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Erica Palmer, Troutdale’s community development director, told commissioners the package would amend Troutdale Development Code chapters 6, 8 and 9 and Troutdale Municipal Code Titles 3 and 5 to reflect statewide parking reforms and related local policy choices. “These new rules primarily are around parking reform,” Palmer said, explaining the state rules aim to reduce climate pollution, increase housing flexibility and expand transportation options.

Under the state requirements discussed at the hearing, cities within the Portland metropolitan area and cities with populations over 50,000 must adopt changes that include reduced parking minimums for many uses, requirements for electrical-vehicle (EV) conduit in new multifamily and nonresidential development (40% of spaces for new multifamily; 20% for nonresidential), allowances for shared and off‑site parking within 2,000 feet, and higher tree‑canopy or solar coverage on new parking lots larger than one half‑acre. The staff presentation also highlighted options from “parking reform B,” a set of policy choices that cities must select from to implement locally. Palmer said the city’s deadline to adopt both phases of parking reform into local code is June 30, 2025, though Troutdale had received an extension from the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD).

Commissioners spent more than an hour questioning staff and suggesting textual edits to findings and code language. Key suggested edits the commission recommended to staff included: removing the word “new” from references to a 10% tax on commercial parking-lot revenue; revising language that implied amendments would create development incentives to build off‑street parking; rewording a parking‑plan requirement to read that a parking plan shall “maximize on‑street parking”; and changing qualifying language in the findings from “will contribute to a healthier environment” to more cautious wording such as “may.”

Several commissioners pressed staff on practical implications for downtown Troutdale and expressed concern that reduced parking minimums might harm downtown businesses that rely on short, convenient customer trips by car. Commissioner Allen argued that for quick, weather-sensitive trips such as buying coffee or groceries, customers are unlikely to accept long transit waits or unfavorable weather. Commissioner Stephenson said the commission had been placed “between a rock and a hard place” by statewide mandates but thanked staff for seeking locally tailored and less painful options.

The commission also discussed technical mapping decisions and measurement methods used to identify areas exempt from parking minimums near high‑frequency transit. Staff explained the city used walking-distance buffers rather than straight-line “as‑the‑crow‑flies” buffers to limit the number of parcels affected on the map that will be Exhibit E in the staff report.

After discussion the commission moved to recommend forwarding case file LU00082025—the Climate‑Friendly Equitable Communities amendments—to City Council as amended. The motion passed on a roll call with Commissioners McCall, Birkett, Wilcock, Chair Stephenson and Commissioner Allen recorded as voting in favor. The commission also discussed submitting a comment for the record noting that, since Troutdale adopted its 2020 Housing Needs Analysis, the city has produced over 200 housing units and that the commission is concerned about potential inconsistencies between the statewide rules and local conditions on the ground.

Palmer said the next steps are a City Council introduction on June 10 and a possible council adoption hearing on June 24. Staff also plans additional public engagement on downtown parking management this summer, including an online survey and in‑person outreach.

No ordinance was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting; the commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for its final decision.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Troutdale Planning Commission Meeting - May 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission reviewed a city-sponsored package to amend Troutdale’s Development Code and Municipal Code to implement Oregon’s ‘climate‑friendly equitable communities’ parking reforms. After extensive public deliberation and several wording edits, the commission voted to forward the amended package to City Council for final action.","taxTitle","Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon","taxId",70315,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6239394,"Troutdale planning commission continues Yuri’s Child Care conditional-use hearing to July 9",594,353000,947000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3337850-c2ed370de018d07e582206f8e2a4bae8&start=353&end=947","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3337850-c2ed370de018d07e582206f8e2a4bae8/thumbnail_353000.jpg","/articles/6239394/Troutdale/Multnomah-County/Oregon/Troutdale-planning-commission-continues-Yuris-Child-Care-conditional-use-hearing-to-July-9","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6239394-538a259ecf105c64064e04c21b63ca88/orig.mp4?Expires=1771181323&Signature=LIOETxwq4wklWlEwy~7a7VWAnbG-siziGbsgNhPXXFc5JGZNTZvDmo-YaGs1hRCMpsl4viWkFspvuPQerk8RPagS-K9zLlV1qJoH-JWF8uhZW3BtNk6x2E5rzpJhc3DZ0haOqgartr5LiobJR7YrnTMU3Lwe0yWLogIGGnxxcus7STLr6k~9QJ5eTKV3OcjHTwIwQxSr-YXKD4oHorvJcxpFABvpz4gyWqGwuCkOE0PS7esKM0F~4aQ21YQIpAx56bfpLQyovO6ftkjZbf7Ll1eieuvFMFl8l-efZx0Ow~ujcFwck8fPunQGzwxQIhjRrGGj0xqP1PJ2XoCaluYdFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Troutdale Planning Commission on Wednesday opened a public hearing on a conditional-use permit for “Yuri’s Child Care,” a proposed child-care facility at 1905 Southwest 257, and agreed to continue the matter to July 9 so the applicant can submit outstanding materials.

The continuance was requested by the applicant after staff said the property, a former single-family residence that was previously converted to commercial use, had multiple zoning and documentation complexities. \"The applicant has signed the 120-day extension ... and asked to continue the public hearing until July 9 when they will have all their documents to us and we will be able to have a full staff report,\" a city staff member said.

The site sits on a small parcel now zoned high-density residential. Staff explained that because the property’s use previously converted to a commercial office and later sat vacant for more than a year, it must now meet current base-zone standards; single-family residential use would not be allowed in the current zone without a qualifying multifamily use. That history leaves conditional child-care use as the only viable path forward under the present zoning, staff said.

Commissioners asked for clarification about the zoning history and the tract’s relationship to nearby developments such as Cherry Park East apartments. Staff said the parcel’s past conversion to commercial use and later zoning changes complicate grandfathering rules and that the staff report will carefully document the timeline.

The commission recorded the continuance date as July 9 for case file LU00052025. No final decision on the conditional-use permit was made at the meeting; staff will prepare a full report for the continued hearing.

The commission also noted that Multnomah County Transportation has requested materials needed to complete its review and that staff and county reviewers are still awaiting those submittals from the applicant.

Staff and commissioners emphasized that the continuance is intended to ensure a complete administrative record and allow public testimony to address the applicable criteria once the staff report is complete.

The commission closed the public hearing on the item for the night and scheduled the continued hearing for July 9.","The Planning Commission opened a public hearing on a conditional-use permit for Yuri’s Child Care at 1905 SW 257, but the applicant requested and received a continuance to July 9 to supply missing materials and allow staff and Multnomah County Transportation to complete their reports.","actionData","errors"]

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