Wrapping up FY 2022-23: Serving our Community

Wrapping up FY 2022-23: Serving Our Community

Join Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation as we celebrate the accomplishments of our dedicated LUT employees, other County staff and our community partners by reviewing our data from FY 2022-23.

Through community and transportation planning, development review and permitting, and road construction and maintenance, our outstanding County employees and collaborative partners work together to keep our community safe, healthy, vibrant and thriving.

We work hard to provide your community with a safe and connected transportation system, to plan for an environmentally sound future and to ensure buildings are constructed safely.

Traffic Engineering

Traffic Signals

FY 2022-23: 342
FY 2021-22: 340

(Includes mid-block pedestrian signals)

Fire Station Signals

FY 2022-23: 3
FY 2021-22: 3

Speed Display Signs

FY 2022-23: 28
FY 2021-22: 26

Pedestrian Actuated Beacons

FY 2022-23: 44
FY 2021-22: 37

Flashing Beacons

FY 2022-23: 41
FY 2021-22: 34

School Zone Flashers

FY 2022-23: 144
FY 2021-22: 142

Traffic Analysis Reports Associated with Land Development Proposals

FY 2022-23: 25
FY 2021-22: 25

Road Closures

FY 2022-23: 16
FY 2021-22: 14

New Requests for Traffic Signs, Striping and Other Operational or Safety Issues Evaluated

FY 2022-23: 2,292
FY 2021-22: 1,936

Neighborhood Streets Program

Neighborhood Safety Campaigns

FY 2022-23: 89
FY 2021-22: 69

Neighborhood Meetings Held

FY 2022-23: 4
FY 2021-22: 3

Lawn Signs Distributed

FY 2022-23: 32
FY 2021-22: 38

Surveyor’s Office

Records of Survey Reviewed and Filed

FY 2022-23: 228
FY 2021-22: 257

Public Land Corners Maintained

FY 2022-23: 47
FY 2021-22: 84

Plats (subdivisions, condos, and partitions) Reviewed and Approved

FY 2022-23: 103
FY 2021-22: 87

GPS Mapping Control Established on Monuments

FY 2022-23: 16
FY 2021-22: 35

Public Land Corners Remonumented

FY 2022-23: 7
FY 2021-22: 18

Road Legalizations

FY 2022-23: 1
FY 2021-22: 2

Capital Projects

ADA Ramp Projects - URMD Funding

FY 2022-23: 108
FY 2021-22: 101

ADA Ramps Projects - Other Funding

FY 2022-23: 162
FY 2021-22: 378

Road Projects in Design or Construction

FY 2022-23: 102
FY 2021-22: 101

Road Maintenance

Maintenance Activities

Centerline Miles of Road Striping

FY 2022-23: 577
FY 2021-22: 456

Centerline Miles of Road Paving and Sealing

FY 2022-23: 34
FY 2021-22: 28

Centerline Miles of Gravel Roads Graded

FY 2022-23: 204
FY 2021-22: 205

Shoulder Miles of Roadside Brush Cutting

FY 2022-23: 289
FY 2021-22: 403

Total Bridges and Culverts

Bridges Not Deficient

FY 2022-23: 110
FY 2021-22: 101

Bridges Deficient*

FY 2022-23: 73
FY 2021-22: 82

*Functionally obsolete or structurally deficient.

Minor Culverts (6”-36”)

FY 2022-23: 2,458
FY 2021-22: 2,457

Major Culverts (>=36”)

FY 2022-23: 566
FY 2021-22: 566

Top Five Road Service Requests

Vegetation

FY 2022-23: 608
FY 2021-22: 592

Trash/Debris

FY 2022-23: 414
FY 2021-22: 420

Pothole/Rough Road

FY 2022-23: 205
FY 2021-22: 197

Drainage

FY 2022-23: 169
FY 2021-22: 180

Gravel Road Grading

FY 2022-23: 143
FY 2021-22: 187

Adopt-A-Road & Landscape Groups

Adopt-A-Road Groups

FY 2022-23: 133
FY 2021-22: 114

Adopt-A-Road Litter Cleanups

FY 2022-23: 88
FY 2021-22: 42

Adopt-A-Landscape Groups

FY 2022-23: 10
FY 2021-22: 10

Adopt-A-Landscape Urban Roadways

FY 2022-23: 10
FY 2021-22: 10

Event Permits Issued

Road Closures Processed

FY 2022-23: 16
FY 2021-22: 14

Block Parties

FY 2022-23: 14
FY 2021-22: 9

Race, Walk and Bike Events

FY 2022-23: 14
FY 2021-22: 9

Parades

FY 2022-23: 7
FY 2021-22: 4

Film and Video Events

FY 2022-23: 4
FY 2021-22: 1

Urban Road Maintenance District (URMD)

Expenditures

URMD Pedestrian and Biking Improvement Projects Funded in FY 2022-23

74th Avenue: Alden Street to address 7680 – sidewalk, nearing construction.
84th Avenue at Garden Home Road: Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacon (RRFB), complete.
170th Avenue at Florence Street: Sidewalk, in construction.
174th Avenue: Between La Paloma and Solano lanes – sidewalk, nearing construction.
185th Avenue at Ewen Drive: Pedestrian signal, nearing construction.
185th Avenue at Pike Street: RRFB, complete.
188th Avenue: Kinnaman Road to Blanton Street – sidewalk, right-of-way acquisition.
195th Avenue: Keena Court to Farmington Road – sidewalk, right-of-way acquisition.
Alden Street: Between 74th and 80th avenues – sidewalk, nearing construction.
Alexander Street: Between 209th and 198th avenues – sidewalk, complete.
Beef Bend Road at Peachtree Drive: RRFB, complete.
Bethany Boulevard at Mitchell Street: RRFB, in design.
Ewen Drive and Augusta Lane, from 18235 Ewen Drive to 178th Place - sidewalk, in construction.
Downing Street/Butner Road: Meadow Road to Murray Boulevard - sidewalk, in construction.
Filbert Street: Murray Boulevard to Saltzman Road – sidewalk, complete.
Kaiser Road at 147th Avenue: RRFB, in design
Laidlaw Road at Waterhouse Trail: RRFB, in design.
Meadow Drive: Between Walker and Pioneer roads – sidewalk, in construction.
Scholls Ferry Road: Between 77th and Laurelwood avenues - sidewalk, right-of-way acquisition.

