The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has remanded the only adopted portion of the Portland River Plan.
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeal’s has remanded the only adopted portion of the Portland River Plan.
The plan was immediately appealed by Gunderson LLC and Schnitzer Steel, major industrial employers fearful of losing their ability to expand and develop their businesses in Portland Harbor.
The River Plan’s North Reach portion, which covers the areas along the Willamette River north of the Broadway Bridge, was approved unanimously by City Council in April 2010. According to the plan, it “seeks to balance job and industry growth in Portland’s working harbor, while adding protections for threatened species along the Willamette River.”
While the appeal focused on several different aspects of the River Plan, the main sticking point was that the plan renders some industrial land undevelopable. And under state law, the city needs a plan in place for replenishment.
The appealing parties contended, and LUBA agreed, that the plan contradicts a subsection of Oregon’s land-use planning goal, which focuses on economic development in relationship to land supply. Under Goal 9, the city has an obligation to maintain an adequate supply of industrial land.
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