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Planning for Economic Development
Statewide Planning Goal 9 addresses the economy of the state and economic development. The purpose of Goal 9 is:
To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon's citizens.
Goal 9 requires that comprehensive plans and policies contribute to a stable and healthy economy in all regions of the state. Plans must be based on inventories of areas suitable for increased economic growth and activity after taking into consideration the health of the current economic base; materials and energy availability and cost; labor market factors; educational technical training programs; availability of key public facilities; necessary support facilities; current market forces; location relative to markets; availability of renewable and non-renewable resources; availability of land; and pollution control requirements.
Specifically, Goal 9 states that comprehensive plans for urban areas shall:
1. Include an analysis of the community's economic patterns, potentialities, strengths, and deficiencies as they relate to state and national trends;
2. Contain policies concerning the economic development opportunities in the community;
3. Provide for at least an adequate supply of sites of suitable sizes, types, locations, and service levels for a variety of industrial and commercial uses consistent with plan policies;
4. Limit uses on or near sites zoned for specific industrial and commercial uses to those which are compatible with proposed uses.
How Does it work?
The Goal 9 Administrative Rule, OAR 660-009 provides specific guidance for communities in addressing its requirements. Section 660-009-0015 requires communities to complete an Economic Opportunities Analysis. The economic opportunities analysis must include the following elements:
- Indicate the total number of parcels of vacant or significantly underutilized parcels within each plan or zoning district; and
- Indicate the approximate total acreage and percentage of sites within each plan or zone district which are:
- Serviceable, and
- Free from site constraints.
Industrial and Commercial Development Policies Designation of Lands for Industrial and Commercial Uses Appropriate implementing measures include amendments to plan and
zone map designations, land use regulations, and public facility plans: (1) Identification of Needed Sites. (2) Long-Term Supply of Land. (3) Short-Term Supply of Serviceable Sites. (a) Identify serviceable industrial and commercial sites. (b) Estimate the amount of serviceable industrial and commercial
land likely to be needed during the short-term element of the public facilities plan. (A) Projections or forecasts based on development trends in the area
over previous years; and (B) Deriving a proportionate share of the anticipated 20-year need
specified in the comprehensive plan. (c) Review and, if necessary, amend the comprehensive plan and the
short-term element of the public facilities plan so that a three-year supply of
serviceable sites is scheduled for each year (4) Sites for Uses with Special Siting Requirements.
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