Phil is a seasoned land use attorney with over 30 years' experience in a broad range of planning, permitting, and development issues. He works closely with clients in industries such as healthcare, housing and mixed use development, telecommunications, energy, hospitality, agribusiness, and manufacturing. He is a founding member of the Working Waterfront Coalition, served as a former land use hearings officer, and is a frequent speaker on current land use topics.
Practice Highlights
Transit-oriented development
Obtained land use approvals for healthcare and higher education facility along light rail in Hillsboro, Ore.
Master planning
Obtained land use approvals for research park facility along light rail in Hillsboro, Ore.
UGB amendments, annexations, comprehensive plan amendments and zone changes
Obtained land use approvals for a hospital and medical campus in Newberg, Ore.
Subdivisions and mixed use development
Obtained land use approvals for residential and mixed use developers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Wireless and other telecommunication facilities
Obtained land use approvals for national wireless carriers and other telecommunication facilities throughout Oregon.
Energy facilities
Successfully defended comprehensive plan amendment that would have permitted residential use on industrial land adjacent to existing energy facilities.
Waterfront development
Successfully represented industry association on challenges to local regulations that would have reduced the supply of industrial land and would have made it more difficult and costly to develop.
Vested rights and nonconforming use determinations
Obtained favorable vested rights/nonconforming use determinations for existing and proposed developers in various jurisdictions in Oregon.
Affordable housing
Successfully represented affordable housing provider in land use appeal in Medford, Ore., including successful use of Fair Housing Act defense.