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Staff and consultants outline process, criteria behind Sisters' proposed UGB expansion
Summary
City staff and MIG consultants summarized a multiyear process that led to a preferred UGB alternative of about 315 gross acres, citing the comprehensive plan update, land-use efficiency measures, housing needs analysis and Goal 14 factors that guided evaluation.
City staff and their consultants presented the technical basis for the proposed Sisters Urban Growth Boundary amendment, describing several years of work on the comprehensive plan, land-use efficiency measures, a housing needs analysis and a buildable-lands assessment.
Scott Woodford, the City of Sisters’ community development director, said the work began during the comprehensive plan update and has included efficiency measures to increase allowed densities, a housing plan and a UGB sufficiency analysis. A MIG consultant summarized the study area and criteria used under Oregon’s Goal 14 urbanization factors, noting the steering committee selected a preferred, contiguous concept that totals roughly 315 gross acres and includes lands near Highway 126, Sisters Eagle Airport and corridors near Indian Ford and Wycheuse creeks. The consultant stressed the UAR (Urban Area Reserve) designation is an interim holding classification and that annexation and area planning will determine future uses and infrastructure timing.
Staff emphasized that transportation and infrastructure analysis occurs in stages: the current comparisons analyze the proposed plan designation versus existing county zoning and full buildout impacts will be evaluated during later area planning and annexation steps. The presentation referenced applicable Oregon Revised Statutes and OARs that implement statewide planning goals, and staff noted a sizable volume of public correspondence and participation informed the recommendation.
