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Home My WebLink About3251 Climate Friendly Area Adoption - Amending the Adopted Site Design Zones MapORDINANCE NO.3251 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADOPTED SITE DESIGN ZONES MAP TO ALIGN THE EXTENT OF THE DETAILED SITE DESIGN REVIEW OVERLAY ZONE TO INCLUDE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE CLIMATE FRIENDLY AREA OVERLAY ZONES. (Climate Friendly Area Adoption; Planning Action #PA-T3-2024-00013) WHEREAS, the Climate -Friendly and Equitable Communities rules adopted by the Land Conservation and Development Commission in July of 2022 require that cities within Oregon's eight Metropolitan Planning Organizations shall identify and re -zone Climate Friendly Areas capable of accommodating 30 percent of each city's future population in pedestrian -friendly, mixed -use areas; and WHEREAS, Ashland Municipal Code (AMC) 18.5.9.020.B permits legislative amendments to meet changes in circumstances and conditions. The City Council finds it is necessary to amend the Zoning Map and Land Use Ordinance to adopt two Climate Friendly Areas (CFAs) consistent with statewide requirements including development regulations for those areas that support mixed -use, walkable development consistent with statewide CIA requirements that align with the City's own long-range planning goals adopted in the Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the Railroad Property Climate Friendly Area includes 57 acres in the center of the city, just a few blocks north of downtown. The site is zoned Employment (E-1) and has been planned for pedestrian -focused mixed -use development dating back to the 2001 master plan for the site. The application of a new CF Overlay provides an opportunity to update and expand the mixed -use development opportunities for the full site; and WHEREAS, the Transit Triangle Climate Friendly Area includes 120.35 acres along the major transit corridors on Siskiyou Boulevard and Ashland Street in areas zoned a mix of Commercial (C-1), Employment (E-1) and a small amount of Residential Low Density Multiple Family (R-2) within the existing Transit Triangle (TT) Overlay, which currently offers optional mixed -use provisions beyond the base zone standards to facilitate a mix of housing types and businesses in an environment that is friendly to walking, biking, and using transit; and WHEREAS, the City's population exceeds 10,000 and is subject to the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) section 660-012-0315(2) which requires that Climate Friendly Areas be designated to accommodate at least 30 percent of the City's future housing units, which has been determined to be 3,469 units. Per the methodology established in OAR 660-012-0315(2), the proposed Railroad Property CFA has been shown to have capacity to accommodate 2,226 housing units and the proposed Transit Triangle CIA has been shown to have capacity to accommodate 5,349 housing units, for a total capacity of 7,575 housing units, well over the required 30 percent of total housing units or 3,469 units determined for Ashland; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the new Climate Friendly (CF) Overlay is to encourage development and redevelopment within vibrant, walkable mixed -use centers supported by a ORDINANCE NO. 3251 Page 1 of 3 variety of transportation options. Proposed residential uses include multi -family in mixed -use and stand-alone configurations, and townhouses, and non-residential uses include retail sales and services, restaurants, offices, and public uses. Greater concentrations of housing and businesses are mutually supporting, expanding housing opportunities and providing a better environment for local business development and expansion to help residents meet their daily needs within a walkable setting. WHEREAS, Article 2. Section 1 of the Ashland City Charter provides: Powers of the City. The City shall have all powers which the constitutions, statutes, and common law of the United States and of this State expressly or impliedly grant or allow municipalities; as fully as though this Charter specifically enumerated each of those powers, as well as all powers not inconsistent with the foregoing; and, in addition thereto, shall possess all powers hereinafter specifically granted. All the authority thereof shall have perpetual succession. WHEREAS, the above referenced grant of power has been interpreted as affording all legislative powers home rule constitutional provisions reserved to Oregon Cities. City of Beaverton v. International Assn of Firefighters, Local 1660, Beaverton Shop 20 Or. App. 293; 531 P 2d no, 734 (1975); and WHEREAS, the City of Ashland Planning Commission considered the amendment of the City of Ashland Zoning Map to identify two new Climate Friendly (CF) Overlay zones; of the Site Design Zones Map to include the entirety of the two new Climate Friendly (CF) Overlay zones within the Detail Site Review Overlay Zone; of the Ashland Municipal Code and Land Use Ordinances to include a new Chapter 18.3.14 Climate Friendly Overlay; and of Chapters 18.2.1, 18.2.2, 18.2.3.130, 18.2.6, 18.3.12, 18.3.13, and 18.4.2.040.0 of the Ashland Municipal Code and Land Use Ordinance to align with new Climate Friendly Area regulations and ensure implementation of applicable development standards, at a duly advertised public hearing on April 29, 2025, following deliberations, recommended approval of the amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ashland conducted a duly advertised public hearing on the above -referenced amendments on May 6, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ashland, following the close of the public hearing and record, deliberated and conducted first and second readings approving adoption of the Ordinance in accordance with Article 10 of the Ashland City Charter; and. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ashland has determined that in order to protect and benefit the health, safety and welfare of existing and future residents of the City, it is necessary to amend the Ashland Municipal Code and Land Use Ordinance in manner proposed, that an adequate factual base exists for the amendments, the amendments are consistent with the comprehensive plan, that the proposed zoning map and land use code amendments are consistent with City of Ashland approval criteria for land use ordinance and zoning map amendments as set forth in AMC 18.5.9.020.B and are consistent with the City of Ashland Comprehensive Plan, with other City policies, and with the Oregon Statewide Planning Goals and OAR 660-012-0310 through -0330, and that such amendments are fully supported by the record of this proceeding. ORDINANCE NO.3251 Page 2 of 3 THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The above recitations are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. SECTION 2. The officially adopted City of Ashland Site Design Zones Map, adopted and incorporated by Ashland Municipal Code Section 18.1.2.070 to identify the Detail Site Review and Downtown Design Standards as overlay zones, is hereby amended to include the entirety of two new Climate Friendly (CF) Overlay zones totaling approximately 177.35 acres of land within the City Limits within the Detail Site Review Overlay Zone, said overlay amendment is reflected on the revised Site Design Zones Map, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and made a part hereof by this reference. SECTION 3. Severability. The sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses of this ordinance are severable. The invalidity of one section, subsection, paragraph, or clause shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses. SECTION 5. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City Code and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "code", "article", "section", or another word, and the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, or re -lettered, provided however that any Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions, and text descriptions of amendments (i.e., Section 2) need not be codified and the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references and any typographical errors. The foregoing ordinance was first reading by title only in accordance with Article X, Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the day of OJ4 , 2025, and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this _day of ��2025. ATTEST: 4 D". 1 A4/01� Alissa Kolodzinski, City Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this ___Z_1 _ day of ,�_ ( 14 0.-1 92025. lr�,� Aj-'_ Tonya Gr am, Mayor Reviewed as to form: CE NO. 3251 Page 3 of 3 6/3/25, 2:16 PM PDF.js viewer Ordinance 3251: Exhibit A _-,—<—�CITY OF IMF.A. 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