Area 93
Updates
- On May 16, 2013, HB 3067 passed out of the Senate Rural Communities and Economic Development Committee unanimously. The bill now heads to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation from the committee.
- The Senate Rural Communities and Economic Development Committee has scheduled a hearing and possible work session on House Bill 3067 for May 16at 3 p.m. Committee Agenda.
- On March 18, 2013, House Bill 3067 passed in the House on a 58-0 vote. The bill will now go to the Senate for consideration. No Senate committee hearing dates have been scheduled at this time.
- House Bill 3067 had a second reading on the House Floor on March 14. It is scheduled for a third reading and a potential vote of the full House on Monday March 18.
- On March 7, 2013, the House Committee on Land Use voted unanimously to move House Bill 3067 to the House floor with a “Do Pass” recommendation. The bill is expected to be scheduled on the House floor during the week of March 11. As additional information is available, we will post it here.
- The week of February 18, 2013, House Bill 3067 was introduced into the Oregon Legislature by Representative Tobias Read and Senator Betsy Johnson. It would establish a process to enable the transfer Area 93 from Multnomah County to Washington County. The draft legislation would require both county Boards of Commissioners to adopt an agreement specifying the particulars of the transfer by January 2014. The Governor would then issue a proclamation declaring formal approval of the transfer.
- On February 12, 2013, Area 93 Land Owners met with Washington County Chair Andy Duyck and District 2 Commissioner Greg Malinowski, staff from Multnomah County District 1 Commissioner Deborah Kafoury's offices, Multnomah County District 2 Commissioner Loretta Smith, State Representative Brad Witt, State Senator Betsy Johnson, as well as staff from Washington County, Multnomah County, and Metro to discuss progress on the proposed transfer of Area 93 from Multnomah County to Washington County.
What is "Area 93"?
In 2002, regional and local governments in the region made a collective commitment to add more than 20,000 acres to the urban growth boundary (UGB), providing land sufficient to support 20 years of anticipated population and job growth, as required by
Area 93 is located in
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What is Area 93's current status?
The 2002 UGB decision to allow development of Area 93 by the regional and local governments was made to reduce growth pressure on farm and forestland elsewhere. Since then Multnomah County and the City of Portland completed a significant amount of preliminary planning for Area 93, but unlike other 2002 west side UGB expansion areas this area has not been able to move beyond the planning stage. The challenge has been determining how to provide and pay for essential urban services such as water, sewer, parks, roads and police protection. The preferred solution to advance development of Area 93 involves transferring it into
Why change the county boundary for Area 93?
Area 93 landowners, Metro, and Multnomah and
o Public services essential to developing Area 93 cannot be provided in a timely
and cost-effective manner by the City of Portland or Multnomah County,
o Those services are available in
o Revenue-raising tools are already in place in
directly benefitting from development pay for the infrastructure costs.
Who would pay the planning and infrastructure costs of development?
Changing the county boundary will allow
In addition, new revenue may be necessary to combine with development fees and taxes to pay the cost of new roads and other infrastructure specifically benefiting Area 93. A clear picture of future property tax costs is expected when
What kind of development is anticipated for Area 93?
Development is anticipated to be primarily residential, at densities consistent with the existing urban development in adjacent
How soon would development occur?
Changing county boundaries in Oregon requires a change in state law. The 2013 Legislature will be considering specific legislation to adjust the boundary. To implement the boundary change, Multnomah and Washington counties would need to adopt a formal agreement by Jan. 2014. Once an agreement is adopted, citizen input about the planning and development of Area 93 would happen over a one- to three-year period.
Where can I get additional information?
Please contact Stephen Roberts in
