Measure 37 claims In 2004, Oregon voters passed Measure 37, which was advertised as an effort to protect the rights of individuals who wanted to build a few houses on their land, if the law allowed them to do so when they purchased the property. The measure resulted in 7,500 claims for development (including subdivisions, mines and strip malls) covering over 750,000 acres, much of that protected forest and farmland. On Sauvie Island, Measure 37 claims covered more than 750 acres of farmland, and significant waterfront development along the channel. In 2007, Measure 49 was placed on the ballot to amend Measure 37. Under the new law, landowners would be allowed to build one to 10 houses under various scenarios, while prohibiting larger subdivisions and commercial and industrial development. April 5, 2007. Island-wide meeting held to discuss Measure 37 and island claims. November 6, 2007. Oregon voters approve Measure 49 by a margin of 61-39. The new law went into effect December 6, 2007.
Sauvie Island Measure 37 Claims
Posted on October 4th, 2009as of March 22, 2007 – before Measure 49
Claimant Date Request Status
Greg & Anne Jones @ 15100 NW Burlington Ct – 2/15/05 – Single family residence – Approved
Kent & June Meyer TL @ 1100, Sec 8 – 10/25/05 – Divide 6 acres into three parcels - Denied
O’Mara & Schaefer @ 13829 NW Charlton Rd. – 8/23/06 – Dwelling and accessory buildings – Approved
Elinor Wiley @ 13801 NW Charlton Rd. – 7/10/06 – Divide parcel into 5 lots for 4 homesites in EFU – Denied
Robert & Cheryl Wiley @ 13755 NW Charlton Rd. – 11/8/06 – Single family residence – Comment period ended 1/23/2007
Dave Eddy @ 20303 NW Sauvie Is Rd. – 11/30/06 - Heritage tract dwelling or non-farm dwelling – Comment period ended 1/30/2007
Gerald & Carol Egger @ 19818 NW Sauvie Is. Rd. – 12/1/06 – Subdivision of approx. 208 acres into 31 lots – Active
Gerald Egger @ TL 300, Sec. 30, 3N1W – 12/1/06 – Subdivision of approx. 94 acres for 5-lot residential and boat moorage – Active
Jack Fazio @ 29244 NW Sauvie Island Rd. – 12/1/06 Subdivision of 448 acres into 12 five-acre parcels for ten dwellings. – Comment period ends 3/22/07
Eleanor Charlton – One or more dwellings on each of eight parcels – Comment period ends 4/4/07
Martha Glaser Single family residence and accessory structures – Active
Peter & Alice Patterson Single family residence on EFU land – Active
Julianne Ward @ NW Lucy Reeder Rd. - Single family residence, farm structures on EFU land – Active
Ella Mae & Ken Larson @ TL 100, Sec 28C, 2N1W – 11/30/06 – Development of houseboats, boat moorage, marine construction business, RV park, floating retail uses, dredging & fill, etc – Active
Frevach Land Co. @ 12800 Marina Way – 12/1/06 – Waterfront resort with 73 time share condos, recreational and waterfront amenities. – Active
Daniel Gulbrandson @ 12950 NW Marina Way – Boat launch, live-aboards, restaurant, moorage and other marina uses – Active
—compiled from Multnomah County website, Measure 49 flyer, The Oregonian and The Sentinel reporting
Update link to Measure 37 claims filed in unincorporated Multnomah County:
http://www2.co.multnomah.or.us/Community_Services/LUT-Planning/Measure37/M37_table.pdf
