HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 11, 2017 CAC PacketCITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers @ Central Point City Hall
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL/INTRODUCTIONS
David Painter (Chair), Sam Inkley, Jr., Larry Martin, Cameron Noble, Cinda Harmes,
Patrick Smith
III. MINUTES
Review and approval of April 11, 2017 minutes
IV. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
V. BUSINESS
A. Consideration of Land Use Element, City of Central Point Comprehensive Plan.
Applicant: City of Central Point; File No.: CPA -17003.
VI. DISCUSSION
A. Current Development Update
VII. MISCELLANEOUS
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
City of Central Point
Citizens Advisory Committee
April 11, 2017
I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:10 P.M.
II. ROLL CALL
Present were: David Painter, Larry Martin, Cameron Noble and Cinda
Harmes.
Also in attendance were: Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director,
Don Burt, Planning Manager, Stephanie Holtey, Community Planner and Karin
Skelton, Planning Secretary
III. MINUTES
Larry Martin made a motion to approve the minutes of November 15, 2016.
David Painter seconded. All members said "aye". Motion approved.
IV. PUBLIC APPEARANCES — NONE
V. BUSINESS
A. Introduction to the Powers, Duties, Purpose and Operation of the
Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC).
Tom Humphrey Welcomed Cameron Noble and Cinda Harmes as new members of
the Citizen's Advisory Committee. He reviewed the Municipal Code Chapter 2.17
which covered the establishment, purpose and operation of the Citizen's Advisory
Committee. He said that the CAC was created to act as a "sounding board" for both
the Planning Commission and the City Council. Statewide Planning Goals and the
City's Comprehensive Plan encourage citizen involvement in the planning process.
Central Point's CAC is also tasked with formulating recommendations regarding
housing, schools, public transportation and the communication, business and
economic development and other matters of general community interest.
He explained Statewide Planning goals. He said in the past the CAC has reviewed
the development of the City's Transportation System's Plan, hosted citizen discussion
about a Walmart proposal, considered conceptual plans for various Urban Reserve
Areas, participated in the East Pine Street Corridor Study and discussed Downtown
Revitalization and Murals. He requested that the members think about ways to
engage the public in various projects in the future.
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B. Consideration of Housing Element, City of Central Point
Comprehensive Plan.
Don Burt explained that the City has completed the inventory and needs analysis
component of the Housing Element, which was presented at the November 15, 2016
CAC meeting. He stated that at this meeting, the focus will be on the proposed goals
and policies of the Housing Element. The CAC will then vote to forward a
recommendation to the City Council and Planning Commission. The primary issue in
preparing the Housing Element is the minimal projected need for vacant residential
acreage. This low demand for residential acreage is a function of the population
projections prepared by Portland State University Population Research Center. This
projection is required to be updated every four years. If the growth in population
accelerates, the City can adjust upward its vacant residential land needs.
Mr. Burt then explained how the types of land use and how the need for more land
was calculated, and the historical data regarding the different types of housing in the
City.
He then Reviewed the purpose of the Comprehensive Plan and the different elements.
He explained the purpose of the Housing Element and the importance of developing a
plan to determine future housing needs. He explained housing types and how that
impacted the City's ability to prove the need to bring more land into the City. The
committee asked for clarification of the term "redevelopment land". Mr. Burt
explained that the term described a situation where the land is worth more than the
structure on it. Usually older homes which were in disrepair. He went on to review
the different types of housing: low density, medium density and high density. Low
density would be single family residences, medium density would include duplexes
and townhomes, and high density would be apartments. He said that Twin Creeks
was a good example of medium density. He said that the City needs to have available
lands to support the market demands. He stressed that affordability was also an
important issue.
Mr. Burt explained the Housing Element Goals.
Goal 1: To provide an adequate supply of housing to meet the diverse needs of the
City's current and projected households.
Goal 2: To encourage the development and preservation of fair and affordable
housing.
