PC Agenda Packet 3.14.2023 - Laserfiche WebLink

Attachment 1 pathways along the river, provided the City can demonstrate constitutionality of any required public dedication or improvement. The Code Amendments will not impact the provision of recreational facilities, as they are specific to the newly established clear and objective approval criteria for proposed housing uses within the Greenway. The Code Amendments do, however, have the potential to further improve the already ample public access to existing recreation facilities within the Greenway. Therefore, the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 8. Goal 9 - Economic Development: To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon 's citizens. Goal 9 requires cities to evaluate the supply and demand of commercial land relative to community economic objectives. The Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments, which will apply only within the City, will not rezone or re-designate any properties, and do not impact the supply of industrial or commercial lands. Therefore, the Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 9. Goal 10 - Housing: To provide for the housing needs of the citizens of the state. Goal 10 requires the City to provide an adequate supply of buildable land to accommodate the City's estimated housing needs for a 20-year planning period. The Envision Eugene Residential Land Supply Study (2012-2032) was adopted by the City of Eugene in 2017 as a refinement of the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan and complies with the requirements of Goal 10 and Chapter 660, Division 008 of the Oregon Administrative Rules. The Envision Eugene Residential Land Supply Study includes an inventory of buildable lands for residential use. According to the Residential Land Supply Study, there is sufficient buildable residential land to meet the identified land need. The Willamette River Greenway Code Amendments do not impact the City's supply of residential buildable land. No land is being re-designated from a residential use to a non-residential use, and the amendments do not otherwise diminish the amount of land available for residential use. The City Council finds that approximately 88% of the lands within the Greenway are categorized as "committed lands" devoted to special uses like parks, schools, government offices, cemeteries, and rights-of-way and are therefore considered (for purposes of the adopted inventory) as having no development or redevelopment potential. Notably, some 44% of the lands within the Willamette River Greenway boundary are City-owned park land. The remaining 12% of other lands within the Greenway (i.e. lands not categorized as part of the 88% of "committed lands") are considered to have development or redevelopment potential, with a majority of that remaining land being designated for residential use. Of the 1,782 acres of total land within the Greenway, approximately 1,569 acres are categorized as committed lands (with 782 acres of that area being City-owned park land), and the remaining 213 acres of land is considered developable.' Goal 10 also requires the City to conduct a Housing Needs Analysis (HNA) to assess whether the City's estimated housing needs for a 20-year planning period can be satisfied. The Envision Eugene Residential Land Supply Study includes an HNA that forecasts that Eugene's population will increase by 33,778 people between 2012 and 2032. Based on the HNA analysis, Eugene will need 15,105 dwellings to accommodate this growth. 3 In support of this finding, the City Council adopts and incorporates into these findings the information included under the heading "Land Ownership" on page 20 of the Design Plan attached as Exhibit A to these findings, as well as Map 1.3 Willamette River Greenway Committed Lands" included on page 21 of the Design Plan showing the land ownership within Eugene's Willamette Greenway Boundary. Page 12 of 125