Category Archives: Land Use

Lake Grove Elementary School and Property

The Lake Oswego City Council adopted their 2024 City Council Goal 5. Through Initiative 2, the LO Council aims to “develop a strategy for an all-ages and all activities community
center including a brand new, larger and extremely modern library on the west side of
town that would also include event, meeting spaces and public services. At approximately the same time, the Lake Oswego School District through it’s Long Range Facility Plan (LRFP) committee is considering the future of the Lake Grove Elementary School (LGES) property.

The Lake Oswego School Board is considering “partnering” with the City again. This time to see what and how many buildings/services can be developed on the LGES property. If
another “partnering” decision is made, the school district could possibly shutter LGES at
the present location. This means moving LGES students to Uplands Elementary School
(UES). Additionally, the school district would have to look at re-distributing/re-aligning
school boundaries: Most notably the students at LGES will be moved to either UES or
other district elementary schools nearest to where they live. Also being considered is re-
locating and building a new school district administration building and the community
transition program CTP) for 18-21 year old individuals; moving them from their current
location at Lake Oswego High School. The District’s administration building and their
maintenance services could also be moved to the Palisades Elementary World Language
School in the Palisades Neighborhood Association. Earlier plans include moving the World Language School to UES.

The next LRFP committee meeting is May 14 at 5:30 pm. At this meeting a final list of
recommendations for the LGES property will be formulated and eventually presented to
the LO School Board. This list may or may not include a new City library and community
center on the LGES property. It also may or may not include the District’s Admin building and CTP on the LGES property and finally may or may not include LGES itself.

Meanwhile the school district also will be preparing information to be included in a 3rd
school bond measure for voters in Spring 2025. Finally, the City may need to develop a
funding strategy that may include the extension of the Lake Grove Urban Renewal
District, voter approval of a General Obligation Bond, grant funding or other funding
elements.

For additional questions, concerns and comments please email:
waluga.neighborhood.association@gmail.com

2015 and Prior Land Use Issues

Here are some land use issues that we have worked on in 2015 and prior years.

Wells Fargo Bank
Kruse Village – Gramor Development
Parkway Veterinary
West End Building
Farm Stands

  • Wells Fargo Bank, LU 13-0009, 15955 & 15987 Boones Ferry Rd.
    The Lake Grove Main Branch of Well Fargo Bank opened their brand new doors on September 22, 2014. They received approval for a variance on their building signs. Having enough parking for customers and employees will remain a challenge for this business. We hope that efforts will be made to minimize the need for on street parking on Oakridge Road. The bank officials are concerned and are aware of this. The front open area of the bank on Boones Ferry Road is a public plaza and is open to whomever wants to use the area as a gathering place. The bank branch manager is Kassie Auler. She can be reached at 503-342-4229. Specific information on this approved development application can be found here.
  • Gramor Development, LU 12-0052, 4581 & 4591 Carman Drive.
    Gramor Development’s Kruse Village was opened for business in March 2015. Underground utilities have been installed. The pathway along Kruse Way was improved and there are three wooden pedestrian bridges allowing access from the pathway to the development. Pedestrian stairs on the west property line on Meadows allows for foot traffic to the “village” other stairs links access between the Shorenstein properties and the Kruse Village site.Waluga NA is continuing to monitor increased and cut through traffic onto the neighborhood streets. For more information on Kruse Village go to the Gramor website at http://gramor.com/development/kruse-village/.
  • Parkway Veterinary Hospital, LU 12-0042, 3996 Douglas Way
    Parkway Veterinarian Hospital (AKA Animal Care Group of Lake Oswego) opened its new doors on September 22, 2014. The veterinarian and owner of the new facility is Gregg Takashima. This beautifully designed building located on Douglas Way is the first new development to be constructed in the Lake Grove Village. It consists of Physiotherapy and Rehab, Animal Surgical Specialists, a Mobile Unit and Hospice, Cardiology, and 24 hour Vet. Emergency Care. They will share parking spaces with the Sherwin-Williams Paint store. The conclusions, findings and order for this development can be viewed at LU 12-0042 Approved Findings
  • West End Building Rezone request and sale, LU 13-0053, 4101 Kruse Way.
    The City of Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency spent an exhaustive amount of time and energy to rezone this City owned property from Office Campus/R-3 to General Commercial in order to allow the eventual sale to Kensington Investment Group who had planned to buy the property for $16.5M. After the rezone hearing was denied by the Planning Commission and after waiting for a more specific development plan for this property, Kensington found the deal was no longer financially viable, citing reasons of site constraints and height limitations.The WEB building and property has been sold to Yakima Products without a zone change request. Plans are now underway to remodel the existing building and expand the existing building by enclosing the upper deck areas. This application is classified as a minor development.
  • Farm Stands, LU 13-0067-1835
    This amendment to the Community Development Code was approved to define and allow farm stand use in specified zones. Parson’s Farm Stand has found its way back to Lake Grove and is permanently located in the middle of the Kruse Village parking lot.