05/25/2021
ALNA Land Use Meeting May 27, 2021
Please join us every other odd month (May, July, September...) for a zoom meeting to learn about and discuss updates and news related to land use and development in Arbor Lodge Neighborhood. (Image above from the neighborhood contact map with our neighborhood boundary)
Thursday May 27, 2021 from 7:00-8:00pm
On the agenda:
Introduction and schedule for LU meetings (5 minutes)
News on the Nite Hawk property if there is any, and 1515 N Rosa Parks (5 minutes)
6307 N Montana Apartments - Neighborhood Contact meeting June 8 (5 minutes)
Design Overlay Zoning Amendment (DOZA) update - thank you for your testimony!(15 minutes)
2111 N Rosa Parks Apartments - we have answers to our questions (10 minutes)
Meeting about parking in July? Let's brainstorm (10 minutes)
Open forum - anything to share, questions or other concerns? (10 minutes)
E-mail the ALNA Land Use Committee at landuse@arborlodgeneighborhood.com
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05/25/2021
Land Use Update: 6307 N Montana
6/8/2021 Update: We received a new architectural plan set and answers to our development questionnaire. Meeting is tonight at 6pm, details below.
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We received the following zoom meeting invite from the architect (below). Reference also the neighborhood contact webpage for this project for basic information.
We are proposing a new apartment building at6307 N Montana Ave at corner of Holman StThe proposed Project is a new 3-story, 19 unit building with a mixture of studio and one-bedroom apartments.The site includes infiltration for stormwater and landscaping..Interior secured parking will be provided for bicycles.The exterior finishes will be a combination of composite siding and composite panels, with colors to be determined. Community Design Standards of section 120 will be met.A ground floor plan and color rendering are attached.This information has also been posted on the BDS Community Information website.In accordance with the City of Portland Neighborhood Contact process...We are hosting a virtual Public Meeting on Tuesday June 8th at 6:00 pm
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Additional information from the Land Use Committee
Neighborhood contact meetings are required to occur at least 35 days before applying for a building permit, however, the permit application for this project was accepted by the City in February 2020. Explanation from the architect:
"Yes, we did submit this originally in 2020 and we did do the neighborhood contacts (under the 'old' system by certified mail) prior to submittal at that time. Since then the project has been revised. Although the height and number of units has remained the same, the overall building gross area in the recent checksheet revision change to be just over 10,000 sq ft instead of just under that threshold in the original submission, thus triggering the neighborhood contact and public meeting requirement."
05/25/2021
Land Use Update: 2111 N Rosa Parks Way
We got answers to our development questionnaire (below) and a copy of the plans (thumb nail above) proposed at Early Assistance (first meeting with the City prior to neighborhood contact). Reference also the neighborhood contact webpage for this project for basic information.
Please note, during the neighborhood contact phase the permit application has not been submitted yet and elements of what is proposed may change, to be brought into compliance with code or other reasons.
Answers in italics received from architect representing the owner on 5/18/2021
Project
Will ownership be maintained or sold after construction? Owner will keep and maintain.
Is there a story behind the name Kennedy? Owner selected for personal reason.
Are there any noteworthy green building features such as onsite PV (solar), or increased energy efficiency? None.
Any specifics about the affordable housing element e.g., how many units? How affordable will they be? Affordable units per city inclusionary zoning will be provided.*
Transportation
With regard to no on-site parking, will any offsets be provided e.g., subsidy to tenants for public transit or car-share programs, dedicated parking for car-share programs, etc.? Transportation impact subsidies will be provided per zoning code.**
Will you provide at-least an off-street loading zone for delivery, short term parking, etc.? Existing curb parking to remain.
Will there be a bike storage room? Bikes are stored on breezeways near unit entrances.
Site/Units
Will the proposed courtyard area be available to the public? (church attendees / passers by could be tempted) The courtyard is private for safety reasons.
