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From: "Gisler, Julia" <Julia....@portlandoregon.gov>
Subject: Residential Infill Project E-UPDATE, October 2, 2018
Date: October 2, 2018 at 1:15:58 PM PDT

Residential Infill Project E-UPDATE, October 2, 2018
We are sending this e-update as a courtesy to anyone who has provided us with an e-mail address when they signed up for the project mailing list or submitted testimony on the Proposed Draft. Project staff will continue to send e-updates periodically throughout the planning process. We hope this will be an easy way to keep you informed and provide you with a convenient way to pass on information about the project to others who may be interested. 
 
What is this project about?
Residential Infill Project is updating Portland’s single-dwelling zoning rules to better meet the changing housing needs of current and future residents. The project addresses three topic areas: scale of houses, housing options and narrow lots. For more information visit the project website at:www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/infill
Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) directs staff to revise Residential Infill Project proposals to reflect their possible amendments
 
Since the conclusion of their public hearings last May, the PSC has been mulling over possible amendments to the 11 proposals of the Residential Infill Project Proposed Draft (see links to videos of work sessions below). At their last work session on September 11, they approved a set of possible amendments they had previously supported through straw poll votes. They then directed staff to revise the Proposed Draft to reflect these amendments. Staff expects to return to the PSC in late November with revised code and maps for their review.
 
Summary of PSC’s possible amendments
The PSC felt the initial staff proposals did not go far enough to address the housing shortage in Portland. Their proposed amendments increase the flexibility and number of units allowed in the “a” overlay zone and expand its application.  Below are the more significant changes PSC is contemplating:
  • Expand the new “a” overlay zone to almost all R2.5, R5 and R7 lots (with some exceptions for natural hazards/resources and infrastructure constraints)
  • In the new “a” overlay zone allow fourplexes by right on corner and non-corner lots
  • Increase the allowed FAR for duplexes and triplexes (no FAR increase for a fourplex)
Example on a R5 lot: 1 unit (house) 0.5 FAR—same as Proposed Draft; 2 units 0.6 FAR; and 3 or 4 units 0.7 FAR
  • Additional 0.1 FAR for keeping an existing house or for providing one affordable unit (80% MFI)
  • Require 1 visitable unit—with no step entry and bathroom and living space on ground floor—on lots with three or four units
  • Drop the minimum parking requirements
 
The following documents summarize the PSC’s tentative direction:
  • Draft Proposals Reflecting PSC’s Tentative Direction. To see how PSC’s tentative direction would change the proposals of the April Proposed Draft, staff has prepared a strike-thru underline version that reflects PSC’s tentative direction from their September 11 work session.
  • Revised Summary of Draft Proposals. Based on PSC’s tentative direction staff has reorganized the draft proposals into two topic areas: 1) housing options and scale; and 2) building design.
  • Map of “a” overlay with PSC’s tentative direction. PSC’s tentative direction  expands the “a” overlay map to almost all R2.5, R5 and R7 lots, with some exceptions for natural hazard and resources as well as infrastructure constraints. This is a concept map; staff will not be able to share a detailed parcel-level map until the PSC’s concept is further analyzed and reviewed by other City technical staff. Thank you for your patience. 
 
When can we see the revised code language and parcel-specific maps?
Staff will be developing new graphics and maps for the staff reports and the 8-page summary to help the PSC visualize the changes they are proposing. The revised staff report will be posted on the project website prior to the Commission’s next work session, tentatively scheduled for November 27 (subject to change; check PSC calendar closer to the date). Parcel-specific maps and revised code language will not be available until the entire Revised Proposed Draft is published later this fall.
 
When will the public get to weigh in on these amendments?
The PSC’s amendments are based on public testimony they received last spring on the Proposed Draft of the Residential Infill Project. They will not hold another public hearing before they vote on their recommendation to City Council. The next chance the public will have to weigh in on the Residential Infill Project proposals will be at City Council public hearings — anticipated in March 2019.
 
View past PSC work sessions 
You may view past PSC work sessions by clicking “Video” on the top of the YouTube channel home page or via the links provided below. At these work sessions, Commissioners did not hear additional public testimony.
All materials from the work sessions are posted on the project website under Planning and Sustainability Commission Materials.
 
PSC to confirm their direction to staff to revise the Residential Infill Project Proposed Draft
Topic: Cottage Clusters
Topic: Narrow Lots
PSC direction on Scale of Housing and Housing Options amendments
        Topic: Housing Options – Part One
Schedule and Topics for Upcoming PCS’s Work Sessions
Want more information about the project?
Visit the website at www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/infill.
Or give us a call:
The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is committed to providing meaningful access. For accommodations, modifications, translation, interpretation or other services, please call 503-823-7700 or use City TTY 503-823-6868, or Oregon Relay Service 711. 503-823-7700.

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