9.9690 Whiteaker Plan Policies

9.9690 Whiteaker Plan Policies.

(a) Preserve existing trees on public land and right-of-way. (Policy 3)

(b) Continue, enhance, and promote the street tree planting program. (Policy 4)

(d) In evaluating proposed changes to the transportation systems that affect Whiteaker, consider the impacts on historic and character defining features of the neighborhood and design system that not only move traffic but link and reinforce elements of neighborhood character. (Policy 9)

(e) Protect and enhance the natural characteristics of Skinner Butte and the Willamette River. (Policy 10)

(f) Protect and enhance positive features of the neighborhood that help create a strong sense of neighborhood identity. (Policy 11)

(a) Use the land-use diagram and policies of this plan along with other City policies in making land-use decisions for the Whiteaker community. (Policy 1)

(b) In areas designated for medium – or high-density residential use, allow single-family housing that can be rehabilitated to help maintain a variety of dwelling unit types and densities. (Policy 3)

(c) Guide the use of public land in a manner that recognizes the needs of the public agency and yet also helps ensure compatibility between adjoining land uses. (Policy 6)

(d) Recognize that about 3,000 residents live within one quarter mile of the railroad and are directly impacted by railroad operations and practices. (Policy 7)

(e) Recognize the important link Monroe Street serves between residential portions of the Blair and Sladden neighborhoods, and encourage preservation of its mixed use character. (Policy 8)

(f) Recognize the important link the 3rd/4th Avenue serves between the residential areas around Skinner Butte and encourage surrounding land uses that will preserve natural, scenic, and historic resources in the area and prevent the road from becoming a high-speed thoroughfare. (Policy 9)

(g) Increase efforts to preserve and rehabilitate existing housing resources, and minimize conversion to non-residential uses or demolition. (Policy 10)

(h) Explore and implement ways to increase owner-occupied housing within those portions of Whiteaker designated for residential use. Increase options/opportunities for purchase or home ownership to interested low-income renters. (Policy 11)

(3) Land Use Element, City Policies for Subareas, Blair Commercial Area – Subarea 1. Recognize the Blair Commercial Area as appropriate for neighborhood-scale commercial uses and small-scale industrial uses. Encourage continued economic revitalization, preservation of historic resources, and building rehabilitation. (Policy 1)

(4) Land Use Element, City Policies for Subareas, West Blair Residential Area – Subarea 2. Recognize the West Blair Residential Area as primarily appropriate for low-density residential use (up to 10 units per acre), encourage home ownership and the preservation of sound historic properties, and discourage non-residential uses. (Policy 1)

(5) Land Use Element, City Policies for Subareas, East Blair Residential Area – Subarea 3. Recognize the East Blair Residential Area as being appropriate for medium-density residential use (up to 20 units per acre), encourage home ownership and the preservation of sound historic properties, and discourage non-residential uses. (Policy 1)

(6) Land Use Element, City Policies for Subareas, Blair Industrial Area – Subarea 4. Help protect residential areas close to the Blair Industrial Area from the impacts of industrial expansion and changes in use occurring within this area. Apply the site review /SR suffix on all industrially zoned parcels adjacent, across an alley, or across a street from property zoned low-density residential. (Policy 3)

(a) Recognize the Rose Garden Residential Area as primarily appropriate for low-density residential use (up to 10 units per acre), encourage home ownership and the preservation of sound historic properties, and discourage non-residential uses in areas planned for residential use. (Policy 1)

(b) Public Land currently in park use in this area shall not be converted to a motor vehicle parking lot. (Policy 5)

(8) Land Use Element, City Policies for Subareas, South Sladden Area – Subarea 9. In the South Sladden area, encourage the retention of existing residential structures in this area or the moving of single-family structures that are in good condition or could be fixed up, to residential areas in Whiteaker rather than have the structures demolished. (Policy 5)

(9) Land Use Element, City Policies for Subareas, West Skinner Butte Residential Area – Subarea 10. Recognize the West Skinner Butte Residential Area as appropriate for Medium-Density Residential use (up to 20 units per acre), encourage an increase in various types of home ownership, and promote new residential developments that are compatible with the Whiteaker neighborhood. (Policy 1)

(10) Land Use Element, City Policies for Subareas, East Skinner Butte Residential Area – Subarea 12. Particularly within the East Skinner Butte Historic District, encourage home ownership, preservation of historic structures and landscape features, and discourage non-residential uses. (Policy 3)

(a) Design any new arterial/bridge or major reconstruction of an existing arterial/bridge to minimize noise pollution, appropriately screen the facility from abutting properties, and minimize the negative impacts to nearby properties. (Policy 2)

(b) Take steps to mitigate excessive noise on existing arterials and establish screening as needed. (Policy 3)

(d) Maintain and improve the operation of the street system to facilitate circulation within the neighborhood. (Policy 5)

(e) Improve traffic safety for the various modes of transportation either by implementing measures to separate different modes or to make shared travel lanes more functional, compatible, and safer. (Policy 7)

(f) Continue to improve safe bicycle access to and throughout the Whiteaker neighborhood. (Policy 9)

(g) Encourage the installation of bus shelters, especially near areas with concentrations of senior citizens or where there is high transit usage and limited opportunities for shelter during bad weather. (Policy 10)

(h) Provide adequate pedestrian facilities for crossing of arterial streets at their points of greatest demand. (Policy 13)

(i) Continue to install sidewalk access ramps at intersections within the Whiteaker area. (Policy 14)

(j) Retain alleys and encourage their appropriate use as important elements of the transportation network. (Policy 15)

(k) Enhance the function alleys and pedestrian ways currently perform as part of the pedestrian system. (Policy 16)

(l) Recognize street trees as a significant public asset and help integrate where possible into the streetscape. Planting strips can soften the edge adjacent to residential areas and visually integrate residential and non-residential areas. (Policy 17)

(m) Require property owners to replace removed street trees at the time of removal or during the next planting season, subject to adopted planting standards. (Policy 18)

(a) Develop, manage, and program parks in ways that minimize impacts on surrounding neighborhoods and minimize conflicts of use within parks. (Policy 5)

(b) Support changes in traffic patterns that would minimize park automobile traffic impacting residential streets. (Policy 6)