Will any trees be removed or preserved? Pending arborist/landscape architect review.
How will garbage be managed? e.g., location of cans, etc. Trash room in back of building provided for storing trash containers until pickup service.
Will units have air conditioning? Yes.
Explanatory information from the Land Use Committee
*Sounds like they are considering the 60% or 80% option. There is a helpful table in this Inclusionary Housing Program Sheet that reveals what the rent and maximum income limits would be.
**A Transportation and Parking Demand Management (TDM) plan must be completed prior to permit approval. This is where “multimodal” incentives for tenants are determined, and to be of minimum value equivalent to one TriMet adult annual pass per unit for 1st year of building occupancy.
05/13/2021
Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association Public Meeting: Thursday May 20th, 7pm-8:30pm
Please join us over Zoom for our monthly meeting onThursday May 20th from 7-8:30pm | (informal time from 6:30-7pm)
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5/20/21 ALNA AGENDA:
6:30pm Zoom meeting opens – INFORMAL (30 minutes)
----Official Meeting-----
7:00pm Welcome, introductions (10 minutes)
7:10pm Arbor Lodge Delitter Update (5 minutes)
7:15pm Summer Clean-up Stuff Exchange and Dumpsters (5 minutes)
7:20pm Board Training for new Board Members and other interested parties (1 minute)
7:21pm Scout Interests (4 minutes)
7:25pm Reading / Ground rules (1 minute)
7:26pm Breakout Room, Prompt (9 minute breakout room, 10 minute report out, 19 minutes total)
7:45pm Purple Air Monitors from Neighbors for Clean Air (10 minutes)
7:55pm Voting Offline (10 minutes)
8:05pm Trimet Adopt-a-stop (10 minutes)
8:15pm Committee / Board Updates (15 minutes)
Chair
Treasurer
Transportation
Land Use
Clean Air
Tree Team
Neighborhood Emergency Team
Outreach / communication
Parks
Other announcements
8:30pm End of meeting
05/10/2021
Act Now for walk-ability in Arbor Lodge Neighborhood
Opportunity to bring change for walk-ability!
Please take a couple minutes to provide testimony on the proposed “Design Overlay Zoning Amendments” which you can do here https://www.portlandmaps.com/bps/testify/#/doza
Deadline is May 12 at 5:00pm
We are again asking the city to extend the Centers Main Street (m) Overlay, which requires all commercial or mixed use lots to include at least 25% active use on the ground floor. If you’re looking for suggestions on what to say, here are two:
Option 1: Copy/paste into the online testimony app the following: “Please extend the (m)-overlay to Arbor Lodge!”
Option 2: Read up more by reviewing our original testimony and expand your comments to include your unique perspective on public participation, ground floor active use and other aspects of the DOZA process.
Note: our testimony includes not only applying the (m)-overlay where the (d) already exists, but also extending the (m) to include the intersection of N Rosa Parks Way and N Denver Ave; our only non-transit corridor commercial district with public gathering space.
Background:
Arbor Lodge is experiencing significant increased residential development intended for car-less community members (e.g. apartments with no parking, decreased on-street parking) yet lacking commensurate increase in places to walk to.
The Design Overlay Zone Amendment (DOZA) process is a revision of a City code oriented toward ground floor active use space i.e. retail, commercial, food and drinking establishments, and gathering places.
While most important corridors within Arbor Lodge include the Design (d) Overlay, they do not include the Centers Main Street (m) Overlay that requires a minimum 25% ground floor active use. The (d)overlay nor our base code requires ground floor active use
Tomorrow, Wednesday May 12, City Council is hearing testimony before they vote to adopt the recommended draft of the new code, a member of the ALNA Land Use committee will be providing virtual "in person" testimony.
See here for a map illustrating the need for ground floor active use in Arbor Lodge Neighborhood
Thank you.E-mail the ALNA Land Use Committee at landuse@arborlodgeneighborhood.com