Peggy offered to
assist Don with this project. A draft will be presented at the
July 7th meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 15 . The next meeting will be held
on Tuesday, July 7th at 7 : 00 pm.