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Lake Oswego Planning Commission Meeting - August 11, 2025

Planning Commission — Monday, August 11, 2025
BodyLake Oswego, Oregon
SessionPlanning Commission
DateMonday, August 11, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:06

Okay.

0:08

I'd like to call to order the planning commission meeting of August 11th, 2025.

0:13

Christina, will you please call roll?

0:18

Vice Chair Nashuk.

0:20

Here.

0:24

Here.

0:26

Here.

0:28

Here.

0:30

Bruce?

0:31

Here.

0:32

And Commissioner Twing and Chair Mitchell are absent today.

0:38

Great.

0:38

Agenda item number three, City Council update.

0:41

Do we have an update from our city councilor?

0:45

Not today.

0:46

Okay.

0:48

Moving on to item number four, approval of meeting minutes.

0:52

Our last meeting minutes were from July 28, 2025.

0:57

Does anyone have any comments or revisions to the meeting minutes?

1:03

No.

1:04

Okay.

1:05

Do we have a motion to approve the minutes as written from July 28th, 2025?

1:10

Move to approve as written.

1:13

Do we have a second?

1:14

Second.

1:17

All right.

1:18

Well, uh, do we vote now, Christina?

1:22

All those in favor.

1:23

Ah, all those in favor, please say aye.

1:26

Aye.

1:27

Aye.

1:27

Great.

1:29

Motion passes unanimous unanimously to approve the meeting minutes from July 28, 2025 as written.

1:36

Moving on to item number five, public comment.

1:40

Christina, do we have anyone signed up or anyone waiting online to provide public comment tonight?

1:46

None today.

1:50

Thank you.

1:51

Item number six, Commission for Citizen Involvement, General Updates.

1:55

I believe we have no items from the Commission for Citizen Involvement.

2:03

Leads us right into item number seven, our work session for the code audit and amendments for housing and business work session number two.

2:13

That's PP 25 slash 0002.

2:17

Commission will be providing an update regarding the recent Metro 2040 planning and development grant application to support the code audit and amendments for housing and business project.

2:28

And Evan Franstead, senior planner, will be presenting.

2:34

Thank you.

2:35

Good evening, Commissioners.

2:36

Yeah.

2:36

My name is Evan Franste, Senior Planner.

2:38

Tonight I'll be providing an update on the city's recently initiated code audit project.

2:45

So my presentation will cover project background and purpose.

2:54

And any discussions we have.

2:57

So as background, the need for more in-depth comprehensive analysis of the CDC was identified in the economic development strategy and resource plan in 2022.

3:07

And the housing production strategy in 2024.

3:10

And it's supported by the 2025 City Council initiative to begin a comprehensive review of the development code.

3:27

So the overall project purpose and objectives.

4:55

And improve accessibility and ease of use of the CDC to support an efficient development process for applicants.

5:04

And here's our project team.

5:06

There's the staff.

5:07

That's myself, project manager, community development director, Jessica Nonlu, and long-range planning manager, Eric Olson, with his great photo that I asked him about in advance, but figure we'd need some photos up there to make it more presentable.

5:28

I tried to tell you, right?

5:29

So yeah, I'm generally okay with that, and then I see it, I'm like, oh wait, maybe it has been updated technically.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Urban Planning███████████████████████████████████████39%
Procedural████████████████████████████████32%
Community Engagement████████████████████████24%
Fiscal Sustainability█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Lake Oswego Planning Commission Meeting - August 11, 2025

The Lake Oswego Planning Commission convened on August 11, 2025, at 7:00 PM. The meeting included approval of previous minutes, a work session on the code audit project for housing and business development, and a review of the upcoming schedule. No public comments were received.

Consent Calendar

  • Unanimously approved the meeting minutes from July 28, 2025, as written.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public provided comment.

Discussion Items

  • Code Audit and Amendments for Housing and Business (PP 25-0002) – Work Session Number Two: Senior Planner Evan Franstead presented an update on the city's recently initiated code audit project. The project aims to review and amend the Community Development Code (CDC) to improve accessibility, ease of use, and compliance with state land use laws, including those from the 2025 legislative session. The project is supported by the 2022 Economic Development Strategy, the 2024 Housing Production Strategy, and the 2025 City Council initiative. Staff applied for a Metro 2040 grant to fund a consultant; the Metro Council will decide on the application in late September 2025. If funded, the project would be conducted in two phases over 23 months, with a projected start in January 2026 and completion by August 2027. Key milestones include project kickoff, audit, draft report, code amendments, and adoption. A technical advisory committee and public involvement strategy (including open houses, stakeholder interviews, surveys) will be formed. One commissioner asked about a backup plan if the grant is not awarded; staff noted potential alternative grant sources and the possibility of reapplying on a quarterly cycle. Another commissioner asked about similar projects in other jurisdictions; staff referenced Clackamas County, Multnomah County, Gresham, Hillsboro, and Hood River as examples of jurisdictions undergoing or completing similar code audits.

Key Outcomes

  • The meeting did not include any votes or formal decisions beyond the consent calendar approval. The next steps for the code audit project are contingent on the Metro grant decision in late September 2025. The commission's next meeting is scheduled for August 25, 2025, to discuss the draft public involvement strategy for the Foothills Framework Plan Update. A hearing on the fair housing policy comprehensive plan amendments is set for September 8, 2025, and a work session on citywide rezoning for multifamily use is planned for September 22, 2025.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. I'd like to call to order the planning commission meeting of August 11th, 2025. Christina, will you please call roll? Vice Chair Nashuk. Here. Here. Here. Here. Bruce? Here. And Commissioner Twing and Chair Mitchell are absent today. Great. Agenda item number three, City Council update. Do we have an update from our city councilor? Not today. Okay. Moving on to item number four, approval of meeting minutes. Our last meeting minutes were from July 28, 2025. Does anyone have any comments or revisions to the meeting minutes? No. Okay. Do we have a motion to approve the minutes as written from July 28th, 2025? Move to approve as written. Do we have a second? Second. All right. Well, uh, do we vote now, Christina? All those in favor. Ah, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Great. Motion passes unanimous unanimously to approve the meeting minutes from July 28, 2025 as written. Moving on to item number five, public comment. Christina, do we have anyone signed up or anyone waiting online to provide public comment tonight? None today. Thank you. Item number six, Commission for Citizen Involvement, General Updates. I believe we have no items from the Commission for Citizen Involvement. Leads us right into item number seven, our work session for the code audit and amendments for housing and business work session number two. That's PP 25 slash 0002. Commission will be providing an update regarding the recent Metro 2040 planning and development grant application to support the code audit and amendments for housing and business project. And Evan Franstead, senior planner, will be presenting. Thank you. Good evening, Commissioners. Yeah. My name is Evan Franste, Senior Planner. Tonight I'll be providing an update on the city's recently initiated code audit project. So my presentation will cover project background and purpose. And any discussions we have.

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