Item 3: PH on Ordinance Regarding State Motor Pool Metro Plan Amendment and Zone Change

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Patricia Thomas, AlA July 24,2006 Page 5 Goal 10 - Hous~ng: To provide for the housing n~eds' of Citizens of the state. OAR 690-008 is entitled, "INTERPRETATION OF GOAL 10 HOUSING." OAR 660-008-0005 contains the applicaple definitions including that for "Buildable Land." That definition states that: ' "Publicly owned land is generally' not considered available for residential'use." The subject property has been in the ownership of the, State of Oregon si~ce 1980, long before ~doption of the EeLS, therefore, would not be considered available for resiq~ntialland use within the m,eaning of that study. It is additionally noted that the Study at page 2 states: "There is sufficient buildable residential land to meet the , future housing needs, of the projected population. In fact, the 1992 residential buildable l.ands supply exceeds the 1992-2015 residential land demand in all residential categories. .. .>> It may be helpful to know how the Plan came to call for the redesignation and' rezoning of parkin,g lots. Enclosed as Exhibit 5 is a letter (I ghost wrote) from the Admi~istrator for the Department','of. Administrative Services, ,which was submitted to the Planning Commission. As indicated in the second half of page 2 of that letter, the draft .Plan had.. noted the underutilized land in the form of parking lots in the train depot area and my client's letter calls for the same treatment f9r the motor pool site. The outcome eventually was the language in the Plan today calling for rede~ignation and rezoning of the surface park~ng lots in the Plan area. As discussed in the origina~ application, the subject parcel would. be ill suited for residential purposes. It is withi~ the Fifth Avenue Special Area and surrounded by Commercial zo.ning and commercial and office uses with the exception of the EWEB site, which is presently designated for industrial use. On the Pearl Street side of the property, the property is only 130 feet deep while being bounded on its north' siq.e by the railroad tracks. Such property would not be desirable for