News from the Hillsboro Planning Department
Second Round of Open Houses Scheduled
The City of Hillsboro is in the process of reviewing current City policies regarding the keeping of livestock and other animals within city limits. This review will not include code language regarding dogs, cats or rabbits. This review will focus on livestock (both full size and miniatures), exotic animals, and small animals. A series of community open houses were held in February, March and June to provide citizens an opportunity to share information and ask questions.
City staff is currently revising the proposed policy options based on the public input provided at the second round of open houses. The updated policies will be presented to the City Council during a work session scheduled for August 3, 2010.
Click here: City Animal Review for more information .
Downtown Urban Renewal Plan
May 4, 2010: The Hillsboro City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5937 approving the Downtown Hillsboro Urban Renewal Plan and creation an urban renewal area in downtown Hillsboro.
In November, 2009 the City Council adopted the Downtown Framework Plan (DFP), which provides direction for a healthy, stable, and sustainable downtown Hillsboro. Urban renewal is a fundamental tool to implement the DFP, which outlines numerous possibilities and actions required to achieve economic, physical, and civic revitalization of the area. The Downtown Hillsboro Urban Renewal Plan will address the physical improvements envisioned by the community and contains the framework necessary to establish and carry out urban renewal projects in the downtown Hillsboro area, including guiding goals and objectives for implementation. For more information contact Karla Antonini at (503) 681-6181 or click here for the downtown web site.
Urban and Rural Reserves
Shaping the Region for the next 40 - 50 years.
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.
Adopted January 19, 2010: The Hillsboro City Council adopted the AmbeGlen Community Plan, which will guide redevelopment and implement the community's vision for the area bounded by NW Cornell Road to the north, NW 206th Avenue to the west, NW 185th Avenue to the east and the Westside Light Rail line to the south. Click here to view the AmberGlen Community Plan.
Contact the Planning Department for more information: (503) 681-6153