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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
June 24, 2019
5:30 p.m. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Meeting of June 24, 2019;
Her Honor Mayor Lucy Vinis Presiding
Councilors Betty Taylor, President Emily Semple, Vice President Mike Clark Greg Evans Chris Pryor Claire Syrett Jennifer Yeh Alan Zelenka
5:30 p.m. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
1.Committee Reports and Items of Interest
2.WORK SESSION: Urban Reserves Planning
3.WORK SESSION: 2021 Update
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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Work Session: Urban Reserves Planning Meeting Date: June 24, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 2 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Rebecca Gershow
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8816
ISSUE STATEMENT Staff will provide City Council with an update on the Urban Reserves planning work to date. The work session is informational, however feedback is requested. Staff will return in the fall with urban reserves alternatives for your consideration.
BACKGROUND Planning for growth in line with local values is a long-standing tradition in Oregon and Eugene. Urban Reserves are a special designation, allowed by state law, for lands outside the urban growth boundary that can be considered a first priority if and when a city needs to expand for a growing population. The goal of Urban Reserves planning is to identify an appropriate supply of land for possible expansion, so we are prepared to grow in a way that meets our community’s needs and values. Land designated as Urban Reserves will remain rural, and cannot be urbanized, unless it is brought into the city’s UGB through a formal process for expansion. Based on the guidance provided by the pillars of Envision Eugene, the urban reserves process advances our community vision beyond 2032 and reflects deep collaboration among the City, County, community and service providers. Urban Reserves identifies land for housing, parks, schools and jobs needed by Eugene’s population in the long-term future, while implementing the area’s regional open space vision, including preservation of significant farm and forest land, waterways and natural resources. On July 20, 2015, as part of the City Council’s direction on the UGB, council directed staff to begin urban reserves planning and to bring a proposed urban reserve area back for City and County consideration within two years of UGB acknowledgement. As the UGB was acknowledged by the state of Oregon in January 2018, staff is planning to bring forward an urban reserves proposal for City Council and Board of Commissioners consideration by January 2020. If directed by decision makers to begin the formal adoption process, staff will prepare a complete adoption package and schedule the first formal public hearing by fall 2020.
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On November 27, 2017, staff provided the Eugene Planning Commission with an introduction and overview of urban reserves planning. The Eugene Planning Commission reviewed the draft Project Charter and Public Involvement Plan on May 8, 2018. Following that meeting, staff presented the project to the Lane County Planning Commission twice, on May 15, 2018, and June 5, 2018, to the Eugene City Council on June 11, 2018, and to the Lane County Board of Commissioners on June 19, 2018. On June 25, 2018, the Eugene Planning Commission approved the Urban Reserves Public Involvement Plan, and on July 10, 2018, they recommended a Planning Commissioner to participate on the Envision Eugene Technical Advisory Committee, or EETAC. Staff provided the Eugene Planning Commission with a project update on May 20, 2019, and on the following evening, on May 21, 2019, staff presented the project to the Lane County Planning Commission. On June 11, 2019, staff gave the Lane County Board of Commissioners a project update. As project-related questions arise, we are updating the FAQ’s on our project web page for the public to be able to review.
WORK TO DATE The urban reserves project will be completed in five phases; each phase is designed to build on the previous one, as shown below:
We are currently wrapping up Phase 2, Technical Analysis and moving into Option Development, which is shown graphically in the Urban Reserves Outreach Process (Attachment A). The technical analysis has been a multi-step process focused on identifying the amount of land needed for urban reserves; identifying land in the study area that is developable; and beginning to identify the developable land that would be suitable for urban reserves. The last time a project update was provided the City Council, staff was nearing completion of the Project Initiation phase. Key work since that time is summarized below with more information in the Technical Analysis Supplement, Attachment B.
Urban Reserves Technical Analysis The order of analysis and minimum elements included in urban reserves planning work is laid out by state rules, particularly Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 660, Division 21. Staff is following this structure, which is generally described below, and outlined in Attachment C, Urban Reserves Outline for Analysis. The three key components of the Technical Analysis include development of the Urban Reserves Land Need Model; Study Area; and Land Supply Model.
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The importance of this work for the success of the project cannot be overstated; it is critical to setting the stage for Urban Reserves decision-making. Please see Attachment B, Technical Analysis Supplement.
