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ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION
STUDY SESSION
March 22, 2022
AGENDA
https://zoom.us/j/96788664611
I.CALL TO ORDER:
7:00 PM,viaZoom
II.ANNOUNCEMENTS
III.PUBLIC FORUM
IV.DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.Ashland Housing Production Strategy project introduction, presentation by ECONorthwest
V. ADJOURNMENT
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Memo
DATE:March 22, 2022
TO:AshlandPlanning Commission
FROM:Brandon Goldman, Planning Manager
RE:Ashland Housing Production Strategy
The City of Ashland has initiated the development of a Housing Production Strategy (HPS) toidentify
and prioritizea variety of strategies and actionsfor accommodating needed housing. The City of
Ashland received a grant from the State Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) to
undertake this effort, with consultant services provided by ECONorthwest. The draft HPS report is
expected to be completed the end of 2022, at which time the City will have a hearings-ready draftand
will schedule hearings before the Planning Commission and the City Council to adopt the Housing
Production Strategyby May 2023.Completion of a Housing Production Strategy,following adoption of
aHousing Capacity Analysis,is a new requirement adopted by the Oregon Legislaturethrough passage
ofHouse Bill 2003in 2019.The HPS will be informed by the recently adopted Ashland Housing
Capacity Analysisand the goals and policies within the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
The final Housing Production Strategyreportwill identify a set of specific actions the city will
undertakeover an 8 year periodto promote the development needed housing.Such actions may include
land use ordinance amendments, zoning changes, financial incentives, and other actionswithin the
.The HPS
evaluation, input from staff, and feedback gathered through public outreach and engagement:
Adescriptionofthestrategy;
IdentifiedHousingNeedbeingfulfilled(tenureandincome)andanalysisoftheincome
anddemographicpopulationsthatwillreceivebenefitand/orburdenfromthestrategy,
includinglow-incomecommunities,communitiesofcolor,andothercommunitiesthat
havebeendiscriminatedagainst,accordingtofairhousinglaws;
Approximatemagnitudeofimpact,including(wherepossible/applicable)anestimateof
thenumberofhousingunitsthatmaybecreated,andthetimeframeoverwhichthe
strategyisexpectedtoimpactneededhousing;
Timelineforadoptionandimplementationof the strategy;
Actionsnecessaryforthelocalgovernmentandotherstakeholderstotakeinorderto
implementthestrategy;and
Opportunities,constraints,ornegativeexternalitiesassociatedwithadoptionofthestrategy.
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AshlandPlanning Commission functions as theCommittee for Citizen Involvement(AMC/2.12.070)
and is charged with evaluating the process being used for such projectswhich involve public outreach
and engagement.For this project, thepublic engagement efforts envisionedareintended toensure early
input is provided by City commissions including the Housing and Human ServicesCommission, Social
Equity and Racial Justice Commission, ClimatePolicy Commission,and Planning Commission
members through the formation of an ad-hocadvisory group. Additionally,housing providers, housing
advocates, and housing consumers will have opportunities to participate in the development of the HPS
throughselect stakeholder interviews conducted by the consultant, hosted public events (virtual or in-
person), and online-engagementopportunities are to be developed over the coming year. Lastly,the
established public hearing process for legislative amendments before the Housing and Human Services
Commission, Planning Commission and City Council will afford additional opportunities for citizen
involvement during the formal the review and adoption of the report.
Thispublic engagement effort will aim to hear fromunderrepresented communities within the City,
includingbut not limited to renters, low-income households, racial and ethnic minoritiesandpeople with
disabilities.While there will be a good faith effort around outreach generally, and particularly to under-
served communities, it is understood that the currentsituation (with the COVID-19 pandemic) may
present unique barriers to in-person engagement. Outreach and engagement discussions are likely to
occur via videoconference, teleconference, or telephone calls, rather than in-person.One uniqueform of
outreachwill be compiling stories of people with unmet housing need in the City. These stories will be
integrated into the HPS report, to illustrate the types of housing needs in the City, and, to the extent
possible, connect these unmet housing needs with strategies included in the HPS. City staff and
members of Housing and Human Services Committee will compile these stories and provide written
summaries forinclusionin the HPS report.
Attachments
Online Archive: https://www.ashland.or.us/HCA2021
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Ashland, Oregon 97520 TTY: 800-735-2900
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