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Work Session: Envision Eugene
Meeting Date: June 8, 2011 Agenda Item Number: B
Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Carolyn Weiss
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8816
ISSUE STATEMENT
State law requires the City to provide enough residential, commercial and industrial land to
accommodate 20 years of growth, and establish a Eugene-only urban growth boundary (UGB).
Envision Eugene is planning for approximately 34,000 additional community members and
creating a picture of what Eugene will look like in the future. Envision Eugene is also integrating
City Council and community goals for social equity, environmental stewardship and economic
prosperity.
At the March 9 work session, the council directed staff to schedule a work session in May to
discuss single-family housing land need. The May 25, 2011, work session was intended to
provide that update, but it ran short on time. This work session is a continuation of the May 25,
2011, City Council work session. Topics will include a process overview, single-family housing
land need, and phased implementation.
BACKGROUND
The Technical Resource Group (TRG), a sub-committee of the Community Resource Group, has
been meeting regularly to discuss housing need and to vet some of the data and assumptions that
went into the City’s preliminary findings. This group has prepared a spreadsheet that compares
and contrasts two housing mix scenarios for the future (Attachment A).
Housing mix is one of the factors that influences how much land the city will need for housing
its future population. Both of the TRG’s scenarios begin with the assumption that the city will
need 15,000 new homes in the next 20 years. The first housing mix scenario plans for the 15,000
new homes at a ratio of 60% single-family to 40% multi-family. The next scenario plans for
those same 15,000 new homes at a ratio of 40% single-family to 60% multi-family. While the
final housing mix has not been determined, these scenarios highlight both ends of the spectrum
that are being considered. Members from the TRG will be at the council’s work session to
present information and answer questions about this work.
Additionally, staff will introduce a phased approach to making urban growth boundary
expansion areas available for housing development. This approach is only required if a
determination is made that an urban growth boundary expansion is warranted. Phased
implementation is intended to address the uncertainty surrounding the future demand for single-
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family homes. It is based on a close monitoring of the construction of single-family units in the
future. As a result of this monitoring, the supply of new developable land would be made
available for development only when the need for additional single-family homes is made
apparent through appropriate triggers. This approach attempts to keep pace with the market
demand for single-family homes while protecting land from urban development until a future
need is demonstrated.
Next Steps
Housing Land Need
The Technical Resource Group will substantially complete its work on a single-family land need
in June. At that time, a council work session will be scheduled to review staff’s recommendation
based on the TRG’s findings. Work will continue over the summer to refine the single-family
land need based on additional analysis and public outreach. A City Council public hearing will
be held in the fall to invite comment on the single-family land need recommendation and any
resulting need for a UGB expansion. Later in the fall, the council will be asked to take action on
the single-family land need recommendation.
Industrial Land Need
In March, the council directed staff to begin analyzing lands outside the current UGB for
industrial land development and to schedule a council work session to review the results of this
analysis. Preliminary wetlands analysis is complete and staff will begin having conversations
with property owners in potential expansion areas to identify interests and concerns. Staff will
notify property owners and schedule in-person meetings during the month of June. In July, staff
will update the council on the outcome of these meetings and share information regarding
emerging preferences for industrial land expansion locations.
Technical Resource Group
The Technical Resource Group is expected to continue its work, including a focus on monitoring
and implementation issues that address many of the strategies outlined in the Adaptable and
Flexible Implementation pillar.
RELATED CITY POLICIES
Growth Management Policies
COUNCIL OPTIONS
No formal action is required at this time.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
No action is required on this item. Therefore, no recommendations are offered by the City
Manager.
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SUGGESTED MOTIONS
No action is required on this item. Therefore, no motions are suggested
ATTACHMENTS
A.Technical Resource Group Housing Mix Comparison
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Carolyn Weiss, 541-682-8816
Staff E-Mail: carolyn.j.weiss@ci.eugene.or.us
Project Website: www.envisioneugene.org
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