Land use

Rockwood Building, 181st & Burnside

Shaping Rockwood's Design When: Mon Sep 09, 2013 6:30-9PM Where: Gresham CIty Hall City Council Chambers 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get Map!

Defining West Gresham
Join us as the Planning Commission discusses preferred approaches to addressing potential Development Code barriers to development in the Central Rockwood Plan area. Please see the Planning Commission web page or the Central Rockwood Plan Update project page for more information. The public is invited to attend and provide comments at Planning Commission meetings.

View the Memo and Issues, Opportunities and Alternatives that will be discussed.

Good idea? Bad idea? Help Decide!

Have your say about Gresham's sign rules When: Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Room 2A 1333 NW Eastman Pky Gresham, OR Get Map!

Come provide your ideas as the City's Sign Code Update gets started

A community forum will cover commercial signs, residential signs, temporary signs and a variety of sign issues.

Have your say on:

• Issues/problems with the Sign Code
• How the Code could be improved

More info is available at: www.GreshamOregon.gov/signcode.

Share Your Ideas When: Thu Feb, 21 2013 6:00-7:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Room 2A and 2B 1333 NW Eastman Pky Gresham OR Get Map!

Come help define the city's renewable energy vision.
Join us for a Renewable Energy Open House to review the draft Code describing how and where we should allow renewable energy technologies like solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and micro-hydro energy systems.

The Renewable Energy project:

• Encourages renewable energy development in appropriate locations while protecting the natural environment, the social and economic quality of life and the design of the built environment
• Updates the City's Community Development Plan Goals, Policies and Code Standards concerning renewable energy
• Creates a clear review process for renewable energy projects

Rockwood Fred Meyer (demolished), 185th & SE Stark. Click to enlarge.

Share your ideas When: Tue Jan 22, 2013 6PM Where: The Rockwood Building Community Room 124 NE 181st Av Gresham OR Get Map!

Ten years ago voters approved a 20-year urban renewal district bond measure to rebuild the Rockwood Town Center after Fred Meyer closed. Now, with just ten years remaining, millions spent and no viable plan, what will become of Rockwood?

Community Forum
You're invited to attend a community forum for the Central Rockwood Plan Update. This project is intended to ensure the community’s vision for Rockwood can be achieved, and that the rules in place are not a barrier to the desired urban form. The forum will introduce the project, share identified issues, and ask for input on additional issues to study.

Your input is invaluable since you have unique expertise in how the community operates, where improvements may be made, and what is currently working well.

Share Your Ideas! When: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:30PM-9PM Where: Gresham City Hall Room 3A 1333 NW Eastman Pky Gresham OR Get Map!

Join us as staff presents an overview of the preferred approaches to address issues with the City's development rules. The solutions will address concerns about how the City reviews and allows food and beverage carts and temporary uses (including carnivals, special events, farmers' markets, commercial stands, agricultural product sales and other uses of a temporary nature).

An open house will begin at 6:30PM and will be followed by the community forum at 7PM.

Take A Survey About Food Carts in Gresham.

Let planners know what you think about proposed rule changes Surveys end Nov 28th

The City of Gresham planners would like you to take the latest online survey regarding the Food and Beverage Carts project.

Take the Surveys Here!
Visit the City's Food and Beverage Carts project website to learn more about how you can shape Gresham's new food cart policy.

• Take the Food and Beverage Cart survey here!
• Take the Temporary Uses survey here!

The City of Gresham will use the information from the surveys as they proceed with the project. Hurry. Only one week left. Surveys close Nov. 28.

When: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7PM RESCHEDULED: Aug 27, 2012 7PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopal Church Murdock Hall 17405 NE Glisan St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Site acquisition for Rockwood public safety facility approved. New facility will improve police presence and services in Rockwood / West Gresham area.

You're Invited
Join us Monday April 23 Aug 27, 7PM at St Aidan's Church for a presentation by Michael Parkhurst, Senior Urban Renewal Project Coordinator, Gresham Redevelopment Commission about the new Rockwood Public Safety Facility to be built at the former Kasch's Garden Center on NE 181st. Learn all about this project. Bring your questions.

Community Forum When: Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:30PM-9PM Where: Gresham City Hall Springwater Trail Room 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

Public invited to comment during Feb 13 work session
The Planning Commission will discuss proposed Downtown-related changes to the Development Code at its Monday meeting. The meeting starts at 6:30PM. in the Springwater Trail Room at City Hall.

The Code changes are intended to remove development barriers while ensuring the community's vision for Downtown can still be achieved.

To see the draft Code and a summary of the changes, visit the Downtown Plan Review project page at go.usa.gov/bGZ.

The approval process for the Code changes is scheduled to begin at a March 12 Planning Commission hearing.

Share Your Opinion When: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6-8PM Where: Gresham City Hall Oregon Trail Room 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham OR Get Map!

You're Invited
A community forum to provide information and a facilitated discussion about the process for locating wireless communications on utility poles in the public right-of-way.

This project, which is on the Council Work Plan, involves revising the Community Development Code to eliminate the regulation of wireless communication facilities located in the public right-of-way and permit it as an outright allowed use subject to obtaining a permit to use the right-of-way.

Shaping Our Community When: Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:30PM-9PM Where: Gresham City Hall Springwater Trail Room 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

Improving Efficiency
The Planning Commission will hold a work session on Monday Jan. 23 to review the discussion draft of code amendments. These amendments create a land use classification system, reconsider how community service uses are categorized and reviewed, and update the Staff Interpretation process.

For more information, see the Planning Commission website or the project website: http://greshamoregon.gov/city/city-departments/planning-services/comprehensive-planning/template.aspx?id=23815