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Planning commission reviews updated residential buildable-lands inventory, staff to return with public hearing
Summary
Consultants presented a refreshed residential buildable-lands inventory (BLI) showing roughly 100 acres partially vacant and about 12 acres vacant inside Talent city limits; staff told the commission no vote would be taken tonight and the BLI will be scheduled for a public hearing before a recommendation to city council.
Talent’s planning commission on Aug. 26 heard a presentation and demonstration of a refreshed residential buildable-lands inventory intended to meet Oregon’s land-use requirements and to feed the city’s next housing capacity work. Consultant Matt Brinkley of Green Top Planning told the commission the inventory implements Statewide Planning Goal 10 and related administrative rules and maps where residential land is vacant, partially vacant, developed or constrained. "This is actually the very first section out of statewide planning goal 10, and that is the goal that relates to housing," Brinkley said.
Consultant Nikki Hart Brinkley walked commissioners through an interactive map showing environmental constraints, zoning and parcel-level details. She said the city has about 100 acres of partially vacant land and about 12 acres of vacant land in residential zones, with most remaining capacity in low-density designations. "I absolutely love buildable lands inventories. They're one of the most fun things I do from both a GIS and planning perspective," she said while demonstrating the web tool.
Staff explained the BLI is intended to be a technical foundation for a subsequent housing capacity analysis and possible urban-growth-boundary work. City staff told the commission the packet language was inconsistent and clarified that no formal motion to adopt the BLI would be appropriate at this meeting. Instead, staff said the BLI will return for a duly noticed public hearing at which the Planning Commission may make a recommendation to city council.
Commissioners asked about sources and constraints displayed in the map, including the local wetlands inventory and buffers, riparian setbacks and FEMA flood-hazard mapping. Staff said the local wetlands inventory the city uses was adopted through the Department of State Lands and dates to earlier mapping; they noted some localized differences with current aerial imagery but said the map includes a 50-foot wetland buffer plus additional setbacks used in the inventory.
The BLI application demonstrated for the commission includes downloadable resources, a draft/final comparison, and parcel-level pop-ups showing how constraints and development potential were calculated. Staff said they will schedule the public hearing, provide additional documentation addressing questions raised tonight, and return with the formal recommendation package for the commission to consider.
Commissioners did not take any formal action on the BLI at the Aug. 26 meeting; staff will notify the commission when the item is set for public hearing and recommended action before city council.
