Planning Commission

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission focuses on land use policy issues and makes recommendations to the City Council on such issues, based on criteria outlined in the City's Comprehensive Plan and Community Development Code.

Commission for Citizen Involvement

The City Council has designated the Lake Oswego Planning Commission as the Commission for Citizen Involvement (CCI). Each CCI member is appointed to the CCI simultaneously with appointment to the Planning Commission and is to serve on the CCI as long as his or her term in office on the Planning Commission.

The Commission for Citizen Involvement serves to assist with the development of a program that promotes and enhances citizen involvement in land use planning; assist in the implementation of the citizen involvement program; and evaluate the process being used for citizen involvement.

The Planning Commission reserves time on every agenda to meet if needed as the CCI, and holds an annual meeting each winter or spring to review the Citizen Involvement Guidelines and program.

Meeting Information

The Planning Commission regularly meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall in the Council Chamber at 380 A Avenue, Lake Oswego. Meeting date, time, and location are subject to change, please check the ‘Upcoming Events’ panel on this page for details.

Planning Commission meetings are televised on Tualatin Valley Community Television (TVCTV) Channel 23, 28, or 30. Visit TVCTV.org for up-to-date playback times and channels.

Meetings are also live-streamed on the City’s YouTube channel.

Eligibility & Membership

The Planning Commission consists of seven regular members serving staggered four-year terms. All members must live within the City limits or the Lake Oswego Urban Services Boundary. To see the Urban Service Boundary on LOMap, click 'Layers', then 'Boundaries', then 'USB'.

2026-27 Members

Chair - Rachel Naujock (term expires 6/27)
James Bruce (term expires 6/27)
Mohammad Avishan (term expires 6/30)
Matthew Kahl (term expires 6/30)
James Thwing (term expires 6/27)
Jeremy Slyh (term expires 6/28)
Brian Guiney (term expires 6/29)

Alternates
Bob Needman (term expires 6/27)
Jeremy Myrland (term expires 6/27)

City Council Liaison – Rachel Verdick
Staff Liaison – Erik Olson, Long Range Planning Manager

All members of the Planning Commission/Commission for Citizen Involvement are required to file an Annual Verified Statement of Economic Interest with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OCEC). Additional information is available from the OCEC on their website: https://www.oregon.gov/ogec/Pages/public-officials.aspx

News & Announcements

LU 26-0014 Tree Code Amendments

The City is updating its tree regulations to implement recommendations from the Urban and Community Forestry Plan. The project will make targeted updates to the Tree Code and Community Development Code (CDC) to align with best practices, support long-term urban forest sustainability, and meet state law requirements. Visit the project page to learn more and sign up for email updates.__PRESENT

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Other Materials:

Instructions for Participating In-Person
Instructions for Participating (Zoom)

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