Date: September 03, 2015 To: Interested Person From: Arthur Graves, Land Use Services 503-823-7803 | [email protected] NOTICE OF A TYPE II DECISION ON A PROPOSAL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD The Bureau of Development Services has approved a proposal in your neighborhood. The mailed copy of this document is only a summary of the decision. The reasons for the decision, including the written response to the approval criteria and to public comments received on this application, are included in the version located on the BDS website http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/index.cfm?c=46429. Click on the District Coalition then scroll to the relevant Neighborhood, and case number. If you disagree with the decision, you can appeal. Information on how to do so is included at the end of this decision CASE FILE NUMBER: LU 15-189159 DZ: SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING ALTERATIONS GENERAL INFORMATION Applicant: Dan Osterman | Tube Art Group | 503.653.1133 4243-A SE International Way | Milwaukie, OR 97222 Applicant: Kathy Fry | Mayer-Reed, Inc.| 971.255.5787 319 SW Washington St, Ste 820 | Portland, OR 97204 Owner: Carol Gossett | Oregon Museum of Science and Industry 1945 SE Water Avenue | Portland, OR 97214-3356 Site Address: 1701 SE Water Avenue Legal Description: LOT 3 TL 200, PORTLAND GENERAL ELEC STA L; TL 500 2.22 ACRES, SECTION 03 1S 1E; TL 200 0.19 ACRES, SECTION 03 1S 1E; TL 100 2.46 ACRES, SECTION 03 1S 1E; TL 101 1.82 ACRES, SECTION 03 1S 1E Tax Account No.: R668200150, R991030700, R991030750, R991030760, R991030800, R668200150 State ID No.: 1S1E03DD 00200, 1S1E03D 00500, 1S1E03D 00200, 1S1E03D 00100, 1S1E03D 00101, 1S1E03DD 00200 Quarter Section: 3230 Neighborhood: Hosford-Abernethy, contact Joanne Stainbrook at 503-231-9245. Business District: Central Eastside Industrial Council, contact Peter Fry at 503-274-2744. District Coalition: Southeast Uplift, contact Bob Kellett at 503-232-0010. Plan District: Central City - Central Eastside Other Designations: The National Historic Landmark: Portland General Electric Co. Station L (listed on December 02, 1985) is located L Tax Lots 300 and 500. Zoning: OS, EG2, IG1g, s: Base Zones: Open Space (OS), General Employment (EG2), General Industrial (IG1). Overley Zones: Greenway; River General (g), Scenic Resouces (s) Decision Notice for LU 15-189159 DZ: Signage and Wayfinding Alterations Page 2 Case Type: DZ: Design Review Procedure: Type II, an administrative decision with appeal to the Design Commission. PROPOSAL: The applicant seeks Design Review approval for signage and wayfinding alterations to the site. The proposed alterations include the addition of 35 new signs, located throughout the site, and 3 new metal flag poles located together south of the existing buildings. The improvements provide increased clarity and coherency better directing and informing all users and modes: vehicle, cyclists and pedestrian, using the site. The proposed signs include the following: • 5 - “Freestanding Signs” (see B style signs: see Exhibits 2-4), located at the east, west, and southern edges of the site. These signs are intending to provide information and wayfinding for bicycle and pedestrian users. • 5 – Pavement signs (see P1 and P2 style signs: see Exhibit 5), located on the existing bicycle and pedestrian muti-use path immediately west of the OMSI building and adjacent to the Willamette River. These signs are intending to provide information and wayfinding for trail users. • 8 - “Freestanding Signs” (see R1, R2 and R3 style signs: see Exhibit 6), located along the existing bicycle and pedestrian muti-use path immediately west of the OMSI building and adjacent to the Willamette River. These signs are intending to provide information and wayfinding for trail users. • 3 - “Directional Signs” (see V1 style signs: see Exhibit 7), predominantly located at OMSI entrances off of SE Water Avenue, for vehicular users. • 3 - “Directional and Freestanding Signs” (see V2 style signs: see Exhibit 8), located on or adjacent to the OMSI building, for pedestrian users. • 10 - “Freestanding Signs” (see V3 style signs: see Exhibit 8), located in the north and south parking lots, for vehicle and pedestrian users. • 1 - “Directional and Freestanding Sign” (see V4 style signs: see Exhibit 8), located adjacent to SE 2nd Avenue, for pedestrian users. The following additional signs, called out by staff on Exhibit C-1, are consistent with this application and are pre-approved for installation at a future date, but within the three year expiration date of this approval: B1-4, B1-7, P1-3, P2-4, and P2-5. Because the proposal is for a new addition to the OMSI site [approved by a Conditional Use Review in 1987], Design Review is required. RELEVANT APPROVAL CRITERIA: In order to be approved, this proposal must comply with the approval criteria of Title 33. The relevant criteria are: • Conditions of Approval CU 121-87/GP 21-87 & DZ 7-90 (Design Criteria are in Condition of Approval D, CU 121-87) ANALYSIS Site and Vicinity: This site is a Major Event Entertainment use in a General Industrial zone. