The property owner at 5048 SW Hilltop Lane has submitted a petition to annex their property into the city for the purpose of connecting to City sewer. The owner recently filed permits with Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) the with the intent to construct a single-family residence on the site. Upon contacting the City of Portland to inquire about utility connections, the owner was informed by BPS staff that the property must be annexed into the City to receive urban services, per City of Portland Comprehensive Plan Policy 8.11. The property owner submitted a sewer connection permit application to PP&D prior to being notified of the annexation requirement. The City of Portland is allowing the building permitting process to continue concurrent with the City annexation petition. Upon annexation, the property will retain its R20 and the "z" natural resources overlay zones.
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The property owner at 5048 SW Hilltop Lane has submitted a petition to annex their property into the city for the purpose of connecting to City sewer. The owner recently filed permits with Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) the with the intent to construct a single-family residence on the site. Upon contacting the City of Portland to inquire about utility connections, the owner was informed by BPS staff that the property must be annexed into the City to receive urban services, per City of Portland Comprehensive Plan Policy 8.11. The property owner submitted a sewer connection permit application to PP&D prior to being notified of the annexation requirement. The City of Portland is allowing the building permitting process to continue concurrent with the City annexation petition. Upon annexation, the property will retain its R20 and the "z" natural resources overlay zones.
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Annex the 5048 SW Hilltop Lane property
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Official matter classification and recordThis annexation request has followed procedural requirements for an "expedited process for minor boundary changes" (BCP-ENB-1 .02) and METRO Code Section 3.09.045. Interested service providing agencies and governmental agencies have received notice of the proposed annexation as have private property owners within 100 feet of the proposed annexation. Limited inquiry has been returned in response to public notice, and no formal objection has been received.
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Passed · 11–0
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Final action on 2025-483: Annex the 5048 SW Hilltop Lane property
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Financial implication will be minimal. No connections to City services have been made at this time. Additional permitting for utility connections will be required once annexation is complete. The annexation will be reflected on Portland tax rolls upon annexation.
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The City of Portland ordains.Section 1. The Council finds:The property owners and registered voters have initiated a proposal by a consent petition to annex to the City of Portland the property described in Exhibit A, and generally illustrated with Exhibit B. The property owners are requesting connection to City sewer and water service to a site within the City's Urban Services Boundary. As a condition of these connections, the applicant must request annexation to the City.The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability prepared a staff report meeting the requirements of City administrative rule and Metro code on December 4, 2025, more than seven days before the first reading of this ordinance.Based on the December 4, 2025, Staff Report attached as Exhibit C, which Council adopts in whole as its own findings, this proposal for annexation meets the applicable approval criteria.By operation of Charter Section 3-109, the subject property is most contiguous to Council District 4 and becomes part of that district upon annexation.NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:A. The proposed annexation described in Exhibit A is approved.B. The subject property will be withdrawn from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue District #1 JT.C. The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will provide the City Auditor a current list of the names and addresses of public utilities, electric cooperatives, and telecommunications carriers in the City. The City Auditor is authorized and directed to file certified copies of this Ordinance with the Boundary Change Office of Metro and entities in the list provided by the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
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Motion to send Ordinance, Document Number 2025-483, to the full Council with no recommendation: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (3): Avalos, Kanal, Morillo; Nay (2): Ryan, Novick)
Final Council action · Jan 21, 202611 yes · 0 no · 1 absent
Final action on 2025-483: Annex the 5048 SW Hilltop Lane property
Meeting-level motion or recommendation · Dec 11, 20253 yes · 2 no
Motion to send Ordinance, Document Number 2025-483, to the full Council with no recommendation: Moved by Kanal and seconded by Morillo. (Aye (3): Avalos, Kanal, Morillo; Nay (2): Ryan, Novick)
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