Suitability Analysis Work is beginning on the next step in the analysis; identifying developable land that would be “suitable” for urban reserves.a Staff is evaluating the developable land in the study area by considering it in terms of the following “locational” factors, then dismissing land that, on balance, would be unsuitable for urban reserves based on this evaluation: 1. Efficient accommodation of identified land needs 2. Orderly and economic provision of public facilities and services 3. Comparative environmental, energy, economic and social consequences 4. Compatibility of the proposed urban uses with nearby agricultural and forest activities occurring on farm and forest land outside the UGB As part of this work, staff has met with service providers three times, in February and April 2019. Participants include wastewater, water, transportation, stormwater and fire protection service providers within the urban reserves study area, and those within the urban growth boundary. Most “urban” service providers (those within the UGB) have completed a preliminary assessment of serviceability and high-level cost estimates by sub-area to be used in Locational Factor 2 analysis. County land management and transportation staff have been participating in service provider meetings. County and City staff have also had an initial meeting to discuss potential urban reserve area planning and zoning standards. Staff held the first Triple Bottom Line Sounding Board meeting in May 2019. The TBL is a framework the City of Eugene uses to reach its sustainability goals. It’s designed to help City Council and staff think about and explore the environmental, equity and economic impacts, benefits and trade-offs of their decisions. The work of the TBL Sounding Board will help inform Locational Factor 3 analysis.
Additional Project Partners A wide variety of agencies, stakeholder groups and members of the public have been involved in urban reserves planning to date: Over the summer of 2018, staff recruited, and the City Manager appointed the 13-member
Envision Eugene Technical Advisory Committee, which was established to provide technical advice to staff on growth management issues, primarily the Growth Monitoring and Urban Reserves projects. The EETAC has met nine times since October 2018 and has been critical in reviewing and providing input on the Urban Reserves technical analysis.
a OAR 660-021-0030(2) states that “[i]nclusion of land within an urban reserve shall be based upon the locational factors of
Goal 14 and a demonstration that there are no reasonable alternatives that will require less, or have less effect upon, resource
land.”
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Members of the EETAC include a City Councilor (Jennifer Yeh), Eugene Planning Commissioner and Sustainability Commissioner; representatives from the Lane County Homebuilders Association, Eugene Chamber of Commerce, 1000 Friends of Oregon, and Beyond Toxics; a local realtor and appraiser, and interested citizens from inside and outside the UGB. It is worth mentioning that urban reserves planning cannot succeed without the strong collaboration of Lane County as a critical project partner. County staff are key participants on the
Project Management Team, which includes City and County staff tasked with carrying out the project in accordance with the Project Charter. The PMT has been meeting monthly since January 2018. County staff have also been active participants in the Service Provider Working Group. A Lane County Transportation Advisory Committee representative is participating on the TBL Sounding Board, as well as a county resident on behalf of the Neighborhood Leaders Council. A county resident also participates on the EETAC. City and County staff are working closely together to ensure County interests are represented in urban reserves planning. Other project partners include a diverse list of interested parties who are kept up to date on Urban Reserves through a monthly newsletter and a regularly updated webpage with project information and a study area web map. Public notice has been sent twice—in September 2018 and May 2019—to approximately 1,500 urban reserves study area (County) residents. Over 100 participants visited the Urban Reserves area at the City’s Planning Division Project Fair on October 5, 2018 and June 5, 2019. Area-specific meetings will be held in the Fall. See the Project Participation list for more project partners (Attachment D).
Growth Monitoring Coordination As described in the Project Charter, and in the Technical Analysis Supplement (Attachment B), Urban Reserves planning is carrying forward several key assumptions from the recent UGB analysis, most notably development density and housing mix. In some cases, these assumptions took years of analysis and discussion to agree upon for the 2017 UGB analysis, and are not being revisited for Urban Reserves planning. Instead, they will be revisited when the first growth monitoring report is complete in 2021, per council direction, when there will be opportunity to update assumptions based on new data. The connection between Growth Monitoring and Urban Reserves planning is shown in the graphic included as Attachment E.
