Marquam Hill Design Guidelines
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Marquam Hill Design Guidelines August 20, 2003 Bureau of Planning City of Portland, Oregon Originally Adopted July 10, 2002 Ordinance No. 176742 Readopted August 14, 2003 Ordinance No. 177796 Acknowledgements The Bureau of Planning is committed to providing equal access to information and hearings. If you need special accommodation, please call 503-823-7700 (TTY 503-823-6868). Portland City Council Portland Bureau of Planning Vera Katz, Mayor Vera Katz, Mayor, Commissioner-in-Charge Jim Francesconi, Commissioner Gil Kelley, Planning Director Randy Leonard, Commissioner Cary Pinard, Principal Planner Dan Saltzman, Commissioner Erik Sten, Commissioner Project Staff Portland Design Commission Susan Hartnett, Project Manager Christopher Kopca, Chair Troy Doss, City Planner Mark Raggett, City Planner Michael McCulloch, AIA, Vice-Chair Phil Goff, City Planner Brigid Flanigan Lloyd Lindley, ASLA Image Credits Nancy Merryman, AIA Phil Goff Loren Waxman Troy Doss Linda Wisner Mark Raggett Acknowledgements Marquam Hill Plan Community and Technical Advisory Group Debbie Murdock, Portland State University Larry Beck, Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill resident/No Tram Robert Neuberger, Homestead resident to OHSU John Perry, Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill resident Sean Brennan (alternate) Lynn Peterson, Tri-Met Glenn Bridger, Southwest Neighborhoods Incorporated Tony Mendoza (alternate) Don Baack (alternate) Young Park (alternate) Marty Slapikas (alternate) Pam Philpot, Veterans Affairs Medical Center Rob Burchfield, Portland Office of Transportation Carol Archer (alternate) Rich Davidson, Homestead resident Adrian Roberts, bioscience industry Lois Davis, Oregon Health & Science University Joan Rutledge, Oregon Economic and Community Sue Donaldson, Parks Bureau Development Department Abe Farkas, Portland Development Commission Patrick Allen (alternate) Charles Sellers (alternate) Rick Saito, North Macadam Development Council Cheryl Twete (alternate) Geraldine Moyle (alternate) Fred Wearn (alternate) Dawn Uchiyama, Bureau of Environmental Services Susan Feldman, Office of Planning and Development Anton Vetterlein, Homestead resident Review Jim Walker, Oregon Health & Science University Miriam Hecht (alternate) Doug Weir, Friends of Terwilliger Steve Gerber, Portland Office of Transportation Lesley Hallick, Oregon Health & Science University Leo Huff, Oregon Department of Transportation Gail Curtis (alternate) Marie Johnson, Bureau of Planning Brad Carter (alternate) Cheryl McDowell, Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill Neighborhood Association Tom Miller, Homestead Neighborhood Association Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I: Introduction The Marquam Hill Design Guidelines...............................................................................................................3 Design Review in Portland...............................................................................................................................3 Design Review on Marquam Hill......................................................................................................................4 Using Design Guidelines in the Design Review Process .................................................................................5 Waiver of Design Guidelines............................................................................................................................6 Structure of Each Design Guideline.................................................................................................................6 Section II: Marquam Hill Design Guidelines 1. Enhance Views of Marquam Hill ...............................................................................................................12 2. Develop Integrated Building Rooftops.......................................................................................................16 3. Maintain and Enhance Existing Views from Marquam Hill ........................................................................20 4. Develop Successful Formal Open Areas ..................................................................................................22 5. Strengthen the Pedestrian Network ..........................................................................................................26 6. Support the Pedestrian Network with New Development..........................................................................30 7. Enhance Relationships with Adjacent Forested Areas and Terwilliger Parkway.......................................34 8. Strengthen Connections to the Village Center ..........................................................................................36 9. Further the Implementation of the Site Development Concepts................................................................38 Section III: Appendix Ordinance No. 176742...................................................................................................................................47 Ordinance No. 177796.................................................................................................................................103 Section I Introduction Marquam Hill Design Guidelines 1 August 20, 2003 2 Marquam Hill Design Guidelines August 20, 2003 Introduction The planners within the Office of Planning & THE MARQUAM HILL DESIGN Development Review (OPDR) and the citizens appointed to serve on the Portland Design GUIDELINES Commission conduct the design review process. The This document contains the Marquam Hill Design Design Commission is a volunteer board, and Guidelines. These guidelines address issues specific includes members with expertise in design and to the Marquam Hill Design District, which is shown in development. Members of the commission are Map 1 on page 7. nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The institutional campuses in the Design District have organically expanded on the dramatic topography of Design review considers many aspects of a given Marquam Hill since the early 1900s, resulting in a proposal; building siting, landscaping, exterior community that is truly three dimensional in nature. materials, and the location of parking are some of the As Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the elements considered. Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), the Shriners Hospital for Children, and the Ronald McDonald Design review ensures that new development and House continue to grow, the City will engage them as alterations to existing buildings maintains the integrity active participants in the design and development of and enhances the quality of the area. This review new buildings. gives designers flexibility, while ensuring the compatibility of new development with the desired character of the area. DESIGN REVIEW IN PORTLAND Design review provides opportunities for the public The design review process is an important tool in the evaluation of new construction as well as other implementation of the city’s urban design goals. changes to buildings and sites. During the design Portland requires design review for areas and review process, a proposal is evaluated against the individual buildings that are important to the city’s design guidelines and those development regulations character. Design review evaluates proposals against being proposed for modification or adjustment. the design guidelines for the area. Areas subject to design review are identified on zoning maps by the lower case letter “d”. Marquam Hill Design Guidelines 3 August 20, 2003 Introduction The review process varies with the type, size, and Type III procedure and will have to meet both the location of the proposal. Some proposals are initially Marquam Hill and Terwilliger Parkway Design reviewed by staff and the process generally takes two Guidelines except: to three months (Type II procedure). Other proposals are reviewed at a public hearing with a process of 1. If the proposed development will not be visible about three to four months (Type III procedure). from Terwilliger Boulevard, it is reviewed Owners of nearby property are notified and testimony through the Type II procedure, and only the from individuals, organizations, and neighborhood Marquam Hill Design Guidelines must be met. associations is encouraged. 2. If the proposed development is a single- Additional information on the review process is dwelling house, it is reviewed through the Type available from the city’s Development Services II procedure, and only the Marquam Hill Design Center, located at 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 1500, Guidelines must be met. Portland Oregon, 97201, or by calling 503-823-7526. Please see the Portland Zoning Code for complete information on the applicable approval criteria. DESIGN REVIEW ON MARQUAM Copies of the Terwilliger Parkway Design Guidelines HILL are available: Generally, proposals in the Marquam Hill Design • From the city’s Development Services Center, District will be reviewed through the Type II located at 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 1500, procedure. The guidelines in this document will be Portland Oregon, 97201 (phone 503-823-7526). the approval criteria. • From the Portland Bureau of Planning, located at Some portions of the Marquam Hill Design District are 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 4100, Portland also within the Terwilliger Design District (see Map 2 Oregon, 97201 (phone 503-823-7700). on page 7). The Terwilliger Design District has its own set of adopted guidelines, the Terwilliger • On the Bureau of Planning’s website at Parkway Design Guidelines. Where any portion of a