HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 02 Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan Ecnomic Element Policies to Address Commercial and Industrial Land Needs (Metro Plan Amendment File No. LRP2009- AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 1/22/2013
Meeting Type: Work Session
Staff Contact/Dept.: Linda Pauly/DPW
Staff Phone No: (541)726-4608
Estimated Time: 60 minutes
S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: Encourage Economic
Development and
Revitalization through
Community Partnerships
ITEM TITLE: SPRINGFIELD 2030 REFINEMENT PLAN: ECONOMIC ELEMENT POLICIES
TO ADDRESS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAND NEEDS
(METRO PLAN AMENDMENT FILE NO. LRP 2009-00014)
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Review and provide input on the draft economic development goals, policies and
implementation strategies in Attachment 1 that will be included in Springfield’s
proposed Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan. Council previously reviewed the
goals and policies (items highlighted in blue) at the November 26, 2012 work
session.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
Adoption of the Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan (SRP) Economic Element will
allow the City to articulate its desired economic future and its preferred land use
strategies to attain that vision in compliance with Statewide Planning Goal 9,
Economic Development.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Council Briefing Memorandum
2. Draft SRP Economic Element
3. Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan Key Milestones
4. Supplemental Regulatory Information
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
At the November 26, 2012 work session, the Council requested additional
consideration, additions and revisions to some items. Staff’s suggested edits to
address these items have been incorporated into the document in Attachment 2 and
are highlighted in yellow.
The draft SRP Economic Element policies address the City’s economic
opportunities, land needs and strategies for the SRP 2030 plan horizon. Adoption
of the SRP Economic Element will establish a clear economic development policy
direction that identifies the City’s strengths and opportunities, and its position in the
broader Southern Willamette Valley region. The adopted policies will provide
support for job creation in Springfield by: 1) identifying industrial/employment
land needs; 2) designating and zoning a 20-year land supply to provide
opportunities for commercial and industrial development and use; and 3)
confirming the City’s commitment to growth of the local, regional and State
economy through excellent community development aligned with Springfield’s
interests, values and assets.
The draft Economic Element policies were developed through an extensive multi-
year public process, with input from City Council and Planning Commission work
sessions, public hearings, the Commercial and Industrial Lands Stakeholder and
Technical Advisory Committees, an on-line community development survey, two
visioning workshops, a series of public open houses to review options and concepts
for potential Land Use Efficiency Measures and potential expansion of the Urban
Growth Boundary, and additional analysis by staff of potential commercial and
industrial sites inside and outside the Urban Growth Boundary. Economic
development goals and strategies from the draft 2006 Springfield Economic
Development Plan, the Metro Plan and the Regional Prosperity Economic
Development Plan (adopted by the Joint Elected Officials in 2010) were considered
and incorporated into the draft Economic Element.
M E M O R A N D U M City of Springfield
Date: 1/22/2013
To: Gino Grimaldi
COUNCIL
From: Len Goodwin, DPW Director
Linda Pauly, Principal Planner
BRIEFING
Subject: SPRINGFIELD 2030 REFINEMENT PLAN:
ECONOMIC ELEMENT POLICIES TO
ADDRESS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
LAND NEEDS (METRO PLAN AMENDMENT
FILE NO. LRP 2009-00014)
MEMORANDUM
ISSUE: Adoption of the Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan (SRP) Economic Element will allow
the City to articulate its desired economic future and its preferred land use strategies to attain
that vision in compliance with Statewide Planning Goal 9, Economic Development.
COUNCIL GOALS/
MANDATE:
Community and Economic Development and Revitalization/Mandate.
The SRP Economic Element identifies the goals, objectives, policies, implementation actions,
and factual base that the City of Springfield, in cooperation with Lane County, will adopt to
provide an adequate 20-year land supply for economic development and employment growth in
compliance with Statewide Planning Goal 9: Economic Development and Goal 2: Land Use
Planning.
ACTION REQUESTED: On November 26, 2012, the Council conducted a work session to
review and discuss ongoing policy development for the Economic Element of the Springfield
2030 Refinement Plan. The November session was focused on the Economic Element Goal and
Policy statements. The Council requested additional consideration of some items, and suggested
additions and revisions to others. Staff’s suggested edits to address these items have been
incorporated into the document in Attachment 2. These revised sections are highlighted in
yellow.
At the January 22, 2013 work session, the Council is asked to:
1. Review staff’s revisions to the Goal and Policy statements highlighted in yellow.
2. Review and provide staff direction regarding the recommended draft Implementation
Strategies. Implementation Strategies are the steps the City will take to guide the
implementation of the Goals and Policies.
BACKGROUND: In 2008 Springfield began a Commercial and Industrial Buildable Lands
Study planning process — referred to locally as the “CIBL”— to determine the City’s needs for
commercial and industrial land for the period 2010-2030. In consideration of the City Council’s
goals, input from the community, the findings and conclusions of the CIBL technical analysis,
and the requirements of Statewide Planning Goal 9, staff prepared the draft economic policy
element of the Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan (SRP). The SRP Economic Element identifies
Springfield’s preferred land use strategies to support industrial and other employment 1
1 As defined in Oregon Administrative Rule 660-009-0005: "Other Employment Use" means all non-industrial
employment activities including the widest range of retail, wholesale, service, non-profit, business headquarters, Attachment 1-1
MEMORANDUM 1/15/2013 Page 2
Attachment 1, Page 2 of 3
development opportunities in the community, and as such will guide land use changes for lands
within Springfield’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB).
The SRP Economic Element (AIS Attachment 2) will guide the future planning and
development of land for commercial, industrial and other employment purposes within
Springfield’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). The proposed Goals, Policies and
Implementation Strategies are supported by and in response to the factual basis contained in the
the work products of the CIBL study — the City of Springfield Commercial and Industrial
Buildable Lands Inventory and Economic Opportunities Analysis (September 2009) and the
Economic Development Objectives and Implementation Strategies (October 2008) prepared for
the City of Springfield by ECONorthwest which will be adopted into the SRP as the Technical
Supplements to the Economic Element. CIBL study updates the community’s economic
patterns, potentialities, strengths and deficiencies as they relate to state and national trends and
serves as the factual basis for the proposed policies.
These draft documents — or revisions to these documents as directed by the Council at this and
upcoming work sessions — will be included in the City’s proposal to amend the Metro Plan and
the UGB.2
At present, staff anticipates scheduling the plan amendment adoption process to
begin in April-May 2013. The content of these draft documents will also be subject to further
refinement and revision through the public review process leading up to adoption. For example,
the Council may receive testimony from the public in support of, or in opposition to specific
policies or implementation strategies in the Economic Element and Council may direct staff to
amend, add or delete text. The Council may also receive additional testimony that supports or
refutes the methodology, assumptions and/or results of the CIBL Analysis.
Issues and strategies addressed in the SRP Economic Element include:
• A proposal to expand the UGB to designate “Employment Opportunity” holding areas
for future development of industries that require large sites
• Proposals to update plan designations, zoning and development standards to advance
Springfield’s economic development, growth management and community livability
objectives.
The SRP Economic Element is a road map for engaging the community in planning and zoning
updates for the City’s key redevelopment centers and corridors, with particular emphases on
creating more zoning flexibility, more mixing of compatible land uses, and creating/enhancing
opportunities for new development that provides jobs. The proposed policies and
implementation strategies are organized under seven broad goals that seek to:
• Broaden and diversify the economy while maintaining or enhancing the environment
• Plan and zone land to support creation of higher wage jobs
• Strengthen Springfield’s employment centers and economic corridors
• Support emerging economies, innovation and resilience
• Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration
• Improve land use decision making processes.
administrative and governmental employment activities that are accommodated in retail, office and flexible building
types. Other employment uses also include employment activities of an entity or organization that serves the medical,
educational, social service, recreation and security needs of the community typically in large buildings or multi-
building campuses.
2 The City Council work session packet for October 22, 2012 included an overview of the Springfield 2030 Refinement
Plan review and adoption process.
Attachment 1-2
MEMORANDUM 1/15/2013 Page 3
Attachment 1, Page 3 of 3
DISCUSSION: The draft Implementation Strategies are now ready for Council review. Public
hearings on the CIBL were conducted by the Springfield Planning Commission and City
Council October 2009-January 2010. The Council adopted the CIBL by resolution on January
19, 2010 as a preliminary interim step. Based on that Council decision, staff has prepared the
draft 2030 SRP Economic Element and directed the City’s consultant, ECONorthwest, to
prepare preliminary concepts for expansion of the UGB. The preliminary draft and concepts —
together with information about the Residential Lands Study and Land Use Efficiency Measures
—were distributed for review to the Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions, the
public, and affected agencies in December 2009-February 2010 and were presented to the public
at open houses and at a series of joint Planning Commission work sessions and public hearings
conducted February - May 2010. Staff considered the testimony and comments received and the
recommendations of the two Planning Commissions, and prepared the draft policies in AIS
Attachment 2 to address issues raised. Staff has also conducted additional analysis since May
2010 to refine the proposals and to address emerging issues. City Economic Development staff
have reviewed the draft Economic Element in detail and support its recommendation to Council.
NEXT STEPS: City Council previously adopted the SRP Residential Element in 2011. In this
current project phase, Council is in the midst of a series of work sessions to consider the
proposed Economic and Urbanization Elements of the SRP and a proposed UGB expansion.
Adoption of the SRP Economic Element (subject of this memorandum) and a UGB Amendment
(subject of a future work session) will require a Metro Plan amendment process with co-
adoption by Lane County.
Once Council concurs with the draft language of the Economic Element and the proposed UGB
expansion, staff will submit the proposal to the Oregon Land Conservation and Development
Department and schedule the public review and approval process.