City Council Decision-Making The Eugene City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners have joint decision-making authority in the urban reserves project, including the following:
Review and provide input on the Public Involvement Plan and Project Charter
Receive updates and provide direction to the Project Management Team throughout the planning process
Provide direction on a proposed urban reserve option (by January 2020)
Convene public hearings, consider the Planning Commission recommendations, and act to adopt by Ordinance the urban reserves proposal as spelled out in state statute (Fall 2020).
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NEXT STEPS This summer, staff will continue evaluating the urban reserves study area for suitability and will identify any land that is considered—on balance—unsuitable for urban reserves. The remaining land will be considered for inclusion in urban reserves based on its priority land classification, and urban reserves options will be developed for consideration. Preliminary findings will be shared with the EETAC, followed by study area residents, the TBL Sounding Board, service providers, and City and County leaders. As directed by Council in 2015, the project Charter calls for delivering an Urban Reserves proposal for the City Council and Lane County Board of Commissioners to consider by January 2020. Once direction is given, staff will proceed with the formal adoption process to achieve the goal of having urban reserves adopted before council considers the first growth monitoring report, and any future potential changes to the UGB.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION Staff last gave a project update to the Eugene City Council on June 11, 2018, at the completion of the project initiation phase. A variety of input was provided, but no direction was given.
COUNCIL OPTIONS Informational item only.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION None; informational only.
SUGGESTED MOTION None; informational only.
ATTACHMENTS A. Outreach Process Graphic B. Technical Analysis Supplement C. Outline for Analysis D. Affiliated Groups and Participants E. Growth Monitoring-Urban Reserves Process Graphic
FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Rebecca Gershow, Senior Planner Urban Reserves Telephone: 541-682-8816 E-Mail: rgershow@eugene-or.gov Web: https://www.eugene-or.gov/Urban-Reserves
Project
Initiation
Technical
Analysis
Develop
Options
ENVISION
EUGENE
TECHNICAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
(EETAC)SERVICE
PROVIDER
WORKING
GROUPPCs, CC
& BCC
Work Session
CC
& BCC
Action
CC
& BCC
Hearings &
Decision
COMMUNITY
MEETING
COMMUNITY
MEETING
URBAN
RESERVES
AREA
MEETINGS
COMMUNITY
MEETINGTBL
SOUNDING
BOARD
PCs
WS
PCs
Hearings
& REC
EUGENE
PC
WS
STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS
TBL
SOUNDING
BOARD
ABREVIATION KEY:
• TBL = Triple Botttom Line
• PCs = Lane County and City of Eugene Planning Commissions
• CC = City of Eugene City Council
STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS
STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGSONLINE ENGAGEMENT ONLINE ENGAGEMENT ONLINE ENGAGEMENT ONLINE ENGAGEMENT
URBAN RESERVES OUTREACH PROCESS
RECRUIT EETAC
• BCC = Lane County Board of Commissioners
• EETAC = Envision Eugene Technical Advisory Committee
• IGA = Intergovernmental Agreements
IGA
Formal Adoption
Process
Proposed
Urban
Reserves
Winter - Spring 2018 Summer 2018 - Spring 2019 January 2020 Winter - Fall 2020
• WS = Work Session
• REC = Recommendation
Summer 2019 - Fall 2019
TBL
SOUNDING
BOARD
PCs, CC
& BCC
Work Session
February 2019 update
*
* Outreach as needed, depending on direction.
ATTACHMENT A
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Urban Reserves Technical Analysis Supplement 1
MEMORANDUM
To: Eugene City Council
Date: June 24, 2019
From: Rebecca Gershow, City of Eugene Planning Division
Subject: Urban Reserves Technical Analysis Supplement
This memorandum summarizes the technical analysis phase of Urban Reserves planning. Major
elements include the Land Need Model; Study Area Development; and the Land Supply Model.
Urban Reserves Land Need Model
Over the summer and fall of 2018, the City contracted with ECONorthwest to retrofit the Land
Sufficiency Model developed for estimating the amount of land needed and the development capacity
of the 2012-2032 Buildable Lands Inventory (BLI) during the UGB expansion analysis. The result is the
Urban Reserves Land Need Model (Land Need Model) – its purpose is to estimate the amount of land
needed for residential, employment and other uses over the 2032-2062 Urban Reserves planning
period. Key assumptions include:
Forecast Period—The model calculates land needed for Urban Reserves ranging from a 10-year
to a 30-year forecast period, or any years in between, depending on the population and
employment assumptions input in the model. We show timeframes as 2032-2042; 2032-2052;
or 2032-2062 for comparison purposes only.
