HomeMy WebLinkAbout3055 Buildable Lands Inventory ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ASHLAND
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT THE BUILDABLE LANDS
INVENTORY AS A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT TO THE CITY OF
ASHLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Annotated to show deletions and additions to the code sections being modified. Deletions are
bold and additions are in bold underline.
WHEREAS, Article 2. Section 1 of the Ashland City Charter provides:
Powers of the Citv 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 hough 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 ag�nted` 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 o
Beaverton v. International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 1660, Beaverton Shop 20 Or. App. 293;
531 P 2d 730, 734 (1975); and
WHEREAS, the Ashland Comprehensive Plan contains policies regarding the urbanization of
land within the urban growth boundary which are based upon the available inventories of
specific land classifications.
WHEREAS, in 1999, the City of Ashland passed Resolution 1999-058 which adopted the 1998-
99 Buildable Lands Inventory as the official inventory in support of the Ashland Comprehensive
Plan, and established the methodology for conducting an inventory of available land.
WHEREAS, the Buildable Lands Inventory adopted in 1999, and updated in 2005, does not
reflect development that has occurred subsequent to its adoption date. .
WHEREAS,the Buildable Lands Inventory (2011) reflects the supply of developable land
within the Ashland City Limits and Urban Growth Boundary based upon specific land
classification and constraints to development current as of April 1, 2011.
WHEREAS, the City of Ashland Planning Commission considered the above-referenced
recommended amendments to the Ashland Comprehensive Plan at a duly advertised public
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hearing on September 13, 2011 and, following deliberations, unanimously 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 ; 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 Comprehensive Plan in manner proposed, that an adequate factual base
exists for the amendments, the amendments are consistent with the comprehensive plan and that
such amendments are fully supported by the record of this proceeding.
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 City of Ashland Comprehensive Plan Appendix entitled "Technical Reports
and Supporting Documents" is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B. Previously
added support documents are acknowledged on this Appendix.
SECTION 3. The document entitled "The City of Ashland Buildable Lands Inventory, (2011),"
attached hereto as Exhibit A, and made a part hereof by this reference is hereby added to the
above-referenced Appendix to support Chapter X11, [URBANIZATION] the Comprehensive
Plan.
SECTION 4. The document entitled "The City of Ashland Buildable Lands Inventory,"maybe
updated by Resolution of the City Council to account for consumption of buildable land by
development, and re-development, as reflected in the issuance of Building Permits by the City.
SECTION 5. 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 6. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City
Comprehensive Plan 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 (i.e. Sections 1, 5-6) need not be
codified and the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references and any
typographical errors.
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The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordant wit 4 Article X,
Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the day of 2011,
and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this day of 2011.
Barbara M. Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of ���/Z04 2011.
J Stromberg, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
Id ohman, City Attomey
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