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The City of Hillsboro is looking for a few good folks to help develop public outreach strategies for public decision making on planning issues. The committee will be an advisory group to the Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee and will make recommendations to help create effective public involvement plans. The City is looking for three at-large members, one from each of the three council wards and four additional at-large members representative of a broad spectrum of the Hillsboro community. Interested citizens must submit a City board/commission application which can be found here. The Mayor will appoint members to the Committee upon confirmation of the City Council. For more information contact Doug Miller, 503-681-6231. |
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An Ordinance withdrawing several properties within the Hillsboro city limits from the Tualatin Valley Water District became effective October 28, 2011. Final withdrawal documents with a list of affected properties can be viewed here. For more information contact Dan Rutzick at (503) 681-5358. |
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The City of Hillsboro is currently seeking Hillsboro residents to fill 2 vacancies on the Historic Landmarks Advisory Committee (HLAC). This is an exciting volunteer opportunity to make a difference in your community.Application forms can be found at http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/CommitteesBoards/ or at the Planning Department office, on the 4th floor at the Civic Center, 150 E. Main Street, or have one mailed to you by calling (503) 681-6436. The application deadline is November 15. |
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The City has partnered with Washington County and Oregon Department of Transportation on the US Hwy 26 / Brookwood Parkway Interchange Access Management Plan. Click Here for additional information on ODOT's website.
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On March 9, 2011, the Planning Commission held a work session with the HAIR on proposed changes to Zoning Ordinance Sections 135A (Airport Use Zone) and 135B (Airport Safety and Compatibility Overlay Zones). The changes are in response to the reversal by the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) of the city’s 2010 decision regarding the zone change applying these two zones. The Planning Commission intends to initiate these changes sometime in April. To view the Power Point presentation from the work session, click here. For additional information call (503) 681-6153. |
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The Hillsboro Economic Development and Planning Departments will sponsor an open house on proposed zoning text and map amendments to the Hillsboro Zoning Ordinance regarding the proposed SCC-DT Station Community Commercial – Downtown Zone on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Civic Center, Room 113, 150 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Oregon, 97123. A presentation on the proposed amendments will be given at 7:15 pm. For more information on the proposed amendments and a map of the proposed boundary of the new zone, click on the following: Hillsboro Downtown Zoning. |
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In response to citizen requests the City Council adopted new livestock, bee and exotic animal regulations for our community’s residential neighborhoods. The regulations were shaped by an eight month long public participation process that included six open houses, newspaper articles, a website and mailing lists. Committed citizens with a wide range of opinions and ideas helped City staff craft regulations that reflected a cooperative community compromise. Click on the following link to learn more: City Animal Regulations. |
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The amendments were adopted by the City Council following two work sessions and a public hearing process, and are intended to allow slightly more flexibility in the use of temporary and portable signs than previously allowed by the Sign Code, while underscoring limits on the size, location, numbers, and length of display of signs. The amendments are intended to be responsive to input received from Hillsboro residents and business owners since adoption of the Sign Code in 2006, while discouraging excessive use of temporary and portable signs. Click on the following link for a summary of Temporary/Portable Sign Amendments. To view the adopted Ordinance and amendments, click here: Ordinance No. 5949. |
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Beginning toward the end of October, residents near the downtown area will be seeing teams of volunteers in orange and yellow safety vests, walking the sidewalks and looking carefully at older buildings. These teams will be looking for structures which may be good candidates for nomination to Hillsboro’s Cultural Resource Inventory, and possibly to the National Register of Historic Places. Generally, the criteria for listing include architectural integrity, association with significant historical events or people, and building age of at least 50 years. Click here: Historic Properties Survey for more information. |
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The City of Hillsboro is requesting proposals from qualified professional consulting firms to create zones and development regulations to implement the AmberGlen Community Plan. The AmberGlen Zones and Development Regulations RFP documents include the Request for Proposals, Scope of Work (Exhibit A) and Project Timeline (Exhibit B). These three documents are available on the Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) at http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome. For more information on the AmbeGlen Community Plan click here: AmberGlen Community Plan. |
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The Hillsboro CIty Council is holding a public hearing on October 5, 2010 regarding the City policies regarding the keeping of livestock and other animals within city limits. Click here: City Animal Review for more information. |
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The Hillsboro City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5937 approving the Downtown Hillsboro Urban Renewal Plan and creation an urban renewal area in downtown Hillsboro. For more information contact Karla Antonini at (503) 681-6181 or click here for the downtown web site. |
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Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties and Metro are collaborating on a regional effort to help determine the shape of this region over the next 40 to 50 years. Urban and rural reserves are intended to provide greater predictability for the region as to where future growth may take place both inside and outside the current urban growth boundary (UGB) over the next 40 to 50 years, while protecting important farmland and natural areas from urbanization for that same period of time. Click here for the Washington County web site and click on What's New for the latest in these important efforts. For additional information regarding how this may affect Hillsboro, please email Alwin Turiel in the Long Range Planning Division. |
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Contact the Planning Department for more information: (503) 681-6153 |
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