Building Services

In-Office Customer Interactions

FY 2022-23: 2,033
FY 2021-22: 1,544

Building Plan Reviews Approved

FY 2022-23: 2,983
FY 2021-22: 3,238

Inspections Completed

FY 2022-23: 46,073
FY 2021-22: 46,652

Multifamily Residential Permits Issued (Units)

FY 2022-23: 136
FY 2021-22: 144

Single-Family Residential Permits Issued

FY 2022-23: 563
FY 2021-22: 542

All Other Permits Issued

FY 2022-23: 13,965
FY 2021-22: 13,275

Development Review/Current Planning

In-Office Customer Interactions

FY 2022-23: 2,481
FY 2021-22: 2,081

Land Use Applications Accepted

FY 2022-23: 312
FY 2021-22: 363

Subdivisions Approved

FY 2022-23: 8
FY 2021-22: 8

Subdivision Lots Approved

FY 2022-23: 82
FY 2021-22: 135

Community and Transportation Planning

Ordinances

A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 886 Amendments to Comprehensive Framework Plan for Middle Housing

Amends the Comprehensive Framework Plan for the Urban Area (CFP) to implement state law changes adopted in House Bill (HB) 2001, the Middle Housing bill. Amendments affect CFP Policies, Implementing Strategies, and Summary Findings and Conclusions to reflect current conditions and add reference to Middle Housing.

Effective July 7, 2022. Learn more about changes to the Comprehensive Plan and Middle Housing

A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 885 Middle Housing

Amends the Community Development Code (CDC) to implement state law changes adopted in HB 2001, the Middle Housing bill. Amendments allow duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, townhouses and cottage cluster developments in all residential districts that currently allow single-detached homes. Amendments include siting and design requirements for middle housing, related updates for certain other housing types, and changes for clarity and consistency in affected CDC sections.

Effective July 28, 2022. Learn more about this Middle Housing ordinance

Ordinance No. 883 Cornelius Pass Road Extension

Proposes to amend the Transportation System Plan (TSP) to include the Cornelius Pass Road extension on rural land between Rosedale Road and Farmington Road. The amendments are on rural land and therefore require exceptions to Statewide Planning Goals 3 (Agricultural Land), 4 (Forest Land), 11 (Public Facilities and Services) and 14 (Urbanization). The addition of the Cornelius Pass Road extension to the plan provides for a connected system to meet long-term community needs and the extension meets the criteria for the listed goal exceptions.

Rejected Oct. 18, 2022. Learn more about the Cornelius Pass TSP update

A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 890 Middle Housing Land Divisions

Adds standards and procedures for middle housing land divisions, as required by 2021 Oregon Senate Bill 458. It also makes minor amendments to recently adopted regulations for middle housing. The engrossment reduces minimum side yard setbacks in certain circumstances for middle housing/middle housing land divisions and clarifies adopted criteria for related side yard setback reductions for other housing. It also allows existing road improvements that were previously approved and built to County standard, regardless of right-of-way and/or partial easement width, to serve as an alternative to adopted minimum right-of-way standards for middle housing, Single Detached Dwelling or its expansion.

Effective March 9, 2023. Learn more about Middle Housing Land Divisions

A-Engrossed Ordinance No 889 Minor Amendments

Makes a number of minor amendments to the Comprehensive Framework Plan for the Urban Area (CFP), the Bethany Community Plan and the Community Development Code (CDC) to update plan polices and CDC provisions for clarity and accuracy, revise processes and reduce barriers to urban residential development. The engrossment added a reference to the membership of CCI Committees in Section 107-6 and revises language related to sales of lots or parcels in Section 602-4 for consistency with statute. The proposed addition of a new Type 1 Setback Adjustment process in Section 435 was removed, as were changes to side yard setbacks in Sections 304-307.

Effective March 9, 2023. Learn more about amendments to these plans

B-Engrossed Ordinance No. 882 Tile Flat Road Extension

Proposes to amend the Transportation System Plan (TSP) to include Refinement Areas that recognize the need for the Tile Flat Road extension to connect between Scholls Ferry Road and Roy Rogers Road at Bull Mountain Road. The Refinement Areas preserve the opportunity to evaluate the preferred alignment and function of the roadway through urban comprehensive planning.

In progress. Learn more about the Tile Flat Road Extension ordinance

Ordinance No. 897 Amendments to Reflect Metro UGB Land Exchange

Amends the Comprehensive Framework Plan for the Urban Area (CFP), Rural/Natural Resource Plan (RNRP), and Bull Mountain Community Plan to reflect a recent Metro Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) land exchange resulting in a UGB expansion in Washington County to add land known as River Terrace 2.0.

In progress. Learn more about how this ordinance expands the UGB

Ordinance No. 899 Amendment to Expand the North Plains UGB

Proposes to amend the Comprehensive Framework Plan for the Urban Area (CFP) and the Rural/Natural Resource Plan (RNRP) to expand the North Plains Urban Growth Boundary (UGB).

In progress. Learn more about how this ordinance expands the North Plains UGB