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Lake Oswego planners begin rezoning-for-housing review to add capacity for roughly 2,000 units
Summary
Staff presented an overview of the Rezoning for Housing project (PP25-0001), explaining that the city's 2023 Housing Needs Analysis identified a 20-year need of almost 2,000 housing units and a zoning capacity shortfall of about 640 units; staff requested a $210,000 DLCD planning grant and outlined a phased schedule through September 2027.
Michael McNamee, the city’s project manager in the Community Development Department, outlined the Rezoning for Housing project (PP25-0001) at the Lake Oswego City Planning Commission meeting on Sept. 22, 2025, saying the effort will examine the city’s mixed-use, commercial and other nonresidential zones for their potential to accommodate more housing.
McNamee said the city’s 2023 Housing Needs Analysis identified an estimated need for nearly 2,000 housing units through 2043 and a deficit of roughly 640 units under existing zoning capacity. Without zoning changes, the analysis found the city would need about 86 additional acres to meet that demand.
The project is one of 13 strategies in the city’s Housing Production Strategy adopted in 2024. Staff requested a $210,000 planning grant through the State Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), which can provide a consultant directly; DLCD is expected to announce its decision in October. Project kickoff is tentatively scheduled…
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