The purpose of the Master Plan Zone is to promote and facilitate the coordinated
of larger-scale institutional facilities through adoption of a master plan. Submittal requirements and criteria for approval of a master plan are outlined. When a master plan is approved, the Official Zoning Map shall be amended to identify the Master Plan Zone, and the approved master plan shall provide the standards for
within the Master Plan Zone.
Forest Grove has traditionally regulated uses such as Pacific University and the Hospital as
in residential or commercial zones. Each new
or modification of an existing
or
required approval of a separate
permit. This approach has not provided an efficient framework for long-term
of institutional facilities or a comprehensive review of
impacts.
The Master Plan Zone provides a better tool to assure the community those impacts on adjacent properties or the Forest Grove community are addressed through the review and adoption of the Master Plan. After adoption of the Master Plan, the institution has the assurance that new
within the Master Plan Zone will be reviewed for consistency with the master plan through a Type I process and will not require discretionary land
review.
(Ord. 2009-01, passed 3-9-2009)