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Troutdale planning commission reviews statewide CFEC code changes, parking rules and a proposed commercial parking tax
Summary
The Troutdale Planning Commission on April 9 reviewed a package of state-mandated Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) code amendments that would change parking, pedestrian, landscaping and housing design rules across multiple municipal-code chapters and add a proposed 10% local tax on commercial parking-lot revenue; staff said the package will return for a public hearing May 14.
The Troutdale Planning Commission on April 9 reviewed a package of proposed code amendments submitted under the state'mandated Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program, focusing on parking, pedestrian connections, tree canopy and middle-housing standards and discussing a proposed local commercial parking-lot tax. Staff said the city must meet state timelines and expects to return the package for a public hearing May 14.
The package includes edits to Planned Unit Development rules (Chapter 6), design standards (Chapter 8), off-street parking rules (Chapter 9) and targeted edits to municipal code sections addressing business licenses and a new “commercial parking lot” local tax (municipal code chapter 3 / section 3.4015 and chapter 5 section 5.0450 as presented in the packet). Dakota Palmer, the city's Community Development Director, told commissioners the draft also includes Oregon Administrative Rule references and legal citations required by state review and that the proposed local parking-lot tax text has been reviewed by the city attorney.
Why it matters: the CFEC-driven changes alter how developers demonstrate and provide parking and pedestrian connections, modify design orientation standards for housing and commercial buildings, and, if adopted, would create a new ongoing revenue stream for active-transportation and accessibility projects through a proposed 10% local tax on commercial parking-lot revenue.
Key proposed changes and clarifications discussed
- Planned unit developments: staff proposed moving guest-parking requirements from the general parking table into the PUD chapter so applicants submit a comprehensive parking plan for the development. The draft would require a minimum of one on‑street parking space per three dwelling units within an overall PUD parking plan (staff-proposed language in the packet).
- Pedestrian walkways and building orientation: amendments would require pedestrian connections from building entrances to public-street…
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