Item 1: Supply of Commercial and Industrial Land in Lane County

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PURPOSE initiative which is intended to ensure that large "project-ready" sites are cataloged and are easy to market to prospective industries wishing to relocate or expand operations in Oregon. This project is about creating a comprehensive database of commercial and industrial lands within the Eugene-Springfield Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). The land inventory database is the primary product of this project. This project is not in response to statewide policies that require cities to maintain a 20-year supply of buildable commercial and industrial lands-rather it reflects the desire by the four project sponsors (Lane County, the cities of Eugene and Springfield, and the Lane Metro Partnership) to better understand the commercial and industrial land base in Lane County. Moreover, the inventory is a stand-alone product without commentary on local land-use policy or the implications of the inventory. While this is not a policy project, the land inventory cannot be accomplished without consideration of statewide planning Goal 9 (Economy) and OAR 660-009 (the administrative rule that implements Goal 9). OAR 660-009-0015(3) provides the following guidance with respect to land inventories: (3) Inventory of Industrial and Other Employment Lands. Comprehensive plans for all areas within urban growth boundaries must include an inventory of vacant and developed lands within the planning area designated for industrial or other employment use. (a) For sites inventoried under this section, plans must provide the following information: (A) The description, including site characteristics, of vacant or developed sites within each plan or zoning district; (B) A description of any development constraints or infrastructure needs that affect the buildable area of sites in the inventory; and (C) For cities and counties within a Metropolitan Planning Organization, the inventory must also include the approximate total acreage and percentage of sites within each plan or zoning district that comprise the short-term supply of land. (b) When comparing current land supply to the projected demand, cities and counties may inventory contiguous lots or parcels together that are within a discrete plan or zoning district. It is notable that Goal 9 requires jurisdictions to complete a buildable lands inventory. This project is the logical first step in meeting the statutory requirements, but it does not include all of the steps required by Goal 9 and OAR 660-009. DRAFT: Commercial and Industrial Lands Database ECONorthwest July 2006 Page 2