The Roseburg Planning Commission on Jan. 6 moved to adopt findings of fact and refer file CPA-24-002 to the Roseburg City Council with a recommendation that the council approve five related land-use actions expanding the city's urban growth boundary (UGB) to include 49.92 acres on the east side of Sunshine Park.

The commission's motion, read into the record by Commissioner Jarrett Nelson, asked the city council to: 1) amend the UGB to add 49.92 acres of park property on the east side of Sunshine Park; 2) annex that property into the city limits; 3) amend the city comprehensive plan map to apply the city's public/semi-public plan designation to the acreage; 4) amend the city zoning map to apply the public reserve zoning designation; and 5) amend the urban growth management agreement maps to reflect the expanded UGB boundary. Commissioner Jarrett Nelson read the prepared motion on the record as the formal referral.

Staff presented a prepared findings and order document drafted after the commission's Dec. 2, 2024 public hearing. Staff member Stu said the findings "are pretty thorough. They identified and went through, all the issues raised at the hearing consistent with, I think, previous discussions we've had on this." The findings document was included in the commission packet for the Jan. 6 meeting.

The motion to adopt the findings and refer CPA-24-002 to the city council was made and seconded on the record. The transcript for this meeting does not record a roll-call vote tally or a final recorded vote on the motion; the motion text and the referral are recorded in the minutes and the findings document has been transmitted with the meeting packet for council consideration. The commission had closed the public hearing on CPA-24-002 at its Dec. 2, 2024 meeting and asked staff to prepare findings at that time.

If the City Council follows the commission's recommendation and approves the items listed in CPA-24-002, the changes would add the 49.92 acres of park property to the city's UGB and city limits and change the plan and zoning designations to the public/semi-public and public reserve classifications, respectively. The referral also asks that the urban growth management agreement maps be amended to reflect the UGB expansion.

Background and next steps: The matter is now before the Roseburg City Council for legislative action. The commission's packet includes the findings and order document referenced in the motion. Additional details about timing for the council hearing were not specified in the Jan. 6 transcript.