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Council adopts expedited rezone of 40‑acre Northpointe site to higher‑density residential
Summary
The council adopted a resolution to rezone the 40‑acre Northpointe (North Point Vista) property from R‑4 to R‑5 to support an affordable‑housing pilot tied to state housing bills; staff cited a state statute allowing rezoning by resolution and said the Department of Land Conservation and Development concurs.
Acting community development director Kyle Roberts presented a resolution to change comprehensive plan and zoning designations for the 40‑acre Northpointe (North Point Vista) parcel in northeast Redmond, seeking to rezone the property from R‑4 (medium‑high density residential) to R‑5 (high‑density residential).
Roberts said the site is part of an affordable‑housing pilot authorized in state legislation referenced in the meeting transcript (house bills “4 79” and “23 36”) and that the property was annexed to the city in 2021. Roberts credited long‑range planner Morgan Snyder with identifying a state statute (transcript text: “ORS 4 56, 3 15”) that allows a city to rezone by resolution to aid a housing project. He said the Department of Land Conservation and Development concurs, and that an expedited rezone will save time and money for the proposer.
A councilor asked whether the rezoning applied to the full 40 acres (it does) and Roberts said the applicant will break the site into phases when filing a land‑use package. A councilor moved to adopt “resolution 2020Four‑twenty8”; the motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote.
The action rezones the whole parcel and is intended to facilitate planning and development of additional housing units under the city’s affordable‑housing pilot framework. Staff said subsequent land‑use applications from the developer will define phasing and final unit counts.
