Climate-Friendly Areas Evaluation Report

Medford Climate Friendly Area Study – Evalua Ɵon of Candidate Loca Ɵons Revised December 2023 5 CFA Requirements The City of Medford is subject to the re quirements in OAR 660-012-0310 for designating Climate Friendly Areas. The regulations a ddress the following locational factors:  Locations able to support development consis tent with the land use requirements in OAR 660-012-0320.  Locations shall be in existing or pla nned urban centers (such as downtowns, neighborhood centers, transit-serve d corridors or similar districts).  Locations shall not be located in areas wh ere development is limited or disallowed by provisions related to Statewide Goal 7 (Natural Hazards).  Cities may designate climate-friendly areas within the urban growth boundary following the speci fics in OAR 660-012-310(e).  Climate-friendly areas shall have a minimum width of 750 feet including any internal rights of way that may be unzoned. With a population more than 90,000 1, the City of Medford designated CFA shall accommodate at least 30 percent of the total identi fied number of housing units necessary to meet current and future housing needs. Sta ff have chosen to use the prescriptive standards in meeting the requirements as outlined below. Cities and Urbanized County Areas (by Population) Siting of CFA Areas Minimum Residential Density Requirements Allowed Building Height No Less Than Greater than 50,000 At least 25 acres and sized to accommodate at least 30% of housing 25 dwelling units/net acre 85 feet Table 1: Summary of CFA siting requirements 1 2023 Portland State University Population Resear ch Center Final population estimate, December 15, 2023