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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 8, 2019 CAC MinutesCity of Central Point Citizens Advisory Committee Minutes January 5, 2019 I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:03 P.M. II. ROLL CALL Present were: David Painter (chair) Pat Smith, Cinda Harmes, Cameron Noble, Robin Stroh Also in attendance were: Tom Humphrey, Community Development Director, Stephanie Holtey, Principal Planner, Karin Skelton, Planning Secretary. III. MINUTES Pat Smith made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 15, 2019 Citizen's Advisory Committee Minutes. Cameron Noble seconded. All members said "aye". Motion passed. IV. PUBLIC APPEARANCES V. BUSINESS A. Population Element. Discuss updates to the Population Element to address changes to the population forecast for 2019-2039 planning period. File No. CPA -18004. Principal Planner, Stephanie Holtey gave an overview of the Comprehensive plan. She reviewed the upcoming Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) Amendment and the State Requirements for the UGB expansion. Ms. Holtey said the Population Element was last updated in 2016. She said Portland State University (PSU) is responsible for preparing population forecasts for all counties in the State. These forecasts are updated every four years. The most recent forecast was published on June 30, 2018. She added at this time the City is preparing amendments to the Population Element consistent with the 2018 forecast. This is a prerequisite to amending the Housing Element and amending the UGB. She explained the forecast increases the demand for housing. The changes to the Population Element are limited to minor updates of the text, tables and figures. No policy changes are proposed. Cameron Noble made a motion to forward a favorable recommendation of the Population Element to the Planning Commission. Robin Stroh seconded the motion. All members said "aye". Motion passed. CAC Minutes January 5, 2018 Page 2 B. Buildable Lands Inventory (BLI). Discuss the Working Draft Residential BLI, a component of the Land Use Element. Fine No. CPA -18003. Ms. Holtey gave an overview of the Residential BLI. She said it was an inventory that tracks availability of buildable residential lands within the City's urban area. it was last updated as part of the Housing Element update in 2017. The state requires that cities maintain a BLI to accommodate residential land need for a 20 year planning period. This proposed re-evaluation is needed in order to update the Housing Element. Ms. Holtey said ORS 197.295(1) defines "buildable lands" as lands in urban and urbanizable areas that are suitable, available and necessary for residential uses. It includes vacant, infill and redevelopment land. She explained vacant lands have an improvement value of zero and infrastructure is available. Infill lands are residential lots greater than one half acre and already developed with a single family dwelling. Determining the City's infill acreage is based on a mathematic calculation that deducts the area for a large home site (i.e. 10,890 SF) from each partially developed residential property. The remaining acreage is considered "infill." She explained that the infill land area for each partially developed residential parcel is then added together and the result is the City's gross infill acreage. Redevelopment land is partially developed land with improvements that are generally old and the land value exceeds improvement value. Ms. Holtey explained there are 83 acres of vacant land in the City's urban area available for development. She said the total infill acreage within the City is 194 acres. The City will need to determine what percentage of this acreage is likely to develop over the next 20 years. She explained the infill adjustment would be used to calculate residential land needed at the time of the UGB Amendment. Ms. Holtey said the City studied infill activity from 1996 — 2016 which showed 6% of the housing units or 8% of the land developed over that period of time from infill. The City has proposed a 20% infill adjustment or 39 acres for purposes of the BLI. She described factors which might impact infill development such as owner's preference, existing configuration of structure(s) on the lots and environmental impacts. The current Housing Element is based on a 20% infill assumption. She said the City has incentives to help encourage infill development. Ms. Holtey explained that redevelopment lands are partially developed residential land. The improvements are generally old and the land value exceeds the improvement value. She said the total redevelopment land within the City was 18 acres. Gross buildable land supply within the City including vacant, infill and redevelopment lands is 260 acres without applying any adjustments. When you apply the infill adjustment, and deduct out environmentally compromised land, the urban area has 105 acres of residential buildable land available for development over the next 20 years. The Committee asked if there were any citizen comments. CAC Minutes January 5, 2018 Page 3 Jim Weathers, Medford Mr. Weathers said he doubted 20% was a realistic number given the 6% previous