Follow-up actions will include development and adoption of the SRP Land Use and Urban
Design Element, a parcel-specific plan diagram, and SRP refinements to other Metro Plan
Elements at Council discretion.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Review and provide staff direction regarding the recommended
draft goals, policies and implementation strategies) in the proposed Economic Element
(Attachment 2). Staff anticipates a third work session may be needed to complete this review.
Option 1: Direct staff to prepare the draft Economic Element for public review (web site, public
open houses and outreach to community groups) leading up to adoption hearings to be scheduled
for this year.
Option 2: Suggest or request edits to specific draft goals and policies, which staff would craft
and bring back for Council review at a subsequent work session.
Option 3: Request additional information from staff to be provided in a future work session(s) to
explain specific draft goals and policies.
Attachment 1-3
1 | Economic Element
Metro Plan Amendment
LRP 2009-00014
SPRINGFIELD 2030 REFINEMENT PLAN
ECONOMIC ELEMENT
Draft 3 January 10, 2013
OVERVIEW
The purpose of this Economic Element is to identify the goals, objectives, policies, implementation
actions and findings that the City of Springfield, in cooperation with Lane County, has adopted to
provide an adequate land supply for economic development and employment growth in compliance
with Statewide Planning Goal 9, Economic Development. The economic development policy direction
established through adoption of the Economic Element is focused to capitalize on Springfield’s strengths
and opportunities within the broader Southern Willamette Valley region. The goals and objectives
express the desired community development outcomes and economic benefits the City aspires to
achieve. The policies and implementation actions are the City’s agreements and commitments to
support the growth of the local, regional and State economy through land use patterns that provide and
sustain a healthy, prosperous and equitable environment aligned with Springfield’s interests, values and
assets.
Goal 9. Economic Development – To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a
variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon’s citizens.
The Economic Element identifies Springfield’s preferred land use strategies to support industrial and
other employment 1 development opportunities in the community. The City conducted a Commercial
and Industrial Land Needs study in 2008-2009 to update the community’s economic patterns,
potentialities, strengths and deficiencies as they relate to state and national trends. The work products
of the study — the City of Springfield Commercial and Industrial Buildable Lands Inventory and
Economic Opportunities Analysis (September 2009) and the Economic Development Objectives and
Implementation Strategies (October 2008) prepared for the City of Springfield by ECONorthwest — are
adopted as Technical Supplements to the Economic Element. Economic development issues identified
in the draft Springfield Economic Development Plan (2006) were incorporated into the analysis and
1 As defined in Oregon Administrative Rule 660-009-0005: "Other Employment Use" means all non-industrial
employment activities including the widest range of retail, wholesale, service, non-profit, business headquarters,
administrative and governmental employment activities that are accommodated in retail, office and flexible
building types. Other employment uses also include employment activities of an entity or organization that serves
the medical, educational, social service, recreation and security needs of the community typically in large buildings
or multi-building campuses.
Attachment 2-1
2 | Economic Element
strategies. Input was received from citizens, stakeholder groups, commissions and elected officials
through a citizen involvement process that included a Commercial and Industrial Buildable Lands (CIBL)
Stakeholder Committee, online public survey, visioning workshops, work sessions, open houses and
public hearings conducted between 2008 and 2013.
RELATIONSHIP TO THE METRO PLAN, FUNCTIONAL PLANS AND OTHER
REFINEMENT PLANS
The Economic Element establishes the comprehensive plan policies and land use regulations applicable
to lands within Springfield’s Urban Growth Boundary that are designated for commercial and industrial
uses. These policies and implementation actions supplement, update and refine the more general
metro-wide goals, objectives, and findings contained in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area
General Plan (Metro Plan) Economic Element Chapter IIIB. Issues not addressed in this element are
addressed in the Metro Plan. In those instances where findings and policies in this element differ from
policies in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Economic Element (e.g. references to
Springfield sites, industries, employers or employment designations), the Springfield 2030 Refinement
Plan Economic Element shall prevail.
The Economic Element is also intended to supplement and reinforce — but not to modify — economic
development goals, objectives, and policies in existing acknowledged refinement plans. It provides
policy direction for updating and amending refinement plans, zoning, and development regulations to
address the community’s commercial, industrial and other employment development needs. As
Springfield implements this element — through future adoption of updates to land use refinement plans
at the city-wide, district, corridor, and neighborhood scales, and through the review of property owner-
initiated proposals—the City shall continue to analyze the suitability and capacity of the existing
commercial, industrial and other employment designations in terms of location, intensity and mix of
uses, design, and infrastructure. Based on more detailed and specific levels of analysis, the City shall
amend the Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan Diagram and Metro Plan Diagram as necessary.
The Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan Land Use and Urban Design Element identifies the geographic
locations and describes the physical characteristics of Springfield’s existing commercial, industrial and
mixed use districts and provides additional guidance for implementing Economic Element policies by
establishing new districts or zones, by refining existing districts or zones, and by establishing criteria for
mixing land uses within a zone or development area to achieve 2030 economic development objectives.
METRO AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS
The Metro Plan Economic Element articulates the region’s economic goals and objectives. The Plan lists
a single economic development goal:
Broaden, improve, and diversify the metropolitan economy while maintaining or enhancing the
environment.
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3 | Economic Element
Springfield’s economic development planning goals affirm this Metro Plan goal with an appropriate
emphasis on maintaining and enhancing Springfield's role, responsibility, and identity within the regional
and state economies of which it is a part.
The Economic Element also integrates the goals and strategies of the Regional Prosperity Economic
Development Plan — approved by the Springfield, Eugene and Lane County Joint Elected Officials (JEO)
in February 2010 — to acknowledge Springfield’s commitment to coordinating the land use policies that
will support the creation of economic opportunities that are closely aligned with our region’s assets and
values.
The Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan implements, interprets, and supplements the Metro Plan
Economic Element as follows:
SPRINGFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
EG-1 Broaden, improve and diversify the state and regional economy, and the
Springfield economy in particular, while maintaining or enhancing
environmental quality and Springfield’s natural heritage.
EG-2 Support attainment of the Regional Prosperity Economic Development
Plan2 goals for creating new metropolitan area jobs in the chosen
economic opportunity areas, increasing the average annual wage and
reducing unemployment.
EG-3 Strengthen and maintain strong, connected employment centers and
economic corridors to support small, medium and large businesses.
EG-4 Establish, strengthen and maintain viable commercial centers to improve
the community’s access to goods and services.
EG-5 Support the development of emerging economies guided by the
following principles:3
a. Healthy Living—Champion businesses and entrepreneurs that promote a
healthy, safe, and clean community while enhancing, protecting, and
making wise use of natural resources.
2 Regional Economic Development Plan — approved by the Springfield, Eugene and Lane County Joint Elected
Officials (JEO) in February 2010
3Ibid
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4 | Economic Element
b. Ideas to Enterprise—Encourage a culture of entrepreneurship and re-
investment into the local community.
c. Be Prepared—Contribute to development of the region’s physical, social,
educational, and workforce infrastructure to meet the needs of tomorrow.
d. Local Resilience— Support businesses and entrepreneurs that lead the city
and region to greater economic independence, innovation, and growth of
the traded sector economies.
e. Regional Identity—Create a strong economic personality that celebrates
our region’s attributes and values.
EG-6 Encourage and facilitate community and stakeholder collaboration.
EG-7 Make development decisions predictable, fair and cost-effective.
The Economic Element implements and interprets these economic development goals and principles
through the following Economic Development Policies and Implementation Actions:
SPRINGFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGIES
Goal
EG-1
Broaden, improve and diversify the state and regional economy,
and the Springfield economy in particular, while maintaining or
enhancing environmental quality and Springfield’s natural
heritage.
Policy
E.1
Plan and zone sufficient land to support the creation of 13,440 new jobs between
2010 and 2030 within Springfield’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) by bringing new
land into the UGB to provide Employment Opportunity Areas and by adopting plan
designations, policies and implementation actions to support infill, redevelopment,
mixed-use zoning and the growth of home-based employment occurring in non-
employment zones, as identified in the Springfield Economic Opportunities Analysis.
(Data source: Economic Opportunities Analysis 2009)
Implementation
Strategy
1.1 Amend the UGB, Metro Plan diagram and text to add 6404 acres of suitable
“Employment Opportunity Areas (EOA)” to provide land for employers
requiring sites larger than 20 acres and preserve the suitable sites for future
development by creating and applying an “Urban Holding Area - Employment
Opportunity Area” (UHA – EOA) designation and overlay zone to the sites as
4 Exact number of acres to be determined through the public process leading up to adoption of this draft policy.
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5 | Economic Element
described in the Urbanization Element and Springfield Development Code.
(Data source: Economic Opportunities Analysis 2009)
Implementation
Strategy
1.2 Designate an adequate supply of land that is planned and zoned to provide
sites of varying locations, configurations, size and characteristics as identified
and described in the Economic Opportunity Analysis to accommodate
industrial and other employment over the planning period. These sites may
include vacant undeveloped land; partially developed sites with potential for
additional development through infill development; and sites with
redevelopment potential.
Implementation
Strategy
1.3 Continue to conduct focused neighborhood, district, and corridor refinement
planning processes that engage the community to identify sites with
potential for infill and redevelopment; and work collaboratively to update
planning and zoning to support job creation and more efficient land use.
Implementation
Strategy
1.4 Conduct a comprehensive review of Springfield ‘s industrial and commercial
land use plan designations and zoning districts (SDC 3.2-305 and 3.2-405) and
schedule of use categories (SDC 3.2-310 and 3.2-410) to identify potential
updates that may be better aligned with the land, real estate and
development requirements of modern industry and commerce to ensure
that Springfield has sites and conditions favorable for industry and
commerce to operate efficiently.
