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Oregon City Transportation System Development Charge Analysis and Municipal Code 13.20 Proposed Updates
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff will present the Commission with information regarding Oregon City Transportation System Development Charge (TSDC) Analysis including efforts to update the TSDC Project list(s), the project cost estimates, analysis of other possible methodologies, and consideration of other policy concerns related to the TSDC Code.
BACKGROUND:
In April 2009, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 09-02 establishing a new Transportation System Development Charge (TSDC) methodology, amounts and implementation schedule, including the City’s Transportation Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) project lists, pursuant to ORS 223.309(1). This list guides how funding can be spent and when developers can seek credit.
In 2013, the City updated our guiding document, the Transportation System Plan (TSP), which included an updated list of roadway, bicycle, pedestrian, and family-friendly projects. That list of projects was never adopted as the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan project list. Additionally, various ancillary transportation documents have been completed, which are also included in this update:
· South End Concept Plan in 2013, which included a refined list of transportation and bicycle/pedestrian projects;
· Willamette Falls Legacy Project in 2014, which included a new bicycle/pedestrian project and safety improvements at the intersection of Railroad Avenue & Highway 99E;
· Linn Avenue, Leland Road, and Meyers Road Corridor Plan in 2015, which included a refined list of transportation, bicycle, and pedestrian projects; and
· Meyers Road Extension Concept Plan in 2015, which established a concept for connecting Meyers Road from Highway 213 to High School Avenue.
Each of these documents and the projects included in them have been through a public involvement process. In several instances, the projects are considered Qualifi...
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