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Buildable Land Inventory and Preliminary Housing Needs Analysis Presentation
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
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BACKGROUND:
Staff will present a summary of Oregon City's preliminary Housing Needs Analysis (HNA). The consulting firm ECONorthwest recently completed the Clackamas County Housing Needs Analysis and Buildable Land Inventory. The report includes an analysis of the unincorporated parts of urban Clackamas County and many of the cities in Clackamas County, including Oregon City. A copy Oregon City's section as well as the full report are attached.
The HNA memorandum provides information about the characteristics and conditions of the City’s housing market and serves as a starting point for further evaluation of the City’s housing needs and housing policies. Though the preliminary report concludes some additional land may be needed, the report includes a fair number of assumptions which require vetting through an additional public process.
As part of the upcoming Comprehensive Plan update process, the preliminary HNA will be finalized and staff also applied for a grant for a supplemental HNA which is likely to include additional information such as:
- More local context for understanding the financial feasibility and other potential impacts of redevelopment within the city.
- The availability and needs of housing options by cost and type;
- The locations of housing options by cost and type; and
- Incorporation of recent amendments to the Oregon City Municipal Code and policies.