Goal 3. To maintain a timely supply of vacant residential acres sufficient to
accommodate development of new housing to serve the City's projected population.
Goal 4: To ensure that a variety of housing will be provided in the City in terms of
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location, type, price and tenure, according to the projected needs of the population.
Goal 5: to ensure that municipal development procedures and standards are not
unreasonable impediments to the provision of affordable housing.
Goal 6: to develop and maintain a Housing Implementation Plan that includes
programs that monitor and address the housing affordability needs of the city's low
and moderate income households.
Goal 7: to assure that residential development standards encourage and support
attractive and healthy neighborhoods.
He then stated that the Citizen's Advisory Committee was being asked to decide if
they were comfortable with the Housing Element as presented at this point. He
stressed that it was not in final form yet, however if the CAC was comfortable with it,
it would then be presented to the Planning Commission.
The Committee agreed that they were comfortable with the Housing Element as
presented. Larry Martin made a motion to recommend the CAC endorse the Housing
Element and it be presented to the Planning Commission. Cameron Noble seconded
the motion. All members said aye. Motion passed.
VI. DISCUSSION
A. Status of City-wide development proposals
Mr. Humphrey gave a history of Central Point and it growth. He went over the long
and short term planning, including Master Plans, Subdivisions, Conditional Use
Permits, Urban Reserve Areas and Urban Growth Boundaries.
He then reviewed projects over the years from 1998 to present which included:
• Downtown Revitalization
• TSP Improvements
• Railroad Crossing
• TOD District & Corridor
• Urban Renewal Program
• Costco relocating to Central Point
• Veterinary Hospital
• Microdevices
• Memory Care and Assisted Living project
• Twin Creeks Cottages
• New Apartments in Twin Creeks
• Housing Authority Apartments
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VII. MISCELLANEOUS
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Cinda Harmes made a motion to adjourn. Cameron Noble seconded the motion. All
parties said "aye". Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
The foregoing minutes of the April 11, 2017 Citizens Advisory Committee were
approved by the Citizens Advisory Committee at its meeting of July 11, 2017.
Chairman
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM V-A
CENTRAL
POINT
STAFF REPORT
July 11, 2017 (CPA -17003)
Planning Department
Tom Humphrey, AICP,
Community Development Director/
Assistant City Administrator
Consideration of Land Use Element, City of Central Point Comprehensive Plan (File No. CPA -17003)
(Applicant: City of Central Point)
STAFF SOURCE:
Don Burt, Planning Manager
BACKGROUND:
The City's Land Use Element was last acknowledged in 1983 and is in need of updating to account for over 30
years of incremental changes that have occurred since 1983. The purpose of the Land Use Element is to provide a
program/process for identifying and managing the City's land uses. There are two components to the Land Use
Element; the written text, and a Land Use Plan Map. This Staff Report will focus on the text (attached), where
most the changes occur. The Land Use Plan Map will be presented and discussed at the meeting.
The Land Use Element applies to the City's urban area (city limits plus the UGB), but does not apply to the City's
URA. All lands within the URA are managed by the Regional Plan Element until such time as they are brought
into the UGB. Once in the UGB they are subject to the Land Use Element.
There are three types of changes that have been addressed in the revised Land Use Element:
❖ Changes needed to reflect prior land use activity. These changes are primarily driven by prior actions that
affected land use goals and policies that are not consistent with the current Land Use Element.
❖ Changes necessitated by recent policy. These changes primarily relate to residential land uses and the
need to adjust the minimum density requirements of the Regional Plan Element.
❖ Changes that are recommended to provide more flexibility in the land use process. These changes are
related primarily to the commercial lands and are intended to provide a broader purpose base allowing for
more flexibility in responding to structural changes in the commercial sector of the economy.
Attached is a working draft of the Land Use Element, which includes the above changes. In the current Land Use
Element land uses distribution is measured as a percentage of total land area. It is also measure by acres per 1,000
population. With the exception of residential land uses the two measurements remain close in the new Land Use
Element. For residential the percentage and acres per 1,000 population have declined. The decline is a function of
the new 6.9 minimum density standard. Staff will go over the individual changes in more detail at the meeting.
