Gresham, Oregon Planning Documents

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City of Gresham: Program for a New City Hall
(University of Oregon, 2009) Holverstott, Brett; von Bargen, Jean E.
As a programming class we were charged with developing a comprehensive program for a new Gresham City Hall building. We started initially researching the city of Gresham by examining past articles about the challenges the city has faced during its development. We found out the city has had problems with creating a sense of identity and sustaining a thriving downtown. After visiting the site of the existing city hall it was clear the new city hall needed a stronger community connection and presence and needed to create a new identity for itself. During an interview session with specific departments within city hall, we focused on understanding how the building is used and what each user group’s needs are. For each person, we were interested in themselves as part of a larger department, their department as part of the city hall, and city hall as part of the city of Gresham. We were also interested in how they used to do their job, how things are done currently, and how operations might change in the future. After touring the existing facilities and analyzing what we heard from the interviews through charts and diagrams, we determined the following: Gresham City Hall will serve as an identity for an emerging downtown while promoting community revitalization.
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Green Cities: Sustainable Development in Springwater
(University of Oregon, 2009) Cunha-Rigby, Matthew; Young, Robert F.
The Green Cities Project focuses on providing the City of Gresham with a set of policy and plan recommendations for the Springwater Community. Springwater, a 1272-acre site on the southeast edge of the Portland Metro Area, was added to the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) in 2002 and was the subject of the 2005 Springwater Community Plan. The Community Plan outlined a series of goals and land-use proposals for the area’s future development, intending to bring economic development to east Multnomah County, to provide family-wage jobs and employment opportunity for the area, and to promote a livable, sustainable environment for future residents. The work of Green Cities provides an alternate land-use proposal and development policy for the Springwater Community. This proposal aims to meet the goals of the 2005 Springwater Community Plan, while utilizing ecosystem services and sustainable development strategies to create a livable community. The Green Cities proposal approached development in Springwater by organizing research into five project teams, focusing on the site’s Energy, Mobility, Sustenance, and Waste needs, while incorporating the site’s Natural Flows into plan and policy development.
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Gresham : A redevelopment analysis of the Rockwood/West Gresham industrial core (2002)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2002-06) Gresham (Or.); Brewer, Katelin; Gouse, Donna; McNeill, Linda; Mosca, Tina; Walker, Scott
A project team of Portland State University graduate students from the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program assisted the City of Gresham in addressing its objective to stimulate economic activity in the Rockwood/West Gresham Industrial Core by formulating redevelopment projects and strategies. [From the document]
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Gresham : Burnside/Stark mixed-use concept plan (2002)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2002-11) Gresham (Or.); Crandall Arambula; Urban Advisors, Ltd.
The City of Gresham requested support from the Transportation Growth Management program, through a Quick Response grant, to evaluate transportation and land use issues associated with a four acre site located in the Rockwood Town Center... Objectives were identified during a series of stakeholder/consultant meetings. The study area concepts were created in response to these objectives. [From the Plan]
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Gresham : Capital improvement program
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2007-06-19) Gresham (Or.)
The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a 5 year forecasted estimate which identifies major projects requiring the expenditure of public funds over and above routine annual operating expenses. The City identifies capital improvement needs and allocates available funds for the installation or improvement of projects for each relevant program area. The eight program areas in the 2007/08 to 2011/12 CIP are: 1. Wastewater Collection and Treatment Plant 2. Water 3. Transportation 4. Footpaths and Bikeways 5. Parks, Trails and Open Spaces 6. General Development 7. Stormwater 8. Urban Renewal [From the document]
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Gresham : Capital improvement program 2008/09 -- 2012/13
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2008-07-01) Gresham (Or.)
The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a 5 year forecasted estimate which identifies major projects requiring the expenditure of public funds over and above routine annual operating expenses. The City identifies capital improvement needs and allocates available funds for the installation or improvement of projects for each relevant program area. [From the Plan]
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Gresham : Comprehensive parks & recreation, trails and natural areas plan : Community needs assessment (2008)
(Gresham (Or.), 2008-04) Gresham (Or.); Gresham (Or.). Parks and Recreation Division; MIG, Inc.; Leisure Vision/ETC
The purpose of the assessment is to establish in quantifiable terms the need for park-related amenities, recreation facilities, and programs in the City of Gresham. [From the document]
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Gresham : Comprehensive parks & recreation, trails and natural areas plan : draft plan (2009)
(Gresham (Or.), 2009-03) Gresham (Or.); Gresham (Or.). Parks and Recreation Division; MIG, Inc.; Leisure Vision/ETC
The purpose of the Comprehensive Parks & Recreation, Trails and Natural Areas Plan is to galvanize the community. It provides tools so that citizens, staff, and City leaders together feel empowered to make strategic decisions to improve their community through people, parks, and programs. [From the Plan]
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Gresham : Comprehensive parks & recreation, trails and natural areas plan : Existing conditions summary report (2007)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2007-11) Gresham (Or.); Gresham (Or.). Parks and Recreation Division; MIG, Inc.