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) use was approved as a Conditional Use in case CU 121-87. The northern portion of the site includes a warehouse building and parking lots, and a partial development of greenway improvements. The main portion of the site is developed with the OMSI structures, parking lots, and full greenway trail improvements. Riverward of the bank is a ramp and dock system leading to the exhibit of the USS Blueback submarine. A portion of the dock extends upriver to protect the submarine and to provide public docking and river viewing space. Decision Notice for LU 15-189159 DZ: Signage and Wayfinding Alterations Page 3 Specific to this proposal regarding signage and wayfinding: The location of the proposed signs on the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) site spans three tax lots (TL): TL 200, TL 300 and TL 500, including three different base zones (EG2, IG1 and OS) and two different overlay zones (g and s). In addition, there are two National Historic Landmarks on or adjacent to the site(s): the Portland General Electric Company Station “L” Group, located on TL 300 and TL 500, and the USS Blueback a decommissioned barbell-class submarine, located adjacent to OMSI and accessed from TL 500, while being moored off the shore in the Willamette River. Zoning - Base Zones: The Open Space (OS) zone is intended to preserve public and private open, natural, and improved park and recreation areas indentified in the Comprehensive Plan. These areas serve many functions including: providing opportunities for outdoor recreation; providing contrasts to the built environment; preserving scenic qualities; protecting sensitive or fragile environmental areas; preserving the capacity and water quality of the stormwater drainage system; and providing pedestrian and bicycle transportation connections. The General Employment 2 (EG2) zone allows a wide range of employment opportunities without potential conflicts from interspersed residential uses. The emphasis of the zone is on industrial or industrially-related uses. Other commercial uses are allowed to support a wide range of services and employment opportunities. The development standards for each zone are intended to allow new development which is similar in character to existing development. The intent is to promote viable and attractive industrial/commercial areas. EG2 areas have larger lots and an irregular or large block pattern. The area is less developed, with sites having medium and low building coverage and buildings which are usually set back from the street. Minimum lot area is between 10,000 and 20,000 square feet. The General Industrial 1 (IG1) zone is one of the three zones that implement the Industrial Sanctuary map designation of the Comprehensive Plan. The zone provides areas where most industrial uses may locate, while other uses are restricted to prevent potential conflicts and to preserve land for industry. The intent is to promote viable and attractive industrial areas. IG1 areas generally have smaller lots and a grid block pattern. The area is mostly developed with sites having high building coverage and buildings which are usually close to the street. IG1 areas tend to be the City’s older industrial areas. Minimum lot area is 10,000 square feet. Zoning - Overlay Zones: The Greenway Overlay Zones, designated as “g”, “i”, “n”, “q” or “r” are intended to protect, conserve, enhance, and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, economic, and recreational qualities of lands along Portland's rivers; establish criteria, standards, and procedures for the development of land, change of uses, and the intensification of uses within the greenway; increase public access to and along the Willamette River for the purpose of increasing recreational opportunities, providing emergency vehicle access, assisting in flood protection and control, providing connections to other transportation systems, and helping to create a pleasant, aesthetically pleasing urban environment; implement the City's Willamette Greenway responsibilities as required by ORS 390.310 to 390.368; and implement the water quality performance standards of Metro’s Title 3. • The River General “g” allows for uses and development which are consistent with the base zoning, which allow for public use and enjoyment of the waterfront, and which enhance the river's natural and scenic qualities. The Scenic Resource Zone “s” overlay is intended to protect Portland’s significant scenic resources as