HomeMy WebLinkAbout3069 Adding RPS Plan to Comprehensive Plan ORDINANCE NO. 36)
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW ELEMENT "CHAPTER XIV-
REGIONAL PLAN" TO THE CITY OF ASHLAND COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN TO INCORPORATE APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE
GREATER BEAR CREEK VALLEY REGIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING
PLAN ("THE R.P.S. PLAN") AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE REVISED
POPULATION ALLOCATIONS BY JACKSON COUNTY FOR THE CITY
OF ASHLAND.
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 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 Oregon Revised Statutes (O.R.S.) provide for the establishment of regional
problem solving programs in counties and regions throughout the state to provide a framework
directed toward resolving land use problems in a region.
WHEREAS,the City of Ashland entered into a"Collaborative Regional Problem Solving"
process in 2000 with Jackson County and the cities of Central Point, Eagle Point, Medford,
Phoenix and Talent, and a number of local, state and regional agencies to create a Regional
Problem Solving Plan (the R.P.S. Plan) identifying lands suitable for long-term urban growth
sufficient to accommodate a doubling of the region's population.
WHEREAS, lands that have been selected to accommodate future urban growth within the
region are designated in the R.P.S. Plan as urban reserve areas (URA's). The City of Ashland is
the only city participating in the R.P.S. process that has not identified URA's, as the City
Council has determined that with more efficient land use strategies, the lands already within
Ashland's city limits and urban growth boundary can accommodate anticipated growth during
the plan period without expansion.
WHEREAS, in September of 2008, the City Council acknowledged general agreement with the
R.P.S. process, adopted Resolution #2008-032 supporting the R.P.S. planning process and the
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general sequencing envisioned through the Jackson County comprehensive plan amendment
process, and signed the formal R.P.S. Participants Agreement in December of 2009.
WHEREAS, the City of Ashland Comprehensive Plan recognizes the need for Ashland to be
involved in advocating regional land use patterns that support a multi-modal transportation
system (Transportation Element, 10.09.02.11).
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolutions#2010-021 and #2011-028 identifying six
key areas of concern (accurate population allocation, efficient land use and transportation,
restricting urban levels of development in the urban fringe, addressing jurisdictional transfers,
high value farm lands, and a timeline to develop a regional housing strategy)which the Council
wished to see addressed prior to adoption of the R.P.S. Plan, and which they now determine to
have been satisfactorily addressed.
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners adopted the R.P.S. Plan which
identifies urban reserve areas to accommodate a doubling of the region's population on
November 23, 2011 and which will not take effect until each of the six participating cities in the
region (Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Medford, Central Point and Eagle Point) adopt the applicable
portions of the plan into their comprehensive plans and implementing ordinances and the
adopted Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance Amendments for Jackson County and the six cities
are acknowledged in the manner of periodic review by the Land Conservation and Development
Commission.
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the adoption of the R.P.S. Plan, the Jackson County Board of
Commissioners adopted revised population allocations for the City of Ashland in the County's
Population Element to reflect growth rates consistent with Ashland's historic growth patterns as
reflected in Ashland's existing Comprehensive Plan and providing Ashland with a population of
31,633 in 2060.
WHEREAS, the Land Conservation and Development Commission conducted an initial public
hearing on March 15, 2012 and provided informal comments after reviewing the County-adopted
R.P.S. Plan.
WHEREAS,Jackson County re-opened public hearings in June and July of 2012 to consider
modifying the County-adopted R.P.S. Plan to address the issues raised in the Land Conservation
and Development Commission comments.
WHEREAS, adoption of the new Regional Plan Element of the City of Ashland's
Comprehensive Plan will incorporate those portions of the R.P.S. Plan applicable to the City of
Ashland, which has chosen not to identify urban reserves, in order to acknowledge the city's
signatory participation in the plan and to provide the policy framework if the city should choose
to pursue the creation of urban reserves at some point in the future.
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WHEREAS, the City of Ashland Planning Commission considered the proposed new"Regional
Plan" Element of the Comprehensive Plan at a duly advertised public hearing on June 26, 2012,
and following deliberations recommended approval of the new element;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ashland conducted a duly advertised public hearing
on the proposed new Regional Plan Element to the Comprehensive Plan on July 17, 2012;
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 City of Ashland's Comprehensive Plan in the manner proposed, that an adequate
factual base exists for the adoption of the proposed new Regional Plan Element, and that the
proposed new element is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and its adoption is 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 new Regional Plan Element to the City of Ashland's Comprehensive Plan as
detailed in the attached Exhibit A is hereby adopted.
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 4. 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. Sections 1,
3-4) need not be codified and the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references and
any typographical errors.
The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordanc ith rt'cle X,
Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the day of 2012,
and duly SSE,Dl.and ADOPTED this day o 012.
Ba ara M. Christensen, City Irecorder
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SIGNED and APPROVED this day od& 2012.
J hn Stro erg, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
4a Lohman, ity Attorney
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