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Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day
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New ordinance allows 'safe parking' for houseless people
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Houseless people who are enrolled in a program to aid in their transition to stable housing will be allowed to temporarily live in vehicles parked overnight at some religious and non-residential facilities under a safe parking ordinance adopted by the Washington County Board of Commissioners.
The Board unanimously approved Ordinance No. 867 during its regular meeting on Sept. 1. The ordinance limits vehicle camping to participating religious institution locations in urban districts and other sites in nonresidential urban districts.
Ordinance requirements include:
- Participants must be enrolled in a program designed to transition them to stable housing.
- Parking at the site must be offered at no cost to participants.
- A maximum of three vehicles can be allowed at each site.
- Sanitation and storage facilities must be provided on-site and must meet specific setback/siting requirements.
Programs like this have been successful in many communities helping move people into stable housing situations, said Kathryn Harrington, Chair, Washington County Board of Commissioners.
“I’m so pleased we can help facilitate this desperately needed program,” Harrington said. “There is not nearly enough affordable housing to meet the growing need in our region, and COVID-19 is putting even more financial stress on our most vulnerable community members.
“Washington County is working with Metro, our local cities and community-based organizations to deliver hundreds of new affordable housing units throughout our county, using funds approved by the region’s voters in 2018. With that backdrop, this safe parking provision is just one small, but important effort to help people and families who find themselves unhoused in our Washington County community.”
On Aug. 5, the ordinance was recommended for approval by the Washington County Planning Commission. Learn more by reading the staff report and other information on the 2020 Land Use Ordinances webpage.
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Proposed Land Use Ordinances
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Official communications on ordinances must be received in writing or provided at a hearing. Written testimony must include the author(s)' name, address and phone number and may submitted via email, fax, during a hearing or by U.S. Mail: Washington County Long Range Planning, 155 N First Ave., Suite 350, MS14, Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072. Learn more
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69th Avenue, between Pine Street and Pacific Highway, through Oct. 30 for pipeline construction for the Tualatin Valley Water District North-South Transmission Line. Detour map
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124th Avenue, between SW Cimino Street and 2000 feet south of Tualatin-Sherwood Road, through Sept. 16 for road improvements and signal modifications. Map
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Atlanta Street at 68th Avenue, through Oct. 30 for pipeline construction for the Tualatin Valley Water District North-South Transmission Line. Flaggers may be present.
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B Street, between Gales Creek and Stringtown Road, through Sept. 30 for bridge replacement. Detour map
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Blanton Street, between 193rd and 196th avenues, through Sept. 18 for pipeline installation by Clackamas Construction. Map
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Dober Road, between Iowa Hill and Riedweg roads, Sept. 14-Oct. 11 for culvert replacement. Detour map
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First Avenue (OR-219), between Baseline (OR-8) and Oak streets (OR-8), weeknights starting 7 p.m.-6 a.m. through fall by Oregon Department of Transportation. Map
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65th Avenue, between Taylors Ferry Road and Wilbard Street, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays through Sept. 15 for waterline replacement by Tualatin Valley Water District. Map
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68th Parkway, between Pacific Highway and Atlanta Street, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 30 for pipeline construction for the Tualatin Valley Water District North-South Transmission Line.
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124th Avenue, between Cimino Street and 2000 feet south of Tualatin Sherwood Road, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through Sept. 16 for road improvements related to the PGE Integrated Operations Center. Map
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143rd Avenue, between Cornell Road, Thompson and West Union roads, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays intermittently through Dec. 30 for ADA ramp replacement. Map
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198th Avenue, between Farmington Road and Tualatin Valley Highway, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays intermittently through Dec. 31. Map
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Butner Road, between 126th and Huntington avenues, through Dec. 31 for road construction. Map
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Ecole Avenue, between Jenkins Road and Brightwood Street, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. intermittently through Oct. 30 for sidewalk installation. Map
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Elwert Road, between Sunset Boulevard and Haide Road, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. intermittently through Sept. 30 for road construction. Map
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Jenkins Road, between 158th Avenue and Murray Boulevard, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31. Map
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Laidlaw Road, between Torin Terrace to East Road, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 31 for Riverside Homes. Map
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Madeline Street, between 192nd and 188th avenues and between 185th and 180th avenues, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 30 for sidewalk installation. Map
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Pacific Highway (OR99 W), between Fischer and Hazelbrook roads, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays through Sept. 10 for bridge repairs by ODOT. Map
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Patton Valley Road, between Bates and Dundee roads, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays through Sept. 11 for culvert replacement. Map
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River Road, 500-1000 feet south of Oakhurst Street, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 31 for construction related to Riverside Homes. Map
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Rosa Road, between 198th Avenue and Farmington Road, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays intermittently through Oct. 30 for sidewalk installation. Map
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Roy Rogers Road, between Scholls Ferry and Bull Mountain roads, lane closures Sept. 14-26 for waterline across Roy Rogers near the Scholls Ferry Road intersection; speed reductions for construction through Dec. 31, 2021. Map
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Roy Rogers Road, between Elsner Road and Cedarview Way, for nighttime bridge deck maintenance through Sept. 11. Map
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Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation
155 M First Ave., Ste 250, MS 16 | Hillsboro, OR 9714
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