Policy
E.2
Establish minimum parcel sizes within the “Urban Holding Area - Employment
Opportunity Areas” (UHA – EOA) of 20 acres or larger5 to reserve suitable large
parcels. (Data source: Economic Opportunities Analysis 2009)
Policy
E.3
Work with property owners and their representatives to ensure that prime
development and redevelopment sites throughout Springfield and its Urban
Growth Boundary that are designated for employment use are preserved for future
employment needs and are not subdivided or used for non-employment uses.
Policy
E.4
Expand industrial site opportunities through evaluating and rezoning commercial,
residential, and industrial land for the best economic return for the community
through the process of Periodic Review of the Metro Plan, refinement plans, master
plans, expanding the urban growth boundary, and other means.
Implementation
Strategy
4.1 Consider updating the Development Code to create more zoning flexibility to
allow development of industrial or business parks to provide opportunities
for development of business clusters for related or complementary
businesses.
Implementation
Strategy
4.2 Establish an “Employment Mixed-Use” plan designation to allow secondary
supporting land uses in walkable employment centers served by multiple
modes of transportation to support the goals of compact urban
development.
Implementation
Strategy
4.3 Prepare or update refinement, corridor and district plans to create more
opportunities for mixed land uses. Prioritize planning for mixed-used
development that includes retail, office commercial, and multifamily housing
in downtown, Glenwood, along the Main Street corridor and along the
5 Exact minimum parcel size(s) to be determined through the public process leading up to adoption of this draft
policy and may vary from 20 to 50 acres.
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6 | Economic Element
Downtown to Gateway transit corridor.
Implementation
Strategy
4.4 Continue to support policies and develop implementation tools to encourage
economically feasible mixed-use development and nodal development in
Springfield’s downtown, Glenwood, and in mixed-use nodes identified in
TransPlan or in locations identified through the refinement planning process.
Implementation
Strategy
4.5 Encourage co-location of residential and commercial uses in existing
buildings by developing resources to make available financial assistance for
necessary building upgrades to meet requirements in the building code, such
as improvements to meet seismic standards.
Implementation
Strategy
4.6 Increase opportunities for siting employment centers where they can be
efficiently served by multiple modes of transportation.
Policy
E.5
Provide an adequate, competitive short-term supply of suitable land to respond to
economic development opportunities as they arise. “Short-term supply" means
suitable land that is ready for construction within one year of an application for a
building permit or request for service extension. "Competitive Short-term Supply"
means the short-term supply of land provides a range of site sizes and locations to
accommodate the market needs of a variety of industrial and other employment
uses.
Implementation
Strategy
5.1 Continue to add to the City’s short-term supply of land through provision of
urban services as resources become available and though annexation and
other agreements as described in the Urbanization Element and Springfield
Development Code.
Policy
E.6
Facilitate short term and long term redevelopment activity and increased efficiency
of land use through the urban renewal program, updates to refinement plans and
the development review process.
Policy
E.7
Where possible, concentrate development on sites with existing infrastructure or on
sites where infrastructure can be provided relatively easily and at a comparatively
low cost.
Policy
E.8
Continue implementing the Downtown District Plan and Implementation Strategy
adopted in 2010 to guide revitalization and redevelopment in downtown as
resources are available.
Implementation
Strategy
8.1 Encourage employers to locate in downtown Springfield, when appropriate.
Implementation
Strategy
8.2 Consider amendments to the Downtown Refinement Plan and Downtown
Mixed Use Zone to create new capacity and support for downtown
employment uses that use land more efficiently and minimizes the costs of
providing infrastructure.
Implementation
Strategy
8.3 Consider amendments to infrastructure plans to include the infrastructure
and services that businesses need to operate in downtown Springfield.
Implementation
Strategy
8.4 Develop programs to promote investments in existing buildings to make
downtown more attractive, (e.g. the Urban Renewal and Main Street
programs).
Implementation
Strategy
8.5 Develop a marketing strategy to attract businesses to downtown Springfield,
including ways to make available low-cost assistance for businesses moving
to downtown.
Implementation 8.6 Continue to partner with TEAM Springfield partners to identify and
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7 | Economic Element
Strategy implement short term and long term actions to revitalize downtown.
Implementation
Strategy
8.7 Collaborate with Springfield Utility Board and other service providers to
minimize cost of upgrading and modernizing downtown infrastructure.
Implementation
Strategy
8.8 Continue to leverage and expand Downtown Springfield as the City’s civic
and government center by promoting, investing and seeking opportunities to
locate new federal, state and local civic buildings in Downtown or, — if
Downtown sites are not readily available — in locations with excellent transit
connections to or through Downtown.
Policy
E.9
Encourage and facilitate redevelopment of Glenwood as a mixed use housing,
employment and commercial center.
Implementation
Strategy
9.1 Continue to support redevelopment of sites in Glenwood through planning,
key investments, innovative development standards, and focused activity
through the Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA), the
Glenwood Urban Renewal Plan, the Glenwood Refinement Plan and the
Glenwood Riverfront Plan Mixed-Use Plan District.
Implementation
Strategy
9.2 Provide the public infrastructure and services necessary for development in
Glenwood, as funds allow.
Implementation
Strategy
9.3 Coordinate economic development in Glenwood with regional and State
economic development efforts.
Implementation
Strategy
9.4 Assist economic development in Glenwood through techniques such as
optioning land, land assembly, and cooperative development agreements to
assist developers with land assembly issues.
Implementation
Strategy
9.5 Recruit anchor institutions, such as academic and health care institutions to
locate in Springfield. Recruit to establish a University of Oregon anchor land
use in Glenwood to stimulate private investment in redevelopment of vacant
or neglected sites.
Implementation
Strategy
9.6 Implement the Glenwood Riverfront District/Franklin Corridor District Plan
and Phase One plan amendments adopted in 2012.
Policy
E.10
Continue to provide public policy and financial support when possible for
redevelopment in Springfield. Through the annual Goal-setting process, the City
Council shall identify redevelopment target areas.
Implementation
Strategy
10.1 Continue to conduct focused refinement planning in key redevelopment
areas, as directed by the City Council, and as resources are available.
Implementation
Strategy
10.2 Future refinement planning processes shall identify opportunity sites with
the greatest potential for redevelopment and shall consider and
acknowledge economic analyses to evaluate market potential and feasibility.
Implementation
Strategy
10.3 When preparing or amending refinement plans, work with neighborhood
groups to identify needs and opportunities for creating neighborhood mixed
use centers near schools and parks to encourage development of
neighborhood-serving “corner store” scale retail, small office or live-work
units in or adjacent to residential areas. Consider establishing a
Neighborhood Commercial Mixed Use designation, overlay or zone.
Implementation
Strategy
10.4 Designate a Neighborhood Mixed Use center in Jasper Natron within one half
mile of the future school/park sites.
Implementation 10.5 Encourage opportunities for employment close to residences, including
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Strategy mixed-use development.
Implementation
Strategy
10.6 Establish an Employment Mixed-Use plan designation that could be applied
to land along the existing and proposed future high capacity transit corridors
and in Nodal Development areas.
Goal
EG-2
Support attainment of the Regional Prosperity Economic
Development Plan6 goals for creating of new metropolitan area
jobs in the chosen economic opportunity areas, increasing the
average annual wage and reducing unemployment.
Policy
E.11
Integrate opportunistic economic development objectives into Springfield’s land use
and supply analyses and policies.
Implementation
Strategy
11.1 Plan, zone and reserve a sufficient supply of industrial and commercial
buildable land to create opportunity sites for employment uses identified in
the 2009 Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA), with an initial emphasis on
Target Industries listed in EOA Table S-1, page iii.
Policy
E.12 Recruit or support businesses that pay higher than average wages for the region (as
reported by the Oregon Employment Department) to diversify and expand
Springfield’s economy.
Implementation
Strategy 12.1 Work with other economic development organizations to target and recruit
businesses: (1) with above average wages, (2) other benefits such as health
insurance, especially for part-time employees, and/or (3) that provide other
benefits such as job advancement or ownership opportunities.
Implementation
Strategy 12.2 Continue to coordinate with community economic development
organizations and local, regional and State economic development agencies
to develop a coherent and effective economic development marketing
program.
Implementation
Strategy 12.3 Work with the State to have one or more sites certified as project-ready
through the State’s certified Industrial Lands program.
Implementation
Strategy 12.4 Encourage the location and expansion of traded sector industries as a means
to increase the average wage and contribute to the growth of the local
sector economy.
Implementation
Strategy 12.5 Support increased potential for employment in one of the regional industry
clusters.
Implementation
Strategy 12.6 Support development of convention- and tourism-related economic
activities.
Goal
EG-3
Strengthen and maintain strong, connected employment centers
and economic corridors to support small, medium and large
businesses.
Policy Advocate for and support State, Federal and Metro regional transportation network
66 Regional Economic Development Plan — approved by the Springfield, Eugene and Lane County Joint Elected
Officials (JEO) in February 2010
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E.13 development policies and initiatives that strengthen Springfield’s economic corridor
connections and development/redevelopment potential.
Implementation
Strategy
13.1 Take advantage of new commercial and residential development
opportunities that will be stimulated by the infrastructure projects identified
in the Springfield TSP, such as the Franklin Multi-way Boulevard in
Glenwood.
Policy
E.14
Leverage and promote Springfield’s Interstate 5 corridor location and visibility.