ISSUES:
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The primary issue in considering the Land Use Element rests in the third category of proposed changes, which is
redefinition of the Tourist Commercial and Office Professional land use classification. Reference to tourism as the
primary purpose of this land use classification unnecessarily restricts the flexibility in allowing a broader range of
commercial development projects.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment "A" — Working Draft of Land Use Element
ACTION:
Consideration of the Land Use Element.
RECOMMENDATION:
Based on the CAC meeting discussion the CAC has two choices:
1. Forward a favorable recommendation to the City Council and Planning Commission to accept the Land
Use Element and its Goals and Policies of the Land Use Element; or
2. Continue to another meeting for further discussion.
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Contents
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................
2
StateLand Use Guidelines.......................................................................................................................
2
Central Point Forward, A City Wide Strategic Plan..................................................................................
2
TheRegional Plan Element ....................................................................................................................
2
Purpose of the Land Use Element..........................................................................................................
3
LandUses....................................................................................................................................................
3
ResidentialLand Use....................................................................................................................................
4
ResidentialGoals......................................................................................................................................
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ExistingResidential Land Use.................................................................................................................
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Very Low Density Residential (VLRes)..................................................................................................
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LowDensity Residential (LRes)..............................................................................................................
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Medium Density Residential (MMR) .................................. ...
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High Density Residential (HMR).............................................................................................................
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ResidentialLand Use Plan........................................................................................................................ 6
Zoning& Density .................................................................................................................................
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Residential Development Goals and Policies...........................................................................................
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Goals: ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
EmploymentLand Use................................................................................................................................. 8
CommercialLand Use.............................................................................................................................. 9
CommercialGoal..................................................................................................................................
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Existing Commercial Land Use Summary ...........................................................................................
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CommercialLand Use Plan.................................................................................................................. 9
Commercial Development Goals and Policies...................................................................................
10
IndustrialLand Use................................................................................................................................
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IndustrialGoals..................................................................................................................................
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Public/Quasi-Public Land Use...................................................................................................................
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PublicLand Use Goal.............................................................................................................................
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Existing Public Use Land Use Summary ...............................................................................................
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Public Areas Land Use Policies.............................................................................................................
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Circulation/Transportation Land Use.........................................................................................................
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CirculationLand Use Goal................................................................................................... .................
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Existing Circulation Land Use Summary .................................. 13
CirculationPlan...................................................................................................................................... 13
CirculationPolicies............................................................................................................................ 13
OVERLAYDISTRICT.......................................................................................................................... 13
Introduction
The City's current (2017) urban area contains approximately 2,965 acres, or 170 acres per 1,000
population, distributed over six basic land use classifications. The Land Use Element manages the
purpose, quantity and location of each land use classification for the 20 -year planning period 2017
through 2037.
The Land Use Element is based on the land needs, goals and policies as defined in the:
1. Economic Element
2. Housing Element
3. Parks and Recreation Element
4. Transportation Plan
In addition to the above related comprehensive plan elements the Land Use Element is based on three
major documents:
State Land Use Guidelines
"To establish a land use planning process and policy framework as a basis for all decisions and actions
related to use of land and to assure an adequate factual base for such decisions and actions. " All land
use plans shall include identification of issues and problems, inventories and other factual information for
each applicable statewide planning goal, evaluation of alternative courses of action and ultimate policy
choices, taking into consideration social, economic, energy and environmental needs. The required
information shall be contained in the plan document or in supporting documents.
Central Point Forward, A City Wide Strategic Plan
The City maintains a strategic plan the purpose of which is to envision a preferred future for the City and
to "... formulate a way to make this future happen through community teamwork and actions. It is a
document that records what people think — the blueprint for positive change that defines the vision, goals
and outcomes that must occur to realize the future. "' The community's vision and values as set forth in
the Strategic Plan are carried forward and serve as the foundation of the Comprehensive Plan, including
this Land Use Element.
