191150

Ordinance

Amend the Comprehensive Plan and the Planning and Zoning Code to create the Planning Commission and dissolve the Planning and Sustainability Commission (amend Code Title 33)

Passed
Amended by Council

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

  1. In 2010, the Portland City Council adopted Ordinance No. 184046 establishing the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC). At that time, both the Planning Commission and the Portland/Multnomah County Sustainable Development Commission were dissolved.
  2. In the intervening years, the oversight responsibilities related to both land use planning, sustainability and climate action in Portland have become more than one commission can undertake effectively.
  3. In addition, issues related to sustainability and climate change have become more prominent and urgent.
  4. To ensure both areas of policy and decision making can be addressed with the focus, time, and attention each is warranted, the City plans to create two separate public bodies. This ordinance creates the Planning Commission. A future ordinance will create a separate commission focused on sustainability and climate citywide.
  5. The Planning Commission will focus on land use planning while continuing to advance the goals and policies contained in the Portland Comprehensive Plan.
  6. The proposed amendments affect the Comprehensive Plan and Title 33, Planning and Zoning. Additionally, the name of the commission will change in several places in the Portland City Code under the authority of Code Section 1.01.035.C.
  7. Staff worked with a subgroup of current PSC members to draft the proposed amendments. The work group met five times between September and November 2022.
  8. On October 7, 2022, notice of the November 8, 2022, public hearing on the proposed amendments was mailed in accordance with Code Section 33.740.020.B, Public notice for the hearing.
  9. On October 27, 2022, the Planning Commission Code Amendments—Proposed Draft was released for public review.
  10. On November 8, 2022, the Planning and Sustainability Commission held a public hearing on the proposed amendments.
  11. On November 22, 2022, the Planning and Sustainability Commission voted to forward the amendments to City Council.
  12. On December 22, 2022, The Planning Commission Code Amendments—Recommended Draft was released for public review.
  13. On January 3, 2023, notice of the January 18, 2023, public hearing on the Planning Commission Code Amendments—Recommended Draft was mailed in accordance with Code Section 33.740.030.B, Notice.
  14. On January 18, 2023, the Portland City Council held a public hearing on the amendments.
  15. Council considered all the statewide planning goals, Metro urban growth management functional plan titles, and Portland Comprehensive Plan guiding principles, goals, and policies, and finds that only the following are applicable.

Findings on Statewide Planning Goals

  1. State planning statutes require cities to adopt and amend comprehensive plans and land use regulations in compliance with the Statewide Planning Goals. Only the state goals addressed below apply.
  2. Goal 1. Citizen Involvement. To develop a citizen involvement program that ensures the opportunity for citizens to be involved in all phases of the planning process. Portland adopted a Community Involvement Program on June 15, 2016. The Community Involvement Program serves as a framework to carry out policies from Chapter 2 — Community Involvement, of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan, and applies to legislative land use and transportation projects initiated by the City. Among the commitments that the City is asked to make in the Comprehensive Plan are the following:
    • Provide a wide range of opportunities for involvement in planning and investment decisions.
    • Achieve greater equity in land use actions through setting priorities and making decisions with meaningful involvement of under-served and under-represented communities.
    • Meaningfully involve, in decision making, those who potentially will be adversely affected by the results of those decisions.
    • Provide this meaningful involvement throughout the phases of planning and investment projects - issue identification and project design through implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and enforcement.
    • Provide well-designed, relevant, responsive, and culturally responsive public involvement.
    • Build community capacity for meaningful participation and leadership in planning and investment decisions.

The City has an acknowledged Goal 1 program. Community involvement efforts for the Planning Commission Code Amendment project have been conducted in accordance with that program. Therefore, the project is in compliance with Goal 1. More specific findings related to the city’s community involvement efforts are found in response to the policies in Chapter 2 of the Comprehensive Plan and are incorporated here. Therefore, the requirements of Goal 1 are met.

  1. Goal 2. Land Use Planning. To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions. Goal 2 requires the City to follow its established procedures for legislative amendments. The amendments comply with this goal because development of the recommendations followed established city procedures for legislative actions. Government agencies received notice of the recommendations from the 35-day DLCD notice and the City’s legislative notice. The City did not receive any requests from other government agencies to modify the recommended amendments.

