Talent council introduces Climate Friendly Area ordinance, strikes Exhibit F for staff revisions
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The Talent City Council introduced ordinance 2025-004 for first reading to adopt a Climate Friendly Area overlay and amended Talent’s zoning code, voting to remove Exhibit F so staff can revise Goal 10 findings; council also discussed density, first-floor residential rules and removing drive-through uses from the CFA.
The Talent City Council on Monday introduced by first reading Ordinance 2025-004, which would add a Climate Friendly Area (CFA) overlay to the city’s comprehensive plan and municipal code and establish a new Chapter 18.82. Council voted to strike Exhibit F from the ordinance so staff can revise supplemental Goal 10 findings before adoption.
The move follows a staff and consultant presentation from Matt Brinkley of Greentop Planning on the proposed overlay. Brinkley said the CFA as proposed would cover roughly 33 acres and include a minimum residential density of 15 dwelling units per net acre, a development-capacity demonstration of 60,000 square feet per net developable acre, and a maximum building height of three stories (35 feet). He said the proposal removes drive‑through uses from permitted uses in the overlay and adds a 350‑foot maximum block length standard with built‑in exemptions.
The Planning Commission had changed its recommendation between Nov. 18 and Nov. 25 on whether first‑floor residential restrictions should be removed. Brinkley told council the Nov. 18 recommendation would have allowed unrestricted first‑floor residential in the CFA, while the Nov. 25 recommendation returned limits for the CBD and CBH zones. "On November 18 the bulk of the discussion was about removing those restrictions," Brinkley said; he added that on Nov. 25 commissioners voted to maintain the existing restrictions and that staff could study the issue further under the city's housing-planning grant.
City counsel and staff asked the council to remove Exhibit F from the version of the ordinance being introduced so staff can revise Goal 10 findings to match whichever regulatory approach the council ultimately adopts. A council motion to introduce Ordinance 2025‑004 as amended and to strike Exhibit F passed on a roll-call vote of the councilors present.
Next steps: the ordinance was introduced by title only (first reading). Staff will revise the Goal 10 findings and return the ordinance for further readings and final action; the council did not take final adoption action at this meeting.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are Matt Brinkley (Greentop Planning) and city staff.