The Regional Plan Element
In 2012 the City adopted a Regional Plan Element' establishing Urban Reserve Areas (URAs) addressing
the City's long-term (in excess of the typical 20 -year planning period) land needs to the year 2060. In
total there are seven (7) URAs defined in the Regional Plan Element. Within the URAs land uses were
1 City of Central Pont Strategic Plan, pp. 3,May 24, 2007, Resolution No. 1143,
' Regional Plan Element, City of Central Point Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance No. 1964, 8/9/2012
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generally assigned based on Residential, Aggregate, Resource, Open Space/Parks, and Employment. The
Regional Plan Element requires that Concept Plans 3be developed and adopted prior to inclusion of URAs,
or any part thereof, in the City's urban growth boundary4. The concept plans must address regionally
significant transportation corridors and proposed land use. The concept plans, when approved, become
part of the Regional Plan Element. At such time as lands within the URA are added to the UGB the
concept plans are further refined consistent with the level of land use descriptions set forth in the Land
Use Element, and thereafter become part of the Land Use Element.
Purpose of the Land Use Element
The purpose of the Land Use Element is to provide a program/process for identifying and managing the
City's land use needs as described in such Comprehensive Plan elements as the Housing Element,
Economic Element, etc. The Land Use Element applies to the City's urban area (city limits and UGB), but
does not apply to the City's URA. The Land Use Element's Land Use Plan Map is used as the basis for
the City's Zoning Map.
Land Uses
The City has six (6) primary and nine (9) secondary land use classifications, and three (3) overlay districts
as follows:
1. Residential;
a. Very Low Density Residential
b. Low Density Residential
c. Medium Density Residential
d. High Density Residential
2. Commercial;
a. Neighborhood Commercial
b. Tourist Genuner-cial an
Community
Commercial
c.
Eenmner- General Commercial
3. Industrial;
a. Light Industrial
b. Heavy Industrial
4. Civic;
5. Parks and Open Space; and
6. Public Right -of -Way
Overlay Districts
Open
Space/Parks
6%
We
4%
lndus
0
s%
a. Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Land Use Distribution
3 City of Central Point Regional Plan Element, Section 4.1 Performance Indicators,
4 City of Central Point Regional Plan Element, Section 4.1.8 Conceptual Land Use Plans,
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b. Flood Hazard
c. Airport
Residential Land Use
Residential Goals
The primary goal for residential land use is the provision of an adequate supply of buildable land at
densities and housing types sufficient to accommodate the City's projected housing needs as set forth in
the Housing Element. The Housing Element identifies not only the residential acreage needed during the
planning period, but also the acreage distribution by density category and range of housing types.
Historically, the primary challenge in administering the residential land use classifications was the
reliance on maximum densities The prior Land Use Element established maximum densities, with the
assumption that the private sector would construct, if not at the maximum density, then surely close to it.
In 1983 the average maximum density allowed was 11 dwelling units per acre. Between 1980 and 2017
the average built density was 5.05 dwelling units per gross acre. In 2006 the City amended its Zoning
Ordinance to include minimum density provisions. Although impacted by the Great Recession, the built
density between 2007 and 2017 was 7.24 dwelling units per gross acre, a significant improvement.
Existing Residential Land Use
There are two general measurements used to track land use needs in a community; the percentage of the
total land area, and the acres per 1,000 population. Since 1980 residential lands have accounted for
approximately 50% of all developed lands within the City. Over the next 20 years it is projected that the
residential percentage of the City's land will remain at approximately 50%. On a population basis the
ratio of population to acres was initially planned in 1980 at 80:1 (population per acre). By 2016 the actual
figure was 83:1. By 2037 it is expected to be 77:1.
The residential densities and acreage needs for each residential land use classification are set in the
Housing Element and implemented in the Land Use Element. The Land Use Element is responsible for
the geographic distribution of the various residential land use classifications in a manner that supports the
provision of needed residential lands.
