Item B: Update on Commercial/Industrial/Residential Land Studies

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2. Adopt or rea s. ss policies stating the economic development objectives of .e planning area (OAR 660-009-0020). The policies must state th verall community development objectives, and include a commitme t 0 provide adequate sites and facilities to accommodate desired devel ment. 3. Designate la for commercial and industrial uses (OAR 660-009- 0025). Jurisd c ions must. identify needed sites, identify long- and short-term d and for land (e.g., serviceable within I-year), and provide a 20- ar supply of land. LCDC adopted ame which clarify some of th ents to the Goal 9 administrative rule (OAR 660-009) equirements and refine the framework: . The amendment i elude guidance for local plan policies including, ~aintaining dowowns or central business districts, strategies for replacing short-t land as it is developed, emphasizing the expansion of existing industri s . and firms, and brownfield redevelopment strategies. Providing an ade ate short-term supply of land and strategies for maintaining it ar ow mandatory for cities and counties within a Metropolitan PIa ing Organization (MPO). . The amendment mphasize the current state policy on short-term, serviceable sites. tarting January 1, 2007, OAR 660-009-0025 requires cities and counti within a Metropolitan Planning Organization to have a competitive sho - erm supply of land. A competitive short-term supply of land provides a ge of site sizes and locations to accommodate the market needs of ariety of industrial and other employment uses. The rule provides gu'd nce in the form of "a percentage is provided for competitive sho - erm supply of land. That percentage is 25 percent of the total land supply ltemative methods of compliance are provided and include a link to e industrial site certification program. The rule also enables cities an ounties to consider availability when designating short- term supply. In summary, the init analysis in of the land base, combined with recent changes to Goal 9 and i administrative rule suggest that a prudent next step would be to complete a conomic Opportunities Analysis and evaluate both the long- and short-term su ly of land. Such a study will require some complicated policy discussions-pa i ularly around issues of under-utilized and redevelopable land in Ii t of the region's economic development objectives. Commercial and Industrial Lands Database ECONorthwest September 2006 Page 24