Land Demand and Capacity Assumptions—Wherever possible, the same assumptions are used
in the Urban Reserves Land Need Model as were used during the 2017 UGB analysis. Some of
the assumptions incorporated into the Urban Reserves Land Need Model include average
household size, vacancy rate, housing mix, and residential and employment densities.
Employment Forecast—The Land Need Model uses the 2017 Oregon Employment Department
annual growth rate for Lane County of 1.07 percent, the most recent forecast available. It is
based on the 10-year forecast for Lane County that is extrapolated through 2062.
Population Forecast—Council directed staff to use the most current population forecast in
place, which at the time of Council direction was the 2015 Portland State University forecast for
Eugene and Lane County. However, this spring, a draft 2019 Forecast was released that will be
finalized on June 30, 2019. The 2019 Forecast, reflected in the following chart, is now being
used in the Land Need Model as it has virtually the same bottom line results for Urban Reserves
planning as the 2015 Forecast, and it is the most current forecast in place.
ATTACHMENT B
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Urban Reserves Technical Analysis Supplement 2
UGB and Urban Reserves Planning Periods and Population Forecasts
Based on Portland State University’s Draft 2019 Forecast for Eugene, the Land Need Model shows up
to 48,792 new residents between 2032 and 2062, which is a growth rate of approximately 0.7 percent.
In addition, using the 2017 Oregon Employment Department forecast, the Land Need Model projects
up to 56,008 new employees in Eugene over the same time period. See the summary of proposed
employment forecast and population forecast below.
Year
Employment
growth
Employment
change
(from 2032)
Population
growth
Population
change
(from 2032)
2032
148,460 213,619
2042
165,177 16,716 229,067 15,448
2052
183,775 35,315 245,432 31,813
2062
204,468 56,008 262,412 48,792
Source: Oregon Employment Department (2017 Employment Forecast), Portland State University
(2019 Draft Population Forecast), ECONorthwest, City of Eugene Urban Reserves Land Need Model
As shown in the following table, the Land Need Model also shows a need of between 6,909 and 21,820
total new dwelling units, depending on the planning period, for all structure types. This is based on
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Urban Reserves Technical Analysis Supplement 3
2019 population forecasts and assumptions moved forward from Envision Eugene, including average
household size, vacancy rate, and persons in group quarters.
Source: ECONorthwest, City of Eugene Urban Reserves Land Need Model, 2019
Taking into consideration the Land Need Model’s residential and employment density assumptions
moved forward from Envision Eugene, this translates to a need of between 1,803 and 5,868 acres of
land for residential, employment, and other (public and semi-public) uses depending on the planning
period, as shown in the table below. See the table on Page 10 for density assumptions for low density
residential housing, shown as dwelling units/acre. Full details can be found in the “Land Need Model,
May 2019 Update,” Assumptions and Capacity worksheets.
Land Use
Land Needed for Urban Reserves 1
2032-
2042
2032-
2052
2032-
2062
Residential 1,203 2,528 3,904
Employment 525 1,113 1,769
Other 75 134 195
Total (acres) 1,803 3,775 5,868
Source: ECONorthwest, City of Eugene Urban Reserves Land Need Model, 2019
The Envision Eugene Technical Advisory Committee (EETAC) reviewed the Land Need Model
assumptions and the resulting land demand identified over two meetings, on November 1 and
November 15, 2018. Additional time was spent reviewing the 2019 Portland State University Draft
Population Forecast and its implications for Urban Reserves, on April 18, 2019.
