Are you a planner looking to comply with Statewide Planning Goal 10 in your planning commission reports? You came to the right place!
What and Why Goal 10 Findings?
All amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Zoning map must comply with the Statewide Planning Goals. ORS 197.175(2)(a). When a decision is made affecting the residential land supply, the City must refer to its Housing Needs Analysis (HNA) and Buildable Land Inventory (BLI) in order to show that an adequate number of needed housing units (both housing type and affordability level) will be supported by the residential land supply after
enactment of the proposed change. Goal 10 findings are also required for code changes affecting residential development feasibility, such as parking standards and setbacks.
In summary, if it changes the ability of developers to build housing in a residential zone, (change including density, financial impacts, urban form) it impacts the future construction of housing and has to be accounted for in terms of the HNA and BLI.
Good examples:
Medford: City-Initiated Zone Change from SFR-00 (Single Family Residential – 1 unit per existing lot) to MFR-20 (Multi-Family Residential – 20 units per gross acre) of four parcels totaling approximately 1.75 acres, located on Charlotte Ann Road (371W32C Tax Lots 2000, 2201, 3400, and 4000)
ZC-25-006_Staff Report with Exhibits
Milwaukie: Proposed amendment would remove the prohibition on variances that would have the same effect as allowing a residential development to exceed maximum density.
Milwaukie ZA-2024-002
Templates:
Basic Goal 10 Findings Template
1) What are your needs in terms of the HNA and BLI?
– This is a basic blurb that can be copy and pasted from amendment to amendment. It is most helpful in table format.
2) How does the proposed amendment add, detract, or is a net neutral to the housing supply?
– Quantification here can be done in terms of land, percentages, or number of units. For Ex:
- a) Upzoning parcel A from single family to multifamily will increase the number of potential units in the CIty from 1 single family home to a max 25 unit multi dwelling complex.
- b) Reducing parking minimums on ADUs from 1 parking space to zero will increase ADU feasibility on all land where ADUs are permissible in the City. ADUs are most likely to occur in lower density single family zones, representing 75% of all zoned land in the City.
3) Is the amendment’s effect furthering the City’s needs in accordance with item 1?
Ex: Upzoning parcel A from single family to multifamily will increase the number of potential units in the CIty from 1 single family home to a max 25 unit multi dwelling complex. The HNA projected that the City needs 1,000 units of multifamily housing and 1,000 units of single family housing to meet its needs. The BLI showcased that there is an overabundance of land zoned single family and a deficit of 3 acres of multifamily land. Thus, while this amendment reduces the amount of prospective single family homes in the City, the BLI showcased there is an abundance of land zoned single family and a lack of land zoned multifamily, as well as a need for multifamily units. The amendment will therefore further the City’s goal of fulfilling its housing needs. Goal 10 is satisfied.
Annexations Template
1) What are the current needs of the city in terms of the HNA and BLI? This is often best illustrated in a graph or chart. This should be a standard blurb in annexations and any comp/zone plan change. Once you make this blurb, it is an easy copy and paste (good time investment!)
2) Is the annexation in compliance with the comprehensive plan and/or does it require a zoning map change?
3) If the annexation is in compliance with the comprehensive plan, why is that so? Additionally, does the zoning and the initial designation as dictated by the comprehensive plan have any discretion (AKA a residential zone as opposed to zoned R-2)? If there is discretion, what zoning should the jurisdiction choose based on the needs of the HNA/BLI? If there is little discretion, does the proscribed zoning support the housing needs as dictated by part 1, in light of recent developments?
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