The Planning Commission is an appointed seven-member panel that is responsible for making recommendations to the City Council on all legislative land-use and planning matters. This could include plans for the regulation of future growth and development in Wilsonville, plans for the promotion of the industrial, commercial and economic needs of the community and the study of measures that promote the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city.
The Planning Commission also reviews and makes recommendations on all proposed development policies, zoning code amendments and Comprehensive Plan amendments. In addition, the Planning Commission makes recommendations to the City Council and Urban Renewal Agency concerning transportation and public transit improvements, including the layout and location of streets, sidewalks and bike lanes, improvements to housing conditions, and the establishment of regulations that might apply to specific zones or districts, including building design and landscape standards.
Wilsonville’s Planning Commission, made up of people with diverse interests in the community, fulfills the role as the City’s official Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI). The CCI frequently conducts work sessions and other informal public meetings that are deliberately intended to encourage an exchange of ideas and opinions without the formality of public hearings. The CCI assists the City Council in gathering information, sponsoring public meetings and/or evaluating proposals and special projects relating to land use and civic issues when requested by elected or appointed city officials or indicated by community need.
Members of the Planning Commission serve a regular term of four years. They receive staff support from the Planning Division. Nonresidents may be appointed to the Planning Commission if they are a registered architect, landscape architect, professional engineer or member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. However, no more than two members of the Commission can be in the same kind of business. In addition, one member of the City Council is appointed to the Planning Commission as an ex-officio, non-voting member.
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The 2010 Planning Commission
Marta McGuire - Chair
Amy Dvorak
Al Levit
Yvonne Peck
Ray Phelps
Tom Sullivan
Vacant |
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City Support Staff
Chris Neamtzu, Planning Director
Stephen Lashbrook, Assistant CD Director
Lisa Nead, Environmental Education Specialist
Linda Straessle, Administrative Assistant III |