Zoning changes coming to a lot near you!

Zoning changes are coming to properties in the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood.  

These changes are happening as part of the Comprehensive Plan process, and the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association is hosting a presentation for Mt. Tabor neighbors, by a staffer with the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.

Thursday, November 19

7:00 – 8:30 pm

basement dining hall of the Presbyterian Church at the corner of SE 55th and Belmont 

(use the main entrance off Belmont)

At this meeting…

Staffers will lay out how each of the following two Comp Plan projects will change zoning in our area:

The Residential/ Open Space Zoning Project –

·      We’ll see a map of the properties where the Comp Plan "Designation" doesn't match the site's zoning, and we’ll learn how the zoning will be changed so that the two parts match up.  Click here for a sneak peak at this map.

·      We’ll learn the metrics by which the City will make zoning-up and zoning-down decisions, as they make the "Designations" and zoning match.  The staffers will take feedback on these metrics, and suggestions for new metrics.

·      There will be time for Q & A, and you will leave with instructions on how to provide feedback to the City about these changes.

The Mixed Use Zoning Project –

·      These changes are especially relevant to SE 50^th Avenue, as they are relevant to any lot currently zoned anything that starts with a “C” (or, Commercial).  (That would include CS, CN, CO, and CG in the neighborhood.)

·      We’ll learn the new names for “Commercial” zones, and how trimming down the number of Commercial zones will impact what is allowed in each of the remaining Commercial zones.

·      We should hear specific examples of how these changes will effect SE 50^th Ave.

·      There will be time for Q & A, and you will leave with instructions on how to provide feedback to the City about these changes.