TUALATIN COMMONS

The Tualatin Commons is located at 8325 SW Nyberg St in Tualatin, Oregon and was dedicated and opened to the public on May 20, 1994.

This 19-acre site in the center of town formerly housed an operating, aromatic, pet food factory fronting on a major arterial was transformed into a three-acre manmade lake surrounded by a wide public promenade, plazas and an interactive fountain. Water lost from evaporation is made up from on-site wells which were the original city water supply. Lake water is not filtered or chemically treated for drinking or swimming.

Natural History

As you walk along the west side of the Tualatin Commons, you will notice the plaza is inscribed with the natural and cultural history of the Tualatin area.

Rules

To ensure that everyone's visit to Tualatin Commons is safe and enjoyable, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ALLOWED:

• Swimming, wading, boating, fishing, casting in or ice skating on the lake
• Skateboarding, roller skating or in-line skating
• Having dogs or other animals, except a seeing eye or hearing ear dog by persons with disabilities
• Bicycle riding
• Consumption or possession of an open container of alcohol
• Operating any sound amplification devices, including radios
• Model boats powered by gasoline or other liquid fuel on the lake
• Feeding or causing harm to birds or other wildlife
• Placing signs, markers or posters
• Sleeping between sunset and sunrise

Violation of any section of the Tualatin Commons rules, Municipal Code 5-3, is a civil infraction. This is an abbreviated list of the Tualatin Commons rules. Complete copies are available from the City of Tualatin Community Services Department, 503-691-3061.

Events

Numerous events take place at Tualatin Commons during the summer months. Some of these activities include Concerts on the Commons and the Summer Reading Program.

Special Event Permits and Resident Business Permits for activities at the Commons can be obtained through the Community Services Department at 503.691.3064. If you would like to post a banner in the Commons advertising your community event, please download, fill-out and return the Community Sign Permit.

 

Facts about the Lake at the Commons

	U.S. Equivalent	Metric Equivalent
Circumference:	1,780 feet	534 meters
Surface Area:	3.1 acres	1.254 hectares
Volume:	6 million gallons	22.8 million liters
Depth - at edge:	6 - 18 inches	15 - 45 centimeters
Depth - at deepest area:	9 feet	270 centimeters