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Get a choice on how North Plains grows in May!

If you are a registered voter in North Plains, you can help us ensure that the voters, not council, have the final say on this UGB proposal.

By signing one of our signature sheets, in person or by downloading, printing, and letting us pick up a e-signature sheet below, we can get our referendum on the May ballot.

This is the full text of Ordinance 490, which your signature will help refer to the ballot in May 2024:

ORDINANCE NO. 490 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH PLAINS, OREGON, AMENDING THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY AND APPROVING ASSOCIATED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENTS

WHEREAS, in 2022 the City of North Plains (“City”) initiated an expansion of the City’s Urban Growth Boundary (“UGB”) and associated Comprehensive Plan text amendments; and

WHEREAS, the City relied on the updated Housing Needs Analysis (2022, approved by Ord. No. 489) (“HNA”), and the updated Economic Opportunities Analysis (2022, approved by Ord. No. 484) (“EOA”), to identify the City’s 20-year land needs; and

WHEREAS, the UGB Expansion Final Report and associated Comprehensive Plan text amendments detail the City’s analysis in determining how much land to include in the expansion area and where to expand, as well as associated policies; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted duly -noticed public hearings on the proposed UGB expansion on May 10, 2023, and August 9, 2023, and recommendedthe City Council approve the expansion; and

WHEREAS, the City Council conducted duly-noticed public hearings on the proposed UGB expansion on June 5, 2023, and September 5, 2023, at which the City Council heard testimony from the public and considered all information in the record.

Now, therefore:

THE CITY OF NORTH PLAINS ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Based on the testimony and evidence in the record, the City Council hereby adopts the UGB amendment as described in the North Plains Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Final Report, attached hereto as Exhibit A. The City Council also hereby adopts the Comprehensive Plan text amendments described in Exhibit B, attached hereto.

Section 2. In support of its decision, the City Council adopts the following as its findings, including any interpretations of the City code set forth therein:

•The supplemental City Council staff report dated September 5, 2023,attached as Exhibit C;

•The Planning Commission staff report dated May 10, 2023, attached asExhibit D;

•The Planning Commission staff report dated August 9, 2023, attached asExhibit E;

•The City Council staff report dated June 5, 2023, attached as Exhibit F.

Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to submit the UGB amendment to Washington County for approval by the county, to prepare planning documents to reflect the changes adopted by this Ordinance, including deleting and adding textual material and maps, renumbering pages or sections, and making any technical changes not affecting the substances of these amendments as necessary to conform to the North Plains Comprehensive Plan format.
Section 4. This Ordinance is effective on the 30th day after its adoption.

INTRODUCED on the 5th day of September 2023; ADOPTED on the 18th day of September 2023; EFFECTIVE on the 18th day of October 2023

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