The City of Central Point's Housing Element defines four (4) residential sub -classifications and nine (9)
supporting zoning districts. The four (4) classifications are restated as follows:
VLRes (Very Low Single -Family Detached R -L 1 to 0.3
Density)
LRes (Low Density) Single -Family Detached R-1-6 4 to 7
and Attached R-1-8
R-1-10
MRes (Medium Single -Family Attached, R-2 7.5 to 20
Density) Plexes and Apartments LMR
HRes (High Density) Single -Family Attached, R-3 30 to 50
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Plexes, Apartments MMR
HMR
Very Low Density Residential (VLRes)
The VLRes classification was initially established to act as a buffer between both the industrial areas to
the east and the more agricultural lands to the west, and was classified as Farm -Residential. As a
percentage of the City's residential lands inventory it accounted for slightly over 1 %. Today the reliance
on buffering from agricultural use has been mitigated by implementation of agricultural buffering
standards, reducing the reliance on the VLRes classification as an agricultural buffering strategy.
However, the VLRes classification is still a viable option to buffering and application to more
environmentally sensitive lands, such as flood hazard areas and wet lands.
The purpose of the VLRes classification is to encourage, accommodate, maintain and protect a suitable
environment for residential living at low densities on lands that have environmental constraints, or
agricultural buffering needs.
The VLRes land use classification is supported by the Residential Low Density (R -L) zoning district. The
minimum and maximum allowed densities and lot sizes are:
Low Density Residential (LRes)
The LRes land use classification supports the identified need for low density housing as defined in the
Housing Element. The LRes classification represents the largest residential land use category accounting
for 60% of the City's residential land use. The purpose of this land use class is to accommodate the
demand for single-family attached and detached housing. The average minimum density is 4 dwelling
units per gross acre, with a maximum of 7 dwelling units per gross acre.
Attached housing is permitted within the LRes classification subject to design standards the assure
architectural compatibility with abutting single-family detached dwellings. Design emphasis is on
massing, fenestration, and pedestrian and vehicular access to assure individual identity for each attached
unit.
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Medium Density Residential (MMR)
This land use classification supports the Housing Elements identified need for medium density housing as
defined in the Housing Element. The MMR classification's preferred location is within 1/2 mile of
employment activity centers and/or transit facilities.
High Density Residential (HMR)
This land use classification supports the Housing Elements identified need for high density housing as
defined in the Housing Element. The HMR classification's preferred location is within 1/2 mile of
employment activity centers and/or transit facilities.
Residential Land Use Plan
The Land Use Plan distributes each residential land use classification based on, and in order of priority,
the following:
1. Acreage needs as identified in the Housing Element. The density mix and acreage on the Land
use Plan Map shall be consistent with the density mix and acreage mix in the Housing Element.
2. Locational factors, such as adjacent land uses, public transit, street hierarchy.
Zoning & Density
The residential density calculations shown in the above tables are based on gross acres. A gross acre is
defined as the total area, including future right-of-way less public parks/open space. All residential
development must meet the minimum density requirement for the land use classification and the
underlying zoning district.
Density is calculated by taking the gross acreage less any areas designated for public parks/open space
divided by the minimum density for the land use classification, or zoning district. Over the course of the
next 20 -year planning period the City will need 252 acres of additional residential land to meet its
expected population growth. The below tables illustrates how the new residential lands need to be
distributed by land use classification.
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Table 1.1. Proposed New Density by Land Use Category
Table 1.2 Proposed Maximum and Minimum Gross Density, Zoning
Percentage
New
New
of Total
Minimum
Minimum
Minimum
Residential
Gross
Gross
Build -Out
Land Use Classification
Land Area
Density
Acres
(DUs)
VLRes
5%
1.00
13
13
LRes
60%
4.00
151
605
MRes
20%
8.00
50
403
HRes
15%
20.00
38
756
Average Density
100%
7.05
252
1,777
Table 1.2 Proposed Maximum and Minimum Gross Density, Zoning
Residential Development Goals and Policies
Goals:
To ensure a high degree of livability and environmental quality in all residential areas of Central
Point.