1 These numbers are based on assumptions and data reviewed to date and are subject to change.
Structure type
Dwelling Units Needed for Urban Reserves
2032-
2042
2032-
2052
2032-
2062
housing
mix
Single-family detached DU 3,800 7,824 12,001 55%
Single-family attached DU 553 1,138 1,746 8%
Two to four DU 829 1,707 2,618 12%
Five or more DU 1,727 3,557 5,455 25%
Total new dwelling units 6,909 14,226 21,820
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Urban Reserves Technical Analysis Supplement 4
Urban Reserves Study Area
Over the summer and fall of 2018, staff developed the Urban Reserves Study Area in accordance with
the guidance in Oregon Administrative Rules 660, Divisions 21 (Urban Reserves) and 24 (Urban Growth
Boundaries). The study area includes land at least one mile from the UGB, except for a few key
exceptions:
• At the McKenzie River
• At I-5
• Where the Metro Plan boundary extends beyond one mile
• Where Priority 1 Exception Areas extend beyond one mile
The study area is consistent with the new guidelines for establishing a UGB study area, to streamline
the UGB analysis in the future. Staff coordinated with a variety of partner agencies before setting the
draft study area, including Lane County, neighboring jurisdictions (Springfield, Junction City), other
public stakeholders (Eugene Airport, LCC, U of O, Bethel SD), and internal partners. There are
approximately 25,800 acres in the Urban Reserves Study Area. It contains approximately 73 percent as
much land as is within the Urban Growth Boundary (35,570 acres).
Study area development included identifying priority lands within the study area. To help protect farm
and forest land (sometimes called “resource land”), state law has specific requirements about how to
prioritize land to study for inclusion in Urban Reserves, similar to the analysis required for urban
growth boundary expansion.
Map 1 shows the Urban Reserves Study area and the Priority Land Classification.
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Eugene’s first priority for
urban reserve analysis must
be land that Lane County has
identified as “exception
areas” (or non-resource
land). First priority is also
resource land that is
completely surrounded by
exception land (unless the
resource land is high-value
farm land). Exception areas
are places outside of the
urban growth boundary
where Lane County allows
residential, commercial, or
industrial uses. In the Draft
Study Area, they mostly
include rural residential land,
but also include the airport,
Lane Community College,
and commercial uses north
of 30th Ave. Many of these
areas are already developed
to some degree.
If there is not enough first
priority land to
accommodate the amount
needed for Urban Reserves,
the second priority of land
that we must study is land
that Lane County has designated as “marginal lands.” Marginal lands are lands designated for non-
resource use due to having marginal value for farm or forest production.
The third priority for consideration are agricultural or forest resource lands, with higher priority given
to land of lower resource value. There are also a few “other” lands—that do not fall into any of these
categories.
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Urban Reserves Land Supply Model
After the study area was developed, staff set to work developing a geospatial land supply model that
categorizes the land within the study area and identifies the capacity of the land in the study area that
is developable.2 The land supply model works in conjunction with the land need model by identifying
whether the land supply in the urban reserves study area is adequate to meet the land need identified.
To do so, land considered not suitable for development was identified and removed from capacity
consideration.
This land falls into two categories:
Protected land is reserved to protect natural resources or prevent the impact of natural hazards, and
therefore is assigned no development capacity. It includes:
• Lane County Goal 5 adopted riparian corridors
• National Wetlands Inventory and West Eugene Wetlands
• Critical habitat (federal and state-listed threatened and endangered species)
• Historic and cultural resources
• Natural Resources plan designations
• Floodway and 100-year flood plain (FEMA)
• Prohibitively steep slopes (>30%)
• High risk landslide areas (DOGAMI)3
Committed land includes public and other land that has no development potential for housing or jobs
because they are committed to other uses for the foreseeable future. It includes:4
• Public Parks and Open Spaces
• School District Property
• Utility Property
• Airport Property
• Other Government Property
• Cemeteries
• Transportation Rights-of-Way
• Bonneville Power Administration Rights-of-Way
The Land Supply Model further categorizes land at the taxlot level – identifying whether taxlots are
considered fully developed, partially vacant, or undeveloped. Taxlots identified as partially vacant
2 The definition of “developable land” from the state’s rules on Urban Reserves is “land that is not severely constrained by
natural hazards or designated or zoned to protect natural resources an that is either entirely vacant or has a portion of its area
unoccupied by structures or roads” (OAR 660-021-0010(5))
3 High-risk landslide areas are currently being added to the Land Supply Model, as it is new data. Therefore, the 718 acres
associated with high-risk landslide areas are not yet incorporated into the acreage amounts shown in the table above.