The City Council’s decision is based on the findings in this document, and the findings are based on the evidence presented to the Planning and Sustainability Commission and City Council that are incorporated in the record that provides the adequate factual basis for this decision. The Council legislative record specifically incorporates all materials linked on the project website, the reports, memos and presentations provided to the Planning and Sustainability Commission and City Council, the testimony submitted to the Planning and Sustainability Commission and City Council (including testimony submitted via the Map App), and notices sent to the public, and Planning Commission Code Amendments electronic box available at Efiles - Planning Commissions Code Amendments that contains reports, documents, and information related to the project. On the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s website, the following link [https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/pc-amendments] provides access to a portion of the legislative record. This link was available to the public and City Council during the public hearing process. The City Council’s decision is based on the findings in this document, and the findings are based on the evidence presented to the Planning and Sustainability Commission and City Council that are incorporated in the record that provides the adequate factual basis for this decision.

Findings on Metro Growth Management Functional Plan

  1. Under ORS 268.380 and its Charter, Metro has the authority to adopt regional plans and require city and county comprehensive plans to comply with the regional plan. Metro adopted its Urban Growth Management Functional Plan under this authority. Only the title addressed below applies.
  2. Title 8. Compliance Procedures. Title 8 addresses compliance procedures and establishes a process for ensuring city or county compliance with requirements of the Urban Growth Management Functional Plan and for evaluating and informing the region about the effectiveness of those requirements. An amendment to a city or county comprehensive plan or land use regulation shall be deemed to comply with the functional plan upon the expiration of the appropriate appeal period specified in ORS 197.830 or 197.650 or, if an appeal is made, upon the final decision on appeal. Once the amendment is deemed to comply, the functional plan requirement shall no longer apply to land use decisions made in conformance with the amendment. A city or county proposing an amendment to a comprehensive plan or land use regulation shall submit the proposed amendment to Metro at least 35 days prior to the first evidentiary hearing on the amendment.

    Required notice was provided to Metro on October 7, 2022. Title 8 also requires the City to provide findings of compliance with the Urban Growth Management Functional Plan. Council considered all the metro urban growth management functional plan titles and finds that only Title 8 is applicable These findings meet this requirement. All applicable requirements of Title 8 have been met.

Findings on Portland’s Comprehensive Plan

  1. Policy 1.10. Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. Ensure that amendments to the Comprehensive Plan’s elements, supporting documents, and implementation tools comply with the Comprehensive Plan. “Comply” means that amendments must be evaluated against the Comprehensive Plan’s applicable goals and policies and on balance be equally or more supportive of the Comprehensive Plan than the existing language or designation.

    The Planning Commission Code Amendments project dissolves the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) and creates the Planning Commission. In the years since the Planning Commission and the Multnomah County/ Multnomah County/Portland Sustainable Development Commission were merged to create the PSC, the oversight responsibilities related to both land use planning and sustainability in Portland have become more than one commission can undertake effectively. In addition, issues related to sustainability and climate change have become more prominent and urgent. To ensure that both areas of policy and decision making can be addressed with the focus, time, and attention each is warranted, the City will create two separate public bodies. This ordinance creates the new Planning Commission, which will focus on land use planning while continuing to advance the policies in Portland’s Comprehensive Plan, including those related to sustainability. A future ordinance will amend City code to create a separate body focused on sustainability and climate.

    City Council has considered all the Comprehensive Plan goals and policies and has found that the following goals and policies apply to the Planning Commission Code Amendments:
  • Policy 1.10, Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan
  • Policy 1.16, Planning and Sustainability Commission review
  • Goals 2.A – 2.G, Community involvement
  • Policy 2.19, Community Involvement Committee
  • Policy 2.20, Review bodies
  • Policy 2.8, Channels of Communication
  • Policy 4.71, Ecodistricts
  • Policy 6.26, Business opportunities in urban innovations
  • Policy 6.72c, Community economic development
  • Policy 9.44, Airport investments
  • Policy 9.66, Project and program selection criteria
  • Policy 10.4, Amending the zoning code

Policies 1.10, 1.16, Goals 2.A through 2.G, and policies 2.19, 2.20, and 2.8 are applicable because they pertain to steps in a legislative process or specific actions that involve the PSC. Policy 10.4 is applicable because it pertains to amendments to the zoning code. Policies 4.71, 6.26, 6.72c, 9.44 and 9.66 are included because they mention the word “sustainability”. However, the policies themselves are not affected by the change from the PSC to the Planning Commission. In addition, the guiding principles and the remainder of the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan are not applicable because they are not directly affected by the change from the PSC to the Planning Commission.

