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ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 26, 2012
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ANNOUNCEMENTS
III. PUBLIC FORUM
IV. PRESENTATION
A. Ethics & Commission Guidelines (Dave Lohman, City Attorney)
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. PLANNING ACTION: #2012-00573
APPLICANT: City of Ashland
LOCATION: Not property-specific
ORDINANCE REFERENCE: 18.108.170 Legislative Amendments
REQUEST: A Legislative Amendment is proposed to adopt a new "Chapter XV -
Regional Plan" element to the City of Ashland Comprehensive Plan to incorporate
applicable portions of the Greater Bear Creek Valley Regional Problem Solving Plan
(“the RPS Plan”) and to acknowledge revised population allocations for the City of
Ashland. Jackson County recently adopted the RPS Plan which identifies urban reserve
areas to accommodate a doubling of the region’s population, but before the RPS Plan
can take effect, each of the six participating cities in the region (Ashland, Talent,
Phoenix, Medford, Central Point and Eagle Point) must adopt the applicable portions of
the plan into their comprehensive plans and implementing ordinances. (Ashland is the
only participating city which has not identified urban reserves as the city’s existing
urban growth boundary was determined to be sufficient to accommodate anticipated
growth. Adoption of the new element incorporates those portions of the Regional Plan
applicable to Ashland as a signatory participant with no identified urban reserves.)
VI. ADJOURNMENT
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