Comments required by 4:30 PM on Friday March 13 for public meeting to be held on March 25, 2020.
This meeting has been rescheduled for April 8.
The South Beaverton NAC filed an appeal on behalf of the neighborhood and a planning commission will hold a public hearing on the appeal. If you care about this development and the impact on the neighborhood, you should exercise your rights to submit comments and especially, be present at the meeting at city hall:
- City Council Chambers, First Floor, Beaverton Building, 12725 SW Millikan Way, March 25, 2020 at 6:30 PM
Public Comment Deadline March 13, 2020
Public comment on this development directed to Beaverton Planner Elena Sasin no later than March 13, 2020 by 4:30 PM by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You should title your email as "Southridge Park Case File No.: APP2020-0002." If you would like written confirmation of the findings of the appeal, you should also include your address on the email. You can also send in mailed comments to Elena Sasin, Planning Division, PO Box 4755, Beaverton, OR 97076, however the deadline for receiving them is quite short.
What This is About
A large single lot will be subdivided into nine separate lots in an interior neighborhood in South Beaverton. The lot abuts Meadow Waye Park and according to documentation will add a very narrow connecting street and nine homes on the lot. Several of the homes have variances allowing them to be smaller than the R5 lot size. The connecting street will not support on street parking and will also create a very complex and potentially dangerous intersection near a play structure. It will also remove many large trees. Look carefully at the provided information. Although the new street looks quite wide in depictions provided, it is going to be 20' wide, which is much narrower than the streets it will connect. The consensus of most surrounding neighbors are:
- A 20' road that supports no on street parking should not connect two full width streets, as parking is already a problem for park visitors
- This development will result in a very complex and potentially dangerous, obscured vision intersection at 133rd Ave and SW Bluebell Street, a location near a small children's play structure
- Nine homes can only fit with variances permitted by the city, which indicates that there are too many for the size of the plot
You should respond if you reside in Beaverton (especially South Beaverton) or you like to use Meadow Waye Park. Many present expressed that most concerns would be addressed if Riverside Homes and the City of Beaverton widened this street to full width to accommodate parking for the park and if a gate is placed on the northern intersection.
Scope of the Appeal
The planning commission has stated in its notice that the appeal is specific to the Planning Director's decision to approve the minor adjustments to the property. Any evidence that isn't specific, with references will not be accepted if there is a subsequent appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals.
However, the hearing is de novo, which means any new evidence and arguments can be introduced in writing, orally or both.
Updated Documents Related to the Development
These are documents related to the development. The Development Narrative includes the petition and responses from Riverside Homes. The Site Plan is the actual map of the property and details about the development. The Pre-Approval Notes detail responses from the city dating back to 2018.
Developer Narrative PDF | Site Plan PDF | Public Notice PDF | Draft Facilities Review | Preliminary Approval