City Council finds that the Planning Commission Code Amendments are equally or more supportive of the applicable Comprehensive Plan goals and polices as discussed below.

  1. Policy 1.16. Planning and Sustainability Commission review. Ensure the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) reviews and makes recommendations to the City Council on all proposed legislative amendments to Comprehensive Plan elements, supporting documents, and implementation tools. The PSC advises City Council on the City’s long-range goals, policies, and programs for land use, planning, and sustainability. The membership and powers and duties of the PSC are described in the Zoning Code.

    The PSC reviewed the Planning Commission Code Amendments on:

    November 8, 2022 — public hearing; and
    November 22, 2022 — PSC work session and vote

    The PSC fulfilled its responsibilities as outlined in this policy. In addition, the Planning Commission Code amendments do not affect compliance with this policy. The powers and duties of the new Planning Commission will continue to include making recommendations to the City Council on all proposed legislative amendments to the Comprehensive Plan elements, supporting documents, and implementation tools. Therefore, the policy is met.
     
  2. Goals 2.A through 2.G: Community involvement. The City Council interprets the Chapter 2 goals as calling for a broad range of meaningful community engagement approaches that complement the legally required public notices and meetings. The public engagement process provided opportunities for all interested parties to comment on and influence the development of the amendments:

    Engagement context
    The Planning Commission Code Amendments address the purpose, powers, and duties of the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC). The PSC was created in 2010 when the City of Portland merged the Planning Commission with the Multnomah County/Portland Sustainable Development Commission. At the time, the Office of Sustainable Development had recently been merged with the Bureau of Planning to create the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. The powers and duties of the new Planning and Sustainability Commission were expanded to include oversight of the Climate Action Plan in addition to the Comprehensive Plan, and the commission membership was expanded to eleven from nine. In the intervening years, the oversight responsibilities related to both land use planning and sustainability in Portland have become more than one commission can undertake effectively. In addition, issues related to sustainability and climate change have become more prominent and urgent. In late 2021, Commissioner Carmen Rubio hired a consultant, Insight Organizational Development, to gather different perspectives about how the PSC has been working. The consultant conducted 30 interviews with nearly 40 City staff and Commissioners, including past PSC Commissioners. Among the findings were the need to reset the scope and purview of the Commission and the perspective that the “massive breadth of the Commission’s scope” is a threat to its efficacy. Because these amendments affect the PSC and its functions, one of the primary groups affected by the amendments is the PSC itself. A significant amount of engagement work has therefore been focused on the PSC. Other community members were engaged through a project website, a monthly BPS Planning Project update sent to recognized organizations and others who request it, and a monthly BPS E-News mailing.

    Planning and Sustainability work group
    In August 2022, the PSC formed a work group of five members to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the future Planning Commission. Five members do not constitute a quorum. The work group met five times between September 7, 2022, and November 1, 2022. The work group discussed membership and the length of terms, powers and duties, and community engagement. BPS staff attended all the work group meetings and the discussions among staff and the work group helped to inform the proposed amendments.

    Planning Commission Code Amendments Proposed Draft
    The proposed draft of the Planning Commission Code Amendments was released for public review on October 27, 2022. Notice of the proposed draft and the PSC hearing on November 8, 2022, was provided to DLCD on October 3, 2022, as required, and mailed on October 7, 2022 to all those required to be notified in 33.740.020.B.1. Four pieces of written testimony were provided on the amendments and 1 person testified verbally at the public hearing on November 8, 2022. The PSC held a work session on November 22, 2022, to discuss amendments to the proposed draft and voted to recommend the amendments to City Council at the end of the meeting.

    Planning Commission Code Amendments Recommended draft and City Council hearing
    The Recommended Draft of the Planning Commission Code Amendments was released for public review on December 22, 2022. Notice of the recommended draft and the City Council hearing, scheduled for January 18, 2023, was mailed on January 3, 2023, to all persons who individually responded to the matter in writing, testified at the previous hearing, or requested such notice. City Council held a public hearing and considered public testimony on the PCCA project on January 18, 2023.
     
