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Council orders review of town‑center height waivers, adopts communications plan and advances economic‑opportunity analysis
Summary
Wilsonville approved Resolution 3244 to form a task force to review town‑center building‑height waiver provisions, adopted a town‑center communications plan, and adopted the 2026 Economic Opportunities Analysis on first reading to support long‑range planning.
Council adopted Resolution 3244 directing staff to form a limited‑duration task force to review the town‑center building‑height and floor‑plate waiver provisions and recommend revisions to ensure they align with the Town Center plan’s vision. Assistant City Manager Gina Troheim and City Attorney Amanda Guy Henman said the waiver process was originally added to allow flexibility in two town‑center subdistricts and includes a requirement that applicants select enhancement items to mitigate negative impacts when seeking a waiver.
"The concept of the waiver process is to ensure that negative impacts of obtaining the waiver are mitigated through other enhancements to the development," Henman said while outlining the review process and the timeline for staff and planning commission input.
Council also adopted a town‑center communications plan presented by Paige Strickler of CFM Advocates. The plan is intended to give residents clear, accessible information about the Town Center plan, urban renewal, outreach opportunities, and timelines; councilors encouraged adding long‑range framing (for example multi‑decade checkpoints) and visual tools such as 3‑D models to help the public understand scale and impacts.
In a separate agenda item, the council heard the staff and consultant presentation on the 2026 Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) and economic development strategy prepared by Eco Northwest. The EOA found roughly 366 acres of unconstrained buildable employment land citywide (about 96% industrial) and recommended targeted actions to assemble sites and make them development‑ready. Under the adopted forecast (regional employment growth), the city could need roughly 320 acres of industrial land and 110 acres of commercial land to accommodate projected job growth through 2046.
Council adopted the EOA on first reading as Ordinance 901; second reading is scheduled for March 16, 2026. Staff noted the EOA will serve as the factual basis for future plan or map amendments and will inform infrastructure and funding priorities for Basalt Creek, Coffee Creek and Town Center.
