The suitability criteria for a UGB amendment for a genercil residential or employment <br />land need are identified in OAR 660-024-0010(8) (for employment uses) and in <br />OAR 660-024-0010(1) (for general housing needs). OAR 660-024-0060(5) allows local <br />governments to apply additional suitability criteria, but only for an "identified need." <br />That term is a term of art, fi-om ORS 197.298(3)(x) - e.g. an "identified need" that has <br />specific locational requirements that are unique to that particular use. The city could, for <br />instance, determine that there is a need for and identified housing type, such as higher <br />density attached multi-family housing along transit routes (where there is access to <br />multiple modes of travel); and thereby justify not following the statutory direction to <br />include exception lands before agricultural lands, if the only locations for this identified <br />type of horsing that are along planned or clu•rent transit (bus) lines are zoned for <br />agriculture. Similarly, if the economic opportunities analysis identified a need for a site <br />with rail access, and the only such site is on agricultural lands, then the city could use rail <br />access as a suitability criterion and screen out exception lands if there are no exception <br />lands with rail access. <br />Some of the city's suitability criteria do follow the general suitability criteria allowed <br />Under OAR 660-024-0010(1) and 0010(8). Others are appropriate only for an "identified <br />need" for a particular planned urban use that has specific locational requirements. To <br />assist the city on remand, the director provides his evaluation of the city's criteria in the <br />following table. <br />Table 3. Findino ReEmi-din! Boundary Location Threshold Suitability Criteria <br />Criterion <br />Analysis <br />Lot is not entirely within the 100-year <br />This criterion is based on OAR 660-008- <br />floodplain. <br />0005(2) (for horsing)c'' and OAR 660- <br />009-0005(2) (for employment),66 and is a <br />permissible screen for both general land <br />need and specific identified land needs. <br />Lot is serviceable for Ciiy sanitary (does not <br />This criterion is a permissible screen <br />itICIrdC private or public systems other than <br />under OIAR 660-008-0005(2)(e) (cannot <br />the city). <br />be provided with public facilities), except <br />for the limitation to oily facilities. So long <br />as sanitary sewer is available or feasible <br />during the planning period, the property <br />cannot be excluded as unsuitable. <br />Lot is serviceable for city water. <br />This criterion is permissible. see analysis <br />immediately above. <br />l.ot is in regional stornnwater plan service <br />This criterion is permissible, see analysis <br />area. <br />immediately above. <br />Bend UGB Order 001775 118 of 156 January 8, 2010 <br />