Policy
E.15
Work with Lane Transit District and Oregon Department of Transportation to ensure
that transportation system improvements address the needs of existing commerce
while strengthening Springfield’s economic corridor connections and
development/redevelopment potential.
Policy
E.16
Consider the economic opportunities provided by transportation corridors and seek
to maximize economic uses in corridors that provide the most optimal locations and
best exposure for existing and future commercial and industrial uses.
Implementation
Strategy
16.1 Develop a Main Street/Oregon Highway 126 corridor plan to update land use
designations, zoning, and development standards; evaluate potential nodal
development areas shown in TransPlan; and coordinate with Lane Transit
District’s planning for potential transit system improvements.
Implementation
Strategy
16.2 Identify future economic corridor or district improvement areas to be
targeted with refinement planning (e.g. Downtown to Gateway, Mid-Main to
Mohawk, Urban Holding Areas).
Implementation
Strategy
16.3 Plan and zone land to maximize utilization of excellent drive-by exposure
along Main Street/Highway 126B and Pioneer Parkway as future downtown
commercial and employment development sites, as envisioned in the 2010
Downtown District Urban Design Plan.
Policy
E.17
Leverage existing rail facilities and future expansion of rail facilities to achieve
economic development objectives.
Implementation
Strategy
17.1 Maximize existing and future utilization of the Union Pacific rail line that runs
through Downtown — providing freight, Amtrak service and the potential for
future commuter rail linking major population and employment centers.
Implementation
Strategy
17.2 Continue to support and advocate for a high speed rail connection to our
Metro area and promote the advantages of the downtown Springfield
station site or other Springfield site, and associated rail service maintenance
and park and ride facilities.
Implementation
Strategy
17.3 Explore the concept of siting a multimodal rail-bus transportation center in
Downtown to support new Springfield commerce as discussed during the
2009-2010 Downtown Planning process.
Implementation
Strategy
17.4 Work with railroad industrial land specialist staff and Springfield property
owners to conduct an inventory of Springfield’s existing rail facilities and
create a list of industrial sites with existing or previous rail service and/or
potential for new service, including opportunities to utilize freight rail line
connectivity between Springfield and the Coos Bay port.
Implementation
Strategy
17.5 Consider how future expansion of rail freight will affect land use and avoid
re-zoning industrial land with rail access to non-industrial uses, while
allowing some conversion of existing industrial land to other employment
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uses, especially in high visibility areas such as the South A corridor east of
Downtown, if uses are compatible with heavy rail impacts.
Policy
E.18
Coordinate transportation and land use corridor planning to include design
elements that support Springfield’s economic and community development policies
and contribute to community diversity and inclusivity.
Implementation
Strategy
18.1 Develop an existing conditions analysis of the corridor that reflects a
thorough understanding of relevant community issues and service needs.
Implementation
Strategy
18.2 Identify public involvement techniques to increase meaningful participation
from traditionally underrepresented groups in the study area.
Implementation
Strategy
18.3 Establish preferred design concepts for key intersections along the corridor
that integrate vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle and transit needs.
Implementation
Strategy
18.4 Conduct corridor planning in a manner that engages representatives of
diverse, potentially affected interests, including residents, businesses,
service agencies, community organizations and citizens at large to build
broad community support.
Implementation
Strategy
18.5 Develop and implement an effective and comprehensive public engagement
program for each phase of the proposed corridor transportation and land
use planning project.
Implementation
Strategy
18.6 Investigate design elements that improve streetscape conditions and
develop design concepts and treatments for identified improvement areas.
Investigate culturally-sensitive design elements that encourage comfortable
walking and bicycling among traditionally underrepresented groups.
Implementation
Strategy
18.7 Prioritize improvements that would complete local connections to local
shopping and service opportunities.
Goal
EG-4
Establish, strengthen and maintain viable commercial centers to
improve the community’s access to goods and services.
Policy
E.19
In the 2030 Plan diagram and Land Use Element, and future refinement planning,
locate regional, community and neighborhood-serving commercial uses to support
economically viable centers, enhanced commercial corridors, and walkable
neighborhood scale mixed-use centers.
Policy
E.20
Support the revitalization of Downtown and re-establishment of a thriving retail
commerce center by planning and zoning land to provide larger size redevelopment
sites that fit the needs of modern retailers.
Policy
E.21
Plan and support redevelopment of the Glenwood Franklin Riverfront and
Downtown districts to be mutually supportive and seek funding to connect the two
districts with a pedestrian/bike bridge.
Policy
E.22
Plan, designate and zone a minimum of 157 acres of land to allow community and
neighborhood retail commercial uses in new, existing or expanded mixed use
centers/nodes to address the land need for retail described in the Economic
Opportunities Analysis; timing shall be coordinated with City-initiated refinement
planning processes or through property-owner initiated proposals that are
consistent with Springfield 2030 Plan policies.
Implementation 22.1 Expand the Downtown Refinement Plan boundary and Downtown Mixed Use
7 Exact number of acres to be determined through the public process leading up to adoption of this draft policy.
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Strategy District to support additional commercial activity and to create a more viable
retail commercial center as envisioned in the 2010 Downtown District Urban
Design Plan and Implementation Strategy; and engage the Downtown Citizen
Advisory Committee, Historic Commission and property owners to ensure
that the form, scale and intensity of new development contributes positively
to the adjacent Washburne Historic District neighborhood. Consider that
100,000-125,000 square feet of retail is required for a viable retail
destination district; 50,000-60,000 square feet is needed for an anchor use,
such as a grocery store or theater multiplex; and contemporary retail
businesses need wider and less deep space than currently provided by
buildings on Main Street.
Implementation
Strategy
22.2 Develop a retail strategy and recruitment plan for the Downtown District, as
described in the 2010 Downtown District Urban Design Plan and
Implementation Strategy.
Implementation
Strategy
22.3 Zone land and provide incentives for development around the Mill/Main
Street/Island Park future plaza site as described in the 2010 Downtown
District Urban Design Plan and Implementation Strategy.
Implementation
Strategy
22.4 Create more opportunities for neighborhood commercial mixed-use centers
to serve new or underserved neighborhoods.
Implementation
Strategy
22.5 Through the Main Street Corridor planning process, engage the community
and property owners to evaluate the market need for a full service grocery
store in mid-Springfield, identify potential sites, and update zoning as
necessary.
Implementation
Strategy
22.6 Plan and zone land in the Jasper Natron area to support neighborhood-
serving retail uses, with site(s) and number of acres to be determined
through the Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan Diagram planning process.
Implementation
Strategy
22.7 Continue to provide staff support to encourage and envision redevelopment
of the Mohawk Center.
Implementation
Strategy
22.8 Work with SEDA to use Urban Renewal tax increment financing to provide
development incentives and funds to support redevelopment of Downtown
and Glenwood with available funds.
Implementation
Strategy
22.9 Through the Main Street Corridor planning process, work with property
owners and stakeholders to consider mixed-use zoning east of 10th Street
along Main Street.
Policy
E.23
Identify and target commercial activities that will generate living-wage employment
opportunities and/or meet daily needs of local residents.
Policy
E.24
Evaluate and redesignate commercially-designated and zoned sites in locations that
lack adequate transportation access and visibility to allow development of more
suitable uses.
Implementation
Strategy
24.1 Consider a future plan amendment and zone change process to redesignate
the 7.37-acre commercial area on South 28th Street to allow expansion of the
adjacent industrial district.
Implementation
Strategy
24.2 Consider a future plan amendment to redesignate the 7.37-acre commercial
area on Thurston Road to Low Density Residential.
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Implementation
Strategy
24.3 Support property-owner initiated proposals to redesignate and rezone
commercial land located outside of any neighborhood refinement plan areas
adopted after June 2011 to Residential Mixed-Use when consistent with
Springfield 2030 Plan policies.
Implementation
Strategy
24.4 Work with property owners and stakeholders through the Main Street
Corridor planning process to consider allowing Medium or High Density
residential uses in existing commercial zones in addition to commercial uses.
Policy
E.25
Update plans and zoning to create more opportunities for mixing compatible
commercial uses within employment zones in ways that preserve the industrial land
supply, minimize vehicular trips and traffic congestion, and promote convenience
and walkability for employees.
Implementation
Strategy
25.1 Create more opportunities for limited and complementary secondary
commercial uses within buildings in employment zones.
Implementation
Strategy
25.2 Study the feasibility of applying an Employment Mixed-Use or “employment
transition” zoning concept to land along the south side of South A Street to
support mixed-use redevelopment activity adjacent to the downtown Booth-
Kelly center and Mill Race restoration areas when development is
compatible with the existing and future use of the rail corridor.
Goal
EG- 5a
Champion businesses and entrepreneurs that promote a
healthy, safe, and clean community while enhancing, protecting,
and making wise use of our natural resources.
Policy
E.26
Develop and apply new development standards to lands added to the Springfield
UGB prior to annexation and development to ensure to ensure that new
development contributes to a healthy, safe, and clean community while enhancing,
protecting and making wise use of natural resources.
Implementation
Strategy
26.1 Develop and apply Drinking Water Source Protection Overlay Zoning District
development standards in consultation with Springfield Utility Board to the
lands added to the UGB to ensure that new development contributes to a
healthy, safe, and clean community while maintaining aquifer recharge and
protecting drinking water quality and quantity.
Implementation
Strategy
26.2 Review and amend the Springfield Development Code Flood Plain Overlay
District standards as necessary to maintain compliance with the National
Flood Insurance Program, prior to adopting plan amendments that allow
annexation and flood plain development within the Urban Holding Area –
Employment Opportunity (UHA-EOA) Overlay District, to ensure that new
development complies with Federal law (e.g. the Endangered Species Act),
promotes public health, safety and welfare, and minimizes public and private
losses due to flood conditions.