- To provide for a well-balanced variety of residential densities and housing opportunities/types for
all residents of the community as defined in the Housing Element.
Policy 1: Encourage a greater distribution of housing opportunities by providing for a variety of
housing densities and types throughout the City in order to avoid undesirable and inefficient
concentrations of housing types and segments of the population in any one location.
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Percentage
New
New
of
Minimum
Minimum
Maximum
Maximum
Residential
Gross
Gross
Build -Out
Gross
Gross
Build -Out
Zoning District
Land
Density
Acres
(DUs)
Density
Acres
(DUs)
R -L
100%
1.00
12
12
2.50
12
30
iTotals
100%
1.00
12
12
2.50
12
30
R-1-6
50%
5.00
76
380
7.78
76
591
R-1-8
30%
4.00
46
182
6.05
46
278
R-1-10
20%
3.00
30
91
4.54
30
136
Totals
r
100%
4.30
152
654
7.01
152
1,066
LMR
50%
8.00
26
208
13.61
26
354
R-2
50%
8.00
25
200
13.61
25
340
Totals
100%
8.00
51
408
13.61
51
694
R-3
40%
15.00
15
228
20.00
15
300
MMR
30%
15.00
11
171
20.00
15
300
HMR
30%
30.00
11
342
50.00
8
400
Totals
100%
19.50
38
740
r 26.32
38
1,000
Grand Total
7.17
253
1,814
f 11.03
253
2,790
Residential Development Goals and Policies
Goals:
To ensure a high degree of livability and environmental quality in all residential areas of Central
Point.
- To provide for a well-balanced variety of residential densities and housing opportunities/types for
all residents of the community as defined in the Housing Element.
Policy 1: Encourage a greater distribution of housing opportunities by providing for a variety of
housing densities and types throughout the City in order to avoid undesirable and inefficient
concentrations of housing types and segments of the population in any one location.
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Policy 2: Preserve the value and character of older -single-family neighborhoods through proper
zoning, including reasonable efforts to encourage maintenance and rehabilitation as an alternative to
transitional development at higher densities.
H;r
uses ruaa�alands.
Policy 4: Encourage and make possible innovative residential planning and best practices development
techniques that would help to increase land use efficiency, reduce costs of utilities and services, and
ultimately reduce housing costs.
develop , zem let.e,
development, and others as apprepfiate-.)
Policy 5. Continue to ensure that long-range planning and zoning reflects the need to locate the highest
densities and greatest numbers of residents in closest possible proximity to shopping, employment, major
public facilities, and public transportation corridors.
Policy 6: Continue to modify the Zoning Ordinance, as necessary to take advantage of planning
innovation, best practices, and technological improvements that could have applications in Central Point
to the benefit of the community.
Policy 7: Establish a "design review board" to help ensure that development proposals are of high quality
and will contribute to the positive appearance and aesthetics of the community.
Policy 8: In areas where residential neighborhoods abut commercial or industrial areas, orient the
residential structures and local streets away from these land uses to avoid any undesirable views and to
strengthen neighborhood solidarity.
Policy 9: In any area where development of one or more parcels may create obstacles to development of
others, require the initial developer to develop a specific plan that would provide for the future
development of the entire area, including the provision of adequate access to potentially landlocked
properties.
Employment Land Use
The employment land use category addresses the land use needs for commercial, office, and industrial
uses. The future demand for employment land uses is addressed in the Economic Element. Based on the
findings of the Economic Element it is estimated that by the year 2033 the City will have a need for 10 to
20 additional gross acres of employment lands to meet its 20 year growth projection.
5 Adjusted for 47 acre 2015 UGB expansion, Ordinance No. 2013
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Commercial Land Use
Commercial Goal
To create an economically strong and balanced commercial sector of the Community that is easily
accessible, aesthetically attractive, and meets the commercial needs of the local and regional market area.
