Next Up at City Council, 3/26/2008

OK, so that’s tomorrow. And it’s after five, on Tuesday. I know of no other site that is providing you with commentary about the Portland City Council’s Agenda, so here is the link and a quick review of the information posted on the City Auditor’s site for this week.

The item that sounds most interesting to me is:

402 TIME CERTAIN: 2:00 PM – Appeal of East Columbia Neighborhood Association against the Hearings Officer’s decision to approve the application of Howard Brandwein and Jeri Geblin for a Zoning Map Amendment to change the base zone from RF to R10 in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan designation for a site located at 9801 NE 13th Ave (Hearing; LU 07-140167 ZC)

RF is Residential Farm/Forest zoning, designated for agricultural uses. Minimum lot size is 53,000 square feet – well over an acre. R10 is one home per 10,000 square feet. The East Columbia neighborhood is in North Portland close to I-5 near the river – a wonderful place that has already experienced significant new home development over the past five years. I would love to find out more about this appeal. Please post in the comments or send me an email if you know the gist or the details.