Policy
E.27
Support clean up and re-use of brownfields and contaminated sites as the
opportunities for reuse arise.
Implementation
Strategy
27.1 Provide public support to identify, assess, clean up and redevelop
brownfields as resources become available through grants, SEDA, community
partnerships and private investments.
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Implementation
Strategy
27.2 Seek and leverage funding for brownfield assessment and clean up as one
key tool to assist financing for redevelopment.
Goal
EG-5b
Encourage a culture of entrepreneurship and re-investment into
the local community.
Goal
EG-5c
Emphasize regional identity by creating a stronger economic
personality that celebrates the region’s attributes and values.
Policy
E.28
Increase the potential for employment in the regional industry clusters, including:
Health Care, Communication Equipment, Information Technology (Software),
Metals (Wholesalers), Local Food and Beverage Production and Distribution,
Specialty Agriculture, Wood & Forest Products, and Transportation Equipment.
Implementation
Strategy
28.1 Designate and zone land for industrial/technology/business parks to provide
opportunities for development of business clusters for related or
complementary businesses.
Implementation
Strategy
28.2 Promote development of support service businesses for business clusters,
including specialized suppliers for the business cluster, restaurants, financial
institutions, child care and other services.
Implementation
Strategy
28.3 Promote further development of the health care cluster by examining land-
use policies and, if necessary, modifying those policies to promote health
care cluster development where the supporting uses are consistent with
2030 Plan policies or when policies are amended through a district or
corridor refinement planning process.
Implementation
Strategy
28.4 Promote development of high-tech businesses by continuing to target these
businesses for recruitment and expansion in Springfield.
Implementation
Strategy
28.5 Coordinate development of business clusters with other cities and economic
development agencies in the Eugene-Springfield region but emphasize
development of the business cluster in Springfield.
Implementation
Strategy
28.6 Make Springfield a preferred location for the local food production industry
by promoting existing, new and growing start-up businesses.
Policy
E.29
Strengthen and grow community partnerships and initiatives that seek to optimize
coordination of economic development planning with natural resource, open space
and parks planning.
Implementation
Strategy
29.1 Work with Willamalane and property owners to identify and opportunities to
integrate parks and recreation facilities (e.g. multi-use paths) and open space
amenities as sites are master planned for economic development.8
Implementation
Strategy
29.2 Work with the community and project partners to identify opportunities to
plan, design, build and maintain great public spaces as a means to create
economic value and neighborhood vitality, as further described in the Urban
Design Element.
8 Including but not limited to opportunities identified in the most recent Willamalane Comprehensive Plan.
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Policy
E.30
Plan redevelopment and growth areas in ways that maximize sensitive integration
of the built and natural environment and that maintain and contribute to the
community’s access to Springfield’s natural, cultural and recreational assets and
amenities.
Policy
E.31
Work with the Springfield Historic Commission to optimize coordination of
economic development planning with historic resources planning.
Implementation
Strategy
31.1 Support and champion businesses, entrepreneurs and community groups
that preserve and restore historic buildings and sites.
Implementation
Strategy
31.2 Encourage and support Springfield Historic Commission programs and
activities to educate the public about Springfield’s historic resources.
Implementation
Strategy
31.3 Encourage and support the integration of historic interpretation elements
into public and private economic development activities.
Policy
E.32
Support community partnerships and initiatives that seek to grow the creative
economy including but not limited to: cultural industry clusters and arts districts;
cultural tourism; jobs in film, television, publishing, news media, music, video
games, social media, design, advertising, performing and visual arts; and update
land use planning and codes to ensure that Springfield has land appropriately zoned
to encourage these opportunities.
Policy
E.33
Support and champion arts and culture to enhance economic development by
partnering with the Springfield Arts Commission, Library, Museum, School District
19, Travel Lane County and community arts organizations that seek to increase the
public’s access to the visual, performing, literary, design and architectural arts by
building partnerships across sectors, missions and levels of government, leveraging
funds from diverse sources and programs.
Implementation
Strategy
33.1 Collaborate and partner with community arts organizations and the private
sector on proposals and grant applications for projects that seek to increase
and broaden the public’s access to the arts.
Implementation
Strategy
33.2 Support proposals that seek to establish art districts, events, arts education
facilities, studios, performing arts programs, performance spaces, theaters,
artist-in-residence programs, artist live-work residences and other initiatives
that contribute to the emergence and growth of Springfield’s creative
economy.
Implementation
Strategy
33.3 Explore and consider creating a “Percent for Art” program and/or other
means to increase and broaden the public’s access to the arts.
Implementation
Strategy
33.4 Promote and celebrate Springfield’s and the region’s creative people who
find success elsewhere and find bridges for them to contribute back to our
community.
Policy
E.34
Partner with local business and economic development organizations to develop
and implement an on-going public relations campaign that will promote the region's
economic identity and successes, both internally and externally.
Policy
E.35
Increase the potential for convention- and tourist-related economic activities to
generate economic activity, especially in the service industries like retail, food
services, and accommodations.
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Implementation
Strategy
35.1 Assist with conference center development at a suitable site in Springfield
with a goal of making it financially independent with self-sustaining
operations.
Implementation
Strategy
35.2 Encourage development of destination point projects (like the Springfield
Museum Interpretive Center, Dorris Ranch Living History Farm and McKenzie
River fishing and recreational activities) that draw visitors to the Springfield
area from regional, national, and international areas.
Implementation
Strategy
35.3 Identify, protect and enhance the factors that are likely to attract visitors to
Springfield, especially Springfield’s environmental quality and natural beauty
(e.g. a well-designed wayfinding system).
Implementation
Strategy
35.4 Promote Springfield’s and the region’s natural and cultural resources to
enhance the cultural tourism within the region.
Policy
E.36
Promote awareness and advocacy for Springfield’s and the region’s quality of life,
that continues to support and attract investment and innovative entrepreneurial
talent and builds on our dynamic and diverse economic community.
Implementation
Strategy
36.1 Support NEDCO’s business incubator programs and the Downtown
Springfield Main Street Program.
Implementation
Strategy
36.2 Nurture and strengthen the diversity, quality and vigor of Springfield’s
physical, cultural, and educational environment as a fundamental source of
the City’s economic viability by encouraging minority-run businesses and
economic entrepreneurship.
Policy
E.37
Support sustainable businesses and practices. A sustainable business is any
organization that participates in environmentally friendly or green activities to
ensure that all processes, products, and manufacturing activities adequately
address current environmental concerns while maintaining a profit, or businesses
that “meet the needs of the present world without compromising the ability of the
future generations to meet their own needs.”9
Implementation
Strategy
37.1 Foster a diverse sustainable economy by partnering locally with other
organizations to explore opportunities and overcome vulnerabilities,
incubate and coordinate projects and facilitate dialogue, action and
education within the community.
Implementation
Strategy
37.2 Promote and recruit businesses that produce sustainable products, have
sustainable business practices, and/or have sustainable manufacturing
processes.
Implementation
Strategy
37.3 Support land use patterns that provide easy, multi modal transportation
options to access services and reduce transportation costs.
Implementation
Strategy
37.4 Consider adjusting development fees, prioritizing services or other incentives
for development projects to recognize the benefits provided by projects that
are certified as sustainable to nationally recognized standards (e.g., LEED
buildings) as economically feasible.
9 United Nations General Assembly (1987) Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common
Future. Transmitted to the General Assembly as an Annex to document A/42/427 - Development and International Co-
operation: Environment
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Implementation
Strategy
37.5 Consider providing incentives for development that use sustainable building
materials or solutions (e.g. using permeable pavement) or use of renewable
energy sources (e.g. solar or wind power).
Implementation
Strategy
37.6 Consider future agricultural needs and economic opportunities to protect
agricultural lands for production of local food when developing policies that
will impact agricultural land outside of the Springfield UGB.
Goal
EG-5d
Be prepared—Contribute to development of the region’s
physical, social, educational, and workforce infrastructure to
meet the needs of tomorrow.
Policy
E.38 Strengthen the coordination between infrastructure, planning and investments,
land use, and economic development goals to prepare land and physical
infrastructure, in a timely fashion, that is necessary to support business
development and stimulate quality job creation.
Policy
E.39
Provide adequate infrastructure efficiently and distribute cost fairly.
Policy
E.40
Provide the services, infrastructure, and land needed to attract the identified
industry clusters, especially where they can increase economic connectivity among
businesses.
Implementation
Strategy
40.1 Coordinate capital improvement planning with land use and transportation
planning to coincide with Springfield’s Economic Element.
Implementation
Strategy
40.2 Provide the necessary public facilities and services as funds become
available to foster economic development.
Implementation
Strategy
40.3 Target resources for sites that provide prime opportunities for employment
uses as a result of location, site size, or other significant site characteristics.
Implementation
Strategy
40.4 Ensure that public private development agreements are in effect prior to
financing public improvements to ensure cost recovery.
Implementation
Strategy
40.5 Explore alternative funding mechanisms in addition to debt service that
provide timely completion of ‘connecting’ public facilities (e.g. an unpaved
block of a street or missing sections of sewer line).
Implementation
Strategy
40.6 Make efficient use of existing infrastructure by promoting development,
infill, re-use, and redevelopment for commercial and industrial uses and
develop strategies and incentives to stimulate private investment that is
resilient to downturns in the local economy.
Implementation
Strategy
40.7 Continue to seek funding opportunities and public-private partnerships to
construct key urban infrastructure elements that support pedestrian and
transit-friendly redevelopment in Glenwood and Downtown, such as the
Franklin multiway boulevard in Glenwood and enhancements to the Main
Street/South A couplet through Downtown.
