Architectural Review Board (ARB)

The ARB conducts public hearings, reviews plans, and determines compliance with the Tualatin Development Code for development of larger multi-family residential, commercial, semi-public/institutional, and industrial development projects.

Schedule 

ARB meets on an as-needed basis. Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Please see the City's public meeting calendar for upcoming meetings, agendas, and minutes of past meetings.

Location

Tualatin City Service Center (10699 SW Herman Road). Zoom meeting details are contained in the meeting agenda, which is published one week before the meeting date.

Questions or comments?  

Contact the Planning Division at 503.691.3026 or planning@tualatin.gov. 

Architectural review process  

An Architectural Review (AR) is required for all development and redevelopment in Tualatin, except for residential and non-residential subdivisions or partitions, which are subject to Chapter 36 of the Tualatin Development Code (TDC). Most AR decisions are staff-level decisions. Larger and more complex development is reviewed by the ARB.

ARB decision-making power

• An application for a multi-family residential project abuts the Residential Low (RL) Density Planning District;
• A project is a multi-family residential project that includes 100 or more units, when a commercial building is 50,000 square feet or more, and when an industrial building is 150,000 square feet or more; and
• The applicant of an AR previously approved by the ARB requests a time extension of the AR approval period pursuant to TDC 73.056(2).

The Architectural Review Board's decision must be based on the requirements of the TDC that apply to the specific proposal. The ARB's decision may be appealed to the City Council.

The ARB is comprised of seven members recommended by the Council Committee on Advisory Appointments and then approved by the City Council. The ARB has three alternate positions and is the only city board or commission whose membership requires a professional registration, such as a Registered Architect, Registered Landscape Architect, or Engineer. In addition, a City Council member serves as the ARB Chair.

ARB membership 

• Chair: Cyndy Hillier
• Architect: Skip Stanaway
• Engineer: Dongmei Lin 
• Landscape Architect: Patrick Gaynor
• Lay Member: Chris Goodell
• Lay Member: Kylan Hoener
• Lay Member: Keith Hancock 

Alternates

• Architect: John Medvec