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In February 2000 the Tigard City Council approved the Washington Square Regional
Center Plan (available for downloading here) and the related Comprehensive Plan and
Zoning Code amendments. However, Council delayed enactment of these policies and
standards until a number of transportation, natural resource, stormwater, and
parks and open space issues were addressed in Phase II, the implementation plan.
To examine these issues, the Task Force members—residents,
business and property owners, professionals, interest groups, local
jurisdictions, and government agencies— worked from December 2000 to July 2001 with
City staff and consultants. During that time, the Task Force and its four
Technical Advisory Subcommittees (TASes) on transportation, parks and open
space, stormwater and natural resources evaluated the Plan’s proposals. Using
technical analysis and incorporating public comment from two public events, the
subcommittees and the Task Force further refined the Plan and provided
strategies for making the Plan’s goals a reality. These findings and
recommendations are incorporated in the Summary Report, endorsed by the
Task Force on July 25, 2001, and they are based on the work of the Task Force,
Technical Subcommittees, staff and consulting team, and consultation with the
public. The Summary Report is available for
downloading
from this site.
Key Findings
Key findings of the report are as follows:
- All of the Plan’s elements are feasible; there are no "fatal flaws";
- The infrastructure projects cited in the Plan are needed
regardless of the Plan;
- Funding mechanisms are critical; and there are several options to pursue.
The report also includes recommendations for both short-term and
long-term implementation strategies for stormwater, transportation, natural
resources, parks and open space in the Washington Square area. It presents
options for financing the improvements presented in the Plan, and recognizes the
multi-jurisdictional nature of the plan district.
In addition to its endorsement of Summary Report, the Task
Force recommended that the cities of Tigard and Beaverton, and Washington County
take immediate steps to implement the Washington Square Regional Center Plan,
and initiate actions to carry out the report’s recommendations.
The City is grateful to the Task Force and Technical Advisory
Subcommittee members for the countless hours they dedicated to this important
project. This project could not have been accomplished without the involvement
of our citizens.
The full report was forwarded to the Tigard City Council and
the Planning Commission, who held a joint work session on August 21, 2001,
to hear the Task Force’s conclusions and recommendations. The Planning Commission
held a hearing on December 3, 2001 and Tigard City Council held a hearing on January 22, 2002 to consider
the proposed Development Code and Comprehensive Plan amendments.
City Council closed the hearing on the implementation of the Washington Square
Regional Center Plan and amendments to the Development Code and Comprehensive
plan at the January 22, 2002 City Council meeting and formally accepted the Implementation Plan
on February 26, 2002. This allowed for the implementation of the previously adopted Plan and
amendments to the Development Code and Comprehensive Plan. Since that time, the City has been developing
programs for implementation. At the November 26, 2002 City Council Meeting, Council formally
adopted the funding strategy which provided a program and strategy for funding of identified
improvements in the Washington Square Regional Center.
If you have questions, feel free
to contact Barbara Shields
at 503-718-2427 or
barbaras@tigard-or.gov.
Additional Information
For more information, download the Washington Square Regional Center
Phase II Implementation Plan: Summary Report
,
endorsed by the Task Force July 25, 2001. This file is 51 pages long (2.8 mb) and may
take a few minutes to download onto your system.
To view the
Washington Square Regional Center Plan
, (September, 1999) download the complete plan. This file is 77 pages long
(3.68 MB) and may take a few minutes to download onto your system. If you have
any questions or comments regarding this document please feel free to contact
Barbara Shields at 503-718-2427 or
barbaras@tigard-or.gov.
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