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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous APPLICANT 4/27/2004 (2) ="-. . . Oregon's Statewide Planning Goals & Guidelines GOAL 9: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OAR 660-015-0000(9) To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon's citizens. Comprehensive plans and policies shall contribute to a stable and healthy economy in all regions of the state. Such plans shall be based on inventories of areas suitable for increased economic growth and activity after taking into consideration the health of the current economic base; materials and energy availability and cost; labor market factors; educational and technical training programs; availability of key public facilities; necessary support facilities; current market forces; location relative to markets; availability of renewable and non-renewable resources; availability of land; and pollution control requirements. Comprehensive plans for urban areas shall: 1. Include an analysis of the community's economic patterns, potentialities, strengths: and deficiencies . as they relate to state and national trends; 2. Contain policies concerning the economic development opportunities in the community; 3. Provide for at least an adequate supply of sites of suitable sizes, types, locations, and service levels for a variety of industrial and commercial uses consistent with plan policies; 4. Limit uses on or near sites zoned for specific industrial and commercial uses to those which are compatible with proposed uses. In accordance with ORS 197.180 and Goal 2, state agencies that issue permits affecting land use shall identify in their coordination programs how they will coordinate permit issuance with other state agencies, cities and counties. GUIDELINES A. PLANNING 1. A principal determinant in planning for major industrial and commercial developments should be the comparative advantage of the region within which the developments would be located. Comparative advantage industries are those economic activities which represent the most efficient use of resources, relative to other geographic areas. 2. The economic development projections and the comprehensive plan which is drawn from the projections should take into account the availability of the necessary natural resources to support the expanded industrial development and associated populations. The plan should also take into account the social, environmental, energy, and economic impacts upon the resident population. I I ~~11-O+ 1 Date Received: Planner. 30.___---' - -,.~ . 3. Plans,should 'designate"the :~.: type and leveVofpubllc 'fadlitfes arid services appropriate to support the degree of economic development being proposed. 4. Plans should strongly emphasize the expansion of and increased productivity from existing industries and firms as a means to strengthen local and regional economic development. 5. Plans directed toward diversification and improvement of the . economy of the planning area should consider as a major determinant, the carrying capacity of the air, land and water resources of the planning area. The land conservation and development actions provided for by such plans should not exceed the carrying capacity of such resources. B. IMPLEMENTATION 1. Plan's should take into account methods and devices for overcoming certain regional conditions and deficiencies for implementing this goal, including but not limited to (1) tax incentives and disincentives; (2) land use controls and ordinances; (3) preferential assessments; (4) capital improvement . programming; and (5) fee and less-than-fee acquisition techniques. 2. Plans should provide for a detailed management program to assign respective implementation roles and responsibilities to those private and governmental bodies which operate in the planning area and have interests in carrying out this goal and in supporting and coordinating regional and local economic plans and programs. " 2 . . .'\'.\_~ ':' \ ,;"" \~.~ >5S::~~;'.:'::. .>\.-? ..' . ('...: ~.. 1" \ . , . ~ l j , , .:' '- '. ,lj '.. , .. , \",' ~..; ,,' i' . DA f2- --' 5~ ??O- M- COl6 Date Received: Planner. ~ /2-1 -of (JD