Archive for May, 2007

Land Use Review Timeline

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

The city officially declared my application complete on May 22, 2007.
What this means: According to the letter, the city has 28 days to publish their decision. The letter gives neighbors 21 days (June 15th) to provide written comments on the project. The city must make a ruling by June 19th. UPDATE: due to [...]

Planner Assigned

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

I’ve been assigned to work with Suzanne Savin from the Portland Bureau of Development Services. Her job is to review my adjustment application and rule on the larger ADU. Needless to say, her role is pivotal in the development.

Final Land Use Review Application

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Here it is, in all its glory - the final land use review application.
Final Proposal (PDF) - 4 megabyte file.

Land Use Review Application Materials

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

I’m spending this weekend filling out forms and preparing to submit to the city next week. Specifically, I’m preparing a Land Use Review Application. Here are the forms I’m submitting:
Land Use Application Checklist
Land Use Review Application
Adjustment Approval Criteria
In the next post I’ll upload my approval criteria and supporting documents.

Final Salt Box Elevations

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

This week I received the final round of elevations from Communitecture. We’ve moved windows around a bit and I think the final design looks really good. I’m looking forward to getting this into Google Sketchup so that I can see how it feels in 3-D. In the meantime, take a look at the designs:

a new studio, a new home