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Work Session: Envision Eugene - Land Need for Industrial, Commercial, and
Multi-Family Housing
Meeting Date: November 23, 2011 Agenda Item Number: A
Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Lisa Gardner
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5208
ISSUE STATEMENT
This work session provides an opportunity to update the City Council on analysis of Eugene’s future
land need for industrial uses, commercial uses, and multi-family housing.
BACKGROUND
This work session is part of an ongoing conversation about Eugene’s 20-year land need for all land
types, including:
Public and semi-public
Single-family housing
Multi-family housing
Commercial
Industrial
Industrial Lands
The draft Envision Eugene Proposal contains a strategy that specifically references expansion of the
Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) by 400 - 500 acres for industrial uses. This recommendation was made
by the City Manager after receiving input from the Community Resource Group (CRG) and an
Economic Development Subgroup of the CRG. A recently reconvened Economic Development
Subgroup advised staff to do additional analysis that provides context for an industrial land need
recommendation. This work is underway and aspects of it can be shared at the work session.
Multi-Family Housing and Commercial Lands
The draft Envision Eugene Proposal calls for accommodating all commercial jobs and multi-family
housing needs within the existing urban growth boundary with a focus on core commercial areas and
key transit corridors. Several steps have been identified to assess the ability to meet this goal. These
steps, outlined below, also provide a framework for new policies needed to close the gap between
current capacity and projected need for multi-family housing and commercial lands.
1.Update Eugene Comprehensive Lands Assessment (ECLA) assumptions and identify what the
20-year land need is for multi-family housing and commercial lands.
2.Determine existing capacity for multi-family and commercial development on vacant and
partially vacant lands.
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3.Identify the gap that exists between current capacity and the projected 20-year land need for
multi-family housing and commercial lands.
4.Develop and implement a method for determining baseline redevelopment capacity on
commercial lands.
5.Develop a method for projecting increased redevelopment, including mixed-use, through
incentives.
6.Identify a “tool kit” of interventions sufficient to meet projected needs, including additional
capacity for multi-family and commercial development on appropriate under-utilized industrial
lands.
This work has been the key topic for the Envision Eugene Technical Resource Group (TRG) for the past
several weeks, and is anticipated to continue through the end of the year.
Next Steps
An on-line open house that is focused on these topics will begin on November 22, 2011. An in-person
open house is scheduled for December 6, 2011. Attachment A is an updated calendar of Envision
Eugene events and work sessions through February.
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.
SUGGESTED MOTIONS
No action is required on this item. Therefore, no motions are suggested.
ATTACHMENTS
A.Updated Envision Eugene Calendar
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Lisa Gardner, 541-682-5208
Staff E-Mail: lisa.a.gardner@ci.eugene.or.us
Project Website: www.envisioneugene.org
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