Existing Commercial Land Use Summary
Commercial Land Use Plan
The plan for commercial land uses is based on the Economic Element's analysis of commercial, office,
and tourist needs of the community during the current planning period (2017-37). Commercial lands
account for 8% (235 acres) of the City's land inventory. At 8% of the total land area the population to
commercial land use ratio represents 10 acres of commercial land for every 1,000 population by the year
2037. The 10 acres per 1,000 population ratio is consistent with the standard adopted in the 1983 Land
Use Element. This ratio is supported by the Economic Element which notes that there are sufficient
commercial lands within the current urban area to address future commercial land needs.
The Land Use Plan includes four (4) commercial land use classifications:
Neighborhood Commercial. Neighborhood Commercial rovides .for small neighborhood
convenience retail and services needs of adjacent residential neighborhoods not in excess of
40,000 sq. ft. These commercial areas are located along collector and/or arterial streets and are
designed to compliment the abutting residential neighborhoods. The design of this commercial
district shall be at a scale and architectural character coMatibility with the neighborhood and
emphasize pedestrian convenience
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the community and is comprised of a mix of commercial (retail and office) and residential uses.
The Central Business District allows for a broad range of commercial uses that su ort a
pedestrian and transit oriented environment (Overlay District?]. hent urines lit
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consist-&f-retail--ta�'�ed along-er•-a�eG inter-sec and a,- erials =eed1 to
aeeonuaedate higher tfaffie volumes.
General Commercial. The General Commercial designation is applied to the central business
district and areas along Highway 99 from Beall Lane northward to the high school. In the late
1990's the City Council added General Commercial land use designation along Pine Street/Biddle
Road on the East side of Interstate -5. This general area is suitable for a wide range of
commercial uses that are suitable for the central portions of the community and along designated
freight routes. The Zoning Map for Central Point, which is consistent with the Comprehensive
Plan Map, further subdivides the General Commercial category into three zoning districts. The
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within the Central Business District (CBD) are those properties along Highway 99 designated
TOD-GC which provides for a mixture of automobile -related commercial activities as well as
fabrication to encourage "maker spaces" which will be related to the light industrial areas. The
third zone under this category is the C-5 (Thoroughfare Commercial) district which is also
compatible with light industry and located along major transportation corridors.
ies.
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Commercial Development Goals and Policies
Goal: To create an economically strong and balanced commercial sector of the community that is easily
accessible, attractive, and meets the commercial needs of the local market area.
Policy 1: Adjust the zoning of all commercial areas of Central Point as necessary to conform to the year
2000 2037 Land Use Plan.
Policy 2: Undertake an in depth study of the downtown business district and develop a comprehensive
improvement plan that would include such considerations as traffic circulation and off-street parking,
pedestrian and bicycle facilities and access, structural design guidelines, and guidelines for landscaping
and signing.
Policy 3: Encourage the development of shared commercial parking areas in the downtown area to be
carried out by the local businesses with City assistance.
Policy 4: Promote the "'"planned inte agr tion of abutting commercial businesses development for
the purpose of more efficient customer parking, better design and landscaping, coordinated signing, and
increased retail sales.
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Policy 6: Undertake a study of the Highway 99 commercial areas between Beall Lane and the High
School to determine what specific actions are needed to improve this corridor, improve traffic circulation,
and improve the overall visual and aesthetic character of the area.
Industrial Land Use
(Narrative needs to be updated)
Industrial Goals
Industrial Goal 1: To establish a strong and diversified industrial sector of the Community.
Industrial Goal 2: To maximize industrial expansion and new development opportunities in locations that
utilize existing highways, rail facilities, and other infrastructure, are in close proximity to employee
housing areas, and will minimize conflicts with all non -industrial land uses.
Goal 3: To monitor and manage industrial land uses in accordance with the Economic Element.
