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Adopting Ordinances
A-Engrossed Ordinance No� 768
A-Engrossed 0rdinance No. 768, adopted by the Board of Commissioners on October 1, 2013, became effective on De-
cember 1, 2014. It was the first of three ordinances that amended and updated the Washington County Transportation
Plan. A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 768 made significant changes to the 2002 plan, including:
• Modifications to all transportation policies and strategies, including the reorganization of the policies into
goals, objectives, and strategies;
• Updates to the transportation goals, objectives, and strategies to reflect current and accepted practice;
• Amendments to the guiding principles of the TSP to reflect the Department of Land Use & Transportation’s
vision for safety, economic vitality, livability, and the natural environment;
• Amendments to the system design elements of the TSP to reflect key attributes of the transportation
system including mobility, accessibility, connectivity, and active transportation (pedestrian, bicycle, and
transit); and
• Modifications to the implementation elements of the TSP, including coordination, funding, and maintenance.

A-Engrossed Ordinance No� 783
A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 783 was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on October 7, 2014, and became ef-
fective on December 1, 2014. It is a companion to the policy framework adopted in A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 768.
A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 783 incorporated the modal elements of the TSP. Together, these two ordinances guide the
development of Washington County’s integrated multimodal transportation system. Adopting the framework of goals,
objectives, and strategies (through A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 768) prior to the development of the modal elements
allowed the goals, objectives, and strategies to be established independent of the details of specific map amendments.
The modal element update of the TSP focused on the key points summarized below.
• Map amendments/updates to reflect the policy framework adopted by A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 768;
• Map amendments/updates to reflect adopted planning efforts that were not otherwise incorporated into
the County’s transportation system plan;
• Response to changing conditions that were not identified or adopted into the TSP through separate processes;

• Enhancements to the active transportation system elements (pedestrian, bicycle, and transit);
• Response to regional planning requirements; and

• Review of several critical locations.

A-Engrossed Ordinance No� 799
A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 799 was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on September 22, 2015, and became
effective on November 27, 2015. It amended the Transportation Element of the County’s Comprehensive Plan to modify
the roadway and active system elements of the plan. Key provisions of the ordinance are summarized below.
• Updates to classify regional trails as essential services,

• Updates to provide right-of-way for streetscape overlays and enhanced major street bikeways designations,
• Updates to incorporate recently adopted plans from other jurisdictions, including:
› The City of Tigard’s River Terrace concept plan,
› The City of Beaverton’s South Cooper Mountain concept plan,
› The Ice Age Tonquin Trail, and

• Other transportation-related amendments to provide consistency with recently adopted planning efforts.

6 PART 1: BACKGROUND
Effective November 27, 2015 • Updated December, 15 2016