Long-Range Planning Projects

In addition to processing applications for development, the Planning Division is responsible for assisting the Planning Commission, City Commission and other city departments in long range planning and the code, policies and plans that affect the entire city or large portions of it. Here are some examples of projects we have worked on:

• OC 2040: Updating our Comprehensive Plan and Community Vision for the Next 40 Years
• LEG-21-00001 - Revising Annexation Code Language and Factors
• Compatible Change Project: Reviewing when Historic Review Board is Required for Public Improvements and Undesignated Structures in McLoughlin Conservation District
• Heritage Tree/Grove Designation in Thimble Creek
• Parklets/Private Property Dining and Retail
• Updating the Transportation Impact Analysis Guidelines
• Implementation of the Transportation Demand Management Plan
• Friends of Trees Plantings and Facilitation of the Tree Recovery Program
• Administration of Various Grants including Historic Preservation Grants
• Supporting the Willamette Falls Legacy Project
• Increasing housing options in Oregon City through the implementation of HB 2001
• Facilitating Boards and Committees
  • Planning Commission
  • Historic Review Board
  • Natural Resources Committee
  • Citizen Involvement Committee
  • Supporting the Development Stakeholders Group
• Supporting Other Department Projects with:
  • Code Amendments to allow Murals
  • McLoughlin Boulevard Phase III Design
  • OC Shuttle Planning
  • West Linn Ped/Bike Bridge Feasibility Study