I. SUMMARY

The regulations were proposed as interim based on the City subsequently initiating a station community planning process in conjunction with other jurisdictions on the westside light rail corridor. The Cities of Portland and Hillsboro (downtown portion) have completed their station community plans with hearings pending, while Washington County and the Cities of Hillsboro (east portion) and Beaverton are refining the alternatives for their plans.

Numerous meetings have been conducted with the Goose Hollow Land Use Committee, Neighborhood Development Committee and Foothills League, Northwest Policy Plan Committee and Land Use Committee, and interested landowners. All property owners in the station planning area were notified of the Planning Commission's scheduled hearing on August 22, 1995. The Planning Commission held three hearings on the proposed plan. Most of the public testimony addressed issues of building height at the edge of the Kings Hill Historic District and required housing in the Central Commercial (CX) zone. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the Goose Hollow Station Community Plan to City Council in November, 1995.

City Council held hearings on the Plan in December and considered fifteen requests for amendment before adopting the following plan provisions in January, 1996:

• Expand the CCP boundary to include all of the station planning area in the Goose Hollow neighborhood and the Central Commercial (CXd) zoning on the north side of Burnside;

• Amend the Central City Plan's Policies, Further Statements, Urban Design Plan and Action Charts;

• Amend the City's Zoning Code's Chapter 33.120 to modify development standards for multi-dwelling zones and Chapter 33.266 to modify loading standards for household living;

• Amend text and maps for the Goose Hollow District of the Central City Plan in the City's Zoning Code (Chapter 33.510) to accomplish the following:
  a. required residential on CX;
  b. required retail opportunity at prime station locations;
  c. building line requirement on SW Jefferson;
  d. add a special building line requirement for a 10 ft. setback on Burnside Street;
  e. residential bonus target area; and
  f. floor area ratios and height limits.

• Delete the Transit (t) Overlay Zone from the station planning area;

• Apply the Comprehensive Plan Institutional Residential (IRd) designation to Lincoln High School;

• Upzone properties in the existing High Density Residential (RH) zone in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan designation to Central Residential (RXd);

• Convert the base zoning on the Civic Stadium Station block from Central Commercial (CXd) to Central Residential (RXd);

• Convert the Zoning along SW Jefferson Street West of 20th Avenue from General Commercial (CG) to Central Commercial (CXd);

• Convert the base zoning on Block 14 and part of Block 15 from Residential High Density to (RH) to Residential 1,000 (R1d);

• Convert the base zoning for landmark buildings on the South side of Burnside Street between SW 12th and SW 14th Avenues from Central Residential (RXd) to Central Employment (EXd);

• Convert the existing zoning on lot 1, blk. 4 & 6 at SW Madison Street just west of the Vista Bridge with access only from SW Jefferson from Residential 5,000 (R5) zone to Central Commercial (CXd); and

• Apply the Design Overlay zone (d) to all properties within the existing and amended Central City Plan boundary of the Goose Hollow District.

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