Model TOD Zoning Ordinance (PDF, 3.7 MB) - Reconnecting America

June 29, 2001 ■Model Transit-Oriented District Overlay Zoning Ordinanceadvanced toward implementation. The discussions happening at a local and regional level set thestage for the development, and Pac Trust saw an opportunity to create a development that wouldenhance their profits.However, a number of policies and regulations were simultaneously developed or resulted from theprocess: Tri-Met Mission Statement – Adopted in 1993: The agency’s mission statement was theculmination of 19 months of public process and rethinking the role of the transit agencywithin the region. The mission statement is defined by several principles, the most pertinentto this study being the principle of linking land use to transportation investments. Tri-Met,with this goal in mind, was instrumental in fostering an atmosphere that supported transitorienteddevelopment. E Light Rail Station Area Interim Protection Ordinance (SAIPO) – Adopted in 1994:This was an interim overlay that discouraged non-transit and pedestrian-orienteddevelopment while at the same time encouraging uses and development that supported thefuture light rail station. The SAIPO was the culmination of efforts between the City ofHillsboro, Pac Trust, and Tri-Met to create a workable, yet innovative ordinance that wouldallow mixed-use and compact development. The ordinance was replaced by a permanentzoning called Station Community Planning Areas (SCPA) in 1996. Station Community Planning Areas Zoning Ordinance (SCPA) – Adopted in 1996:The SCPA is the permanent zoning for station areas within Hillsboro. It replaced theSAIPO, which was an interim ordinance temporarily in place until the new ordinance and arezoning could occur. The SCPA is extensive in its scope covering land use and parkingregulations and design standards and guidelines, and encompasses an entire second volumeof the Zoning Ordinance. Station Community Planning Area Designation (SCPA) in Metro 2040 Plan –Adopted in 1996: The area within walking distance of the Orenco Station, including theOrenco Station development, is designated as a Station Community Planning Area in theMetro 2040 Growth Concept. Metro 2040 was a 3-year process involving the public, localjurisdictions, the building industry, the business community, and other interest groups tolook at alternative growth scenarios for the region, based to public opinion. The Conceptstudied the interdependence between three concepts that define the Portland region: the sizeof the region as defined by the Urban Growth Boundary, transit investment, and land useand design patterns. The educative and participatory process, which included the Orencostation area as a study site, disseminated ideas of Transit-Oriented Development, andbecame the seed from which Orenco Station developed. City of Hillsboro Comprehensive Plan, Orenco Designated as a Station CommunityPlanning Area (SCPA) – Adopted in 1998: Overall density targets of 45 persons per netacre are anticipated under this designation. A wide variety of housing types, designECity of Portland, Tri-Met, “Tri-Met’s Vision Statement,” (1993). Also available online at:.Page 6 ■ Chapter III ■ Valley Connections