The city currently provides a large system of parks, trails, natural areas, and recreation facilities that offer local residents with a variety of active and passive recreation opportunities. The Existing Conditions Summary Report is designed to document the current state of this system. [From the document]
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Gresham : Comprehensive plan
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2007-10-16) Gresham (Or.)
Volume I, the "Findings" Document, consists of inventory data dealing with the natural, physical, social, and political environment of Gresham. Some of these inventory data are contained in appendices to Volume I. Volume II consists of information that includes brief summaries of the findings found in Volume l; policy statements concerning each plan topic; and goals, policies and actions measures and implementation strategies designed to carry out the policies. [From the Plan]
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Gresham : Council work plan (2009)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2009-01-06) Gresham (Or.)
[The] 2009 Council Work Plan... transparently explains the work the City of Gresham expects to conduct on behalf of our citizens this year.... This document represents a substantial undertaking for 2009. The projects outlined reflect the City of Gresham's important work towards building community, realizing opportunity, and practicing sustainability in our operations. [From the Plan]
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Gresham : Development code
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2006-01-03) Gresham (Or.)
Development codes are ordinances implementing a local government’s comprehensive plan. They include two components: a zoning ordinance and a subdivision ordinance, which may be adopted and published as separate documents under their own titles. In some cases the sections pertaining to subdivision of land may be included in the zoning ordinance.
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Gresham : Development code (2009)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2009-01-15) Gresham (Or.)
Development codes are ordinances implementing a local government's comprehensive plan. They include two components: a zoning ordinance and a subdivision ordinance, which may be adopted and published as separate documents under their own titles. In some cases the sections pertaining to subdivision of land may be included in the zoning ordinance.
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Gresham : Downtown plan
(City of Gresham (Or.), 1995-04-04) Gresham (Or.); Gresham (Or.). Community Development Dept.
Among the objectives of the 2020 Action Plan for downtown were the following: provide for mixed-use zoning promoting residential use within commercial buildings; plan for a light rail loop around the historic downtown core; continue street improvements in the downtown core, incorporating undergrounding of utility lines, decorative lamp posts, wider sidewalks, and “bubbles” (curb extensions) at intersections; provide for gateways at significant entrances to the downtown area; acquire land and build parking structures to serve the downtown core; establish architectural design guidelines and a design review committee for the downtown core; improve pedestrian circulation throughout the downtown area, and connecting the core area with Main City Park[.] [From the Plan]
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Gresham : Downtown plan district design manual (2009)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2009-07-16) Gresham (Or.)
The Design Guidelines and Standards contained in the Development Code provide the measures that the Design Commission and staff use to determine a proposal’s success. Where there is a conflict between the provisions of the Downtown Plan District and those of other provisions of the Community Development Code, the Downtown Plan District’s provisions control. [From the document]
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Gresham : Evaluation of the redevelopment potential of the former Fred Meyer site in Rockwood (2006)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2006-03) Gresham (Or.); ECO Northwest, Ltd.; Gresham Redevelopment Commission; Gleason Group; Farkas Group; SERA Architects; Whitlow, Dave; Johnson Gardner; Communitas LLC
This plan summarizes the physical and market conditions related to the newly acquired property and reviews the previous planning work done. It recommends minimal refinements and suggests five action steps to begin redevelopment of this most important site. [From the document]
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Gresham : Green development practices for stormwater management (2007)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2007-07) Gresham (Or.); Gresham (Or.). Dept. of Environmental Services; Gresham (Or.). Community & Economic Development Dept.
The purpose of this document is to provide the development community and City of Gresham staff with clear direction on how to meet stormwater management requirements specific to the Pleasant Valley and Springwater Plan Districts. [From the document]
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Gresham : Gresham/Fairview Trail master plan
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2002-02-05) Gresham (Or.); Otak, Inc.; DKS Associates
The Gresham/Fairview Trail is a regionally significant project which will provide many benefits to the community. The trail was identified in the 1995 Gresham Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan, the 1996 Gresham Trails Master Plan, as well as the Metropolitan Greenspaces Master Plan and the Regional Bike Plan as a regional multi-use trail. [From the Plan]
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Gresham : Kelley Creek headwaters draft public facilities plan (2009)
(City of Gresham (Or.), 2009-04-10) Gresham (Or.)
Applicable goals and policies that relate to the provision of public facilities in the existing comprehensive plan for the City of Gresham also apply to the Kelley Creek Headwaters PFP. [From the Plan]
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Gresham : Master plan for the Gresham section of the Springwater trail corridor
(City of Gresham (Or.), 1991-09) Gresham (Or.)
The Gresham section of the Springwater Trail Corridor being developed within the abandoned Portland Traction Company railroad right-of-way will form a significant segment of the 40 Mile Loop regional trail system, and is designated as an Oregon State Recreational Trail. In addition to the recreational opportunities provided by the trail itself, it will also form an important spine linking other Gresham community facilities, parks, and trails. This new use of the former Springwater Division line...is technically an interim use. Rail-banking the right-of-way assures its availability for future transportation needs. [From the Plan]