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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Meeting Date:

03/03/2025

Meeting Type:

Work Session

Staff Contact/Dept:

Haley Campbell/Community Development

S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L

Staff Phone No:

541-726-3647

Estimated Time:

30 Minutes

Council Goals:

Promote and Enhance our Hometown Feel while Focusing on Livability and Environmental Quality

ITEM TITLE:

Housing Related Code and Plan Update

ACTION REQUESTED:

Staff is introducing the project to City Council and asking for input on engagement.

ISSUE STATEMENT:

The Purpose of the Housing Related Code and Plan Update is to continue the ongoing work of Springfield’s Housing Strategy and help the City come into compliance with all state housing-related statutes and rules, as well as alignment with the City’s goals for facilitating housing production, affordability, and choice by reducing regulatory barriers. Particular attention will be focused on amending the City’s Development Code to include clear and objective standards for Mixed-Use Districts as expressed in Springfield City Council Resolution No. 2023-28.

DISCUSSION/FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Background
Staff last presented this upcoming work to the City Council when they adopted the Housing in Non-Residential Areas Code Amendments in 2024. Public comments had inquired about amendments to the Mixed-Use districts. Staff noted that while that was outside of the scope of the Housing in Non-Residential Areas work, the mixed-use districts would be explored with support from consultants funded and managed by the Department of Land Conservation and Development as part of this project.

Discussion

At this meeting, staff will introduce the project and ask the City Council to provide direction on engagement strategies. Staff anticipates incorporating Council’s feedback into the Community Engagement Plan that will go to the Committee for Citizen Involvement (the Planning Commission) on March 18, 2025, for approval.

The Community Engagement Plan will need to be finalized based on input from the Council and the Planning Commission acting in its capacity as the Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI). Following the CCI’s approval of the engagement plan, staff will be presenting the results of the code and plan audit at work sessions with Council and the Planning Commission. Any recommendations from those work sessions will guide the work on the code and plan concepts and amendments phases of the project.

Next Steps
Staff will continue to conduct work sessions with Council as necessary to inform them of the progress being made on the drafts of the code and plan amendment sections. The goal is to complete the public hearing drafts by the end of the year, to facilitate starting the public hearing process in 2026.

Attachments

2. Presentation Slides