  3. Policy 2.19. Community Involvement Committee. The Community Involvement Committee (CIC), an independent advisory body, will evaluate and provide feedback to City staff on community involvement processes for individual planning and associated investment projects, before, during, and at the conclusion of these processes.

    The proposal was discussed at the BPS Community Involvement Committee on October 11, 2022. This CIC discussed the legislative project timeline and notice requirements and raised questions regarding whether it leaves enough time for meaningful public engagement. The CIC also discussed how the Planning Commission hearings could be more accessible. The CIC fulfilled its responsibilities as outlined in this policy. Therefore, this policy is met.
  1. Policy 2.20. Review bodies. Maintain review bodies, such as the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC), Design Commission, Historic Landmarks Commission, and Adjustment Committee, to provide an opportunity for community involvement and provide leadership and expertise for specialized topic areas.

    The Planning Commission Code Amendments project dissolves the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) and creates the Planning Commission. The new Planning Commission will focus on land use planning while continuing to advance the policies in Portland’s Comprehensive Plan, including those related to sustainability, and will continue to provide opportunities for community involvement and leadership related to long-range land use planning. Therefore, this policy is met.
  1. Policy 2.8 Channels of communication. Maintain two-way channels of communication among City Council, the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC), project advisory committees, City staff, and community members. The City Council interprets this policy to create the opportunity for the community and advisory committees to have opportunities to communicate their issues and concerns to the PSC and City Council outside of the formal legislative process.

    The Planning Commission Code Amendments project dissolves the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) and creates the Planning Commission in its place. The power and duties of the new Planning Commission will continue include opportunity for the community and advisory committees to communicate issues and concerns outside of the formal legislative process. Therefore, this policy is met.   
     
  2. Policy 4.71. Ecodistrics. Encourage ecodistricts, where multiple partners work together to achieve sustainability and resource efficiency goals at a district scale.

    This policy is not directly affected by the change from the PSC to the Planning Commission. To the extent the policy is applicable it is because it includes reference to “sustainability.” The new Planning Commission will continue to make recommendations to the City Council on all proposed legislative amendments to Comprehensive Plan elements, supporting documents, and implementation tools, and advise City Council on the City’s long-range goals, policies, and programs for land use and planning and the Comprehensive Plan, including all comprehensive plan goals and policies related to sustainability. Therefore, this policy is met.
  1. Policy 6.26.Business opportunities in urban innovation. Strive to have Portland’s built environment, businesses, and infrastructure systems showcase examples of best practices of innovation and sustainability.

    This policy is not directly affected by the change from the PSC to the Planning Commission. To the extent the policy is applicable it is because it includes reference to “sustainability.” The new Planning Commission will continue to make recommendations to the City Council on all proposed legislative amendments to Comprehensive Plan elements, supporting documents, and implementation tools, and advise City Council on the City’s long-range goals, policies, and programs for land use and planning and the Comprehensive Plan, including all comprehensive plan goals and policies related to sustainability. Therefore, this policy is met.
  1. Policy 6.72c. Encourage cooperative efforts by area businesses, Business Associations, and Neighborhood Associations to work together on commercial revitalization efforts, sustainability initiatives, and transportation demand management.

    This policy is not directly affected by the change from the PSC to the Planning Commission. To the extent the policy is applicable it is because it includes reference to “sustainability.” The new Planning Commission will continue to make recommendations to the City Council on all proposed legislative amendments to Comprehensive Plan elements, supporting documents, and implementation tools, and advise City Council on the City’s long-range goals, policies, and programs for land use and planning and the Comprehensive Plan, including all comprehensive plan goals and policies related to sustainability. Therefore, this policy is met.
  1. Policy 9.44. Airport investments. Ensure that new development and redevelopment of airport facilities supports the City’s and the Port’s sustainability goals and policies, and is in accordance with Figure 9-3 — Portland International Airport. Allow the Port flexibility in configuring airport facilities to preserve future development options, minimize environmental impacts, use land resources efficiently, maximize operational efficiency, ensure development can be effectively phased, and address Federal Aviation Administration’s airport design criteria.