Implementation
Strategy
40.8 Continue to provide development tools and incentives (such as Urban
Renewal support) within targeted priority redevelopment areas as funds
become available to facilitate expedient and economically feasible
redevelopment.
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Implementation
Strategy
40.9 Develop and implement systems to monitor the supply of commercial and
industrial lands. This includes monitoring commercial and industrial
development (through permits) as well as land consumption (e.g.
development on vacant, or redevelopable lands).
Implementation
Strategy
40.10 Support development of citywide high-speed internet access and other
telecommunications infrastructure systems with public and private
providers.
Implementation
Strategy
40.11 Provide information on infrastructure availability on a site-by-site basis so
that developers can readily assess infrastructure availability on any given
site.
Implementation
Strategy
40.12 Work with property owners and their representatives to ensure that prime
development and redevelopment sites throughout Springfield and its Urban
Growth Boundary are known, aggregated, ready to develop, and marketed.
Implementation
Strategy
40.13 Continue to institute program management and process improvements that
remove “silos” between the City’s comprehensive planning, infrastructure
planning, capital improvement program, economic and community
development, and development review functions to build more
collaborative high performance planning and response teams.
Implementation
Strategy
40.14 Inventory and evaluate underdeveloped sites and buildings (e.g. “zombie”
buildings, brownfields, low-rent and non code-compliant buildings) in an
effort to assist business re-locations in a timely fashion.
Implementation
Strategy
40.15 Continue to work with property and business owners to support expansion,
upgrading and construction of “state-of-the art” business facilities.
Policy
E.41
Support the growth and development of existing area businesses to achieve quality
job creation.
Implementation
Strategy
41.1 Develop and implement an outreach strategy to determine how Springfield
can assist the economic well-being of existing businesses. Opportunities for
assistance may range from ensuring availability of on-street parking to
providing assistance with the development process to forming public-private
partnerships to promote local businesses.
Implementation
Strategy
41.2 Encourage and support self-help methods and programs for business districts
such as the formation of business associations and special self-assessment
districts for parking and economic improvement.
Implementation
Strategy
41.3 Pursue special projects and grant applications that provide support to local
business and industry.
Implementation
Strategy
41.4 Continue a City Council program to recognize, champion and award
entrepreneurs and local small business accomplishments.
Policy E.42 Support the growth and development of our region’s work ready workforce and
extend the benefits of a strong employment base equitably.
Implementation
Strategy
42.1 Work with local agencies to meet and sustain workforce needs, such as:
training and education, job advancement, or local expansion of businesses
that increase economic diversity and resiliency.
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Implementation
Strategy
42.2 Support the efforts of partner agencies to encourage local residents to
develop skills and other educational attributes that enable them to obtain
existing jobs.
Implementation
Strategy
42.3 Offer internships and job shadowing educational opportunities for students
to get involved in local government.
Implementation
Strategy
42.4 Participate in regional efforts to support statewide and/or national
workforce development strategic initiatives, such as the “Work Ready
Communities” and “National Career Readiness” certification programs.
Implementation
Strategy
42.5 Participate in and support efforts to provide appropriate training programs
for portions of the resident population that have not benefitted in the past.
Policy
E.43
Promote and build on the region’s transportation, distribution and logistics
advantages.
Goal
E-5e
Local Resilience— Support businesses and entrepreneurs that
lead the city and region to greater economic independence,
innovation, and growth of the traded sector economies.
Policy
E.44
Expand the City’s partnerships with the University of Oregon, Lane Community
College, Oregon State University and other education institutions to support the
development of education and research facilities and programs into Springfield, to
bring new technologies and innovations to market, and to promote sustainable
practices.
Policy
E.44
Encourage the formation and expansion of creative and technology based ventures
by zoning land to allow for well configured and flexible incubator spaces.
Policy
E.45
Consider amendments to regulations that will increase predictability and flexibility
for industrial site redevelopment and expansion.
Implementation
Strategy 45.1 Consider establishing a new general “Industrial” plan designation to support
several different kinds of industrial development
Implementation
Strategy
45.2 Consider establishing a new “Employment” plan designation and zone that
allows a broader array of general industrial uses and develop updated
buffering standards.
Goal
E-6
Encourage and facilitate community and stakeholder
collaboration.
Policy
E.46 Identify and include key stakeholder partners in planning efforts to encourage and
facilitate redevelopment through public-private partnerships.
Goal
E-7
Make development decisions predictable, fair and cost-effective.
Policy
E.47
Enhance, maintain and market Springfield’s reputation for: rapid processing of
permits and applications, maintaining City agreements and commitments, and
providing developers with certainty and flexibility in the development process.
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Implementation
Strategy
47.1 Continually improve development permitting processes to remove
regulatory impediments to redevelopment as practical, provide efficient
streamlining of permitting processes, create incentives for redevelopment,
and provide flexible design standards (clear and objective track plus
discretionary track) to build on the community’s strong reputation as a
friendly, welcoming and business-friendly city.
Implementation
Strategy
47.2 Develop business practices and tools to facilitate and streamline owner-
initiated annexations in Glenwood and elsewhere.
Implementation
Strategy
47.3 Streamline the regulatory processes to assist with site selection and
development that meet market needs.
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FINDINGS:
1. The citizens of the Eugene-Springfield metro area have felt the burden of the financial crisis
more so than in other counties and other states. The decline in local jobs, coupled with an
increased demand for social services, is putting a strain on city, county and state programs. The
Eugene-Springfield metro area unemployment rate in July 2009 was 12.5%, a 6 percentage point
increase over the last year, which is slightly higher than the state unemployment rate of 11.9%.
The decline in the availability of local jobs has put increased pressure on social services. The
number of cases in the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program for our local
district has increased 18.5 percentage points over the past year. The number of applications for
low-income housing in Lane County in 2008 increased 13 percentage points compared to the
previous year. These programs are indicative that the economic crisis has significantly impacted
our local economy and that the need for a regional, long-term plan is present. (JEO Staff report
9-14-09).
2. At the June 2009 Joint Elected Officials (JEO) meeting, members approved the framework for a
regional economic development plan that will better position our regional economy to take
advantage of economic opportunities that align with our area’s assets and values.
3. Table 1. Summary of input from the Springfield Economic Development Workshop
Category Issues and themes
Jobs and the
economy
Attract businesses that provide stable, living or family wage jobs that provide
benefits
Recruit businesses that provide green or sustainable products
Lower the costs of doing business in the City, such as system development charges
and permitting fees
Attract businesses to the City through the use of enterprise zones
Sustainability
and the
environment
Balance environmental protection and greenfield development
Encourage green building practices for new development
Capitalize on opportunities to increase walkability and bicycling
Land use and
zoning
Balance the use of developing green-fields with redeveloping existing land and
emphasizing infill
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Category Issues and themes
Encourage more efficient land uses, including higher density development where
appropriate
Promote nodal development and mixed-use development, especially in downtown
Provide opportunities for high quality development along the riverfront
Reevaluate allowable uses, especially near schools
Consider parking and transportation needs when planning for new uses, especially in
downtown
Redevelopment Focus on redevelopment in downtown and Glenwood.
Revitalize downtown through redevelopment and rehabilitation of old buildings
Promote re-use of vacant buildings in downtown
Keep a historical perspective when considering redevelopment
Source: Springfield economic development workshops, May 20, 2008 and July 31, 2008
4. Economic development objectives and strategies that encourage transition to a greener
economy can help strengthen the local economy by driving demand for locally provided
products and services that conserve energy and reduce emissions. The need for research,
design, development, manufacture and retrofit of cleaner, more energy efficient and more
sustainable alternatives presents major economic opportunities.
5. Oregon is home to some of the nation’s leading developers, builders, architects, engineers and
product manufacturers in the green building industry. These businesses spread economic
benefits to the community by creating “green collar” jobs — skilled and semi-skilled, well-paying
jobs that contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality. For example,
Oregon’s rapidly growing clean energy sector is showing strong demand for trained workers,
including solar installers and wind turbine technicians.
6. Efforts to retrofit buildings for energy performance, develop the next generation of biofuels,
design new ways to package goods and meet countless other needs with more sustainable
practices will create many new jobs.
7. A shift away from fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and natural gas will add substantial
indirect economic benefits. By redirecting energy dollars to pay for efficiency improvements
and non-fossil fuel energy, businesses and residents will spend more money locally, expanding
markets for locally produced products and services.
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8. Springfield supports the establishment of a critical mass of clean energy firms, such as wind
developers, photovoltaic manufacturers, biodiesel producers and energy efficiency consultants
in our region.
9. Land use policies that foster higher density development and redevelopment along transit
corridors and mixed use compact development patterns will allow more residents to meet their
daily needs without driving and to reduce household transportation costs. A more substantial
portion of those saved dollars can be spent in the local economy where they have economic
multiplier effects.
10. With Springfield’s and the region’s workforce expected to grow, the need for job growth will
become even more pressing. Given the role that location of employment plays in where people
live and how much they drive, weak job growth in the city will drive demand for additional
infrastructure spending, increase transportation costs for Springfield residents and undermine
regional efforts in land use and climate action.
11. To affect economic development, any policy or action must affect a factor of production that
influence business locations and job growth. In brief, the factors that have the most impact on
business locations and job growth are:
• Labor
• Land
• Local Infrastructure
• Access to markets and materials
• Agglomerative economies (clusters)
• Quality of life
• Entrepreneurship
12. The supply, cost, and quality of any of these factors are dependent upon national and global
market forces that local government has no influence over. But they also depend on public
policy, which can generally affect these factors of production through:
• Planning
• Regulation
• Provision of public services
• Taxes
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• Incentives
13. The location decisions of businesses are primarily based on the availability and cost of labor,
transportation, raw materials, and capital. The availability and cost of these production factors
are usually similar within a region. Most economic development strategies available to local
governments only indirectly affect the cost and quality of these primary location factors.
