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Hubard council adopts analysis finding just 8.43 acres of available employment land
Summary
The Hubard City Council unanimously adopted LA2024-02, adding an Economic Opportunities Analysis and Buildable Land Inventory to the comprehensive plan; staff and consultants warned the city has only 8.43 acres of buildable employment land and no sites larger than five acres, a constraint that will shape future UGB and grant efforts.
The Hubard City Council on a unanimous voice vote approved legislative amendment LA2024-02, adopting an updated Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) and Buildable Land Inventory (BLI) as amendments to the Hubard comprehensive plan.
City planner Holly Brown presented the BLI and said staff found “you have very little available employment land for your community’s economic growth,” identifying a total of 8.43 acres divided across eight parcels and noting “Hubard does not have any available employment land sites over 5 acres in size.” The findings, Brown said, informed the staff report’s conclusion that the city should proceed with an adopted EOA to position itself for next-step grant applications and potential UGB work.
Jerry Johnson of Johnson Economics, who prepared the EOA, told the council the report confirms a robust growth pattern but stresses land-supply constraints. “You need additional lands both industrial and commercial to meet your 20‑year demand,” Johnson said, urging adoption so the city can pursue funding and technical steps under the Goal 14 process.
Councilors asked clarifying questions and heard that the planning commission had previously voted unanimously to recommend adoption. Mayor Charles Rostell moved to adopt the packet, direct staff to draft an enacting ordinance, and the motion carried without opposition.
What happens next: adoption records Hubard’s formally recognized need for more employment land and will strengthen the city’s position when applying for state or regional grants to fund the next stages of a UGB/land-supply process. Staff said the next procedural steps will include drafting the enacting ordinance and seeking grant funding to pursue required alternatives analyses and mapping work.
