City Boards and Staff Acknowledgements City Commission Alice Norris, Mayor Tom Lemons, Commission President Doug Neeley, Commissioner Bob Bailey, Commissioner Gary Hewitt, Commissioner Planning Commission Linda Carter, Chair Dan Lajoie, Vice Chair Renate Mengelberg Lynda Orzen, First City Tim Powell, Citizens Involvement Committee Council Citizens Involvement Julie Hollister Committee Council Rick Winterhalter (Former Chair) Planning Staff Dan Drentlaw, Community Development Director Tony Konkol, Senior Planner Sean Cook, Associate Planner Christina Robertson-Gardiner, Associate Planner David Knoll, GIS Chris Dunlop, GIS William Kabeiseman, Assistant City Attorney Consultant Team Gillian Zacharias, David Evans and Associates, Inc. Chris Cocker, David Evans and Associates, Inc. Laura Hudson, David Evans and Associates, Inc. Alex Dupey, David Evans and Associates, Inc. Richard Friday, David Evans and Associates, Inc. Aaron Turecek, David Evans and Associates, Inc. Ed Murphy, Ed Murphy & Associates Citizen Technical Tim Powell, Citizen Involvement Committee Council (CICC) Advisory Committee Rick Winterhalter, Citizen Involvement Committee Council (CICC) Linda Carter, Planning Commission Renate Mengelberg, Planning Commission Lynda Orzen, Planning Commission/First City Jerry Herrmann, Environmental Interests Brenda Bernards, Metro – Land Use John Kluken, Commerce/Industry Bill Taubman, Commerce/Industry Gloria Lewton, Low Income Housing Betty Schaafsma, Transportation Advisory Committee Adam Kendall, Youth/Oregon City High School Student Roberta Herndon, Oregon City School District Les Smelser, Private Developer Oregon City Comprehensive Plan June 2004 City of Oregon City Planning Department P.O. Box 3040 320 Warner-Milne Road Oregon City, Oregon 97045 503-657-0891 Fax: 503-722-3880 Web site: http://www.orcity.org/ This page left blank intentionally Table of Contents Introduction . 1 Statements of Principle . 1 Plan Contents . 4 Implementing the Plan . 4 Section 1: Citizen Involvement . 5 Goals and Policies . 6 Section 2: Land Use . 9 State and Metro Requirements . 10 Oregon City’s Comprehensive Plan . 10 Efficient Use of Land . 11 Downtown and Corridor Redevelopment . 11 Residential Development . 12 Commercial Land Use . 12 Retail Business . 12 Neighborhood Retail Center . 13 Community Retail Center . 13 Regional Retail Center . 13 Industrial Land . 13 Planned Land-Use Types . 13 Comprehensive Plan Maintenance and Implementation . 15 Ancillary Plans . 15 Zoning . 15 Subdivision Regulations . 16 Design Review . 16 Regular Review and Update . 16 Goals and Policies . 16 Section 3: Agricultural Lands . 23 Section 4: Forest Lands . 25 Section 5: Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas, and Natural Resources . 27 Open Space . 28 Scenic Views and Sites . 28 Historic Preservation . 29 Preservation in Oregon City . 29 Certified Local Government Program . 29 Archaeological Sites . 30 Historic Districts . 30 Existing Historic District: Canemah . 31 Proposed Historic District: Downtown . 31 Proposed Historic District: McLoughlin Conservation District . 32 Conservation Districts . 32 Existing Conservation District: McLoughlin . 32 Proposed Conservation Districts . 33 Oregon City Comprehensive Plan iii Table of Contents Historic Buildings Outside Identified District Boundaries . 33 Present Status . 33 Historic Landmarks . 33 Natural Resources . 34 Wetlands . 36 Streams . 36 Vegetation . 37 Water Quality . 37 Goals and Policies . 38 Section 6: Quality of Air, Water, and Land Resources . 43 Air Quality . 43 Water Quality . 44 Quality of Land Resources . 45 Nighttime Light Pollution . 45 Noise Pollution . 46 Mineral and Aggregate Operations . 46 Goals and Policies . 46 Section 7: Natural Hazards . 49 Flooding . 50 Unstable Soils . 51 Landslides . 52 Seismic Activity . 52 Other Hazards . 53 Wildfires . 53 Wind and Ice Storms . 53 Volcanic Activity . 54 Goals and Policies . 54 Section 8: Parks and Recreation . 57 Major Recreational Facilities in Oregon City . 57 The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center . 57 McLoughlin House National Historic Site and Barclay House . 57 Buena Vista Club House . 58 Ermatinger House . 58 Aquatic Center . 58 Carnegie Center . 58 Pioneer Community Center . 58 Oregon City Park and Recreation Master Plan . 59 Goals and Policies . 60 Section 9: Economic Development . 63 Employment . 64 Buildable Land . 65 Metro Requirements . 65 Preserving and Growing Oregon City’s Economy . 67 iv Oregon City Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents Economic Development Incentives . 67 Goals and Policies . ..