14. Local governments can most directly affect tax rates (within the bounds of Measures 5 and 50),
the cost to businesses and quality of public services, and regulatory policies. Economists
generally agree that these factors do affect economic development, but the effects on economic
development are modest. Thus, most of the strategies available to local governments have only
a modest affect on the level and type of economic development in the community.
15. Local governments in Oregon also play a central role in the provision of buildable land through
inclusion in the Urban Growth Boundary, plan designation, zoning, and provision of public
services. Obviously, businesses need buildable land to locate or expand in a community.
Providing buildable land alone is not sufficient to guarantee economic development in a
community—market conditions must create demand for this land, and local factors of
production must be favorable for business activity. The provision of buildable land is one of the
most direct ways that the City of Springfield can affect the level and type of economic
development in the community.
16. Table 2. Range of potential economic development strategies.
Category/Policy Description
Land Use Policies regarding the amount and location of available land and allowed uses.
Provide adequate supply
of land
Provide an adequate supply of development sites to accommodate anticipated
employment growth with the public and private services, sizes, zoning, and other
characteristics needed by firms likely to locate in Springfield.
Increase the efficiency of
the permitting process and
simplify city land-use
policies
Take actions to reduce costs and time for development permits. Adopt
development codes and land use plans that are clear and concise.
Public Services Policies regarding the level and quality of public and private infrastructure and
services.
Provide adequate
infrastructure to support
employment growth
Provide adequate public services (i.e. roads, transportation, water, and sewer) and
take action to assure adequate private utilities (i.e. electricity and communications)
are provided to existing businesses and development sites.
Focused public investment Provide public and private infrastructure to identified development or
redevelopment sites.
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Category/Policy Description
Communications
infrastructure
Actions to provide high-speed communication infrastructure, such as developing a
local fiber optic network.
Business Assistance Policies to assist existing businesses and attract new businesses.
Business retention and
growth
Targeted assistance to businesses facing financial difficulty or thinking of moving
out of the community. Assistance would vary depending on a given business’
problems and could range from business loans to upgrades in infrastructure to
assistance in finding a new location within the community.
Recruitment and
marketing
Establish a program to market the community as a location for business in general,
and target relocating firms to diversify and strengthen the local economy. Take
steps to provide readily available development sites, an efficient permitting process,
well-trained workforce, and perception of high quality of life.
Development districts
(enterprise zones, renewal
districts, etc.)
Establish districts with tax abatements, loans, assist with infrastructure, reduced
regulation, or other incentives available to businesses in the district that meet
specified criteria and help achieve community goals.
Business clusters Help develop business clusters through business recruitment and business retention
policies. Encourage siting of businesses to provide shared services to the business
clusters, including retail and commercial services.
Public/private
partnerships
Make public land or facilities available, public lease commitment in proposed
development, provide parking, and other support services.
Financial assistance Tax abatement, waivers, loans, grants, and financing for firms meeting specified
criteria. Can be targeted as desired to support goal such as recruitment, retention,
expansion, family-wage jobs, or sustainable industry.
Business incubators Help develop low-cost space for use by new and expanding firms with shared office
services, access to equipment, networking opportunities, and business
development information. Designate land for live-work opportunities.
Mentoring and advice Provide low-cost mentors and advice for local small businesses in the area of
management, marketing, accounting, financing, and other business skills.
Export promotion Assist businesses in identifying and expanding into new products and export
markets; represent local firms at trade shows and missions.
Workforce Policies to improve the quality of the workforce available to local firms.
Job training Create opportunities for training in general or implement training programs for
specific jobs or specific population groups (i.e. dislocated workers).
Job access Provide transit/shuttle service to bring workers to job sites.
Jobs/housing balance Make land available for a variety of low-cost housing types for lower income
households, ranging from single-family housing types to multifamily housing.
Other
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Category/Policy Description
Regional collaboration Coordinate economic development efforts with the County, the State, and local
jurisdictions, utilities, and agencies so that clear and consistent policies are
developed.
Quality of life Maintain and enhance quality of life through good schools, cultural programs,
recreational opportunities, adequate health care facilities, affordable housing,
neighborhood protection, and environmental amenities.
Source: ECONorthwest.
17. According to Oregon Prospector, there are only nine sites in the Southern Willamette Valley with
the following characteristics: 20 acres or larger, Project Certified, and within about five miles of
I-5. The following counties have sites that match these characteristics: three sites in Marion
County, one site in Benton County, two sites in Linn County, no sites in Lane County, and three
sites in Douglas County. There are comparatively few large sites relatively near to I-5 available
for development in the Southern Willamette Valley and no sites with these characteristics in the
Eugene-Springfield area.
18. “Short-term supply” means suitable land that is ready for construction usually within one year of
an application for a building permit or request for service extension. “Competitive Short-term
Supply” means the short-term supply of land provides a range of site sizes and locations to
accommodate the market needs of a variety of industrial and other employment uses.
19. Continued emphasis on investments in transit, infrastructure, housing and social service at the
expense of economic development will not grow the local economy. Job growth requires explicit
investments in retaining and growing firms, training workers, funding innovation and developing
catalytic projects.
20. Springfield does not possess the resources to compete unsystematically in the global economy.
A city of Springfield’s size and attributes must be selective in how it competes for new business
growth; limited economic development resources must be deployed in a manner that builds on
the city’s undeniable strengths.
21. Springfield has more than 20 brownfield sites that will require clean-up before the sites can be
redeveloped. Springfield has about 20 to 50 more sites that may be brownfields if the sites were
available for redevelopment.
22. The site needs analysis in Springfield’s Economic Opportunities Analysis Chapter 4 identifies site
needs in five types of buildings: warehousing and distribution, general industrial, office, retail,
and other services. The characteristics of needed sites for each of these building types are
described below. All sites will need access to electricity, phone, and high-speed
telecommunications.
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Site Needs
WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION
The site needs analysis (Economic Opportunities Analysis Table 4-4) identified a need for six
sites larger than five acres for warehousing and distribution. Based on the analysis of land
supply and site needs in Table 5-1, Springfield will need one site for warehousing and
distribution over the 2010-2030 period.
• Site size. Springfield will need one site between 35 and 50 acres.
• Street access. Warehousing and distribution sites should be located on an arterial street
within ½ mile of an Interstate 5 interchange. The freight traffic from the site should not
be routed through residential neighborhoods.
• Topography. Warehousing and distribution sites should be relatively flat with slopes of
5% or less.
• Access to services. City services should be accessible to the site, including sanitary
sewer, and municipal water.
• Land ownership. Sites with a maximum of two owners to minimize the cost and
uncertainties of land assembly.
• Surrounding land uses. The warehousing and distribution site should be abut
compatible uses, such as industrial, business park or commercial uses. The site should
not abut urban residential, school or park uses.
General Industrial
The site needs analysis (Table 4-4) identified a need for 17 sites larger than five acres for
general industrial uses. Based on the analysis of land supply and site needs in Table 5-1,
Springfield will need five sites 20 acres and larger for general industrial over the 2010-
2030 period. Industrial sites may be used for one firm or may be used for an industrial
park, to provide space for multiple, smaller firms.
• Site size. Springfield will need five sites 20 acres and larger for general industrial use.
o Springfield will need two sites of approximately 35 to 50 acres each.
o Springfield will need two sites in the 80-120 acre range and one site in the 150-
250 acre range.
• Street access. Industrial sites should be located on an arterial street that provides access
to an Interstate 5 or highway 126 interchange. Sites should be no more than one mile
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from an interchange. The freight traffic from industrial sites should not be routed
through residential neighborhoods.
• Rail access. Some industrial uses may benefit from rail access, especially businesses that
ship bulky, inexpensive items over long distances. Access to a rail line, or the possibility
of developing a rail spur, is an advantage for some businesses.
• Topography. Industrial sites should be relatively flat with slopes of not more than 10%
slope.
• Access to services. City services should be accessible to the site, including sanitary
sewer, and municipal water during the 20-year planning period.
• Land ownership. Sites with a single owner are strongly preferred, to reduce the cost of
land assembly.
• Surrounding land uses. General industrial sites should abut compatible uses, such as
other industrial uses, warehousing and distribution, business parks or commercial uses.
The site should not abut urban residential, school or park uses.
Office
The site needs analysis (Table 4-4) identified a need for six sites larger than five acres for
office uses. Based on the analysis of land supply and site needs in Table 5-1, Springfield
will need six sites 20 acres and larger for office over the 2010-2030 period. These larger
office sites could have a variety of development types: a campus site for a large
business, a business park, a mixed office and light industrial park, or other groupings of
office buildings.
• Site size. Springfield will need five sites 5 to 20 acres and one site 20 and 50 acres for
office uses.
o Springfield will need five sites of approximately 10 to 15 acres each.
o Springfield will need one site of approximately 30 to 40 acres. This site should be
dedicated to an office park.
• Street access. Office sites should be located on an arterial or major collector streets.
Traffic from office sites should not be routed through residential neighborhoods.
• Topography. Office sites should be relatively flat slopes of not more than 15%e.
• Access to services. City services should be accessible to the site, including sanitary
sewer, and municipal water during the 20-year planning period.
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• Land ownership. Sites with a two or fewer owners are necessary to reduce the cost and
uncertainty of land assembly.
