Ordinance No. 178173

Amend Title 17, Public Improvements, to update and improve various City transportation regulations and procedures that are hindering desirable development. (Ordinance; Amend Title 17)

The City of Portland Ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

General Findings

1.  On June 26th, 2002, the City Council adopted Resolution 36080, which authorized the Mayor to develop a process to streamline and update the City's building and land use regulations and to improve regulatory-related procedures and customer services.

2.  This process, the Regulatory Improvement Workplan, includes several phases, and a number of projects assigned to several bureaus.

3.  On August 14, 2002, Council adopted the FY 2002-2003 Initial Regulatory Improvement Work Plan.

4.  On August 13, 2003, Council adopted the FY 2003-2004 Regulatory Improvement Work Plan.

5.  These workplans have been divided into several projects. The current proposal is part of Policy Package 2 and is referred to as Policy Package 2-B. It includes items from both the 2002-2003 and the 2003-2004 Regulatory Improvement Workplans. It also includes items that City Council directed staff to consider through their resolution adopted on September 10, 2003. These changes affect Title 17, Public Improvements, Title 32, Signs and Related Regulations and Title 33, Planning And Zoning.

6.  The changes to Title 17 are to be implemented in conjunction with the parallel Ordinance authorizing changes to Title 33, Planning & Zoning and Title 32, Signs and Related Regulations.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

a.  Exhibit A, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 Regulatory Improvement Workplan: Policy Package 2-B Recommended Draft, dated December 30, 2003 is hereby adopted;

b.  Title 17, Public Improvements, is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 Regulatory Improvement Workplan: Policy Package 2-B Recommended Draft, dated December 30, 2003; and

c.  The Office of Transportation is hereby authorized to prepare an Administrative Procedures Guide for the Bicycle Parking Fund to forward to the City Auditor for inclusion in the Portland Policy Documents as an Administrative Rule.

Passed by the Council, February 04, 2004

 GARY BLACKMER

 Auditor of the City of Portland

Mayor Vera Katz

By /S/ Susan Parsons

Phil Nameny, Bureau of Planning

January 15, 2004  Deputy

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 91 99-2004

ACTION TAKEN: JANUARY 29, 2004 PASSED TO SECOND READING FEBRUARY 04, 2004 9:30 AM

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 178173