Peterkort presents traffic proposals

J.Peterkort and Co. held a neighborhood meeting on April 25 to introduce the Master Plan for their large Barnes Road Planned Unit Development (PUD). This is the first step in the process to seek approval from Beaverton for the development.

The map and key below show the traffic flow and proposed uses for the various parcels as presented at the meeting.

The focus of the meeting at Christ United Methodist Church was supposed to be traffic flow and overall placement of the required residential density (Beaverton’s zoning requires a minimum of 1899 units throughout the seven parcels). However, many in the crowd of 30-40 people who attended wanted to get down to specific details of project and building design. Jimmy Bellomy, Senior Project Manager for WHPacific, which is aiding with the project, says, “We are not there yet—that is not what that meeting was about.  In fact, this application is not about design—that comes later in subsequent applications.  Everyone will be notified again and we will have those detailed discussions at a later date.”

Scott Eaton is a development consultant who has been working with the Peterkort family since 2009 to carry this project forward. He presented the map of the area with suggested uses for each parcel, traffic flow including approximate locations for new roads, and traffic controls. He said it may take ten or more years for everything to be fully built out.

The plan has been submitted to the Beaverton Planning Commission and is under review for completeness. The April meeting, which is required by state and Beaverton statute, was held to get community feedback which will be included in the packet submitted to Beaverton.

Many in attendance at the meeting have been connected with a neighborhood group, Neighbors for Smart Growth. They spearheaded an appeal to Beaverton, and later to the state Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), protesting the zoning that Beaverton applied to the area after they annexed it in 2011.(See September 2012 CM News, and for more background, search for Peterkort in the CM News search box at the top of each page.)

Cedar Mill residents are understandably concerned about the traffic impacts this large development will have on one of the two main entrances to our community, and Eaton agreed that roads will get wider and traffic will increase. However, if the Station area develops as proposed, it will also be a great amenity for all of us, with entertainment, dining, shopping, and services that we’ve had to travel to downtown or elsewhere in the region to enjoy.

Stay involved and attend the meetings to have an impact on the plans.

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