    This policy is not directly affected by the change from the PSC to the Planning Commission. To the extent the policy is applicable it is because it includes reference to “sustainability.” The new Planning Commission will continue to make recommendations to the City Council on all proposed legislative amendments to Comprehensive Plan elements, supporting documents, and implementation tools, and advise City Council on the City’s long-range goals, policies, and programs for land use and planning and the Comprehensive Plan, including all comprehensive plan goals and policies related to sustainability. Therefore, this policy is met.
  1. Policy 9.66. Project and program selection criteria. Establish transportation project and program selection criteria consistent with goals 9A through 9I, to cost-effectively achieve access, placemaking, sustainability, equity, health, prosperity, and safety goals.

    his policy is not directly affected by the change from the PSC to the Planning Commission. To the extent the policy is applicable it is because it includes reference to “sustainability.” The new Planning Commission will continue to make recommendations to the City Council on all proposed legislative amendments to Comprehensive Plan elements, supporting documents, and implementation tools, and advise City Council on the City’s long-range goals, policies, and programs for land use and planning and the Comprehensive Plan, including all comprehensive plan goals and policies related to sustainability. Therefore, this policy is met.
  1. Policy 10.4. Amending the Zoning Code. Amendments to the zoning regulations must be done legislatively and should be clear, concise, and applicable to a broad range of development situations faced by a growing city. Amendments should:

    10.4.a. Promote good planning:
  • Effectively and efficiently implement the Comprehensive Plan.
  • Address existing and potential land use problems.
  • Balance the benefits of regulations against the costs of implementation and compliance.
  • Maintain Portland’s competitiveness with other jurisdictions as a location in which to live, invest, and do business.

    10.4.b. Ensure good administration of land use regulations:
  • Keep regulations as simple as possible.
  • Use clear and objective standards wherever possible.
  • Maintain consistent procedures and limit their number.
  • Establish specific approval criteria for land use reviews.
  • Establish application requirements that are as reasonable as possible, and ensure they are directly tied to approval criteria.
  • Emphasize administrative procedures for land use reviews.
  • Avoid overlapping reviews.

    10.4.c. Strive to improve the code document:
  • Use clear language.
  • Maintain a clear and logical organization.
  • Use a format and layout that enables use of the document by lay people as well as professionals.
  • Use tables and drawings to clarify and shorten the document.
  • Identify and act on regulatory improvement suggestions.

The Planning Commission Code Amendments amend zoning code Chapter 33.710, Review Bodies, to update the name of the Planning Commission and to modify the scope of the Planning Commission to focus on long-range land use planning. The amendments promote good planning by ensuring that the scope of the Planning Commission is not so broad as to undermine the efficacy of the commission. The amendments do not affect any development standards or approval criteria, but the amendments have been written to be as clear and objective as possible. The amendments work within the current structure and organization of the zoning code and are formatted in the same manner as the rest of the zoning code. Therefore, this policy is met.

  1. Area-specific plans. Council finds that the amendments do not affect any area-specific plan.
     
  2. 33.835.040.A, Amendments to the zoning code. Text amendments to the zoning code must be found to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, Urban Growth Management Functional Plan, and the Statewide Planning Goals. In addition, the amendments must be consistent with the intent or purpose statement for the base zone, overlay zone, plan district, use and development, or land division regulation where the amendment is proposed, and any plan associated with the regulations. The creation of a new plan district is subject to the approval criteria stated in 33.500.050.

    The Planning Commission Code Amendments amend zoning code Chapter 33.710, Review Bodies, to update the name of the Planning Commission and to modify the scope of the Planning Commission to focus on long-range land use planning. As demonstrated by the findings in this ordinance, the amendments are consistent with relevant Comprehensive Plan, Urban Growth Management Functional Plan and the Statewide Planning Goals. The amendments do not affect the purpose statement for any base zone, overlay zone, plan district, use, development or land division regulation. The amendments also do not create a new plan district. Therefore, this criterion is met.
  1. 33.835.040.B,Amendments to the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Text amendments to the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan must be found to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, the Urban Growth Management Functional Plan, and with the Statewide Planning Goals.

