Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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a convenient location proximate to the framework. It shall also be consistent with the
institution. The applicant shall provide written IDP, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan,
notification to property owners of record and shall meet applicable site plan standards,
within 500 feet of the proposed IOZ boundary unless such standards are superseded by the
at least ten days prior to the meeting dates, and regulatory framework. Any development
shall maintain written records of the meetings. proposed by an eligible institution outside the
C. Required scoping meeting. The eligible established IOZ boundary shall be reviewed
institution shall meet with the Planning under the standards of the applicable zone ,
Authority after the first required neighborhood unless such development is proposed in a
meeting and prior to submission of the zone residential zone and is functionally related to
change application to confirm the focus of the the operations within the IOZ, in which case it
Institutional Development Plan (IDP) and shall be addressed by the IDP and require an
regulatory framework, including associated amendment to the IDP as applicable.
study areas that may be outside of the
proposed IOZ boundary. The IDP and 8.3.4 Institutional Development Plan (IDP)
regulatory framework will vary in detail and A. Purpose. Any use conducted by an eligible
focus depending on the eligible institution and institution and any construction by an eligible
its context. The content requirements in institution in an Institutional Overlay Zone shall
Subsections 8.3.4 and 8.3.5 and the recorded be consistent with an Institutional
comments from neighborhood meeting(s) shall Development Plan (IDP) approved by the
provide direction for the content of the IDP. Planning Board in accordance with this section.
The Planning Authority or Planning Board may The purpose of the IDP is to establish baseline
require additional information or modify data about institutional land uses, facilities, and
content requirements as is relevant to the services, and to measure, analyze, and address
eligible institution. the anticipated or potential impacts of planned
D. Reviewing authority. The Planning Board shall institutional growth and change. The IDP shall
review the zone change application, including serve as a background document that supports
the IDP and regulatory framework. At least one the proposed regulatory framework and
public workshop and a public hearing before informs subsequent site plan review(s).
the Planning Board are required. Upon B. Planning horizon. An IDP shall provide the
recommendation of the Planning Board, the City and abutting neighborhoods with a clear
City Council shall review and consider adoption outline of the anticipated or potential growth
of the Institutional Overlay Zone and the and change of the eligible institution for the
accompanying regulatory framework as an short- to medium-term (e.g. 1-5 and 5-10 years
amendment to the City’s Code of Ordinances. respectively), as well as a conceptual growth
E. Future institutional development. All new plan for the long-term (e.g. 10 years or more).
development shall be compliant with the However, the specific planning horizons for
established IOZ and accompanying regulatory each institution will be determined as part of 8-8 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE OVERLAY ZONES

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