• Surrounding land uses. Office uses are compatible with light industrial uses, retail, other
services, or high-density residential uses.
Retail
The site needs analysis (Table 4-4) identified a need for four sites larger than five acres
for retail uses. Based on the analysis of land supply and site needs in Table 5-1,
Springfield will need one site 20 to 50 acres for retail use over the 2010-2030 period.
This site is expected to provide opportunities for large-scale retail development for
multiple retail businesses (i.e., a community shopping center).
• Site size. Springfield will need one site of approximately 10 to 15 acres for a community
shopping center.
• Street access. The retail site should be located on an arterial or major collector street.
Traffic from the site should not be routed through residential neighborhoods.
• Topography. The retail site should be relatively flat with slopes no greater than 10%.
• Access to services. City services should be accessible to the site, including sanitary
sewer, and municipal water during the 20-year planning period.
• Land ownership. Sites with not more than two ownerships are necessary to reduce the
cost and uncertainty of land assembly.
• Surrounding land uses. Retail uses are compatible with office, other services, industrial,
business park, or high-density residential uses.
• Visibility. The retail site must be highly visible from arterial streets or Interstate 5.
Other Services
The site needs analysis (Table 4-4) identified a need for five sites larger than five acres
for other services. Based on the analysis of land supply and site needs in Table 5-1,
Springfield will need four sites 20 to 50 acres for other services over the 2010-2030
period. These sites are expected to provide opportunities for a wide range of service
uses, such as medical services, government facilities, and education.
• Site size. Springfield will need four sites of approximately 10 to 15 acres each.
• Street access. Other service sites should be located on an arterial or major collector
streets. Traffic from the sites should not be routed through residential neighborhoods.
• Topography. The sites should be relatively flat with slopes of 15% or less.
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• Access to services. City services should be accessible to the site, including sanitary
sewer, and municipal water over the 20-year planning period.
• Land ownership. Sites with two are fewer owners are necessary to reduce the cost and
uncertainty of land assembly.
• Surrounding land uses. Other service sites uses may be compatible with office, retail,
industrial, business park, or high-density residential uses.
23. The economic opportunities analysis has implications for Springfield’s economic land
needs:
Economic growth. Decision makers and community members that participated in
the economic opportunities analysis agreed that economic growth is desirable
over the planning period. The employment forecast indicates Springfield will add
13,440 new employees between 2010 and 2030 using the OAR 660-024-
0040(8)(a)(ii) methodology. The economic opportunities analysis assumes that
Springfield will have employment growth in a wide variety of businesses, from
services and retail for residents to industrial development to medical services.
The City wants to diversify its economy and attract higher wage and professional
jobs.
Buildable lands. Springfield has 3,415 acres that are designated for industrial and
other employment use. About two-thirds of the land designated for employment
within Springfield’s UGB is considered developed and is not expected to
redevelop over the 20 year planning period. Less than 15% of this land is
buildable, unconstrained land. The majority of buildable, unconstrained
employment land in Springfield has existing development on it that is expected
to redevelop over the planning period. Springfield has a lack of buildable large
sites, with one buildable site 20 acres and larger and 23 buildable sites in the five
to 20 acre size range.
Employment that will not require vacant land. Springfield assumed that 53% of
employment would not require vacant employment land. Springfield’s
assumptions about employment that will not require vacant land are as follows:
Fourteen percent of employment (1,918 employees) will locate in non-
employment designations. These employees will include people with home
occupations, working from home, and businesses that locate in residential or
other non-employment designations. This assumption is based on the percent of
employment located in non-employment designations in 2006. See Appendix C
and Table C-7 for more information about this assumption.
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Ten percent of new employment (1,344 employees) will locate in existing built
space. See Appendix C and Table C-7 for more information about this
assumption.
• Twenty-seven percent of new employment (3,669 employees) will locate on
redevelopable sites. Table 5-1 shows that Springfield assumes 187 industrial sites and
340 commercial and mixed use sites will redevelop over the planning period. The
estimate of employment on these sites was based on the average number of employees
per site by site size in 2006. See Chapter 2 for more information about redevelopment
assumptions.
Redevelopment potential. The analysis of redevelopment potential and need for
employment land assumes that Springfield will have substantial redevelopment
over the planning period. Consistent with City Council policies, the areas that are
expected to have the most redevelopment are in Glenwood, especially along the
Willamette Riverfront and Franklin/McVay corridor , and in the Downtown
Urban Renewal District. All land deficiencies for sites smaller than five acres are
expected to be addressed through redevelopment of existing sites. The majority
of retail land needs are expected to be addressed through redevelopment.
The City will need to make strategic investments that support redevelopment
and to continue supporting redevelopment through City plans and policies. For
example, redevelopment in the City’s targeted Downtown and Glenwood areas
will require substantial investments in public infrastructure to provide public
facilities and remove the existing impediments to development.
Need for large sites. Springfield will be able to meet employment land needs on
sites five acres and smaller within the existing UGB, through redevelopment,
infill development, and employment uses on non-employment land (e.g., home
occupations). The employment land needs that may not be met within the UGB
are for sites five acres and larger. The City only one buildable site 20 acres or
larger.
Availability of sites 20 acres and larger is important for attracting or growing
large businesses, which are often traded-sector businesses. If the City does not
have these large sites, there is little chance that the City will attract these types
of businesses. While it may not be clear exactly what the business opportunities
may be in ten to twenty years, it is clear that these businesses will not locate in
Springfield if land is not available for development. For example, in the past
twenty years, most of the Gateway area developed. The area has a mix of uses
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including a regional mall, apartments, offices, and more recently, the
PeaceHealth Campus. Twenty-years ago it would have seemed highly unlikely
that PeaceHealth would build their new facility in Springfield. If the City had not
had desirable, serviceable land available, PeaceHealth would probably not have
located their new facility in Springfield.
Short-term land supply. Based on the Goal 9 definition of short-term land supply
and criteria for “engineering feasibility,” the majority of buildable land within the
Springfield UGB is part of the short-term land supply, assuming that funding is
available to extend services. The Goal 9 rule does not account for land
availability, such as whether the landowner is willing to sell it or the owner is
willing to redevelop it. The Goal 9 rule also does not account for differences in
site characteristics, such as site size. As a result, developers may have difficulty
finding developable land with specific site characteristics, such as large sites with
highway access.
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Springfield 2030 Refinement Plan Key Milestones
Policy Development: 2030 Economic Element and Urbanization Elements
Aug 2012 Glenwood Plan adoption
August 2011
Springfield UGB and 2030 Residential Element Adopted and Acknowledged by DLCD
Conduct detailed Analysis to determine most suitable sites for expanding UGB
Research need for large sites
Aug 2011-present
Detailed suitability analysis of UGB expansion study areas and site needs and policy development Urban Holding Area
plan designation and interim zoning; Code amendments Residential Lands Implementation Phase One
Aug 2011 Springfield UGB and 2030 Residential Element adopted and acknowledged by DLCD
Feb-Aug 2011
Final adoption hearings UGB and 2030 Residential Element
Oct 2010
Decision to adopt UGB and 2030 Residential Element first
Feb-May 2010
Public open houses and hearings on preliminary draft UGB Concepts and 2030 Plan Elements policies
Dec 2009 -Jan. 2010
RLS and CIBL adopted by resolution as interim steps
Dec 2009
Preliminary Draft UGB Concepts and 2030 Policies Submitted to DLCD
2008-2009
Commercial & Industrial Land Study (CIBL) Analysis
2007-2009
Residential Lands Study (RLS)
2007 HB 3337
Attachment 3-1
SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATORY INFORMATION
Context for SRP Economic Element Policies
How do the proposed SRP Economic Element policies relate to the Metro Plan or other plans that
address economic development, and how much latitude does the City have in amending the existing
Metro Plan policies through adoption of the SRP?
The SRP is a refinement plan and is adopted as an amendment to the Metro Plan. The proposed SRP
Economic Element will be adopted as Springfield “comprehensive plan” policies, as defined, recognized
and regulated under Oregon law. To ensure the highest possible level of livability in Oregon, the law
establishes a mandate for “development and adoption of properly prepared and coordinated
comprehensive plans for cities and counties, regional areas and the state as a whole. 1
Comprehensive plans:
(a) Must be adopted by the appropriate governing body at the local and state levels;
(b) Are expressions of public policy in the form of policy statements, generalized maps and standards
and guidelines;
(c) Shall be the basis for more specific rules and land use regulations which implement the policies
expressed through the comprehensive plans;
(d) Shall be prepared to assure that all public actions are consistent and coordinated with the policies
expressed through the comprehensive plans; and
(e) Shall be regularly reviewed and, if necessary, amended to keep them consistent with the changing
needs and desires of the public they are designed to serve.
The adoption and acknowledgement of the Springfield UGB created a new mandate and an opportunity
for Springfield to review, and if necessary, amend the comprehensive plan policies that will guide land
use in Springfield’s jurisdiction “to keep them consistent with the changing needs and desires of the
public they are designed to serve.” This is a great opportunity for Springfield to steer the course of
future development in the City to achieve the desired outcomes expressed by the community.
Springfield’s acknowledged comprehensive plan is the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General
Plan (Metro Plan). As a refinement plan of the Metro Plan, the SRP interprets and refines Metro Plan
policies to provide specific policies and implementation strategies for Springfield and Metro area lands
located east of Interstate 5, while continuing to rely upon the broader framework and Statewide
Planning Goals compliance of the existing acknowledged plans (Metro Plan, TransPlan). The SRP, as
currently conceived, developed and drafted largely codifies, relies upon and is consistent with existing
acknowledged comprehensive plan elements.
1 ORS 197.010
Attachment 4-1