Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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Goal 7 requires that local government planning programs include provisions to protect people and property from natural hazards such as floods, land slides, earthquakes and related haz.ards, tsunamis and wildfires, The subject property is not located within known areas of natural disasters or hazards. The subject property is outside the flood zone and is not subject to hazards nonnallv associated with steep slopes, wildfires, or tsunamis. Other hazards, s~ch as earthquakes and ~<;evere winter storms can be mitigated at the time of development based on accepted building codes and building techniques. Therefore, these amendments are consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 7. ~Joal 8 - Recr~ational Needs: To satisfj; the recreational needs of the citizens (1"the state and visitors and, where appropriate, to providefor the siting of necessary recreational facilities including destination resorts. Goal 8 ensures the provision of recreational facilities to Oregon citizens and is primarily concerned with the provision of those facilities in non-urban areas of the state. There are no public or private recreational facilities on or adjacent to the subject property. Therefore the proposed amendments will not impact the provision of public recreational facilities, nor will they affect access to existing or future public recreational facilities. A phone inquiry questioned whether this site could be considered for a park. Written comments from the seco state, in summary, that this site should include a public plaza/green space. Communications from Parks and Open Space (POS) staff indicate that the City considered acquiring the portion of the site that is the former Santa Clara Elementary School site when it was put up for sale. Based on a variety of factors, POS staff states that the site was not well suited tor park use. The site is now in private ownership. The an1endments are therefore consistent with Statewide Planning Goal 8. Goal 9 - Economic Development: To provide adequate opportunities throughout the statefor a variety (~f economic activities vital to the health lvelfare, and prosperity ~l()regon 's citizens. The Administrative Rule for Statewide Planning Goal 9 (OAR 660 Division 9) requires that the City "[p]rovide for at least an adequate supply of sites of suitable sizes, types, location, and service levels for a variety of industrial and commercial uses consistent with plan policies[.]" Among other things, the rule requires that cities complete an "Economic Opportunities Analysis." OAR 660-009- 0015. Based on the Economic Opportunities Analysis, cities are to prepare Industrial and Commercial Development Policies. OAR 660-009-0020. Finally OAR 660-009-0025 requires that cities designate industrial and commercial lands sufficient to meet short and long term needs. OAR 660-009-00 1 0(2) provides that the detailed planning requirements imposed by OAR 660 Division 9 apply "at the time of each periodic review of the plan (ORS 197.712(3))." In addition, OAR 660- 009-00 1 0(4) provides that, \\i'hen a city changes its plan designations of lands in excess of two acres to or from commercial or industrial use, pursuant to a post acknowledgment plan amendment, it must address all applicable planning requirements and (a) demonstrate that the proposed amendment is consistent with the parts of its acknowledged comprehensive plan which address the requirements of OAR 660 Division 9~ or (b) amend its comprehensive plan to explain the proposed amendment pursuant to OAR 660 Division 9; or (c) adopt a combination of (a) and (b) consistent Staff Findings -- October 8, 2007 Page 4