Item 1: Ordinance on Oregon West Management

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"v1th Statewide Planning Goal 6. Goal 7 - Areas Subiect to Natural Disasters and Hazards: To protect l~re and propertyfrom natural disasters and hazards. 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 hazards, 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 normally associated \-vith steep slopes, wildfires, or tsunamis. Other hazards, such as earthquakes and severe 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. Goal 8 _ Recreational Needs: To satL~fy the recreational needs of the citizens o.lthe state and visitors and. where appropriate, to provide for the siting of necessary recreationalfacilities 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 fllture public recreational facilities. A phone inquiry questioned whether this site could be considered for a park Written comments from the SCCO state, in sununary, 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 for park use. The site is now in private ownership. The amendments are therefore 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, yvelfare. and prosperity of Oregon '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 660-009-0010(2) provides that the detailed planning requirements imposed by OAR 660 Division 9 apply "at the time of each periodic review ofthe plan (ORS 197.712(3))." In addition, OAR 660- 009-0010(4) provides that, when a city changes its plan designations oflands in excess of two acres from an industrial use designation to a non-industrial use designation, or an other employment use Findings- November 19, 2007 Page 4