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Work Session: Update on Commercial/Industrial/Residential Lands Studies
Meeting Date: December 13, 2006 Agenda Item Number: C
Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Lisa Gardner
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5208
ISSUE STATEMENT
The purpose of this work session is to respond to a council request for an update on the status of the
Commercial/Industrial/Residential Lands Studies. Specifically, this item is intended to provide a status
report on the City’s compliance with State requirements for local government inventories of residential,
commercial, and industrial lands.
BACKGROUND
In 1992, Eugene completed and adopted a Commercial Lands Study. In 1993, the Metropolitan
Industrial Lands Study was adopted. In 1999, the cities of Eugene and Springfield jointly adopted the
Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Residential lands and Housing Study (“Residential Lands
Study”). On July 12, 2006, the council held a workshop on the supply of commercial and industrial
lands in Lane County, at which consultants presented a comprehensive created database on commercial
and industrial designated lands.
The City Attorney’s Office has prepared a memorandum summarizing the State’s requirements for local
government inventories of residential, commercial, and industrial lands, including a status report on the
City’s current supply of those lands, and assessment of compliance with State requirements. That
memorandum is subject to confidentiality and has been distributed to the councilors separate from the
Agenda Item Summary materials. The Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) has prepared a Eugene
Buildable Lands Summary Memorandum, which is included as Attachment A.
In response to the inclusion of a Buildable Lands Scope of Work item in the Planning Division FY 07
Work Program, staff requested a scoping outline be prepared by LCOG to provide additional
information for council discussion of this item. Included as Attachment B, is a table summarizing
scoping tasks, timeframe, and estimated costs. This scoping document completes the Planning Division
FY07 Work Program Task 7.
RELATED CITY POLICIES
City policies are not applicable at this time.
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COUNCIL OPTIONS
1.The council may take no action.
2.As part of the Fiscal Year 2008 budget process, the council may choose to identify funding to update
the residential, commercial and industrial supply and demand buildable land inventories consistent
with OAR 660-009 or to fund the monitoring report.
3.The council could provide specific direction to staff on an alternative action.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
The City Manager recommends Option 1.
SUGGESTED MOTION
No motion is suggested.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Eugene Buildable Lands Summary Memorandum
B. Eugene Buildable Lands Scoping Options
The following items will be available in the City Manager’s Office:
1999 Residential Lands Study
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1993 Industrial Lands Report
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1992 Commercial Lands Study
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2006 “The Supply of Commercial and Industrial Land in Lane County: A Database and Preliminary
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Analysis.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Lisa Gardner
Telephone: 541-682-5208
Staff E-Mail: lisa.a.gardner@ci.eugene.or.us
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ATTACHMENT A
Eugene Buildable Lands Summary Memorandum
December 4, 2006
Purpose
The following is an overview of options for updating the residential, commercial and industrial lands
supply and demand inventories for the City of Eugene, including costs and timeframes.
Buildable Lands and Recent Studies
Current state law requires that cities inventory residential, commercial, and industrial land within their
Urban Growth Boundaries (UGB) and maintain a 20-year supply of buildable lands at the time of
adoption.
In 1999, the cities of Eugene and Springfield completed the 1999 Residential Land Housing Study (RLS).
The findings and policies were incorporated into the 2004 Update to the Metro Plan as the Residential
Land Use and Housing Element. The study found that there is an adequate supply of undeveloped
(urbanizable) area with the UGB to meet demand for a projected population of 286,000 through the end
of the planning period (2015).
Policy A.5 of the 2004 Update to the Metro Plan suggests developing a monitoring system that measures
land consumption, housing type, size, and density and that these reports be made on an annual basis.
The monitoring report should gather data on the total number of acres and units constructed as well as
actual density that should be compared with the estimates and assumption used in the RLS.
In 2000, Lane Council of Governments and the cities of Eugene and Springfield completed the first
Residential Land Monitoring Report for the metro area. Since that time The City of Springfield completed
a second monitoring report for the Springfield UGB for 2000-2003.
During 2005-2006, Lane Metro Partnership along with Lane County and the cities of Eugene and
Springfield funded a project (referred to as the CIBL project) that created a database of commercial and
industrial lands within the Eugene-Springfield UGB. The project was not intended to provide a buildable
lands inventory. Additional work and analysis would be required to develop a buildable lands inventory
consistent with Goal 9 and OAR 660-009.
While a recent commercial/industrial land inventory has not been completed for the metro area, the City
of Springfield completed a Commercial Lands Study for its UGB that was adopted in February 2000 and
is currently undertaking a Residential Lands Inventory.
ATTACHMENT B
Eugene Buildable Lands Scoping Options
December 4, 2006
The supply and demand analyses components of a land inventory can be conducted separately or
together and still meet statewide planning goals and applicable Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR).
Options for consideration by the City in scoping a buildable lands inventory are briefly summarized
below:
1. Prepare Residential Lands Inventory Monitoring Report
The monitoring report gathers data on the total number of acres consumed and units and density of
housing and compares those results with the estimates and assumptions used in the RLS.
Issues: Does not consider commercial or industrial lands (CIBL study is not relevant to this option).
Timeframe: 3 months
Cost: $5 - $10K
2. Perform Residential Land Demand Analysis
Perform Residential Demand Analysis in compliance with OAR 660-009.
Issues: CIBL study does not include demand analysis.
Timeframe: 6 - 8 months
Cost: $20 - $30K
3. Perform Residential Buildable Lands Inventory and Supply Analysis
Perform City or Metro wide Residential Land Inventory to determine if there is a 20 year supply of
residential land remaining inside the UGB.
Issues: Does not consider commercial or industrial lands (CIBL study is not relevant to this option).
Timeframe: 6 - 8 months
Cost: $60 - $90K
4. Perform Commercial and Industrial Land Demand Analysis
Perform Commercial and Industrial Demand Analysis in compliance with OAR 660-009.
Issues: CIBL study does not include demand analysis.
Timeframe: 3 - 5 months
Cost: $20 - $30K
5. Perform Commercial and Industrial Buildable Land Inventory and Supply Analysis
Conduct Inventory of Commercial and Industrial Lands supply in compliance with OAR 660-009.
Issues: Evaluate land use data reviewed by City staff in support of CIBL study to determine value for
land supply analysis.
Timeframe: 8 - 10 months
Cost: $40 - $80K
Summary of Options
SUPPLY DEMAND
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COMMERCIAL
New Study
(CIBL Study)
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INDUSTRIAL
New Study
(CIBL Study)
Existing 1999 Study Existing 1999 Study
RESIDENTIAL
New Study New Study