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Lake Oswego Planning Commission Meeting – September 22, 2025

Planning Commission — Monday, September 22, 2025
BodyLake Oswego, Oregon
SessionPlanning Commission
DateMonday, September 22, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:10

Good evening.

0:11

I'd like to call to order tonight's planning commission meeting of Monday, September 22nd, 2025.

0:17

Christina, would you please call the roll?

0:21

Chair Mitchell.

0:23

Here.

0:24

Commissioner Moreno.

0:26

Here.

0:28

Guinea?

0:28

Here.

0:29

Slide.

0:30

Here.

0:31

Booing?

0:32

And Bruce?

0:34

Here.

0:35

And Vice Chair Najrak is absent today.

0:39

Thank you.

0:41

Item number three on tonight's agenda is the public comment.

0:44

The purpose of public comment is to allow community members to raise an issue regarding items not on the agenda.

0:50

Christina, do we have anyone in here or on Zoom that would like to raise an issue not on tonight's agenda?

0:55

None today.

0:56

Thank you.

1:00

Item number four on tonight's agenda, the Commission for Citizen Involvement General Updates.

1:05

I don't think we had any additional updates tonight that I saw.

1:10

So that will take us on to the next item on the agenda, which is 5.1.

1:17

This has to do with the finding conclusions in order from the fair housing policy and education.

1:23

This is LU25-001.

1:30

At our last meeting on September 8th, the planning commission issued a preliminary recommendation for city council to approve the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and directed staff to return the draft findings, conclusions in order.

1:43

The draft was distributed to the earlier to the commissioners.

1:47

So I'll open it up to the commissioners on if there were any comments, questions, or uh anything else related to the draft uh findings.

1:58

I have some head nods.

2:00

No.

2:00

No.

2:01

Okay.

2:02

I think then uh we need a motion.

2:07

Motion to approve as presented.

2:10

Okay.

2:10

I think there was a motion, and then I think I heard Commissioner Twang say second.

2:14

Uh and then I guess we have to do individual votes on this one, Christina, because we need a majority.

2:18

I guess let's do individual votes.

2:20

Okay.

2:20

Mitchell?

2:21

Yes.

2:22

Modeno.

2:24

Yes.

2:26

Yes.

2:26

Slide?

2:27

Yes.

2:28

Uh two in.

2:31

Yes.

2:32

Bru?

2:33

Yes.

2:35

630.

2:37

Okay.

2:38

Thank you.

2:40

That will bring us on to item number 6.1 on tonight's agenda.

2:45

The this is work session number two for the rezoning for housing.

2:50

Uh this is PP 25-0001.

2:55

Um, and we're going to receive an overview and introduction to the rezoning for housing project, uh, which is one of the strategies I didn't identified in the city's housing production strategy.

3:05

I'll turn it over to uh staff coordinator Michael.

3:10

Thank you.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Housing and Development█████████████████████████████████████████████50%
Procedural██████████████████20%
Public Engagement██████████████15%
Affordable Housing████████9%
Urban Planning████4%
Budget Equity Analysis██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Lake Oswego Planning Commission Meeting – September 22, 2025

The Lake Oswego Planning Commission met on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Chair Mitchell presided, with Commissioners Moreno, Guinea, Slide, Twang, and Bruce present; Vice Chair Najrak was absent. The meeting covered approval of findings for a fair housing policy amendment, a work session on the city's rezoning for housing project, and schedule updates.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Findings for LU25-001 (Fair Housing Policy and Education): The commission unanimously approved the draft findings, conclusions, and order as presented, recommending that the city council approve the proposed comprehensive plan amendment. The vote was 6-0.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Rezoning for Housing Work Session (PP 25-0001): Staff presented an overview of the project, which stems from the 2023 Housing Needs Analysis (HNA) identifying a need for nearly 2,000 housing units by 2043 and a deficit of approximately 640 units under current zoning. The city's Housing Production Strategy (HPS) includes rezoning non-residential and mixed-use areas as a first phase to increase capacity, with a potential second phase for residential areas recently deprioritized by the city council. The city has applied for a $210,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) to fund consultant work. The project timeline anticipates kickoff in January 2026, with draft amendments by April 2027 and adoption by September 2027. Commissioners discussed the process, noting that rezoning would not force property owners to sell but would allow new housing uses. They also questioned strategies to encourage affordable housing, with staff acknowledging that market-rate housing alone would not produce income-restricted units and that other HPS strategies (e.g., tax exemptions, public-private partnerships) would be needed. The commission received the update and offered no formal action.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved findings for LU25-001 (6-0 vote).
  • Next steps for rezoning: DLCD grant decision expected in October 2025; if awarded, consultant selection and project kickoff in early 2026.
  • Schedule changes: The October 13, 2025, meeting is canceled. The October 27, 2025, meeting will include a study session on Senate Bill 1537 (adjustments to zoning standards for housing) and a public hearing on a zone change at Cruiseway Place. Future meetings that fall on holidays will shift from Wednesday to Thursday due to court scheduling conflicts.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. I'd like to call to order tonight's planning commission meeting of Monday, September 22nd, 2025. Christina, would you please call the roll? Chair Mitchell. Here. Commissioner Moreno. Here. Guinea? Here. Slide. Here. Booing? And Bruce? Here. And Vice Chair Najrak is absent today. Thank you. Item number three on tonight's agenda is the public comment. The purpose of public comment is to allow community members to raise an issue regarding items not on the agenda. Christina, do we have anyone in here or on Zoom that would like to raise an issue not on tonight's agenda? None today. Thank you. Item number four on tonight's agenda, the Commission for Citizen Involvement General Updates. I don't think we had any additional updates tonight that I saw. So that will take us on to the next item on the agenda, which is 5.1. This has to do with the finding conclusions in order from the fair housing policy and education. This is LU25-001. At our last meeting on September 8th, the planning commission issued a preliminary recommendation for city council to approve the proposed comprehensive plan amendment and directed staff to return the draft findings, conclusions in order. The draft was distributed to the earlier to the commissioners. So I'll open it up to the commissioners on if there were any comments, questions, or uh anything else related to the draft uh findings. I have some head nods. No. No. Okay. I think then uh we need a motion. Motion to approve as presented. Okay. I think there was a motion, and then I think I heard Commissioner Twang say second. Uh and then I guess we have to do individual votes on this one, Christina, because we need a majority. I guess let's do individual votes. Okay. Mitchell? Yes. Modeno. Yes. Yes. Slide? Yes. Uh two in. Yes. Bru?

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