    The Planning Commission Code Amendments amend policies of the Comprehensive Plan to update the name of the Planning Commission and to modify the scope of the Planning Commission to focus on long-range land use planning. As demonstrated by the findings in this ordinance, the amendments are consistent with relevant Comprehensive Plan, Urban Growth Management Functional Plan and the Statewide Planning Goals. Therefore, this criterion is met.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

  1. Amend the Comprehensive Plan as shown in Exhibit A, Planning Commission Code Amendments — Recommended Draft (as amended), dated December 22, 2022.
  2. Amend Title 33, Planning and Zoning as shown in Exhibit A, Planning Commission Code Amendments — Recommended Draft (as amended), dated December 22, 2022.
  3. Adopt the commentary in Exhibit A, Planning Commission Code Amendments — Recommended Draft (as amended), dated December 22, 2022, as further legislative intent and further findings.
  4. Disband and dissolve the Planning and Sustainability Commission.
  5. To the extent not addressed by A. through D. above, in accordance with City Code 1.01.035.C, the Auditor may substitute the commission’s new name of Planning Commission (PC) in place of the current title Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) wherever the commission is referred to in the City Code.
  6. The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is directed to bring a proposal to create a Sustainability or Climate Commission to City Council by no later than December 2023.
  7. To ensure continuity, Council may accept a report to make appointments to the new Planning Commission prior to the effective date of March 1, 2023.  However, the appointments will not take effect until March 1, 2023, when the code takes effect.

Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on March 1, 2023.

Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, diagram, or drawing contained in this ordinance, or the map, report, inventory, analysis, or document it adopts or amends, is held to be deficient, invalid, or unconstitutional, that shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions. The Council declares that it would have adopted the map, report, inventory, analysis, or document each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, diagram, and drawing thereof, regardless of if any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, diagrams, or drawings contained in this Ordinance, may be found to be deficient, invalid, or unconstitutional.

An ordinance when passed by the Council shall be signed by the Auditor. It shall be carefully filed and preserved in the custody of the Auditor (City Charter Chapter 2 Article 1 Section 2-122)

Passed as amended by Council

Auditor of the City of Portland
Simone Rede

Impact Statement

Purpose of Proposed Legislation and Background Information

In 2010, the City of Portland combined the Planning Commission and the Multnomah County/Portland Sustainable Development Commission to create the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC). In the intervening years, the oversight responsibilities related to both land use planning and sustainability in Portland have become more than one commission can undertake effectively. In addition, issues related to sustainability and climate change have become more prominent and urgent. To ensure that both areas of policy and decision making can be addressed with the focus, time, and attention each is warranted, the City plans to create two separate public bodies.

The Planning Commission Code Amendments dissolve the PSC and create the Planning Commission. The new Planning Commission will focus on land use planning while continuing to advance the policies in Portland’s Comprehensive Plan, including those related to sustainability. A future project will amend City code to create a separate body focused on sustainability and climate.

Financial and Budgetary Impacts

Adoption of the Planning Commission Code Amendments will not result in any short-term or long-term financial or budgetary impacts to the City, nor will it affect staffing levels or financial agreements. The amendments change the name of the Planning and Sustainability Commission and modify its purpose, powers, and duties.

Community Impacts and Community Involvement

Adoption of the Planning Commission Code Amendments will not result in any impacts to particular communities, geographic areas or neighborhoods, or businesses. The amendments change the name of the Planning and Sustainability Commission and modify its purpose, powers, and duties to more clearly focus on land use planning. In terms of city livability, the newly renamed Planning Commission will continue to be charged with making recommendations to City Council on adoption, amendment and update of the Comprehensive Plan and certain implementing measures such as the Portland Zoning Code. The Comprehensive Plan contains guiding principles, goals and policies related to livability.

There were no significant objections or concerns raised in testimony at the Planning and Sustainability Commission. It is unclear who or how many individuals or groups will testify at City Council.

100% Renewable Goal

N/A. This action does not increase or decrease the City’s total energy use and does not increase or decrease the City’s renewable energy use.

Budget Office Financial Impact Analysis

No financial impact. This ordinance highlights that the Planning and Sustainability Commission’s workload is too great for one body, so it is creating two commissions: the Planning Commission and the Sustainability Commission. 

Agenda Items

Passed to second reading as amended

Motion to amend Exhibit A in paragraph 2 of the commission's list of the powers and duties to not delete "the City Council" and to add "As amended" to ordinance Directives A, B, and C: Moved by Rubio and seconded by Ryan. (Y-4)

Passed to second reading January 25, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. Time Certain as amended.

The oral and written record are closed.

Passed As Amended

  • Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
  • Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
  • Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Yea
  • Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
  • Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

Changes

Ordinance 191150

Zoning Code Update Packet #205

This code update packet updates the annual dollar threshold updates and the Planning Commission Code Amendments (Ord #191150).

Contact

Sandra Wood

Principal Planner

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