Planning Documents - Ordinances, Plans, and Guidelines

Guided by the Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Department's primary function is to plan for the future of Milwaukie.

To plan for the future, the Planning Department maintains and implements the Comprehensive Plan and other planning documents, and implements the community's development standards through the Zoning, Land Division, and Sign Ordinances.

Comprehensive Plan Documents

• Comprehensive Plan
• Additional documents (Ancillary documents to the Comp Plan):
  • Bicycle & Pedestrian Accessibility Program
  • Central Milwaukie Land Use and Transportation Plan
  • Downtown and Riverfront Land Use Framework Plan
  • Johnson Creek Resources Management Plan
  • Lake Road Multimodal Connection Plan
  • Springwater Corridor Master Plan
  • Town Center Master Plan
  • Transportation System Plan
  • Vision Statement
  • Park Master Plans:
    • Ardenwald
    • Balfour
    • Bowman-Brae
    • Elk Rock Island
    • Furnberg
    • Homewood
    • Kronberg
    • Lewelling
    • North Clackamas North Side
    • Scott
    • Spring
    • Water Tower
    • Wichita
  • Utility Master Plans:
    • Stormwater Master Plan
    • Wastewater Master Plan
    • Water Master Plan

 Other Long-Range Planning Documents

• Downtown Design Guidelines
• Downtown and Riverfront Public Area Requirements

Milwaukie Municipal Code

• Title 19 Zoning Ordinance
  • ​​​​Base Zones
• Title 17 Land Division Ordinance
• Title 14 Sign Ordinance