rate. He thought about 15% would be more appropriate. The Committee discussed the status of various current development projects and how they might impact the infill adjustment. The agreed 20% would be an allowable adjustment. Pat Smith made a motion to forward a favorable recommendation of the BLI as presented to the Planning Commission. Cinda Harmes seconded the motion. All members said "aye". Motion passed. C. Housing Element. Discuss the Housing Element (review draft) which has been updated based on changes to the Population Element and BLI. File No. CPA -18005. Ms. Holtey gave an overview of the Housing Element. She said ORS 197.296(2) requires the city to update the BLI and housing needs assessment when proposing legislative changes to the Comprehensive Plan. She said the Portland State University population forecast shows the population increasing by 8,402 people (3,361 new Dwelling Units) over the next 20 years requiring 477 gross acres. There are 105 acres of buildable residential lands resulting in the need to add 372 acres of additional residential land. The Housing Element has been updated to reflect these changes, including changes to text, figures and the document's organization for readability. Ms. Holtey reviewed the City's committed average density of 6.9 units per gross acre until 2035 and 7.9 units per gross acre from 2035 to 2060. She explained the pro -rated density was 7.04 units per gross acre. She reviewed the City's preferred land use distribution and stressed the text and tables have been updated to address housing characteristics and residential land need, however, no changes to policies are proposed as part of the update. Cinda Harmes made a motion to approve the updates to the Housing Element. Cameron Noble seconded the motion . All members said "aye". Motion passed. D. Urbanization Element. Present the Working Draft Urbanization Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Humphrey said the Urbanization Element was last acknowledged in 1983. It is modeled after Statewide Planning Goal 14, which requires all communities to provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use to accommodate urban population and urban employment inside urban growth boundaries, to ensure efficient use of land, and to provide for livable communities. CAC Minutes January 5, 2018 Page 4 He said the City's Urbanization Element has an emphasis on attaining the City's preferred future as described in the Comprehensive Plan. It is guided by two documents; the Fair City Vision 2020 and The Greater Bear Creek Valley Regional Plan. He said the location of the City's urban growth boundary (UGB) and changes to the UGB are determined by evaluating alternative boundary locations consistent with ORS 197.020, and with consideration of the following locational factors such as: 1. Properties that abut either the City Limits, or the current UGB. 2. Properties that are in excess of 10 acres. 3. Properties that abut or are within 500ft. of basic urban services; i.e. water, sewer,storm water and transportation. 4. Properties that are proximate to, or include, mixed use/pedestrian friendly areas. 5. Compatibility with nearby agricultural uses outside the proposed UGB. 6. Proximity to transportation infrastructure. 7. Lands that have been master planned. 8. Readiness for development Mr. Humphrey showed slides depicting the location of services proximate to the existing Urban Reserve Areas and the CP -5 and CP -6 area concept plan. He reviewed the UGB amendment process and said major revision proposals are subject to a mutual City and County review and agreement process involving affected agencies, citizen advisory committee, and the general public. The Commissioners discussed how the School District would handle the growth. Mr. Humphrey said the School District has acquired additional property in anticipation of expanding for future growth. Cinda Harmes made a motion to forward a favorable recommendation of the Urbanization Element to the Planning Commission. Cameron Noble seconded the motion. All members said "aye". Motion passed. VI. DISCUSSION Mr. Humphrey gave a Planning Update. x The railroad crossing is moving forward and should be finished this year x The Housing Authority has submitted plans for Creekside Apartments on South Haskell x Snowy Butte Station is being re -platted to accommodate more CAC Minutes January 5, 2018 Page 5 units. x Fire District 3 is proceeding with a Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan and Architectural Review for a new station on Scenic Avenue x The Brodiart building on South Front Street is progressing x More businesses are taking advantage of the facade grant program x 119 W Pine Street has been cleared and the Creamery is negotiating purchase of the property for expansion x There is a proposed car wash at Table Rock and Biddle Road which should be submitted soon. VII. MISCELLANEOUS VIII. ADJOURNMENT Pat Smith made a motion to adjourn. Robin Stroh seconded the motion. All members said "aye". Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. The foregoing minutes of the January 8, 2019 Citizens Advisory Committee were approved by the Citizens Advisory Committee at its meeting of April 9, 2019. Chairman