City of Boardman Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Update
Boardman, OR · 2025–present
Client: City of Boardman, Planning
Location: Boardman, OR
Year: 2025–present
CP Role: Lead consultant
Practice Area: Visioning + Long-Range Planning
Team: Alex Steinberger, Principal-in-Charge; Angélica Martínez Sulvarán, Project Manager; Jamin Kimmell, Zoning Policy Advisor; Irene Kim, Workshop Facilitator; Martin Glastra van Loon, Urban Design Lead
The Challenge
Boardman's Comprehensive Plan dates to 2003, and the city grew 34% between 2000 and 2020. The plan and development code no longer comply with Oregon's statewide planning goals or reflect the City's newer housing, economic, transportation, and parks plans, and more than half of Boardman households speak Spanish at home.
Our Approach
We are leading the update of Boardman's Comprehensive Plan and Development Code. Engagement is bilingual, with project branding and a website, paid community ambassadors, listening sessions, and a hands-on visioning workshop with Latino residents using the Serious Play method. We developed alternative scenarios and prepared the future land use map. Our team is also conducting a comprehensive zoning code rewrite to align Boardman's code with its new Comprehensive Plan.
Outcome
Since the project launched in winter 2025, residents have taken part through events, conversations, and online surveys. The City held a community open house in May 2026 to share progress and next steps. The draft Comprehensive Plan is currently being reviewed by the public and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development.
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