Feb. 7, 2018
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Open house for North Bethany Main Street is Feb. 26
The public is invited to comment on alternatives for the North Bethany Main Street area at an open house from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at Springville K-8 School,   6655 NW Joss Ave.
The North Bethany Main Street area is about 13-acres along NW Kaiser Road, between Brugger and Shackelford roads. Urban Design Plan (UDP) alternatives for the area will be available for review and comment. The alternatives address design and dimensional standards for this Main Street area, including building orientation and setbacks, building height limits, façade treatments, requirements for off-street parking and loading, and streetscape elements. Staff will be available to answer questions; no formal presentation is planned.
For more information, visit the Urban Design Plan for the North Bethany Main Street project website or contact Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation at lutplan@co.washington.or.us.
If you need a sign language interpreter or a language interpreter, please call 503-846-3519 (or 7-1-1 for Telecommunications Relay Service) at least 48 hours prior to this event.
Public asked to comment on Metro's 2018 Regional Transportation Plan
The public is asked complete Metro's 2018 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) survey to help define how the greater Portland region's transportation system should look in 2040.
The survey closes Feb. 17. Learn more about the 2018 RTP Survey
Public comment sought on the Draft 2018-19 Work Program
The public is invited to comment on the Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation Long Range Planning Draft 2018-19 Annual Work Program.
The work program identifies and ranks Long Range Planning staff's annual tasks including ordinances, projects and other transportation and community planning activities.
Comments may be submitted by Feb. 8 in one of the following ways:
  • Email: lutplan@co.washington.or.us. Include full name, street address, company/organization affiliation (if applicable) and any other relevant contact information
  • Mail: Long Range Planning Section, Department of Land Use & Transportation, 155 N. First Ave., Suite 350 MS14, Hillsboro, OR 97124
  • In person: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at the above address.
All comments received by Feb. 8 will be provided to the Washington County Board of Commissioners prior to adoption of the final work program on March 6.  Annual Work Program  Media Release
Highlights from wc-roads.com
Road closures
  • Tonquin Road, between railroad crossing and Waldo Way, for construction through Feb. 28.
Lane closures
  • 175th Avenue, between Alvord Lane and Scholls Ferry Road, 9 p.m.-6 a.m. through April 1Media release
  • Brookwood Parkway and Penny Way, for construction, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through Feb. 9.
  • Murray and Teal boulevards, for construction, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 12-16

Visit wc-roads.com for more traffic and road updates.

NOTE: This information is provided here as a courtesy only. Neighborhood meetings are required before developers submit certain land use applications to the County (for areas outside cities). These meetings provide a forum for the developer, affected CPO (Community Participation Organization) and nearby property owners to discuss the proposal informally. County staff do not schedule or attend these meetings.
TONIGHT Proposed 6-lot subdivision
At 7 p.m. (Feb. 7) at Patricia D. Whiting Hall at Metzger Park, 8400 SW Hemlock St. The property is 2.8 acres in the R-5 district (Residential, 4-5 units/acre) and is located on tax lot # 1S125CB01400. Contact Mimi Doukas at 503-563-6151.
CPO 4M; District 3
Feb. 12 Proposed 9-lot subdivision
At 6:30 p.m. at Garden Home Recreation Center, 7475 SW Oleson Road. The property is 2.04 acres in the R-5 district (Residential, 4-5 units/acre) and is located on tax lot # 1S124CB01000. Contact Wayne Hayson, Pioneer Design Group, at 503-643-8286 or whayson@pd-grp.com.
CPO 3; District 3
Feb. 13 Proposed 8-lot subdivision
At 6:30 p.m. at Patricia D. Whiting Hall at Metzger Park, 8400 SW Hemlock St. The property is 1.64 acres in the R-9 district (Residential, 7-9 units/acre) and is located at 8985 SW Washington Drive. Contact Matthew Newman, NW Engineers LLC, at mattn@nw-eng.com.
CPO 4M; District 3
Feb. 15 Proposed single-story classroom/cafeteria
At 6 p.m. at Reedville Elementary School Gym, 2695 SW 209th Ave. The property is 3.47 acres in the INS district (Institutional) and is located at 2695 SW 209th Ave. Contact Andrew Tull, 3J Consulting, at 503-946-9365 or andrew.tull@3j-consulting.com.
CPO 6; District 1
Feb. 20 Proposed 2-lot partition
At 6:30 p.m. at Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Station 65, 3425 SW 103rd Ave. The property is 0.34 acre in the R-5 district (Residential, 4-5 units/acre)and is located at 3255 SW 108th Ave. Contact Ben Altman, Pioneer Design Group Inc., at 971-708-6258 or baltman@pd-grp.com.
CPO 3; District 2
Feb. 23 Proposed marijuana grow site
At 6 p.m. at Patricia D. Whiting Hall at Metzger Park, 8400 SW Hemlock St. The property is 0.88 acre in the TC:RC district (Transit Oriented Retail Commercial) and is located on tax lot # 1S126DD01901. Contact Walker Davis, Forward Thinking, at 503-849-4538 or walker_thecdc@yahoo.com.
CPO 4M; District 3
Feb. 26 Proposed 3-unit apartment building
At 6 p.m. at West Slope Community Library, 3678 SW 78th Ave. The property is 0.21 acre in the R-15 district (Residential, 12-15 units/acre) and is located on tax lot # 1S112AA01700. Contact Mark Ferris, Project Delivery Group, at 503-364-4004 or markf@pdgnw.com.
CPO 3; District 2
Feb. 27 Proposed rock quarry
At 7 p.m. at Five Star Builders Offices, 181 NW Main St. The property is 39.31 acres in the EFU district (Exclusive Farm Use) and is located on tax lot # 2N4020001400. Contact Doyle Garrison, Manning Rock, at 503-324-3560.
CPO 14; District 4