4 State rules allow inclusion of private property with conservation easements that prohibit urban development, but none
were found in the study area.
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(e.g. have some development) and undeveloped were
further evaluated, as they are considered to have
development potential. Land that is committed, protected
or developed was removed from Urban Reserves capacity
consideration.
The Study Area Acreage by Land Category Table shows
that the remaining buildable acreage (partially vacant plus
undeveloped) in the Urban Reserves study area is 10,951 acres, or 42 percent of the land in the study
area.
Map 2, Urban Reserves
Study Area Development
Potential Map shows these
results geospatially.
The capacity analysis
combines our land need
and land supply results to
determine how many
homes or jobs can be
accommodated on the
developable land. No uses
are assigned to specific
land in the study area; the
analysis simply identifies
whether there is enough
land with specific
characteristics to
potentially meet different
needs.
To estimate the number of
potential future homes,
the capacity analysis
evaluates the slope,
elevation, and size
characteristics of each lot
within the study area, and
estimates the average
number of residential
dwelling units or jobs that
Study Area Acreage by Land Category:
Committed 7,528
6,321
Developed 1,056
Partially Vacant – Buildable 6,884
Undeveloped – Buildable 4,067
Total Study Area 25,856
Protected
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could be accommodated in the future.
Staff and the EETAC looked at capacity assumptions for two of the land needs that are potentially most
significant, low density residential housing (low density utilizes more land than other housing types)
and industrial jobs (industrial has specific siting requirements). Capacity analysis doesn’t assign uses to
specific land in the study area; it simply identifies whether there is enough land with the characteristics
to potentially meet the need identified.
The following maps
show how and where
these needs could be
accommodated within
the study area.
Map 3 Potential
Industrial Capacity
While low density
residential land makes
up the majority of the
urban reserves land
need, industrial land
has certain
characteristics that are
different from
residential or
commercial land.
Industrial land is
projected to employ 13
employees/acre. (This is
the same EPA used in
Envision Eugene.) There
is a projected need for
10,642 industrial
employees between
2032 – 2062, which
translates to a need for
963 acres.
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The Potential Industrial Capacity Map shows the location of 2,630 (buildable) acres that meet the
following industrial capacity criteria:
• Less than 10 percent slope (OAR 660-024-0065(5)(d))
• Undeveloped or Partially Vacant development potential
• Taxlots with buildable area greater than 5 acres (OAR 660-024-0065(5)(d))
• Access via existing roads, within 1, 1.5, or 2 miles, to a State Designated Freight Route (1 mile
was used in the Industrial UGB expansion analysis).
Low density
residential housing
makes up the
majority of the urban
reserves land need.
Density assumptions
are documented in
the Land Need Model.
They are generally the
same assumptions as
were used in the 2032
Buildable lands
Inventory, and based
on the actual density
achieved inside the
UGB between 2001-
2012.
Map 4 Density
Factors by Lot
Assuming Low
Density Residential
Illustrates
geospatially the
density assumptions
shown in the table on
the following page.
To estimate the
number of homes or
that could be
accommodated, the
capacity analysis
evaluates the slope,
elevation, and size
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characteristics of each lot within the study area, and estimates the average number of residential
dwelling units that could be accommodated in the future. If we were to assume low density residential
capacity on all developable land in the study area, it would equal approximately 31,000 new single-
family homes. In comparison, the 30-year need for only single-family detached dwelling units is
approximately 12,000 (see page 3).
The table below shows density assumptions for low density residential housing in dwelling units/acre.
These assumptions are based on buildable land only--protected and committed land are excluded, as
well as land for rights-of-way (streets and sidewalks), with percentages increasing by lot size.
These assumptions are from the Land Need Model; they were carried forward from the 2012-2032
Buildable Lands Inventory and are based on the actual density achieved inside the Eugene Urban
Growth Boundary between 2001 and 2012.
More detail can be found in the “Land Need Model, May 2019 Update,” Assumptions and Capacity
worksheets.