Policy 1: Maximize the industrial development potential of the Highway 99/Southern Pacific
railroad corridor with in URA CP -1 B tkrough the Q.11- - prev" in
.7 iding sites for industrial developffwn
along the eerri(�to meet the needs to the year 2 -GW 037, '
indust, -;.,i expansion beyond 2000
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Policy 3: Work toward the development of requirements and guidelines for the establishment of
industrial parks or other forms of master planning in the larger industrial districts that could be
adversely affected by individual industries being developed without proper coordination with
adjacent properties.
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Policy 5: Ensure through the plan review process that all industrial development proposals
adequately address the importance of maintaining environmental quality, particularly air and
water quality, inGlu ,
as-Awwff-f�e-plan Map-aftd4iseus ed in the Envimnmental Management Element of the
Compr-ehensiN,e Plan.
Policy 6: Continue to support the landscape requirements for industrial development as set forth
in the ZoningGrdinance.�me-need to r eautifieat-ieo land "
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aRr-aetive to senunuaky F-iE t3n is and P. eetive industrie&.
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Public/Quasi-Public Land Use
(Narrative needs to be updated)
Public Land Use Goal
To include in each land use category sufficient public lands for land uses related to community public
facilities, utilities, and quasi -public uses that are necessary to meet the future infra -structure needs of
Central Point residents to the year 2037.
Existing Public Use Land Use Summary
(Narrative needs to be updated)
Public Areas Land Use Policies
Policy 1. Ensure that any major public or quasi -public facility that is proposed to be located within a
residential neighborhood is located along a collector or secondary arterial street, is compatible with
surrounding land uses, and does not contribute unreasonably to traffic volumes within the neighborhood.
Policy 2: Work with officials of School District 6 to develop and implement a school site acquisition
program that is consistent with the long-range comprehensive plans of the City and the District.
Policy 3: Whenever possible, encourage the location of public park sites adjacent to public school sites to
establish neighborhood educational/recreational "centers" that can benefit by the joint utilization of both
types of facilities.
Policy 4: Continue to emphasize the need for pedestrian and bicycle access to all public facilities and
areas frequented by local residents.
Policy 5: Provide expansion flexibility for Cascade Hospital and ensure that the future expansion
proposals are consistent with the medical office park concept proposed directly north of the hospital sie,
as shown on page XII -18.
Circulation/Transportation Land Use
(Narrative needs to be updated)
Circulation Land Use Goal
To effectively manage the use of land within the Central Point Urban Area in a manner that is consistent
with, and that supports the successful implementation of the City's Transportation System Plan.
The most significant relationship between land use and circulation planning is the reliance of
circulation/transportation planning on its ability to provide an acceptable level of services based on the
underlying land use mix. Typically, as land use intensifies traffic volumes increase. The Land Use
Element and the Transportation System Plan are currently in balance. As land use changes are proposed it
is necessary that the impact of the change is evaluate for compliance with transportation standards and
mitigated as necessary. This occurs at two levels; when projects of a certain size are developed, and as
land is brought into the UGB.
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Existing Circulation Land Use Summary
(Narrative needs to be updated) The City's public right-of-way system currently accounts for
approximately 22% of the City's total urban land area, which includes underdeveloped lands within the
UGB and as such is considered a low figure. For future planning purposes a figure of 25% is used, which
is based on build -out.
Circulation Plan
Circulation Policies
Policies for the development of these the City's circulation and transportation facilities are presepAed
contained in the Transportation System Plan Elemente page X! 26 of the G-,,,'atio, 4,.. aspe..tatie.,
fit.
OVERLAY DISTRICT
As previously noted there are three (3) overlay districts that affect the various land uses. Those districts
are:
Transit Oriented Development District (TOD). The purpose of the TOD is to encourage, through a master
plan process, the creation of a type of community development that includes a mixture of housing, office,
retail and/or other amenities integrated into a walkable neighborhood and located within a half -mile of
quality public transportation.
Flood Hazard Zone: (Narrative needed)
Airport Zone: (Narrative needed)
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