City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting, July 20, 2026

The City Council of Wilsonville, Oregon, held a work session and regular meeting on July 20, 2026, focusing on several key topics including housing statutory compliance, urban renewal district polling results, and a zone map amendment for industrial development. The council discussed updates to the city's development code to comply with recent state housing legislation, particularly House Bill 2138, which mandates clear and objective tree removal standards and streamlines middle housing land divisions. Public polling results were presented regarding a potential urban renewal district in the Town Center, highlighting voter preferences for projects such as parking garages, blight removal, and transit hubs, while showing opposition to large apartment buildings and tax increases. The council also approved a zone map amendment to rezone property for industrial use to align with the comprehensive plan and Metro's regional plan, supporting the expansion of the Cisco facility. Consent agenda items included professional services agreements for water treatment plant operations and sewer interceptor projects. Public testimony included concerns about development standards impacting industrial growth and critiques of the urban renewal ballot title language. The meeting concluded with the first reading and unanimous approval of the ordinance for the zone map amendment.