Parcel size
Acres*
Below
900'
Acres*
Above
900'
Lots
Above
900'
Acres*
Below
900'
Lots
Below
900'
Acres*
Above
900'
Lots
Above
900'
<1 ac 5.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
1-5 ac 4.6 2.7 2.7 2.7
5+ ac 4.0 2.3 2.3 2.3
Density Assumptions for Low Density Residential (DU/Acre)
<5% Slope >5% Slope
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Staff categorized the study area into sub-areas to organize the suitability analysis and for aiding in a
comparative analysis. This is shown in Map 5, Development Potential and Draft Subareas
The EETAC
reviewed the Land
Supply Model
methodology and
results to date over
four meetings,
between December
2018 and April
2019. The Land
Supply Model is a
critical tool in the
determination of
potential urban
reserves. More
detail can be found
in the document
“Land Supply Model
Assumptions” last
updated in April,
2019.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Rebecca Gershow, Senior Planner Urban Reserves
Telephone: 541-682-8816
Email: Rebecca.F.Gershow@ci.eugene.or.us
Web: https://www.eugene-or.gov/UrbanReserves
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Urban Reserves
Outline for Analysis
A.Establish the Urban Reserve Land Study Area / Candidate Land for
Evaluation
B.Identify the land in the study area that is “developable”
[OAR 660-021-0030(1) states that urban reserves shall include an amount of land
estimated to be at least a 10-year supply and no more than a 30-year supply of
developable land beyond the 20-year time frame used to establish the urban growth
boundary.]
1. Dismiss land that is severely constrained by natural hazards
2. Dismiss land that is designated or zoned to protect natural resources
3.Dismiss land that is occupied by structures or roads
C.Identify developable land that would be “suitable” for urban reserves
[OAR 660-021-0030(2) states that “[i]nclusion of land within an urban reserve shall be
based upon the locational factors of Goal 14 and a demonstration that there are no
reasonable alternatives that will require less, or have less effect upon, resource land.”]
Evaluate all the developable land in the study area by considering it in terms of all of
the following factors, then dismiss land that, on balance, would be unsuitable for
urban reserves based on this evaluation:
•Efficient accommodation of identified land needs
•Orderly and economic provision of public facilities and services
•Comparative environmental, energy, economic and social consequences
•Compatibility of the proposed urban uses with nearby agricultural and forest
activities occurring on farm and forest land outside the UGB
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D. Identify and designate as urban reserve: suitable land that is within the
first priority category [OAR 660-021-0030(3)(a)]
1. Identify land that is:
• Identified in Lane County’s rural comprehensive plan or the Metro Plan as an
exception area;
• identified in Lane County’s rural comprehensive plan or the Metro Plan as
nonresource land; or
• resource land completely surrounded by exception areas, unless such resource
land is a high-value crop area as defined in Statewide Planning Goal 8 or prime or
unique agricultural lands and defined by the US Department of Agriculture.
2. Dismiss land identified under D. 1 to which future urban services could not
reasonably be provided due to topographical or other physical constraints [OAR 660-
021-0030(4)(a) / ORS 195.137(2)(b)]
3. Designate Remaining first priority land as urban reserve
4. Designate as urban reserve any lower priority land that, for maximum efficiency of
land uses within the urban reserve, is required in order to include or to provide
services to the D. 3. land [OAR 660-021-0030(4)(b) / ORS 197.127(2)(b)]
E. If needed, identify and designate as urban reserve: suitable land that is
within the second priority category [OAR 660-021-0030(3)(b)]
1. Identify land designated in the Lane County Rural Comprehensive Plan as marginal
land pursuant to former ORS 197.247 (1991 edition)
2. Dismiss land identified under E. 1 to which future urban services could not
reasonably be provided due to topographical or other physical constraints [OAR 660 -
021-0030(4)(a) / ORS 195.137(2)(b)]
3. Designate Remaining second priority land as urban reserve
4. Designate as urban reserve any lower priority land that, for maximum efficiency of
land uses within the urban reserve, is required in order to include or to provide
services to the E. 3. land [OAR 660-021-0030(4)(b) / ORS 197.127(2)(b)]
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F. If needed, identify and designate as urban reserve: suitable land that is
within the third priority category [OAR 660-021-0030(3)(c)]
1. Identify land designated in Lane County’s Rural Comprehensive Plan or the Metro
Plan for agriculture or forestry [OAR 660-021-0030(3)(c)]
2. Dismiss land identified under F. 1 to which future urban services could not
reasonably be provided due to topographical or other physical constraints [OAR 660-
021-0030(4)(a) / ORS 195.137(2)(b)]
3. Identify remaining priority three land based on capa bility as measured by the
capability classification system (agricultural land) or by cubic foot site class (forest)
[OAR 660-021-0030(3)(c)]
4. Designate as urban reserve enough third priority land to meet needs, starting with
lowest capability and including any higher capability land that, for maximum
efficiency of land uses within the urban reserve, is required in order to include or to
provide services to the lower capability land [oar 660-021-0030(3)(c) / OAR 660-021-
0030(4)(b) / ORS 197.127(2)(b)]
June 24, 2019, Work Session – Item 2
Affiliated Groups and Participants as of May 2019
Envision Eugene Technical Advisory Committee (EETAC)
John Barofsky (Chair), Planning Commission
Howard Saxion (Chair), Sustainability Commission
Jennifer Yeh, City Council
Ed McMahon
Alexis Biddle
Kevin Shanley
Lisa Arkin
Mark Reed
Michelle Schuett
Philip Farrington
Rick Duncan
Sue Prichard
Tiffany Edwards
Triple Bottom Line Sounding Board
Ela Kubok, Human Rights Commission
Kristen Taylor, Planning Commission
Thomas Price, Sustainability Commission
Eliza Kashinsky, Budget Committee
Mindy Schlossberg, EWEB Board of Commissioners
Isaac Judd, Housing Policy Board
Kate Perle, Neighborhood Leaders Council
Tom Poage, Lane County Transportation Advisory Committee
Service Provider Working Group
Urban Service Providers:
Jeanine Parisi, EWEB
Laura Farthing, EWEB Water
Bill Johnson, EWEB Water
Richard Fatooh, EWEB Electric
Richard Jeffryes, EWEB Electric
Therese Walch, Public Works
Jenifer Willer, Public Works
Jennah Maier, Public Works
Dave Breitenstein, Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission
Amy Linder, Eugene Springfield Fire and EMS
Andrew Martin, Lane Transit District
Lindsey Eichner, Lane County Land Management
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Sasha Vartanian, Lane County Transportation
Bill Johnston, Oregon Department of Transportation
Philip Richardson, Parks and Open Space
Study Area Service Providers (who participated in first meeting):
Terry Ney, Lane Fire Authority
Brandon Nicol, Junction City Rural Fire Protection District
Rick Engstrom, Lane Electric
Doug Barab, Emerald People’s Utility District
Project Management Team
Rebecca Gershow, Project manager, Senior Planner, Planning and Development
Robin Hostick, Planning Director, Planning and Development
Terri Harding, Principal Planner, Planning and Development
Lindsey Eichner, Senior Planner, Lane County
Emily Jerome, Deputy City Attorney
Heather O’Donnell, Senior Planner, Planning and Development
Philip Richardson, Parks Planner, Parks and Open Space
Audrey Stuart, Planning Analyst, Planning and Development
June 24, 2019, Work Session – Item 2
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June 24, 2018, Work Session – Item 3
EUGENE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Work Session: 2021 Update Meeting Date: June 24, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 3 Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Stephanie Scafa
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5652
ISSUE STATEMENT This work session is an opportunity to update City Council on the International Association of Athletics Federation’s World Athletics Championships (Oregon21), to be held in Eugene August 6 – 15, 2021. Staff will present an update on event planning efforts and the status of current and future projects.
BACKGROUND This 10-day event will bring the world championships for track and field to Eugene and to the United States for the very first time. Eugene has a long history of hosting world-class athletics events and our tradition and reputation as TrackTown, USA, makes our community and state the perfect first place in the United States to host the World Championships. A few facts: - 190+ countries will participate (over 200 teams, with 2,000 athletes) - 3,000 media attendees - These competitions happen every other year; this year’s Championships will take place in Doha, Qatar, in September/October
PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION June 27, 2018, Work Session
COUNCIL OPTIONS Information only.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION Information only.
SUGGESTED MOTION Information only.
June 24, 2018, Work Session – Item 3
ATTACHMENTS None.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Stephanie Scafa Telephone: 541-682-5652 Staff E-Mail: sscafa@eugene-or.gov